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Show LAWRENCE BAUMGAERTEL Following mock invasion operations op-erations aboard the attack cargo ship, USS Skagit, Lawrence D. Baumgaertel, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baumgaertel, Baum-gaertel, of Roosevelt, is now enjoying en-joying a brief period of relaxation relax-ation and liberty in a Japanese port. The Skagit participated in the amphibious operations in the Far East under simulated battle conditions. Elements of the 160th Regimental Combat Team of the 40th Infantry Division were landed on beaches under , aerial screening provided by land-based fighter planes from fields close by. The operations were staged through the combined efforts of 'the Army, Navy and Air Force. |