Theodore E Chandler (DD 717) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Raid on Songjin . , , FIRE MISSION-A helicopter spotter calls in the coordinates of an enemy gun position at Songiin as radarmen ll. to r.I'GOAD RDSN, RICHARDS RD3, BREEDING RDSN, and CAMPBELL RDSN keep track of the data and relay it to plot. PLOT SET-Information from combat, Sky I, and spotters is put into the Mark IA com- puter to generate the final solution to the tire problem. Here ll. to r.I ARRINGTON SN, MARTIN SK3, ACCORD DK3, A. PERKINS ICFN and QUILICO GMI crank in a set1up at GQ. .G X ,EDN ,THE WAY FROM T'DfR'P-A SGIVO Of scieeeisi ro SEAWARD-the ship lakes up We Inch Shells mms lowofd eVIemY Poslllons anti-submarine position on the USS ST. PAUL in Songjin harbor. as the heavy cruiser moves into position to hammer the beach. I 20

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Escort Duty at lnchon . . . -ONE OF THE WORLDS BUSIEST PORTS- Scores of ships of nearly every type of na- tionality and registry lay at anchor in lnchon, pouring arms and ammunition into the hungry hoppers of the Eighth Army. YO, HO, AND BLOW THE MAN DOWN- A fierce sixty knot gale sweeps across the shallow mud flats at lnchon causing the CHANDLER to drag anchor seven times in one day. Here the anchor detail fights wind and bitter cold while preparing to drop the hook again. Q EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS INCHON GALES-' SLEDGE ME3 uses a burning torch to cut away an anchor chain, slipped by some un- known previous ship, after it had fouled the port anchor in lnchon. TOMORROW THEY'LL BE IN THE FOXHOLES -Replacement troops for United Nations forces in Korea pour ashore in landing craft at lnchon, just a short truck ride from the front lines. l I I

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A Chance to Grow Beards . . THE ARISTOCRATIC FRENCH TYPE--ROU- SELLE GMC sports o suove, distinguished gootee ond extremely thin moustoche. THE TECHNICOLOR TYPE-PRICE FTT should ,hove this picture in color to record the flom- ' ,ing red of his beord, I 1 T T p THE HEAVY PRUSSIAN TYPE-KRAUS TM3 prefers the thick full treatment type of beord, complete with wolrus moustoche. me THE GAY MAN-ABOUT TOWN TYPE-M. G. BROWN BM? shows oFf the epitome of ele- gont beords ond moustoches, woxed to per- tection. 44 ii