San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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At 0700 on 30 luly Our anchor nicknamed by now, Our YO-YO , Clanked loudly into its housing proclaiming that we S , M ' e describes Cyprus as A jewel nestled in the heart of the were under way for Cyprus. The National Geographic 389-lm Mediterranean Sea , it all sounded very lovely and intriguing. Balhorn RMC, in Radio Central However we were never to see this lovely Isle, for at 1530 orders came, by Radio, detaching the Mighty Marcos' from Task group 169. 1 and sent us steaming to the vicinity of Bengazhi, Libya to pick from the sea a downed U.S. Air- force plane . 96 R .st

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When at 2300 29 Iuly the last song had faded and we returned to the ship, the short ride to Pieraus was unoticed ID the pleasant mem ories of fine liberty and smiling eyes of Grecian Maids, 31 1 0 n 0.0 -'J ssss - -.,' ll' 3 :I:I MARSEILLES to PHARLERON BAY.. 1,066 Q Marseilles ZgZg. Mluas STEAMED ......... .. . 8,215 TOTAL ,Mm-:s STEAMED .... .... 9 ,281 .fozqerozizwg 0:02010 C A ' ' '.:.:.: n 0 n.a.o.e.:.:i:.:':.:.:.:.:.:. Q o.n.o.0.0,',::::::o.o'. . n.:':':..:.:.. ' Q rn ',x. .... ' - f 3.-.31-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-. 'gigiglgigig-1-13:31313.3.3.3.3. 3 ITALY 3 , ' 31313: SAR DI NM 13 '3'3131313:313f5ISi'3:3131313:3:313.1.3. '-1313131313153 '-1-:-1-1-1-1-131-1-1-1-1-1 3:3:3:3:3:313f?R-3I-I-1-1-.... .- -.3:-:3:31E-k-:-:- ' ' '''3'3131313:3:3:3:323iS333:3:3:313 33.313131313131313 GREECE 313:3:3:3:31313fiE. '13:3:3:313:313:31313:-193 .-1-1313:3131313:3:313:313:3:3gr-'-'-'-'-'-'M - 3'313:313131313:R' . . . . . ' ' ' ' ' ' 3.552112:I:f:.:.:.:.:.:.:.j.:.j.:g I' '- I:I:f:I:.'.'f'Ijqq! .:.':.:,:.:.. U .Eu.o.o.a.s.a.o.o.o.0.l.c.0.o.a 0.0.2.3 . . ..g..... Q.:::. -3.5 '131-1-13151351312331313:3131313:32gIgZ311I1113:3:3:3:313:3:3:3' .-.-1-131313: 3:31313?i:3'3'31313:313: SIC' LY. . .-1-1-1-:-1-:-:-:-:-:-:-.-.3.3.gg.g.g--'-'-1-1-:3:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-. .. '-:-:-1-1-:-11-1-:-1-1-1-13232343.53 'rs:.'.:.j.:.:.:.:.j.:.:.:f:I:I:..... Iii'I'I'f'1'2jfj.:.j.j.j-1.1-j-if-25:IggI'1'I'I:Ij:fjf:1:f:Ij.3 311.3.3:11:1522,12:Ijfjf:f:fj.:.:.:.:.2.1.2.1 1-1-1-1-1-1eg-1-1-:-:-.-. -'- I 95

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W arrived off Bengazhi the evening of 31 jul d 9 Y an were informed our Pigeon had been towed to port by, The Best us osea for the night, our part of the Rescue would 'commen at dawn. h d d th ' - - ' Came t Z anim andiat 5 Operatlon get into hlgh 89313 The plane was towed out to the vicinity of the ship, hoisted aboard, an we imma e V get underwal' for T1'1P01i, the location of Wheelus Field, home port for our wounded passen- ger. A V9l'Y Short trip, bY 0900 1 August the hook was down-the plane waterborne and the ships boats towing it to Whee- lug Field. i 2 ' I Seamen in the World, the British. This statement sent tg - ce ' 1 I LCVP31 TOWING DOWNED PLANE COMING ABOARD 97 , V i ,- .---eel:-A-ff :.1v 7 'I 7 ' , ,, A N M 6 k . .0-wa--.1