New Kent (APA 217) - Naval Cruise Book

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A carabao or water buffalo-these cha all over the Philipp in .Y l Boat l7 in distress again-an illustrated lecture on why boat crews must wear life jackets and helmets. A typical Filipino fishing vessel, off Davao, Mindanao, Pl. l a Commander I. E. Baker, USNR, read his orders over the public address system as Commander C. F. Swanson USN stands by to take over the command Z6 Nov., l945. Lt. Comdr. E. N. Hoffman, Executive Officer in the foreground. f W, I I 1 I if f X7 Q K ff ! f , X X54 f '55, ,ff or i ff f ff! f tg f, ,f f f no 4 f 1 f f f w if V W .,, p y i 0 7 , W V Q, 6 f N J 6 f V' X f ',-' 'f' f , , - '- ff +1 If --f'- ff -W vw? ,, '2s-mint -J . ,'., 5 w f--,.-My It . I 5 .1 A jf ft v - - I l Z Z, f ,myyn 5 Y ' WP T' .f 4, 3 4'-if ' -247: f f 0 V- ,. . ' ' if H, , A., g, ,L .Q fagiz r f - ,ir , . , ,ffpfpgy Amy fw:-1.3 4 . , J , rjw,-, fr 7 ., , 2 .: - Vg. tw ?Ky,v-,ggaygn .r -3,-f f l - 1 , 5 .. -:p s .Q 4, i 1-an f- 4 .ft-XLff,rf-'fwfzwg ' fwffggm-,, .i -- ff 2- ,. M- ,Q J 0- - -V Q K , 9 J, .-.VIM ,Q , - K M 2' 'I-L' '- f -2. 1 41 . two! 4- AZ5,fZy f '. -'-' f i ' , -. ' 51, . ' - - zz . 'Q 1 I V ,. , , K sgugfffrgegf . ' 44 3 gf -' . fyhz, -W,v,,f1'-ep-f.-W. 2.-53444 wry.-7 0. ,qff-.rw .. ,ms rspf,-m.1vf,gg5 ,- I -fp? f 'NP ff ww 'bfwlf' V24 rf zf, 2 . - 2 t .- , ya, '-fmWf'f2.wg'y'. M' 4-if 4 Mfr-he-fi it f 1 Hof-fr'f-W-ww.-W.. f 0.-My - ,,f .364 ,, f 4 M- -N .. ffl-,f..a2f6,Q4,f, . .1-1-I., . f' fffwf 'ff .fmzf-q .,., ' f,-f-1Mh:-.- if rf' Q-MW ,f, '-M1 ' ' - . Houses go up quickly in the Philippines. New construction at San Fernando, Luzon, Pl. racters are- seen Lt. Comdr. Bridge, Chaplain Rice, and Lt. Cjgl Balch seem ings, to be enjoying their lunch in Manila.

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F ,, U r I f V Hiroshima, scene of the first atomic bomb. Ensign Bradshaw Another shot of Hiroshima showing the great damage is appraising the damage for looking for souvenirsj wrought by the afornic bomb. l A fire-engine motorcycle, completely exhausted after trying in vain to put out the flames in fire-bombed Kure, Iapan, . , Y Yellow beach, Wakayama, Iapan. Iapanese ,working party LCVP 17 broqc-hed on the beach at Lingayen Luzon PI Cstill wearing their Army capsl, help unload trucks and -or Ensign Weihrouch's first command I I M equipment from P boats and LSM'S. '

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f I f F l 1 . 5 i Letran College, Manila, Pl. In the foreground is part of Manila as it looks today. Some of the New Kent crew on I lntra-muros, the ancient walled city, which afforded the liberty are about to hail one of the caramettos, Filipino capture of the city. I la , P! . ll Q. st 5. i , . y . I , t l l . A Santa Claus comes to the New Kent, Christmas, 1945. , Sgt. lack Lane, star of the Variety Show, Seattle to Hono- lulu, l Iuly, 1945, I X retreating laps a natural hideout, thus slowing down the taxi-cabs. The lap BB Haruna, supposedly sunk by Colin Kelley in the early stages of the war, lies near Kure, Iapan. Note clumsy attempt at camouflage with mat- ting and trees which did not seem to fool the carrier pilots. Geller, PhM 3! c, is trying to decide whether or not to some of the luscious Cf-'J fruit for sale in Manila.