The USS Lowndes Sister Ships' Cruise Books

APA119.pdf:10:                                                                                evening the winds started whipping across the channel, and a cold, drizzl­
APA119.pdf:10:                                                                                particularly the men in the foxholes on Tsuken. The day had been calm
APA119.pdf:10:                                                                                times. Already GQ’s were becoming familiar routine. Throughout Friday
APA119.pdf:10:                                   Chapter V                                        Tuesday, night, April 10, was one not soon to be forgotten by any of us,
APA119.pdf:10:                       OKINAWA AND KAMIKAZE                                     and moderately warm, with hazy, scattered clouds overhead. Early in the
APA119.pdf:10:       At this juncture the interior of the Highlands was altered, once again   exploding in a burst of fire; the other plunged into the sea, narrowly
APA119.pdf:10:       By 070C all preliminary activities aboard ship had been completed.       Pacific Fleet in action. The waters surrounding us were dotted with ships
APA119.pdf:10:       It was still dark in the early morning of Tuesday, April 10, when we     the coastal guns hidden on its hillsides. The operation was nothing com­
APA119.pdf:10:       With only four months of sea duty to our credit, already most of us      ing rain commenced. There was no let-up throughout the night.
APA119.pdf:10:  Department functioned smoothly in its task of reconverting essential spaces       It was in this manner that we were introduced to the open air theater
APA119.pdf:10:  Soon the message was received aboard ship that the initial landing had        lowed suit, and their guns thickened the overhead carpet of flak for the
APA119.pdf:10:  as the control boat signaled the message, the first wave singled off in       yet anchored when the call to general quarters blared from the speakers.
APA119.pdf:10:  becoming a receiving unit and hospital for the wounded. The Medical           missing the stern of a nearby ship.
APA119.pdf:10:  been made at 0843.                                                            two approaching Jap planSk One of the Jap airmen spiraled to the island,
APA119.pdf:10:  boats and the LST’s as they cautiously made their way toward the target.      Okinawa opened up with a continuous clatter. The ships in the bay fol­
APA119.pdf:10:  churning rows for the line of departure. From the ship we watched our         In what seemed to be a matter of minutes, the coastal anti-aircraft guns on
APA119.pdf:10:  for stretchers and supplies, capitalizing on its previous experiences at Iwo  of Okinawa. But upon arrival in these waters, the sudden GQ strength­
APA119.pdf:10:  seven all of our boats could be seen circling in their specified areas. Then, rage on the city of Naha and its nearby coastal installations. We were not
APA119.pdf:10: I it tic did we know then the many nautical miles that were yet ahead of us.   not too elated over their victory. Of all the stories that the returning men
APA119.pdf:10: Jima. Shortly before noon the first LCVP arrived alongside with casual­        ened our alertness, and kept us on our toes for the remainder of our stay.
APA119.pdf:10: Our remaining troops had started down the nets into the landing craft;         as far as the eye could see—battleships, crusiers, destroyers, auxiliaries
APA119.pdf:10: flares in the skies, the same thunderous explosions that came from the         neared our anchorage the battle for the capital city of Naha was reaching
APA119.pdf:10: nestled themselves in the Kerama Retto group, temporarily resting at           of great strategic value. Its capture, in terms of warfare, was not very
APA119.pdf:10: seem as though it were re-enacting the early hours of February 19.             first impression that most of us got was that we were watching the entire
APA119.pdf:10: spent receiving the men who had been wounded on Tsuken.                            Thursday night, April 12, we were summoned to general quarters many
APA119.pdf:10: ties, The rest of the afternoon and the greater part of Wednesday were
APA119.pdf:10: trucks, jeeps and weapons were being hoisted into the boats. Shortly after     and scores of smaller craft. The warships were laying a continuous bar­
APA119.pdf:10:( hi the 9th day of April we were close to Okinawa, and our convoy of ships     the greater struggle for the capture of Okinawa. Tsuken was not, perhaps,
APA119.pdf:10:( hir stay at Ulithi, one of the many small atolls in the Western Carolines,    had to tell, the misery they endured during the night of April 10 was the
APA119.pdf:10:(Lilly routine. Prior to this time the briefing sessions had consisted of four  sense, an unsuspected enemy.
APA119.pdf:10:.1 few miles off the eastern coast of Okinawa. The capture of Tsuken was        sense, Tsuken was taken on “bargain day.” The channel that lay between
APA119.pdf:10:The picture at this moment was pretty much the same as on the morning           moved down around the southernmost tip of Okinawa. The plans for our
APA119.pdf:10:Tsuken, which was to come the following morning. Our part in this opera­        relatively small number of men were lost. Of the troops that stormed the
APA119.pdf:10:anchor in Aka Kaikyo. During this interval some of our troops and their         costly. Early assumptions proved correct; the battle was short-lived. Our
APA119.pdf:10:battlewagons lying close off the shores of Okinawa—all made this morning        its full pitch. The bay was a sight that will not easily be forgotten. The
APA119.pdf:10:bombardment of Okinawa by ships that could only be seen when the                the casualties and talked with them, formed our own opinions as to the cost
APA119.pdf:10:broken out, the target was unveiled, and briefings became a part of our         adjustment to the cold, rainy nights, a most difficult handicap, and in a
APA119.pdf:10:different operational plans, each of which specified a target in the Ryukyus.       The battle for Tsuken Shima was almost completely overshadowed by
APA119.pdf:10:equipment were transferred to LST’s in preparation for the invasion of          flag flew over the island two days after the initial landings, and only a
APA119.pdf:10:flashes of their guns lighted up the surroundings. At short intervals the       of the capture, in terms of human suffering. For the wounded, for those
APA119.pdf:10:leaving Ulithi, maps and models of the little island of Tsuken Shima were       months in the tropical climates of the New Hebrides, and found the sudden
APA119.pdf:10:lifted anchor and proceeded to the target. On the way we watched the            parable to bloody Iwo Jima, Saipan or Guam. But most of us who saw
APA119.pdf:10:of February 19 at Iwo Jima. The same smell of gunpowder, the same               arrival seemed to fit in well with those of the Japanese air force. As we
APA119.pdf:10:pail we were to play in the invasion of the Ryukyu Islands. Soon after          wasn’t fit for a Jap.” A majority of the troops had spent a great many
APA119.pdf:10:skies were brightened with huge flares floating over the island, during         who did not return, and their families, the price was pretty high.
APA119.pdf:10:supplies. It was not generally known at this time on shipboard just what        worst night they had spent in foxholes. As one soldier stated, “That night
APA119.pdf:10:the sole responsibility of the troops we carried.                               its shoreline and Okinawa could be used at our own discretion, free from
APA119.pdf:10:thought that we had pretty well covered the greater portion of the Pacific.         Wednesday night, April 11, our troops returned to the ship, appearing
APA119.pdf:10:tion was to make a one-ship assault landing on the tiny island located but      island, there were about 25 killed and 75 to 100 wounded. In a military
APA119.pdf:10:was for only one day- just long enough to take aboard a few additional          most outstanding. Our own Beach Party similarly agreed that it was the
APA119.pdf:10:which time the jagged coastline of Okinawa could be seen in the distance.           On the morning of April 12 we slipped out of the Tsuken area and
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              April 16, when we left Okinawa. It is officially recorded that on this date
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              attack on the bay area in the waters off Naha. We missed the main portion
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              had previously been our anchorage. Several days later, we learned that
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              of that raid by only a few hours. Our third taste of good fortune came on
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              shot down, and it was during this attack that the U.S.S. Tennessee was
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              the greatest enemy raid of the Okinawa campaign struck the bay area that
APA119.pdf:11:                                                                              when Jap planes struck that area. Thirty-five of the enemy airmen were
APA119.pdf:11:     Monday morning, April 16, we again found ourselves in a bedlam of
APA119.pdf:11:     Most of us will agree that the evening of Sunday, April 15, brought      our fleet plus the army’s coastal batteries, had had a “field day” at the
APA119.pdf:11:     Shortly after dark the Japs returned. Again all of the ships in the
APA119.pdf:11:     We learned hitet how fortunate we had been during our week’s stay at
APA119.pdf:11: In only a few short moments the Jap came spiraling downward, leaving
APA119.pdf:11: We were underway at 0900, and by 0915 were again rushing to our respec­
APA119.pdf:11: Within thirty minutes the troops were off to join the battle for Okinawa.
APA119.pdf:11: his advantage, and slowly he squirmed away. It was a few minutes after
APA119.pdf:11: into the sea. It was almost seven o’clock when suddenly the dismal gong
APA119.pdf:11: long silver and gold streaks across the clouds, and great fingers of light
APA119.pdf:11: ning one of the planes in a great crossbeam. His extreme altitude was to
APA119.pdf:11: shows that could be witnessed. The day had been routinely the same as
APA119.pdf:11: this splurge of activity, many of us will recall, that a shell landed on our
APA119.pdf:11: tive battle stations. As we cruised out of the harbor, we saw some of the
APA119.pdf:11:( Okinawa loosed its guns on the approaching enemy aircraft. Battleships,
APA119.pdf:11:2200, again from 2300 until 0100, our last call coming in the wee hours of
APA119.pdf:11:Saturday morning. The strange quietness that settled over the ship all day    damaged. Our arrival at Okinawa was in the wake of another kamakaze
APA119.pdf:11:Saturday was a little uncomfortable. Expecting GQ’s became almost as
APA119.pdf:11:The next report was : “Bogies at 35 miles.” A few minutes later, “Bogies
APA119.pdf:11:action. The holds were emptied and the cargo was hoisted into the boats.
APA119.pdf:11:after well deck. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
APA119.pdf:11:aircraft sent him spinning like a pinioned bird. He crashed on the beach,
APA119.pdf:11:al 15 miles.” Then, in a more assuring voice, “Enemy planes approaching
APA119.pdf:11:and the setting sun burned the horizon into many shades of gold as it sank
APA119.pdf:11:arduous as the real thing. Only the distant guns hammering at the Jap
APA119.pdf:11:before the report came over the phones that “bogies” were in the vicinity.
APA119.pdf:11:behind him a streak of fire. The third plane was last seen scampering
APA119.pdf:11:bombers and suicide planes, keeping us at our battle stations from 1900 to
APA119.pdf:11:braved the great cloud of flak, but soon was smoking and losing altitude.
APA119.pdf:11:church in the open air on the boat deck, with a few dutiful hours spent
APA119.pdf:11:cruisers, destroyers, APA’s, AKA’s, LST’s and LCI’s in great numbers
APA119.pdf:11:filled the day with suspense. That night, however, the Japs sent over many    Okinawa. We had been underway from Tsuken Shima only a short time
APA119.pdf:11:harbor welcomed the enemy with a tremendous barrage. Tracers drew
APA119.pdf:11:immediately disintegrating in a cloud of fire and smoke. The second plane
APA119.pdf:11:lines on Okinawa could be heard. Not until Sunday morning was this
APA119.pdf:11:llr, causing a hngr geyser like spray in the water. Forward of the ship
APA119.pdf:11:many that we had previously spent outside of combat areas—clear skies,
APA119.pdf:11:of GQ sent us scurrying to our battle stations. Several minutes elapsed
APA119.pdf:11:of tracers. One of the planes suddenly turned toward the bay area. Anti­
APA119.pdf:11:oh the port quarter at five miles.” In a few seconds the coastline of
APA119.pdf:11:picking up the loose strands of routine work. The evening was very calm,
APA119.pdf:11:plane . coming in for the attack. A lone Jap bomber was shot out of the
APA119.pdf:11:played on the skies. Finally the lights converged directly overhead, pin­
APA119.pdf:11:sent up a concentrated fire of anti-aircraft that lighted the skies with
APA119.pdf:11:silence broken, when our battle stations were manned for only 30 minutes.
APA119.pdf:11:thousands of streaks of fire, puffs of black smoke and the bright red lines
APA119.pdf:11:through the clouds over Okinawa, with two of our fighters on his tail.
APA119.pdf:11:tilings were relatively quiet, but our expectancy of momentary attacks
APA119.pdf:11:we saw one of mn fighters blast a Nip out of the skies.
APA119.pdf:11:with it, in addition to a beautiful sunset, one of the most spectacular air   expense of the Japanese air force.
APA119.pdf:12:                                                                                  Grande Island, at the mouth of Subic Bay, was our recreation island,
APA119.pdf:12:                                                                              Highlands there were smiles, whoops and singing. The war was over!
APA119.pdf:12:                                                                              Subic Bay.
APA119.pdf:12:                                                                              and boasted a “swimming hole” that was the best we had visited. Baseball
APA119.pdf:12:                                                                              jutting slantwise from the water, hardly beginning to rust, so recent was
APA119.pdf:12:                                                                              the Navy had provided to keep the bluejackets from getting stale on the
APA119.pdf:12:                                 Chapter VI
APA119.pdf:12:                       SEVEN THOUSAND ISLANDS                                 fields, horseshoe pits and basketball courts were also part of the facilities
APA119.pdf:12:     Within 25 hours after reaching Saipan we had shifted our casualties to   job. All was quiet on Subic Bay, but not far to the north, thousands of
APA119.pdf:12:    A day’s voyage to the north brought us to the island of Guam, where       anchorage lay off the fifth largest Philippine city, Iloilo, where we made
APA119.pdf:12:    Our own ship looked none too fresh after some 25,000 miles of sea-        their death. These wrecked hulks were but hints of the wreckage we were
APA119.pdf:12:    Such was life in Ulithi, and Mogmog Island was one of the reasons we
APA119.pdf:12:  ightcd the signal light on “The Rock”—the famed island sentinel of          plans for the invasion of Japan. On August 7, the ship’s newspaper pub­
APA119.pdf:12: Manila Bay where Lieutenant General Wainwright (now General) had             lished an “Extra” announcing the new, devastating atomic bomb. More
APA119.pdf:12: Mindanao Sea and then turned north through the Sulu Sea toward our           Division, we embarked the 40th Division. It was during this training
APA119.pdf:12:< oi iri’idor ii . nickname. A few hours later we entered Subic Bay, a small  second atomic bomb hit Nagasaki, and the beaten Japs offered a conditional
APA119.pdf:12:Hundreds of fighting ships were there—carriers, battlewagons, cruisers,       mighty Corregidor, we entered the huge shallow harbor of Manila Bay,
APA119.pdf:12:There we had our liberties—a small ration of beer, perhaps a baseball game
APA119.pdf:12:Ulithi in the West Caroline Islands. On April 23, 1945, the Highlands         flash of bombs and light-streaks of tracer-bullets as the fighting continued
APA119.pdf:12:almost a thousand ships—and room for more if occasion demanded.               June 13, when we left on a strictly sight-seeing trip. Passing close by
APA119.pdf:12:carrier, U.S.S. Bunker Hill, battered and burned by two suicide plane hits    had occurred only a few months before. Scores of ships rested on the mud
APA119.pdf:12:crews, ready to hurl their power against the Jap. There we saw the mighty     from the battle for Manila were still fresh, for the American reoccupation
APA119.pdf:12:deserved rest in the Puget Sound Navy Yard.                                   —some showing a whole superstructure, others a few masts or a fantail
APA119.pdf:12:destination. At 0420, in the darkness of the early morning of May 31, we      exercise that a quick succession of history-making events changed our
APA119.pdf:12:destroyers—some bruised from battle, others with fresh paint and untried      dropping our anchor a scant 7j^ fathoms into the soft mud bottom. Scars
APA119.pdf:12:dropped anchor in San Pedro Bay in Leyte. After a 2-day pause there we         —the landing on the Japanese homeland. We were indeed to take part in
APA119.pdf:12:finally surrendered in those bitter early months of the war. Gray daylight    “Extras” followed in rapid succession and the tense expectancy of
APA119.pdf:12:floor for tropical shells and colorful bits of coral.                         of a city demolished by war, we returned for another week in peaceful
APA119.pdf:12:four feet. Rather than swim, many of us searched the beaches and ocean        with souvenirs bought at inflation prices, and impressed by our first view
APA119.pdf:12:had a scenic voyage through the Philippine Islands, with the rugged beauty    that invasion, but under much more comfortable circumstances than we
APA119.pdf:12:in the burning heat of the sun, and an unsatisfying wade in the luke-warm         Each man had two days’ liberty in Manila, which was more than
APA119.pdf:12:ing some of our landing- craft before turning westward again. On May 27,      retreating Japs and its dirty, busy markets, bamboo houses, thatched-
APA119.pdf:12:inside that sheltering circle of tiny coral islands were planned berths for       A four-day recess from our monotonous rest in Subic Bay began on
APA119.pdf:12:mu headquarter* for almost a month.                                           trims of surrender was announced from Washington, D. C. Aboard the
APA119.pdf:12:new over-all coat of dark blue-gray. In our 29 days at Ulithi, we found       She was a burnt, ruined, smelly mass of rubbish. Some of her beautiful
APA119.pdf:12:niche m the base of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon Island. This was to be          surrender. Finally, on the morning of August 15, official agreement on the
APA119.pdf:12:north of Okinawa, and soon to be on her way for repairs and a well-           bottom of the bay, and over 200 of these still protruded above the surface
APA119.pdf:12:northern part of Surigao Strait and past Kanaoayang Point, we finally             Yes, we were training again—this time for the biggest invasion of all
APA119.pdf:12:of the islands frequently rising on both sides of us as we traversed the      then anticipated. After three weeks of landing rehearsals with the 81st
APA119.pdf:12:other atolls, Ulithi is a microscopic dot on the map of the vast Pacific, but
APA119.pdf:12:passed through Mugai Channel and into the great Ulithi Harbor. Like           around the clock.
APA119.pdf:12:proved to be as unlike a paradise as its unromantic name—Mogmog Island.       exteriors.
APA119.pdf:12:revealed the sharp outlines and the bare, featureless cliffs that had given   impending peace gripped the entire ship as the Russians declared war, a
APA119.pdf:12:tains, constantly overhung with rain-soaked mist and clouds. Through the      recesses in our training program.
APA119.pdf:12:take the A PA-119 to a new front in the Pacific War—the 7,000 islands of      ing in various parts of the islands in or near such tongue-twisters as Hinu-
APA119.pdf:12:that it was anything but the tropical paradise portrayed in Stateside pic­    federal and civic government buildings were unrecognizable piles of scrap
APA119.pdf:12:the Philippines.                                                              nangan Bay, Silago Cove Roads, Diut Point and Iloilo Strait. The latter
APA119.pdf:12:the beach and were headed again for the tropics—this time for the atoll of    Japs were still resisting on Northern Luzon. At night we could see the
APA119.pdf:12:travel, so at Ulithi we buried the old three-tone camouflage design under a   to see in Manila itself. The “Pearl of the Orient” was no longer a pearl.
APA119.pdf:12:ture magazines. The one flat bit of coral that was set aside for recreation   —the rest were burnt-out shells with blackened insides and shell-scarred
APA119.pdf:12:waters of the restricted swimming area, where the maximum depth was           enough to see the wreckage of that once beautiful capital. Then, loaded
APA119.pdf:12:we had our first view of the Philippines—rugged, verdant hills and moun­      roofed ox-carts, and native night-clubs became familar sights during brief
APA119.pdf:12:we lay to in the lee of Orote Peninsula for four and a half hours exchang­    frequent visits. This friendly city was less battered than Manila by the
APA119.pdf:12:were glad to leave the great coral-rimmed harbor with orders that would           During the next two months we saw much of the Philippines, anchor­
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                                Ln route to our anchorage we passed the might of our sea-power,
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                                Practically everyone on shipboard crowded the weather decks. Every
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                                Previous rumor had made the rounds of the ship to the effect that not
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                               The morning was quiet, but the very thought of our being in the famed
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                           But over most of them flew our national colors. Ahead of us, in the
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          At 0852 the sight-seeing was temporarily interrupted, and all hands were
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          Here and there Japanese civilians could be seen watching our convoy as
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          Tn many respects the scenes that surrounded us that morning were similar
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          available pair of binoculars was in use, each trained on different objectives
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          during the young hours of this morning, planes hovered closely over the
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          edges of a defeated empire rose steadily into the indistinct, far-eastern
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          empire. It had no oriental guise as most of us had expected it to have.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          enemy harbor added to the effectiveness of the penetrating breeze. The
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          expanse of Tokyo Bay, scattered hulls of demolished Jap vessels could be
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          eye, there was nothing unusual about the semblance of the one-proud
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          foliage drifting with the gullies to the sea, and low irregular hills covered
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          great fleet that lay at anchor in the bay.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          homes, small villages, and rows of barracks, sprawled out over the valleys.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          of the bay.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          on the shores of Tokyo Bay. In all outward appearances with the naked
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          one iota of alertness was to be wasted during our entrance into Tokyo Bay.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          part in the last triumphant “invasion” of enemy territory, made our
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          revetments poked their rugged features out of the small island fortresses.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          seen, with their charred and battered bows protruding out of the sea. All
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          sharply into the sea, huge coves being rushed by the surf, bright green
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          stomachs tingle with excitement.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          sudden realization that we were actually there, and that we were taking
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          summoned to their battle stations.
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          to those we might see along our own west coast—sharp islets declining
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          we cruised through their own waters. Partially concealed, heavy concrete
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          with grass and trees. Along the shores and further inland were modern
APA119.pdf:13:                                                                          « m ir mb let I on id I sides of our column of ships. To our starboard side,
APA119.pdf:13:    After the first flush of excitement had faded we began to wonder what                                    Chapter VII
APA119.pdf:13:    At 0949, August 27, 1945, the U.S.S. Highlands hoisted her anchor          A chill breeze whipped across the mouth of Tokyo Bay as our convey
APA119.pdf:13:    Day and night, bulging cargo nets swung deep into our holds. Heavy-   skies. Soldiers and sailors, lining the decks of the Highlands since the
APA119.pdf:13:August 25. But to the north a raging typhoon forced us to turn back at    “So that’s Tcjo-land. Looks kinda quiet.” It did seem strange, our sailing
APA119.pdf:13:Bay, Luzon, where other assault transports were already assembling, pre­
APA119.pdf:13:Next stop—Tokyo Bay.                                                      laden ships, and at 0736 the Highlands pointed her bow into the channel
APA119.pdf:13:and steamed northward. There were no more false starts. We were on        took form for its long procession into the one-time great base of the Jap­
APA119.pdf:13:duty trucks swayed over number five hatch and then were gently lowered    crack of dawn, each commented on the quietness that seemed to have
APA119.pdf:13:immediate changes peace would bring to the Highlands. The war was
APA119.pdf:13:midnight that night and we sought refuge among familiar surroundings—     into Japan’s front door with no guns barking, no smoke billowing from the
APA119.pdf:13:our former anchorage in Subic Bay.                                        objective.
APA119.pdf:13:our way to participate in the greatest and final chapter of Word War II.  anese Imperial Fleet. We were in the center of a ten-mile column of troop­
APA119.pdf:13:over, but peace would mean new assignments to replace the missions of                                 THE TOKYO EXPRESS
APA119.pdf:13:paring to carry troops of the battle-hardened 1st Cavalry in the final,        Our first glimpse of the Japanese mainland was at 0530, Sunday morn­
APA119.pdf:13:to their assigned parking spaces two decks below. Fully loaded with fuel, settled over the island. Some said, “Here it is. After all this time, here it
APA119.pdf:13:triumphant invasion of Japan.                                             ing, September 2. Stretched across the gray horizon the black, jagged
APA119.pdf:13:troops and cargo, the entire convoy moved northward toward Japan on       is right before our eyes.” Some of the troops said with less enthusiasm,
APA119.pdf:13:war. We hadn’t long to wait. On August 21, we headed for Batangas
APA119.pdf:14:     At 0735, Monday morning, September 3, a Jap pilot, G. Yamamasu,
APA119.pdf:14:     The war was officially over, but for the Highlands and the string of     “duration.” Perhaps there would still be many small jobs for us to do
APA119.pdf:14:    At 1037 the Highlands dropped her anchor in Tokyo Bay, a short            ourselves once again making preparations for sea. Through the speakers
APA119.pdf:14:    Speckling the skies were many patrol planes, some hovering closely •       chugging out to meet us, to help nose the Highlands into her berth.
APA119.pdf:14: lima and Okinawa, so it was on V-J Day. Davit crews were called to            Highlands had completed her wartime tasks, and had done them well.
APA119.pdf:14:APA’s before her, the day’s work was just beginning. As it was at Iwo         before walking through the open door at home, but for the most part the
APA119.pdf:14:At that moment word that a real Japanese was on shipboard spread
APA119.pdf:14:M issouri. At that moment dignitaries from many lands were gathered on         typical Japanese fashion, with a low, gracious bow. Shortly we were
APA119.pdf:14:Many ships were still on the ways in the shipyards, with huge cranes           Bay on Thanksgiving Day”; at least now we felt it safe to rule out the
APA119.pdf:14:aM ended the gangway and was escorted to the Captain on the bridge.
APA119.pdf:14:after cruising beneath the Golden Gate Bridge we had reached the final        down all boats,” and at 1437 the Highlands was looking back on the great
APA119.pdf:14:an impressive air spectacle, as a finale to the war, focused itself on the    ruin. This led us to believe that our airmen had been quite careful in their
APA119.pdf:14:and victorious formations—Wildcats, Hellcats and Avengers; and as if to       tomary assembly of native inhabitants meandering about the port. From
APA119.pdf:14:ashore. At 1350 the first of our occupation troops went down the nets         and fighting ship, was now behind us all. On the distant horizon, pressing
APA119.pdf:14:beautiful citv of oriental design and the strength of Japan’s great indus­    the mouth of Tokyo Bay, we felt with more assurance that now, at last,
APA119.pdf:14:bulky letters, “THREE CHEERS, U. S. NAVY.”                                     we had left behind, and the war that at long last, had now reached its
APA119.pdf:14:continued hi* ascent in complete ignorance of anything else other than
APA119.pdf:14:delay in the task of debarking troops; the boatmen were retired from their    and peace.
APA119.pdf:14:distance from the shipyard city of Yokohama. Nine months and ten days         the boatswain’s pipe played the shrill prelude to the familiar chant, “Gripe
APA119.pdf:14:ettes of the long-winged Superforts. Suddenly the tempo quickened and         about the immediate vicinity, but none of the warehouses were in complete
APA119.pdf:14:evidence of the wrath of war. Yokohama lay on the shoreline, once a           many ports since being in the Pacific, but this day, as we cruised out of
APA119.pdf:14:further impress the Japs wtih our power, more squadrons of Superfort­         the decks of the Highlands, no Japanese could be seen—evidence that the
APA119.pdf:14:had scaled the walls of a charred building and inscribed on its side in huge,  that afternoon to look back on the job that we had finished, the men that
APA119.pdf:14:hanging at anchor in the bay.                                                     Our sojourn in Tokyo Bay was scarcely two days old when we found
APA119.pdf:14:hanging grotesquely over them. In one small way, we could visualize the       old slogan, “The Golden Gate in ’48.” To visualize home was only a
APA119.pdf:14:her decks, and General Douglas MacArthur was signing the historic docu­        underway, slowly maneuvering into our docking area in the Japanese port.
APA119.pdf:14:horizon. It was as if a tender of beehives had suddenly liberated his entire  distribution of bombs, making certain that their strikes covered only the
APA119.pdf:14:ing , particularly his wide-eyed audience on the main-deck below, and
APA119.pdf:14:into the waiting “P” boats, and were carried to the docks. There was no       against the clouds, stood Mount Fujiyama, the symbol of Japan in war
APA119.pdf:14:ment officially pronouncing victory over the Japanese empire.                  As we moved through the second breakwater, many small Jap tugs came
APA119.pdf:14:nestled among many destroyers and cruisers, was the massive U.S.S.             the steep ladders. As he reached the bridge, he greeted our Captain in
APA119.pdf:14:now stand ghostly empty and converted into black, desolate structures,        this same rumor, that we had heard over and over again since the early
APA119.pdf:14:objective, as part of the “Tokyo Express.” Now before us was further          bay, and the dying embers of World War II. We had been in and out of
APA119.pdf:14:over the sea, others scanning the inland hills at greater heights. Overhead    Particularly noticeable, as we nudged against pier No. 5, was the excellent
APA119.pdf:14:port-city of Yokohama as a share of our revenge for Manila. Although           matter of closing the eyes and shutting out of the mind the constant
APA119.pdf:14:rapidly, and both the Army and Navy seemed interested in getting a close­
APA119.pdf:14:repeated trips at 1500.
APA119.pdf:14:resses roared triumphantly through the skies. All eyes were turned heaven­    occupation troops had made a quick job of evacuating the civilian populace
APA119.pdf:14:smoke-stacks lined the bay area, amid rubble and piles of wreckage.           easier to believe, and sounded quite possible. Some said, “San Francisco
APA119.pdf:14:swarm. Hundreds of planes winged their way over the harbor in proud           industrial area. Strange, too, was the fact that we did not see the cus­
APA119.pdf:14:the (limition But our pilot-to-be seemed little interested in his surround­
APA119.pdf:14:the occupation of Japan had only just begun, some irrepressible Yankee        beating of the sea against the side of the ship. And it was equally as easy
APA119.pdf:14:their davits, and the boat crews clambored into their boats. Tokyo Bay         Back of us, in the spray of our wake, lay the sullen outline of a ruthless,
APA119.pdf:14:their inwards hanging limp and burned. Factories, cranes and towering         days of Iwo Jima, contained more authenticity than ever before. It was
APA119.pdf:14:they roamed at random, scattered squadrons of fighters and huge silhou­       condition of the docks. A few piles of rubble could be seen scattered
APA119.pdf:14:tion to the B-29’s. Buildings that withstood the pounding from the air,       that afternoon was music in our ears. Now, for some reason or other,
APA119.pdf:14:trial force. But the grace of this city had been changed since its introduc­  we could go home. The “scuttlebutt” that made the rounds of the ship
APA119.pdf:14:up view of (he native Japanese, even though the war was one day over
APA119.pdf:14:ward as our great armada curtained the clouds over a victorious fleet         out of the port area.
APA119.pdf:14:was no exception—again it was the job of the Highlands to put troops          but defeated empire. What had been the objective of every fighting man
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       August, Roy J.              Curtis, William L.    Fuller, Carlton H.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Bacciocco, William L.       Cutler, Jerel T.      Furtwengler,
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Balbin, Simplicion M.       Dennison, Robert J.   Gardner, Charle H.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Baresich, Frank J.          Dine, George          Gardner, James S.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Bennett, Morris E.          Dong, William Q.      Gautier, Everett A.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Bllben, Winfield S.         Doyle, Lawrence K.    Geffen, Julius J.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Boehm, George A.            Edep, Tobias          Giles, Robert B.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Burish, John P.             England, Don G.       Gordon, Douglas J.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                       Byrd, Phillip 0.            Evans, William Jr.    Gray, Alan M.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Adam, Glen A.                Call ip o, Eugene     Evatt, Cecil E.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Akins, John, Jr.             Carroll, Robert G.    Farley, Homer M.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Alamia, Andrew V.            Carter, Everette J.   Femons, Earl L.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Alger, Richard A.            Carter, Henry L.      Fennessy, John
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Anderson, Nelson             Cavender, Jesse C.    Flynn, Robert G.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Anderson, Sheridan R.        Chamness, Earle Jr.   Forsythe, John E.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Arellanes, Venancio          Clark, Garland R.     Fox, Thomas
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                      Ariail, Elmer C.             Clyne, Giles W.       Foxworthy, Paul V.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                                                                     * Wounded In act loir      f MImmIiik in action.
APA119.pdf:15:                                                      H. S. Hawkins (usmcr)....2nd Lt.
APA119.pdf:15:                                        Transferred                                                    Bid, ter ley, Robert L.     Downing, Marion E.    Gee, Walter F.
APA119.pdf:15:                                      OFFICERS                                                                                 ENLISTED PERSONNEL
APA119.pdf:15:          J. LICKWAR, Lt.Comdr.                                Executive Officer                      Africa, Baltazar M.          Carpenter, Duane M    Fairley, Joseph
APA119.pdf:15:          M. TOAL, Commander....                   ......... Commanding Officer                       Adcox, Dee N.               ♦Carona, Robert A.     Evilsizer, Carl E.
APA119.pdf:15:  M. J. Garber..—                     Lt.(jg)         S. J. Trnka                              APC     Brummett, Edward H.         Ellwood, Harold S.    Goldberg, Carl
APA119.pdf:15:  R. IL Mitchell                      Lt.(jg)                                                          Bryant, Thomas R.           Engberg, Leonard D.   Garden, Donald
APA119.pdf:15:  |. C. Frudenfeld                     ..Lieut.       L. Hill                         Chf.Bos’n.       Bombard, Howard C.          Edinger, Clarence E.  Gillespie, John R.
APA119.pdf:15: A. D. McCarrens                      Lt.(jg)         R. W. Stanley                   Chf.Mach.      * Baize, James E.             Dearing, James        Gaehle, Nelson J.
APA119.pdf:15: A. P. McMahan                           Lieut.       J. P. McCollough ...                      Ens.
APA119.pdf:15: C. C. Hulslander                        Lieut.     *J. M. Lee      ........................... Ens.  Ashmore, Aubert L.           Comparato, Andrew     Fritzsche, Leroy E.
APA119.pdf:15: C. E. Jordan                            Lieut.       W. R. Riggs                               Ens.  Armstrong, John W.           Cole, Bennie         fFrantz, Samule W.
APA119.pdf:15: E. C. Rauh.......... .               Lt.(jg)         R. A. Mendenhall             Chf.Pharm.          Bacha, John J.              Dauria, Frank P.           Laverne G. R.
APA119.pdf:15: F. J. Boland                 —Lt.Comdr.              L. B. Callies                      -Lt.(jg)     Alves, Henry V.              Carter, John C.       Fields, Harry
APA119.pdf:15: F. L. Lees                           Lt.(jg)         W. M. Berry (usmcr)                   2nd Lt.
APA119.pdf:15: G. D. Lyon                           Captain         E. J. Smith                           Lt.(jg)    Blair, Lacy                 Dubick, Michael F.    Gerard, Mil ton L.
APA119.pdf:15: H. A. Kugelman                       Lt.(jg)         J. F. Kostelac                 Electrician       Baker, Frank O., Jr.        DeLuca, Michael J.    Gales, Alan T.
APA119.pdf:15: H. T. Stoddard                -Lt.Comdr.            A. C. Kolb                                 Ens.  Anderson, Celias J.          Casady, Russell P.    Fishburn, Harry E.
APA119.pdf:15: H. W. Gustin        —........... —Lieut.             J. E. Howell                              Ens.  Andrews, James E.            Chester, Floyd C.     Foster, Shedrich
APA119.pdf:15: J. B. Hovey...................          Lieut.       R. W. Bovee............. .............. Ens.    Angele, Otto C.              Chavez, Ernest B.     Forrester, George M.
APA119.pdf:15: J. C. Pigg                           Lt.(jg)         L. C. Herrell                    Carpenter       Baker, Norman J.            Denney, Donald K.     Garcia, Joe B.
APA119.pdf:15: J. J. Brooks..-                      Lt.(jg)         H. R. Porter              ...... Carpenter       Brooks, Lawrence G.         Elliott, Carl R.      Gober, Jesse L.
APA119.pdf:15: J. J. Stachnick, Jr                ..Lt.(jg)         J. B. Monico                     Pay Clerk       Barnes, Clayton L.          Dingle, James W.      Gardner, Chester W.
APA119.pdf:15: J. W. Sinclair—             ........... Lieut.       J. Alexander                              Ens.
APA119.pdf:15: L. H. Wolfe                          Lt.(jg)         F. C. Cameron....Acting Pay Clerk
APA119.pdf:15: M. D. Stevens                 -Lt.Comdr.             F. L. Schaffer                           .Ens.  Anderson, May W.            ♦Castile, Willis T.    Flowers, Carl
APA119.pdf:15: M. E. Vlcek                          Lt.(jg)         A. G. Nickel                            Bos’n.   Baugh, Joe E.               Dollar, Lawrence F.   Garza, Juan
APA119.pdf:15: R. C. Hathaway                          Lieut.       C. A. Miller                             .Ens.  Archer, Harry W.             Chittum, Eugene E.    Fox, Earlie
APA119.pdf:15: R. S. Mazlish                           Lieut.       J. E. Sandford                            Ens.  Asonewich, Joseph S.         Crail, Earl A.        Frye, Robert L.
APA119.pdf:15: W. H. Behrens                   Lt.Comdr.            G. R. Bolton                           Ensign    Blankenship, Albert Y.      Duke, Charles D.      Gilboe, Kenneth L.
APA119.pdf:15: W. H. Glass                     Lt.Comdr.            M. R. Reinschreiber                  Lt.(jg)
APA119.pdf:15: W. L. Fogg                    -Lt.Comdr.            J. H. Lersch                               Ens.  Anderson, John C.            Casey, Edward S.      Fleeks, Shedrich
APA119.pdf:15: W. W. Brashear            ......... _Lt.(jg)         W. A. McDonough                     ...Pharm.    Bozzo, Charles J.           Eidson, Gorman C.     Gilliam, George E.
APA119.pdf:15: s W. Fuell             ............. Lt.(jg)                                                          Bushl, Michael              Erving, LeRoy         Graham, Alvin J.
APA119.pdf:15:*P. V. Ford                      Lt.Comdr.                                                             Blythe, Robert D.           Duke, Harlan A.       Gilbon, Charles W.
APA119.pdf:15:*W. H. A. Habekoss                       Lieut.       R. J. Greensfelder                        Ens.  Andrews, Ellsworth G.        Chavez, George O.     Fournier, Edmund M.
APA119.pdf:15:♦ Beach Party.                                                                                         llyerly, Elbert II.         Evans, Robert T.      Graham, Harrison L.
