Peoria (LST 1183) - Naval Cruise Book

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' Q ,-'T 5 1' river! boat :warfare in 1?XViet4Q1 ixhirlg AMERIGAN. , I if B as e' Cpmmandergni iiBearii?i'nam,.hadthe honor Df Xstan1i' 'z.5em 3-Adm. X-X Honace -,Vx .BiXrd,,saidg ing, the fi1Q5Ff:B'.9 QgQ,52jXTm thesekey wpndsWat'-3.: 25 'Q-p.n1. Vwawh-5 X' ' ' 399113-. X' rip .-ig Bere, Hi Pe0f1a'H1gh Qgr'adllrlf-Ms a' 1 , ? A . . ' X .. f X. 2 fQ-. ,1- 1 'fBy theauthority vested ini- Ht0, is the S011 Of G9fa1dQBerdif3?'0idX1g mebyfthe Chief of. Naval Opf- if 3 ' Keystfme C0nS01idafffdQ'1'1f2- ivietrl Werations, I herebyfdeclare'th6f '?f dU5meS emP10Y9!i3Udhas' 5731? tnnf-at ussreoria1nXe0mm1ssmn.f' Qsailors under him-THB'weafsfifsmalh - tf3l'ldiBlf0BZQQ.,. 7f1'h0 Nat1onaI'gAnthe1n' then ,.i.M -3-1gff.w:i2': punctuated they-bright isunnyfii. Rogeltf -'K 9119.55 'wh day,f ...X the, SXtars.QandiQStiipes,..i.. 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ZPELGRZA fZ8?11ZS4lSSZG?i2'3I3-fleraliei Hera faerie 1 f l one from rigging, a huazswalns mate first class from . f Peoria was the initial lseazswainfa mate of me watch X'X 2' fas' ti'zf1'fzzevift'l35 l zjf5f5'?ser'ia'Wvv2za'l corrirzfzisaieneei at Us f ' 'floziafrzg Zeac:2r1,Q2iZai.iZ,, yesterday. 'Othe:1 :r,. izwn left, . H. . 1 X ' .A Q ,,,. . 'i '. J' if .M 'A 4' A , ' - i ' s '5' ' f ffl - , ' Q ,, wx if 0 ,gd . 7 'Z I X , 5 f, M 4 if la ' ,Qu ',7i,. Vfff , , 11. ' 2 2. 7 13W .H 'fyflzf 'A, -- .. , V ' V' ' if UQ. f.,4 M 'W iiof the Peoria Navy Club sl the ship's sheriff , the ' ter-at-arms a P e o ri a Qy deputy. Senior chieff 'eeman John Gavelsaid Qd double authority now llfnthe Captain and Now Va County. A i l5l7Peorla, a newihreed il Biavymamphibious Iorces,l' l filrastic change from the Ilorld War ll, Korean and iam War. LS'l'S-4some- ji referred to as a large gltargetl' ,. il is 522 feet long, 70 'feet eahas a crew of 200, can r,jl450 Marines and speeds wh the ocean at nearly 25 ,SB IIOUI. 2 1 ' Hmm a n din g officeriis Q John. T. Williams of lien, Ala. 7 ' 5:1 differences from the ,lass LSTS, ln addition to fearytripple speed are a' payer-type bow, a bow ,br ' for greater maneu-a fxzility V and flderrielc 'arms f . ., .412 to support an unloading ramp carried on the main deck. 2 speech nignugms included: ' KELLEY- 'rhis crew, .rep5?5 resenting all sections andfethiff. nic groups in America typiq v lies the best in young A.meriig .ca .f . . young meng under reai sonablef but firm disciplinel can doa ,job that makes all of us proud. ' A. gffifi' For many it is their 'firsti assignment b u ti 'remembers 7 that they are the bulkwark. og Amerie:-1's defenses .y . and asg ing down their lives. 5 W Q ' C 3 5 g The youth l given all then publicity by TV are not and I, say again, are not, typlcalof this great Nation. 'They will be a credit to .this ship, to their and my namesake city, andtothe nation. . . 3 . y 0'BRIEN-- This is aday ofi We feel of you as we' do of? your own. lt is because of men? I .. 'c , we all know it can mean laygj' V, ,M-, ,,,..,' f .,., ik :- A like' youi that , this nation 5 win .survive 'for you are the onesq ff ,ifa jthat always be ready.f 'aj 'When that 'commissionin pennant went up, you heeamef part of us bright and good of Americaiin these days of tur- moil. ' .. carer. ii WILLIAMS--errom this day forward werwill ex- emplify four motto, 'Always Leadf and be no less than the best. Rest assured, people of Peoriagweiwlll he worthy am' 4 Vbassadors. s , . C . We haveasoul now and our work together will put an indelible stamp on the shlp'S future. I know we ,he no less alanine best.f'v Y i, , y P e 0 ri a 's Naval- Reserve Group Commanderj 1Robertyf Eynaihen, and Reservist Capt. Paul A. Haberkorn, ,were also on hand from Peoria. 4 The ship will be based in pride for me and for our eity.?' San Diego where she will be' come a unit of i the Pacific ArnphlbiouSfForces. ty 1 ' ' ' 1 are: Cmdr. John Williams, skipperfehflayor 1 Michael G'Brieu and linger Kelley, assistant some-y tary ef defense for manpower reserves, who .wash ' the speaker. 'Whey stand on the QUZFWYUECKLWAY ,e , 2 g X, . f, fm, 1 . 1' . has ' a 4 ' '24 f 'ff 'WW 4re0'f6i9 ' ..s, W , .14