Lincoln County (LST 898) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1960 volume:

I I I QXJIA is , . I --M I VRIL1 f Rl: I I I I I I I I I I -I I I I I I I I I I I I , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I wesl-ern pacific four of the . lincoln county llsi' i E983 4 february 1960 commclnclecl by iclck wirmree bowem Iiewiegaclnl' u. s. n. QECEEVED AUG 3 1969 NAVY DEPARTMENT LIBRARY A commaqnding officefs forward: From: Commanding Officer To: Officers and Crew, U.S.S. Lincoln County CLST 898D Subi: Your ship As my tour of duty as your Commanding Officer nears its end, lam especially glad to have the opportunity to write a letter of this type. This is the best iob that l have ever had. To have command of the finest ship in the world's best Navy is indeed an honor. The fact the Lincoln County is such a fine ship is not lust an accident, however: there is a reason for it. The reason is you, her officers and crew. The crew of the Lincoln County is different in many ways from the others that l have known, but I think that the maior difference is in FQ-e in their ship. You are proud of her food, her cleanliness, her fresh paint, and the way she operates. Furthermore, you are more than happy to tell other people about her. This ,pride has welded IOO individual men into a crew, all of whom are working together. It has helped you when the working hours were hard and long, and rest was very little. It has helped you when you met other people ashore who didn't know that ours is the Navyls best ship. We are near the end of our current Westpac tour. We are a part of the last squadron of LSTls to be rotated to this duty. Your ship is the only LST still in commission which participated in the lnchon invasion. She is the only one who flies the Navy Unit Commendation. During this tour she has again proven that she is the best in the fleet! 1 Many of you, like myself, will soon be leaving for other ships or stations. Take with you your pride in your ship or unit, and you will help make it better, too. For those of you who will remain aboard l leave this thought ---- as long as you are proud of your ship she will continue to improve. My best wishes for continued success to the Lincoln County and every man of her splendid crew. J. W. BOWEN editors forward: THIS CRUISE BOOK IS DEDICATED, NOT TO TI-IE CREW AS MOST CRUISE EFT BEHIND, THE WIFES, SWEETI-IEARTS, BOOKS ARE, BUT TO THE ONES L CHILDREN, PARENTS, FRIENDS. IT IS HOPED THAT THEY, WHXILE BROWSING ET A BETTER' UNDERSTANDING, NOT OF THE THROUGH THIS BOOK, WILL G NAVY AND HER IRON SHIPS, BUT OF THE MEN THAT MAN THEM. It is this Editors opinion that, to accurately portray a six months tour ol: a Navy ship and the lite led by her crew, it would talce boolcs similiar in thickness' to the Los Angeles Telephone Boolc, Websters Dictionary and Boatswains Mate Third combined. We didn't have the budget, time and talent to do this. This editor has served on three ships and talcen short cruises on dozens ol: others. I have lived and worked on the Lincoln, I have listened to the gripes and praises ol: many men that have lived and worlced on the Lincoln, I have seen the product ol: thousands of man hours ol: worlc manifested in the ships Food, her quarterdeclc, her main declc, her guns, her engines, her signal bridge, her, compartments, her Officers Country, her Ships Office, her Sick Bay, on and on and on. Because of these experiences l sincerely believe that the Lincoln is the BEST ship in the fleet. For this reason l consider it,an honor and a privdlege to have been allowed an attempt to portray the Lincoln and l'ler men in the humble confines of this boolc. THE EDITORS ships history: The U.S.S. LST 898 was built in the late years ol: World War ll, lust in time to participate in the invasion ol: Okinawa. The keel was laid in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, launched sideways and, manned by a terry crew, floated down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans, Louisiana For completion. She served with distinction in the Okinawa invasion and after World War ll, was turned over to the U.S. Army for transport duty. The LST 898 was decommissioned in l9ll6 and in l950 she was pressed into service to supply ammunition and food to South Korean and American soldiers fighting the Communist aggressors in South Korea. She participated in the lnchon invasion. For heroic duty in the Korean conflict, the ship as part ol: a task unit was awarded the coveted Navy Unit Commendation. After completing an artic operation, the ship was officially named the U.S.S. Lincoln County CLST 8985, honoring some 211 counties in the United States. In 1956 the ship made a cruise to Alaska and in July l958 she was called to l-lawaii to stand by in the Lebanon crisis. ln September ot that year she was transferred from Amphibious Squadron One in San Diego to Amphibious Squadron Seven in Long Beach, California. She participated in local operations until her departure for the Western Pacific Li February l960. I organizational charl' of the u.s.s. Iinqoln county Qlsi 898D COMMANDING OFFICER LT. J. BOWEN I EXECUTIVE OFFICER LTJG K. MITCHELL OPERATIONS ENGINEERING DECK SUPPLY DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT