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The photographs, copy and other contents of this

book are the property of the United States Navy and

may not be reproduced or published wit~out Naval

authorization.

Cdr. R. E. Thomas Farewell U.S.A. Liberty Lt. (j.g.) H. I. Weinberg

Haug - - Dammit!! Up the Gang Plank ----

Ya-al Bo-oy! USNS D. C. Shanks

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Punished: For "Feeding The Fish"

"Scrounge"

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Crossing the 180th

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The Royal Family

17 Days at Sea WE ARRIVED ON SAIPAN - "PARADISE OF THE

PACIFIC" ABOARD DE 406 - EDMUNDS.

This Is Home?

The Galley is Here Somewhere

A Week later

Same Place - A Real Home

Our New Galley

"Don't Cry Joe"

Lemon Extract?

Witches Brew

Medium Rare - Please

Dogs Best Friend

Early Chowline?

looks Good

Hungry Junction Cafe

Is That 0 r a n g e -Jones?

AFTER LIVING QUARTERS

CAME A PLACE TO EAT

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Our Projects

MARRIED OFFICERS QUARTERS

MOQ LOOP SEWAGE

CALHOUN TANK

WATERLINE TO HOSPITAL AREA

MARRIED ENLISTED MEN'S QUARTERS

REFRIGERATION FARM

SURGE STORAGE TANK

NEW GALLEY

HOSPITAL AREA

SEWAGE PUMP LINE

POWER LINE WORK

SCHOOL HOUSE

PUBLIC WORKS - SHOPS

WATERLINE - SHOPS TO CHARLEY DOCK

NAVAL ADMINISTRATION CHIEF'S QUARTERS

WATERLINES AND ?UMP HOUSE

Married Off ice rs' Quarters

The Planners Supply Drivers

The Bui lding Elements

New MOQ Area A Start

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Tew - Doing One -Porch

MOQ Plumbing Gang

Working

The Skeleton ~

Fresh Plumbing

Raising the Eye Brows

That's the Kitchen?

A Long Way To Go Yet

Posed!

Plumbing Gang Idle

"Zeke's" Bare Cupboard

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MOQ Typhoon Tie-Downs -

Sewage Went In

Paint Crew

I Roads laid Out - - -

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And Finished

Completed

Shutters Went Up

Product

MOQ Sewage Created a Challenge

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PRESCRIPTION:

DRILL! BLAST! AND DIG!

Cementing Joints

More Lengths and Joints - - · -

Easy Now Max!

And Still More

Manholes and Line

Men Who Kept Things Rolling Along

Calhoun Storage Tank

Top: New - Used Tank Site

Center: Tying the Re-Bars

Bottom: Tank Foundation

Top: Ah, First Ring ls In

Center: Er - Rat - A - Tat - Tat

Bot1om: The Completed Tank

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Pouring The Joints

Solomon's Sprinkler System Dig - That! Man!

The " Big Inch" Moves On It Sagged a Little

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Married Enlisted Men's Quarters

Left: Remains of a Previous Housing Area

Right: New Concrete Decks for the Porch 1

Left: Porch Enclosed

Right: Placing Celotex

Left: Near Finished Porch

Right: l owering the Roof

Left: laying New Tin

Right: The last Nail in Deck Laying

Left: Inside Shelling Begins

Right: A Shell Fitted with Celotex

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MEMQ

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left: Partitions Started Up

Right: Attractive Bathrooms

Left: Oh Yes, More Than One Home

Right: A Finished MEMQ

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left: Buck's Crew

Right: Zit's Crew

left: Gierman's Crew

Right: Then Came Water

left: More Water - - -

Right: And Sti ll More!

