Lincoln County (LST 898) - Naval Cruise Book

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' ,.: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!

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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.