LTJG R. BENN A LTJG W. GAY ENS. R. STEPI-IENS ENS. P. REAVIS COMMUNICATIONS D. C. ASST. ENS. J. FAURE ENS. J. LOFTUS LEADING P. O. LEADING P. O. LEADING P. O. LEADING P. O. WAGNER, TEI MORRIS, ENC FULLER, BMI BRADWELL, CSI ' THE CAPTAIN: Lt. Bowen was attending the University of Kentuclcy when he was selected lior the Naval Acadamy. He graduated and received his commission as Ensign in l95l. He served aboard the U,S,S, Bon Homme Richard as navigator until May ol I953. During his duty aboard the Bon Homme the ship participated in many air strilces in Korea. He was an instructor in American History at the Naval Prep School in Bainbridge, Maryland until May ol: l95Ll, at which time he received orders to the U.S.S. TURNER CDDR 83L4j as Engineering Officer. ln May l956 he proceeded to duty as Staff Lieutenant For MSTS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He reported aboard the Lincoln County as Commanding Oliliicer in October l95B, The Captain will be detached sometime in June I96O, proceeding to a course ol: post graduate study at the Naval Post Graduate College, Monterey, Calif. He is married and the Father ol three sons. i l-TJ6 Mitchell is a mustang, having enlisted in the Navy as an SA in l9lll. He was promoted to Signalman Third Class in June '9L'2f fhen, Pf0CeSdiI1g up the ladder, he was promoted to Chief Slgnalman in September l91-15. ln l9Ll8 he changed his rate to Chief Quartermaster. He was selected lor OCS in 1956 and was commissioned an Ensign in June I956. Mr. Mitchell was liurther promoted to his present ranls in December l957. His First duty in the Navy was aboard the U.S.S. Colorado. He also served aboard the U.S.S. Burleson CAPA 67D, U.S.S. Orlif-'lar' LASR 55 and the U.S.S. Wantuclc CAPD l25D beliore going to recrultmg duty in Houston, Texas. ln i952 he reported aboard the U.S.S. P'C' H145 andln l95L' Went again to reCruiting duty in Denver, Colorado. l-le was Selected For OCS in F956 and, after 'receiving his Ensigns bars, he f'ePOI'teCl to the U.S.S. Calvert 32D, serving as Gunnery Qffiger and Navigator. He reported aboard the Lincoln in l959 as Exec, Mr. Mitchell is married and the father ol: two boys and three girls. 1- 7K Mb Xg 2 I 'if-fff. w,gn K I X f w ,X u- aff 2,1 ' K R- J , 4 -f 'Q QQ . N5 1: X Q Q x ,f ' fr operations and communications eng ineering deck cmd gunnery supply lf: I - A -1 xx ' 1- 1 I. . -- TR EL A X X ,1- '- hmln , , x . ,V , ,X ,N 'lr ,SL Q f J' - ' ,Q a 'W ui Q. 'x ' 'F , -' W- X ,Y f' Y , M ,. J X 1 'aaa of IN . , Ni I 1254, 31:11 ,v . Y V f 'V' .1 X N 'l'AvL i 9 ' ' 352 55. 1 .lc . z-,ff 'J . -' ei .L X 0 0 X Wk U M, .ff 1' i i i I wx-5 . ,, 4, .P S 115.1- . qu., l, ll? ,r 1' , WYE' 'F .' ' -Q. TE X. -11:9 operdiionsz .. Y.,1 'Gr Front row l to r: Meiscblcer, PNZQ Bowen, YN2g Robin, QMBQ Cospelicli, SM2g Coolc, QM2g Olsson, RD2g LaBay, ETN2g Baclc row: Sorrell, RM3g Bincarorslcy, E-l'NSNg Cawthon, RD3g Reed, RMSNg Weimer, SNg Young, RDSNg Olsen, RM3g Wagner, TE! CLeading P.O.D Operations Officer: LTJ6 Robert Benn. Graduated from Mississippi College in 56, maloring in Speech radio and TV, enterediOCS in 57, receiving his commission as Ensign in May 57, reported aboard the Lincoln in June 57 as lst Lt. and Gunnery Officer, assumed the duties as Operations Olilicer in October 57. Mr. Benn was promoted to LTJC5 in November 58. l-le is to report to the Naval Station, New Orleans, La. in August l96O. Mr. Benn is not married, but is window shopping and glad ol: it. l l l l l iw-ff l 1 1 Leading Petty Officer Forney Wagnrer, TE! Communications Oth er Ensign Joseph Faure Jr. Graduated from Porter-ville College, Porterville California in June l959. He was selected For OCS, and after receiving his commission as Ensign, reported alzoard the Lincoln in January l959. l-lis first iob was Gunnery Ctticer. Alter that there was a short tour as Damage Control Assistant before taking over as Communications Officer, Much of his time was spend attending various schools in San Diego. So much ol' the time, in fact, he had the title llSchoQI Oflicerl' for rrany months. Mr. Faure was detached in April I96o with orders to report to the Naval Recruit Training Center, San Diego, California. l-le is a numerical relieve For an Assistant Regimental Commander, so it is expected that many a raw recruit will come under the scrutiny ol: our Former Comm Officer. As of this writing, his fiance is expecting a wedding in June I960. 1-5 I .ST r l l l 1 I i Back row, I to r: Gruenhagen, EN2g DeLoach, ENlg Spencer, FAg Blansett, EN2g l-lans, EM2g Meredith, FNg Gorton, EN3g Light, EMS, l-lermansen, EN23 Onutrock, FAg Bailey, SF3g Ducree, EM3. Front row, I to r: Snyder, DC2g Diclc, EMFNg Lingo, FAg Cline, FAg Dougherty, FNQ Sanderson, EN3g Shanahan, ENCg Closson, ENIQ Mills, ICB Chief Engineer: LTJ6 Warren Gay. Mr. Gay graduated from the University ol: Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas with a BS in Chemical Engineering in August of l958. l-le was enrolled in the regular NRoTc Program and received his commission immediately upon graduation. I-le served six weelcs of TAD aboard the U.S.S. Washtenaw County CLST Il66D before reporting to Pensacola, Florida tor Flight training. Deciding early that Flying was not for him, LTJG