Princeton (LPH 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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PRI CE TON 's FROM HERE H... MISSIO develop- ment of the- t LPH-Amphibious Assault Ship-is adirec . result of the adoption in amphibious operations of the techniquelof vertical envelopment. The term is ap- plied to the s y s t e m of landing M a r ine s in assault against enemy-held beache s using hel- icopters as vehicles for ship to shore movement. What are the advantages of this technique? First, the fact that the Navy and Marines possess such a capability forces an enemy to disperse more widely, thus spread- ing his defense thinner. T h i s is be c a u s e a helicopter -borne assault is not restricted by unfavorable be ac he s or surf conditions. Second, an enemy defend- ing a shore must prepare himself to meet an attack from any di- rection, since the vertical envelopment, as the name implies, can be used to mount an attack against the defender' s rear or flankf Third, the enemy defenders in the beach area are placed in the p os ition of be in g cut off by the mobile heli- copter-borne assault units, W h i c h can quickly p l a c e themselves between the beach and inland support, astride the enemy's lines of communication. In short, vertical envelopment adds a new dimension to the amphibious assault, together with increased mobility, speed, and flexi- bility. Embarking' helicopters, a s s a u lt units and their air transpor- tation Weapons, equipment and supplies, the LPH is the key to projec- tion by v e r t ic al envelopment into e n e m y - h e ld territory. Yet it mu st be remembered that an amphibious operation encom- pa s s e s almost all aspects of naval Warfare, and that vertical envelop- ment is, in perspective, really a sharper, more effective spear- head to the amphibious assault. The m a j or part of an a s s a u lt landing must s t ill be made by water-borne vehicles into and across - the eaches. Heavy Weapons and equipment, large numbers of troops, and t he bu lk of logistic support must come a shore by our traditional main battery - landing craft. TO THERE

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Commander Vernon F rankl1n Anderson USN was born 1n M1nneapol1s Mlnnesota on 10 January 1923 the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred W Anderson He was graduated from the U S Naval Academy and comm1ss1oned an Enslgn ln June 1944 Enslgn Anderson s f1rst duty was that of Turret Offlcer aboard the USS MOBILE QOL 635 where he took part 1n the 1nvas1on of Ok1nawa as part of Task Force 38 and Task Force 58 Ens 1gn Anderson rece1ved the followtng decorat1ons durmg World War ll Amer1can Defense Amer1can Theater As1at1c Pac1f1c Theater Q4 starsj Ph1ll1p1ne L1berat1on Pre Pearl Harbor and the World War ll V1ctory Medals He was ordered to F11ght Tra1n1ng 1n October 1945 at NAS Dallas Texas where he was deslgnated a Naval Avlator tn March 1947 ln June 1947 LTJG Anderson reported to duty w1th Patrol Squadron 21 where he was ass1gned as Electron1cs and Communlcattons Offtcer After two years of duty 1n Patrol Squadron 21 he was asstgned as a student 1n Av1at1on Electronlcs Off1cer's School and then as Ass1stant Trammg Off1cer for two years at NATTC Memph1s Tennessee In January 1951 LTJG Anderson was 6 EXEC TIVE OFFIC R gommmzdm WSW promoted to Lleutenant He was ass1gned to HATU and FAETULANT at Norfolk V1rg1n1a as an lnstructor tn ASW tact1cs Electrontcs Warfare and Nuclear Weapons Dellvery from August 1952 to June 1955 LT Anderson rece1ved h1s promotlon to Lreutenant Commander 1n July 1955 Lleutenant Commander Anderson was ass1gned as Asststant Professor of Naval Sctence 1n Naval Weapons at Rlce lnstltute 1n Houston Texas from July 1956 to June 1959 In Ju1Y 1960 he was promoted to h1s present grade of Commander Commander Anderson was asslgned tO Patrol Squadron Etghteen as Operatlons Off1ce1' 1n December 1961 unt1l January 1962 when he became the Executlve Off1cer In January 1963 he relleved Commander R F Lyons as Com mandtng Offlcer of Patrol Squadron E1ghtee1'1 In February Commander Anderson reported to the USS PRINCETON to serve ElS the Shlp s Navtgator and fleeted up to Executtve Offlcer ln September 1964 Commander Anderson resldes tn San PedrO Callforma w1th h1s w1fe the former Constanfle Rae Waters of Galveston and Lalvlarque TeXaS and the1r four chlldren

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