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MEMQ

Left: Partitions Started Up

Right: Attractive Bathrooms

Left: Oh Yes, More Than One Home

Right: A Finished MEMQ

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Left: Buck's Crew

Righi: Zit's Crew

Left : Gierman's Crew

Right: Then Came Water

Left: More Waler - - -

Right: And Still More! - " /i."':I. - _: -- - -'\...-.... ,.~~..,_....- ...... 18

We Revived a Reefer Farm in

This Way

A Piece Here -

Assembled and Returned to the Farm -

And a Piece There -

Rehabi litated

Cleaned Out -

Baked -

By the Chief -

And His Men -

Turned This Mess -

Into a $ 100,000 Savings For the Governmen t

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Having No Material to Construct a

New Tank, We Moved One Intact

Top: The Sled

Center: Ah, She lifted

Bottom: To the New Site in Good Shape

Top: Cross Your Fingers!

Center: Over the Hill, and Through the Dale - - -

Bottom: The Crew

Inside the New Galley

Top: An Empty Shell

Bottom: And a Boiler Top: Sewers and Water

Bottom: Provided a Wel l Equipped Ga lley

THfy'U "»O

fU"'YTHlllO F• " 1-""' \)' C" tllril .

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Carpenter Shop and Builder's Crews

"Top Dog" in the Shop

Left: Keeping Blades Sharp

Right: Hank's Crew

The Saw Mills of Saipan

Left: Carpenter Shop Crew

Right: Hospital Area Builders

• ..c Bringing NOB Hospital Area to

Life Again

left: Tangi - Tangi had overrun the place

Right: D-7's took the growth away

left: Builders replaced the rotten Decks

Right: Plumbers Installed Drains and Pipes

left: The Plumbers

Right: Tacking Screening

left: Studding Went Up

Right: New looks Inside

left: As Huts were Painted, the area came alive

Right: A Nearly Finished Ward

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The Batch Plant

It'll Shape Up!

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NO CONCRETE WITHOUT THE

Mud-SI ingers

"WHEN IT RAINS -

WE POUR!"

Seabee Ingenuity Found New Use For Dump Trucks

The Mud-Dabbers, Inc.

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Sewage Pumphouse and Line . ..

A Hole A Frame A House

A Ditch More Ditch and Pipe

M anholes Then Pumped to the Sea

Electricians

Left: Setting a Pole

Right: Heavy?

Left: I'm Sittin' on Top of the World

Right: Tape! Where is my Tape'?

left: Pump House Trans former set-up

Right: Power House Cross Arm change-over

Left: Tree'd

Right: Matty's Crew

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The Schoolhouse ..,

More Rusted Ribs Partitioning Started

Shaping Up! Desks Are All We Need Now

Public Works Shops Reconstruction

General View of Shops Repaired "The Bluethumbs"

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Pouring Typhoon Tiedown Deadmen

Left: Stringing the Cable

Right: Hauling down with a come along

Left: Individual Rooms Chief's Quarters

Right: Level 'er Andy

Left: Plenty of Hot Water Coming Up

Right: Crew and finished masterpiece

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Water, Water Going Everywhere, And Not a Drop to Drink

OK ! OK/ IT v.IORl<S.

Six-Inch Line to "Charley" Dock

Knight-Time on the Pipeline Jacks of all Trades

Lengths Became Miles and Miles ,.

The Pipe Arrives Then It's Strung ..

• Line It Up Put It Together

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Finally A Pipeline By Larimer' s Crew

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.. Through the Boonies Through the Swale

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This Is No Pipe Dream

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Roughly 85,000 Feet of It

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Typhoon Lorna Took Wrath Out on Us

There Once Was A Roof

Move it that far Benny?

A Tired Quonset New Style

It'l l Probably Leak

We're Right Here

Top: Only One Mile to the Gallon?

Center: BTO'S

Bottom: "Sniffer"

Top: Evening Lineup

Center: "Clutchies"

Bottom: Good at Smoothing Things

U - U - Ah!

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Left: Fuel Deliverymen

Right: "Oakie"

Left: Fusco

Right: Morse

Left: Pushing Coral in the Pits

Right: Which is the Roller?

Left: Walker's Machine Shop

Right: Cleaning a Jeep Engine

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Left: What - Clean Mechanics?