Gay left Pensacola and reported aboard the Lincoln in November l958. l-lis first duty was as Damage Control Assistant laetore talcing over as Chief Engineer. l-le became First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer in April l96O. Mr. Gay is married and glad ol: it. 1 I 2 I 3 6 , E l l a f. f ' f' ,5 Nix' Q e gg? i, .,,. CGW! X . ' V ., -2 j f , , pf 4 . ,V 3 , ,fp I Q f M AV ' U Q - ' ii . -. , Leading Pettyn3Oliiicer Edgar J, Morris, ENC Damage Control Assistant: Ensign Jaclc Lolitus. Mr. Loftus malces his home in Newton Mass, a suburb of Bostong but claims Boston as 3 home port. l-le comes to the Lincoln by way of the U.S.S. Saline County, a San Diego based LST, which has since been placed out of Commission. QWe wonder it Jaclc had anything to do with thisj Ensign Loftus received his commission from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, which is located on Cape Cod. l-le comes from a seafaring family and intends to carry on in this tradition., l-lis immediate Future depends upon a number ot l'its'l and 'lmaybesll: it he gets a school, etc. Ensign Loftus says the Finest billet that he has Filled has been that ot Damage Control Assistant aboard the Lincoln. Mr. Loftus has taking over as Chief Engineer since April l96O. l-le, along with a few other otliicers, is proud to proclaim that he is not a llbrown baggerll. .. -..--Q-. 4 ... l - V r gg. .1 ,fri , N V -- 4 EQQHQT ' L 4 ' E ' fel , A -- ,V . I F X I, P -H 5 l 2 ' NJ N ' ,Q ' - + ll, f , I ' . , n ' - 2 ' ', -- 3 S H: ' at , , . . 1 if 1 Q l L 'res . k my JI' wfj- ., I ,- : g ' A f M i ' I i Af E L' 2 ll.,Ai'wi'v',-5 'is X 16 - l' 'wif .' 1, .f I W ,' ,.f AX diy' Q. .Q K if rx x ,f , 'ag- , iii'-1 lf. ' W ll- , ,, - 1 - ' ix X 4 i, N -A Ll.j?'li1'x 'iii I f'i:?iLs'iii': L 1: Ln-5' lx -hx lx i,m.E.::5 iHg. z'ff - 'rc' mm , ' fi, Q ' AF? 'Stk it wif? :if M f' 'fs ' 7 , tim 7 V ' ' ij. X. .N T: ' -:ly . .'?L r , XS, ' -R? I-fr gl A -. X gg i, ' f 'JJ , 5 J Ve , - ,,,- :D V h L ' lil' 1 ' A , ' fxxxi N i 1 1 'Xi' i ' - iiilir V A g.,l:1xi2'F X A 1 , n ' X C . ,- M, f,f' T '-T E Yin' ffitr x ' Q S-Sex , i - E fa! C JA , x if . ' . Xen .Si . ,,.,, . , deck and gunnery: Front row, I to r: Werner, BMIg Scott, SNg Jaclcson, SNg Bigham, SNg Cotton, GM3g Korsmo, SNg Lee, BM3. Baclc row I to r: l-lutchins, BM2g Davis, ESNQ Oden, SNg Gorton, SNg Griggs, SNQ l-lennings, SNg Banlcs, SNg Wilhelm, SNg lnvelt, SA, Staley, SNg Thomas, SNg Lighter, 6MCg Norton, SAg Fuller, BMI CLeading P.0.D First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer: Ensign Richard L. Stephens. Mr. Stephens liirst loined the Navy in July I95O. Alter boot training at San Diego, he reported aboard the U.S.S. Philip CDDE ll-985, serving aboard her For two years. l-le served the rest ol: his liour year enlistment at the Naval Air Facility, Oppama, Japan, leaving the Navy as a YN3. l-le entered Southern Illinois University in l95LI, receiving his BA in Advertising in l957. Mr. Stephens was employed by the P.l:. Collier and Son Publishing Co. For one and a halt years while waiting lior his appointment to OCS. I-Ie received his Ensign bars in July I959. Alter a six month tour as HAH Division Oliliicer aboard the U.S.S. Cabildo CLSD lb? he was transferred to the Lincoln as First Lieutenantyl-le is presently Communications Oliliicer. Mr. Stephens is married, and he and his wife are glad ol: it. They are expecting-a son or daughter in July 1960. W' Leading Petty Officer James W. Fuller, BMI ,, ffefw' J '!m 'V -- , . W , K . -:AI E v ' '- ff A A4 - F N in X bar.-r g Q x if .. 9,17 if . I A I ji , M ' qv ..:- if6 f. b 112' . X-X A - f M Y ,, '-1--3 -. :ff ,X , N A eq. Q1 e. Q Q Wg Q 5, . 1 A N 1 1 ' f f 'H J ,' k ts. If -, I If J-1 ,F 41515 f I' l l' t Nik . lil -' f a F ' - V' ---ff--fl '51-lj Q 'ii' e l A supply: Front row, I to r: Jennings, SKIQ Weelcs, CS3g Cordero, SD3g Davis, TAg Marshall, SNg McKnight, Sl-ll. Baclc Row, Iglgto r: Siegel, SK2g Moyer, l-lMlg Mills, SNg Lacaden, SK2g MacDonald, SI-ISNQ Bradwell, CSI CLeading P.O.D Supply Officer: Ensign Peter A. Reavis Jr. Mr. Reavis, a resident I of Covington, Virginia, was graduated from Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina in May I957 with a malor in Economics and Business Administration. l-le was employed by the State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Banlcing, a regulatory agency of the State Government of Virginia, as a bank examiner. Ensign Reavis ioined the Naval Reserve in November of I958, departing the State Corporation Commission with a leave of absence. I-Ie entered the active naval service in January of I959. l-le received his commission as Ensign from the Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island in July I959. l-le reported aboard the Lincoln in August I959 and was given the billet of Gunnery Officer. ln January of I96O he became Supply Officer. l-le is a bachelor, still looking, and glad of it. , V. Leading Petty Officer Joseph mx Braciwell, CSI ' Sq? ,az V17 I - ,dll ,ik - .1 . ig f, A e I x , f .0 ,' f ' :E Os? ju xx A K, . I I I Q- 2 !Iljll,Gl'?l:?1h1 xx. H - l l z1,?5iff,,1A'I X 'en . . . '2'if'a'2fi' Q., L , . HL31 - - 4 I. R- x ' , ',.,,,v, '- X Q H f I li 136 K ...Z G I .X iN i ,xx - I g. Q X 