Lincoln County (LST 898) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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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?