Right: "Tires" Anderson

Left: Pretzer Was Here!

Right: Welding A Bull Gear Seabee Style

Left: Back on its Wheels soon

Right: Not Channeled?

Left: Martin

Right: Beware of Driver Deyo

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Time Out for Some Military

Inspection

Awards

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Administration

Boat's Speaking

"Top Secret" Koch

"Supers" Thompson

Liberty Hounds

Opera1ions - Brock

Everyone's Friend Busby - Disbursing

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Laundry Maid!

Sorry - We're All Out of that - Today

Our Chapel

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Left: Our Homemade Shuffle Board

Right: A Taste of Home­Baked Chow!

Left: Mosquito Chow

Right: Our Movie Area

Left: Amateur Night

Right: Atlas Men

Left: What Happened?

Right: Busted What?

Left: Arthur - ltis

Right: "Admiral" Burke's Return

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Who's Receiving?

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Volley Ballet - - -----

A New look for Plane Repair Platforms this Season

Beach Party Chowdown Reese's Beach

Sure Tastes Good Saturday at the Club

Bingo! Root Beer?

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Left: Sam Sneads of Det. A

Right: Birdie - 4

Left: Ready Carl?

Right: Co. C Softball Team

Left: Co. A Sof1ball Team

Right : All Star Team

Left: Hardball Team

Right: Million $ S S Field

Left: Slee - Rike!

Right: Yer - Out!

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Have a Look at ·Saipan

Left: Fabulous Saipan

Right: N.O.B. from Mt. Topotchau

Left: From the Past in Saipan History

Right: Family Jitney

Left: Native Cathedral

Right: Typical of Saipan

Left: Old Man of the Sea

Right: Fresh Cocoanuls Down

Left: Remains of Old Garapan

Righi: Silent Reminders of Bye-Gone Tragedy

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Natives' Main Diet

The Sugar Cane King

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Some of Our Friends Who Left

McGee Johnson

Thompkins

Tucker Hawkins

Kel ly

Refior Hofsess Gibson

Buss

M ontecino Zam a

Van Over Stan ley

Gardner Tew

Lowry

Quinn Christopher

Martino Urban

Dempsey Dallas

Fabrizio Martin

Hancock

Reynolds Molder Malan

Krokstrom

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For Discharge

J. A. ALBO 1120 Xinca Court Denver, Colorado

R. E. ASKEW 1436 N. Chester

Pasadena 6, Calif.

A. L. BARNES 7515 Oak Grove St. Citrus Heights, Calif.

0. G. BILLEN 19051 Arminta Reseda, Calif.

M. 0. ANDERSON 2556 Homedale

Klamath Falls, Ore.

C. SADAR 22 M ayor St.

San Narciso, Zambales Phil lppines

K. H. BASEL RR Tf2, Box 215

Omro, W is.

D. L. BLUM 125 S. Clifton Brush, Colo.

N. D. ANDERSON 400 Forest St. Kea rney, N. J .

The Crew

J . K. BAILEY Hammond, Ind.

H. E. BENEDICT RR # 1, Box 1210

Oxnard, Calif.

G. E. BRIGHAM 759 Jennings St. Bronx 59, N. Y.

V . J. AREVALO Box 244

Harrah, Wash.

P. A. BAIRD RR # 2

Columbus, Kansas

H. A. BENNING 1115 Clarence Ave.

Oak Park, Ill.

J . D. BRITTAIN East Flatrock, N. C.

M . A. ASCHBRENNER RR :;;:1

Sumner, Iowa

E. C. BAKER 175 E. Catherine St.

Somerset, Pa.

R. E. BIER P. 0. Box 444

Gilbgrt, Arizona

H. C. BROCK RR ;F4

Lexingto:i, Miss.

K. C. BROOKS 1300 Winfield

Indianapolis, Ind.

G. L. BUSBY Box 838

Pomona, Ca lif.