1, X INSPECTIUNS iq I The llSnipesll get a once over by the Skipper in their working uniliorm. That is the Chiel: Master at Arms blotting out hall: ol: the Division. Ensign Faure is given the privilege of holding Personnel Inspection prior to his being detached from the ship. Youlre not going to be sick are you Young? Davis gets his neckerchiel: adiusted while the rest of the Deck Department stand byg except for Hawkins who is giving his shine a last minute check. What would you do if they were dirty Hawkins? LanShipRon Seven stall: personnel happened to be aboard when the Captain called one of his inspections. Wetherington, third From the left seems. to be loolcing tor something. The llporlcchopsll get appraised. There is obviously something crawling up Bradwells leg. Meischlcer stands on a cloverleat to get a better look. Ensign Faure is wondering what peabodyls hat is doing on Diclcs head. Ensign Lottus lool4S embarrassed. Diclc loolcs nonchalant. Hunter iusf loolcs. WORK F f'X I fm i l The Signal gang talces a larealc between the numerous communication drills when we had ComLanShipRon Seven aboard. l'Give me the red one, no the blue one will do, uh that yellow one is pretty.ll Scene ol: local tranding at the Macdonald Ten Yen Store. The Lincoln had three transfer at sea exercises in one day. This is the action at one ol them. Scene during one ol: the various PMls Cpreveflfive Maintenanceb held on the Main Engines. Ummm, Blansett, shouldn't that cap be screwed on that laclcbox? Seigel: HIIII lust take a light trimj! McKnight: HO.K. Dad,I1 UL, Seconds laterb Seigel. 114216, 59+ ae 11 l 4 i 1 i i i We are either olil: loading or loading. This may be one ol: the scenes where no one was sure ol what we were doing. It is a certainty however, that this is the causeway at the assualt beach during Blue Star. t l Thef are waiting for morning quarters, or listening t a lecture, or at Special Sea D tail, or at a wat rmelon bust A WATERMELON BUST7 ON A NAVY Sl-llP7 IMPOSSIBLE' .Simi This is a scene ol: our hard worlcing forecastle detail cluring Special Sea Detail However most ol: these men are on the Fantail detail. Now this handle here controls the liratinshatch which engages the liopple to the snaggle bar. Thusly, with the topple engaged, the col4e machine will give colce if you push the root beer button three times. This may be oI1e,Oi the Scenes where we are preparing to oliliload, or maybe load. However il liberty is granted we will stay in port, but it it isnlt, we 'will go to anCl'l0fa99 d9Pendl 9 on the location ot the gig. But it it is delayed, chow will go down earlyg On. the other hand - - Do you hear somebody screaming in the Chain locker? ,Q l wonder what this is? Gee, l dunno, it loolcs important. Lets act lilce we lcnow what welre doing, 0.K? Yeh, let's wrap this rope around that little iron post over there. l dunno, we might get in trouble. FULLER? TRAVEL 2 1 l I 1 1 1 1 5 4 1 long beach, california pearl harbor, hawaii lauck er bay, okinawa naha, okinawa soul-hern formosa kaohsiung, formosa iwakun , apan sasebo, apan agasaki, iapan subic bay, phi lipines oppama, apan yokosuka, iapan sasebo, iapan pearl harbor, hawaii long beach, california FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 1960: I96O: l96O: l96O: i960 l96O: l96O l96O: 1960: l96O: I96O: 1960: 1960 l96O: 1960: l96O: l960 l96o: l96O: 1960: Moored 0952 Underway from Long Beach, California to Pearl l-larbor, Hawaii 'th U SS PLUMAS COUNTY CLST IOSBD d U5 Steaming in comPanY W' ' ' ' an . ,S, ST. CLAIR CLST 10965. l5l2 suliliered breakdown. 1.16111 General Quarters and Abandon Ship Drill. Held Man Steaming. Overboard Drill. Steaming. Sounding Fog signals. l-leld Fire Drill Steaming. Retarded ships clock back one hour. Steaming. Lost Pressure Starboard Engine. Steaming. Lost all power. Commenced high line translier with U.S.S. ST. CLAIR COUNTY CLST 10960. Commenced high line transfer with U.S,S, PLUMAS COUNTY CLST lO83D. Commenced light line transfer with U.S,S, . PLUMAS COUNTY CLST IO83D. Retarded ships clock back one hour. Steaming Steaming Steaming. U.S.S. PLUMAS COUNTY CLST 10835 suliiered steering casualty. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. l-leld General Quarters Drill. Held Firing Exercise Z-I-G, all mounts Firing at plane towed sleeve. Maneuvered to pick up sleeve. 11121-1 Moored, Pearl l-larbor, l-lawaii. HUNTER, J.E., YN3 reported aboard tor duty. Liberty commences. Moored. Liberty commences Moored. Liberty commences. Crew and Oliliicers played ball and had refreshments. M00l'9Cl IOO6 Underway For Buckner Bay, Okinawa. Retarded ships clock back one hour, Steaming. U.S.S. PLUMAS COUNTY suliliered steering casualty. During rough Seas' COTTON, GM3 suliliered iniury to his right shoulder and DAVIS, R., SN suliliered iniury to his head. Steaming. l-leld Flag hoist drill. GORTON, FN and DICK, EMFN suiliered l: '5t degree l9Url'IS by ruptured lube oil line. Steaming, Steaming. Retarded ships clock back one hour, Steaming, 25 FEBRUARY l96o: 26 FEBRUARY l96o: 27 28 29 I 2 3 Li 5 6 7 8 9 IO ll I2 I3 FEBRUARY 1960: FEBRUARY I96o: FEBRUARY I 960: Steaming. Advanced clocks 2Li hours passing over the International Date Line- CNC 2'-I Feb 605- Held General Quarters drill. Held Fire Drill. Rigged washdown system. LINGO, FA received scalp Iaceration while rigging washdown system. U.S.S. PLUMAS COUNTY CLST l083D suliliered steering casualty. Steaming. Held General Quarters drill. Held l Alia Drill. