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DECEMBER, 1968 THE MIGHTY _f "Tears still come in my ^^7 } g ^ eyes, and I choke up a little ? .III when 7 net nhnnrd her She 1^^ /| I I /J teas my home for 4 years ^^JlivlLv during WW II." These are the words of former 3rd Class Gunners ^ Mate M elvin "Bubber" >4ii<rnru Creme!! / ^IVvV P U "Bubber" Clinton Plant ^ P ATo. 1 Loom Fixer, returns to Mobile, Ala. each year to join old shipmates for their annual reunion. The if The Alabama earned its first Battle Star in the Gilbert Islands operation in November, | 1943. Her 16-inch guns shelled the Japanese installations on Tarawa, before the Marine \ f assault swept over the bloody atoll. ^ jfiky if Two months later, the Alabama's r$v big guns, with new fuse - settings, again bombarded Japanese positions before a Marine landing. This time, with Tarawa behind them, the naval guns swept Kwajalein flat, and made O the Marines mop up relatively simple. f/jf & if After the Marshall Island Operation, ^ the Alabama took part on far-ranging Asiatic | and Pacific raids, covering carrier attacks and I and bombarding Jap bastions once thought im- \ pregnable. The Alabama sailed with the task J * f Arnoc tViot efriir?l/ T'milr fVin TV^nrionoc nlnu 1 1VI V.UO lliut oil U\-I\ 11 UI\, 111L H1UI 1U11UO, 1 U1UU, Yap and Ulithi. ^ A Star for Hollandia as the Navy covered the brilliant leap-frog- Alabi ging up the New Guinea coast that cut off work Japanese garrisons and opened the road to the \Tn,-ii Philippines. }ohn or I Bonii Phill ^ A Battle Star for the Marianas. Alabama's guns covered the Marine and Army ^ The i assault on Saipan, vital in the forthcoming B-29 raids on Japan, then helped in the Battle whei of Philippine Sea, covered the assault and ing r capture of Guam, and hit again at Palau, Yap attac and Ullthi. Forn Templeton Named Consultant J. B. Templeton, retired V. P. in Charge of Manufacturing, has joined the S. C. Development Board as a technical consultant to the state's textile industry. P. M. Smurthwaite, Administrator of the Techni- 2 cal Service Division, said in his announcement of the w appointment, "We are in- ^^ ueeei ionunaie 10 nave a man of Mr. Templeton's broad experience and knowledge of the industry to associate with us. He will render a great service to his state and industry." T'bo Tpmnlotnn? will rnn. ...r?v tinuo to reside in Clinton at Cathy Lynn, 8. and Jar their 308 W. Walnut Street old on January 17. are the residence. Lydia Plant Carding empl THE CLOTHMAKER "A" - USS ALJ Battleship Alabama, the > pride of all Alabamians, is i now a Shrine in the Mobile Harbor. << T 7-. 10 ...1 T i cctio uniy 10 uufierc l finished boot camp aboard her at Norfolk, Virginia in 1942. It was my good fortune to be on her shakedown cruise in Chesapeake Day and to stay with her all the way. One of the most popular men in the -K\ ; f-Qr?* *-*s/ is ma's next Battle Star was for ir the Western Carolines: coveri ne assault on Palau (where M D. New won the Congressional lonor, posthumously), and raidi as, Yap, and covered the assaults ippines. next Star was for Leyte, e MacArthur returned, and for th< laval battles of Surigao Strait, the ks, and the strikes at northern Lu: aosa. IfildiSti Q. lice Marie, who will be a year daughters of Harold Sanders, oyee. 97rfr2WfwWvTViW?Tvtrv\9fWfyii 1BAMA 2.293 men crew was American League Fireballer, Bob Feller. He was a Chief Specialist." A bit of excitement comes into "Bubber's" voice, when and if you can get him to talk about the Mighty "A." He knows the ALABAMA from stem to stern and her history from Christening to decommissioning. --- : 4 . . . ? *. VC v"- -A / \ \ "I -7* ^ A Star for Ol ing the where the A1 obilian came to stay, Medal withstood the ed the kaze. on the The ninth Sta ; swirl- where, as part Visayas bombarded ta zon and and helped b futility of con Thoughts for a Happy New Year Mend a quarrel Give a soft answer Seek out a forgotten friend Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust Manifest your loyalty in word and deed Forego a grudge Forgive an enemy Apologize if you were wrong Examine your demands on others Think first of someone else Express gratitude Try to understand Go to your place of worship Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. l hese are simple things? but their influence has never been measured. WTSIfiTWfWfiTwrfW^ 5 si m kinawa, abama, part of "the fleet that " supported the invasion, and constant attacks of the Kami r for Japan, of the Third Fleet, the Alabama rgets on the mainland of Japan, ring home to the Japanese the tinued resistance. Plants Decorate At Christmas Large, beautifully lighted Christmas trees have become traditional at the Clinton and Lydia Plants. Each year Mr. Glenn Downs and his men erect large cedars on the lawns for decorations by shop electricians. The trees convey Best Wishes For A Merry Christmas to all employees, their families and friends. Merry Christmas is expressed differently at the Railey Plant ... its spelled out in 4' high lighted letters across the main entrance TT c u...,. nc 11 u 1 1 I 11 il^ u. tJ. 11WV. I U. Photographs cannot capture their beauty. We in vitc you to drive by to see them. 9&R9JWf1vWn9Wwl9W9lvWwiw