APA119.pdf:15:♦J. E. Johnson                        Lt.(jg)         E. J. Gibbs, Jr                           Ens.   Audsley, Joseph F.          Croker, James J.      Fulcomer, Alvin D.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                M iiHiinl.e, James A.    Panusis, Fred F.      Read, Francis J.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                M inchow, Mark L.        Norwood, Columbus     Phipps, Joseph C.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Marin, Patrick A.        Opitz, John P.             Wilmer P. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Meyer, Donald R.         Nettles, Robert G.    Peterson, John A.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mezori, Eugene V.        Newhouse, Robert M.   Peterson, Richard H.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Miller, Burl             Newman, Robert V.     Peterson, Wylam F.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Miller, Clark F.         Newton, Eb.           Petrone, Felix A.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Miller, Joseph R.        Nicholas, LeRoy S.    Pettys, Myron G.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Miller, William R.       Niemisto, William R.  Pfeil, Richard D.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Milligan, Harold R.      Nix, Audy E.          Phelps, Thomas E. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mills, David H.          Norden, Warren C.     Phillips, John H.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Miloradovich, Michael    Nixon, Bruce L.       Phibbs, Francis “X”
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mims, Lonnie J.          Norris, Richard “C”   Phillips, Victor B. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Miner, Thomas C.         Norwood, Johnny W.    Pickett, John E.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mitchell, Earl Jr.       Noyes, Howard K.      Pitzen, Ervin J.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mitchell, Robert L.      Oakes, Paul F.        Pizzolato, Vincent J.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Moerbe, Wallace W.       Oakes, W'ilbur        Plambeck, Carroll A.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Moerbe, Wilber W.        Obermiller, John G.   Polk, Kenneth L.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Montague, Billie F.      Oelschlager, Don L.   Plummer, Richard W.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Montgomery, William S. Oggero, John W.         Pollard, Commie C.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Monty, John J.           Olejniczak, Irvin T.  Pompa, Ruben
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Moore, Calvin J.         Oliver, Charles E.    Porter, Howard R.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Moore, Hugh A.           Olivieri, Tony F.     Posey, Glennie
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Moore, Richard H.        Olson, Gordon J.      Prestenback,
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Morley, Jack M.          Orso, Dominic         Preston, Doyle M.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Morris, Theodore J.      Osborne, Marvin H.    Purcell, James H.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Morris, William T.       Overcash,. Royal H.   Purdy, Richard A.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Morrison, James P.       Owen, Milton C.       Purkey, Claud H.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Morvant, Lawrence P.     Owens, Harry F.       Pyles, John C. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Moser, Oakley E. Jr.     Ozment, Clyde         Quigley, Arthur Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mosman, James L.         Padia, George         Randall, Leonard L.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Most's, William W.       Pace, Dewey           Quinlan, Robert V.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mull, .James R.          Padgett, Herbert L.   Ratliff, Bobby G.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Murray, Millard V.       Palko, Stephen J.     Ratzer, Frederick W.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Murray, Morris L.        Pancorbo, Angel A.    Rayburn, Jesse
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Musinas, Delmacio        Nesselrodte, James O, Peterson, Elmer L.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Myers, Albert B.         Park, Nelson          Reece, Pearl
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Myers, Clarence E.       Park, Harlon          Reilly, Robert J.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Mylko, Anthony J.        Parks, Charles 0.     Remschak, Stanley J.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Na ram ore, James A.     Parrett, Harold       Reynolds, Marcus A.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Nance, Arthur W.         Parr, Lawrence        Reynolds, Charlie
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Nash, Sam                Paschal, Charles T.   Rice, Robert P.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Naylor, Vernon E.        Patton, Herman “V”    Rice, Seth J.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                Nelstm,        “H”       Percle, Clifton S.    Ringo, Joe L.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                NhIhoii, Clarence A.     Pearson, Oliver J.    Rigdon, Paul W.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                NpImoji, Edward W.       I ’eoples, Richard    Riley, Sam E.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                                NuUmi, Hluurl G         •Pardue, Harold J.     Rlssanen, Leo A.
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                              * W mi ml ml In aid Ion
APA119.pdf:16:                                                                              ♦Nunley, Robert H.         Payne, John R.        Richardson, Fay A.
APA119.pdf:16:                          ENLISTED PERSONNEL                                                          ENLISTED PERSONNEL
APA119.pdf:16:  11 In ton, John W. Jr.       Kratzer, Ernest G.       Mayer, Thomas W.
APA119.pdf:16:  Gray, Benjamin F.            Hurd, Arnold S.          Lear, Frank Y. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:  Gray, Julius L.              Hurst, Alan D.           Lee, Robert E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Greene, Jimmy                Hutson, Elmer A.         Ledger, Jack L.
APA119.pdf:16:  Grieco, Daniel R.            Isaacs, Chester R.       Lenkey, Steve
APA119.pdf:16:  Griefe, Henry “H”            Jacobus, Charles R.      Leskanic, Andrew A.
APA119.pdf:16:  Grimes, Monty R.             Jackman, John Jr.        Lesser, Stanley E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Guerrero, Jesus S.           Jackson, Archie H. Jr.   Les sick, Theodore J.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hagerty, Edgar C.            Jackson, Willie R.       Liles, Truman E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hall, Cleveland              Jamison, Leslie         JLinke, Edgar O.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hamberlin, Birgil P.         Jehl, Otto A.            Litano, Joseph J.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hamilton, Ralph T.           Johns, Raymond E.        Logan, William A.
APA119.pdf:16:  Handley, Warren H.           Johnston, Arthur L.      Long, Edward A.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hansen, Earl A.              Johnson, Henry F.        Lough, Warren E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hansing, Donald E.           Johnson, Raymond H.      Lysinger, Gerald E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hardgrave, John B.           Johnson, Kier J.         Lowe, Alvan W. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:  Harrington, Ralph            Jones, Daryl D.          McCoy, Paul E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Harris, Jack S., Jr.         Jones, Herman B.         McCoy, Robert B.
APA119.pdf:16:  Harrison, James R.           Jones, Howard E.         McFadden, Delbert H.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hart, Harold W.             Jones, Lynn L.            McLean, Jerold A.
APA119.pdf:16:  Henry James E.               Knuckey, William C. Jr. Mathers, Fred W. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hensley, Conley              Ko, Mosis                Mathews, David S.
APA119.pdf:16:  Heron, Wilfred W.            Koetzel, Frank J.        Mathis, Lawrence H.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hilliard, Luby               Kopytko, Leonard J.      Mattson, John A.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hinshaw, Winston F.          Kowalski, Steven J.      May, Clarence E.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hoadley, Hubert E.           Krebs, John J.           Mayer, William T.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hodges, Leon                Kretzschmer, Cyril W.     Mayes, Jesse R.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hodgson, James R.            Kronemyer, Morris E.     Mayfield, Charles A.
APA119.pdf:16:  Horn, Chester D.             Kuhn, Robert R.          Mazzoccoli, John S.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hoskins. John L.             Lakin, Russell N.        Meek, Leslie C.
APA119.pdf:16:  Hoyt, Kenneth J.             Lamb, Douglas H.         Meng, Leo J.
APA119.pdf:16:  I lowsrd, Walter E.          Lamanque, Henry J.       Mendes, Louis E.
APA119.pdf:16:  II nek ins, Timina* C.      Landers, Forrest H.       Mesecher, Ray S.
APA119.pdf:16:  Ilarniage, Archie L.         Jones, Bruce             McCabe, Homer L.
APA119.pdf:16:  llommelman, Glenn R.        Kimmerling, Norman N. Martinez, Pete J.
APA119.pdf:16: Harrison, Oliver H.           Jones, Louis E.          McJunkins, Frank O.
APA119.pdf:16: Hart, Richard L.             Jones, Oren E.            McPeek, Paul R.
APA119.pdf:16: Hart, Rodney G.              Kaczerowski, Leo S.       Macy, Clarence “I”
APA119.pdf:16: Hassbrock, William Jr.       Kartchner, Marshall H.    Maloney, Francis B.
APA119.pdf:16: Hawkins, Ross L.             Kearney, John H.          Mandel, Theodore M.
APA119.pdf:16: Haynes, Lindsey C.           Kennedy, Gerald A.        Marler, Erman E. Jr.
APA119.pdf:16: Hayward, Joe B.              Kesling, Harold* F.       Marler, “J” “C”
APA119.pdf:16: Hazelrigg, Alan C., Jr.      Kilby, William F.         Martin, Ed.
APA119.pdf:16: Heighton, Joseph M.          Kime, David D.            Martin, Orvil F.
APA119.pdf:16: Helton, Barney P.            Kimler, Wayne D.          Martineau, Edmond E.
APA119.pdf:16: Henderson, Melvin J.         Knight, Bailey B.         Mason, William M.
APA119.pdf:16: Hunt, William H.              Lattimore, Charlie       Meshensky, Joseph J.
APA119.pdf:16:I MIsslng In nrtlmi      | Killed in action.
APA119.pdf:16:tHarkrider, Jimmie Q.          Johnson, Roy J.          McBride, Adrian G.
APA119.pdf:17:                                                                                                   FACTS AND FIGURES
APA119.pdf:17:                                                                                Cruising Speed.......... .......................................... 15 knots
APA119.pdf:17:                                                                                Date of Launching................................. ......July 8, 1944
APA119.pdf:17:                                                                                lure Power:
APA119.pdf:17:                                                 Webster, William L.
APA119.pdf:17:                        ENLISTED PERSONNEL                                                        ENLISTED PERSONNEL
APA119.pdf:17:        (USMC)            Thomas, Francis H.     Williams, George J.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hales, Richard T.       Sweeney, Robert G.     Webber, Robert P.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hands, George G.        Tatum, John W.         Welch, Curtis E.               Length.... . .............................................455 feet, 3 inches
APA119.pdf:17:  Harantltls, John G.     Tauscher, Howard       Welch, Grover C.               Breadth..................................................................... 62 feet
APA119.pdf:17:  Haundors, Janies A.     Taylor, “A” “B”        Wensink, Theodore P.           Designed Maximum Speed................................. 18 knots
APA119.pdf:17:  Hehhlohu. Herman A.     Terry, Billy R.        White, Jack R.
APA119.pdf:17:  Helf, Charlie W.        Thornton, John E. Jr.  Williams, Hugh “E”
APA119.pdf:17:  Hheppenid, Richard J.   Tooker, Walter H.      Wilson, Richard R.                  Ten 20 mm. guns.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hhurter, Richard D      Trantham, Luther M.    Winn, William D.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hi imho, Frank I*.      Strong, Robert O.      Watkins, James E.                                                  ON THE
APA119.pdf:17:  Hikes, John V           Trapp, Jack A.         Winsor, Kenneth C.
APA119.pdf:17:  Himpann, Clyde 0        Upchurch, Charley J.   Wood, Norman L.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hlinon, li win H        Tucker, Charles        Wlttnebel, Lester C.
APA119.pdf:17:  HmltlL Fiamdi L         Vansant, William B.    Wood, Robert E.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hohman. Chester L.      Smith, William T.      Vulku. Eli G.
APA119.pdf:17:  Holvidgti, Toni M.      Todaro, Joe            Wilson, Charles H.                  One quad mount 40 mm. gun.
APA119.pdf:17:  Hrhiillz, Howard L.     Thomas, Charlie G. Jr. Williams, George J.
APA119.pdf:17:  Htaurovsky. John M.     Taylor, Jesse D. Jr.   Wheeler, Charles W.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rev I a r, Malcolm G.   Stanforth, James K.    Wall, Donald D.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rogowski, Harry J.      Smith, William B.      Vodanovich, John
APA119.pdf:17:  Romkee, Wilfred A.      Sorenson, Velby B.     Wade, Edger L.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rona, George R          Stach, John Jr.        Walden, “J” "W”
APA119.pdf:17:  Roney, Verne W.         Sparks, James M.       Wagner, Douglas B.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rorlo, Marlon R.        Stafford, Joseph P.    Walker, Herbert W.
APA119.pdf:17:  Ross, I hi vid R.       Spedden, Harry K.      Wahlborg, Clyde G.                  ................................. O......................... —
APA119.pdf:17:  Roswurni, Lloyd C.      Stahel, John E. Jr.    Walker, Namon N. L.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rouhhimui, Paul A.      Steib, Henry J.        Wai wick, Paul A.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rouhldeaux. Willard B.  Starrs, Henry J.       Walton, Kenneth C.
APA119.pdf:17:  Row, Arch               Stephenson, Irvin C.   Wardle, Donald W.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rucker, Charlie d.      Strawn, Oren G.        Warren, Otis W.
APA119.pdf:17:  Rul herford, Ed ward    Sumner, Harold L.      Watson, Paul M.
APA119.pdf:17:  Russell, Maurice F.     Strebig, Charles W.    Watson, George W.
APA119.pdf:17:  Ry back 1, Victor S.    Sutton, Bryan          Watterson, Charles C.                                U.S.S. HIGHLANDS
APA119.pdf:17:  Rzopka, Joseph S.       Swanson, Stanley G.    Wavada, James V.
APA119.pdf:17:  Sampley, Henry W.       Switzer, Melvin C.
APA119.pdf:17:  Sandlin, Noble D.       Sylva, Theodore J.     Weiser, Robert G.              Date of Commissioning......................... October 5, 1944
APA119.pdf:17:  Schmidt, Francis “F”    Thibodeux, Lionel J.   Whitters, Robert L.            Capacity—
APA119.pdf:17:  Schofield, Charles W.   Thomae, Adolph W.      Willbanks, William Z.               Cargo—dead weight tons................................. 4,601
APA119.pdf:17:  Schooler, Jesse R.      Thompson, William B.   Willbern, Thomas A.                 Landing Craft............................................... ..... 26
APA119.pdf:17:  Sella, James W.         Tinsley, William W.    Williams, William W.                One 5-inch gun.
APA119.pdf:17:  Shepard, Janina E.      Tomayo, Susan o L.     Wilson, Edmond D.                   Four twin mount 40 mm. guns.
APA119.pdf:17:  Shumway, Arthur R,      Toroslan, Harry H.     Winfield, Billy R.
APA119.pdf:17:  Smith, IftiHeg II       Valhally, Thomas R     Wood, William E,
APA119.pdf:17: Rltenour, Russell E.     Smith, Leonard M.      Vennettllli, Ernest E. Woodling, James H.              Young, Wilbur H.                         Zinn, Jennings E.
APA119.pdf:17: Roberts, Samuel W.       Smith, Melvin E.       Verdugo, Raymond H.    Wright, Wilbur S.               Zelaznowski, Edward F.                   Zwoll, Gilbert L.
APA119.pdf:17: Rogers, John M. Jr.      Smith, Riley B.        Vernimen, Robert W.    York, Roy O.                    Ziemke, Ira A.
APA119.pdf:17:» WmimUd lu aid ion
APA119.pdf:17:♦Hchmldor, Tom D.         Tew, Roger W.          Whitley, John D.
APA119.pdf:17:♦Rogers, Johnny N.        Smith, Robert Jr.      Villarreal, Rudy L.
APA119.pdf:1:                and
APA119.pdf:1:            S. W. TUELL
APA119.pdf:1:        DON L. OELSCHLAGER
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APA119.pdf:2:                                • Kapler VI        SEVEN THOUSAND ISLANDS.. 24
APA119.pdf:2:  13 who failed to return from    nih • IFFICERS......... ................................................ 30
APA119.pdf:2:  Beach Party and Boat Crew     ( Kapler Vll       THE TOKYO EXPRESS-............ 27
APA119.pdf:2:  Dedicated to those men of the
APA119.pdf:2:  the beaches of Iwo Jima.        rilh ENLISTED PERSONNEL........................... 31
APA119.pdf:2:U.S.S. HIGHLANDS                U.S.S. 11 Hill LANDS .... . ...........................................
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                                                         Chapter I
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                                                   OFF THE WAYS
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                            Her first inauspicious step in an adventurous wartime life was in mid­
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                            This is the story of a ship—a fighting ship. She lacks the speed and
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       Amphibious Forces, for training in landing boat operations, to take place
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       April, 1944, when her keel was laid in San Pedro, California, by the
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       Golden Gate Bridge and out into the blue Pacific. As we looked back,
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       Highlands, and she with us. The waters off Los Angeles Harbor were the
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       I'lic uncertainty of the future held a certain fascination which helped
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       October 29, was assigned to the Commander, Training Command,
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       The Highlands Beach Party, destined to become the fightingest group on
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       Tokyo Bay on V-J Day.
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       battle of Okinawa, reaching a climax with her triumphant entry into
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       beauty of the destroyer and the glamour of the flattop, but that big “A”
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       meaning for the men of the Highlands. That was the day we last saw
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       named, went about their daily work, oblivious to the birth of a ship which
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       on the end of “APA” stands for “Assault,” and the APA-119, about
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       perhaps the most expressive and oft-repeated phrase was the trite, “Well,
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       resulted in the July 8th launching ceremonies as Mrs. G. W. D. Dashiell,
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       scattered citizens of Highlands County, Florida, after which the ship was
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       the Pacific. Her story includes the bloody invasion of Iwo Jima and the
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       this is it.” For most of us, this was the beginning of a new experience.
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       when we would get a chance to test them in actual battle.
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       whom this story is written, has played her part in winning the Battle of
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       wife of a Navy captain, splattered the big ship’s bow with champagne, and
APA119.pdf:3:                                                                       would bear their name into the fight against Japan.
APA119.pdf:3:                          FOREWORD                                     christened her “The S. S. Highlands.” Three thousand miles away, the
APA119.pdf:3:                       U. S. S. HIGHLANDS                              California Shipbuilding Corporation. Speedy wartime construction
APA119.pdf:3:     I hr A PA was born in the early days of World War II. The         in the waters off San Diego, California. Back in San Pedro, a week later,
APA119.pdf:3:    I lli , booklet has been written for a practical purpose. It seeks     The impressive commissioning ceremonies were held on October 5,
APA119.pdf:3:   . .mil I ran sport in time of war. In fact, few persons on the           During the next few weeks, we became better acquainted with the
APA119.pdf:3:  Inp !><’<-n Saturdaymorning the Padre and several hands were           arrived in dangerous waters. Almost daily, the Plan of the Day warned,
APA119.pdf:5:  I lonoluln in search of trimmings and decorations for the crew’s mess hall.     the slopes that led up to the numerous air-strips, and illustrated the com­
APA119.pdf:5:  Il .reined that the Padre was determined to bring Christmas as near to us       manding position of Mount Suribachi at the southern tip. The entire
APA119.pdf:5:  Was a gical siHifHs hi the rally evening the crew assembled in the nieas         warned us of nearby submarines.
APA119.pdf:5:  busily engaged In distributing Poinsetta plants about the ship. Then we         “All lookouts and gun crews be on the alert. Report everything you see.”
APA119.pdf:5:  hall 1 hrn in th- inliht of oil lime c arolling, St, Nic holas made his grand
APA119.pdf:5:  knew fm mmr that ( hiistmas was coming aboard the Highlands,                    We became accustomed to the lively bong of the general alarm, which sent
APA119.pdf:5:  riitiante llplihi*! him followed several sailors, each loaded down with              The green hills of Saipan were a welcome sight after our long voyage,
APA119.pdf:5:  took our lir .t glance at the messing compartment. All around the room
APA119.pdf:5:  were ivy wreaths and bells, and next to the piano stood a glistening                 As we neared Saipan, we became increasingly conscious that we had
APA119.pdf:5: /cu//mcv (girls), who took up their share of the recreation time of the          us wanted to. After two days there, we were glad to take to the open sea
APA119.pdf:5: American malihlnis (newcomers).
APA119.pdf:5: Yuletidc atmosphere was prevalent in the Pearl Harbor area. For many             ing maps of the island. Enlarged reconnaissance photographs were studied,
APA119.pdf:5: as possible, and in as traditional a fashion as could possibly be arranged.      operational plan was reviewed again and again, to assure perfect integra­
APA119.pdf:5: i (lining invasion.                                                              were briefed on the armaments, defenses, manpower and terrain of that
APA119.pdf:5: lams and the city is the 9-hole golf course of the exclusive Oahu Country        of a hotcake. This was Eniwetok, our first atoll. It looked dry, hot, monot­
APA119.pdf:5: langrs, (Isually while it rains in the hills, Pearl Harbor and Honolulu—-        flattened each one nearly to the water level, so that it was straight and
APA119.pdf:5: of us (’hrist mas was going to be a few thousand miles distant. But during       showing in minute details the character and contour of the landing beaches.
APA119.pdf:5: out minds, but it was a pleasant variation in our preparation for the
APA119.pdf:5: that week, the Padre, Father F. J. Boland, was making repeated trips into         Six-foot, rubber, scale models of the whole island accurately reproduced
APA119.pdf:5: the Koolau Range pushing into the ever-present clouds over the eastern
APA119.pdf:5: upward to form the cumulus clouds that always top the Oahu mountain              was as if a great flatiron had descended upon a small group of islands and
APA119.pdf:5:( luh Some beauties of Hawaii not yet mentioned were the Hawaiian                 onous, uninviting. Very few of us went ashore at Eniwetok. Very few of
APA119.pdf:5:I I.S.()., the Y.M.C.A., the ornate King’s Palace and the imposing statue of
APA119.pdf:5:King Katneharneha all were within walking distance in Honolulu.                   Red Cross packages and candy, and the party progressed into a happily
APA119.pdf:5:Royal Hawaiian Hotel, a ten-minute ride from the bustling business                    On December 27, Commander Michael Toal assumed the duties of
APA119.pdf:5:a iclrcshing dip in the warm ocean waters that rolled toward the beach in         feet high in the background.
APA119.pdf:5:a lew miles below—are bathed in sunshine. Tucked in between the moun-             even across the top. Someone said each island looked like the side view
APA119.pdf:5:about its .pac ions grounds are winding paths, tropical plants and green          ized, Navy-overrun Honolulu. Open, grassy parks and rows of tall palm
APA119.pdf:5:ahead of them.                                                                        During our stay in Hilo, Marines of the 5th Division—destined to
APA119.pdf:5:and a boxing ring, hiring of these activities, we relaxed in the tropical         system in the islands. Inland stretched great fields of sugar cane, with the
APA119.pdf:5:appear on the hotel register, but during the war the U.S. Navy was using              The following day we arrived for a 3-day stay in the second largest
APA119.pdf:5:beach, was the roomy patio, with pianos, ping-pong tables, shuffle-board          a large postoffice, and a modern high school. Hilo boasts the finest school
APA119.pdf:5:c ud The prevailing northeast trade winds strike this range and sweep                 Nine days out of Pearl, a strange sight appeared on the horizon. It
APA119.pdf:5:it a . a convalesc ent home for submarine personnel. The beautiful struc-         Hawaiian city, Hilo, on the main island of Hawaii. Those who went
APA119.pdf:5:lawns We found facilities there for such recreation as horse-shoes, bad­          trees lined the waterfront. Sloping upward from the small, lazy business
APA119.pdf:5:line stands majestic ally among swaying palms along Waikiki Beach, and            ashore in Hilo found it a pleasant change from the bustling, commercial­
APA119.pdf:5:long, white bicsd.cis, carrying the picturesque, native surfboard experts
APA119.pdf:5:minton, paddle ball and basketball, and in front, stretching toward the           district were small homes surrounded by palms and other tropical plants,
APA119.pdf:5:oihcu attractions on the island of Oahu. The scenic beauty of the rugged          the toughest fighters in American history, we said good-bye to Pearl
APA119.pdf:5:sec tion. Such great names as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Will Rogers               Skipper, replacing Captain G. D. Lyon.
APA119.pdf:5:t< 11 am c ould he seen on a bus-ride across the island, with the pinnacles of    Harbor and again steamed westward.
APA119.pdf:5:• uhshine on the soft, warm sands of famous Waikiki Beach. Then came              snow-capped peaks, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, towering nearly 14,000
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                              At 0645 all boats were lowered and troops took to the nets. For many
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                             0900 was H-hour. Until this time we simply maneuvered slowly toward
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                             Men clung to the rails a little later than usual on the night of February
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                             That last night before D-day was sleepless and long for most of us.
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          a pounding from the ships anchored so near their shores without making
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          and all first-wave troops stood by their debarkation stations.
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          barrage of fire, it was puzzling to most of us that the Japs would take such
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          could see the sixteen-inch shells from our “heavies” exploding on her
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          crews were standing by waiting for that familiar word, “Away all boats,”
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          from extremely close range. Suribachi was now plainly visible and we
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          from scores of ships, each fell into formation and at the appointed signal
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          headed for the beaches at top speed. The first wave, we learned later,
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          jagged surface. Iwo Jima was now belching smoke and fire, a sight that
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          landed on Red Beach One without meeting much opposition. The beach
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          minutes our boats slowly circled in their rendezvous areas, then one by one,
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          of black, volcanic earth. Not until the first wave started over this ridge did
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          our designated anchorage, observing as we went the great spectacle taking
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          some attempt to return the fire.
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          the Jap mortars from Suribachi and numerous pill-boxes open up with
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                          was small, about fifteen feet wide, and from it there sprang a steep bank
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         18, hoping to catch some glimpse of the naval fire being constantly thrown
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         As dawn broke we found ourselves one of hundreds of ships slowly near­
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         At any hour during the darkness of the early morning we could see in the
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         Observation planes lazily circled the island, spotting objectives for the war­
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         These ships hammered relentlessly as the LCI’s sent screaming rockets
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         alive with the nervous clatter of coffee cups, last minute “bull sessions”
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         and song. The piano in the crew’s messing compartment took a heavy
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         behind us soon became a part of the quickening tempo. At this moment it
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         brought nearer to us the reality of war. Throughout this concentrated
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         destroyers were amazingly close to the shoreline, throwing round after
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         distance the lightning-like flashes of the Fleet’s heavy barrage. This was
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         drubbing that night, as the Marines and the ship’s crew took turns beating
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         each taking its turn in a long, steep dive, to pour its cargo on the target.
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         ing the southern tip of the island, on which rested Mount Suribachi. As
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         of the island became clearer. Out of the haze came scores of dive bombers,
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         on the little island of Iwo Jima. Until midnight the ship was very much
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         our column of ships moved closer in to the anchorage, the black features
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         place before us. All holds had been uncapped earlier, the boats and boat
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         round of explosives onto the beaches and inland defenses of the island.
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         ships lying close off shore. The resonant booming of the battlewagons
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         the Navy’s heavies joined the all-out attempt to smash the island’s defenses.
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         the keys for “Boogie-Woogie” and “Jive.”
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         the rocky fortress had been pounded from the air, and on D-minus-five
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         the start of the fifth day of Iwo’s terriffic pounding. For over two months
APA119.pdf:6:                                                                         was impossible to simultaneously watch all of the activity. Cruisers and
APA119.pdf:6:    We left Saipan on February 16 and turned northward. Our objective                                   BLOODY IWO
APA119.pdf:6:assignment. The training period was over. The battle was about to begin.
APA119.pdf:6:was our last stop before the U.S.S. Highlands would face her first big                                    Chapter III
APA119.pdf:6:— Iwo Jima.
APA119.pdf:7:                                                                            of the bow, the other crossing the fantail. After seeing the amazing bom­
APA119.pdf:7:                                                                            who made the landings, the Pacific war was an exciting adventure. Upon
APA119.pdf:7:            For excellent service in the line of his profession as Boat     bardment from the air and sea that shook Suribachi time and again, we
APA119.pdf:7:        Admiral, U. S. Navy.                                                weeks, had brought this triumphant moment. Their courage and blood
APA119.pdf:7:        Wave Commander and Assistant Control Officer from jp Feb­           were convinced that the Japanese defenders were living, much like moles,
APA119.pdf:7:        and outstanding devotion to duty contributed materially to the      February 23, at 1035 a. m., when the stars and stripes were firmly anchored
APA119.pdf:7:        great value to the naval service.    Signed, R. A. SPRUANCE,        courage of our Marines, who had lived, slept and eaten with us for many
APA119.pdf:7:        lauding craft, and evacuation of casualties. His determination      battle all in its own. We were thrilled and gloriously proud on Friday,
APA119.pdf:7:        of Iwo Jima. Demonstrating courageous leadership under enemy        proven correct by the returning Marines. What we saw for ourselves, and
APA119.pdf:7:        rendered valuable assistance in the control of traffic, salvage of  fact that “Hot-rocks” was not named ficticiously. Suribachi was a major
APA119.pdf:7:        success of these operations. His conduct gives evidence of his      atop her highest crest. But little of the credit, however, was ours since the
APA119.pdf:7:       /ire, he successfully led his assault wave onto the beach and then   what we heard from the returning casualties, was enough to establish the
APA119.pdf:7:       ruary, 1945 to 25 February, 1945, during the assault and capture     within the outer surfaces of the volcano. Later, our early assumption was
APA119.pdf:7:      While the Highlands was completing the work of landing the troops     placed Old Glory on Mount Suribachi. The price they paid for victory
APA119.pdf:7:      h'roin the moment of the announcement of H-hour there was no let-up   the arrival of our first casualties, the thrill of the war faded away into
APA119.pdf:7:   hips were endured heroically by the boat crews of the Highlands, and in  the will of God, and their own will to live, kept some of them alive.
APA119.pdf:7:  &0011 converted into a hospital ward, and the forward berthing spaces of  convoy. For forty-five minutes or more we waited for what we thought
APA119.pdf:7:  Highlands into a hospital was feverishly accomplished shortly after the   protection of several destroyer escorts. On the 21st of February, at
APA119.pdf:7:  instruments and dressings, blood plasma, whole blood, toxins, drugs and   approximately twenty miles from our position. All stations were manned
APA119.pdf:7:  the Uiip were transposed in short order into wards for ambulatory cases.  would be an air strike at our own squadron. Through the smoky overcast
APA119.pdf:7:  to accommodate a small laboratory, an X-ray and long tables for sterile   the battle area when the alarm was sounded. Jap planes were spotted
APA119.pdf:7:  troops went down the nets. Two operating rooms were set up. The           approximately 2100, we met our first close call with the Nip airmen. The
APA119.pdf:7: Ihsu h I wo. Throughout the dark hours, running lights could not be used,  crew learned to know some of these patients quite well before their dis­
APA119.pdf:7: William L. logg. Captain Toal read the following citation:                 mortar shells most of us will remember particularly well, one falling short
APA119.pdf:7: and supplies, there remained many other tasks yet to be accomplished. She  can never be measured. The eyes that saw it, will never forget; the eyes
APA119.pdf:7: corpsmen aboard the Highlands were already engaged in the task for         standing by to receive casualties at a moment’s notice. Come nightfall the
APA119.pdf:7: from the Luk of sleep. During those early days of Iwo Jima, supplying      activity day and night during our week at Iwro Jima; the receiving units
APA119.pdf:7: had made the attack and had supplied the fighting men with the materials   that read of it should never underestimate the cause for which they died.
APA119.pdf:7: of warfare. Now it was her job to receive the wounded. The doctors and         Throughout the daylight hours we were a part of the emergency train
APA119.pdf:7: officers’ wardroom was converted into a receiving unit, properly arranged  usual night cruise was in progress, and we were circling the outskirts of
APA119.pdf:7: other necessary medical supplies. The troop officers* berthing area was    promptly. Within ten minutes a smoke-screen blanket covered the entire
APA119.pdf:7: the first casualty seemed relatively short. The process of converting the  cruise to the outer ring of our defense positions. We were then under the
APA119.pdf:7: which they had been trained. The time between H-hour and the arrival of    entire convoy of APA’s and AKA’s would maneuver into position and
APA119.pdf:7:( rew of the I lighlands was gathered on the forward boat deck to witness   from the decks of the Highlands. From the volcano came an endless,
APA119.pdf:7:ad*lit ion there was lhe constant danger of Jap swimmers, boats laden with
APA119.pdf:7:and lhe many hours in cold rain. On the morning of June 14, 1945, the       memory of those who fought to conquer her and those who watched her
APA119.pdf:7:and navigation was a hazardous task in itself. These and many other hard-   charge. And it is fairly certain to say that all of us will agree that only
APA119.pdf:7:boa Is, drrm lied from lhe cold rain, shaken by the heavy surf and unnerved ted with fragment wounds. The two operating rooms were buzzing with
APA119.pdf:7:crews made repeated trips throughout those days and nights, dodging         treatment aboard the Highlands were mangled bodies, horrible to behold.
APA119.pdf:7:drowsiness, backache*., fatigue and sheer exhaustion until the final jeep,  aboard by our own LCVP’s directly from the beach, others we received
APA119.pdf:7:explosives, the anxious waiting for the whining mortars to pass overhead,       Mount Suribachi, later to be called “Hot-rocks,” will long live in the
APA119.pdf:7:fury .iml precision. The return fire had commenced, and one of the blood­       For a majority of us who stayed on shipboard, Iwo Jima was our initial
APA119.pdf:7:gun .md las! round of ammunition were placed on the beaches. The boat       from the LST’s lying off the beaches. Some of the wounded to receive
APA119.pdf:7:ies! chapters in the chronicles of Marine history was to follow.            taste of the war in the Pacific. Until now, with the exception of those men
APA119.pdf:7:lhe ceremony conferring the Commendation Ribbon upon Lieutenant             perfectly timed, accurately placed barrage of mortar fire. Two of those
APA119.pdf:7:m the important and essential task of supplying the beachheads. The men     oblivion, the reality was here, and the war focused itself clearly upon us as
APA119.pdf:7:manning the decks of (he 1 lighlands, and the men in the boats, fought off  a grim and horrible catastrophe. Some of our casualties were brought
APA119.pdf:7:moi l.ii shells in the daylight, sunken craft and debris at night. Some of  There were many with arms and legs blown away, some with large, gaping
APA119.pdf:7:r< ponsihilily of Lieutenant W. L. Fogg, Boat Control Officer of Red        corpsmen alike, carried stretchers at all hours. A great many of the ship’s
APA119.pdf:7:the * lews were on continuous duty from five to seven days in the open      shrapnel wounds covering their bodies, and others who were literally dot­
APA119.pdf:7:the im rca nig demand for ammunition on the beaches was chiefly the         and wards were wide awake at all hours. Seamen, motor mechanics and
APA119.pdf:8:                                                                                   All of us aboard ship learned later, long after the days of Iwo Jima,
APA119.pdf:8:                                                                               M. Toal.
APA119.pdf:8:                                                                               of the outstanding performance of duty displayed by our Beach Party men
APA119.pdf:8:                                                                               on the ashy beaches of the tiny island fortress, when their commendations
APA119.pdf:8:                                                                               were read on the bridge of the Highlands by our Captain, Commander
APA119.pdf:8:     Al noon on I bplus-one, we recall, word ran wild throughout the ship
APA119.pdf:8:     During the course of the battle for Iwo Jima, in its early stages, our
APA119.pdf:8:     For many weeks before the landings at Iwo the Beach Party men were
APA119.pdf:8: D phr. iwo, Wednesday, February 21, we learned that the Beach Party
APA119.pdf:8: I)day, when the Beach Party was called to its debarkation station, earlier
APA119.pdf:8: In short-lived minutes the fireworks broke loose. Over the port quarter of    speachless. A few we hardly recognized. It was at this time that we
APA119.pdf:8: as they shoved off for the shores of Iwo Jima.
APA119.pdf:8: concerned there was no official report on their activities on the beach. Even
APA119.pdf:8: few of the essential duties performed by the Beach Party. They were
APA119.pdf:8: furnish medical supplies and medical aid at all times. These were but a
APA119.pdf:8: fury of Red Beach One was at its worst. “Take it easy,” “Good luck,”
APA119.pdf:8: hoaxing had been. Their boat was lowered for the sixth wave, when the
APA119.pdf:8: than expected, we learned rather late how impudent and unreasonable our
APA119.pdf:8: that I hr entire Beach Party had been wiped out, but as far as the crew was
APA119.pdf:8: they trim tied Io the djip, nt approximately 1700, they clambered aboard
APA119.pdf:8: those who would dig their holes before the boat touched the beach. On
APA119.pdf:8: win returning to the ship, but no other information was available. When
APA119.pdf:8: without verification and good source this news chilled our spines. On
APA119.pdf:8: “1 )on’t forget to duck” and “Hurry back for chow,” were shouted at them
APA119.pdf:8:am<•unis of smaller munitions, all exploding in rapid succession, must
APA119.pdf:8:and supply routing. They had to maintain a constant flow of supplies,
APA119.pdf:8:board side of our ship, 'The following morning we learned that Jap suicide
APA119.pdf:8:brightness of the flairs for a background, the silhouettes of the destroyers
APA119.pdf:8:certainly have created a scene similar to hell. Many men were killed out­
APA119.pdf:8:dec k in pools of flaming gas; some were drowned; many jumped too near
APA119.pdf:8:direct the hazardous landings of all boats, survey all beach areas, expel the
APA119.pdf:8:ese airmen, we could see a bright illumination on the horizon to the star­
APA119.pdf:8:experiences that night, were similar to the horrors of Iwo. High octane
APA119.pdf:8:gas, bombs, torpedoes, anti-aircraft ammunition, rocket bombs and vast
APA119.pdf:8:greatest concern on the beaches was for the men in the Beach Party from
APA119.pdf:8:mately 50 or 60 percent survived. The stories these men told of their
APA119.pdf:8:of the sunken carrier. Of her total complement of 1,080 men, approxi­          ship once again retained the status of Attack Transport.
APA119.pdf:8:officers. Before going to sea this group had been thoroughly trained in the
APA119.pdf:8:on the receiving end of all our chiding and hoaxing. We picked our
APA119.pdf:8:one torpedo and two suicide planes. The Saratoga, some ten miles beyond            The Highlands left the Iwo Jima scene on Monday, February 26, tying
APA119.pdf:8:our forecastle we could see a continuous stream of tracers pecking at the      learned that one of their group had been killed, and three wounded.
APA119.pdf:8:our ship. In all, the Beach Party consisted of 43 shipmates and three
APA119.pdf:8:own heroes, pointed out the men who would dig the deepest foxholes and
APA119.pdf:8:planes had sunk the LJ.S.S. Bismark Sea, an escort carrier. She had taken
APA119.pdf:8:remaining mines that were passed over by the demolition squads, and
APA119.pdf:8:right by exploding ammunition; others were seen burning on the flight-
APA119.pdf:8:sky. A ter riffle barrage of anti-aircraft fire shot heavenward. With the
APA119.pdf:8:soldiers, sailors and Marines molded into one small group.
APA119.pdf:8:tact ics of land fighting, amphibious landings, ship-to-shore communications
APA119.pdf:8:the Bismark Sea, withstood repeated attacks, and remained afloat. During       up to the floating docks at Saipan on the following Wednesday, the 28th.
APA119.pdf:8:the afternoon of February 22, we took aboard some two hundred survivors        Casualties were discharged to awaiting ambulances on the docks, and the
APA119.pdf:8:the churning screw and were sucked into the blades; still others were
APA119.pdf:8:unable to reach the life-rafts, and some were killed outright by concussion.
APA119.pdf:8:we could see in the distance flares being dropped on the beaches of Two.       in ragged clothes and full packs. They were worn and weary, almost
APA119.pdf:8:were easily recognized. Thirty minutes after this episode with the Nippon­
APA119.pdf:9:                                                                             battles with the Jap. The rugged terrain was beautiful to see against the
APA119.pdf:9:                                                                             beaches for the elusive “cat’s eyes,” and later spent patient hours aboard
APA119.pdf:9:                                                                             fortresses that had protected the Japs as they fall back step by step from
APA119.pdf:9:                                                                             the steady advance of the fighting Yanks.
