San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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4-0,000,000 F renchmen Can't Be Wrong e bid fond farewell to the beautiful and enchanting As the movie travelogues would phrase it, After five lovely days, W ' H Isle of Sicily and sailed gaily away into the setting sun . It was not quite the same for the Mighty Two-Bits . The fond farewells were bid, but the sunset was in truth the sun- ' ' venin of celebration. rise of May 19th, greeted by all hands with doubtful enthusiasm after the PTEVIOLLS e g Sail away we did, although not too gaily, through the Straits of Messina bound for the land of lovers and perfumeu, La Belle France . A . - After four days of very intense training the Task Group arrived at the usual hour of dawn, the date 23 May, in Golfe juan, France, the heart of the French Riviera . Uss' NAVARRO QAPA 215, At anchor Golfe Iuan, France We were not alone in Golfe I M uan. any of the lme ships of the Sixth Fleet were present.

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fW ldWar II ando 15' ' 1 - , , Effects 0 Ord d f cCuga.1?n werefvldentr lfartlally destroyed buI1d1ngs and the hordes of small-fry begging' Crgarettes, can y an Sum F0111 V1Slt1ng servIce men st11l marked the area after seven years. At first these Kids w humer0US5 then Pitifuli and la5t1Y deP1'BSSiVe. These children are everywhere one goes except in the churches. S I 250225259 .I:f:2:2:- . 32523552 'f I 413552 Asmaro H , I ' SA '?5F'.'5,55' ' ASINARA, SARDINIA to CATANIA, SICILY....477 ' 5 PREVIOUS MILES STEAMED... . ....4,sao E Q I EESEEES E 5 TOTAL MILES STLAMED... .. 5,057 E ' ,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,, . ................... .- v 3 Eigigfiizizizlziziz ........ . ft 11555552525E525252?5:2r5:???5!?i'535Eiiiiiaifiiiiizr. . 11:1 I ' ' ' E222525252223323SQEEEQEQSEQEQEQ4 ,.5E5E5E5.: 155551, . ...... 3 ..-...:.:2s.: I '2sEs2s5Q:s:s:.... I f:Sr5r.j5E5E5E,:, I :-:-:-:-:-E522 -1: y 53 3 1

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'17 Love1y place, Golfe juan , Alth beaches. ough the season Proper had Yet to begin, many were the lovely Ladies seen on the i 1 i 55 THE BEACH AT GOLFE IUAN, FRANCE I