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. Held Man Overboard drill. Steaming. Held Abandon Ship drill. Steaming. Held Fire Drill. Steaming. Held high line transfer with U.S.S. PLUMAS COUNTY CLST loeab Steaming. Held Collision Drill. Darkened ship. U.S.S. PLUMAS COUNTY CLST l083D suitered main engine breakdown. I MARCH I96O: MARCH I96O: MARCH l960: MARCH I960: MARCH 1960: MARCH I96O: MARCH 1960: MARCH l960: MARCH I900: MARCH l960: MARCH l960: MARCH I96O: March l960: Steaming. Captain held personnel inspection. Retarded ships cloclc baclc one hour. Steaming. U.S.S. ST. CLAIR CLST l096D detached from liormation to expedite getting iniured man to a hospital. U.S.S. PLUMAS COUNTY QLST l083D suliiered steering casualty. , Steaming. Held General Quarters drill. Held small arms Firing oil: fantail. Steaming. Held Repel Boarders drill. Steaming. 0759 Anchored at Buclcner Bay, Olcinawa. Fire in Compartment B-303-EL. DAVIS, R., SN was iniured while worlcing over the side. Second degree burns to hand. Liberty. Anchored. Liberty. Anchored. 0800 Underway to Naha, Olcinawa. Fire in Auxiliary Engine Room. Held General Quarters drill. Beached to LST Ramp, Naha, Olcinawa. Commenced loading Marines and vehicles. Liberty. Beached. 0800 underway For Buclcner Bay, Olcinawa. Steaming. 0800 Anchored BucIcner-Bay, Olcinawa. LTJ6 CHOU, Chinese Navy reported aboard For TAD in connection with Blue Star Operation as observor. LT. COX, Flag Chaplain reported aboard For TAD. LEE, BM3 transliered for TAD under treatment to U.S.S. PRINCETON. Diagnosis: Pnuemonia. MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH MARCH APRIL APRIL 1960: 1960 1960: 1960 1960 1960 1960: 1960: 1960: 1960 1960 1960 1960: 1960 1960 1960: 1960: 1960: 1960: Anchored. LibertY- Anchored. 1000 Underway. 1100 Moored to U.S.S. LUZON at Buckner Bay, Olcinawa. 1500 UFICJSYWBY- N900 Anchored af Buckner BaYr Okinawa. Anchored. 0600 Underway For Taiwan, CFormosaD to commence Gperation Blue Star. Held Abandon SMP drill' Sreaming, Held General Quarters drill. Held Fire drill. Held steering casualty drill. Retarded ships cloclc one hour. Steaming Seas are heavy and increasing. Commenced Condition lll watches, Steaming Held Repel Boarders drill. Steaming. Anchored olii southern coast, Taiwan, Formosa. Underway. Steaming. STALEY, SN received lacerated forehead due to strilcing top ot hatch. Held Rescue and Assistance drill. Steaming. Ship was hit by simulated torpedo. Went to General Quarters. Suite red Steaming. steering casualty. Held General Quarters drill. Lost DC power. 1960: Steaming. 0130 Married to causeway, assualt beach, Taiwan, QFormosa.D. Unloaded Marines and vehicles. Departed causeway. Proceeding to Search and Rescue assignment 50 miles oft Eastern coast ol: Formosa to search for tive lost UDT personnel in raft. FULPS, SA received lacerations ot hand when hatch tell. Steaming. Held General Quarters drill. Anchored oft southern coast ot Formosa. Anchored. LTJ6 CHOU departed ship having completed TAD. Held Fire drill- ADCIWOFSCI- 0330 Anchor dragging, underway tor open seas, due to extremely high winds and rough water in anchorage, Steaming. Heavy seas. Held General Quarters drill. Anchored oft southern Coast Oi Formosa. 2330 underway. Married to causeway. Received MarineS and vehic les. Married to Causeway. 0230 underway lior Naha, Olcinawa. Steaming. Held Abandon Ship drill, Steaming. Retarded ships cloclc back one hour. 1830 beached at l-ST Ramp, Naha, Okinawa. Beached. O71-15 underway to assualt beach, gguthern Formosa. Steering casualty. Steaming. Held General Quarters drill. APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL APRIL 1960: Steaming. 1300 Married to causeway, assualt beach, Formosa. Loading Marines, vehicles and cargo. Underway 1960: Steaming. Pr ocee ding to Naha, Okinawa. Held Abandon Ship drill. 1960: Steaming. Held Fire drill. 1960. Steaming. Held General Quarters drill. Beached at LST Ramp, Naha, 1963: 1963: 1960 1960 1960: 1969: 1963: 1960: 1963: 1960: 1960: 1960: 1963: 1960 1963: 1960 1963: 1960 1960 19632 1960 1960: 1960 o Okinawa. Unloaded Marines, vehicles and cargo. Beached. Underway For berth. Moored. Liberty. Moored Naha, Okinawa. Liberty. Moored. Underway For Kaohsiung, Formosa. Steaming. Steaming. Held Repel Boarders drill. Anchored ol: coast oi Kaoshiung, Formosa. Underway into harbor. Beached at LST Ramp, Kaoshiung, Formosa. Commenced loading Marines, vehicles and cargo. 2330 Underway to lwalcuni, Japan. Steaming. Held Abandon Ship drill. Steaming. Steaming. Held Fire drill. Steaming. Held Collision drill. sioomaoo. Toolc pilot aboard. Steaming. 1100 moored to LST Ramp, Iwalcuni, Japan. clit loaded Marines vehicles and cargo. Liberty. Moored. 