Tazewell (APA 209) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 36 text:

xxxQxXXXXXXxyxxxXx xx xxXwxxXXxXXXXXyxx Q, XX Nkxxxxw-4 An Anniversary Dinner was all prepared and the hungry crew lined up ready to be served. The following menu was heartily enjoyed by each and every man, climaxing the Hrst year on the Good Ship Tazewell . M E N U Mixed Nuts Cigars ' Roast Tom Turkey A 0 Raisin Dressing and Giblet Gravy v Mashed Sweet Potatoes Buttered Asparagus Mixed Pickles Cranberry Sauce if Ripe and Green Olives Chocolate Layer Cake Strawberry Ice Cream Hot Parker House Rolls and Butter is bl Coca Cola Hot Tea piled by the following personrz Frorn San Francisco to San Pedro Bay .... Leslie H. Levinson, PhM3fc Frorn San Petlro Bay to San Francisco .... Robert W. Burgess, SK3f c Front San Franciico to Yokohama ................ james R. Reed, PhM2! c Front Yokobarna to Safelao ..........,. ....... J ohn C. Givens, Sl! c 32 The foregoing narrative of the .flJip'J travels has been written and corn-

Page 35 text:

QXXXWXNXXX xxXXXxXxy xxxxwxxxxx X Xxxxxxxxvsxxx Wkxxxxxxxx one of the japanese Government buildings, presumably of the military, since it is surrounded by a display of various types of arms and munitions. This building is in very good condition and is also being used by the occupation forces. Sasebo was know as a naval base and ship building center and the remains of eight drydoclxs with their huge cranes can still be seen, Like the rest of the important S9 cities, Sasebo suffered terrific incendiary bombings. The entire business and indus- trial portions of the city are gone. Hun- dreds of Geisha Girls perished in one fire that swept through that section of the city. However, the residential districts lie up on the hillsides leading back from the beach, and suffered little or no y - , ...W damage. There is an electric railway system here which connects Sasebo with Nagasaki. The same methods of transporta- tion are to be seen here as mentioned before. This part of the island is very p rugged and hilly. All of . l the fields are terraced along the hillsides, pro- if--1 ducing the chief crops of sweet potatoes, soy beans and rice. Liberty expired at 1650 on the fleet landing and after a thirty minute ride in a P-Boat, the lib- erty party was back aboard the sh ip. 31 .K

Page 37 text:

'lmaglii XQQXXXXXXXXX xxgxxXXXXXXyyxxx xxxxxxxv 'Nvnxxxxxxxxxxx xXNXxxxxxXXXX Wxxxxxxxv- ,Q ,Wie A 5 no-14 .um-va-rw ., ', mt , --:S-4' 5 r w , v F i 4 w 1 P 'A