APA119.pdf:9:                                Chapter IV                                   mountain crests of Guadalcanal, the scene of one of the most prolonged
APA119.pdf:9:                      TROPICAL INTERLUDE                                     tropical blue sky, but two years before those same mountains had been the
APA119.pdf:9:     As we crossed the equator, we had altered our course sharply to the
APA119.pdf:9:     brom Saipan, after live days of rest, we headed due south, and all      ship polishing them to a glassy finish to use as settings in souvenir rings
APA119.pdf:9:    At Saipan, for the first time since Pearl Harbor, we could put foot on
APA119.pdf:9:    On March 9, the day of the crossing, all pollywogs were assembled        battle area. Our next objective, closest invasion to Japan thus far—the
APA119.pdf:9:(here were a large number of us who would cross the equator for the first    back in the direction from whence we came. The U.S.S. Highlands was
APA119.pdf:9:Ireland, and Bougainville. Nosing in among the Solomon Islands, we
APA119.pdf:9:Marines had landed on D-day for the battle of the Solomons. The next
APA119.pdf:9:Saipan the ship’s company was divided into two factions—the trusty shell­    embark with full equipment, and we knew our tropical interlude in the
APA119.pdf:9:The pollywogs took a royal beating. The “ceremony” was a nightmarish
APA119.pdf:9:about the ship by divisions. Then came the initiation ordeal on the for­     islands of Okinawa.
APA119.pdf:9:airfield, where hngr I’ -29’s were taking off and landing by the hundreds    Area in the South Pacific.” The basketball courts, baseball fields, tennis
APA119.pdf:9:and farther inland we saw the wreckage of crashed planes and demolished      Tonganese who had been imported as laborers by French plantation
APA119.pdf:9:barbers, ending with a forcibly prolonged ducking in an over-sized tub—
APA119.pdf:9:battle for Saipan. Wrecked amphibious tractors lay at the water’s edge,      strange mixture of races—the dark-skinned Melanesians, bush-haired
APA119.pdf:9:day we were headed southeast again, and off our starboard beam rose the
APA119.pdf:9:east, and now, south of us were the sites of some of the greatest battles of
APA119.pdf:9:equator ceremonies was gladly supplied by the shellbacks, veterans of        was ready now for her next assignment, less than two months after her
APA119.pdf:9:grease and paint smeared from head to foot, and lengthy red welts in
APA119.pdf:9:hacks and the lowly pollywogs. We were headed for the South Seas, and        South Seas was about to end. On March 15 we hoisted anchor and headed
APA119.pdf:9:hands were on I he alert, for our course lay midway between the Jap-held     and bracelets.
APA119.pdf:9:in their daily bombing runs to Japan. We little realized then that our next  courts and Coco-cola and beer stands in this area helped to pass our ten
APA119.pdf:9:islands of Yap and Truk. Overshadowing this threat, however, was the
APA119.pdf:9:months before, but roaming about the island revealed the scars left by the   where we were to pick up troops for our next invasion. Here we found a
APA119.pdf:9:occasion.                                                                    globe and to the atoll of Ulithi, our last stop before we headed for the
APA119.pdf:9:paid for the great privilege of being a trusty shellback instead of a lowly
APA119.pdf:9:passed Savo Island and dropped anchor at Tulagi Harbor, where the
APA119.pdf:9:previous crossings. The initiation was to be a fearsome and memorable        first. Nine days at sea brought us once more into the northern half of the
APA119.pdf:9:recognizable, with newly acquired, large, bald areas on their pates, black
APA119.pdf:9:regions which later made the sitting position an ordeal. Such was the price
APA119.pdf:9:representing such salty characters as King Neptune, the Royal Princess,
APA119.pdf:9:showed little evidence of the grim struggle that had transpired there eight  the New Hebrides. Our destination in these islands was Espiritu Santo,
APA119.pdf:9:sive—on certain parts of the anatomy. Survivors of this ritual were hardly
APA119.pdf:9:solid American-held territory. From the harbor, the green hills of Saipan         2600 miles off the east coast of Australia is a small group of islands—
APA119.pdf:9:succession of flailing shillelaghs, 225-volt electric shocks and evil-eyed
APA119.pdf:9:tanks, where men had given their lives to take another island on the road    owners, and a few French who controlled the islands. At least one super­
APA119.pdf:9:the Royal Baby, the Royal Scribe, the Royal Doctor and the Royal Barber.
APA119.pdf:9:the Royal Bath. No one could deny that the ceremony was highly impres­
APA119.pdf:9:the war—such historic names as Admiralty Islands, Bismark Sea, New
APA119.pdf:9:threat of impending civil war on the Highlands. A few days after leaving         One day troops of the 105th Infantry of the 27th Division began to
APA119.pdf:9:time. These were the pollywogs, and advance propaganda about the             now a veteran. She had proved her worth in the Battle of Iwo Jima and
APA119.pdf:9:to Tokyo. The island was entirely unlike Iwo Jima, but the same indi­        lative is fitting in the description of Espiritu, for over the entrance to the
APA119.pdf:9:vidual sacrifice had been made. Across the island, dusty roads led to the    recreation grounds is a huge sign advertising “The Largest Recreation
APA119.pdf:9:view of these nuglily Superforts would be in the skies over Tokyo Bay!       days in the tropical islands of New Hebrides. Shell-hunters combed the
APA119.pdf:9:ward boat deck, conducted by the shellbacks, who wore fantastic costumes
APA122.pdf:10:   And just as our Navy rose from its shaky beginning to attain its
APA122.pdf:10:   It was fortunate in drawing in Mr. Stcndahl and Mr. McGrath,
APA122.pdf:10:   It was green, untried and not certain of its eventual capabilities,
APA122.pdf:10:   The never-failing shipshape appearance of the forward third of
APA122.pdf:10:   The story of the Mighty K’s First Division closely parallels the
APA122.pdf:10:   With Chief Line and Petty Officers Workman and Jenkins in
APA122.pdf:10:a peak where it needs doff its hat to no similar unit in the amphibious
APA122.pdf:10:but composed of officers and men with the spirit and determination
APA122.pdf:10:capabilities.
APA122.pdf:10:capable, understanding and tolerant division leaders, and such effi­
APA122.pdf:10:cient assistants as Ensigns Hatcher, Tracy and Doctor. But it was
APA122.pdf:10:control, the First Division was soon molded into a sharp anchor­
APA122.pdf:10:ety, and the division’s present high stature is a monument to their
APA122.pdf:10:even more fortunate in being assigned men of vigor, spirit and gai­
APA122.pdf:10:fleet.
APA122.pdf:10:handling, hatch-loading, boat-working aggregation. It is a division
APA122.pdf:10:history of our Navy in this war.
APA122.pdf:10:of many functions and its personnel can say truthfully it docs all of
APA122.pdf:10:present powerful status, so too has the First Division developed to
APA122.pdf:10:the Kenton is a tribute to the division’s present nautical lore and
APA122.pdf:10:them well.
APA122.pdf:10:to make the most of what they had.
APA122.pdf:10:will to work. There isn't a man in the division not deserving of a
APA122.pdf:10:“well done” from Uncle Sam on completion of his Navy tenure.
APA122.pdf:12:    A less spirited group would have cried quits, but the Second
APA122.pdf:12:    Efficient maintenance of such a section is a large order, and it is
APA122.pdf:12:    In Lieut. O’Donnell, Lt. (j.g.) Butler and Ensign Babcock they
APA122.pdf:12:    Its men have helped man the Mighty K’s guns, stand her watches,
APA122.pdf:12:    Like all other units of the Kenton, the Second Division started
APA122.pdf:12:    The men of the Second Division arc justly proud of the part
APA122.pdf:12:   The after end of the Mighty K, with its numerous boats to be
APA122.pdf:12: lar Ensign Clcwctt they have had an assistant division officer who
APA122.pdf:12: never let them down.
APA122.pdf:12: pability and all have aided in the unit’s progress. And in their popu­
APA122.pdf:12:And like the others, it had its share of headaches and periods of dis­
APA122.pdf:12:Division’s men profited by mistakes, laughed at adversity and
APA122.pdf:12:and the rest of the ship is, in turn, proud of the Second Division.
APA122.pdf:12:couragement.
APA122.pdf:12:division proud of its officers, and doubly proud of its men.
APA122.pdf:12:emerged triumphantly as a keen, capable, happy division. It is a
APA122.pdf:12:from scratch, with most of its personnel fresh from boot camp.
APA122.pdf:12:have had three division leaders since commissioning of definite ca­
APA122.pdf:12:in admirable fashion.
APA122.pdf:12:loaded and unloaded, its giant boom to operate and its two hatches,
APA122.pdf:12:one of them the ship's largest, to work, is maintained by the Second
APA122.pdf:12:that order in 4.0 fashion.
APA122.pdf:12:they have played in making the Kenton a happy and efficient ship,
APA122.pdf:12:through the division leaves no doubt but that they do all those things
APA122.pdf:12:to the everlasting credit of rhe “men back aft” that they have filled
APA122.pdf:12:unload her cargo and keep her a trim, sharp transport. A trip
APA122.pdf:14:    Back in September 1944 at ATB, Coronado, Calif., 132 men
APA122.pdf:14:November of the same year reported aboard rhe Mighty K and
APA122.pdf:14:Unit lost much of its identity as such and became an integral part
APA122.pdf:14:and 12 officers were formed into a Boat Group Unit which in
APA122.pdf:14:became known as rhe Third Division. No other group aboard had
APA122.pdf:14:divisions which had use for their particular skills. 1 hrough this ab­
APA122.pdf:14:equipped not only to man all 6 boats but also to keep all of the boats
APA122.pdf:14:in first-class operating order This large, ninny-skilled group soon
APA122.pdf:14:in time it had shrunk to 96 men and five officers. I hrough this shift­
APA122.pdf:14:ing of men a valuable objective was obtained in that the Boat Group
APA122.pdf:14:of the ship’s company.
APA122.pdf:14:proved to be too ponderous for deck division and as a result the
APA122.pdf:14:sorption process the Third Division rapidly dwindled in size until
APA122.pdf:14:specialists     the different fields were soon transferred into other
APA122.pdf:14:such a wide diversification of enlisted personnel, as this division was
APA122.pdf:15:    The Third Division in its final form is
APA122.pdf:15:After a difficult and sometimes discouraging
APA122.pdf:15:Division has every reason to be proud of its
APA122.pdf:15:also responsible for the cleanliness and main­
APA122.pdf:15:and 21 Mo.M.Mjc. This high percentage of
APA122.pdf:15:and therefore in the U. S. Naw.
APA122.pdf:15:comprised of the boat crews and the davit
APA122.pdf:15:ing the past year, this division boasts the fol­
APA122.pdf:15:lowing ratings, all earned during the year:
APA122.pdf:15:made in so short a time in earning for them­
APA122.pdf:15:maintain the cleanliness of their boats but arc
APA122.pdf:15:men were fresh from boot camp, the Third
APA122.pdf:15:operators. They must not only man and
APA122.pdf:15:perience, as better than 90 per cent of the
APA122.pdf:15:ratings mirrors truly the strides the men have
APA122.pdf:15:record of achievements. Seasoned well dur­
APA122.pdf:15:selves a real place aboard the USS Kenton,
APA122.pdf:15:start aboard the ship due to their lack of ex­
APA122.pdf:15:tenance of a large mid-ship section of theship.
APA122.pdf:15:two BM rc. one B.Mzc. 17 Cox.. 1 Mo.MMzc
APA122.pdf:16:                                                                                                           Clean    stueepocuoN foee ahp Af-T
APA122.pdf:16:                                   T" a n (I "IF DIVISION
APA122.pdf:16:   The “C&R Division without a doubt has an essential part in the    Ages range from i 8 for the “babies” all the way up to 39 for our
APA122.pdf:16:West Virginia. We can also boast of having the tallest man aboard    can soon help DF-commission the “K” so they and other members
APA122.pdf:16:facture jigs and fixtures that have proven to have added many con­   Navy’s point system has already released some of our married for
APA122.pdf:16:in Carpenter Dornhccter, and the shortest in Shipfitter Wood.        of the crew can return to their homes and families.
APA122.pdf:16:maintenance and upkeep of the Mighty K. Besides our daily routine    so-called “old man.” Approximately half the men arc married and
APA122.pdf:16:of construction and repair, the division has always striven to manu­ have families, with boys being their outstanding contribution. The
APA122.pdf:16:sharpies from New York and hillbillies from the beautiful hills of   rish. All of our men, being handy and skilled with tools, hope they
APA122.pdf:16:various states spread from coast to coast, including Broadway        have been such officers as Mr. Fcingold. Mr. Butler and Mr. Par­
APA122.pdf:16:veniences for “all hands." Composing the division arc men from       discharge, with many more soon to follow. Heading the division
APA122.pdf:18:    1 he t rue worth of any Navy ship when "the chips arc down” is
APA122.pdf:18:    I hat the Kenton took care of herself “in the clinches” is in no
APA122.pdf:18:est division aboard.
APA122.pdf:18:from the day of commissioning-to see that the Mighty K could
APA122.pdf:18:its ability to fight. 1 hat s the job the “()" Division started out to do
APA122.pdf:18:plish any mission called upon to perform.
APA122.pdf:18:pour out enough fire, fast enough and efficiently enough, to accom­
APA122.pdf:18:small part due to these gunners, the smallest but perhaps the mighti­
APA122.pdf:19:    Constant drilling and smooth upkeep of the armament aboard
APA122.pdf:19:    In Lieut. Lawrence, an old fire control specialist from way back
APA122.pdf:19: Jap pilots know now that it's had medicine to fool around with the
APA122.pdf:19: M'putfit in competition with other APAs in the long gruelling
APA122.pdf:19: as Gunnery Officer, and     Ens. Babcock and Ens. Eox as his hard-
APA122.pdf:19: expected, much as had.
APA122.pdf:19: leadership, and    the men of the division, from which much was
APA122.pdf:19: made it possible for the Kenton to stand out as the sharpest shootin’-
APA122.pdf:19: neither the gang nor the equipment faltered for a moment and some
APA122.pdf:19: plugging assistants, the “O    Division found able, conscientious
APA122.pdf:19: trailing periods at San Diego, at Maui, and at Leyte. At Okinawa
APA122.pdf:19:-Kenton.
APA122.pdf:1:PHUTOGBAPHIP HISTORY HF THE U. S. S. KENTON       f
APA122.pdf:20:     I he ability of the sailors of Uncle Sam's Navy to emerge as a
APA122.pdf:20:    Daily instructions and competitions have kept the men of C&N
APA122.pdf:20:    It is the only division aboard with a paper of its own, and their
APA122.pdf:20:    Lacking much in the way of experience and organization, but
APA122.pdf:20:   Other than handling the work of Communications and Naviga­
APA122.pdf:20:   They were fortunate in drawing such other capable leaders as
APA122.pdf:20:   Under the guidance of these officers and because of the will to
APA122.pdf:20:Comdr. Koberlc and division officer Lt. Braxtan.
APA122.pdf:20:Kroniclc, edited by Signalman Jordan, is a weekly reading must
APA122.pdf:20:Lt. Burt, head of the radio department; Lt. (j.g.) I lusted, in charge
APA122.pdf:20:assistant, several yeomen and two mailmen.
APA122.pdf:20:division. It is a unit with spirit, humor and close comradeship.
APA122.pdf:20:little in the way of determination to make good, the C&N gang was
APA122.pdf:20:make good of the men, C&N soon rounded into a smart and capable
APA122.pdf:20:not earned raises in rating while aboard.
APA122.pdf:20:of radar, and Ensign Madden and Chief McCoy in control of the
APA122.pdf:20:on their toes, and as a result there arc few among them who have
APA122.pdf:20:signalmen.
APA122.pdf:20:smooth-functioning unit from a rocky beginning is typified by
APA122.pdf:20:taken in hand on arrival by department head and navigator Lt.
APA122.pdf:20:throughout the ship.
APA122.pdf:20:tion. the division contributes to the welfare of the ship a chaplain’s
APA122.pdf:21:                                                  OJCAR-
APA122.pdf:21:    There have been nunv      • recent chances of
APA122.pdf:21:    These changes have been only in person­
APA122.pdf:21: officers and men of the division since the
APA122.pdf:21: past of Executive Officer and Mr. Braxtnn
APA122.pdf:21: took over as department head. Chief McCoy
APA122.pdf:21: war's end. Mr. Kobcrle was elevated to the
APA122.pdf:21:Mr. Madden was assigned to navigation, as­
APA122.pdf:21:Wynkoop took over the signal gang when
APA122.pdf:21:and such other favorites as Johnny Lock­
APA122.pdf:21:nel. however, and not in spirit, and C&N is
APA122.pdf:21:of the Mighty K and can l>c justly proud of
APA122.pdf:21:sion. ft k a hard working, hard-playing unit
APA122.pdf:21:sisting Mr. Kobcrle.
APA122.pdf:21:still a close I v w< ven. slick-functi •ning divi
APA122.pdf:21:the major part ir his played in molding this
APA122.pdf:21:top Navy transport.
APA122.pdf:21:wood and Fatty Gamble left us. and Ensign
APA122.pdf:22:                 ahcxmn
APA122.pdf:24:          "E" DIVISION
APA122.pdf:24:   On the surface, the running of the mechanical end of a ship seems
APA122.pdf:24:   With but a few experienced men. and they with experience on
APA122.pdf:24:different type engines, E Division was no better off than any other
APA122.pdf:24:heads and of hundreds of valves.
APA122.pdf:24:light off the main engines they had to trace out the lubricating oil
APA122.pdf:24:lines, and learn the uses of lines running through bilges and bulk­
APA122.pdf:24:quite simple. However, before even the old hands could attempt to
APA122.pdf:24:study was required before we could attempt to get under way.
APA122.pdf:24:system, the condensate system, the auxiliary steam and main steam
APA122.pdf:24:when the Kenton was commissioned. A great deal of work and
APA122.pdf:27:               aboard;        our Diviadri Oflitjr, and \yc feej thlLW
APA122.pdf:27:       Jt-forth<-■ division dpmvholc when we sa'v*wc don’t
APA122.pdf:27:      However in another sense the "S" Division is far more than
APA122.pdf:27:      Lieutenant Frazc, our original Supply Officer, capably “engi­
APA122.pdf:27:      Much of the activity surrounding the fitting out of the Mighty
APA122.pdf:27:      One of the larger divisions of the Kenton's crew, the “S" Divi­
APA122.pdf:27:      WtjMr Clerk Cd                  ho during hirfbur of i       with the
APA122.pdf:27:      could vc had a baiter Division Officer.
APA122.pdf:27:  crew, the storekeepers, wno maintain records and issue supplies        to
APA122.pdf:27:  machine. It is composed of four Supply Corps officers and 53 men
APA122.pdf:27:  of the other divisions, emerging victoriously as a hard-hitting and
APA122.pdf:27:  of various ratings: the sh        cooks, who prepare the food for the
APA122.pdf:27:  render their services to the ship's company in 4.0 fashion; the offi­
APA122.pdf:27:  sion. or Supply Department, has had its ups and downs just as any
APA122.pdf:27:  smoothly functioning machine.
APA122.pdf:27: Credit is due both of these officers for a job well done.
APA122.pdf:27: K rested with the Supply Department.
APA122.pdf:27: Mil' K h s establish                eoutation of being an e:
APA122.pdf:27: This officer suffered a serious illness after the Kenton joined the fleet
APA122.pdf:27: ^Lieutenant (j.g.) Strickland,             sharp a Disbursing Officer as
APA122.pdf:27: all departments of the ship; the barbers, tailor and cobb   cobbler, who
APA122.pdf:27: and was relieved by Lieutenant Jennings, who has very compe­
APA122.pdf:27: cers’ cooks and stewards, and stewards’ mates, who prepare and
APA122.pdf:27: men have their respective duties to perform, and all work together
APA122.pdf:27: neered” the Supply' Department’s part of the fitting out. There is
APA122.pdf:27: no problem has vet arisen \ hin the Supply
APA122.pdf:27: no substitute for “know how." and Lieutenant Frazc knew how.
APA122.pdf:27: of-a commission far above t t which he now                    cvcrthclcss,
APA122.pdf:27: serve the food to the Captain and to the ship’s officers. All of these
APA122.pdf:27: shooter. fa|rctkd out niahy Hght inconsiflcncics o Hooked bv"1
APA122.pdf:27: tently “carried the ball" passed on to him by Lieutenant Frazc.
APA122.pdf:27: thosepwho were new at the i ■c. Here is an%                   n is worthy
APA122.pdf:27: to achieve the maximum in efficiency.
APA122.pdf:27: twice each month si          nir commissioning. Une or theinost popu
APA122.pdf:27: xvhich    Qiicf   Pay  Clerk Conily   has  not apphe        nowlediic and
APA122.pdf:27: you’ll want to meet, has ofiliuinck and accurately paid the crew
APA122.pdf:27:___                                                            ent toward
APA122.pdf:28:     Acting I’ny Clerk Young, om commi'nniy olliccr, i»» pcrluipN
APA122.pdf:28:     I.,ini but not lenxi, we would like to pay tribiiic io lhe mnn we
APA122.pdf:28:     We would like io Niiy more aboiii indivldindh who make up the
APA122.pdf:28: li in no iiy iii'.k io iiiipci vine i he operation of n commlNxnry which
APA122.pdf:28: more "ttuliy" ihim iiny other olliccr of the Simply Department,
APA122.pdf:28:'.pccinl mention to Chief Storekeeper Wynn, without whoxc mil
APA122.pdf:28:Handing performnm > of duty the Mighty K might noi have
APA122.pdf:28:Supply I )cp;irimcni, Since flint it impoviihlc, we would like to give
APA122.pdf:28:been the Simply I)cpiirtincnt'ii mnn "I riduy," in every wine of lhe
APA122.pdf:28:diiticx n« comniihhury olliccr, which have been very effectively tier
APA122.pdf:28:for the xhip, and in alto in charge of the Ship'it Stoic,
APA122.pdf:28:formed, Acting Pay < Jerk Young him wt i veil au phoiogruphii olliccr
APA122.pdf:28:fully ;md diligently performed all duiieti nuked of him,
APA122.pdf:28:gained »o rhallcnging u rcpiitaiion of gening ihcre "firxiciii with
APA122.pdf:28:hi nee he h;i'i hpcni il great ilcid of nine in lhe imilorin of lhe Nnvy,
APA122.pdf:28:hut Nerved UN many in nix ihouuand iiiciiIn in n day, In addition io hin
APA122.pdf:28:other abo.ird, I rnic Guthrie, Storekeeper I mil Cl;             hin rcidly
APA122.pdf:28:think Inc. done more "(tingly" lot the Supply I >< punmem than imy
APA122.pdf:28:word An nice .1 fellow ;ri you would wnni io meet, I1,rule lui'i fniih
APA122.pdf:2:                                                                                      PEARL HARBOR
APA122.pdf:2:                                                                                   SAN FRANCISCO
APA122.pdf:2:                                                                         M10 WAY
APA122.pdf:2:                                                                  ETOK
APA122.pdf:2:                   Caricature of pelican standing in water launching
APA122.pdf:2:                   are shown exploding in background. Shore line
APA122.pdf:2:                   combat uniforms. Bullets whiz by while star shells
APA122.pdf:2:                   landing barge out of open bill, is the insignia of
APA122.pdf:2:                   the "Mighty K." In the barge there are five bugs in
APA122.pdf:2:                   with tops of palm trees are in the foreground.
APA122.pdf:2:         NCHURIA
APA122.pdf:2:HI N A
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                          With the advent of peace the amphibious
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                      II Division has gradually subsided to a quiet
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                      best wishes and thanks for the job well done.
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     Russell and PhM 2/c Cole, who arc returning
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     army in several crossings of the Pacific in the
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     capacity of a troop transport, bringing back
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     feature of the ship has disappeared and the
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     from Yokohama in October 1945 a large
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     helped us through this effort, we extend our
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     others. Gradually we are beginning to lose
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     some of our older men. It is with regret that
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     spot trying to keep itself cleaner than all
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     to civilian life at the termination of our first
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     trip from Japan. To these and to those who
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     tropical diseases.
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     we say goodbye to Chief Hubbert. PhM 1 /c
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     whom were afflicted with malaria and other
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                     •.-’^fhc^SfcHical Department has served the
APA122.pdf:30:                                                                    contingent of the 43rd Division, many of
APA122.pdf:30:   'I hc usual problems of training ensued, all leading up to a well-trained staff
APA122.pdf:30:   After the debarkation of troops onto a beach under assault, casualties were
APA122.pdf:30:   The Kenton evacuated 486 casualties from Guam ta-San’^r^^kyi,uji Miv
APA122.pdf:30:   The Medical Department of the USS Kenton began with the ship’s commis­
APA122.pdf:30:1945, many of whom were very recently evacuated by.airJtdn\Okihtf^;^^|
APA122.pdf:30:additional number of trained specialists were added.
APA122.pdf:30:cases and more seriously injured, while minor and ambula
APA122.pdf:30:for the handling of casualties evacuated from a beachhead.
APA122.pdf:30:hospital corpsmen and four officers came aboard. Two days later this comple­
APA122.pdf:30:in the troop compartments of the main deck.             .
APA122.pdf:30:kept the operating room equipment in action at all times for the doctors to func­
APA122.pdf:30:mal complement of an APA of this type, but for the purposes of invasion an
APA122.pdf:30:means of the Wellin davit. Patients were received in the officers’ ward room,
APA122.pdf:30:ment was increased by eight more corpsmen and one beach doctor especially
APA122.pdf:30:operation were taken to the sick bay, where two operating rooms were run con­
APA122.pdf:30:received aboard on LCVP's which were lifted to the rail on the starboard side by
APA122.pdf:30:sioning on November 1, 1944, at which time the allowed complement of 12
APA122.pdf:30:tinuously. Four operating room technicians and two other hospital corpsmen
APA122.pdf:30:tion. The troop officers' quarters and the sick bay ward were usodfortljeJk^cr:
APA122.pdf:30:trained in amphibious warfare at Oceanside, California. This comprises the nor­
APA122.pdf:30:which was convened into a soning and plasma station. Those patients ready for
APA122.pdf:32:                                                                                                                               MA4
APA122.pdf:32:                                                                                                                            shoppe
APA122.pdf:32:                                                                                                      (aJ^UjHl^kcr dreamed up the idea. The
APA122.pdf:32:                                                                                                      ^tecmpulatcd “scuttlebutt.”
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APA122.pdf:32:                                                                                                     about t
APA122.pdf:32:                                                                           ThKT "nUCEO IN* LOOK.
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APA122.pdf:32:                               I/nton.                                CLATER’S
APA122.pdf:32:                               KoRNER.                                           ,CJS’
APA122.pdf:32:               MELLS                                                  \ CAKE
APA122.pdf:32:           Father Gehring has worked JbAus with the
APA122.pdf:32:           From his altar, in the messing compartment, where he conducted
APA122.pdf:32:           The war was nothing nejv no'Tli “Fighting Padre.” Having
APA122.pdf:32:           brom the day he boarded the Kenton, life aboard ship took on
APA122.pdf:32:        Catholic Mass and held general divine services, he addressed the
APA122.pdf:32:        China as a missionary and especially his first-hand account of the
APA122.pdf:32:        God and service to his country by ingratiating himself to rhe ofltccrs
APA122.pdf:32:        Guinea. I Ic has built up a library d At wt
APA122.pdf:32:        It was there that our Chaplain ti .ilc an cnviabld i^&for ^li^yelf;
APA122.pdf:32:        Navy and Marines during those ixious days on Guadalcanal vlifru                               his is KENTON KORNER, the result
APA122.pdf:32:        a Chaplain in the United States ' aval Reserve and served with the
APA122.pdf:32:        a bright outlook. Rugged and tanned from his many months on
APA122.pdf:32:        a name that has been engraven ij he mindsand I                                                                  by Owens the Mail-
APA122.pdf:32:        and have been coming ever since. Some come to him with their
APA122.pdf:32:        and marines on that war-torn ist ill. For his wor
APA122.pdf:32:        and men of the Mighty K.
APA122.pdf:32:        effort with which he helped ^hcllx’ ys on Gua
APA122.pdf:32:        everyone on that island though i would bccoijMrtpji^cr Bitaan.
APA122.pdf:32:        in the Solomons.
APA122.pdf:32:        men. “I want to know every        r one of •you better/’ he said, “and 1
APA122.pdf:32:        problems, othc to listqi) to his adventurous talcs of his years in
APA122.pdf:32:        terrors of Japanese warfare. In ic early part of 1942 he became
APA122.pdf:32:        the Legion of Merit Medal andp c\P residential
APA122.pdf:32:        the islands, the Padre immediately started to carry on his duty to
APA122.pdf:32:        valor and courage of our sailors and/inarincs during those early days
APA122.pdf:32:        want you to come to me if you have any pre )blcms.” I hey did come,
APA122.pdf:32:1 rtfB) spent seven years in war-torn (Jiina he knew all the horrors and
APA122.pdf:33:ants, Frank Mills) >augh, the ship’s aerologist, and Tony Scherrer,
APA122.pdf:33:away many of the boring hours at sea, putting his personal touch
APA122.pdf:33:earned himself a permanent niche in the hearts of the men.
APA122.pdf:33:ing men far above his own personal ambitions or desires, and he has
APA122.pdf:33:man of God ho has put the cares and troubles of America’s fight­
APA122.pdf:33:playing the violin the orchestra himself. 1I is two successive assist-
APA122.pdf:33:ship in the fleer. I Ic has started an orchestra that has helped while
APA122.pdf:33:think he’s t<;    All the men of the ship think the same. He is a true
APA122.pdf:33:to these “Happy Hours   ours ” by acting as master of ceremonies and
APA122.pdf:34:   Boxing was the chief form of recreation and many a doughboy
APA122.pdf:34:   Our top fighter was Pharmacist's Mate Joe Bongo, who on four
APA122.pdf:34:   The crew of the Kenton had hut little opportunity to indulge in
APA122.pdf:34:athletic contests, hut it showed on tht/sc few occasions the same
APA122.pdf:34:has a healthy respect for the leather-pushing prowess of the K’s
APA122.pdf:34:high capabilities displayed at work.
APA122.pdf:34:mitt wicldcrs acquired during bouts aboard ship.
APA122.pdf:34:occasions won slashing victories in feature bouts against the txst
APA122.pdf:34:the Army had to offer.
APA122.pdf:35:    Much credit for making the most of what athletic facilities were
APA122.pdf:35:    Other slick scrappers were Henry Amicnta, Sam Swain, Laun­
APA122.pdf:35:    The Beach Party aboard had a sharp softball team and was un­
APA122.pdf:35:    The officers again proved their prowess in basketball by defeat­
APA122.pdf:35:    The officers were challenged to a softball game by the Third
APA122.pdf:35: Division at Pearl Harbor and took a 4 to i decision from the boat
APA122.pdf:35: Schocder and Belanger. They provided plenty of action to help
APA122.pdf:35: at Waimanalo, Hawaii. The Beach Party' boys boasted a top pitcher
APA122.pdf:35: break the monotony of long trips.
APA122.pdf:35: defeated in nearly a score of games played at Oceanside, Calif., and
APA122.pdf:35: dryman Rogers, Alvarez, Buckley, Moon, Gibson, Shields, Wolfe,
APA122.pdf:35: elouter in Radioman Anthony.
APA122.pdf:35: in Berraras, a fancy fielding first baseman Dale Trent and a heavy
APA122.pdf:35:and speedy team, but the combination of Lt. Fanfellc sinking them
APA122.pdf:35:available goes to Lt. (j.g.) Fanfellc, ship recreation officer.
APA122.pdf:35:group, with Lt. (j.g.) Bill Davidson proving too tough a pitcher for
APA122.pdf:35:in close and Lt. McGrath dropping them in from outside proved
APA122.pdf:35:ing the crew 31-23 at San Francisco. The crew got together a big
APA122.pdf:35:the enlisted men.
APA122.pdf:35:to ice the game for the officers.
APA122.pdf:35:too tough. Those two former college stars scored 10 points apiece
APA122.pdf:37:                                                   Bat you feel just the same as you did yesterday.
APA122.pdf:37:                                                   Then comes your birthday ... a year older today!
APA122.pdf:37:                                                   You can weather this war if it’s ten years longer!
APA122.pdf:37:                                                  But isn't it worth it, when you are the one?         V 4
APA122.pdf:37:                                                  Hating until you can hate no more.
APA122.pdf:37:                                                  It’s fretting and sweating, and not much living; •
APA122.pdf:37:                                                  No,... loving a sailor is really not fun ...         Ugg*
APA122.pdf:37:                                                  Yes, loving a sailor is bitterness, tears;
APA122.pdf:37:                                                  Your, job will be hard . . . you’ll be earning your pay.
APA122.pdf:37: And sending letters with an upside-down stamp.   You keep on loving him more each day.
APA122.pdf:37: And when he does come it's laughter together,     You're tired and weary, but will do your share
APA122.pdf:37: And wondering jf he'll ever get home.             We’re in a war, and you’ve got to help win!
APA122.pdf:37: It's fitting a card from a training camp,        And tho you know he’s an ocean away,
APA122.pdf:37: It's hoping for furloughs you know won’t come.   You grit your teeth, and you muster a grin;
APA122.pdf:37: It’s hearing him whisper his love for you.
APA122.pdf:37: Loving a sailor's all milk and no cream.         And act like a child with a shiny new toy.
APA122.pdf:37: The knowing you're watched by the Father above.
APA122.pdf:37: Then there is the ring ... the promise of love,   You’re not. ..you’ve changed. You're wiser and stronger
APA122.pdf:37: Unconscious of people, of time, or of weather.    Of helping that sailor to win, "over there.”
APA122.pdf:37: Watching for word that everything’s well.        It’s small in return for a lot of giving.
APA122.pdf:37: When inside, you’re crying or wanting him so.    It’s loneliness, sadness, abhorrent fears.
APA122.pdf:37: You wait through a long, no-letter spell,
APA122.pdf:37: You're answering whisper that you love him, too.
APA122.pdf:37:And wondering if you’ll see him again;
APA122.pdf:37:Crying until there are no more tears.
APA122.pdf:37:E Loving a Sailor                                  You're hating the world, yourself and the war,
APA122.pdf:37:Jfs being in love with a misty dream;             With each overdue letter, you babble with joy,
APA122.pdf:37:Loving a sailor is living in fears,
APA122.pdf:37:Loving a sailor’s goodbye at the train,           You’ll work and sweat each hour of the day;
APA122.pdf:37:Reluctantly, painfully letting him go,
APA122.pdf:37:Your feet are planted on sand, no! sod;
APA122.pdf:37:Your source of strength is solely from God.
APA122.pdf:37:r There's very little of it that's gay.           And really meaning the prayer you’re saying.
APA122.pdf:37:wLoving a sailor is not all play .. .             Giving up. then kneeling down and praying,
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                         But the body of a dead Jap floating past,
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                         That shattering came shortly after sun­
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                       but we escaped unscathed.
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                       times that night "Flash Red" was sounded.
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      It was a Nip attempt to get through to our
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      anchorage, but the fighting ships guarding
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      and that it could be shattered with lightning
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      and the yawning hole in the side of a nearby
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      down, when all hands raced to their battle
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      ship gave strong evidence it was a false ship
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      stations to find a sky red with tracer bullets.
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      suddenness.
APA122.pdf:38:                                                                      the entrance turned back the assault. Four
APA122.pdf:38:   One of the major highlights in the history of the Kenton was the
APA122.pdf:38:   The invasion took place on Easter Sunday, and ar dawn that
APA122.pdf:38:  Tensed for violent action, Easter Sunday was an anti-climax. It
APA122.pdf:38:Kcrama Rhetro, twenty miles cast of Okinawa.
APA122.pdf:38:duty were spent in training for that historical event and while the
APA122.pdf:38:morning the Mighty K broke loose from the transport convoy with
APA122.pdf:38:pan played by the Mighty K was not spectacular she carried
APA122.pdf:38:participation in the invasion of Okinawa. Our first four months
APA122.pdf:38:spent at home.
APA122.pdf:38:through her assignment without a slip and did in 4.0 fashion all that
APA122.pdf:38:was a beautiful day and as peaceful a one as could have possibly been
APA122.pdf:38:was required.
APA122.pdf:38:which she had steamed up from the Philippines and swung over to
APA122.pdf:39:   After two days at Kcrama Rhetto, where we unloaded propul
APA122.pdf:39:   Here our boat group and beach party men went into almost im­
APA122.pdf:39:   We remained there until April i i, and most of the stay was un­
APA122.pdf:39:April 6, however, the Japs attacked in force by air, and the Kenton
APA122.pdf:39:a suicide plane crashed within 400 yards of our bow. That was
APA122.pdf:39:close enough.
APA122.pdf:39:eventful, and hardly the gruelling ordeal we had expected. On
APA122.pdf:39:ferred for beaching. The beach party went ashore and aided in the
APA122.pdf:39:ferrying troops and supplies into the floats where they were trans­
APA122.pdf:39:gunners added their fire to the unbelievable barrage sent up by our
APA122.pdf:39:handling of supplies there.
APA122.pdf:39:mediate activity. The boat men spent many long and cold hours
APA122.pdf:39:proach to actual danger was during the height of this firing, w'hcn
APA122.pdf:39:ships and which spelled doom for the Kamikazes. Our nearest ap­
APA122.pdf:39:sion units for barges, we moved over to Okinawa proper and joined
APA122.pdf:39:the greatest assemblage of shipping in history.
APA122.pdf:3:                             IB E IB I r           I HIX
APA122.pdf:3:              e Officers and Men of the U. S. S. Kenton, whose early understanding of the
APA122.pdf:3:nobility of the phrase, "to serve” was so greatly instrumental in fashioning our ship into
APA122.pdf:3:one of the Navy's proudest transports, this book is respectfully and gratefully dedicated.
APA122.pdf:40:             1 he afternoon of September 24, 1945, will long be remembered
APA122.pdf:40:            Five days were spent in the Yokohama-Tokyo area, and during
APA122.pdf:40:            It was a notable trip, and during the course of it the Kenton estab­
APA122.pdf:40:            Much time, too, was spent in bargaining with the natives—swap­
APA122.pdf:40:            One of rhe P boat crews celebrated the auspicious occasion by
APA122.pdf:40:         by the crew of the Kenton, for it was at that time the Mighty K
APA122.pdf:40:         country we had been battling for so many long months.
APA122.pdf:40:         cruising over to a lighthouse in the harbor and painting the name
APA122.pdf:40:         damage wrought by the Air Force and Navy of Uncle Sam.
APA122.pdf:40:         fighters relieved from duty.
