Renville (APA 227) - Naval Cruise Book

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RUP' Divine Services at sea ERTO wa- oi. s K llmlt-muy mm- more with the forma- tion. this time lm Vit-qurs lsland off the E vital t'lltl nl l'tH't'lu lilru, llll' litffwllltf CICW , v .. . . . v as vt-lt-lumix-tl llmnksgnving with at turkey ' mlimn-r auul :ull tht- trimmings. With the 'K ' in-ws ul tln- crisis sparse and often con- . a 1 I trurx. our alt-sliuutmn was still specula- 0, . If tion. lxut with the time to prepare our minds iw wt-re now more relaxed and spirited. f' v 'cv' ffl Off loading the Marines at Vicquesn Catholic lay services held by Mr, Robinson y-- t On the 23rd the Renville anelmred ull the low green barren slopes of the island, where with five other ships she unloaded her troops for training ashore. Two days later she went t0 San .luan for repairs. Skyline of In-uutilul fm., plmm' li lg

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in. K, ...fra 1 .,.,..SfQK Ehilau I came, I saw, I conquered? .X , ENS ROBERT K. DUSSAIR O.K., I'H pose What a Grind' ' is .---.gi ,WMM -,Nm 3 ilniq., 'STWO of a kind More than one way to make a hole Watch those fingers RDI LTjg HUBERT R. CAMPBELL sc , X,

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,. W -:' A 'V A RICO Entrance to the Fort, a National Museum Spanish cannon and WW ll gun stand together at Moro Castle San Juan is a fabulous place, as we all found out. There is the old French fort, the cramped old town of narrow cobble- stone streets and European restaurants and shops, the huge modern hotels on wide beaches, with busy gambling casinos, and of course the night clubs. The Renville remained at the sunny Caribbean port for three and a half days without in- cident and thereby gained for herself an outstanding record and a solid reputation in that dazzling blue world of the tropics. ., ' .. .W-.1-. , .- ..q..ff-rv-.g--vw .V wi:-,L '---A,1.-.vf---f-a-4svv:.w:nn,-f--,,lWfv..,,Lff,A. The old moat is now a golf course for the military 'niggas - ,. s , -. -nniqa-:Cn-aniilo-fa-nur'--44-qt 1, 2-45... .