Second Battalion Marines Lebanon - Cruise Book

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Debarkation m a d e easy fabove and belowl, seem to be the principle involved in these opera- tions. Rather than three individuals c li m b i n g down the net at a time, which is customary, this experiment tried putting ten men on one net, and ' ' the lowering them into landing craft with one of the ship's winche s. Needless to say, it was purely an experiment. pf HM1 S. E. Poisal, a corps- battalion, is man attached to the the only known member of the cruise to catch a fish fupper ' all rightl. Poisal caught the sm h k while fishing off the MON- s ar ROVIA's fantail in Istanbul. t Skipper of the MONROVIA, Cap H Gimber poses frightj, S. . while Cpl C. J. Holloway flower right! demonstrates the proper ' n's stance. Holloway mailma was in charge of distributing MONROVIA troop mail. X . F V nf ,418-,.av.-p, aan., ,I - vi A, .W t '42 -w.,, fi ' l ytc c ix rrcpy '1' i gint . 'R ,I-zi- ri ' x F ty,ccpHcg 1 c p ,l...!-5 lH-r aw' ,,,f

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