APA122.pdf:40:         lished two firsts. It brought the first European troops into Japan for
APA122.pdf:40:         occupational purposes, and returned home the first unit of Pacific
APA122.pdf:40:         of the Kenton across its side for all future visitors of that land to see.
APA122.pdf:40:         ping cigarettes and candy for fans, kimonos and other souvenirs.
APA122.pdf:40:         steamed into Yokohama, Japan, and gave us a first glimpse of the
APA122.pdf:40:         that tinuJ "all hands had the opportunity of seeing the tremendous
APA122.pdf:42:                                                Long stretches sometimes intervene between mail calls, depend­
APA122.pdf:42:                                                The Kenton’s men did their part too in making use of the out­
APA122.pdf:42:                                            OK, that the gang at the office remembers you, or even that Joe Jr.
APA122.pdf:42:                                            do a lot of cynics a world of good to censor some of that outgoing
APA122.pdf:42:                                            going facilities. And this is neither here nor there, BUI it would
APA122.pdf:42:                                            him for the first time.
APA122.pdf:42:                                            ing on the ship’s schedule and adventures. When the mail does come
APA122.pdf:42:                                            is spending his time kicking around until daddy comes home to sec
APA122.pdf:42:                                            mail. You’d find that the American sailor, vintage of 1945. is the
APA122.pdf:42:                                            through, it is nice to know that Mary still loves you, that mom’s
APA122.pdf:42:                                            tops. You’d know it when you read that mail.
APA122.pdf:42:              MAIL CALL
APA122.pdf:42:   A Post Office on a ship like the Mighty K is a trim, clean, efficient
APA122.pdf:42:   Not a happier word piped for the men who spend their time, for
APA122.pdf:42:   “Lay down to the Post Office, all Division Petty Officers, and
APA122.pdf:42:carrier, Santa Claus, look like a bum.
APA122.pdf:42:dra-a-aw your mail.”
APA122.pdf:42:ing aboard with a sack of mail on his back makes the original sack
APA122.pdf:42:more for a sailor than anything bestowed, and the mail orderly com­
APA122.pdf:42:our Post Office performed in the standard that is expected, 4.0.
APA122.pdf:42:the most pan, away from their loved ones. News from home can do
APA122.pdf:42:unit. It is subject to weekly, quarterly and surprise inspections, and
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                               lant Captain in turning her over to the Merchant Marine will be
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                              and then only can she sail into port for her last voyage and her gal­
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                              carrying the first troops sent home from Japan for honorable dis­
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                              charge, after years spent fighting for victory. The Kenton will con­
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                              the Mighty K started back to the U.S.A, with the signal honor of
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                              tinue to sail on until the last of these men arc brought home. Then
APA122.pdf:46:                                                                              troop officers’ quarters were jammed with seriously wounded as
APA122.pdf:46:                                                               { continuedfrom page 2 )
APA122.pdf:46:                                            H I STU II Y IIF THE MIGHTY "K"
APA122.pdf:46:    After fulfilling all the requirements of BuShips, the Kenton was
APA122.pdf:46:    Our destination was Pearl Harbor. Meanwhile the Navy, ever                mander Gerald B. Ogle, USN, who had just finished a tour of duty
APA122.pdf:46:    The Christmas holidays were spent in that hospitable North­               which came after some delay, urging the Kenton to act as a hospital
APA122.pdf:46:   The Mighty K remained at Okinawa until April 11. doing her
APA122.pdf:46:   The “something big” was the invasion of Okinawa, and on Feb­                So off again to Manila, but once more her course was diverted and
APA122.pdf:46:  18th of December the Mighty K left Long Beach, California, for              went back to Leyte to deliver some much-needed material and
APA122.pdf:46:  down cruise and training period off the coast of California. On the         taken to navy hospitals awaiting them. From Guam the Kenton
APA122.pdf:46:  permitted to get under way and she participated in a brief shake­           rhe Kenton steamed from Okinawa to Guam, where they were
APA122.pdf:46: Seattle, Washington, and her first assignment.                               equipment. From there to Ulithi, where she awaited further orders,
APA122.pdf:46: busy training its men for future operations, had some units of the           as Executive Officer of the battleship New Jersey.
APA122.pdf:46: look required to last six months.                                            command. Captain Victor B. Tate, USN, was replaced by Com­
APA122.pdf:46: supplies. On December 27, 1944, the Mighty K’s crew members                  ing them back to the States.
APA122.pdf:46: took a parting look at the friendly shores of the United States, a               During her stay in San Francisco the Mighty K had a change of
APA122.pdf:46: western port, while the Kenton was being loaded with troops and              ship and help evacuate wounded from the hospitals at Guam, bring­
APA122.pdf:46:Kenton attending fire-fighting school and airplane recognition, and               Her destination was again the Philippines, and though Manila
APA122.pdf:46:L-day, and early that morning the Kenton broke from her convoy
APA122.pdf:46:March 27 she headed for the "main event.” Easter Sunday was                   tunity of observing the devastation wrought by our planes and fleet,
APA122.pdf:46:Maui and other Hawaiian shores, in company with similar trans­                 back home. This task of unloading was accomplished in less than
APA122.pdf:46:Pearl Harbor in convoy.       The Kenton headed for Eniwetok and              Japan. The Kenton arrived in Yokohama on September 24, 1945.
APA122.pdf:46:and laden with invasion equipment, we headed westward from                     pean conflict, which was being used as an army of occupation, to
APA122.pdf:46:cialized operations at Waimanalo. Then came intensive training off             verted the troops and cargo at that port and the Kenton headed
APA122.pdf:46:from there to the Philippines, stopping at Palau en route ... and on           After five days during which all hands were afforded the oppor­
APA122.pdf:46:her beach party and boat group spent trying days undergoing spe­               was scheduled to be her final stop, on arrival at Leyte orders di­
APA122.pdf:46:in it.                                                                         ever before, she was needed to bring the conquering heroes home.
APA122.pdf:46:into immediate action hauling troops and supplies ashore.
APA122.pdf:46:mum efficiency, for despite utmost secrecy there was no question               States the Kenton received the news of Japan’s surrender. The war
APA122.pdf:46:period w as nearly at an end. All hands were eager to reach maxi­              crew ever to unload a ship in Leyte Harbor. On her return to the
APA122.pdf:46:pons. In that period came the awareness that the “growing pains”               48 hours and the Mighty K won praise as having the most proficient
APA122.pdf:46:ruary 18, 1945. with some 1600 members of the 1 oth Army aboard               she was ordered to bring the 97th Division, veterans of the Euro­
APA122.pdf:46:share in the work of taking that war-torn island. Her sick bay and            able to say, "Mission Accomplished."
APA122.pdf:46:that something big was brewing and the Kenton would have a part                was over, but not so the work of the Mighty K. Now, more than
APA122.pdf:46:transport group and steamed for Kerana Rhetto, an atoll 20 miles
APA122.pdf:46:vessels. She returned later to Okinawa, where her boat group went
APA122.pdf:46:west of Okinawa, having a rendezvous there with two other navy
APA122.pdf:47:                    A rl in i r u I Oliver H a i a r (J Perri
APA122.pdf:47:’’ W E HAVE MET T        HEY ARE 0 II R S
APA122.pdf:4:                                                                                                                                     it is ready for
APA122.pdf:4:                                                                        rear ofbook}
APA122.pdf:4:                         HISTIIHY IIF THE MIGHTY "K"
APA122.pdf:4:      This is the story of a happy ship and a good ship called the USS      gers she has transported as the “Mighty K,” was built in the yards
APA122.pdf:4:     He was General Simon Kenton, who as a boy of 16 left theipm-              A trial run was conducted October 24, 1944, and the Mighty K
APA122.pdf:4:    One of the highlights of Kenton's service was the piloringmKa,             A week later the Kenton was commissioned, with Captain Victor
APA122.pdf:4:   Kenton in honor of a thriving agricultural county in the julep state     of the California Shipping Corporation in Terminal Island, Cali­
APA122.pdf:4:   The USS Kenton, kn<           to her      and thousa                    efficient         ion
APA122.pdf:4:   ar his name.                                                            period of adjustment required of       anv ship beta)
APA122.pdf:4:   of Kentucky, which was so named in order to perpetuate the mem-          fornia. Her keel was laid on June 13, 1944, and the following
APA122.pdf:4:  fort and security of home to serve with General George Waking­            performed in the flawless fashion that has since carried her over
APA122.pdf:4:  on- of one of our nation's pioneers.                                      August she was launched.
APA122.pdf:4: badlv needed supplies to a beleaguered Kentucky regimerrq^His              mony; while h^s crew, composed mainly of new and untried officers
APA122.pdf:4: boat down the broad Ohio River, carrying gunpowder and other              Tate, USN, taking over command in a simple and dignified cere­
APA122.pdf:4: ton in the struggle to free the American colonics from tyranny.            70,000 miles of water without incident.
APA122.pdf:4:and it is uniquely fitting that an amphibious attack tratf part s          weeks were a (nightmare of continual work and seemingly endless
APA122.pdf:4:in the miehtv naw of the nation he          bly helped     und.!           cnncrc pc rkr frltv nf rki» A f ^kn. V        -3 ----- inevitable
APA122.pdf:4:was one ofjhe first amphibious operations in the nayiop’s history          and men, siotMTarattention aft of the bridge deck. The next several
APA122.pdf:5:            IIII IS              Shi P P E IS
APA122.pdf:5:      He made good that promise. Combining humor and tolerance
APA122.pdf:5:      On June 27, 1945, Commander Gerald B. Ogle, USN, took
APA122.pdf:5:     A graduate of the 1924 class at Annapolis, Commander Ogle,
APA122.pdf:5:    An engineering specialist, he served in that capacity aboard the
APA122.pdf:5:    Unfailing affability and readiness to overlook errors of inexperi­
APA122.pdf:5:   He’s 4.0.. ...    •   .    ... .             ‘ . ■'      &       (y
APA122.pdf:5:   The skipper rates 100 per cent with his men because he has
APA122.pdf:5:   be a happy ship and a taut ship.
APA122.pdf:5:   contained the promise that under his guidance the Kenton would
APA122.pdf:5:   over as commanding officer. The first talk he made before the crew
APA122.pdf:5:   with an amazing fund of sea lore, this stocky, square-jawed sailor’s
APA122.pdf:5:  And as his stay aboard has lengthened, so have that confidence and
APA122.pdf:5:  affection increased.
APA122.pdf:5:  sailor quickly captured rhe affection and confidence of the crew.
APA122.pdf:5: Officer, the post he held prior to assuming command of the Kenton.
APA122.pdf:5: a native Texan, has seen service on all types of ships and all over
APA122.pdf:5: great battleship New Jersey, and later was elevated to Executive
APA122.pdf:5: the world.
APA122.pdf:5:ence, coupled with a fairness in meting out punishments when
APA122.pdf:5:merited, arc inherent in his makeup.
APA122.pdf:5:shown himself 100 per cent for them.
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                                                the crew by Capt. Tate and Chaplain
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                                       iJrich and Chief Mach. Barbee.
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                             pcr^wcre to set the watch, and boatswain’s mate Fred
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                             the Third Section into action.
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                            ±r of the deck was Lieut. Harris J. Koberle, navigator,
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                           lan         coring officers of the watch were Lieut. Gib-
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                          Aicfllockwood was first quartermaster, and Pat Jordan,
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                                    ■                          Lv^catibiLriReftcshments were then
APA122.pdf:6:                                                                              Serve                                                   partment,
APA122.pdf:6:                                       THE COMMISSIONING
APA122.pdf:6:                            and band blaring, the officers and men of the       Captain Victor B. Tate, USN, our first skipper, then saluted the
APA122.pdf:6:                          tives and guest;   ngregatc     ibont the bridge    com
APA122.pdf:6:          This ship we cJll home and know affectionately as the “Mighty         Orders placing the ship in commission were read by the Navy
APA122.pdf:6:         With flags flyi
APA122.pdf:6:       K" was commissioned November i, >944- at San Pedro, Calif., in         Yard Commandant, following which the Union Jack and commis­
APA122.pdf:6:      USS KeAtoifgatl        d at attentio     rcss      on the aft end of    Commandant,-and with the words, “I relieve you, sir,” assumed
APA122.pdf:6:      a simple but colo|ul ceremony.                                         sion pennant were hoisted to the strains of the Star Spangled Banner.
APA122.pdf:6:      and navi
APA122.pdf:6:      the ship. 5vJwc
APA122.pdf:6:CALS HI P'S                                                                                                                              3**5    -
APA122.pdf:7:     After guiding the destinies of the USS Kenton for almost eight
APA122.pdf:7:     On the left is Capt. Tate, shown welcoming the new skipper
APA122.pdf:7:  aboard. The picture above shows Comdr. Ogle accepting com­
APA122.pdf:7:  mand, and assuring the crew the Kenton would be a happy ship
APA122.pdf:7:  months, Capt. Victor B. Tate, USN, turned over the responsibility
APA122.pdf:7:  of command to Comdr. Gerald B. Ogle, USN, on June 27, 1945.
APA122.pdf:7:  under his control—a promise most assuredly fulfilled.
APA122.pdf:7:CHANGE HF                                  IIV1 VIA \ II
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                                                                                   Ensign Arthur Burla, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                                               Radio Material Officer — Lieutenant John C. Burt, (E)L-T, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                                              and Head of Department - Lieutenant JohnT. Braxtan, (C), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                                       RO AT GROUP
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                                     ILfrw Commanders
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                                   DEPARTMENTS
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                    (Commanding - Commander Gerald B. Ogle, USN
APA122.pdf:8:                                                                U.S.S. KENTON (41'4-1221
APA122.pdf:8:                                                             OFFICERS IIETACHEII SINCE COMMISSIONING
APA122.pdf:8:                                                         Beachmaster — Lieutenant William S. O’Donnell, (D)L, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                                                   -------------------------------- REACH PLATOON --------------------------------
APA122.pdf:8:                                                   Ass't Beachmaster — Lieutenant (j.g.) Francis B. McGrath, (D)L, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                                                   Boat Group Commander — Lieutenant Meyer W. Fcingold, (D),USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                                              IM) ST Ell OF OFFICEKS
APA122.pdf:8:                     Ensign Kenneth V. Clcwcrt, (D), USNR                                     Electrical Officer - Chief Electrician Carleton H. Irving, USN
APA122.pdf:8:                    Ensign Herbert M. Geary, (D), USNR                                         Combat Information Officer - Lieutenant (j.g.) Sclwyn F. Husted, (D)L-R, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                    Lieutenant (j.g.) Emile E. Fanfclle, (D), USNR                            Communications Officer
APA122.pdf:8:                    Lieutenant (j.g.) William L. Davidson, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                    Lieutenant (j.g.) William W. Raup, (D)L, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:                   Ensign Joseph H. Hatcher, (D), USNR                                                                        Lieutenant (j.g.) Douglas M. Phillips, USN
APA122.pdf:8:             Lieutenant C. W. Nickel                                                Lieutenant (j.g.) E. B. Curran                        Lieutenant D. H. Tolin
APA122.pdf:8:             Lieutenant Commander G. W. Thompson                                    Lieutenant W. F. Smith                                Ensign C. C. Mat lock
APA122.pdf:8:             Lieutenant Commander H. N. G. Kline                                    Lieutenant (j.g.) R. F. O'brock                       Boatswain E, R. Kempe
APA122.pdf:8:             Lieutenant Commander N. S. Bigelow                                     Lieutenant (j.g.) W. J. Drost                         Ensign F. C. Doctor, Jr.
APA122.pdf:8:            Captain V. B. Tate                                                      Lieutenant C. W. Fraze                                Lieutenant (j.g.) A. E. Judd
APA122.pdf:8:            Lieutenant (j.g.) Emile E. Fanfclle, (D), USNR                  Ensign Joseph H. Hatcher, (D), USNR              Ensign Andrew R. Eickhoff, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:            Lieutenant (j.g.) William L. Davidson, (D), USNR                Ensign Rex R. Fox, (D), USNR                     Ensign Arthur Burla, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:            Lieutenant (j.g.) William W. Raup, (D)L, USNR                   Ensign Kenneth V. Clcwcrt, (D), USNR             Ensign Herbert M. Geary, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:            Lieutenant Commander B. G. Beamer                                       Lieutenant R. Perkins                                 Ensign F. W. Nolan
APA122.pdf:8:        Exrrulive llftirvr and Naviftalnr -Lt. Comdr. Harris |. Koberle,(l)),USNB                                   W»ap*in - Lt.Comdr. Frederic P.Gehring,ChC,USNB
APA122.pdf:8:  construction         & repair                                                               ENGINEERING
APA122.pdf:8: Ass't First Lieutenant - Lieutenant (j.g.) William J. Butler, USN                            Engineering Watch Officers- Lieutenant (j.g.) Philip E. Handrich, (E), USNR
APA122.pdf:8: First Division - Lieutenant (j.g.) FrancisB.McGrath, (D)L, USNR                                                              Lieutenant (j.g.) George L. Spencer, (E), USNR
APA122.pdf:8: First Lieutenant - Lieutenant (j.g.) Stanley P. Stcndahl, (D)M, USNR                         Engineering Officer — Lieutenant Commander Arthur R. Gibson, Jr., (E), USNR
APA122.pdf:8: Second Division - Lieutenant William S. O’Donnell, (D)L, USNR                                                                Chief Machinist Troy W. Barbee, USN
APA122.pdf:8: Third Division - Lieutenant Meyer W. Fcingold, (D), USNR                                     COMMUNICATIONS & NAVIGATION
APA122.pdf:8: “R” Division — Chief Carpenter Ernest J. Parrish, USN                                        Acting Navigator and
APA122.pdf:8:Ass't to Supply Officer — Chief Pay Clerk William H. Conely, USN                              “O” Division Officer — Ensign Rex R. Fox, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:Asst Medical Officer and                                                                      Aide to Executive Officer — Ensign Oliver C. Berry, USN
APA122.pdf:8:Commissary and Ship’s Store Officer — Acting Pay Clerk James F. Young, USN                    TRANSPORT QUARTERMASTER - First Lieutenant Stanley R. Evans, USMCR
APA122.pdf:8:Dental Officer — Lieutenant Julius M. Schwartz, (DC), USNR                                    Signal Officer — Ensign William O. Wynkopp, (D)M, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:Disbursing Officer and                                                                        Gunnery Officer — Lieutenant William E. Lawrence, USN
APA122.pdf:8:Hospital Corps Administration Officer — Chief Pharmacist Edgar M. Dodd, USN                   Communications Watch Officers — Ensign Andrew R. Eickhoff, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:MEDICAL                                                                                       “C&N” Division Officer — Ensign Howard L. Madden, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:Senior Medical Officer — Commander Lucian G. Culver, (MC), USNR                               Ship’s Secretary and
APA122.pdf:8:Supply Officer — Lieutenant William P. Jennings, (SC), USNR                                   GUNNERY                              Ensign John D. Wayman, (D)L, USNR
APA122.pdf:8:“H" Division Officer — Lieutenant Commander Paul E. Campbell, (MC), USNR                      Ass’t Communications Officer — Ensign Maurice F. Trcacy, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:8:“S” Division Officer — Lieutenant (j.g.) Odic B. Strickland, (SC), USNR                       Ass't Gunnery Officer — Ensign Norman R. Babcock, (D), USNR
APA122.pdf:9:DEI’AltTMENT HEAIIS
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                                Lined up for target practice
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                   Changing anchorages on 1 July, the LA­
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                  On 8 July a new convoy was formed, des­
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                ESS, PRESIDENT POLK, HYDE, ROCKBRIDGE,
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                HALFORD and HUNTINGTON. The group ar­
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                KITTSON, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, CAPE
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                LANIER, NESHOBA, MERIWETHER, DUTCH­
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                MEARES, NAVARRO and the DD's STRONG,
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                bility to make necessary engine repairs.
APA125.pdf:10:                                                                rived on 1 2 July.
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               AS, WELEMAN, WHITMAN and CHARLES R.
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               DEL then became O.T.C. Passing the 180th
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               GREER. On the evening of the first day the
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               Meridian on 25 June, the convoy sighted and
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               NIER moved closer to Chinieero Island, where
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               OKANOGAN dropped out of the convoy, re­
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               T. Moen, USN, aboard the USS GRIMES, was
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               anchored off Eniwetok Atoll on 30 June.
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               convoy commodore of the following ships:
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               drinking two cans of beer per man. At this
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               for recreation, which consisted of swimming,
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               playing football, looking for seashells and
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               time the ship was granted 36 hours’ availa­
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               tination — Ulithi, Caroline Islands. Captain A.
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               troops and ship’s company were taken ashore
APA125.pdf:10:                                                               turning to Pearl Harbor. The ANNE ARUN­
APA125.pdf:10:                              “Lower away!”
APA125.pdf:10:                     THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:10:                Moving to Pier No. 39 on 1 1 June, the ship
APA125.pdf:10:                The Island of Oahu was sighted on 19
APA125.pdf:10:                With the OKANOGAN as O.T.C., 1 1 ships
APA125.pdf:10:             13 June, 1945, the USS LANIER again left
APA125.pdf:10:             164 men. The next day the ship got under­
APA125.pdf:10:             ANNE ARUNDEL and the escorts BURDENA
APA125.pdf:10:             June. After morning target practice, exercis­
APA125.pdf:10:             R. HASTINGS, LE HARDY, HAROLD C. THOM­
APA125.pdf:10:             bor. On the following day 27 Navy passen­
APA125.pdf:10:             delay, the ship anchoring off Bush Point. On
APA125.pdf:10:             embarked the following personnel: Army, 37
APA125.pdf:10:             gers were taken aboard.
APA125.pdf:10:             ing the ship’s gun crews in firing at plane-                              “Hit that target!”
APA125.pdf:10:             reduction gear bearing forced an overnight
APA125.pdf:10:             sailed from Pearl Harbor on 22 June. These
APA125.pdf:10:             the United States, with but one man missing.
APA125.pdf:10:             towed sleeves, the ship moved into Pearl Har­
APA125.pdf:10:             way for Pearl Harbor, but difficulty with a
APA125.pdf:10:             were the    LANIER, BARNETT,        HEYWOOD,
APA125.pdf:10:I            officers, 1,212 enlisted men; Navy, 9 officers,
APA125.pdf:11:                                                                   Island beauty, Mog-Mog       Interior of Mog-Mog  i
APA125.pdf:11:                                                                   Rustic island park, Ulithi Mog-Mog cocoanut palms   !
APA125.pdf:11:                                                                  Palm row, Mog-Mog, Ulithi            Relief!
APA125.pdf:11:            Japanese children           Japanese children in camp
APA125.pdf:11:    Shoemaking, Jap internment camp       Korean camp, Saipan
APA125.pdf:11:   Bathing at the Japanese camp, Saipan   Jap internees, Saipan
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                                               Shrine entrance, Naha, Okinawa
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                                 With the GRIMES as O.T. C., a 46-ship con­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                                BEGOR, TRIPPE, PATTERSON and H. S. CLARK.
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                                erage.
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                                voy until 1643, supplying comforting air cov­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               ENOREE, SARANAC, ST. JOHN VICTORY,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               GINIA CITY VICTORY, NESHOBA, WARREN,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               HEYWOOD,       BRAXTON,    TOLOVANA, VIR­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               MELLETTE, SHARON VICTORY, GRIMES,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               MERIWETHER, SAMUEL CHASE, SEA BLENNY,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               NAVARRO, ACONCAGUA, WAKE FORREST
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               The SALAMAUA [CVE] stayed with the con­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               VICTORY, CAPITOL VICTORY, SALAMAUA,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               WEST LYNN VICTORY, BATES VICTORY and
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                               the escorts CHARLES D. HUGHES, AYLWIN,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              CAN VICTORY, CAPE CATOCHE, OKANO­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              CEPHUS, HYDE, LAURENS, PRESIDENT POLK,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              GAN, HARRIS, ROCKBRIDGE, ELKHART,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              LANIER, WINDSOR, LEGION VICTORY, DENI­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              OCONTO, CAPE STEPHERES, PAN AMERI­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              SON VICTORY, CAPE LOPEZ, KITTSON,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              a greased flagpole.
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              mind one of natives scrambling up a tree like
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              monkeys, but rather like caterpillars climbing
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                                              voy left Ulithi on 20 July. Included were the
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                                  Boat clear
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                        THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                For the next 8 days, crew and troops took
APA125.pdf:12:                                                                Of all the Pacific Isles LANIER men visited,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              Occasionally somebody will challenge, dare
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              at the Officers’ Club is throwing rocks at the
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              beach and thatched houses. A favorite sport
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              cocoanuts in an effort to knock them down.
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              or bet a shipmate he can’t climb the tree and
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              there’s always one man in every crowd who’ll
APA125.pdf:12:                                                              with   its towering cocoanut palms, sandy
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             Ulithi, perhaps more than any other, fits into
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             advantage of Ulithi’s large recreation center,
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             ed at the various facilities offered. The usual
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             man is Ulithi’s chief recreation, aside from
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             playing softball. Bands play daily in a band­
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             stand in the center of the island’s sports area.
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             the preconceived idea of a tropical isle —
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             two cans of beer or two bottles of coke per
APA125.pdf:12:                                                             where several thousand can be accommodat­
APA125.pdf:12:                                         Grass home, Mog-Mog  take a bet. Needless to say, they don’t re­
APA125.pdf:12:                  Radio station, Mog-Mog
APA125.pdf:12:   Trolling along
APA125.pdf:13:                                                               Naha ruins, Okinawa
APA125.pdf:13:                   THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:13:            On 6 August, Convoy OKU No. 1 7, TransDiv
APA125.pdf:13:           Reports    of   a   typhoon   heading    toward
APA125.pdf:13:           The convoy, known os TransDiv 60, pulled
APA125.pdf:13:         Army, 78 officers, 570 enlisted men; Marine
APA125.pdf:13:         August, commenced embarking passengers:
APA125.pdf:13:         BRAXTON, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, WAU­
APA125.pdf:13:         Corps, 4 officers, 146 men. Many of the
APA125.pdf:13:         DEWEY, MacDONOUGH, CAVALLERO, PRES­
APA125.pdf:13:         ELKHART, NAVARRO, MERIWETHER, OCON­
APA125.pdf:13:         GAN, ENOREE, SARANAC, SEA DEVIL, PARK               46-ship convoy, Okinawa-bound
APA125.pdf:13:         KESHA,      SAMUEL CHASE, WARREN, SEMI­
APA125.pdf:13:         LANIER and OZARK, as well as the escorts
APA125.pdf:13:         LANIER,     HARRIS,    HYDE,    ELKHART,    MERI­
APA125.pdf:13:         LEY, RAYMOND, DALE, FARRAGUT, SILVER­
APA125.pdf:13:         NOLE, HEYWOOD, ROCKBRIDGE, OKANO­
APA125.pdf:13:         New York “Fighting 69th’’ and were high-
APA125.pdf:13:         OCONTO, NAVARRO and escorts. The group
APA125.pdf:13:         Okinawa forced the ships in the harbor to
APA125.pdf:13:         STEIN, HILARY P. JONES, CROSS and LEWIS.
APA125.pdf:13:         TIA, WINDSOR, PRESIDENT POLK, CEPHEUS,
APA125.pdf:13:         TO,   TOLOVANA,         ACONAGUE,         ANACOS-
APA125.pdf:13:         Unit 95.5.212 was formed comprising the
APA125.pdf:13:         VICTORY, DOUGLAS VICTORY, ESCANABA,
APA125.pdf:13:         WETHER, MELLETTE, OKANOGAN, WINDSOR,
APA125.pdf:13:         began. Call to battle stations was sounded
APA125.pdf:13:         cargo had been unloaded. On 31 July the
APA125.pdf:13:         evening the LANIER had debarked all its Army
APA125.pdf:13:         gushi anchorage.
APA125.pdf:13:         into port at Okinawa Shima on 24 July, 1945,
APA125.pdf:13:         left Okinawa on 1 August. Two days later the
APA125.pdf:13:         lowing ships: GRIMES [O. T. C.], KITTSON,
APA125.pdf:13:         overseas without seeing the Golden Gate.
APA125.pdf:13:         personnel. The next day Navy passengers
APA125.pdf:13:         point men who had served more than 3 years
APA125.pdf:13:         put out to sea to ride out the storm. Task
APA125.pdf:13:         ship shifted anchorage to Berth H-144, Ha-
APA125.pdf:13:         the LANIER anchoring in Machinato Bay. By
APA125.pdf:13:         tion of the stay at Okinawa. By 28 July all
APA125.pdf:13:         unit returned to Okinawa. The LANIER, on 5
APA125.pdf:13:         were discharged and the unloading of cargo
APA125.pdf:13:  ■      several times a day [and night] for the dura­
APA125.pdf:13: a       Army group were members of the famous
APA125.pdf:13:in       60 got underway for Ulithi, including the fol­
APA125.pdf:14:                                                                                                    Okinawa
APA125.pdf:14:                                                                                                Keeping station
APA125.pdf:14:                                                                                       Convoy, in column, leaves Okinawa
APA125.pdf:14:                                                   College building, Naha
APA125.pdf:14:                                               THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:14:                                          How right the latter group was!
APA125.pdf:14:                                         All hands hoped and prayed for peace.
APA125.pdf:14:                                         Gunnery practice was held on the morning
APA125.pdf:14:                                         It was on the 10th of August that the first
APA125.pdf:14:                                       head for Japan.
APA125.pdf:14:                                      Army personnel, pick up combat troops and
APA125.pdf:14:                                      Many rumors had circulated throughout the
APA125.pdf:14:                                      Pacific before, but this time the air was filled
APA125.pdf:14:                                      States-bound personnel would stay aboard
APA125.pdf:14:                                      They also wondered just how peace, if it
APA125.pdf:14:                                      Ulithi that afternoon. The ship refueled and
APA125.pdf:14:                                      and we'd continue as planned, taking them
APA125.pdf:14:                                      as time went on.
APA125.pdf:14:                                      back to San Francisco. The others insisted
APA125.pdf:14:                                      came suddenly, would affect the travels of
APA125.pdf:14:                                      definite rumor of peace reached the LANIER.
APA125.pdf:14:                                      of 10 August, with the convoy arriving at
APA125.pdf:14:                                      our chances were good we’d be diverted,
APA125.pdf:14:                                      prepared to continue its trip.
APA125.pdf:14:                                      rumors took on more and more significance
APA125.pdf:14:                                      the good ship LANIER. Conjecture aboard ship
APA125.pdf:14:                                      thought. One group contended our load of
APA125.pdf:14:                                      was divided into two generalized schools of
APA125.pdf:14:                                      with   a  more   promising   atmosphere.     The
APA125.pdf:14:                                      would go to Saipan or Guam, get rid of our
APA125.pdf:14:                 Destination, Okinawa
APA125.pdf:14:   Okinawa bound
APA125.pdf:15:                                                                              Chamorro transportation              Chamorro farm, Saipan
APA125.pdf:15:                                                                            Jap internment camp, Saipan         Home in Saipan’s Korean camp
APA125.pdf:15:                                                                   Lt. [Santa Claus] McGown and Korean children     Jap internees, Saipan
APA125.pdf:15:                                                   Chamorro family
APA125.pdf:15:                                                   Koreans, Saipan
APA125.pdf:15:           Jap internment camp, Saipan              Chamorro farm
APA125.pdf:15:         Jap children interned on Saipan
APA125.pdf:15:        Jesus, a native of Guam, at Saipan
APA125.pdf:15:Li. McGown, two Chamorro lassies and Chief Steward
APA125.pdf:16:                                                                                    showing U.S.S. LANIER in the foreground
APA125.pdf:16:                                                                      (((itpafKii                                          THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:7:                                                         Passing the 180th Meridian on 3 April,
APA125.pdf:7:                                                      91.6.12 was formed, comprising the trans­
APA125.pdf:7:                                                      After refueling and a conference, Task Unit
APA125.pdf:7:                                                      Colors and jacks of several hundred ships           the best liberty spot, with the exception of
APA125.pdf:7:                                                      the convoy arrived at Eniwetok on 6 April.
APA125.pdf:7:                                                     During the seven-day stay at Saipan, lib­
APA125.pdf:7:                                                     in the Marianas, arriving on the 10th.                                                                 Tokyo. From the harbor it was a depressing­
APA125.pdf:7:                                                     ports BINGHAM [O. T. CJ and LANIER, with
APA125.pdf:7:                                                     sailed from Eniwetok on 7 April, for Saipan,
APA125.pdf:7:                                                     the STEELE as destroyer escort. This group
APA125.pdf:7:                                                    at anchor at Saipan were lowered to half              Manila, west of Pearl Harbor.
APA125.pdf:7:                                                    ceived on 14 April of the death of the Presi­                                                           Iwo on 22 April, arriving at Saipan two days
APA125.pdf:7:                                                    dent of the United States, Franklin D. Roose­                                                           later. After refueling and loading cargo, the
APA125.pdf:7:                                                    throughout Pacific Ocean areas, the news
APA125.pdf:7:                                                    velt. To thousands aboard ships scattered                                                               ship embarked troops on 30 April, complet­
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   Army-Navy Memorial service was held
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   Cloud, assisted by Col. J. C. Wilson, troop
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   aboard the LANIER, conducted by Captain
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   at the huge Saipan recreation area. The men
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   commander, and Chaplain L. V. Pick. Every
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   erty was granted for both troops and crew
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   lions who were numbered as mourners.
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   man aboard came topside to pay respects to
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   played softball, went swimming in the crystal-
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   the Nation’s future and sorrow for the mil­
APA125.pdf:7:                                                   the late President of the United States.
APA125.pdf:7:           THE LOG — Continued                                                                            DALEY and SPANGLER, got underway for              ing in one day the embarking of 1 1 officers
APA125.pdf:7:      Cleaning the 5-inch                             On the following day, 15 April, a joint
APA125.pdf:7:    Captain Jesse B. Gay, USN [Ret.], aboard
APA125.pdf:7:    On 22 March the LANIER returned to Pearl                                                              alongside a mountain destined to live long
APA125.pdf:7:   Beach party over the side, Maui                  mast simultaneously as official news was re­                                                              The LANIER and DE DALEY departed from
APA125.pdf:7:  Four days later the ship went back to Pearl                                                             ed Old Glory amidst flying bullets and shrap­      escorts, the BULL and EISELE. While approach-
APA125.pdf:7:  Harbor and embarking of troops was begun.
APA125.pdf:7:  Harbor and the following day moved to                                                                   in history — Mt. Suribachi, where a handful       following ships: LANIER [O. T. C.], GRAN­
APA125.pdf:7:  Honolulu, where cargo was taken aboard.                                                                 of marines two months previously had plant­       VILLE, SEA PARTRIDGE, SEA FLYER and two
APA125.pdf:7: Seventy officers and 1,415 enlisted men
APA125.pdf:7: TEIN, led a convoy of 17 ships on 29 March
APA125.pdf:7: U. S. Army boarded for transportation to a                                                                      Yes, it’s there — Eniwetok                               The Tree of Chinieero [Eniwetok]
APA125.pdf:7: [service troops, half negro, half white] of the
APA125.pdf:7: for Eniwetok, Marshall Islands. The ships
APA125.pdf:7: forward area.                                                                                                      Ships at rest, Saipan                                        Saipan Superforts
APA125.pdf:7: the Dutch merchant vessel, the BLOEMFON­
APA125.pdf:7:BLOEMFONTEIN, ORMSBY, BROADWATER,
APA125.pdf:7:BRULE, EXCHANGE, SEAMARLIN, MERMAC-
APA125.pdf:7:DAUPHIN, BINGHAM, BERGER,            PONDERA
APA125.pdf:7:PORT, MORMACKWREN, DORTHEA L. DIX,
APA125.pdf:7:and LANIER. Designated as Task Unit 16.8.1 9,
APA125.pdf:7:stroyer escorts.                                   amazement, mixed with genuine concern for
APA125.pdf:7:the convoy was accompanied by three de­            of the President’s death was received with
APA125.pdf:7:were: AUDUBON, COTTLE, OSKALOOSA,
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                                     Rock known as Iwo Jima
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                     On 8 May a 22-ship convoy, led by Cap­
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   A weather “break” gave the ships a res­
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   BASS, SHARON VICTORY, VIRGINIA CITY
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   CLARKSDALE VICTORY, LOMA VICTORY, SEA
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   DERA, SHELBY, TERROR, CAPE CHALMERS,
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   DOROTHEA L. DIX, DUTCHESS, FLORENCE
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   ER, HALLORAN, BULL, REEVES, GRIFFIN and
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   NIGHTINGALE, KARNES, PINKNEY, PON­
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                   VICTORY and the escorts ZELLARS, CRANT-
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                  39 enlisted men. The ship prepared for sea.
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                  ANNE ARUNDEL, left Okinawa Shima [its
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                  Navy, 3 enlisted men; Marines, 3 officers,
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                  full Japanese name], with the following ships:
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                  tain  W. W.    Campbell,   USN,   aboard   the
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                all day and through the night. Casualties
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                cluded: Army, 2 officers, 19 enlisted men;
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                                were taken aboard without mishap. They in­
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               0200, keeping every ship in the harbor at
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               Express” came over the anchorage again at
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               battle readiness for three hours. A pea-soup
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               been sunk that night. The Navy never per­
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               covered the harbor like a blanket, but it was
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               fected a sure-fire technique against suicide
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               pite from air raids on 7 May. It poured rain
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               planes.
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               reported the next day that several ships had
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                                                               smoke screen, laid by ships' smoke boats,
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                          Unloading personnel at Iwo
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                         THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                     Snake-like chow line terminates below
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 Unloading of passenger personnel was com­
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 crew to general quarters at 1919. The “Tokyo
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 general quarters was sounded, as Japanese
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 ing the Okinawa harbor at 1000 on 6 May,
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 planes were in the vicinity. It was the first
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 pleted by 1800. Another air raid sent the
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 the LANIER had been in an enemy air raid.
APA125.pdf:8:                                                                 time many of the crew and officers aboard
APA125.pdf:8:                                       Humbled, but Japanese
APA125.pdf:8:        “Woolworth’s/' Saipan
APA125.pdf:8:   Ensign Harner inspects wreckage  God is worshipped everywhere
APA125.pdf:8:   Ships and floating docks, Saipan     Saipan factory — once                                                      BASS.