E. CISNEROS Box 856

Taos, New Mexico

H. J . CUMMINGS RR #1

Silas, Ala.

F. J . BUCHANAN R. D. #1

Harrisvi lie, Pa.

C. W. CASKEY 419 N. 70th St. Seattle, Wash.

P. E. CLABO 405 3rd Ave.

Brainard, Minn.

C. M. CRUM lily, Wis.

L. E. BUCKNER 11004 Dodge

Van Dyke, Mich.

T. L. CASKEY RR # 5, Box 189 Muskogee, Okla.

M. W. CLANCY 216 S. 29th St. Lincoln, Neb.

R. C. DAVIS 28726 Hunt Ave. Hayward, Calif.

J. A . BURKE Box 435

Fort Pierre, N. D.

K. G. CHRISTIAN 910 North St.

New London, Wis.

D. W. CONNELLY 3204 N. 6lsl Omaha, Neb.

0. K. DAVISON 924 Fullerton Ave.

Corona, Calif.

C. F. BURTON Box 543

lucasville, Ohio

T. C. CHRISTIAN 1100 Carmel Blvd.

Zion, Ill .

T. CROFT RR #2, Box 225 Crossville, Ala.

R. D. DeFORD 2243 l Ruby St. Hayward, Cal if.

L. E. DeLANGE 711 7th Ave. West Kalispell, Montana

H. M. FELDMAN 145 Bergen St. Newark, N. J.

l. J. FUSCO 150 Moreland SL Waterbury, Conn.

J. M. GREENE RR #2

Shelby, N. C.

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C. W. DILLING Kings, Ill.

W. P. FISHER 1617 N . Main Decatur, Ill.

R. GARCIA 959-A South Queen St.

Honolulu, Hawaii

W. A. GREEN RR #I

El Dorado, Kansas

W.R. DIXON 4204 S. 11th Phoenix, Ariz.

D. W . FOREMAN Box 212

Sanger, Calif.

R. R. GIERMAN 8181 Cana l St.

Utica, Mich.

C. W. GREVE 41 Second Ave. Garwood, N. J.

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D. H. DONAHUE 96 Exeter

Lawrence, Mass.

J. E. FULLER 1270 W. Davidson

San Bernardino, Calif.

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~ J. D. GLEASON 6339 Atol l Ave. Van Nuys, Calif.

M . R. GRIMSLEY Box 1432

Sioux City, Iowa

P. D. ELLIS 31 s. 14th

Lewisburg, Pa.

E. L. FULPS RR # 2, Box 307

Molla la, Ore.

G. A. GRIFFIN 2835 SE 47th St., Apt. 29

Portland, Ore.

J. J. HAFELFINGER RR #1, Box 131-A

Nevada City, Nevada

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F. H. HAFEMAN 1403 Bismarck St.

Greenbay, Wis.

H. A . HARKLEROAD Imboden, Va.

D. R. HOWELL 218 W. 6th St.

West Frankfort, Ill.

D. JARRETT RR# 1, Box 84

Bassett, Va.

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y D. F. HAIDYS

3393 Humbolt Ave. Detroit, Mich.

M. L. HAY RR #1

Lynnville, Indiana

H. B. HUFF P. 0. Box 575

Strathmore, Calif.

J. R. JENKINS RR #1

Bonaqua, Tenn.

R. W. HAMMETT 4529 Holly Ave. Columbus, Ga.

A. N. HEGNEY 313 Burke Ave. Harvey, N. D.

W. G. HULL 210 S. Jefferson Ave.

Amboy, Ill.

G. E. JURY MCB #9, c /o FPO

San Francisco, Calif.

W. G. HAMMOND RR # 1, Box 160

Middletown, Ohio

C. D. HOGAN 126 13th St.

Washing ton 3, D. C.

C. E. HUNT Lamb, Kentucky

J. J. JONES 2707 Sandy Drive Nashville, Tenn.

G. E. HANNON Sabago lake Rd. Gorham, Maine

R. D. HOMAN Box 51

Mendon, Ill.

