Men On “Operation Cool Dip*’
Host Baptist Mission Children]
: By Sig Digree
A segment of the task force here
on Operation Cool Dip”, men
from LST Division 52, paused in
their war games last Sunday to en
tertain the children and supervis
ory heads of the lcoal Baptist Mis
sion on board the three LSTs
stationed here. Dinner was served
followed by a round of entertain
ment that lasted the entire after*
noon.
The children and “House par
ents” were divided into three
groups, and each were taken a
board the USS Summer County,
the USS Rice County and the USS
Lawrence County. These Landing
Ships Tank Navy craft were anch
ored in Women’s Bay, and the chil
dren were transported to them in
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LCVBft provided. They eat down to i
dinner consisting of chicken, cran
berry sauce, whole kernel corn,
potatoes and gravy, apple pie,
mince meat pie, mixed nuts and
many other things which children
relish. As each boarded the ship, a
sailor or marine was assigned as a
“buddy”. He saw to it none wanted
for anything in entertainment.
Following the dinner, the chil
dren were taken on a tour of the
ship, complete from the wheel
house, the 40 mm mounts, sick bay,
and the amphibious vehicles a
board. The latter included 43 Am
phibious tractors, Personnel arm
ored, the latest in this type of war
fare equipment.
Following the tour, they were
shown movies consisting of com
edies and cartoons. To top off the
afternoon’s entertainment, they
were served ice cream and special
ly baked cookies.
The entire entertainment was
furnished from a special fund col
lected among the men of the three
ships.
This is only one of the many
activities of this nature the men
aboard these ships have partici
pated in since their arrival here
October 12. They have engaged in
“Operation Cool Dip” as scheduled,
but in tetween time the men have
been busily working on what
might be called “Operation Fixit”
at the Mission itself. Personnel,
both Marine and Navy, have been
devoting their free time during
liberty hours in assisting the Mis
sion in working on the new garage
and recreation building, overhaul
ing a jeep, doing electrical work,
tidying up the barn and ware
houses, working on the road and
doing odd jobs wherever needed.
“This has done something for
the men,” according to Lt. Nel
son, Chaplain aboard, Who was in
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