Point Cruz (CVE 119) - Naval Cruise Book

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HS-2 and the marines landed- to the accompaniment of the crash alarm. They flew corsairs -the last squadron of corsairs in the fleet-in patrol work off the west coast of Korea. But in a Iot of ways, I guess they were real welcome aboard because they stood a lot of sentry and guard duty. This went over great with the gunnery depart- ment, for they were the ones that usually got stuck with these watches. There was one squad- ron that stayed aboard during the entire Far East cruise: HU- Ig two navy pilots and a hand- ful of men operating the angel -the rescue helicopter. Every daytime flight was accompan- ied by first launching the helo- guard. And when they weren't flying plane guard, they acted as a general taxi and messenger service, carrying men and mail between the various ships in the task unit. I never knew whether I'd find the squadrons in their compartment or not if I went back there. One day they'd be aboard, the next on TAD to the beach. And when I finally got to know some of the men, they were transferred off the ship. . .

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1 N. L., Van Arsdale, J. H., 0 , . ., , . ., , , ,, e, , ,V I , ,I . I, I V I Q Second ROW3 A'WdVU5 Ai R-1 O'l'l5fB, B. A., Furfaro, A. V., Jones, B. B., Bishop, J. D., Bishop, J. A., Thomas, W. C., Esmay, M. S., Reichert,IG. S., Kirksey, First Row iLeft to Rightl: Daniels, A. L., Tremayne, J. W., Cullefer, A. W., McNay, G. E., Moore, F. A., White, G. P., Ezzell, D. E., Heath, H. S., Thomas Burr us W H Collins R L Ladner W E Moor W E Levine L L Barnett T W Harmon J P Smith R B. E., Dimmit, R. G., Witte, L. H. Third Row: Lima, R. F., Thompson, R. L., Jeppesen, A. P., Seal, J. E., Buco, R. L., Colllns, C. E., Halbrook, J. T. Q Fullerton, H. A., Nylen, W. E., Wieting, J. Front Row: Hiller, R. W., Kane, L. D., Spears, W. D., Vincent, H. G., Meek, J. S., Tyndall, J. C., Marshall, F. C., H., Lockwood, R. K., Monsey, B. R., Holmes, S. W., Kilpatrick, D. P., Bradley, O. E. Middle Row: Cluff, L. W., Daggett, L. W., Hoth, R. E., Rusinak, J., Sawyer N. O., Georgen, G. G., Clements, R. M., Sartain, E. D., Jay, B. HE Robewson, R. L., Nelson, P. J., Curtis, J. W. Rear Row: Cross, T. Q., Boyce, A D ' . E. 1 Kerr, R, H., Terrel, T. D., Kelly, C. M., Seger, R. J., Hughes, . ., ewls, J. C., .,.,. ,,..,,,.,,.,,, y B h r H J Baldwin J C Garrison P J Nystedt P E Walther L Ahl- Front Rowi J-ones, H. M., Bonanno, P. J., Lundberg, R. G., Fudge, M. R., rieg ne, . ., , . ., , . -., , . ,, , ., strom, J. W., Kolhman, L. T., Krahnke, M. R. Second Row: Robertson, J. C., Anderson, J. A., Metcalf, D. E., Cronin, W. A., Best, G. S., Beville, R. l., Bills, L. N. Back Row: lLeft to Rightl: Crocket, J. T., Megas, L. A., Simon, A. R., McGuire, F., Arent, C. R., Larson, H. L.