E. J . !VICIC Gen. Del .

Shiner, Texas

D. P. KEAN 7515 Ft. Hamilton Pl.

Brooklyn, N. Y.

J. F. KLAY 1 Lilac St.

Monterey, Calif.

R. E. LARIMER 804 W. El Camino Ave. North Sacramento, Cal i f.

J . F. MANN RR #2

Quincy, I l l.

D. M. McKEE 2116 Clinton St.

Lincoln, Neb.

C. l. KNIGHT Laurens, S. C.

W. E. LIETCH 946 Ridgewood Ave.

West Pa lm Beach, Fla.

F. M . MANZANO 1216 N. Li l iha St. Honolulu, Hawaii

R. l. McLAIN P. 0. Box 1299 Savannah, Ga.

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J. M. KOUNTZ 3523 E. 38th

Indianapolis, Ind.

E. R. LLOYD 6406 Jackson Ave.

Hammond, Ind.

E. F. MARTIN 8616 O ld Homestead Dr.

Dallas, Texas

H. F. McLAUGHLIN 2857 N. Normandy

Chicago 34, Ill.

D. R. KUBESH 894 Randoph Ave.

Sr. Paul, Minn.

J. LOVETT 43 Hol lander Boston, Mass.

J. G. MARTIN RR # 2

Westminister, S. C.

M. J. McQUINN Cameron, Mo.

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J. A. KUNKEL 2033 Forester Harrisburg, Pa.

0. W. MAGNESS RD # 2

Mancos, Colo.

J. H. McENTIRE 1130 Everett Ave. Witchi ta, Kansas

J. R. MAXWELL 336 Central St. Cabell, Calif.

W. L. MARR 781 North St.

Pittsfield, Mass.

C. L. NEUMAN 13 1 S. Ridgeroad

Bldg. 2, Sec. C San Francisco, Calif.

R. D. PEITZ 300'12 N. Minnesota St.

New Ulm, M innesota

A. F. PREW 50 South St.

Foxborough, Mass.

A . L. MILLER Dilley, Texas

L. J. NOFZIGER Box 181

Mollala, Ore.

J. R. PERRY 480 N. lmperi;il El Centro, Calif.

W. C. PROTSMAN Arvada, Colo.

R. J. MOORE RR ;;:-4

Fairfield, Ill.

D. A. NOLTING Kingman, Arizona

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R. E. PITCOCK 161 l S. Pierce

Amarillo, Texas

A. E. RALSTON 2512 N. Orkney St. Philadelphia 33, Pa.

F. L. MORRISON 6234 Stanley Ave. San Diego, Calif.

J. D. OSWALD Box 329, RR # 2

Mantee, Miss.

T. PRIETO P. 0 . Box 252 Fowler, Ca lif.

J. J. RAY 27278 Frieda Dr. Hayward, C;ilif.

J. D. MORTENSEN 325 Monroe St. Boonton, N. J .

E. W. PAPKE Hayes Route, Box 93

W::>odland, Wash.

R. D. PRETZER RR # 3, Box 204 Placerville, Calif.

D. R. REISWIG 847-C Federal Ave.

Oxnard, Calif.

A . RICHARDS 1025 Dukes Pkwy.

Manville, N. J.

L. N. ROGE~S RR #2

Middlesex, N. C.

F. J. SCHILLING 9012 N. Market Spokane, Wash.

C. R. SHREFFLER Box 173

Somerset, Pa.

M . J . REYNOLDS Bisbee, Ariz.

R. T. ROSE RR # l, Box 545

Delray Beach, Fla.

C. E. SEVERE 516 S. Rose St. Stuttgart, Ark.

N. L. SI PERL Y Rock Falls, Ill.

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N. I. ROBERTS 29 Maple Ave. Madison, N. J .

E. ROUSSO 1368 32nd St. Seatt le, Wash.

G. L. SHARPSTEEN 77 Grand Trunk Ave.

Battle Creek, Mich.