APA125.pdf:9:                                                                                                                Naha ruins                “Gyrenes” at Naha
APA125.pdf:9:                                                                                                         Smoke boat pool, Okinawa       Jap plane7 Naha airfield
APA125.pdf:9:                                                                                                       High school, college ruins7 Naha     More Naha ruins
APA125.pdf:9:                                                          On the following day, 31 May, the LANIER
APA125.pdf:9:                                                       May. Six days later the ship steamed under
APA125.pdf:9:                                                       Strait, picked up a pilot off Port Angeles,
APA125.pdf:9:                                                       passed by Oahu, Hawaiian islands on 24
APA125.pdf:9:                                                       refueled and set out for Seattle. It was 2 June
APA125.pdf:9:                                                       the Golden Gate Bridge, anchoring at 1008,
APA125.pdf:9:                                          THE LOG — Continued
APA125.pdf:9:         At 1345 on 10 May the Ensign was put at           After fueling on 14 May the LANIER set
APA125.pdf:9:       The convoy arrived at Saipan on 12 May,
APA125.pdf:9:      Campellone, USMC, who died aboard the
APA125.pdf:9:      LANIER of wounds suffered during battle on
APA125.pdf:9:      half mast for burial at sea of Pvt. Nicholas      sail for the United States, unescorted. She
APA125.pdf:9:     Okinawa. Chaplain Pick conducted the serv­
APA125.pdf:9:     ice. A rifle detail fired a salute as the flag-
APA125.pdf:9:    deep, to be turned into corruption, looking
APA125.pdf:9:    draped body hit the water, accompanied by:         Berth 8, San Francisco. Survivors from the
APA125.pdf:9:    for the resurrection of the body, when the sea
APA125.pdf:9:    shall give up her dead, and the life of the
APA125.pdf:9:    world to come . . .”                               when    the ship entered the Juan de Fuca
APA125.pdf:9:    “ . . . We, therefore, commit this body to the     LITTLE were debarked on this date.
APA125.pdf:9:   LITTLE came aboard for transportation back         June until 7 June, on which date the ship
APA125.pdf:9:   That afternoon survivors from the DD USS           tle. Cargo and stores were loaded from 3
APA125.pdf:9:   brought aboard.                                    were effected.
APA125.pdf:9:   debarking casualties the following morning.         Wash., and proceeded up the strait to Seat­
APA125.pdf:9:   duty. Fourteen officers and 240 men were           availability period, a few repairs to the ship
APA125.pdf:9:   suicide planes off Okinawa while on picket         ing Company’s dock where, during four days’
APA125.pdf:9:   to the United States. The LITTLE was sunk by       was sent to Puget Sound Bridge and Dredg­
APA133.pdf:10:                                                                                          Ch. MelondHBto Ch. Wilson.
APA133.pdf:10:                                                                Sitting: Ch. Cook, Ch. Dunham, Ch. Landry, Ch. Bucherri, Ch. Bruni, Ch. Her­
APA133.pdf:10:                                                                bert, Ch. Chrismer. Standing: Ch. Oleary, Ch. Stratton, Ch. Boyd, Ch. Schuman,
APA133.pdf:10:                           Hunter.
APA133.pdf:10:Sitting: A PC Booth, Mach. Anderson, Ch. Elect. Douchet. Stand­
APA133.pdf:10:ing: Ch. Pharm. Coward, Ch. Bos’n Davis, APC Clement, Carp.
APA133.pdf:11:                                                       The First "Division
APA133.pdf:11:             Fourth Row Standing: Durst, Sughure, Niernberger, Kuykendall, Clason, Forshee, Frietas, Girdham, Beasley, Rantz, Austin.
APA133.pdf:11:Every, Phelps, Friedman, Vigna, Bos’n the dog, Ch. Dunham, Ens. Lewis, Ens. P. Ableson, Ens. Hird, Ens. Ermlich, Fahrnow, Blanton, Robert­
APA133.pdf:11:First Row Sitting: Olson, Burkholder, Hatch, Spohn, Bean, Crouch, Ross, Smith, Barbitta, McCracken, Paulson. Second Row Sitting: King, Van
APA133.pdf:11:son, Goodwin, Merrill. Third Row Standing: Kuninski, Bechdoldt, Karwoski, Piersol, Mangino, McKain, Kelly, Cameron, Keller, Durney, Spangler.
APA133.pdf:12:                                                         The Second "Division
APA133.pdf:12:                                                Huot, Ball, Casper, Rameriz, Macedo, Moore, Roth.
APA133.pdf:12:First Row Sitting: McCullough, Blandin, Blount, Chunat, Allison, Knight, Bos’n (the dog), Kyle, Galvan, Garcia, Nosko. Second Row Sitting:
APA133.pdf:12:Goddard, Croy, Garrison, Svetlecic, Lt.(jg) I. Abelson, Lt. (jg) Holmes, Ch. Stratton, McConnell, Germany, Reid, Sweeney. Tbird Roiv Standing:
APA133.pdf:12:Stigall, Karg, Jordan, Kelso, Harrell, Baker, Russo, Price, Bales, D. E., Bales, C. E., Kaplan. Fourth Row Standing: Lorrigan, Jones, Poe, Smith,
APA133.pdf:13:                                                        The Third ‘Division
APA133.pdf:13:                                     Mills, Rochester, Mundahl, Stanyer, Powell, Sprague, Chiddix, Olson.
APA133.pdf:13:Byrnes, Haufe, Smith, E. H., Murray, F. L., Ens. Leraas, Ens. Maughan, Barnes, Marek, Bethea, Grant, Gerngross, Napolitano. Third Row Stand­
APA133.pdf:13:First Row Sitting: Greenwood, Zaitz, Glenn, Chudej, Brown, Taylor, Baylis, Merlino, Shearman, E. J. Keehr, Blount, Gray. Second Row Sitting:
APA133.pdf:13:ing: Varady, Shearman, R. F., Smith, W. L., Newton, Zaucha, Adams, Lampton. Droke, Murray. G. R.. Haines. Fourth Row Standing: Sorrell,
APA133.pdf:14:                                                       The "I'kC” 'Division
APA133.pdf:14:                                    iff, AndrofF^ Vellat, Gaugush, Morrow, Mueller, Obenchain, Kincannon.
APA133.pdf:14:Dowell, Ens. J. Meyers, Ens. Anderson, Ens. C. Meyer, Lt. Horton, Lt. Urman, Lt. (jg) Malmgren, Smith, Murphy, Palmer. Third Row Standing:
APA133.pdf:14:First Row Sitting: Acuna, Selix, Kimes, Harman, Coates, Ens. Young, Splawn, Pulsipher, Luebke, Erickson. Second Row Sitting: Remme, Kingery,
APA133.pdf:14:Pitts, Cram, Sohrwide, Ch. Landry, Ch. Melona^Hfc Ch. Bruni, Dreith, Coulson, Moen. Fourth Row Standing: Crandall, Day, Julin, Rankin, Sher­
APA133.pdf:15:                                                               Creacey, Burrus.
APA133.pdf:15:                                                  The Engineering "Divisions
APA133.pdf:15:First Row Sitting: Burnett, Boudreau, Tesner, Ames, Woodall. Second Row Sitting: Lee, Jenkins, Johnson, Ch. Caves, Ens. Kilian, Lt. Waters, Ens.
APA133.pdf:15:McKenna, Wheeler, Means, Sams, Marshall, White. Fourth Row Standing: Ryti, Stahl, Kunz, Presley, Klute, Johnson, Sprink, Ford, Logsdon, Pitta,
APA133.pdf:15:Rasberry, Mach. Anderson, Ch. Chrismer, Sportel, Butler, Tomaleski. Third Row Standing: Norley, Middleton, Cooke, Pillar, Lawson, Fry, Hauke,
APA133.pdf:16:First Row Sitting: Eddins, Bowlby, Bounds, Perkins, Funk. Second Row Sit­    First Row Sitting: Lofquist, Goodfellow, Rudd, Bingaman. Second Row Sitting:
APA133.pdf:16:Moreland. Fourth Row Standing: Stom, Gear, Harris, Smith, Hardy, Benoist.    dello, Formichella, Chihowski, Aguirre.
APA133.pdf:16:Row Standing: Gilliland, Brace, Burke, McQuade, Curl, Chudej, Hobin, Kaye,   Edwards, Musser, Doty, Berg, Jenkins. Fourth Row Standing: Kosmyna, Sbar-
APA133.pdf:16:ting: Lt. Wells, Lt. (jg) Ramker, Lt. (jg) Griffin, Ch. Pharm. Coward. Third Lt. Rossall, Lees, Bos’n (the dog), Ens. Thomas. Third Row Standing: McKern,
APA133.pdf:17:                                                                      Transport Quartermasters
APA133.pdf:17:                         Ship’s Yeomen
APA133.pdf:17:              Roto Standing: Hobbs, Stephens, Klute, Sewell            1st Lt. Hawkins, USMCR, Sgt. Johnson
APA133.pdf:17:First Rotv Sitting: Bomia, Ens. Walley, Ens. Young, La Grippe. Second
APA133.pdf:18:                                                                   Larson, Adair.
APA133.pdf:18:                                                                  Stragglers
APA133.pdf:18:                                                 (On watch when division pictures tvere taken)
APA133.pdf:18:Front Row: Gribble, Kerr, Schiefferstein, Bjerkness, Lt. (jg) Youngs, Ens. Hird, Wheelus, Bills, Liddick, Ball. Second Row: Maag, Brown, T. H.,
APA133.pdf:18:Keltner, Dewsnap, Norris, Hall, Jones, D. N., Nelson, Tozer, Gettler. Third Row: Davis, P. H., Burke, Londeree, Soptick, Graham, Chase, Todd,
APA133.pdf:19:                                                                             Orders arrived on March 2 assigning the Beckham to Task Unit
APA133.pdf:19:                                                                          on Washington’s Birthday after a successful independent voyage
APA133.pdf:19:                                                                         These activities took her to San Diego, Oceanside and San Clemente
APA133.pdf:19:                                                                   of the
APA133.pdf:19:                                                                The Story
APA133.pdf:19:                                                      U. S. S. "Beckham
APA133.pdf:19:   In length she measured 455 feet; 62 feet in beam. Her displace­        across the Pacific during which all on board grew used to their ship
APA133.pdf:19:   Numerically, she was designated as the APA-133 ("APA” stands           Island, all on the California Coast.
APA133.pdf:19:   She was commissioned on December 10. Captain Albin Rufus                12.6.2, destination — Iwo Jima. The crew greeted the news with
APA133.pdf:19:Navy, designed to transport troops to an invasion point and, using           She set out on her first wartime mission on February 8, 1945,
APA133.pdf:19:On October 14, 1944, the assault transport U. S. S. Beckham slid         his job; how to operate winches, launch boats in a hurry without
APA133.pdf:19:Pedro, California.                                                       handle cargo, fire the 5-inch gun, the 40’s, the 20 millimeters.
APA133.pdf:19:She was a vital vertebra in the backbone of the new amphibious
APA133.pdf:19:Sodergren, U.S.N., assumed command. Underway for the first                cheers, for it was currently the most hotly contested battleground in
APA133.pdf:19:and men, with capacity for over 2,000 troops.
APA133.pdf:19:bious training program during which everyone on board learned             had come so far to join.
APA133.pdf:19:can inventiveness in fighting a new kind of war with new weapons.            Then to San Francisco for loading.
APA133.pdf:19:down the ways of the California Shipbuilding Corporation, San             damaging them, land through murderous surf on a hard beach,
APA133.pdf:19:fighting.                                                                 wetok Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. This equipment was delivered
APA133.pdf:19:for "Auxiliary Personnel, Assault’’), and was an example of Ameri­
APA133.pdf:19:her twenty-six landing craft, put combat personnel on the beach           with base supplies for a Marine air group on Engebi Island, Eni-
APA133.pdf:19:ment was 15,000 tons and she carried a complement of 534 officers         and their assignments on board.
APA133.pdf:19:time on December 16, she began her shakedown cruise and amphi­            the Pacific and they were impatient to see something of the war they
APA133.pdf:20:                                                                                 desire to make the voyage efficient and pleasant . . .
APA133.pdf:20:                                                                                 of the crew for the wholehearted cooperation and
APA133.pdf:20:                                                                            This letter, endorsed by General C. B. Gates of the Fourth Ma­
APA133.pdf:20:                                                                         another period of intensive amphibious training at Maalaea Bay,
APA133.pdf:20:                                                                         rines, was forwarded through channels, and returned to the ship
APA133.pdf:20:                                                                         with the notation:
APA133.pdf:20:   Arriving at the rendezvous area off I wo Jima, she stood off and on          the everpresent desire on the part of all hands to be of
APA133.pdf:20:   It was an exciting trip. In convoy this time; at night the Superforts                . to extend our most sincere appreciation to the
APA133.pdf:20:   On April 4 she stood into Pearl Harbor for the first time. Two        Maui, with the Beach Party ashore, and landings effected under com­
APA133.pdf:20:   The Beckham was off again on the 20th of March with a full load
APA133.pdf:20:27th at Eniwetok, for fuel. Here she helped in the rescue of several
APA133.pdf:20:Boat Pool for further use in the forward area. Another stop on the                               U. S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas.
APA133.pdf:20:Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines, Fourth Marine           Company, Anti-Aircraft Artillery and Maintenance outfits. She took
APA133.pdf:20:Division:                                                                her departure from Honolulu on May 8, 1945.
APA133.pdf:20:On the morning of the 14th she steamed in by the light of star shells            company.”
APA133.pdf:20:and happy tears. That the "Becky” (as she was now affectionately            Back in Honolulu, the Beckham received for transportation to
APA133.pdf:20:called) acquitted herself nobly on this trip was amply documented,       Okinawa units of the 233d General Hospital, including 79 Army
APA133.pdf:20:chine gun and rifle fire heard, and the flame-throwers seen.
APA133.pdf:20:days later she was at Maui where her passengers were debarked into       bat conditions, complete with air and naval gunfire support, rockets
APA133.pdf:20:enroute to their base in the Hawaiian Islands. On March 22 she stop­
APA133.pdf:20:ferred to the base hospital and her boats were turned over to the                                Commander in Chief,
APA133.pdf:20:hula girls, Red Cross girls throwing oranges and candy, leis, cheers
APA133.pdf:20:in part by the following correspondence: From Lt. R. C. Rothwell,        nurses and Red Cross girls and various M. P., Quartermaster, Signal
APA133.pdf:20:men lost overboard as the result of a collision between two other           The ship returned to Pearl Harbor on April 17 for fuel, supplies
APA133.pdf:20:of casualties and combat-fatigued Marines of the Fourth Division,                         "FORWARDED WITH PLEASURE”
APA133.pdf:20:ped briefly at Guam where the most seriously wounded were trans­                                 C. W. NIMITZ,
APA133.pdf:20:the midst of a typical Island celebration of their victory — band,       and smoke screens.
APA133.pdf:20:until the concussion of mortar fire could be felt, the chatter of ma­
APA133.pdf:20:until the time was ripe to embark the battle-weary Fourth Marines.              service made an impression of a highly efficient ship’s
APA133.pdf:20:vessels.                                                                 and repairs. There followed, from the 20th of April to the 28th,
APA133.pdf:20:winging overhead in the first massed raids on Tokyo.                             Commanding Officer, his ship’s officers and members
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      30-foot rise and fall of tide which made the harbor a hazardous place
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      Jinsen harbor. They discharged their tasks with credit in spite of a
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      P-boats were helpful in unloading, not only their own ship, but
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      The ship next her in column struck a mine and had to be towed back
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      also in carrying released American and British prisoners of war,
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      elements of the U. S. Navy to participate. In convoy, she steamed
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      ing was received which made it necessary to get under way again.
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      into the harbor of Jinsen on September 8. Some of her officers and
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      passenger officers attended the Japanese surrender ceremonies which
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      took place in Seoul, the capital, on September 9. The Beckham’s
APA133.pdf:21:                                                                      unloading hospital ships and performing other pressing duties in
APA133.pdf:21:   On July 26 the Beckham left Pearl Harbor with Okinawa again        In company with many other vessels from the Western anchorage
APA133.pdf:21:   She stopped once more at Eniwetok (August 3-4) and Ulithi          to port when the fury of the storm abated on September 18.
APA133.pdf:21:   Steaming Westward, she again stopped at Eniwetok (May                 She arrived at Okinawa on August 22, discharged her passengers
APA133.pdf:21:   The Beckham left Okinawa for Saipan in the Marianas on June
APA133.pdf:21:   Underway on July 3, she reached Pearl Harbor on Friday the 13th;   for boat operation.
APA133.pdf:21:  high point” men from the Army and Army Air Corps; men return­
APA133.pdf:21: (August 8-18). It was here that news of the Japanese surrender
APA133.pdf:21:16-20) and Ulithi in the West Carolines (May 24 - June 20), arriv­    and cargo, loaded again, and was off for Korea on September 5.
APA133.pdf:21:28 where she anchored on July 2. There she debarked Army, Navy
APA133.pdf:21:Pearl Harbor and the States from many units. These were chiefly
APA133.pdf:21:and Marine casualties from Okinawa and took aboard passengers for
APA133.pdf:21:areas.                                                                had she dropped anchor there (September 15) than a typhoon warn­
APA133.pdf:21:as her destination, carrying several Naval Construction Battalion     she fought her way out into the East China Sea under difficult and
APA133.pdf:21:ber 7, 1941, any Japanese commitment was regarded with distrust.      25 the Beckham dropped anchor in Guiuan Roadstead, off the
APA133.pdf:21:cargo the ship underwent several Japanese air attacks, one Kamikaze   pital, Engineers and Military Police.
APA133.pdf:21:down within 1,000 yards of her anchorage.                                In the occupation of Korea the Beckham was among the first
APA133.pdf:21:indeed a black-letter day, for she learned that instead of proceeding
APA133.pdf:21:ing at Okinawa on June 24. While lying at anchor and unloading        This time she carried units of several Port companies, a Field Hos­
APA133.pdf:21:ing for reassignment or discharge.
APA133.pdf:21:reached her. There were no fireworks; after the treachery of Decem­      The next port of call was in the Philippine Islands. On September
APA133.pdf:21:suicide plane missing her by a narrow margin and being brought
APA133.pdf:21:to the West Coast she was to be returned immediately to forward          She left for Okinawa on the 13th of September but no sooner
APA133.pdf:21:try Replacement Company.                                              stant threat from drifting mines, more menacing than wind or water.
APA133.pdf:21:units ("Seabees”), an Army Headquarters Company and an Infan­         dangerous storm conditions. Visibility was nil, and there was a con­
APA133.pdf:22:                                                                                                     "STEAMING AS BEFORE.”
APA133.pdf:22:                                                                           She was to take the great circle route to San Francisco, but heavy
APA133.pdf:22:                                                                           This book cannot foretell the Beckham’s future. But whether
APA133.pdf:22:                                                                        returning veterans. She weighed anchor on October 27, touched
APA133.pdf:22:   Her passage through the China and Yellow Seas was eventful.          briefly at Okinawa and reached war-torn Manila on the 3rd of
APA133.pdf:22:   Leaving Taku on the 18th, she continued down the China coast         she continues in Navy service, is transferred to the Merchant Marine
APA133.pdf:22:   The Beckham anchored off the Taku Forts in the Gulf of Pohai         weather and head winds forced her to put in at Midway for fuel.
APA133.pdf:22:32nd Seabees and took departure, after a stop for fuel at Leyte, on     at last been assigned to the "Magic Carpet’’; that she would proceed
APA133.pdf:22:Here they enjoyed their first ’rickshaw ride and the other pleasures of tember 27, 1945.
APA133.pdf:22:October 4, for Tientsin, China.                                         to the Philippines and thence to the United States with a load of
APA133.pdf:22:She experienced another typhoon, her lookouts were kept in a state      November.
APA133.pdf:22:a metropolitan liberty; their first since leaving Honolulu in July.
APA133.pdf:22:and all of the crew had an extended opportunity to see the sights       ing the months of war are proud to have known her and confident
APA133.pdf:22:and put in at Tsingtao on October 20. Here she completed unloading      or even sold to a foreign nation, those who served aboard her dur­
APA133.pdf:22:enough to rate liberty was the excursion up river by LCI to Tientsin.   spite of this change she reached San Francisco on schedule, Sep­
APA133.pdf:22:island of Samar, in Leyte Gulf. Here she embarked personnel of the         It was at Tsingtao that word was received that the Beckham had
APA133.pdf:22:mines that were promptly disposed of by gunfire. The effectiveness      who overflowed into cargo spaces and onto the decks, and set out at
APA133.pdf:22:mines, and their vigilance was rewarded by sighting several real           On the 6th she docked and was loaded to capacity with passengers,
APA133.pdf:22:of a large oriental city.                                               that she will be, as she has been, creditably—
APA133.pdf:22:of alarm by huge jellyfish that looked exactly like submerged
APA133.pdf:22:of her radarmen was also proved by several fast-moving targets          once on her first "Magic Carpet” run — homeward bound.
APA133.pdf:22:on the 14th of October. High point of the trip for those fortunate       (This change in course is not shown on the chart on Page 6). In
APA133.pdf:22:which they correctly identified as ducks.
APA133.pdf:26:                                   does it
APA133.pdf:26:                                 The smile
APA133.pdf:26: "And the winnah, from TEXAS . .
APA133.pdf:26:"Target Able
APA133.pdf:26:appears to be
APA133.pdf:27:                                                          First team
APA133.pdf:27:                                                "What did you say your mother’s
APA133.pdf:27:                            How the mighty are
APA133.pdf:27:                            Just a small sample
APA133.pdf:27:          Jeepers
APA133.pdf:27:Mog Mog? Manicani? Okinawa?                          maiden name was?”
APA133.pdf:28:        Unloading
APA133.pdf:28:The boats are lowered, the
APA133.pdf:28:cargo, munitions, transport fol­
APA133.pdf:28:for lowering all boats to the
APA133.pdf:28:low without a letup. . . . Record
APA133.pdf:28:troops scramble over the side;
APA133.pdf:28:water: 13 minutes.
APA133.pdf:30:Sign here!
APA133.pdf:33:                come aboard
APA133.pdf:33:The liberty party goes ashore . . . the natives
APA133.pdf:36:Rice paddy
APA133.pdf:37:Hospital ship
APA133.pdf:38:                                                    Chief of Police
APA133.pdf:38:                                        Back street
APA133.pdf:38:Jap Imperial Marines
APA133.pdf:38:Waiting at the tidal basin, Jinsen
APA133.pdf:39:            Philippine Islands
APA133.pdf:39:Church of the Immaculate Conception
APA133.pdf:39:Gjuiuan, Samar
APA133.pdf:3:                    U. S. Marine Corps Official Photographs
APA133.pdf:3:                    U. S. Navy Official Photographs
APA133.pdf:3:             Printed in the U.S.A, by Borden Printing Company
APA133.pdf:3:           Ens. C. E. Lewis, U.S.N.R.
APA133.pdf:3:      Contents of this book may not be reproduced in whole or in part
APA133.pdf:3:      without the permission of the United States Navy Department.
APA133.pdf:3:Editors: Lt. (jg) F. S. Holmes, U.S.N.R.
APA133.pdf:3:Photography:        M. C. Tuey, RdM3c, U.S.N.R.
APA133.pdf:42:                                    Chinese
APA133.pdf:42:                                    Friends
APA133.pdf:42:               Butcher
APA133.pdf:42:Chinese Allies                              Main Street
APA133.pdf:43:CManila
APA133.pdf:44:Wat erfront, Manila
APA133.pdf:45:San Juan de Deos. Lower right: Shat­
APA133.pdf:45:Upper le\t: Site of the centuries old
APA133.pdf:45:along the banks of the Pasig River.
APA133.pdf:45:church built by the Hospitalarios de
APA133.pdf:45:tered buildings in the business section
APA133.pdf:46:           last stronghold of the Japs.
APA133.pdf:46:Above, the Parian gate which led across a moat to
APA133.pdf:46:Two views of the Intramuros, ancient walled city.
APA133.pdf:46:the old Chinese city. Below, inside the Intramuros,
APA133.pdf:47:       Havoc
APA133.pdf:47:Manila
APA133.pdf:48:Calesas, cattle, babes and bombs . . .
APA133.pdf:48:Manila is struggling back to normal.
APA133.pdf:49:    Above: Church of St. Augustine. At
APA133.pdf:49:    ace of Jose M. Ocampo, wealthy Ma­
APA133.pdf:49:    nila businessman.
APA133.pdf:49:    right and lejt: Four views of the pal­
APA133.pdf:49:^Manila
APA133.pdf:50:                 Midway
APA133.pdf:50:    Frigate Bird     Bluebills and Sooty Tern
APA133.pdf:50:  Gooney Birds            Bluebill Booby
APA133.pdf:50:Bos’n Bird and Chick         Fairy Tern
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APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                                              Lt.'(jg) Irving W. ABELSON___                                                 . 8112 Blackstone Ave., Chicago, III
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APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                                             Ens. C. T. ERMLICH......                              ________________ 4145 Park St., Alliance, Ohio
APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                                             Ens. Chester MEYER                                  ........... .................         Box 281, French Camp, ( ahi
APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                                             Ens. Delmar W. LERAAS. ..                      ..............        718 6th Ave., South-St., St. Cloud, Minn
APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                                             Ens. Murray L. MAUGHAN                                                                                         Wellsville, I Itah
APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                                             Ens.J. W. MIKSCH, Jr____                                          ........... - .313 South Broad St., Lititz, Penn
APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                                               Officers
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APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                            'December 1944- -'December 1945
APA133.pdf:51:                                                                                                    U. S. S. "Peckham, A PA-133
APA133.pdf:51:        Name                                                    Home Address                                                                         Name                                                       Home Address
APA133.pdf:51:Captain A. R. SODERGREN                                                                                                                 .27 Everett  St.,R.New
APA133.pdf:51:Commander B. S. JONES............ ........                          ....3104 Homer Street, San Diego, Calif.
APA133.pdf:51:Commander THOMAS B. GARLICK                                         952 Stanley Avenue, Long Beach, Calif.                                    1st Lt. A. E. HAWKINS, USMCR                                                       c/o J. W. Hill, Vardaman, Miss
APA133.pdf:51:I t. (jg) R. O. MALMGREN..                                       ____ 538 Washington St., Hudson, N. Y.                                       APC Arthur "J” BOOTH              .                                 5939 Brayton Ave., N. Long Heath < all!
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  (jg) D. T. RAMKER                                           ........ .....3936 West 62nd St., Chicago, Ill.                              Ch. Pay Clerk R. W. CLEMENT                                              ........ 515 Knox St., Huntingdon, I eim
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  (jg) David W. GRIFFIN                                              74-A Park Ave., Long Beach 3, Calif.                                  Ch. Elect. Felix DOUCHET .                                         __ 2545 Hayes Ave., Long Beach (>, < ahi
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  (jg) F. S. HOLMES                                           __________ Lincoln Rd., Wayland, Mass.                                       Ch. Bos’n J. R. DAVIS                                       3160 San Francisco Ave., Long Bench 6, < ahi
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  (jg) Frank W. MILLER...                                     _____ 214 Elizabeth Ave., Morehead, Ky.                                     Ch. Carp. C. E. HUNTER                                              _____ 4062 Old Sonoma Rd., Napa, < ahi
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  (jg) K. E. YOUNGS                                           15617 Clastonbury Rd., Detroit 23, Mich.                                     Ch. Pharm. Carl C. COWARD                                                                       Box 537, Wewoka, < >kla.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  Cdr.  F. G. JORDAN... ___________ 10471/2 South Holt Ave., Los Angeles 35, Calif.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  Cdr.  H. KOZLOWSKI                                   ....................... ...124 Iowa St., Baytown, Texas
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  Cdr.  S. L. AMIOT                 ________                  275 Seneca Ave., San Francisco 12, Calif.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt.  Cdr. F. L. HORTON--- ----- Nat. Broadcast. Co., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. C. W. GEORGE                 __ _________ 371 Windsor Avenue, Rockville Center, N. Y.                                                     Ens. J. E. WALLEY...                        Walley Ag. Service, 820 So. Clinton, Fort Wayne, Ind
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. F. E. EBERWEIN                                          ....           ......................................Tipton, Okla.                Ens. H. J. RASBERRY, Jr....                                            ... Box 134, Rt. No., Wilmington, N. •
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. F. E. URMAN------------------------------------------- 1752 Maltman Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.                                             Ens. E. CHERN                              _______________ 116 East Main St., Santa Maria, < alii.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. G. W. GULICK—                                        ..Brookhaven Farm, Rt. No. 1, Newark, Ohio                                           Ens. B. P. YOUNG, Jr........               ............. . 3215 West Washington Blvd., Chicago 24, III
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. H. W. MORGAN                                                                                                  Tryon, N. C.               Ens. Jack O. ABNEY                          .................... .......3625 N. Butler Ave., Indianapolis, Ind
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. J. C. EMERSON, Jr                      ........... ...............................1201 East 8th St., Ada, Okla.                           Ens. J. C. WICKERSHAM...                   ........................... 5413 Catherine St., Philadelphia, Penn.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. Jean WATERS                                                         ,        203 Spring St., Charleston, S. C.                            Ens. W. E. HIRD                                   ____            1211 Pennsylvania Ave., Des Moines, Iowa
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. K. B. ROSSALL                    ___________ 1905 North Verdugo Rd., Glendale 8, Calif.                                                   Ens. J. F. MEYERS                          ___ __ ____ 5161/2 Veteran Ave., Los Angeles 24, ( ahi
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. N. G. MURPHY                                                      __________________ Green Bay, Wis.                                     Ens. Van K. ANDERSON ....                                      ..........................                      Osage City, Kan
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. P. H. WELLS, Jr                                                         726 East Broad St., Westfield, N. J.                              Ens. J. B. THOMAS ........                 .... .................................. ...........................Billingslev, Ala.
APA133.pdf:51:Lt. V. A. WALSH                  ..........................                      1641 Asbary St., Dubuque, Iowa                               Ens. Paul M. ABLESON                       _____ _________ _____424 North Dodge, Wichita, Kan
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Blount, Warren E.—Sic. ..                  - -                                                                        Fleming, Ga.
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Bogart, Roy A.—MoMM3c                                                                ...18 North Pine St., Bath, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Boghao, Basilio—StMlc                                                              133 Van Buren St., Vallejo, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Brown, Cecil E.—Sic                    .              ................................            Box 121, Talihina, Okla.
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Brown, E. M.—RdM3c                      ... ........... ........ 1532 North 20th Place, Des Moines, Iowa
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Brown, Thaxtoni—Sic                          ___________________ Box 276, Oliver Springs, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:52:                                                                                                                                        Bruni, D.—CQM                      .....................              Twin Oaks, R. D. No. 1, Chester, Penn.
APA133.pdf:52:       Name—Rate                                                        Home Address                                                           Name—Rate                                                   Home Address
APA133.pdf:52:Abdo, H. M.—RTlc.— .                                                  . .................... 4820 Terry Ave., Dallas, Texas             Boissonnault, Paul—SF2c                                   ............. .....          109 Bowers St., Mashua, N. H.
APA133.pdf:52:Acuna, Fred—SM3c ___                                                   First and Chestnut, Box 28, Carlsbad, Calif.                     Bolander, James—Sic......                                       ....... ............           526 15th St., Sparks, Nev.
APA133.pdf:52:Adair, Walter R.—RM3c....                                             ___ ______Route 10, Box 221, Tulsa, Okla.                         Bolton, William—StMlc                                                                      -....... -....................Earle, Ark.
APA133.pdf:52:Adams, Wilfred—S2c                                                    ____ 100 Scotch Pond Place, Quincy, Mass.                         Bomia, Harvey L.—Yle                                        -                1134 East Eighth St., Monroe, Mich.
APA133.pdf:52:Aguirre, Joe—GM 3c                                                    . .................... .134 Foss Ave., San Jose, Calif.           Bounds, John P.—PhMlc                                    ............................ ----------- Box 1086, Baird, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Alkire, Patrick—SClc                                                  ................... 131 Ninth St., Santa Rosa, Calif.             Boudreau, Donald—WT2c .                                                    -          178 North State St., Aurora, Ill.
APA133.pdf:52:Allison, Wattie—BM2c                                                     .................... -P. O. Box 989, Phoenix, Ariz.            Bowlby, Arthur F.—PhMlc. ..                                                  1201 Summit St., Fort Worth, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Ames, Stuart, Jr.—WTlc...                                             ___________ 27 Pacific St., Rakland, Maine                        Boyd, Dorian W.—CBM                               ____________                        .Rt. No., Box 736, Dallas, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Androff, Louis W.—QM2c.                                                                  1546 So. Theresa, St. Louis 4, Mo.             Brace, Robert T.—PhM3c                       ____ ______ 917 East Esther St., Long Beach 6, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Atwood, Garrett M.—SF3c.                                              ........ ....................                     La Rue, Texas   Broadstock, C. R.—BM2c                       A.O.B. Navy No. 128, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Austin, J. D.—Sic                                                     ......................Morgan Ave., Trenton 9, N. J.               Broussard, R. H.—MoMM2c                                                                 ......108 Jackson St., Taft, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Babel, D. J.—Sic                                ________ ______ _______2237 Kent St., Toledo 10, Ohio                                   Bryson, John H.—SSML3c                                        .                                                      Cornland, Ill.
APA133.pdf:52:Baca, Fermin—S2c                           ..............................................                Boat Pool, Jinsen, Korea       Buckley, T.—MoMM3c                                   ________ 60 Buckingham St., Springfield 3, Mass.
APA133.pdf:52:Badowin, W. E.—SF2c                                            _______ __ 2433 2nd Ave., San Francisco, Calif.                          Bucchieri, Joseph—CCS ...                                                  ...137 Arundel Rd., Burlingame, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Bagley, Paul M.—SClc                   ........ .... ................................................................... Creston, Iowa  Buckovich, Michael—MoMM2c                    ____                ____________ R. D. No. 1, Windber, Penn.
APA133.pdf:52:Baker, Donald J., Jr.—Cox.... _________________________ 519 Monroe Rd., Merion, Penn.                                                   Buelow, Donald W.—SM3c                                ___________________ Rt. No. 1, Rushford, Minn.
APA133.pdf:52:Bales, C. E.—Sic          .......... ..."Lee’s Tavern,” Mitchel Ave. and Belt St., St. Joseph, Mo.                                      Bundoc, Alfonso U.—Ck2c                          ___ ______ 2897 Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Bales, D. E.—Sic................        ...."Lee’s Tavern,” Mitchel Ave. and Belt St., St. Joseph, Mo.                                  Burke, George F.—PhM2c                                               __ ____784 Bryson St., Youngstown, Ohio
APA133.pdf:52:Ball, Harry W., Jr.—FC3c               .......... ....................................... 143 Daniel St., Fitchburg, Mass.              Burke, John T.—EM.3c                                                                  6 Quinton Ave., Meriden, Conn.
APA133.pdf:52:Ball, Murray B.—Sic             __ ................ ...................................... 3590 Park One, Bronx, N. Y.                  Burkholder, J. D.—Sic                                                         802 South 20th St., Corsicana, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Baratelle, Andrew—SM2c                  __ ___________ ____ 2408 S. Darien St., Philadelphia, Penn.                                     Burnett, Jess—Flc ___________                                 234 North Indian Ave., Palm Springs, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Barbitta, Eno H.—SC3c                   _________________ 295 Junipero Ave., Redwood City, Calif.                                       Burrus, Brice M.—MM3c               ____________                                    719 Morgan St., Knoxville, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:52:Barker, Samuel R.—EM2c                    __ ___________ 6568 California Ave., Long Beach 5, Calif.                                     Butler, Edwill J.—MMlc                          ____________ 78 Camellia Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Barnes, I. W.—CBM ............ _____________ Southwestern State Tele. Co., Fredrick, Okla.                                              Butt, Thomas H.—MoMM3c 9148 88th Rd., Woodhaven, Queens Co., New York, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:52:Barthell, Walter A.—Bkrlc..                                              /................................            Larsmont, Minn.   Butts, L. C.—Std3c                                                                             P. O. Box 37, Alden, Ala.
APA133.pdf:52:Bartlett, Joseph—CM2c                  ..................................... 4138 Cherokee St., Shreveport 58, La.                      Byrnes, Eugene P.—Sic..                        .... .................95 North First St., Brooklyn, New York
APA133.pdf:52:Baylis, John F.—BM2c                   ................ .............. ......... .18 Horman Ave., Bay Shore, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:52:Be Craft, Walter—MoMM3c ..............................................................................Wytheville, Va.                   Cameron, Howard—Cox..                     ___ 5304 St. Catherines St., Vancouver, B. C. (Canada)
APA133.pdf:52:Beam, George E.—Flc                     ............................ ...................._.P. O. Box 107, Baltimore, Md.
APA133.pdf:52:Bean, Harold C.—Sic                     c/o Dallas Robertson, 500 College Ave., Clarksville, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Beasley, William H.—Sic                .................................           1305 Hampton St., Richmond 20, Va.
APA133.pdf:52:Bechdoldt, T. H.—Sic               . ______ ____ ___________ _________ ___________ ..Eldred, Ill.
APA133.pdf:52:Beck, Mike—MoMM3c                      .......................................... .................................... Republic, Penn.  Cabrera, Juan—SC2c-------------              .......... ........2480 Ramona Blvd., Los Angeles 33, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Behrens, C. L.—QM2c__ ___                      ________               .1565 Rowland St., The Bronx 61, N. Y.                            Carbullido, L. A.—St2c             .       _____ _____ _____________Box G, National City, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Bennett, Ray S.—MoMM3c... _________________________ 5116 Evergreen, Everett, Wash.                                                      Carter, Earl—StMlc            __ ..       __ ___ _____ __                     5337 Calumet Ave., Chicago 15, Ill.
APA133.pdf:52:Bennett, Woodrow—MS2c....                                                               .12829 Saginaw Ave., Chicago, Ill.              Casper, Myron—Sic.....       .......      __________________ 620 West Lamme, Bozeman, Mont.
APA133.pdf:52:Bennington, Paul—Sic                   __________________ 220 North Main St., Mt. Gilead, Ohio                                          Cassano, Edwin A.—MoMM3c.                                      __________ 18 Jackson St., Haverhill, Mass.
APA133.pdf:52:Benoist, Edgar F., Jr.—Sic...                                                              ...........................Bay Minette, Ala. Chalfant, Horace—MoMM3c....                ______ 626 North Bancroft Park Way, Wilmington, Del.
APA133.pdf:52:Berg, Chatfield E.—Sic                 _________________ 3024 Columbia Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.                                         Chapman, Alfred B.—CY...                   ____________________ ___ _________McAllister, Okla.