07115 Underway to anchorage, lwakuni, Japan. Anchored. Underway to Sasebo, Japan. Steaming. Moored to U.S.S. MATHEWS, Sasebo, Japan. Liberty. Moored. Labofby. Mooroo. Laborby. Moored. Underway to drydoclc number ooo. Liberty. Moored in Dryoook ooo, Sasebo, Joooo. Moofoo. Laborby. Moored. Liberty. Moored. Held iooofb Faro orau. L!berty. Moored. Liberty. Moofoo. Libofby. sbao resting oo keel brooks. Moo red. Liberty. APRIL 1960: APRIL 1960: MAY 1960- MAY 1960: MAY 1960: MAY I96O: MAY l96O: MAY 1960 MAY l96O: MAY l96O: MAY 1960: MAY l96O MAY 1960: MAY 1960: MAY l96O MAY l96O' MAY l96O' MAY l96O MAY 1960.: MAY 1960 MAY 1960 MAY 1960: MAY 1960.. MAY 1960: MAY l96O: MAY l96D: MAY 1960 MAY l960: MAY 1960: Meorecl. LibertY' Moored. Liberty. Meered. Liberty. Meered. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. 1000 Underway For Berth India 6 Mooreci. At Berth India b, Saaebe, Japan. Mooyed, QQOO Underway for Nagasaki, Japan. 1500 Meered to Buoy Nagasaki 1-iarber, Japan. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. 0939 Underway for Hang Kong, British Crown Colony. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. 0800 Moored to Buoy, I-long Kang I-Iarber. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. Chaplain Cox and Doctor Geller Reported Aboard for Temporary Additional Duty. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Moored. Liberty. Meerea. Gruenhagen Fractures Manciibie While Wresting. Liberty. Moofed- Chaplain car Departs Ship. Liberty. Meereti. been Underway For Subic Bay, Piiiilipines. Steaming. Steaming. Ne. 2 Generator Temporarily 0at oi Commission. Steaming. 0810 Commcenceci Firing Exercise Z-I-G. 0915 Secured From F 9 Exercise. l23O Beaciied at LST Ramp, Subic Bay, PhiHiP'nes' Commenced Recewing Marines and Vehicles of Mag ll. l85O Underway for lwakuni, Japan. MAY MAY MAY MAY JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE JUNE l96O: l900: 1900: 1900 1900: 1900: 1900 l90O 1900: 1900: 1900 1960 1900 1900 1960 l90O 1900 1900: l900' 9 Steaming. Steaming- Steamed lnto Rough Weather in Late Evening, Steaming. Rough Weather Still Apparant, Steaming, in a Calm Sea. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. 0720 Moored to LST Ramp, lwalcuni, Japan, Olifloadegl 5 Vehicles. 1058 Underway tor Oppama, Japan, Steaming- NaVl9al51 'Q difficult lnland Sea ol: Japan. Pilot on board with Conn tor 16 l-lours. Ste5mln9- 0250 Pilot lelit ship. Captain has the conn. 0330 OOD has the Conn. Departed lnland Sea. 0500 sighted Mount Fuli. Entered Tol4y0 Bay. 1500 beached at LST Ramp, Oppama, Japan. Ottloaded Mag 11. 161-13 underway tor Yolcosulca, Japan. 1700 moored Pier 5, Yolcosulca, Japan. U.S.S. Canberra, Guided Misslei Cruiser present. Doctor Goller departs ship. Lt. Ward reports. Maored. 1020 Ensign Kelleher reported aboard tor duty as Gunnery O icer. Moo red . . Moored. 0001 Lt. Mccanon, Flag Supply Oliliicer reported on board lor duty, Bigham and Roarlc left ship tor transportation to USA For discharge. Moored. 0930 underway tor local operations to hold preliminary change ol: command drills. 1L130 returned to Pier 5, Yolcosulca. Moored. 0950 Captain held Personnel Inspection. 1100 Change ot Command Ceremonies. Lt. J. E. Ward relieved LT. J. W. Bowen as Commanding Oliticer ot The U.S.S. Lincoln County LST 898. Refreshments in the Wardroom and Mess Hall. 1130 LT. J. W. Bowen piped over the side. 1203 25 transient enlisted personnel reported aboard tor transportation to Sasebo. 1259 underway tor Sasebo, Japan. 2100 turned baclc, proceeding to Yolcosulca because ot Typhoon Mary in our track. Steaming. 0830 moored to Pier 5, Yolcosulca, Japan. O91-I5 in BCCOrClBf1Ce with Bupers Order, Ens R. Cole had his name changed to Ens R. Stephens. Moored. Ship rolling at Pier due to Typhoon Mary. Declc Force reenliorced lines. 1630 underway tor Sasebo, Japan. Steaming. Steaming. Steaming. i i I 1 i 1 L The Plumas and St. Clair transfer at sea. We are standing by aft of the action as guard ship. i i L i i i i 1 i 1 1 5 'fr-www -542, w w .W X . r sf tw, Q5 Z.-Q ap, .ez Us ffVs'w,s-'ms-f4,. 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Part ol: the ninety ships participating in Operation Blue Star. That is the Belle Grove CLSD IBD in our immediate vicinity. We are at the assualt beach oil: the southern coast of Taiwan. Our boat rests along side the pie, at the Seaplan e ramp in lwalcuni, Japan. During some rough weather in the China Sea One of the thousands ol: interesting side streets in Sasebo, Japan. Back in the hills above Sasebo, Japan. MuCl1 ol the residential district is seen in the valley. The power plant at the inlet to the harbor at Kaohsiung, Formosa. r l 3, l l l l l l l l 1 f l The Captain and the Exec at their usual station while underway. Sasebo, Japan and the harbor seen From the surrounding hills. J Z M72 Y A Japanese tlower garden on the hills overloolcing Sasebo, Japan. The pier at Naha, Okinawa on a lonely Sunday morning. Surrounding Farm land on the outslcirts ol: Saselno, Japan. The Straits of Shimoneselci. Passage was narrowed to less than 500 yards going through this fishing- boat-congested Strait. Five blasts were heard many times during the passage. i The from gate of a prosperous Japanese home in Sasebo, Japan. A Japanese freighter seen at anchor in the harbor at Kaoshiung, Formosa. P 4 4 K I Y E Departing the inlet to Shimoneseki. Y I Q li J 1 PERSUNALITIES 1 1 11 1 11 111 11 1 11 11 1 1 11 1 1 11 11 11 111 11 11 11 11 11 1 X 1, ' 111 11 1 '1 11 11 11 11 11 111 11 1.11 111 1111 11 11 111 1111 1111 1 11 1121 1111 111 11111 111111 1111 M. 11111 111111 111 11111 11 11 11 I'11 ,111 11' 111 1111 ' 1 1111 11111 1111 1111 191 111111 1111 Q1 ,1 1:11 1111 1l111 1 1,5 1111 111 111 11.141 111 1511 1111 .11 1811 1,11 1111 11 1 1.1 1 1 1 12 11, 11. 