Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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??3f 5 gf' , Lib' ai fa.-,f i ,, . ihfiw USS Missouri launching at the New York Navy Yard. JGHUW 29. 1944.

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Desert Shield 7 9 r 1. irfflv I I I I V H I 13 I I T4 IRAQ KUW IT- BAHRAIN QATAR' SAUDI ARABIA 90' 9I IRAN FAVLAKA ISLAND STRAIT OF I-IOR U, E OMAN OPEII TIIINS DESERT SIIIEIII STDII Missouri History ...... .... - I - I 15 The Command Connnancling Otliccr ........ ....... I ti I 7 ExecutiveOlliccr ........... ....... I 8 ISI lixccntlve Otllccr ........ ....... 2 0-2 I Command MasterCIiIt-I' ................................... 22-213 Underway: Crisis Calls Departing Long Beach .................... 26-13 I Pearl l larbor. I lawaii ............. ....... I 32 -137 Subic Bay. Republic ot thc Philippines ......................... ....... L 18--I3 Pattaya Beach. Thailand ....................... ....... 4 4 --I9 Christmas At Sea ....... ...... 5 O-53 Preparations ........... ....... Into the Gulf ........... ...... Desert Storm War! ..................... ....... Cease Fire ............... ....... Heading Home Crossing the Line ....... ...... Western Australia. Perth I Fremantle ........ ....... 54-59 60-65 66-77 78-79 80-83 84-89 llohart , 'llisiiiaxiiai ...... '1'iQci't'i'nisc ....l....... . Mo Sport fs ..,....... 11tIlllt'.'A,QilIll1 ...... ...... The Crew Aclniinistration ........ X llln I I .,,.,, .. XL11liv ,. , .,.. .-Xir 1 Depart ment ....... ...... Chaplain .........,.... ...... Ilcck ......... lst Iliv .. 2nc1Div. , ., Llrcllliv ...... , -Ithllix '..., ., 3l1iDix '...... . 6t1iDix ',......,. . Dental ......... Enginccnng ....... ...... A Div .................... B Div .............,... E Div ...... M Div, ..,......................., .. R Div .,......,,........................ Explosive Ordnance ...... Legal ..................,....... ...... Marine Detachment ...... N axdgauon ...... ....... Operations ........ ...... ....90-95 296- 101 102- 105 106-1 1 1 114-117 ...118-119 ..........l20 121 122-125 126-127 128-131 ...I32 M136 ...140- ...144 ...148 .,.152 135 139 143 147 151 155 156-159 160-163 ...I64-167 168- 177 ...179-183 184-193 194- 197 198-201 202-205 206-213 214-217 Medical ................... ........ .218-221 222-225 OA Div ....,... OC' Div ,....... Oli Div ........ O1 Div .,,... OXV Div .............. OZ Div .........,........ .........226-227 .........228-231 .........232-233 .........234-237 .........238-239 .........240-241 Public Affairs ....... ........ 2 42-244 Supply ............. ...... 2 46-249 S-l Div ........ ......... 2 50-251 S-2 Div ........ S-3 Div ....... S-4 Div ........ S-5 Div ........... Weapons ....... G- 1 Div ............ G-2 Div ......., G-3 Div ..... G-4 Div ........ GM Div ........ ORD Div ....... F Div .......,.... F-3 Div ..............,.............,. Missouri Scenes Replenishment at sea ...... ...... Other ships ............... Tallying the war ......... Soaking in the Sun .... Men of Missouri Parting shots ............ .........252-255 .......,.256-259 .........260-261 .........262-263 ........264-267 ..........268-269 ..........27O-271 ..........272-273 ..........274-275 ..........276-279 ..........28O-281 ..........282-285 .......... 286-289 290-291 ......... .292 .294-295 296-302 3

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