APA133.pdf:52:Bethea, C. S.—Sic                       .......... ..................................... 307 West 13th, Houston 8, Texas                Chase, Duane B—MoMM3c                     ............ ...............116 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
APA133.pdf:52:Betz, G. W.—BM2c..                .......                             _______ ____ ____ Boat Pool, Jinsen, Korea                        Chiddix, Preston—Sic                      _______________ __ ___________Rt. 3, Plainview, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Bibber, Raymond—BMlc                                                   c/o Sophie Bibber, West Harpewell, Maine                         Chihowski, Frank—FC2c .....               ________________ 23 Eastern Ave., New London, Conn.
APA133.pdf:52:Bills, Carl Lee—Sic ...               ....                            ____ Rt. 20, Box 216, Indianapolis 44, Ind.                       Chrismer, F. E.—CMM...........            ..................................... .. Rt. No. 1, Yellow Springs, Ohio
APA133.pdf:52:Bingaman, Gilbert—FCO3c                                                ........ .......... 301 Pine St., Middletown, Penn.              Chudej, Eugene—PhM2c                      _______________ 210 Migl St., Box 182, Yoakum, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Bird, William C.—Flc __ _                                             ___ ___ ________ ____ ...Clendenin, W. Va.                        Chudej, George—Sic                                    __ _____ _________110 Virginia Ave., West, Texas
APA133.pdf:52:Bjerkness, Carl, Jr.—MoMM2c.                                                                      Star Route, Deerwood, Minn.           Chunat, Lawerence—BM2c                                 ................ ................. 666 17th St., San Diego, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Blake, Kenneth M.—BMlc                    .                           ___________ 906 Hamilton St., Racine, Wis.                        Ciulla, Vincent—MoMM3c-----                2518 Richmond Ave., Staten Is. No. 2, New York, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:52:Blandin, Victor—Sic                                                   ........... Notch Cliff Manor, Glen Arm, Md.                      Clason, Charles—Sic.............            .........________                      .....B.FLO.D., Box 25, Igloo, S. D.
APA133.pdf:52:Blankenship, George—MM2c...                                           ... ___ 2316 Herman Ave., Covington, Ky.                          Clark, Wilbert—Cklc                        ____ ___ __________ 980 Upland Ave., San Pedro, Calif.
APA133.pdf:52:Blanton, C. F.—Sic           ..... .......                            ...... ...........1103 South 3rd St., Clinton, Ind.               Coates, Ernest—RM3c                       ____________________ __ _______ ____ Miltonvale, Kan.
APA133.pdf:52:Bloom, Frank R.—MoMM3c._                                              ________ 191 Columbia St., Corning, N. Y.                         Cochran, Walter—BMlc                       ___ __________ _________1209 G St., Centralia, Wash.
APA133.pdf:52:Blount, George W.—Sic .....                                           ................. c/o P. G. Blount, Fairfield, Texas              Coniglio, Salvatore—MoMM3c.                                   _______                  8624 19th Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Gear, Donald—PhM3c                         ...... ...........................................Savage, Mont.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Germany, Harold—Sic                        .............. ......624 Polk St., Amarillo, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Gerngross, Ralph—Sic                       __ ______ __ ___ _________ Rowena, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Gettler, Sidney—RM3c                        ______ 833 East 49th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Gibbons, James—Std3c             ,.              _______ 416 Garden St., Rockmart, Ga.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Gilliland, Charles—Hale.                    .... ..................East Inman, Cleveland, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Gruver, Jim F.—Sic           __            ___ ___ ...2901 Arch St., Little Rock, Ark.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Hardy, J. L.—HAlc                            R.F.D. No. 4, Box 258, Beaumont, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Hargrove, Edward—CK3c...            .... ........First Pricedal Penna., Pricedal, Penn.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Harman, John W.—RMlc...             ...918 N. Lexington St., South Bend 19, Ind.
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Harrell, Dan T.—Sic                 ___ 603 South Taylor St., Gainesville, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Harris, Alfred J.—Sic               ...... .....910 North El Paso St., El Paso, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:                                                                                                                                         Hart, Donald—SM2c                   ................ .....156 Richards Ave., Dover, N. J.
APA133.pdf:53:                                      ................... ..........................................................Carpio, N. D.        Hall, Richard A.—RT2c               __ __ ________ 210 Sixth St., Cloquet, Minn.
APA133.pdf:53:        Name—Rate                                                   Home Address                                                                 Name—Rate                         Home Address
APA133.pdf:53:Connor, John C.—SSMB3c.                                                        ..... 405 May St., Chattanooga, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:53:Cook, Joseph—CEM         ....    ......... 3755 Sebren Ave., Lakewood City-Long Beach 8, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Cooke, Donald—WTlc               ...... ........................2733 Harcourt Ave., Los Angeles 16, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Coulson, C. H.—Rdm3c              ....... ................................................................................. Tilden, Ill.
APA133.pdf:53:Cram, Arthur—MaM2c .              932 Tiverton Ave., Westwood Village 24, Los Angeles, Calif.                                            Galvan, Juan—Sic                .          ................ P. O. Box 603, Lordsburg, N. M.
APA133.pdf:53:Crandell, Paul—RM3c..             ....... ......................................... 1027 Pidgeon St., Jackson, Mich.                     Gant, Orland—SK2c          ......           3851 Meadowbrook, Fort Worth 3, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Creacey, Stanley—Flc             ....................................... ...Rt, No. 2, Box 16B, Redlands, Calif.                         Garcia, Juan—Sic                .          .......... P. O. Box 14, San Cristobal, N. M.
APA133.pdf:53:Cross, D. V.—Cox                 ........... .................................1944 Shelby Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.                       Garner, Ben—RM2c-----------                                                                     Bills, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Crouch, J. P.—BMlc...            ________ ___ _________ 614 Connecticut, Rock Springs, Wyo.                                              Garrison, J. T.—Sic......... —                   ...................... 1731 Grove, Denver, Colo.
APA133.pdf:53:Croy, Scott—Sic                   ............ ................ 302 East Ercoupe St., Mid West City, Okla.                               Gaugush, Tom—SM3c..... —                       ......... 1748 East Broadway, Tucson, Ariz.
APA133.pdf:53:Curl, J. P.—PhMlc                ------------------- ------------- 411 West Gordon St., Valdosta, Ga.                                    Gaulke, Charles—SFlc-------                                            ... Box 35, Marquette, Iowa
APA133.pdf:53:Davis, Clevie—MoMM2c                                        ___ __________ ___ R.F.D. No. 2, Dalton, Ga.                                 Girdham, T. G.—Sic             .            ................................ R.F.D., Reading, Mich.
APA133.pdf:53:Davis, Eldon—Sic.                                           ____________ ___ ____ Box 146, Adrian, Minn.                                 Glenn, Gerald—S2c                          .......... ........................... ....... .... Fowler, Kan.
APA133.pdf:53:Davis, Irvin—MoMM3c                                        ....... .............................................Shoshone, Idaho          Goddard, Mark—SKlc                          .... ..... 1323 Washington St., Corinth, Miss.
APA133.pdf:53:Davis, Patrick—MoMM3c...                                    .................. 2708 Overland Rd., Boise, Idaho                           Goddard, Waunsel—Sic .                     ....... ........„.P. O. Box 1207, Arcata, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Day, Eugene—Y3c          .....                             .............. 6671 Drexel Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.                          Gold, A.—Std2c                             _____ 112 East 27th St., Little Rock, Ark.
APA133.pdf:53:Dellermann, Frank—Cox                                       ..11 Rottkamp St., Valley Stream, L. L, N. Y.                                Gooden, Earl—St2c                          ................. 1427 Ann St., New Orleans, La.
APA133.pdf:53:Deos, Alva—MoMM3c                                          .............. ................................ Box 35, Odell, Ore.           Goodfellow, George—GM3c.                             312 Biddle Ave., Pittsburgh 21, Penn.
APA133.pdf:53:Devasto, Arthur—Sic                                          LCI(G) 467, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.                               Goodwin, George—S2c                        .......... ......R.F.D., West St., Ludlow, Mass.
APA133.pdf:53:Devito, James—MoMM3c...                                           ..........         62 Johnson Ext., Hanover, Mass.                     Graham, Harold—S2c            ....         ..................... Church St., Mays Hill, Maine
APA133.pdf:53:Dewsnap, Raymond—BM2c                                                      .......... 328 Hood St., Fall River, Mass.                    Goodlin, Donald—SF3c........               ...1024 South Walnut, San Gabriel, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Dolan, Michael—CSK.......                                      ....... . 6904 North Wolcott Ave., Chicago, Ill.                          Grant, Bill—Sic                            .... 4024 East Rosedale, Fort Worth, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Doty, Richard—GM2c          .                              ................ .....712 South Spencer St., Aurora, Ill.                     Gray, John L.—Cox            ....           ...................................Rt. No. 1, Lynn, Ala.
APA133.pdf:53:Dowell, R. V.—RMlc.                                        _____ 115-B East Fourth Ave., Amarillo, Texas                                 Green, Eamon—St2c            __            ................... ............................Meggett, S. C.
APA133.pdf:53:Dreith, Robert—RM3c            .                           ........ ............................ Box 386, Berthoud, Colo.                Greenwood, Dan—Sic                         __ 716 West Third St., Big Spring, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Droke, Perry F.—Sic. ..                                     _____________ Langley Route, Glenwood, Ark.                                  Greenleaf, Charles—S2c.._.                 ____ ____ 39 Edward St., Worcester, Mass.
APA133.pdf:53:Dunham, F. J.—CBM                                          .................. 78 Valley Way, West Orange, N. J.                          Gribble, Ulysses—Cox.........                     .........           ... 6228 Corona, Bell, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Durney, James—Sic                                          .... .........448 Staples Ave., San Francisco, Calif.                         Griffith, Gilmore—Sic                      _________ 4933 U St., Sacramento, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Durst, George—Sic            .                              __ _____ 208 West Third St., Leadville, Colo.                                Grooters, Gilbert—SSML3c..                                   __ 910 Main, Cedar Falls, Iowa
APA133.pdf:53:Easley, H. W.—CBM.                    —                                                          R. D. No. 3, Liberty, Mo.
APA133.pdf:53:Eddins, J. M. Jr.—HAlc.                                     ................... 904 Pine St.. Georgetown, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Edwards, Arthur—GM2c                                        ..................2057 East 28th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.                        Haines, George—Sic                  _____ ___________Box 653, Muleshoe, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Ellison, Robert—StMlc...              ___________                    3147 East Vernor Hwy., Detroit 7, Mich.                             Hale, George—CWT                    ....................433 Maple Way, Pasadena, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Erickson, George—SM3c.                                                                                                                   Haley, Lester L.—SClc               _____ __ General Delivery, Pocahontas, Ark.
APA133.pdf:53:Evans, James—StMlc                     821 18th Place, S. W. West End P. O., Birmingham, Ala.                                            Hansen, Frank N.—SF3c               _______ R.F.D. No. 1, Box 22, Spruce, Mich.
APA133.pdf:53:F reeman, Melvin—SC2c.....                                             . 17021/2 West 39th St., Kansas City, Mo.                         Herbert, V. W.—CCM .                ______ 2059 South 14th St., Missoula, Mont.
APA133.pdf:53:Fahrnow, W. C.—Sic                                                      __ 1202 College Ave., Huntington, Ind.                           Hatch, Bernard E.—S2c               ................................9946 Ave. L., Chicago, Ill.
APA133.pdf:53:Ford, Charles—MM2c                                                      2225 Seventh Ave., Charleston, W. Va.                            Haufe, Joseph A.—Sic. ..            ........... .7802 66 Road, Middle Village, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:53:Formichella, Frank—GM3c                                                                ___ 15 Cedar St., Summit, N. J.                   Hauke, Rudolph B.—MMlc.                         ......24 Saint James Place, Newark, N. J.
APA133.pdf:53:Forshee, Joseph—Sic                                                     ___ __ 833 South Topeka, Wichita, Kan.                           Hausman, Glenn—SC(B)3c.                  .... 823 North Ninth St., Beatrice, Nebr.
APA133.pdf:53:Freitas, Joseph—Sic ........                                           ...1003 Spencer Ave., San Jose 10, Calif.                         Hires, J. L.—MoMMlc.                ________ 1432 First Ave., San Diego, Calif.
APA133.pdf:53:Friedman, N. Jr.—Sic.....                                               . 714 Harmony St., New Orleans 15, La.                           Hoar, William—Sic.............                     ................ ........         The Forks, Maine
APA133.pdf:53:Fry, Alex W.—MoMM3c ..                                                  ............ ............       Box 172, Spur, Texas             Hobbs, Lewis C.—Y2c                  ............................ ..... Box 464, Midland, Texas
APA133.pdf:53:Innk. Jay J.—Hale ..........                                            ............. ........ R.F.D. No. 2, Fayette, Ohio               Hobin, William P.—PhM2c.                  ..... ......324 Millbury St., Worcester, Mass.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  LaGrippe, Joseph—Y2c                               ......................... 729 N. Trumbull Ave., Chicago, Ill.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Lacy, D. J.—ChPM. ....                             .............          .5629 Chew Ave., Philadelphia, Penn.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Lampton, Erwin—BM2c                                ......... ...................66 S. Elmwood Drive, Aurora, Ill.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Landry, L. L.—CRM.                                            ................. P. O. Box 163, Donaldsonville, La.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Logsdon, Harry—MM2c                                ............... .606 N. W. 16th St., Fort Worth 6, Texas
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Londeree, Glenn—EM3c                              ............................ 1614 Bedford Ave., Lynchburg, Va.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Lorrigan, John—Sic     __ _                       .............................. ............................. Reedsville, Wis.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Luebke, Walter—RM3c          .                     ___ ____ 4469 So. Quincy Ave., Milwaukee 7, Wis.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  Lunsford, L. W.—MoMM3c                                             2206 Hanover Ave., N. W., Roanoke, Va.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  McConnell, Thomas—Sic                             ......... .................. .................. ...Box 132, Union, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:                                                                                                                  McCracken, Robert—Sic                              .... .................6510 Estrella Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:       Name—Rate                                      Home Address                                                      Name—Rate                                                   Home Address
APA133.pdf:54:Hollis, Jeffie L.—CK3c.........       —                                      P. O. Box 348, Gilmer, Texas         Kuninski, Walter—Cox.....                                             ............... 112 L St., Turners Falls, Mass.
APA133.pdf:54:Holts, Andrew E.—StMlc                . ............................ 136 Baltimore St., Aberdeen, Md.             Kunz, Charles—Flc __                                                  ........ 1434 Badger Ave., Eau Claire, Wis.
APA133.pdf:54:House, Julian T.—Cox..........        — ..........              3269 Sansom St., Philadelphia, Penn.              Kyle, James—BM2c                                                      1111 East Annie St., Fort Worth, Texas
APA133.pdf:54:Howell, William M—RM2c.                                   1313 16th St. S. W., Birmingham 7, Ala.                 Kuykendall, Donald—Cox                                                               407 Adams St., Lewiston, Idaho
APA133.pdf:54:Hrize, George—EM2c ___                ........................... 229 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:54:Huchko, John—MMlc            __       ........................... 230 Second St., Perth Amboy, N. J.
APA133.pdf:54:Hudson, William J.—StMlc..             USS LCI (G) 461, c/o F.P.O. San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Hunzicker, Frea A.—BM2c                           ................ c/o R. J. Knapp, Haysprings, Nebr.
APA133.pdf:54:Huot, Edwin L.—Sic.............       —                    -..............................Red Lake Falls, Minn.
APA133.pdf:54:Jeanes, Sidney—StMlc                                      ............. .1522 Pillow St., Memphis, Tenn.          Larson, John—RM3c                                  ...................... 1424 W. 89th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Jenkins, Herbert G.—WT2c. ..                                     ____ 228 Glassway, Lewiston, Idaho               Lawson, Eugene—Flc __                             ...........................405 East 6th St., Burkburnett, Texas
APA133.pdf:54:Jenkins, Robert F.—CGM                                    ......................................Las Cruces, N. M. Lee, Albert—SKlc      ........                    ................. 953 Pacific Ave., San Francisco 11, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Jenkins, William R.—SSML3c.                                               2104 Alice Ave., St. Louis, Mo.         Lee, Justus—SK3c..                                ................. ................................................ Butler, Okla.
APA133.pdf:54:Johnson, Dean B.—EM3c                                     ........... ...............Rt. 2, Clearbrook, Minn.     Lee, Richard—B3c. ..                               .................... ............................Box 62, Centuria, Wis.
APA133.pdf:54:Johnson, Dorcel—Flc               .                      .............. 601 Folsom St., Chehalis, Wash.           Lees, Albert—GMlc..                               _________ 1803 Westview Drive, Indianapolis, Ind.
APA133.pdf:54:Johnson, Herchel R.—Sgt.            .                     ..................... Star Rt. 2, Chehalis, Wash.       Leeper, Fred—CK2c                                  ................... ............808 Maple St., Kingsport, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:54:Johnson, Merle F.—MM3c                                    .................... ..215 Fair St., Sycamore, Ill.     Leeper, J. J.—Sic    _____                         ..............................................Boat Pool, Jinsen. Korea
APA133.pdf:54:Jones, Clifford O.—Sic                                   ..........209 North River St., Austin, Minn.             Leonard!, Max—BMlc __                             .......... .................... .537 East 233rd St., Euclid, Ohio
APA133.pdf:54:Jones, Dallas N.—Sic                                       3651 Ravenwood Ave., Chicago 13, HL                    Liddick, R. C.—Sic                                 ...........................Ill Cumberland, Buncannon, Penn.
APA133.pdf:54:Jones, William J.—S2c ......                              .......................................Johnstown, N. Y. Lighthall, George—MM3c...                                           ........................                   ...Battleboro, Vt.
APA133.pdf:54:Jones, William K.—BM2c .                                   330 Morrison Ave., Newton Falls, Ohio                  Lightsey, J. P.—BMlc                              ...................................... Route 1, West Blocton, Ala.
APA133.pdf:54:Jordan, Finis H.—Sic         ___                          .................... Rt. No. 3, Russellville, Ark.      Lindsley, Bob—Sic                                   USS LCI(G) 461, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Julin, Eric O.—RM3c ____                                  ...... .......1519 Colby Ave., Everett, Wash.           Lofquist, Norman—GM3c ...                         ......................... .415 14th St., North, Virginia, Minn.
APA133.pdf:54:Kaplan, Samuel—Sic .......                  1715 Uyse Ave., Box 60, New York City, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:54:Karg, Clifford—Sic _____                   .............................                           Greenwood, Mo.
APA133.pdf:54:Karwoski, Edward S.—BM2c                             ................. 67 Diamond St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:54:Kaye, Francis J.—PhMlc..                   ___ ________ 3106 School St., Two Rivers, Wis.
APA133.pdf:54:Keehr, Kenneth W.—Cox                      ...... .......5701 Bloisdell Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
APA133.pdf:54:Keller, Jack—BM2c        ____               ...... ...........................Rt. No. 1, Cashmere, Wash.          McCullough, Kenneth—Cox                    ..........................                 P. O. Box 1059, Brawley, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Kelly, Haywood L.—SC3c                      ........... ......................... ..Rt. No. 2, Clayton, N. C.
APA133.pdf:54:Kelso, Melvin—Flc..         .....           .............. ...................... 577 Pearl St., Pueblo, Colo.    McClendon—Flc..                ,............ .... USS LCI(G) 467, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Keltner, R. L.—BM2c....... .....           —                   ..... 114 East State St., Harrisburg,' Ill.        McKain, B. E.—Cox                                                                                                    Gibson, Iowa
APA133.pdf:54:Kensmoe, Ramond—SM3c                       ................. .....124 Third St. East, Roundup, Mont.              McKenna, Willis—MMR2c                         __ ___________ 172 Portland Ave., Rochester 5, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:54:Kerr, H. R.—EM3c. ..                       ........................... 548 Lake Ave., Lyndhurst, N. J.            McKern, Melvin—GMlc                                                                                          Mt. Vernon, Ore.
APA133.pdf:54:Ketchel, Stanley—Cox                       ....... .................................Boat Pool, Jinsen, Korea      McQuaid, Joseph—PhM3c                   __ __ __ 5319 North Howard St., Philadelphia 20, Penn.
APA133.pdf:54:Kimes, Luther L.—SM3c                      ..... ..................... 1211 Austin St., Houston, Texas            Maag, Fred—MoMM3c                                                                                    Route 2, Antigo, Wis.
APA133.pdf:54:Kincannon, Giles—SM2c                      _________ 1308 South Eighth St., Waco, Texas                           MacDonald, Kenneth—Sic                           USS LCI(G) 467, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:King, Oneal—Cox       ..........           .................... 1425 31st Ave., Seattle 44, Wash.                 Macedo, Frank—Sic ...............................                                   Route 2, Box 55, Manteca, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Kingery, Lyle—RdM3c.. .                     ..................... 1348 East Eighth St., Pueblo, Colo.             Macon, Chester—CK3c                             .....................              39 Chestnut Ave., Summit, N. J.
APA133.pdf:54:Klute, Wayne—Y3c          .......           ..................... ........Hillcrest Drive, Seward, Nebr.          Madden, William—Cox..                       _______________ 206 South Della St., Stockton, Calif.
APA133.pdf:54:Knight, Lawerence—Cox                      ................................. Rt. 1, Box 82-A, Alvin, Texas        Mangino, Joseph—Sic                                  ___________                    825 Barbey St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:54:Koch, Raymond—SMlc                          _______ 201 Ridgewood Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.                           Marek, Frank—Sic                                                                                     Route 1, Thrall, Texas
APA133.pdf:54:Kopytko, William—CSK                       .... .............. 789 Walnut Ave., Long Beach, Calif.                Marshall, Ira—WT2c       5433 N. Winthrop Ave., c/o Miss Gladys Broadway, Chicago, Ill.
APA133.pdf:54:Kosmyna, Michael—FC2c                      ............... 798 Central Place, Perth Amboy, N. J.                  Martinm, E.—SF2c                                                                               ..Boat Pool, Jinsen, Korea
APA133.pdf:54:Krantz, Tony—Cox..                          ____ ___________ ____.Boat Pool, Jinsen, Korea                        Mathews, O.—Stmlc                                                                      P. O. Box 211, Mer Rouge, La.
APA133.pdf:54:Kuffler, Carl—SM2c                          .... .......2828 N. E. Tenth Ave., Portland 12, Ore.                  Matthews, J. A.—MoMM2c.__ _____ ___                                                                            Manchester, Md.
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Reid, Dale—Sic      ____ _              ____________ 1029 East Ave. A., Hutchinson, Kan
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Remme, Stanford—RM3c                     ______________ 515 N. Cedar St., Luverne, Minn
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Reutiman, Alfred—SF2c           .       ____________ 1014 West Ramsey, Stillwater, Minn
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Revell, B.—PhM3c _____                                                   .......... 811 Ada St., Eastman, < ia
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Romero, Andrew—SSMB3c...                 _______                            3525 Curtis St., Denvei < 11I0
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Ross, Paul—SK3c ___                      ________                  3214 24th Ave., S., S i i \X ash
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Ross, Robert—CY         ___             ________________ Mansfield, Mo.; < o | A I iip<
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Roth, Sam—S2c                           _________ .11802 Phillips Ave., < l« s« I I 11 • Milo
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Rudd, Willie—GM3c               .          .................. ...503 W. Orange St., P01 h ivllh < ahi.
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                     Russo, William—Sic          ....         __ __________ _____ 4040 Congress Si , < hu apo, HI.
APA133.pdf:55:                                                                                                                    .Reed, C. M.—MoMMlc                       ____________ 152 North East 22nd St., Miami, I la
APA133.pdf:55:         Name—Rate                                        Home Address                                                       Name—Rate                                       Home Address
APA133.pdf:55:  Melson, Van—AerM2c...                              _________                             Box 1, Ferriday, La.      Patton, Lenorne J.—StMlc.                                  232 W. 142nd, Apt. 2-A, New York City
APA133.pdf:55:  Merlino, John—Cox..........                            ........... ............52 Trust St., Rochester, N. Y.      Paulson, A. M.—Sic       __                                ____ __ ___718 3rd St., Bismarck, N. D.
APA133.pdf:55:  Merrill, John—Cox ....................             ______ 220 West 6th St., Long Beach 2, Calif.                   Peart, C. K.—Y3c           .                                   3028 Crestline Drive, Davenport, Iowa
APA133.pdf:55:  Middleton, Howard—MoMM2c.                                                              Route 3, Bowie, Texas       Perkins, Paul P.-—PhMlc                                       _____ ___ ____________ Dryden, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:55:  Miller, Clarence—1—                                                                                                Phelps, Jack, Jr.—Cox                                         ________ 481 Boyd Rd., Concord, Calif.
APA133.pdf:55:  Miller, F. J.—Sic.        .                ___ ____                                 Boat Pool, Jinsen, Korea       Piersol, Paul L.—Sic __                                       ________ 639 Julpe St., Reading, Penn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Mills, Ted—Sic                             ____ ___________6719 Dudley St., Lincoln 5, Neb.                        Pillar, Nicholas J.—WT3c .                                                           R.F.D. 1, Tidioute, Penn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moen, Roger—RM3c                                                      _______ Route 2, Woodburn, Ore.              Pitta, Edward A.—MM3c....                                      ..... ..4258 Balfour Ave., Oakland, Calif.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moenning, Wilbert—Bkr3c.                      _______ 404 Madison St., Sheboygan Falls, Wis.                       Pitts, Jewell C.—QMlc                                         _______ General Delivery, Gould, Ark.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moore, Claude—MoMM3c.                                                 ....Route 1, Box 115, Valdese, N. C.         Plesetz, Ludwig L.—SK3c...                                    .1628 Maryland Ave., Sheboygan, Wis.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moore, H. L.—Sic-----------                USS LCI(G) 461, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.                       Poe, John H., Jr.—Sic         .                               ___ 1520 Maryland Ave., Bristal, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moore, Lee—Sic.-------------                                   400 East 12th St., N., Little Rock, Ark.            Poliak, Edward—Bkr2c .                                          1849-B North 7th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moreland, Donald—PhM3c                            __ _____ 114 Burkeley Ave., Bloomfield, N. J.                    Polaschek, Vencont—CM3c.                                           ______ 578 So. 6th St., Tracy, Minn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Morrow, Duffie—SM3c----                                 ___ _________ Cross Ranch, Deeth, Nev.                     Poole, Nelson E.—Sic                                           ________ P. O. Box 369, Auburn, Calif.
APA133.pdf:55:  Moser, John R.—MoMM2c.                             ________ 4310 7th Ave., So., Seattle 8, Wash.                   Porter, R. W.—QM3c.. ...c/o R. W. Porter, Chemistry Bldg., U. of Texas, Austin, Texas
APA133.pdf:55:  Mueller, Carl W.—Sic------                    ___ ____ 3155 14th St., North Sacramento, Calif.                     Potter, Stanley E.—MoMM2c         ...................... 3196 Hawthorn St., San Diego 2, Calif.
APA133.pdf:55:  Mundahl, Keith—Sic                                 416 N. McKenzie St., Box 92, Luverne, Minn.                     Peigler, Robert J.—CCS                                        ___ 111 Virginia Ave., Greenville, S. C.
APA133.pdf:55:  Murphy, Paul H.—RdM2c..                         ...................        6325 McPherson, St. Louis, Mo.          Powell, Leonard—Sic                                    _____U2!/2 North 5th St., Neodesha, Kan.
APA133.pdf:55:  Murray, Fred L.—Sic                        ____ _____                                  Route 3, Parma, Idaho       Prisley, Charles F.—MM3c                                                   374 Harrison St., Sharon, Penn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Murray, George R.—Sic----                                ____ 8619 Beach St., Los Angeles 2, Calif.                Pugh, Toansa—StM3c                                           ____ _____ 203 N. Pine St., Mobile, Ala.
APA133.pdf:55:  Musser, G. J.—GMlc------                                                                          .. .Galax, Va.   Price, Arthur G.—Sic...             __________________ 916 Fresno St., Berkeley, Calif.
APA133.pdf:55:  Myers, William L.—SClc                                                      Box 1813, Route 1, Kent, Wash.         Pulsypher, Harlan G.—Sic                                                                     Richmond, Utah
APA133.pdf:55:  Napolitano, Paul A.—Cox              .....                   ................ 70 Division St., Trenton, N. J.      Quinn, H. M.—RMlc
APA133.pdf:55:  Nelson, Jack W.—Flc                                         _____________                     ... Adams, Neb.
APA133.pdf:55:  Newhafen, Harry H.—CMlc                                     _____________________ Seatonville, Ill.
APA133.pdf:55:  Newton, Norman F.—Sic...                                    .........224 Park Ave., Ellwood City, Penn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Niernberger, Joe—Sic.                                                          ___ ________           Ellis, Kan.
APA133.pdf:55:  Norgard, Kay—Bkr3c-------                                    ________                          Jackson. Minn.
APA133.pdf:55:  Norley, Richard R.—Flc                                      ...... ......8246 East End Ave., Chicago, Ill.         Ramirez, Antonid E.—Cox                 ___________ P. O. Box 812, Lordsburg, New Mex.
APA133.pdf:55:  Norman, Izail—StMlc---------------                                    812 Brambleton Ave., Norfolk, Va.
APA133.pdf:55:  Norris, John T., Jr.—Sic-----------                          823 Appalacaee St., Birmingham 4, A’a.
APA133.pdf:55:  Norwood, William H., Jr.—CK5c                                    ...... ... 309 E. 53rd St., Chicago 15, Ill.      Rankin, Kenneth R.—RdM2c                        .........       . 513 Lincolnway, West, Morrison, III.
APA133.pdf:55:  Nosko, Andrew J.—Sic                                        _______ 643 Plum St., Johnstown, Penn.                 Rantz, H. E.—Sic       .......                                                                    Roach, Mo.
APA133.pdf:55:  Novak, Michael—SSMC3c----------                                                 815 34th St., Oakland, Calif.      Reed, Jarrell R.—StM2c                  _______________________ Route 3, Concael, N. V.
APA133.pdf:55:  Obenchain, J. A.—RdM3c-----                                     _____ .1901 N. 17th St., Boise, Idaho              Robinson, William—StMlc...                      ___________ 1919 Hovey St., Indianapolis, hid
APA133.pdf:55:  Offley, Manrice E.—EMlc.                         915 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles 15, Calif.                      Rochester, Mark—Sic        .....          Box 348, Old Ocean, Texas; c/o Mrs. A. II llnlih
APA133.pdf:55:  Olson, Donald A.—Sic                            __________ c/o 1901 N. 17th St., Boise, Idaho                      Roess, David—SK2c ...... .              ______ 83 W. Highland Ave., Sierra M.nlo • »l.•
APA133.pdf:55:  Olson, Harold N.—Sic          __ _               ....... ................... 108.3 Rose Ave., St. Paul, Minn.      Rogers, Ernest—SM3c                     _______ __ _____ ___414 Dixon St., SirvHloi III
APA133.pdf:55:  Olson, Otto—Flc                                 ___ __ _________________ Lake Norden, S. D.                        Rolf, Norman, CMM .......               __ ______ 1010 Chestnut St., Grand Forks, 1 I'
APA133.pdf:55:  O’Keef, Joseph L.—Cox--------                     .415 So. Alanelele Ave., Los Angeles 36, Calif.                  Ridley, John-—St2c      .......           ________ ______ 1284 Dueshes Ave., Norfolk. \ a
APA133.pdf:55:  O’Leary, Dennis J.—CMoMM                                                  Allgrovesv, San Francisco, Calif.        Robertson, B. L.—SK3c                   ______________________ Box 25, Guernsey, Wyn
APA133.pdf:55:  Palmer, Harry L.—StMlc                                                                     ..Brown Bloff, Va.      Rowden, W. G.—MoMM2c..                  _______ 2800 Brighton Ave., Los Angelis                         < alii.
APA133.pdf:55:  Palmer, Jerry J.—QM3c.                                                      158 11th Ave., San Mateo, Calif.       Ryti, Irving—Flc     ______               __ __ .1908 Second Ave., N., Minneapolis                      Minn.
APA133.pdf:55:'Melot^jJjBb, Arthur—CSM ...                                       __ 14 Middle St., Newburyport, Mass.              Parsons, John B.—SK3c                                      __________ __ Box 174, Hillsboro, Ore.
APA133.pdf:55:\ Means, Harold—MM3c-----------                               __ 120 Clark Ave., Punxseitawney, Penn.                Parker, Richard E.-—StMlc.                                 ...Calnerton, Long Island, Box 21, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:56:        Name—Rate                               Home Address                                                                 Name—Rate                                                  Home Address
APA133.pdf:56: Sams, Dale—MM3c                    .................................... 34 Stella Ave., Athens, Ohio                 Taylor, Robert—Sic.                     .                                 ............ .... P. O. Box 482, Winfield, La.
APA133.pdf:56: Sanders, Herman—CM2c               ........ ...................... ..West Tulip St., Mitchell, Ind.                  Tesner, Raymond—MM2c                                                      ...6355 Holborn Ave., Detroit 11, Mich.
APA133.pdf:56: Sbardella, Severino—GMlc.                                 49 Williams Ave., Hyde Park, Mass.                         Tood, Douglas—RM3c            .........                                    12856 Borden St., San Fernando, Calif.
APA133.pdf:56: Schieferstein, J. A.-—BMlc..      ............................ P. O. Box 636, Grants Pass, Ore.                      Tomaleski. William—Flc                                                    ___ 356 E. Okland St., Toledo 8, Ohio
APA133.pdf:56: Schuldt, LaFaye—EM3c               ............................... 1400 Hobbs St., Sac City, Iowa                    Trager, Samuel—RM3c. ----- -----                                          ...2632 West Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA133.pdf:56: Schumann, R. A.—CBM               ..................... 4 Syluan Place, New Rochelle, N. Y.                          Tozer, Leonard—RM3c                 .                                     ..... ...812 Maggie St., Houston 9, Texas
APA133.pdf:56: Schuster, Charles—MAM3c.               .......... ...........315 South 6th St., Newark 3, N. J.                      Trompisy, Theodore—MoMM3c                                                  1346 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago 22, Ill.
APA133.pdf:56: Sewell, Paul—Y2c                  ................... 13155 Maiden Ave., Detroit 13, Mich.
APA133.pdf:56: Shearman, R. F.—Cox                    _____1019 St. Claude St., New Orleans 16, La.
APA133.pdf:56: Sheriff, Chester—RM3c             ___ ___ ___ 1248 Streng St., Cincinnati 23, Ohio
APA133.pdf:56: Sherlock, J. W.—EMlc              ________902 N. Springfield Ave., Chicago 51, Ill.
APA133.pdf:56: Siedlik, Stanley—EM3c              ..................................10615 Wren Dearborn, Mich.
APA133.pdf:56: Smith, Charles—PhM3c               ...... ................ 327 8th St., New Kensington, Penn.                        Van Every—Sic        ...........                                  _______ 4302 Benton St., Denver 14, Colo.
APA133.pdf:56: Smith, Emila—StMlc                 ....................... 1544 Prential St., Louisville 10, Ky.                     Varady, Julius—Cox                                                 .......... 621 Ludwig St., Rock Springs, Wyo.
APA133.pdf:56: Smith, James—SC3c          __     . ........................... ..Route 1, Box 29, Glenmora, La.                     Vigna, Peter—Sic...         .                                     .............. Route 1, Box 28-J, Antioch, Cal it.
APA133.pdf:56: Smith, John—SF3c ...... ......                        .... 1719 6th Ave., South, Decatur, Ala.
APA133.pdf:56: Sohrwide, R. M.—Sic               ............................. ...1424 Elliot St.. Alexandria, La.
APA133.pdf:56: Soptick, Paul—Sic      __ _       ................................ 914 Homer, Kansas City, Kan.                      Waggoner, W. T.—Yle                           .... ..Rural Route 1, Box 8, Pierce Ave., Madison, Tenn.
APA133.pdf:56:,Selix, Richard—SM3c               ..................1219 N. Beachwood, Hollywood, Calif.                             Tuey, Martin—RdM3c                    .                                   ...1638 East 86th Place, Chicago 17, 111.
APA133.pdf:56:Shearman, E. J.—Cox                . .............1019 St. Claude St., New Orleans 16, La.
APA133.pdf:56:Smith, Earl—Sic....              . ___ __ ____ _____1421 9th Ave., S., Decatur, Ala.                                  Vannorsdall, Donald—EM3c                                                        ............. .Eastland Road, Berea, Ohio
APA133.pdf:56:Smith, Harry—Cox           .....   ....... ................................. ...Route 3, Victoria, Texas             -Vellat, Lee—QM2c                                                  ...........508 West 62nd St., Seattle 7, Wash
APA133.pdf:56:Smith, Jerry—Sic--------- ---               ......................              R.F.D. 1, Point Peter, Ga.            Villardo, Emilio—CKlc                                              Wilson Bldg., Officers’ Mess, Manila, P. I.
APA133.pdf:56:Smith, Jimmy—Stic.        . .          ____ ____1132 East 55th St., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA133.pdf:56:Smith, Walter—Sic. ..               ........ ....................................... Route 1, Oxford, Ga.
APA133.pdf:56:Smith, Wayne—Sic -------                                                        ...................... Gueydan, La.
APA133.pdf:56:Snodgrass, J. D.—SFlc------                                      ...............Route 3, Stockport, Ohio
APA133.pdf:56:Sorrell, Brownie—CM3c..„>..                                           ................Route 1, Amory, Miss.           Washington, Leroy—CK2c...            ....................        26 Hamilton Terrace, New York 31, N. Y.
APA133.pdf:56:Sorrell, John—Sic               .  ....................664 Princeton Ave., Birmingham, Ala.                           Wheeler, Kenneth—MM2c.                          ________________ 808 College Ave., Redlands, Calii.
APA133.pdf:56:Sosbee, Joe—Sic              .     ................................................. R.F.D. 3, Dallas, Ga.            Wheelus, Harold Z.—RM3c.             . ................................................... Box 164, Junction City, Ark
APA133.pdf:56:Spangler, Ivan—Cox        ......    ________ 842 Via Wanda St., Long Beach, Calif.                                    White, Robert C.—WT2c..„                        .............................                                 King, N. < .
APA133.pdf:56:Spears, C. W.—Sic          .....      ..USS LCI(G) 467, F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.                                 Williams, J. B.—CM2c                 .......... .............................417 South Boston St., Stafford, Kan.
APA133.pdf:56:Spencer, Charley—Sic-------                ...............................                             Stewart, Ala.  Wilson, Richard T.—GM3c.                                   __ ____ _____ _____ Kay St., Wampum, Penn.