111 1111 ,ii 1-11 111 111 11 1 1' 1 1 1,1 111 111'11 1111: 1 16 111 .111 1,1 11111 1 1 11,1 1x-1 11 1 11 '11 1 1 ff - Q, . . V,.,..,,,,,, X 5 I , a l 1 E 1 1 i Q L X11 i .9 Q, 4 3 V Q , I i - 1 1 4 J i I r l 'il Al r l ' 3 ll fl rf: l 1 ill l rw: r: 1 1 l E l l P la rl la l Ei ll vs l all 'l Jil lil l ian, 5, 1, ll :li fl li! lr ll! Qin 'li :El all ll J' 4 V l. all ,F 31 li M 1,1 al Q1 1 l, 4-, Iwi lim a SECOND Class Boatswains Mate 'TOW- Sharp, salty, Boslun First Class Werner. Loolcs like l1e stepped right out ol: a recruiting poster, Bailey demonstrates the proper way to eat two pieces ol: watermelon at the same time. 1 F A- - V A -.lem .4 - -T , Q . .rfz fi' A111-' WT I T' ,,. -.'.,,...' ' f '-s4u'x'.1L4'.'w:,.-usnvlifi Bingarorsky and LaBay. The Exec saying cheese. The Sheriff ai: nine in the morning. What morning? Any morning! The Navigators stal5l:: Cool4, QM2 and Robin, QM3. An integral part of the anchor clanlcers: Davisg Ocleng Nortong and Bigham. Ducree, Cotton and Sanderson. Well, you can talce this picture, but welre not too happy about it. DON'T LOOK AT ME BANKS, LET GO! . X ww SS' t Belcher close your mouth Cospelich before a sea gull flies in ii. We're in the Navy, and we're happy, see? I yi t 1 Ummmm, I wonder how this thing works? 205, 3000 yards Pete. Henrlings with his neckerchief too high, his Cuffs rolled UP, and his hat unsquareci. Norton on lookout ,. is ALA - ' ' mln' ' Another recruiting picture. Who ever the Captain is looking at is obviously doing SOMETHING wrong. Now the seasick detail, mann the rail- Master-at-Arms force: Cospelichg I-lutchinsg and Cotton. Our Sheriff. Liberty houndsg Ocling Davisg and Lee MISCELLANEOUS 1 1 K I F i 5 x r ! i i I E: ii . ii is 1 E Ei i H H ii fl E i 1 I 1 N X H 1 i 1, Qu 4 ' ,.:T'Y!J'.7..2i, f QL. .f u.S.S. LINCOLN COUNTY CLST 8985 cfo Fleet Post Office ' San Francisco, California TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SHIP PLAN OF THE DAY FOR THURSDAY, ILI APRIL DUTY DIVISION: WHO KNOWS SHIPS ROLITINE CARRY OUT THE STANDARD HOLIDAY ROUTINE INPORT EXCEPT AS MODIFIED BELOW: 0300 Reveille 0305 No. I Shipls service generator becomes inoperative 0306 ENS l-OFTUS Falls down eSCaPe trunk frying fo put sllipls service generator baclc on the line. 03l0 Doc hits the messenger For walcing him in the middle ot the night, 03l5 No. 2 Shipls service generator becomes inoperative 03l6 ENS LOETUVS remains at bottom oi escape trunk 0320 Chief MORRIS commences turning valves on 032I Engineman follow behind Chief MORRIS turning Oli valves 0325 ENS LOFTUS remains at bottom ol: escape trunlc 0330 No. 3 Ship's service generator becomes inoperative 0335 General quarters is Finally sounded , 03140 Someone sets condition ZEBRA on ENS LOFTUS 0355 Mess gear CPvt. Pruit honors the ship by playing the Washington Post March in ragtimef 0LI00 Liberty expires on board 0500 All shipls clocks are advanced one hour to conform with SOPA traclc 06140 MILLER returns to ship 0645 Let go the Stern Anchor 0650 ENS REAVIS gets caught in the screws 065I AII ahead Flank 0652 Caboutl The ship beaches 0700 Breakfast 0705 ENS REAVIS climbs aboard 07I5 XO begins Search For HUNTER and MEISCI-IKER 0720 COMLANSHIPRON SEVEN arrives 0725 Repel Boarders 0730 Commence holiday routine 0800 Turn to - commence shipls worlc 0820 Reveille lor HUNTER and MEISCHKER 0825 COMLANSHIPRON SEVEN debarlcs shaking his head 0830 ENS LOFTUS is Freed from Condition ZEBRA 0900 Lights out SHIPS NOTES AND ORDERS if we donlt, there is a possibility that we might I'l0f 995 lIl9eftY- I. We may stay in port today, but n . will be granted at the usual time provided the shlp IS Clean- Should we stay in port, liberty However, it liberty is granted, we stand a good chance oi not gettlng mall- 2. Today, COTTON, OMS celebrates his wh birthday- Congratulations! CEClI 0'5 'wfef The Ph of the Day sl-,own above is the work of Meischker, PN2 who, even while everything IS going wrong, can sit baclc and lBUgl'lD. Cln a sadistic sort ol: a wan! The article quoted below is From the Amphlblan' TRANSIENTS TI-IANK LINCOLN COUNTY FOR I-IOSPITALITY. The tank landing ship Lincoln . II ' - CountY recently received tribute from their Fellow NavY men ' 3 Hthank You For the Ima manner In which they were transported from Long Beach, Calili., to Pearl I-Iarbor, I-Iawaii. The transients presented the Commanding Otliicer and crew ol: the LST with a letter ol: thanlcs and appreciation uPon their arrival in Pearl I-Iarbor, and some even requested fo remaln aboard the ship' The ship was unable to h Th ltt ead: I'Each transient aboard would Iilce to talce this grant these requests owever. e 9 er F opportunity to express thanks For the consideration received aboard. It is evident that all personnel have put Forth every effort to malce this a clean NavY SIWIP- OI: Outstanding quaIII3Y aboafd is the meals. The Careful preparation and the consistent high standards of coolcing . . that meal times is Ioolced forward to with anticipation. It is Iielt that the food excels