Seadragon (SSN 584) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 44 text:

, The era of Uss SE ADROGONCSS 1943 A sample of the honored dead. The arcade from the rear. At the entrance to the cemetery. V-kv W - r A, ' -r ,Avis 1 v an W A X QE! xf-x TE A :Wg 1

Page 43 text:

. Y.- .. , ,, . If 'A' ' -' . , T555 -wr:-eff-fri 'Lf'i V l , . - -1-- , - ' 'ling m g -1- BATTLE MO UME A solemn interlude in the Manila tour is the visit to the Fort William McKinley Battle Monument Military Cemetery. This recently completed memorial is a fitting resting place for the 17,180 soldiers and sailors who lie in its hallowed ground. The White Crosses and Stars-of-David that mark the graves are arranged in a pattern around the central memorial, a Chapel with two stone arcades that reach out like arms to surround the flags of the United States and the Philippines. These arcades list the 36,279 of American units who lie in unknown graves, As a reminder of where these valiant men died, the ends of the arcades are rooms with mosiac maps of the campaigns of World War II, The course ofthe war may be traced in bright red and yellow arrows marking the Allies initial retreats in Europe and the Pacific and finally their inexorable advance to Victory. Bataan, Coral Sea, Solomans, Midway, The Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf and other great Pacific Battles are explained in detail on glittering glass that continues to mark the ultimate victory of the Allies. Nor is Europe ignored. The European theater is traced from Stalingrad, and Libya to Normandy, the Bulge, and Berlin. Aspecial map covers Submarine Operations in the Pacific, marking the approximate location of all U. S. Submarine losses during the War. The central Chapel is dominated by a Madonna and Child, flanked by Liberty, Justice, Country, and a heroic Soldier.

Page 45 text:

--Y I f it yxf tif 'T 'Vs new 2+ n M, , , ,, XX: ' it ,f ' . 'Ng-,-.. ,, K x QALn 'L WV PEACE Typical views ofthe Memorial Cemetery: D In the arcade with Jack Everett. 2JCrosses through the trees. 35 The map room of the arcades. 4D Lines of Crosses. 52 The group preparing to view the memorial. y,i, ,-,,y , NDZIUG ' .L srnorJuA C XE' l I I My ,ef , f I 4 ,f2z,.m- e-11 tf N ., U'