APA133.pdf:56:Splawn, Isaac—-QM3c          .       ........................... 3201/2 Mathewson, Wichita, Kan.                      Wilson, W. M.—CMM                   ....... ......................... 28 Nordhoff St., San Francisco 12, (.alii
APA133.pdf:56:Spohn, William—Sic            .    .......... ................................................Fredonia, Kan.          Wise, James W.—CCK                   (APA 232), USS San Saba, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calii
APA133.pdf:56:Sportel, Casper—WT3c------           92U/2 North Westnedge Ave., Kalamazoo, Mich.                                     Woodall, Fred—MoMMlc...                                                              ___________ Rock Wood, Tenn
APA133.pdf:56:Sprague, Jack—Sic        ...... .  .......................10 North St. Marys, Caldwell, Kan.                          Woodley, M. T.—EM2c...               __________ __ __________________ Route 3, Hampton, Va.
APA133.pdf:56:Sprink, Daniel—MMS2c                ................. ....................Box 43, Whitehouse, Ohio
APA133.pdf:56:Stahl, Eldon—WT3c... .              ...............1196 North Macomb St., Monroe, Mich.
APA133.pdf:56:Stanridge, R. L.—SSML3c. ..                                           ..Route 3, Box 21, Gadsen, Ala.
APA133.pdf:56:Stanyer, Robert—Cox          .     .......................... 315 East 8th St., Wellington, Kan.
APA133.pdf:56:Stephens, Robert—Sic               _____________ 826 Shawnee, Bartlesville, Okla.
APA133.pdf:56:Stephenson, Howard—EM3c.                     ______ 249 East Saratoga, Ferndale 20, Mich.
APA133.pdf:56:Stevens, Milton, CSF______                   ...1542 Moringside Ct., Hollywood 28, Calif.                             Yoakum, J. B.—Sic.                                   USS LCI(G) 461, c/o F.P.O., San Francisco, Calif.
APA133.pdf:56:Stigall, James—Sic...      .....   ____ ________ ___ ___ ___Route 2, Hartville, Mo.
APA133.pdf:56:Stom, Leonard—PhM2c                .......... ................................Route 1, Overton, Texas
APA133.pdf:56:Stone, Robert—SF3c...........                                       . 2900 12th Ave., Columbus, Ga.
APA133.pdf:56:Stormo, H. C.—BMlc. .              ................................................................ Nayti, S. D.
APA133.pdf:56:Stratton, Woodrow—CBM...           __________                      .819 7th St., National City, Calif.
APA133.pdf:56:Sughrue, J. P.—Sic       __ _       ___________ __ 804 W. Elizabeth, Austin, Texas
APA133.pdf:56:Svejkovsky, William—SC3c.             .................. ...39.39 Humphrey St., St. Louis, Mo.                        Zaitz, Joseph G.—Sic .                                                        _________ Route 1, Dearbrook, Wis.
APA133.pdf:56:Svetlecic, William—Cox___                                        . 536 Park Ave., Kansas City, Mo.                    Zaucha, Edwin—Sic                                                             ..5449 Wrightwood, Chicago 39, HI.
APA133.pdf:56:Sweeney, John—Sic_______                 .......... ...X...87 Lookout Ave., Alabama City, Ala.                        Zelenski, Johnny E.—SC3c.                                                     Route 10, Box 1035. Houston, Texas
APA133.pdf:5:“The Trecky”
APA133.pdf:7:   "The Skipper"
APA133.pdf:7:^Albin 1\. Sodergren
APA133.pdf:8:   Commander, U. S. N. R.
APA133.pdf:8:  "The Exec”
APA133.pdf:8:"Bascom S. Jones
APA133.pdf:9:                                                              The Officers
APA133.pdf:9:                                            Ens. Abney, Ens. Meyers, Ens. Miksch, Ens. Maughan.
APA133.pdf:9:Ch. Pharm. Coward, Mach. Anderson, Carp. Hunter, APC. Clement. Third Row Standing: Ens. Leraas, Ens. Kilian, Ens. P. Ableson, Ens. Young,
APA133.pdf:9:Forward-of First Row: Captain Sodergren, Commander )ones, Lieutenant George (standing). First Roiv Sitting: Lt Eberwein, 11. Rossall, Lt. Waters,
APA133.pdf:9:Lt. Urman, Lt. (jg) Holmes, Lt. (jg) Malmgren, Lt.(jg) Upp, Chaplain Walsh, Lt. Wells, Lt. Gulick, Lt. (jg) Miller, Lt. (jg) Ramker, Lt.(jg) Griffin.
APA133.pdf:9:Second Row Standing: Ens. Ermlich, Ens. Walley, Ens. Lewis, Ens. I. Abelson, Ens. Rasberry, 1st Lt. Hawkins, Ens. Wickersham, Ch. Bos n Davis,
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Bkr2c; Ortolf, Bkr3c; Bears, Sic; Adkison, Sic; Gherardini, SSM(L)3c; Baerg,
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Clerk Dixon, division officer. Top Row: Morago, SC2c; Milton, Bkrlc; Ferracano,
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Front Row: Barrera, SSM(L)3c; Morrill, SC3c; Damon, SClc; Christensen, Sic;
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Michelson, SC2c; Browning, Sic; Hopple, Sic; Butler, Sic; Jones, SK3c; Borde­
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       O’Dea, SK2c; Deegan, Sic; Brown, CM3c; Farlow, CSK; Wright, CCS; Pay
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Sic. Third Row: Graham, SKlc; Ledford, SClc; Leak, SK3c; Olsen, SK2c;
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Sic; Riddle, CCS.
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       Winters, SC2c; Lyon, SSM(L)3c; Land, SSM(B)3c. Second Row: Lt.(jg) Kolp;
APA155.pdf:10:                                                                                       lon, SSM(L)3c; Voight, SKlc; Boyd, Sic; Barron, Sic; Bowman, SK3c; Scheidt,
APA155.pdf:10:Dixon, division officer. Top Row : Dabbs, StMZc; Harvey, StMlc; Landry, StMlc; How­
APA155.pdf:10:Front Row: Thomas, StMlc; Manley, StMlc; Lawrence, StMlc; Phelps, StM2c.
APA155.pdf:10:Hunter, St3c; Teamer, Ck3c. Third Row l.t.(jg) Kolp; Tolentino, St2c; Lee, Ck2c;
APA155.pdf:10:McGown, St2c; Brownlee, Stic; II.mis, S(3c; Evans, Ck3c; Tugade, Cklc; Pay Clerk
APA155.pdf:10:Second Row: Haines, St3e; Jones, StML , Jewell, Ck3c; Williams, StMlc; House, StMlc;
APA155.pdf:10:ard, StM2c; Graham, StMlc; Lewis, StMlc; Kennedy, StM3c; Flims, Ck3c.
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                Collins, Sic; Harfert, Sic; Holeman, SM3c; Greenberg, SM3c; Maples, RM3c; Tussynski,
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                Front Row: Davis, R. W., RMlc; Johnson, SM3c; Currin, Sic; Charrier, RM3c; Burke,
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                G. C., MaM2c; Cingolani, SM2c; Gompper, RM2c; Nixon, RM3c; Elliott, RM3<,
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                Lis, SM3c; Gauthier, SM2c; Hull, SM3c; Nordstrom, Y3c; Tighe, RM3c; Gart, RTlc;
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                RM2c; Lt.(jg) Margolin; Lt.(jg) Myers; Ens. Wheaton. Third Row: Rodrigues, RM2< ;
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                RMlc; Stanwood, RM2c; Bedford, Sic; Griffin, RMlc.
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                S2c; Lindsey, SM3c; Williams, S2c; Pelts, RM3c. Second Row: Mitchell, SM3c; Adams,
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                SM2c; Adams, Y3c; Cavanaugh, SM2c; Weldon, SM3c; Lord, RM2c; Davis, A. R.,
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                SM2c; Laing, RM3c; Sanders, RM3c; Squire, Sic; Togni, Yle; Clifford, Y2c; Smith,
APA155.pdf:11:                                                                                Swanson, Yle; Smith, R. H., RM3c; Schillereff, CY; Cameron, CSM. Top Row: Perry,
APA155.pdf:11:Front Row: Chamberlain, RdM3c; Borcherding, RdM3c; Burttram, RdM3c; Dunlop,
APA155.pdf:11:Nelson, RdM3c; Weaver, RdM3c; Jerred, RdM2c; Shortkroff, RdM3c; Husom, Sic.
APA155.pdf:11:RdM3c; Mann, Slc(QM); Freeming, Slc(QM); Conklin, QM3c; Henry, Slc(QM).
APA155.pdf:11:S2c(RdM); Fowler, RdM3c; Ens. Freeman, division officer. Top Row: Harker, QM2c;
APA155.pdf:11:Second Row: Black, CQM; Denton, RdM3c; Ciarfella, AerM3c; Biere, Sic; Staley,
APA155.pdf:12:                                                                                   Flc; Glass, MMlc; Markham, Flc; Bowen, MM3c.
APA155.pdf:12:                                                                                   Front Row: Wojtanik, Flc; Williams, Y2c; Ens. Parschalk, division officer; Warner, Flc;
APA155.pdf:12:                                                                                   MM3c; Ballew, MoMMlc; Plummer, MM3c; Bastin, Flc. Top Row: Winn, Flc- Irving
APA155.pdf:12:                                                                                   Williams, Flc; Hoven, MM3c. Second Row: Brett, MoMM2c; Duke, MM2c- Lerback’
APA155.pdf:12:Front Row: Vedder, CEM; Byrd, EM.3c; Warholic, EM2c; Fair, EM3c; Elect. Little-
APA155.pdf:12:McGavran, EM3c; Helfert, EM2c; Long, EM3c.
APA155.pdf:12:page, division officer. Second Row: Bodine, F2c; Peplow, EMlc; Gwyder, EMlc- Ber­
APA155.pdf:12:tram, EM3c; Koller, EM2c; Stauffer. EM2c. Top Row: Ruggieri, EM3c; Urquhart, EM2c-
APA155.pdf:13:                                                                                  Boyd, Flc; Addington, Flc.
APA155.pdf:13:                                                                                  Front Row: Rickard, Bic; Gerber, CWT; Lt. Peck, division officer; Hancock, WTlc;
APA155.pdf:13:                                                                                  Johnson, WT2c. Second Row: Kazarian, WT3c; Cormack, WT3c; Coppie, WT2c; Con­
APA155.pdf:13:                                                                                  rad, WT3c; Todlowski, WT2c. Top Row: Brady, WT3c; Sumpter, Flc; Davis, Flc;
APA155.pdf:13:CMM; Vasatko, MM2c; Humphries, MMlc. Second Row: Tellefsen, MM2c; Larson,
APA155.pdf:13:Cooney, MM2c; Staroba, MM2c; Griffin, MMlc.
APA155.pdf:13:Front Row: Lovell, MMlc; Wentzel, Flc; Mach. Underwood, division officer; Asbell,
APA155.pdf:13:MM2c; Lintz, MMlc; Eckert, MMlc: McTheny, MMlc. Top Row: Swearengin, Flc;
APA155.pdf:14:                                                                                       Birch, SF2c; Allen, COM. Third Row: Clark, Sic; Brown, CM3c; Kling, G. R., SF3c;
APA155.pdf:14:                                                                                       Front Row: Carp. Guidulli; Bos’n. Sitzer; Norsworthy, CM2c; Schwenderlauf, CMlc;
APA155.pdf:14:                                                                                       Heath, CM3c Hatton, SF2c; Henley, SFlc; Murray, Sic; Ens. Nash, division officer.
APA155.pdf:14:                                                                                       Second Row: Oja, CBM; Brangers, Sic; Bauman, SF2c; Howard, SFlc; Branstetter, S2c;
APA155.pdf:14:                                                                                       Sic; Rider, CM2c; Hill, BM2c; Kling, H. C., Sic.
APA155.pdf:14:                                                                                       Stuckey, Mlc; Parry, CMlc; Wilson, Y3c; Heald, SF3c. Top Row: Thoreson, Sic; Rapp,
APA155.pdf:14:Cole, GM2c. Second Row: Lt.(jg) Walrath; Lt.(jg) Janson, division officer; Wood, GM3c;
APA155.pdf:14:Front Row: Wallace, FC3c; Ellis, GM3c; Burger, GM3c; Dougher, GM2c; Baker, FC3c;
APA155.pdf:14:Lentz, GMlc; Kreiner, GM2c. Top Row: Wilson, Slc(GM); Doar, GM2c; Rivera,
APA155.pdf:14:Slc(GM); Olmstead, GM3c; Adair, Slc(GM).
APA155.pdf:14:Third Row: Graham, GM3c; Tellez, Slc(GM); Watts, Slc(GM); Holzinger, FC2c;
APA155.pdf:14:Watson, GM2c; Luscher, Slc(FC); Happcl, GMlc; Critter, CGM; Lt.(jg) Millard.
APA155.pdf:15:                         Front Row: Lt. Harper, division officer; Heck, PhM3c; Colson, PhMlc; Wanek, PhM2c;
APA155.pdf:15:                         Orme, PhMlc; Spencer, PhM3c; Ch. Phm. Kapsch. Second Row: Lt. Mitchell; Mikuleir
APA155.pdf:15:                         PhMlc; Neihart, PhM3c; Parsons, PhM2c; McCarthy, PhM3c.
APA155.pdf:15:                         Top Row: Irwin, HAlc; Schleiger, PhM3c; Whittier, PhM2c; Merickel, PhMlc; Kempf,
APA155.pdf:15:                         cak, HAlc; Bunnell, HAlc; Hild, HAlc; High, PhM3c; Schmalz, PhM3c; Lt. McIntyre.
APA155.pdf:15:  BMlc; and Oja, CBM.
APA155.pdf:15: gustino, BM2c; Kahoun,
APA155.pdf:15:BM2c; Mellor, BMlc; Au*
APA155.pdf:15:Left to Right: Burlison,
APA155.pdf:16:     Plasma, please!
APA155.pdf:16:Even Ginger          Davy Jones comes aboard Royal assistance
APA155.pdf:17:           Phew !                        Well, shut my mouth
APA155.pdf:17:Rain or shine       Point No Point, Puget Sound
APA155.pdf:20:         Prec ision                    Water boy
APA155.pdf:20:Joe lime            Where’s my relief?           Ahead two-thirds
APA155.pdf:21: Old salt
APA155.pdf:21:TQM office
APA155.pdf:22:    Old maid                 Oven fresh
APA155.pdf:22:Homework     This is a drill            Bulb snatchers
APA155.pdf:23:                                       Leyte languor
APA155.pdf:23: In residential Abuyog               Fisherman’s Wharf, Tacloban
APA155.pdf:23:Bumboat
APA155.pdf:25:                       Home again
APA155.pdf:25:                 Standing by
APA155.pdf:25:Evening splendor
APA155.pdf:26:                      Pearl of
APA155.pdf:26:                    the Orient,
APA155.pdf:26:Shallow water grave
APA155.pdf:27:                 Hula-la!
APA155.pdf:27:           Braid                      Oops!
APA155.pdf:27:Three Jills               Pier service, Finschaven
APA155.pdf:28:          Flash red
APA155.pdf:28:Shell of a city
APA155.pdf:29:                                       Let go the starboard anchor
APA155.pdf:29:Sometimes a sailor dreams Framed in a davit
APA155.pdf:2:                                                                    U.S.S. LYCOMING (apaiss)
APA155.pdf:2:                                                                Art
APA155.pdf:2:                                                       W. M. Neibart, PhM3c
APA155.pdf:2:                            Ec. C. Grosskopf, MoMM2c    S. J. Williams, Y2c
APA155.pdf:2:                 Editor           Photographic Editor
APA155.pdf:2:           Business Manager     Photography and Layout
APA155.pdf:2:       Lt.(jg) D. D. Janson     Ens. N. H. Hermstad
APA155.pdf:2:IN OUR WAKE
APA155.pdf:3:      Here is the story in pictures of our first year aboard the Lycoming, a year
APA155.pdf:3:During her first year our ship has sailed in seven Pacific seas and carried troops
APA155.pdf:3:Kossal Roads off enemy-held Babelthaup, the battle-scarred coast of Leyte, muddy
APA155.pdf:3:Tacolban, native Abuyog. She has carried fighting men to action at Okinawa,
APA155.pdf:3:across the equator to New Guinea, back to the Philippines, back a third of the
APA155.pdf:3:in all of them. She has ranged the West Coast of the States, made the small towns
APA155.pdf:3:liberties in Seattle, ’Frisco, Long Beach and San Diego. She has moved across the
APA155.pdf:3:lusty shellbacks, and left many memories IN OUR WAKE.
APA155.pdf:3:nautical miles within the year.
APA155.pdf:3:ocean to old Hawaii, to Eniwetok’s blue lagoon, Ulithi’s picturesque Mogmog,
APA155.pdf:3:of Astoria and Port Townsend big names in our lives, taken us to memorable
APA155.pdf:3:pausing, she has retraced her course westward, this time to battered Manila,
APA155.pdf:3:that taught us to speak a salty brogue, made us plank owners, golden dragons,
APA155.pdf:3:way around the world to our home port. Ours was a busy ship, covering 50,000
APA155.pdf:3:withdrawn unscathed, steamed on to Guam, Pearl Harbor, the States. Hardly
APA155.pdf:5:     CAPTAIN DAVID BUNCOMBE COLEMAN, USN
APA155.pdf:5:     Captain Coleman of Union, S. C., came to the LYCOMING
APA155.pdf:5:     Since his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1927, he
APA155.pdf:5:     from the USS MOBJACK (AGP 7), his last command.
APA155.pdf:5:     has spent sixteen years in active sea duty. He is a qualified
APA155.pdf:5:     naval aviator in heavier-than-air craft. He lives in San Diego.
APA155.pdf:6:Bay. Before coming to the LYCOMING he was skipper of
APA155.pdf:6:Commander Dillon joined the merchant marine in 1929 and
APA155.pdf:6:LIEUT.-COMNDR. DANIEL DILLON, JR., USNR
APA155.pdf:6:has been going to sea continuously ever since. His experiences
APA155.pdf:6:include time in sail on the Atlantic coast and in Chesapeake
APA155.pdf:6:raised in Washington, D. C., and lives in Riverdale, N. Y.
APA155.pdf:6:the USS RIO GRANDE (AOG 3) .He was born in St. Louis,
APA155.pdf:7:                        /leads of ^epart/nentj
APA155.pdf:7:         Beachmaster       Boat Group Commander     Communications    Sr. Medical Officer         Chaplain
APA155.pdf:7:       First Lieutenant        Gunnery Officer         Navigator         Chief Engineer         Supply Officer
APA155.pdf:7:    Lt. H. M. Patterson     Lt. W. H. McIntyre  Lt.(jg) G. A. Couture Lt. Robert B. Fox   Lt.(jg) N. J. Cummings
APA155.pdf:7:Lt.-Comndr. B. W. Johnson    Lt. T. F. Costello  Lt. H. B. Brockwell  Lt. F. M. Harper      Lt. John D. Breish
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Bonfiglio, S2c; Miller, Cox; Padon, S2c; Axtell, Sic; Boren, S2c; Willems, Cox; Sandoval,
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Cortese, Sic; Hopton, Sic; Saenz, S2c. Second Row: Chambers, Sic; Brewer, H., Cox;
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Cox; Lt. (jg) Tregoe, division officer; Ens. Emerson. Third Row: Below, S2c; Cosby, Sic;
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Debbio, Sic; Salce, S2c; Moran, CBM; Ens. Dupuis. Top Row: Baboian, S2c; Booksh,
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Front Row: Arredondo, Sic; Kuhlman, Cox; Olivas, Sic; Northern, Cox; Mowery, Sic;
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Sic; Binegar, Sic; Petti, S2c; Wickham, S2c; Engle, Cox; Bourland, S2c; Belleville, BM2c.
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Sic; Brogan, Sic; Morrow, S2c; O’Neal, BMlc; Sitz, S2c; Bralley, S2c; Brooks, S2c; Del
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Sic; Teran, C2c; Ens. Damschen; Ens. Anderson.. Fourth Row: Horvatin, S2c; Butcher,
APA155.pdf:8:                                                                                          Welch, Sic; Clemons, Cox; Brewer, D., Cox; Butts, Sic; O’Brion, Cox; Coe, Sic; Ortiz,
APA155.pdf:8:Boettger, Sic; Rhinehart, Cox; Crabtree, Sic; Brown, Sic; Hasse, Sic; Albritton, Cox;
APA155.pdf:8:Chavez, Sic; White, S2c; Creech, Sic; Cordle, Cox; Briggs, Cox; Ban, Sic; Cohen, Sic;
APA155.pdf:8:Christensen, Cox; Ens. Burg; Ens. Broadbent. Fourth Row: Holliday, Cox; Branden'
APA155.pdf:8:Cox; Minter, Sic; Lt.(jg) Sweeney, division officer. Third Row: Russell, Sic; Geren, Sic;
APA155.pdf:8:Derge, Sic; Parker, Cox.
APA155.pdf:8:Front Row: Almoras, S2c; Cray, BM2c; Thomlinson, Sic; Driver, Cox; Johnson, Cox;
APA155.pdf:8:Lawrence, BMlc; Cavazos, Sic. Second Row: Tomlinson, Cox; Asbridge, Sic; Heiser,
APA155.pdf:8:Sic; Callaway, S2c; Boornazian, Cox; Chadwick, Sic; Garcia, Sic; Santana, Sic; Welch,
APA155.pdf:8:berger. Sic; Wilson, Sic; Clark, S2c; Callstrom, Sic; Watson, Sic; Peterson, Sic; Berg'
APA155.pdf:8:strom, Sic; Mitchell, Sic; Mackey, BM2c; Hulsker, Cox; Ens. Montgomery. Top Row:
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Belew, Sic; Welch, F. G. S2c; Gates; Sic; Kemp, Sic; Cicciomessere, Sic; Butler, Sic;
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Boetto, Sic; Paine, Sic; Young, Sic; Davidson, Sic; Treadaway, Sic; McAbier, Cox;
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Cox; Farmer, Sic; Benally, Sic; Ens. Engel; Ens. Duffey. Fourth Row: Hugo, Cox;
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          D. J., Sic; Farrell, Sic; Harvell, BM2c; Beason, Sic; Ens. Gilliland, division officer.
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Fielden, Sic; Ens. Boomer. Top Row: Hendrick, S2c; Horton, Sic; Massengill, Sic;
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Front Row: De Vita, S2c; Kamuda, Sic; Grbich, Cox; Kaylor,   Sic; Blocker, Sic. Sec­
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Third Row: Cotton, Cox; Sosnowski, Sic; Kruckenberg, BMlc; Barenthin, Sic; Glaze,
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          Van Slyke, Cox.
APA155.pdf:9:                                                                          ond Row: Welch, C. A., BM2c; Blue, Sic; Thomas, B.T., Sic;   Belongia, Sic; Thomas,
APA155.pdf:9:CMoMM; Ens. Hermstad, division officer. Top Row: Gibbons, CM2c; Waltenan,
APA155.pdf:9:Front Row: Dulebohn, MoMMlc; Farry, MoMM3c; Barbeau, MoMM3c; Luz, MoMMlc;
APA155.pdf:9:Logan, MoMMlc; Dunn, MoMM3c; Dugas, MoMMlc; Grant, MoMM3c; Harris,
APA155.pdf:9:Maulsby, CMlc; Stewart, MoMMk; Grosskopf, MoMM2c. Second Row: Gardner,
APA155.pdf:9:MoMM2c; Curto, MoMM2c; Andreski, MoMM3c; McWilliams, MoMM3c; Winfree,
APA155.pdf:9:MoMMlc. Third Row; Armstrong, MoMMlc; Frye, MoMMlc; Babcock, MoMMlc;
APA155.pdf:9:MoMMlc; Cooley, MoMM3c; D’Amico, MoMM2c; Merkling, MoMM3c; DeLucco,
APA155.pdf:9:MoMMlc; l ine. MoMMlc; Salvo, MoMM3c; Padgett, MoMM3c; Lester, MoMM2c;
APA155.pdf:9:Starr. MoMMlc; Janoscak, MoMMlc.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                        Altadena, Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                        Boone, Iowa
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                        Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                        Cincinnati, Ohio
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                        Craddock, Va.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                        New Orleans, La.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                   Ens. Alton Mathias Hendrickson, Jr., 2236 Barone St-
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                   JASPER, Gerald Leroy, War. Elec- Gillette, Wyoming.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                  *Lt. (jg) Billy B. Wiese, 1001 N. Randolph St-
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                  •1st Lt. George N. Jackson, USMCR, 333 No. 7th St-
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                  •BALLARD, Earcey, CPC, Box 932, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                                  •O’NEAL, Earl, APC, 6051 E. 64th St- Seattle, Wash.
APA157.pdf:100:                                                       Personnel
APA157.pdf:100:        1301 Gilpin Ave., Wilmington, Del.                        •Ens. John J. Burke, 1192 Diamond St., San Francisco.
APA157.pdf:100:        Ave., Boston, Mass.                                             Appleton, Wis.
APA157.pdf:100:        Baltimore 10, Md.
APA157.pdf:100:        Berkeley, Calif.                                          *Ens. George A. Bush, R.D. 1, Canfield, Ohio.
APA157.pdf:100:        Brooklyn, N. Y.                                            CARLSEN, Lewis Bernard, CBM, Alva, Florida
APA157.pdf:100:        Calif.                                                    *Ens. Edward S. McDaniel, 1115 Gandy Dr.,
APA157.pdf:100:        Chicago, Ill.                                             *Ens. Shelton T. Halk, Cherry Valley, Ark.
APA157.pdf:100:        Cleveland 5, Ohio.
APA157.pdf:100:        Cleveland, Okla.                                                Portsmouth, Va.
APA157.pdf:100:        Curington, Wash.                                          *Ens. Elmer F. Scott, 156 N. Dover St- LaGrange, Ill.
APA157.pdf:100:        Hills, Calif.                                                   Arkansas
APA157.pdf:100:        Inglewood, Calif.                                              Couer D’Alene, Idaho
APA157.pdf:100:        Lindsay, Calif.                                                 Virginia
APA157.pdf:100:        Longmont, Colo.                                           *Ens. Hawey F. Soule, 34 Beach Ave- Albany, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:100:        Louisville, Ky.                                           •MORRIS, Warden T- Ch. Carp., Rt. Box 93A,
APA157.pdf:100:        Minneapolis, Minn.                                        •CORNMESSER, Paul J- Ch. Mach., 2102 Story Ave-
APA157.pdf:100:        Owatonne, Minn.                                           *Ens. Donald F. Gebhardt, 5706 Marmion Lane,
APA157.pdf:100:        Philadelphia, Pa.                                         *Ens. DeWitt T. Ray, 4401 Belclaire St., Dallas, Texas
APA157.pdf:100:        San Mateo, Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:        Sparta, Wise.
APA157.pdf:100:        Staten Island, N. Y.                                            Norfolk, Virginia
APA157.pdf:100:        Texas.                                                          Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:        Winchester, Mass.                                               Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:    Capt. F. Kent Loomis, 639 Virginia St., Vallejo, Calif.             Oklahoma City, Okla.
APA157.pdf:100:    Comdr. Giudo F. Forster, 23 Euclid Ave., Summit, N. J.              Champaign, Ill.
APA157.pdf:100:    Lt. Comdr. Oliver W. Roberts, MC, 204 E. Pearl St.,           *Ens. Henry R. Damon, 2230 33rd St., Sacramento, Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) Burton McMillan Heine, 2119 Winston Ave.,
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) Don S. Jacobs, Sugar City, Idaho.
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) Doyle D. Watkins, 4189 Amboy Rd., Great Kills,         DRENNAN, Willis Joseph, CBM, 210 W. Freemason St-
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) Ernest J. Smith, Jr., MC,                              BUTLER, Charles Morris, CPhM, 247 Arthur St-
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) John P. Cooper, MC, 4612 Wooddale Ave.,               •CHICKA, Steve, Bos’n, R.R. No. 1, Export, Penn.
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) Leo Sigunick, 3052 Brighton 14th St.,                       Zelienople, Pa.
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) Vincent Roger Humphrey, 937 N. 14th St.,               YELLEN, Joseph Frank, Ch. Mach- 13 Warden Pl-
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. (jg) William T. Howard, 12 W. 5th Ave.,                            pefminctpr ( 11111
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. Charles B. Newton, MC, 655 Highland,                             Warren, Ohio
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. Johnny Wilkes, 212 Rochambeau St.,Providence,R. I.              Santa Maria, Calif.
APA157.pdf:100:   Lt. Joseph Fenerty, 2618 E. Thompson St.,                      •Ens. Charles P. Piper, 10812 Floran Ave.,Cleveland,Ohio
APA157.pdf:100:  *Capt. Francis J. Firth, 2757 E. 2nd St., Long Beach, Calif.     Lt. (jg) Thomas Anthony Webster. 1733 N. W. 30th St-
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) Don A. Liercke, 69 Bonnie Ave.,Pasadena,Calif.        •BIBLA, Joseph, CGM, 119 Grand St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) George B. Higgens, Jr., 210 South Vine St.,           •DuBOSE, Carrol L- Ch. Phar- 427 Queen St-
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) John F. Clifford, 2244 Merrill Ave., Chicago,Ill.       BURNEY, Moses W- Elec- 515 Lynch St., Jackson, Miss.
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) Maitland Baldwin, MC, 119 Commonwealth                •BOOTS, Albert B„ Elec- 424 W. Foster St-
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) Peter Smott, 320 N. Inglewood Blvd.,                  •DEMMON, William E- CEM, 724 River Ave-
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) William C. McCutcheon, Box 917, Rt. 2,                 BLAKELEY, George Alber, CCS, 221 16y2 St- Norfolk,
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. (jg) Wilson N. Lewis, 207 S.Kline St., Aberdeen,S.D.
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Andrew E. Danzero, 1235 Noriega St., San Francisco,              New Orleans, La.
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Charles W. Reynolds, MC, 740 Emery St.,                    *Ens. John E. Shiffler, 3261/fc Poplar St- Bucyrus, Ohio
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Comdr. Robert C. Lynch, 1830 Yosemite Rd.,
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Edmund R. Zaworski, DC, 10806 Grace Ave.,                  *Eris. Charles T. Tobin,
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Frank Skubitz, 42 Eighth Ave., Ely, Minn.                  *Ens. William T. Taylor, 701 E. Cypress St-
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. John C. Senter, Jr., 919 Maiden Lane, Roanoke, Va.         *Ens. Hartwick K. Strand, Portland, N. D.
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Malcolm W. Eckel, ChC, 687 Morris St., Albany, N.Y.              Denison, Texas
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Martial P. Corriveau, 321 Palmer St., Salem, Mass.          Ens. David Alexander Kottwitz, 2537 Lavender St-
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Meredith Ashby, 1009 Rock Island Ave., Dalhart,            •Ens. Jonathan H. Hopkins, 964 W. 8th St., San Pedro,
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Monroe Glazer, 2842 No. Whipple St., Chicago, III.         *Ens. James T. Ronian, 412 Bonnie Brae, N.E.,
APA157.pdf:100:  *Lt. Robert P. Gill, 3206 W. 16th St., Cleveland, Ohio.         *Ens. Buster W. Read, 413 W. 4th St., Hays, Kansas
APA157.pdf:100:  ‘Comdr. Robert W. Harris, MC, Williamson, N. Y.                 *Lt. (jg) Thomas E. Winchester, 1161 E. Calavaras St-
APA157.pdf:100:  ‘Lt. Comdr. John O. Bracken, 4413 Atwick Rd.,                         McAllen, Texas.
APA157.pdf:100:  ’Lt. Comdr. Ernest J. duPont, Darling Court Apt.,
APA157.pdf:100:  •Lt. Comdr. Lester R. Schroeder, 9206 S. Aberdeen St.,
APA157.pdf:100:  •Lt. Henry G. Carpenter, 723 N. Resford Dr- Beverly              Ens. James LeRoy Kotch, 401 Johnson St., Little Rock,
APA157.pdf:100: (*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:100:(**)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:100:**Lt. (jg) Donald E. Ritchie, 14 Hemingway Ave.,                  •BROWN, King D- CY, 1031 Corning St- Los Angeles,
APA157.pdf:100:**Lt. (jg) Ford P. Eshleman, MC, Lake Mills, Wis.
APA157.pdf:101:                                                                        Modesto, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:                                                                        N. Little Rock, Ark.
APA157.pdf:101:                                                                       San Francisco 23, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:                                                                   ♦BROWNFIELD, Ottmar, MM3c, 1327 S. Floyd St.,
APA157.pdf:101:                                                                   ♦CARLSON, George A., EM3c, 2355 Francisco St.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Aberdeen, Wash.                                             ♦CARTER, Melvin E., S2c, R.F.D. 1, Gracemont, Okla.
APA157.pdf:101:       Baltimore, Md.                                              ♦BOHNETT, John B., RdM2c, 1114 Bank of America
APA157.pdf:101:       Baton Rouge, La.                                            ♦BROWN, Jack D., StMlc, 57 Peasley St.,Owensberg,S.C.
APA157.pdf:101:       Cedar Rapids, Iowa                                          ♦BUEL, Eugene N., EM3c, 329 Algei*St.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Chattanooga, Tenn.                                          ♦BROWN, Robert, Jr., StMlc, 755y2 Metting St.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Denver 11, Colo.                                            ♦BROWN, John V., S2c, 244 West 3rd Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Denver 14, Colo.                                                 Rayne, La.
APA157.pdf:101:       Hattiesburg, Miss.                                          ♦BILLUPS, Thomas S., ST3c, 1980 Santa Rosa,
APA157.pdf:101:       Hollywood, Caiif.                                           ♦BOMMARITO, Anthony, BM2c, 518 McHenery Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Indianapolis, Ind.                                          ♦BRIDGES, Raymond D., Bkrlc, c/o Triangle Service,
APA157.pdf:101:       Long Beach, Calif.                                          ♦BOWEN, Harold L., MoMM3c
APA157.pdf:101:       Lynwood, Calif.                                              BRADY, James Joseph, FC3c, 4754 Glenway Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Murfreesboro, Tenn.                                             Overland, Mo.
APA157.pdf:101:       Oklahoma City, Okla.                                        ♦CARROLL, Charles W., RM3c
APA157.pdf:101:       Philadelphia, Pa.                                           ♦CAIKIN, Russel L., PhM2c
APA157.pdf:101:       Portland, Oregon                                            ♦BROWN, Fred D., StMlc, 606 Q St., N.W.,
APA157.pdf:101:       San Antonio, Texas                                               Osceala
APA157.pdf:101:       San Diego, Calif.                                            BROWN, Troy, Sic, 317 W. Washington Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:       San Francisco, Calif.                                        BISHOP, William C., S2c, 518 W. 6th St., Stockton, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:       San Francisco, Calif.                                       ♦BROPHY, Joseph F., SM2c, 6113 Algon Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:       San Francisco, Calif.                                       ♦CAMERON, Harry L., S2c
APA157.pdf:101:       San Pablo, Calif.                                           ♦BURKETT, Robert F., Flc, Rt. 4, Box 539,
APA157.pdf:101:       San de Fuca, Wash.                                          ♦CARRICO, Robert L., Sic, Box 362, Gooding, Idaho
APA157.pdf:101:       Seattle, Wash.                                              ♦BOARN, Edward W., SC2c, 217 Lane Ave., S.W.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Village, Long Beach, Calif.                                  BISHOP, Dennis J., AerM2c, 3597 Coleman St.,
APA157.pdf:101:       Wise.                                                        BURNS, Paul G., S2c, 8 Hudson St., St. Louis, Mo.
APA157.pdf:101:    ABDON, Russel L., MoMMlc, Raceland, Ky.                             Louisville, Ky.
APA157.pdf:101:    ALEXANDER, Billy G., Sic, 4685 Clay St.,                            Park, Long Island, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:101:    ALEXANDER, William D., Sic, 718 All View,                           Denver, Colo.
APA157.pdf:101:    ANDERSON, Stanford R., HAlc, 2511 Harold St.,
APA157.pdf:101:    BABBITT, Ernest P., Sic, RFD 8, Norwichtown, Conn.             ♦CARPENTER, Glenn, Jr., Cox., 1212 Campbell Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:    BARNETT, William F., S2c, 601 N.E. 8th St.,                        Marshall, Texas
APA157.pdf:101:    FITZGERALD, Truman W., CBM, Rt. 1,Trinidad,Texas                 BIGGERSTAFF, Wrex C., Sic
APA157.pdf:101:    KINSLOW, William G., CBM                                            Grand Rapids, Mich.
APA157.pdf:101:    KRAFT, Kenneth Charles, CWT, Dauvile, Calif.                   ♦BOGGS, George W., EM3c, 2701 17th St., Rt. 2,
APA157.pdf:101:    ROUSE, George E., CBM, 1010 Summit St.,                        ♦BRINKLE, Lydle F., MoMM2c, 615 St. John Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:    VOLPE, John S., CMoMM, 334 S.E. 83rd Ave.,                      BROUGHTON, Samuel Eugene, StM3c, Rt. 1, Rome, Ga.
APA157.pdf:101:    WA1W, Jack H., CCM, 2435 Edgewood Dr.,                            Washington, D.C.
APA157.pdf:101:    WILSON, Ralph A., CMoMM, 1677 Missouri St.,                         Charleston, S. C.
APA157.pdf:101:   ALFUTH, Tommy, QM3c, 368 Patch St., Stevens Point,                  W. Monroe, La.
APA157.pdf:101:  * ABRAHAM, Braham, RdM2c, 1211 3rd S.E.,                         ♦BUCKLES, Kenneth W., HAlc, Rt. 3, Odessa, Mo.
APA157.pdf:101:  * HUGHS, Tracy M., CSK, 4600 Pepperwood, Lake Wood                    Pasadena, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:  * KRUSE, William R., CM, 3619 Feindale Ave.,                          Richmond, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:  * NOVAK, Lewis L., CB                                            ♦BRAND, James W., Sic, 501 Meander St., Abilene, Texas
APA157.pdf:101:  * PERRY, James W., CPhM, 3716 North College St.,                      Cincinnati, Ohio
APA157.pdf:101:  * SIMPSON, Gerlad W., CPhM, Rt. 1, Eden, Ala.                     BRINTON, Richard W., PhM3c, Meadowbrook, Pa.
APA157.pdf:101:  *ADEY, Paul K., S2c, Long Beach, Calif.                               Marine City, Mich.
APA157.pdf:101:  *NICKILATT1, Edward 4., CCM, 5059 Gardenia Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:  *O’NEIL, Dean J., CMM, 3310 Magnolia St.,                        ♦BEEZLER, Charles R., Jr., QMlc
APA157.pdf:101:  *SNOW, William E., CMM, 29 Overhill Rd., Media, Penn.            ♦BROCKWAY, Warrell C., S2c, Superior, Mont.