that ol: many ships, and stations we have been aboard. We each personally would lilce to extend our sincere thanks and a Ilwell donell to the officers and crew of the USS Lincoln County.II The letter was signed by all 52 transients, all ol: them naval personnel being transferred to the Far East for duty. According to the shipls Executive Oliticer, LTJG K. Mitchell, the transients themselves were responsible For much ot the pleasantness ol: the cruise. IIThese men worlced long and hard hours for us on the tripll, he said. III suppose it could be summed up by saying they were treated as il they were members of the crew,II the Exec said, 'land not as though they were infringing upon our privacy.II The Lincoln County is Commanded by LT J. W. Bowen. The message quoted below is From Commander Seventh Fleet, VADM GRIFFIN. The completion ol: Blue Star marlcs the successful accomplishment of the largest amphibious exercise ever held in WestPac. The outstanding planning and execution ol: the exercise resulted from the teamwork and aggressive effort ol: all units involved. Blue Star has increased the readiness ol: Seventh Fleet and has shown once again the effectiveness of our air, sea, ground team. To all participants well done. The article quoted below is from the Idaho Freepress CUPAD. U.S. CHINESE TO HOLD AMPI-IIBIOUS OPERATION QTAIPEI, FORMOSAD: More than ninety U-S- NaVY SIIIPS, l8,000 U.S. and 14000 Chinese Nationalist Marines will participate in Operation Blue Star' an amphibious exercise Starting MBTCIW I6 in Southern Formosa under the direction of Lt. General Thomas A. Wornham, commanding the U.S. Fleet Marine Force in the Paciliic. Blansett, EN2 and Cospelicll, SM2 are sworn in by the Commanding Otticer tor a six year tgur ol: duty. 1 .,.,., Ensign Stephens receives ten dollars and the Captain's congratulations For submitting tl1e winning sl1ip's emblem design. Cospelicb, SM2 is congratulated by tl1e Commanding Officer at quarters tor receiving his liirst Good Conduct Medal. The Captain expressed l1is wislw that Cospelicll would receive many more before bis retirement. -s. The ship helcl a lll-lappy l-lourl' on our cruise from Long Beach to Okinawa. Shown here is llEvelyn ancl her magic guitarsll. From left to right: Leeg llEvelyn'l Cooley Braclwellg Execg Ens Loltusg Wetherington CComLanShiRon 7D: ancl Gruenhagen Braclwell has lust thrown a bucket of llwaterll in the Commodores Face. The llMagic Guitarsll get with it an l Q 17 5 K I 25 --qew--'-- - - 1 - w f a We are either offloading Frontwards or loading backwards. The Commodore observes a transfer at sea between the Lincoln and the Plumas County. The hotchi-coo-hotchi in drydock. N Scenei at the ships party held 5 and 6 May at the Banshoro l-lotel, Saselno, Japan. Food, liquid refreshments, a band, dancing hostesses and a Shore Patrol detail were furnished. The Deck Force dominates in this scene. Another scene at the party, with the Engineering Deparkmenf making UP most of the scenery. 4 I llBirdS of a Feather ................ Bowen and Bowen at the ship's party. Magna .Q f Sw za 9 X Wm gf 2 Lt. Ward relieves Captain Bowen as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. LINCOLN COUNTY CLST 8985 A 'fig sf, 1 W .Q ,.-:' 7 A I f Meritorous Mast for Chief MORRISg FULLER, b , 2' sf, BMlg BRADWELL, CSIg WAISSELL, GM2. V K COOK, QM2 was not present. ' iiir L Z wi . 4 Peace Monument at ground zero in Nagasaki: JaPan' ll ' f A ' ' ' PWGKZ' L'LT.f ' v ar .1 ' w H:Ar. re! 1... , ,,,,,,q Tl-IE CAPTAIN L. J. E. WARD The CaPtBil1 was born in Fargo, North Dakota, but his family later moved to California. Lt. Ward graduated from San Pedro l-ligh School, San Pedro, California in l9Li8 and received a C0nQfeSSi0rIal appointment to the Naval Acadamy. l-le received his Ensign bars in l952. His iiI'St duty was aboard the U.S.S. ORISKANY CCVA 3LQ, serving as Assistant Navigator and HAI! Division Officer. ln l95Ll he went to the U.S.S. BEGOR CAPD I27D for duty as Operations Officer. l-le received orders to the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California in I956. While there he studied nuclear physics and later did a years thesis worlc at the University of California Radiation Laboratory. Lt. Ward received a M.S. in Physics in '959- His next duty was as Executive Officer aboard the U.S.S. Douglas Munro CDE ll22D. He served there a year before receiving his orders as Commandlng Officer of the LINCOLN. The CaPtain is married and has two sons, David and Milne. l-lis family resides at San Pedro. Ensign Stephens Moyer, I-IMI EDITORIAL STAFF: 'The men shown on this page began work on this book one day out ot' Long Beach. Their only regret is that the latter part of the cruise could not be ered in the book. Because ot the time involved to print the book in Sasebo where we could avail ourselves ol: inexpen- sive printing costs, the staff Felt that it would be advantageous to delete the latter part ol: the cruise. This would enable the book to be sold at a more reasonarble price and also have the books back before a large part ol: the crew scatters when we return to Long Beach. Allen, FT2 Photog rapher Bowen, YN2 The remaining pages are ko be used for ent F Signatures, ekc. ry o pictures taken latker park of cruise,