Lincoln County (LST 898) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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.

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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.