C. J . SIBURT 20 10th St.

McMechen, W. Va.

M . ROBINSON RR # 1, Box A-B

Aledo, Texas

A. F. RUDKIN I 305 E. Washington Ave.

Toms River, N. J .

R. P. SHERIDAN 414 Wayne Terrace

Union, N. J .

R. L. SMITH 712 Cherokee

Bartlesville, Okla.

R. R. RODEGHIERO 1237 N . Western Ave.

Chicago 22, Ill.

R. l. SARGENT Versailles Plank Rd.

Derby, N . Y.

G. L. SHIELDS RR # 1

Kiowa, Okla.

R. W. S.VilTH 1136 S. Florence Ave.

Spring field, Mo.

M. SOLOMON 7623 Newport Ave.

Norfolk, Va.

E. L. TIPTON RR # 1, Box 160-A

Edna, Texas

S. VEACH 41 38 S. Penn.

Englewood, Colo.

D. L. WIARD 1044 Chelton Ave. Pi ttsburgh 26, Pa.

R. W. STEIN Box 214

Sahaguna, Calif.

D. L. TRUMBO 6040 Eastbrook Ave. Lakewood 11, Calif.

C. VERGEL DE DIOS 1954 Juan Luna Int. #45

Manila, Philippines

R. L. WIESE

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C. R. STODDART De Beque, Colo.

J . F. TYE Bettie, Texas

J~. V. F. WALKER

Hartford, Kansas

G. E. WILLIS South Point, Ohio

C. STRIPLIN 1206 Division St. Texarkana, Ark.

C. D. UPDEGRAFF RD # 1, Box 284

Windber, Pa.

J. WELCH RR # 2, Box 3462 Sacramento, Calif.

D. R. WILLEMS 358 S. Odell Marshall, Mo.

C. L. THOMPSON Box 35

Newtown, Ind.

J. VAN DERHAAR 321 Vista Ave.

Pasadena 8, Cal if.

R. E. WERLING Box 716

Paso Robles, Calif.

P. D. WOOD Trout Lake, Wash.

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R.H. WOODS 9515'12 Parme lee

Los Angeles 2, Ca li f.

R. D. WROUGHTON Nelson, Neb.

D. L. WYATT 390 N. Penn. Salina, Kansas

R. W. ZITTERKOPF 2 1 3 Carney St.

Twin Falls, Idaho

Men Not Pictured

ALLEN, W. F. McCOY, C. R.

BROWNLEE MOORHEAD, A. W.

CARTER, D. W. D. MORROW, L. C.

COLEY, R. F. REESE, M. L.

FULLER, F. D. ROSECRANS, V. R.

FURROW, J. L. SCOTT, D. A.

GOULD, D. M . STOKES, C. A.

HUNT, J. J. VAUGHN, H. A.

LUDWIG, K. D. YANCZEWSKI, S. J.

MARTIN, D. L. YOUNG, M. D.

The Chiefs

G. E. KIMBALL L.B. KOCH •

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W. C. MATHERS W. S. McNURLAN J. H. MILLER

J.P. MOORE T. H. OSWALT A. J. SOUZA

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Usually the message from the C. 0. is used to open the

book, but this is in essence, a farewe ll , so I chose to close. At

the end of a tour and the return home, we bid goodbye to one

another. All that is left to us is a group of memories - our

voyage - the work - the parties - the friends - this book. As you close this book, I hope it is with an air of nostalgia, as I do.

Leaving you all, for me, is done with regret. Never has a group

of men, given so much, for little return. With my best wishes ar.d

deepest regards, and a chapter of our life closes.

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Cruise Book Staff

H. I. WEINBERG

L.B. KOCH

J. J. HAFELFI NGER

H. C. BROCK

E. R. LLOYD

The Man Behind the Camera

RUBIDOUX PRINTING & PHOTO-ENGRAVING CO., RIVERSIDE, CALIF.