Operation SUNAC

Detail and Photos for Cartwright

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  1. Catch of the day - June 1952.
    (L-R) Don Gordon and John Strode.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  2. Unloading equipment from LST-601 at Cartwright - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  3. Military vehicle and local housing - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  4. Unloading cargo from the USN Donner at Cartwright - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  5. Vessel anchored off shore at Cartwright - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  6. Fishing vessels and some homes in the background - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  7. Cargo accumulates on the beach - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  8. Cargo accumulates on the beach - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  9. General scene near the beach area - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  10. Don Gordon standing by a DUK - June 1952.
    The "bilge pump shaft" had broken and I was asked whether I could make one like it. I was later accused of finding a spare part, as opposed to building a replacement.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  11. Don Gordon by a truck at Cartwright - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  12. Unloading LST 601 at Cartwright - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  13. Assorted vessels in the bay - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  14. Unloading cargo on the beach - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  15. Cargo accumulating on the beach area - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.

  16. This is the location where they damaged a great deal of cargo - June 1952.
    Courtesy Don Gordon.


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