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Show phibiouns Force, the Gunston Hall has a combined total of eighteen months of operations in Korean waters since the outbreak of hostilities. hos-tilities. Sho began her second tour last July. Included in her activities was the training of UN troops in amphibious am-phibious warfare techniques, lifting lift-ing troops to Korea and the logistic logis-tic support of UN forces at the fighting front. At the outbreak of hostilities, the Gunston Hall sailed from San Diego with Marines bound for Korea. Ko-rea. In September of 1950 she loaded units of the First Marine Division for the amphibious assault as-sault on Inchon. Following the Inchon In-chon landing she participated in the landings " at Wonsan on the East Coast of Korea. Early in 1951 the Gunston Hall, with other units of Task Force 90, took part in the redeployment of United Nations Forces and Korean civilians from 'Inchon. Hews of Interest From Servicemen Springville Man In San Diego From Far East "XtTdIEGO, CALIF., May 27 William A. Nielsen, yoeman second se-cond class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omal Nielsen of Canyon Ave., Springville. arrived here to-dav to-dav aboard' the landing ship dock USS Gunston Hall (LSD 5) which was completing her second tour of duty in the Far East. A unit of the Pacific Fleet Am- |