Opps, this picture above does not represent any of the USS Des Moines cruises.
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My name is Clair Buckingham and I was on the ship from the shakedown until 1952. I have the 1951-1952 cruise book which is the first one you list and I don't remember any ones for the first two cruises in 1949 and 1950. It was only the latter cruises when someone decided that a book would be nice.
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The 1951 - 1952 Cruise Book
3 Sept 1951-4 Feb 1952 |
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The 1953
Cruise Book |
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The 1955-1956
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The 1957
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The 1958
Cruise Book - 9th Thanks to Jerry Manriquez, FTA3 Fox Div |
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