APA157.pdf:101:  *SULLIVAN, George W., CWT, 119 Jersey St.,                        BROOKS, Jess, S2c, Rt. 1, Box 389, Ft. Worth, Texas
APA157.pdf:101:  *TALBERT, Henry F., CMM, Rt. 1, Dexter, Ohio                          Philadelphia 11, Pa.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦ALBERTSON, Lee H., Sic,                                         ♦BURKE, Michael J., MoMM2c, 9407 63rd Dr., Rego
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦ALLEN, Leland M., RdM3c, 2529 Benton St.,                       ♦BURROW, Dwight H., EM3c, 401 E. School St.,
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦ARCHER, James W., EM2c,                                         ♦CAMPOS, John P., Sic
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦BAILEY, Eugene, Sic                                             ♦CARRINGTON, Bradie W., Jr., Flc, P.O. Box 144,
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦BERKEN, Thomas W., PhM2c, 114 First Ave.,                           Memphis, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦BETTY, James W., Cklc, RFD 2, Box 24,                           ♦CARTER, Russel, St3c, 9633 Baltimore Ave.,
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦FORSMARK, Joseph E., CSK, 1110 Adeline St.,                     ♦BIGGS, Robert L., RM3c, Rt. 2, Tipp City, Ohio
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦JONES, Alfred H., CCStd, 222 Reavenworth St.,                        Memphis, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦KARTMAN, Francis H., CY, Cassville, Wis.                         BLACKBURN, James E., PhMlc, 142 E. 94th St.,
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦KEY, Frank L., CCStd, 7544 15th Ave., S.W.,                          Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦LIECKEN, Walter M., CBM, 5602 Fernwood Ave.,                         Bldg., San Jose, Calif.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦LYNCH, Joseph E., CRM, 4668 Greer Ave., St.Louis,Mo.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦NOLTE, Lester W., CMM, Waukon, Iowa                             *BOWN, Jared D., S2c, Box 243, Lauann, Ark.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦OLSON, Harold O., CRM                                           ♦BREWSTER, Bonard C., GMlc, Kt. 3, Boaz, Ala.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦POGGEMAN, Waldmar J., CSF                                            McCleary, Wash.
APA157.pdf:101:  ♦WARREN, Willie J., CEM, 2516 Vance Ave.,                         BROWN, Manuel G., S2c
APA157.pdf:101: (*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:101: ♦ANDERSON, Weldon J., StMlc, 2011 Buchanan St.,                   ♦CALDWELL, Ray N., S2c
APA157.pdf:101: ♦BAHER, Clyde W., Jr., SkD2c, General Delivery,                       Hamilton, Ohio
APA157.pdf:101: ♦BENDER, Harold H., SK2c, 68 Forrest St., Tiffin, Ohio             CARTER, James P., GM2c, 218 W. Illinois St.,
APA157.pdf:101:(**)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:102:                                                                       Kansas City, Mo.
APA157.pdf:102:                                                                   ♦EDMONDSON, John A., MM3c, 2606 Lawndale Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102:                                                                   ♦FITZGERALD, Ransom M., RM3c, Route 3, Box 851.
APA157.pdf:102:      Baltimore, Md.                                               ♦FLORENCE, James H., Sic, 210 Attuias St.,
APA157.pdf:102:      Beaumont, Texas                                              ♦EGAN. Maurice H.,SM3c,77 Croton Ave.,Mt.Kisco,N.Y.
APA157.pdf:102:      Bellflower, Calif.                                           ♦GEISDORF, William C- GMlc, 501 Spruce Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102:      California                                                   ♦FUTRELL, Billy, MM3c, General Delivery. Hurst. Ill.
APA157.pdf:102:      Chicago, Hl.                                                 ♦FLEMING, Walter E.. Sic. Box 65, Melrose. New Mexico
APA157.pdf:102:      Columbia, S. C.                                              ♦GARDNER. Glenn V., BMlc, Box 702. Newport. Oregon
APA157.pdf:102:      Dayton, Wash.                                                    Snrinidale. Pa.
APA157.pdf:102:      Houston, Texas                                               ♦EWING, Dewey T.. Jr.. MM2c. RFD 1. Doland. S. D.
APA157.pdf:102:      La Porte City, Iowa                                              Portland. Oregon
APA157.pdf:102:      Long Beach, Calif.                                           ♦GALL. John N., Sic, Route 1, Box 219. Orange. Texas
APA157.pdf:102:      Manchester, Conn.                                            ♦GATTENBY. Elmer L., SF2c. RFD 5, McAlester, Okla.
APA157.pdf:102:      Mobile, Ala.                                                 ♦EDWARDS, Louis, StMlc, 420 5th Ave., Bartow, Fla.
APA157.pdf:102:      Muskogee, Okla.                                              ♦ESTRADA, Leon. RM2c. Box 746. Fabens. Texas
APA157.pdf:102:      Omaha, Nebr.                                                  EPOCH. Paul. EMlc. Highcoal. West Virginia
APA157.pdf:102:      Philadelphia 24, Pa.                                             Villenlatte, La.
APA157.pdf:102:      Philadelphia, Pa.                                                Los Aneeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102:      Port Costa, Calif.                                               Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102:      Seattle, Wash.                                                ELK. Edwin E„ Flc. 1308 N. Lockwood Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102:      Sioux City, Iowa                                              FENN. Giles A., QM2c, 126 Concert St.. El Monte. Calif.
APA157.pdf:102:      Stockton, Calif.                                             ♦GABATINO, Agustin G., SC3c, 1037 7th Ave. N.,
APA157.pdf:102:     Monrovia, Calif.                                              ♦EASLEY, Melvin E., HAlc, 4727 Kansas Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102:   CARTTER, Richard D., Sic, 168 Highland PL,                      ♦EARL, Don C., Cox., 354 S. Main, Logan, Utah
APA157.pdf:102:   CHANCE, Tully R., QMlc, 157 N. Franklin St.,
APA157.pdf:102:   CODY, John F., Jr., Flc, 33 Woods Ave., Holyoke. Mass.              Chicago 51, Ill.
APA157.pdf:102:   COLLIER, Ray T., Sic, Box 276, Alba. Texas                          Detroit. Mich.
APA157.pdf:102:   COOK, William W., HAlc, Rt. 3, Box 66,                           ERRIDGE, John. S2c. R.R. 1. Ionia. Midi.
APA157.pdf:102:   COPELAND, James W., Sic, 616 Drew St., Apt. 3,                   EVERS, Verlos O., Sic. Route E No. 78. Evercreen. Ala.
APA157.pdf:102:   CORBAN, Clarence B., PhM2c, Route 1, McComb, Miss.
APA157.pdf:102:   DARLING, William B., BM2c, 2788 Tivoly Ave.,                    ♦FLEMING, Wilbert R., Sic, Route 1, Black Rock. Ark.
APA157.pdf:102:   DAVIS, Walter, Jr., MoMM3c, Abetz Sta., Ohio                        Los Angeles 23, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102:   DODDS, Robert L- Sic, 1226 15th Ave. N., Seattle, Wash.             East Liverpool. Ohio
APA157.pdf:102:   DODGINS, Fred H.. S2c, RFD 1, Mountain Rest, S. C.              ♦FOTJTS. Billie J- S2c. Box 73, Iredell. Texas
APA157.pdf:102:   DOOLAN, Roger A., S2c, 1016 4th St., Santa Rosa, Calif.          FREDERICK. George, S2c
APA157.pdf:102:   DOWNING, John D., Sic, 2663 Madison St.,                            Minneapolis, Minn.
APA157.pdf:102:   DOWNS, Wade N., MoMM2c, 1117 Calhoun St.,                       ♦GANN, Ted, Sic, 1704 S. 11th St., Fort Smith. Arkansas
APA157.pdf:102:   DUNCAN, Dennie K., S2c, Box 761, Pulaski, Va.                   ♦GAUDERN, George S., MoMM3c. 114 Robert E. Lee St.,
APA157.pdf:102:   DeVOE. Clarkson C., HAlc, 119 3rd Ave., Patterson,N.J.              South Amana. Calif.
APA157.pdf:102:  DORSCH, John Paul, SClc, 1314 89th Ave., Oakland,                ♦FROEHLICH. Roland W., Sic, Box 412. LaGrange. Tex.
APA157.pdf:102:  ♦DRECHSLER, Max K., Jr., Mlc                                     ♦GARNER, William H., RM3c, Box 781. Beaumont. Calif.
APA157.pdf:102:  ♦DURAND, Julius J., SClc, Mansura, La.                               San Antonio. Texas
APA157.pdf:102:  ♦DUTTON, Edwin H., Sic, 933 Belmont St.,                           GAY, John C., Sic
APA157.pdf:102:  ♦DYKES, Willis L., Sic, Box 169, Franklinton, La.                    Lipper Darby, Pa.
APA157.pdf:102: (*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:102: * CASEY, Tyree, St3c, Box 627, Carrollton, Texas                  ♦EASON, James A., Jr., Sic, 937 W. 258th St.,
APA157.pdf:102: * CHAMPAGNE, Steve J., Sic                                            Benicia, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: *CHAVEZ, Abran L., Sic, General Delivery, Gallup, N.M.            ♦EDWARDS, William L., MoMMlc, 728 Adams Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102: *DE LEON, Davis M., S2c, Box 118, Macdona, Texas                      Portland. Oregon
APA157.pdf:102: •DONNOHUE. Theodore P., GH3c                                      ♦FOWLER. Watt D.. Cox- Box 3718. Lowell. Arizona
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CASBEER, Jack A., Flc                                                San Diego, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CASTLEBURY, Billy J., Cox., Rt. 3, Paris, Texas                      Wilmington, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CELLETTI, Nille, S2c                                             ♦EDMONDS, James J., Cox., 19 Semple Way,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CLARK, Edward, StMlc, 775 Lincoln St.,                               Montgomery. Ala.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CLEMENTS, Leonard S., EM2c, Iowa Park, Texas.                    ♦ELDRIDGE. Billy W., Sic, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CLINTON, Ernest W., MM2c, 860 S. 154th.                              Wolfe City, Texas
APA157.pdf:102: ♦COLE, Virgil E., BM2c, 906 Pine St.. Jasper. Ala.                 ELLIS. Sydney. PhM3c. 8540 Lynwood Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦COOK, Carlton G., MoMM2c, 5417 S. 28th Ave-                      ♦ENLOW. Irving H.. S2c
APA157.pdf:102: ♦COSTA, John P., Sic, Route 5, Box 92, Stockton, Calif.           ♦FELL, William D., Sic, Box 617. Santa Maria. Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CROW, Robert L., S2c, General Delivery,                          ♦FELLOWS, Robert A., StMlc, 938 E. Jefferson Blvd-
APA157.pdf:102: ♦CULBERTSON, Kenneth S., Sic, 1714 Isabella,                       FELLHAUER, Edward R., Sic, RFD 1. Fowler. Colo.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DACANAY, Filemon A., GM2c, 70 W. Grand AVe.,                         Concord. Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DAUGHERTY, Raymond F., SC2c, St. Bernice, Calif.                     Modesto, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DAVIS, Stephen W., MOMM2c                                        ♦FLORES. Conrad R.. Sic, 1113% S. Mott St.,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DAVIS, William R„ PhM3c, 629 N. 4th E., Logan, Utah              ♦FLORES. Leopoldo. Sic, 3631 Oro St., El Paso, Texas
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DAWSON, Harry B., RTlc                                           ♦FLOWER. James W., Sic
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DEAREN, Robert P.,BM2c, 3635 Moore St., Venice, Calif.           ♦FLYNN. George W., SK2c, 8045 N.E. Sandy Blvd.,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DENNY, Delbert D., PhMlc, Enterprise, Oregon                      FOLKMANN, Raymond C., Sic, General Delivery.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DIETRICH. Frederick J., SMlc, 170 West Fishers Ave.,             ♦FONES, Raymond 0.. SSML2c, 1337 Shatto St.,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DITCHBURN. Fred, SF2c, 1433 Lardner St.,                          FONTENOT, C’ayo, S2c, Route 5, Box 256,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DIXON, James St3c, Anguilla, Miss.                               ♦FORZANO. Nuncie R.. GH2c, Travelers Hotel.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DIXON. William R- RdM3c, General Delivery,                       ♦FORD. Clayton R., QM2c, 2626 N.E. Multnomah St-
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DONOHUE, Dennis M., Jr., PhM2c, 506 E. Richard Ave.,              FRANCIS, Eugene R.. Sic, 349 Maxwell Ave.,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DORSEY, Arthur, CK3c, 229 S. Eldorado St.,
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DROLLINGER, George E., Sic                                       ♦GARZA. Alfredo R., Jr.. Sic. Box 852. San Benito, Calif.
APA157.pdf:102: ♦DUBALDO, Peter J., MM2c, 59 Irving St.,                           GATLIN, James A., PhM3c. Las Animas, Colo.
APA157.pdf:102:i**)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:103:                                                                    •HUTCHINSON. Lee V.. RM2c, Box 250, Taylor, N. D.
APA157.pdf:103:                                                                   *HARR, Edward L., SMlc, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:103:                                                                   •HARRIS, Wayne W., Y2c, 1010 W. 3rd St.,
APA157.pdf:103:                                                                   •HEUMANN, Richard E., Y2c, 5067 Highland Ave..
APA157.pdf:103:                                                                   •HICKS, Eugene E.. Flc. RFD 2, Galena. Mo.
APA157.pdf:103:     40 Lee Bros., Mexia. Texas                                      HOLMES. Robert G., S2c, 1715 W. 16th St.,
APA157.pdf:103:     Ardmore, Okla.                                                •HILL, Frederick T., MMlc, RFD No. 2 Summit Rd.,
APA157.pdf:103:     Davenport, Iowa                                                •INMAN, John A., Jr., Sic, Cape Rock Drive,
APA157.pdf:103:     Dennison, Texas                                                 HENDREN, Fred R., Sic, Route 2, No. 245,
APA157.pdf:103:     Fort Stockton, Texas                                           •HORN. Loren E.. MoMM2c, Box 108, Houlton, Oregon
APA157.pdf:103:     Fort Worth, Texas                                                  Elizabethtown, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:103:     Frederick, Okla.                                              •HASSELL, James W., Flc. Box 162, Gibson, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:103:     Fresno, Calif.                                                     San Fernando, Ca’if.
APA157.pdf:103:     Gary, Ind.                                                         New Orleans, La.
APA157.pdf:103:     Los Angeles 21, Calif.                                             Hillsboro, Oregon
APA157.pdf:103:     Monterey Park, Calif.                                           HARLESS, George H., Jr., Sic, Route 1, Moselle, Miss.
APA157.pdf:103:     New Orleans, La.                                                   Rockaway Beach, Oregon
APA157.pdf:103:     New Orleans, La.                                               •JACOBI, Louis F.. EM3c, 1302 Poland Ave.,
APA157.pdf:103:     North Little Rock. Arkansas                                        Chicago, Ill.
APA157.pdf:103:     Oneonta. N. Y.                                                     Denver 7, Colo.
APA157.pdf:103:     Oreland, Pa.                                                       Chicago, Ill.
APA157.pdf:103:     Paconima, Calif.                                               •HUNT. William H.. RMlc, 627 E. Platte Ave.,
APA157.pdf:103:     Pasadena, Calif.                                                   Los Angeles 23, Calif.
APA157.pdf:103:     Pawtucket, R. I.                                               •HOEGEN, Charles A., Jr„ Cox., 42 Chase St.,
APA157.pdf:103:     Phoenix, Arizona                                              •HELMUTH, Ernest A., RdM3c, Route 1, Box 429A,
APA157.pdf:103:     Seattle 6, Wash.                                               •JAMES, William C., Cox., Route 3, Chelsea, Okla.
APA157.pdf:103:     Snokane, Wash.                                                 •HINE, Nicholas P., Cox., 76 Westford Ave.,
APA157.pdf:103:     Somerville, Mass.                                             •HENNEN, George R., Sic
APA157.pdf:103:     St. Louis, Mo.                                                     Elm Mott, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:     St. Paul, Minn.                                                •JENKINS, Joe L., GM3c, Box 274, Pilot Point, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:     Texarkana, Arkansas
APA157.pdf:103:   Chula Vista, Calif.                                                  Seattle VVash*
APA157.pdf:103:  GERMOND, Charles W., RM3c, 52 Willcox Ave.,                      •HANCOCK, Wallace F., RdM2c, 2918 Eudora St.,
APA157.pdf:103:  GILL. Kenneth P., WT3c, 2342 A.S. 10th St.,                        HANNES, Clarence W., Sic, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:103:  GILLETTE, Robert R., Sic, 207 Mooney Dr.,                        •HANSAN, John W., S2c, 316 Forest Ave., Oshkosh, Wis.
APA157.pdf:103:  GIUSTI, Dante J., SF2c, 1209 Deslonde St.,
APA157.pdf:103:  GIVIGLIANO, Peter. S2c, 400 S. Ave.,                               HAYES, George W., F2c, 113 S. Spring St.,
APA157.pdf:103:  GOMEZ, Raymond, Sic, Route 4 No. 381-A-l,                        •HEBERT, Henry L., Sic, Route 1. No.286, Abbeville,La.
APA157.pdf:103:  GOODWIN, Harold E., Sic, 337 Summer St.,                              Fort Worth, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:  GRAF, John E., S2c, 207 N. Main, Del Rio. Texas                    HICKS. Paul L., MaM2c, Route 3, No. 140,
APA157.pdf:103:  GRAVITT, Wayne, Sic, 904 Carter Ave., S.E.,                           Junction City, Arkansas
APA157.pdf:103:  GREEN, George A.. Jr.. Cox.                                        HILL. Thomas W., MM3c, 1747 Garza, Dallas, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:  GREEN, Wallace D., Sic, 1214 N. Division,                        •HINDS. Gerald D.. RM2c, 10 Post Ave., New York, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:103:  GREENUP. Herbert B., WT2c, 20 A’ice St.,                          •HODGES. Sammy W., StM2c
APA157.pdf:103:  GREGORY, Albert D.. S2-. c/o G. C. Clark,                          HOLMES, Henry H.. Sic, General Delivery,Ferriday,La.
APA157.pdf:103:  GRIZZLE, James F., Sic, Route 6, Lubbock, Texas.                ••HORNICK. Harold W.. S2c
APA157.pdf:103:  GUSTAFSON, David W., Jr., S2c                                         Fort Morgan. Colo.
APA157.pdf:103:  HALL, Earl J., S2c, Garland, Utah                                     Cape Girardeau, Mo.
APA157.pdf:103:  HALL, Elmer M., Jr., S2c, 1808 Carmbronne,
APA157.pdf:103:  HALL, “J”. E., S2c, Route 4, Brookhaven, Miss.                        New Orleans 17, La.
APA157.pdf:103:  HAMBLY, William H., MoMM2c, 7329 Vashon Place,                    •JACOBS, Marion K., Sic
APA157.pdf:103: •HAMILTON, John D., Cox., 508 Apt. B Guava Drive,                  •JANSSEN, George F., MoMM2c, 2022 Boylston St. N.,
APA157.pdf:103:(*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:103:* GLASS, George W., Sic, Box 246, Inola, Texas                     •HEATHCOTT, Arnold I., GM3c
APA157.pdf:103:**)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:103:*GLENN, Thomas J., Sic, 1402 N. Commerce St.,                      •HEATHERLY, Luther J., RMlc, Route 5,
APA157.pdf:103:•GEURIN, Arvv A., RM3c, 910 33rd St., Bakersfield,Calif.             HANIE, Samuel E., Sic, 823 Grandview St., Dallas, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:•GILBERT, William N., Y3c                                            HANKS, James C., Sic, Route 3, Palestine, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:•GILLMORE, Elmer F., BM2c, 73 S. Craig,                              HARMEN, Richard E., Flc, 3419 Lee St.,
APA157.pdf:103:•GIVENS, Thridge L., RT3c, 301 S. 14th St.,                             Little Rock, Arkansas
APA157.pdf:103:•GOODKNIGHT, Edward R., Sic, 116 W. Wanna,                              Kerman, Calif.
APA157.pdf:103:•GRABCZAK. Raymond L., SF2c, 1960 Virginia St.,                      HENNESSEY, John A., Sic, 6120 Memphis St.,
APA157.pdf:103:•GRACE, Patrick L., Jr., RdM3c, 2920 Kern St.,                     •HERNANDEZ, Pedro M., S2c, 1454 S. Maclay St„
APA157.pdf:103:•GRADY, Henry W.. SF3c, 312 E. 6th St.,
APA157.pdf:103:•GRAHAM. Elgie L., SKlc, Route 6, Somerville, Tenn.                     Nashville. Tenn.
APA157.pdf:103:•GRAHAM. Erman Z., S2c                                               HIGHTOWER. James E., Flc, Box 225,
APA157.pdf:103:•GREEN, Clay D., Jr.. GM2c                                              Waterbury, Conn.
APA157.pdf:103:•GREENE. Robert, RM3c                                                   Stafford Springs. Conn.
APA157.pdf:103:•GREER, Jesse M., Cox., Route 1, Harrisville, Miss.                     Methuen, Mass.
APA157.pdf:103:•GREGORY, Harold F.. Flc                                                Texarkana, Texas
APA157.pdf:103:•GRIFFITH, Johnnie, Sic, Route 1, Box 60,                           •HOPKINS, Arthur C.. Yle, Box 89, Arkansas City, Kan.
APA157.pdf:103:•GROOM. Charles H.. Flc                                             •HUDSON, Samuel D., BMlc, Route 5, Sweetwater, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:103:•GUANTES. Emilie C.. S2c                                            •HUGHES. Ferrell L.. SMlc, 111 Powell St., Atlanta, Ga.
APA157.pdf:103:•GULLIVER, Don E., SM2c, 10416 Telfair Ave..                        •HUNT. Henry J.. EM2c. West Buxton. Maine
APA157.pdf:103:•HACKLER, Harold F., SM3c, Route 2, Box 119.                        •HYDE. William E., WTlc, 4748 West North Ave..
APA157.pdf:103:•HAEDEL, Peter P., PhM3c, 525 Meadow Lane,                          •HYLDAHL, Henry C., BM2c, 1037 N. Lawber Ave.,
APA157.pdf:103:•HALE, Robert A., RdM3c, 624 E. 30th St.,
APA157.pdf:103:•HALLCY. Robert, StMlc, 1521 N. More St.. Tyler, Texas               JACOBS, Frank C.. Jr.. HAlc, 503 2nd St., Charleroi, Pa.
APA157.pdf:103:•HAMMERGREN, Howard J., GM3c, 178 Maple St.,                        •JARRETT, Paul D., Sic, 218 Whitney Ave.. Dinuba, Cal.
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                          Hamilton, Mont.
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                          Morgantown, West Va.
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                          San Antonio, Texas
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                          Seattle    ash
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                     ’LOPEZ, Librado R., Sic, 434 S. Frio St-
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                     ’MAIOLO, Robert M., RM3c, 628 West Virginia Ave-
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                     ’MALONE, Leslie W., Cox., North Cove, Wash.
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                     ’MARSHALL, Cecil C., SClc, Box 276, Benicia. Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:                                                                     ’MARTIN, John H., Flc, 109 Geneva Ave-
APA157.pdf:104:             Jersey                                                   McKILLIP, William Carl, SK2c, 666 Liberty St.,
APA157.pdf:104:       Brooklyn, N. Y.                                                     Stockton, Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:       Brooklyn, N. Y.                                                    Vanderbilt, Pa.
APA157.pdf:104:       Charleston, S. C.                                               MILLER, Sam A- Sic
APA157.pdf:104:       Chicago, Ill.                                                 ’McNEELY, Mark, RM3c
APA157.pdf:104:       Cliff, New Mexico                                                  Hollywood. Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:       Hawley, Pa.                                                    ’MEEKS, Wilburn L., Cox., 2222 W. Webster, St.,
APA157.pdf:104:       Jewell. Oregon                                                 ♦MICHAELS, Joseph A., Sic, 183 Jackson St-
APA157.pdf:104:       Keokuk, Iowa                                                   ’MORRIS, Everett J- RdM3c, 2251 Clay St., Fresno. Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:       Lakemont, Pa.                                                  ’MUELLER, Daniel M- Sic, 445 Geresse Ave-
APA157.pdf:104:       Livingstone, Tenn.                                                  White Haven, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:104:       Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:       Pittsburgh, Pa.                                               ’McREAVY, Melvin S- Flc, 314 S. 9th W. St.,
APA157.pdf:104:       Temple City, Calif.                                                 S. Pasadena, Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:       West Ford, Arkansas                                            ’NEMCOSKY, Bernard E- S2c
APA157.pdf:104:      Baltimore, Md.                                                   MALLICOAT, Hiram F- HAlc, Chickamauga. Ga.
APA157.pdf:104:      Birmingham, Ala.
APA157.pdf:104:      Chicago, Ill.                                                       Chicago, Ill.
APA157.pdf:104:      Coalinga, Calif.                                                    Bristol, N. H.
APA157.pdf:104:      Grand Junction, Colo.                                          ’McCLOSKY, Joe L., Flc
APA157.pdf:104:      N.W., Washington, D. C.                                             Richmond. Va.
APA157.pdf:104:      Pasadena, Calif.                                               ’McLEARY, Claud W., Sic, Box 142,
APA157.pdf:104:      Sacramento 17, Calif.                                            LORENSON, Kenneth B., HAlc, 401 W. Jack^s.
APA157.pdf:104:      San Bruno, Calif.                                              ’McCANN, Robert E., Jr., RdM3c, 1013 Mill St.,
APA157.pdf:104:      Tacoma, Wash.                                                  ’LYONS, Chester J., Sic, 819 4th St- Friend. Nebraska
APA157.pdf:104:      Visalia, Calif.                                                ’MARSHALL, Robert G., RM3c, Rt. 6, Greenfield. Ind.
APA157.pdf:104:      Washington, D. C.                                                   Ft. Worth, Texas
APA157.pdf:104:    KERLIN, Robert C- SM2c                                                Hughes Springs, Texas
APA157.pdf:104:    LEDBETTER, McCoy, MoMM3c, RFD 5,                                  ’MONTGOMERY, Charles E., BMlc, Box 1, 41 IB.
APA157.pdf:104:    LEVY, Robert C- RT2c, 2502 S. Alsace Ave.,                             Anadrako, Okla.
APA157.pdf:104:    LEWIS, Edom E., SFlc                                              ’NEELEY, Williard E., CM3c, 845 W. Franklin St-
APA157.pdf:104:    LEXON, Calvin R., S2c, 3627 W. 57th Place, Chicago,Ill.                Sheleyville, Lid.
APA157.pdf:104:   JENSEN, James C., Sic, 1101 New Hampshire Ave.,                   ’LIVSIE, Ellyott A- Jr_ HAlc. 3211            Az­
APA157.pdf:104:   JONES, Joseph B., WT3c, 4435 7th Ave. S.,
APA157.pdf:104:   JONES, Vernon E., S2c, General Delivery, Kerman, Ca’.
APA157.pdf:104:   KASTNER, William J., SFlc                                         ’MAYNARD, Ulysses J- SSML3c, Garden, Mich.
APA157.pdf:104:   KELLY, Bernard James, StMlc, 4 Walnut St., Salem,                 ’McCULLAR. Glenn L- MoMMlc, Batesville, Miss.
APA157.pdf:104:  (*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:104:  ’KENNEBREW, Jack E- QMlc, Route 1, Box 35,                         ’McKINLEY, Lawrence A., WT2c, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:104:  ’KENNEDY, Edgar L., StMlc, 1043 N. Fair Oaks,                      ’McLEAN. James A., Sic
APA157.pdf:104:  ’KIEWETZ, Gregory G- RM3c, 5531 N. Nienah Ave.,                    ’McMAHAN, Samuel R., RM3c, Box 705, Frisco, Texas
APA157.pdf:104:  ’KING, James C- Sic, 1110 Park St., Greeneville, Texas             ’McNEVIN, Louis B., Flc, 1425 Cortland St.,
APA157.pdf:104:  ’KOLOS, Aloysius S., BM2c, 3749 Frazer St.,                             Houston, Texas
APA157.pdf:104:  ’KRAUSE, Eugene A., MoMM3c, 503 Spring St.,                             Salt Lake City. Utah
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LANKFORD, “H”. R., SSML3c, General Delivery,                       ♦MERHOFF, Donald G- Flc, 1220 North June St-
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LARSEN. Fred M., Jr., MoMM2c, Elsie Rt.,                            MEYER, Milton S- MoMM3c
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LATORRE, Leroy, MOMM3c, 128 Calhoun St.,                                Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LEARY, Daniel F„ Jr., MoMM3c, 157 Rutland Rd..                     ♦MONGELLUZZO, Emmett S- MM3c, Main St-
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LENNON, John H., SSML3c, 621 Coolidge Ave.,                        ’MOODY, Daniel W., S2c. Box 57, Little Rock. Arkansas
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LEONARD, Francis G., SM3c                                        ’’MORRONE, Anthony A., Flc
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LEONARD, William L., MoMM3c, 303 Lake Ave.,                        ’MOSES, Lee Livingston, CK3c
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LEVECKE, Henry C., WT2c                                                 Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LEVINE, Sam, FClc, 4 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.                ’MULLICAN, Rilley, Jr- S2c, 312 E. 9th St.,
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LIPETRI, Joseph F- MoMM3c, 354 Elton St.,                          ’NELMIDO, Juan, CK3c, 236 S. El Dorado St-
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LITTLE, Emmet E- Sic, General Delivery,                              NELSON, Bill O- F2c, Box 182, Mulberry . Kansas
APA157.pdf:104:  ’LITTLEJOHN, Donald N., SClc, 407 N. luar Ave.,                     ’NEUSTEDT, Albert W.. Cox., 1142 Meridian Ave-
APA157.pdf:104: * JESSE, John D., RM2c, 6209 Hancock Ave., St. Louis, Mo.           ’LONGFELLOW, Lamar A- Sic. 12W Canym Bi­
APA157.pdf:104: *JENSEN, Robert R., GM3c, Route 1, Safford, Arizona                 ’LODGE, Roland L- GM2c
APA157.pdf:104: ’JINKENS, Clarence, StM2c                                                Ogden, Utah
APA157.pdf:104: ’JOHNSON, Linder M„ CMlc                                                 Sullivan, Ill.
APA157.pdf:104: ’JOHNSON, Melvin H- GMlc, 901 South 56th St.,                       ’LORENTZ, Clyde V., Sic
APA157.pdf:104: ’JONES, Eugene J., Sic                                                LYONS, Joe E., Cox., Route 1, Hampton. Tenn.
APA157.pdf:104: ’JONES, Lee C., BM2c, 2035 Harlem Ave.,
APA157.pdf:104: ’JONES, Wayne M., MoMMlc                                            ’MANCILLAS, Pedro, Sic, Box 947, San Benito. Texas
APA157.pdf:104: ’JORDAN, Claud A., Jr., SK3c, P.O. Box 144,
APA157.pdf:104: ’JORDAN, Harry, EM3c, Route 2, Fairland, Okla.
APA157.pdf:104: ’KAMPFE, Otto M., PhM3c, 5909 Irving Park Rd.,                      ’MAYER, Basil H- WT3c, 10615 S. Oaklay Ave-
APA157.pdf:104: ’KAPP, John A., Jr., SM2c, 530 Tuckerman St. N.W..                  ’MAYNARD, Harry R- Jr., Sic, 3417 Ave. M-
APA157.pdf:104: ’KAUL, Clifford L..-BM2c, 270 Carlton Ave.,                         ’McAVOY, Robert J., GH3c
APA157.pdf:104: ’KEELEY, Francis T., FCR3c                                               Pittsburgh, Penn.
APA157.pdf:104: ’KELLY, Floyd, Jr., Sic, 727 White Ave.,                            ♦McCASLAND. William J., RMlc, Box 654, Artesia. N. M.
APA157.pdf:104: ’KENASTON, Henry R., SMlc                                                Galesburg, Ill.
APA157.pdf:104: ♦JOHNSON, Harold V., GM2c, 4932 12th Ave.,
APA157.pdf:104:(**)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:105:                                                                        Cleveland, Ohio
APA157.pdf:105:                                                                        Indio, Cal.
APA157.pdf:105:                                                                     RASNICK, Charles A., Sic, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:105:                                                                    ♦RAGLAND, John S., MoMM2c, Box 1408, Alice, Texas
APA157.pdf:105:       Los Angeles, Calif.                                              Cleveland, Ohio
APA157.pdf:105:       Painesville, Ohio                                                South Houston. Texas
APA157.pdf:105:       Staten Island, N. Y.                                         ♦SAARI, Harold J., Sic,General Delivery,Hansboro,N.D.
APA157.pdf:105:       West Paris, Maine                                                New Orleans, La.
APA157.pdf:105:      Abiline, Texas                                                ♦REED, James M., Cox., Oneida, Tenn.
APA157.pdf:105:      Bend. Oregon                                                      Greenville, West Va.
APA157.pdf:105:      Chicago, Ill.                                                  ROBINSON, James C., Y2c, Mannins. S. C.
APA157.pdf:105:      Chicopee Falls, Mass.                                         ♦RODRIGUEZ, Richard J., S2c
APA157.pdf:105:      De Ridder, La.                                                ♦RICHARD, Curley P., SSMB2c, Rt. 1, Box 209,
APA157.pdf:105:      Detroit, Mich.                                                 ♦ROBERTSON, Winston R., Sic, Rt. 1, Box 23A,
APA157.pdf:105:      Houston, Texas                                                ♦ROSS, Eugene A., Cox., General Deliverv.Piedmont.Mo
APA157.pdf:105:      I.os Angeles, Calif.                                              Bridgeport, Conn.
APA157.pdf:105:      Jonesbro, La.                                                     Wilsonville, Nebraska
APA157.pdf:105:      Morgantown, West Va.                                          ♦RADEL, Warren E., RdM3c, Wabasso, Minn.
APA157.pdf:105:      N.E., Seattle, Wash.                                          ♦RAMSEY, Benjamin A., Sic, 2C Coronado Cts.,
APA157.pdf:105:      Ozone Park, N. Y.                                             ♦ROBERSON. Buford, StM2c, 1701 8th St.,Oakland,Calif.
APA157.pdf:105:      Seattle, Wash.                                                 RASKEY, Edward R., S2c, 2764 E. 122nd St.,
APA157.pdf:105:      Skidmore, Texas                                                RICHMAN, David, PhM2c, 104 Lewis Ave.,
APA157.pdf:105:      St. Helena, Calif.                                             ROBINSON, Colonel P., Sklc, 116 Walnut St.,
APA157.pdf:105:      St. Louis, Mo.                                                ♦RAMUSCHAK, Joseph F., Sic
APA157.pdf:105:      St. Louis, Mo.                                                ♦ROBTCHAUX, Elgin J., Sic, LC Rt., Houma. La.
APA157.pdf:105:      Tacoma, Wash.                                                 ♦ROWE, Olen W., Sic, 1317 W. Arkansas St.,
APA157.pdf:105:      Wyandotte, Okla.                                              ♦ROBERTS, William W., MoMM2c, Rt. 2. Bozman, Mont.
APA157.pdf:105:     Calif.                                                          RAY, George W., RMlc
APA157.pdf:105:   NOMEY, Joseph G., Y3c, General Delivery,                         ♦QUERY, Edward C., Sic, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:105:   ORR, Ramon E., SF2c                                               RANCZKA, Walter A., Sic, 2122 California St., N. E.,
APA157.pdf:105:   O’KEEFE, William W., Y3c, 815 Fillmore St.,                          Douglas, Ariz.
APA157.pdf:105:   PERREAULT. Theodore A., Sic, 50 Charles St.,                      ROBINSON. Taft, St2c, 356 E. 46th St., Chicago, Ill.
APA157.pdf:105:   PERTL. Clarence S., Sic. Rt. 1. Box 60, Caldwell, Texas          ♦ROOT, Kenneth A., Sic, 71 W. Santa Clara St.,
APA157.pdf:105:   PISANI, Wilton L., Cox., Box 1706, Berwick. La.                  ♦ROULEAU. James, BM2c
APA157.pdf:105:   PLUM. Paul Munk, S2c, 7725 E. Jefferson, Detroit. Mich.              Durant, Okla.
APA157.pdf:105:   POUSSON, Allen M., Sic                                           ♦SADOVICH, Joseph D., Cox., 407 S. 1st W. St.,
APA157.pdf:105:  ’POWELL. Bobby F., Sic, 139 Bruce St., Flint, Mich.                   Tooele, Utah
APA157.pdf:105:  ♦POLAND. Leon A., Flc, General Delivery,                           ROWELL, Harvey, S2c, 1634 Euterpe St.,
APA157.pdf:105:  ♦POLOHA, Steve, MM3c, RFD 2, Kniffen Rd.,                         ♦ROWLETT. Hubert L., Sic, General Delivery, Box 412,
APA157.pdf:105:  ♦POSS, Ira M., MoMM3c                                             ♦RUSSELL, Daryl R.. Sic
APA157.pdf:105:  ♦POTZ, Joseph R., Sic, 115V2 W. 70th St.,                         ♦RYLKO, Emil F., SCB2c, 3231 St. Clair St.,
APA157.pdf:105:  ♦POULSEN. Gordon K., MoMM3c, 135 Vedder St.,
APA157.pdf:105: (*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:105: *OTTO, Robert, BM2c                                                    Minneapolis, Minn.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦NEWHOUSE, Melvin L„ PhM3c, Rt. 1, Box 126A,                        PRICE, James R., Bkr2c, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦NEWLON, John B„ HAlc, Flemington, West Va.                        ♦PRILLIMAN, Lewis R., Sic
APA157.pdf:105: ♦NEWTON, Ralph F., Sic, Box 318, Winlock, Wash.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦NORBERG, Carl W., Jr., Sic, 324 Green St.,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦OCHANDARENA, Berlin W., MMlc, 5143 46th Ave.,                     ♦RAINES, Stuart L., SF2c
APA157.pdf:105: ♦OUELLETTE, Paul E., Sic, 387 Talbot Ave., N.E.,                    RASCO, Jack A., Sic, Rt. 2, Thornton, Texas
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PANTET, Earl C., Sic, 523 S. 4th St., Clinton, Okla.              ♦RAY, Arnold S., Cox., 2100 Hammon Ave.,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PAPETTI, Salvatore, J., Jr., Cox., 1306 Fuesado Ave.,                 Waterloo, Iowa
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PARKER, Clifford D., S2c, 1325 Jeanette St.,                      ♦RAY, Thomas G., WT3c, General Delivery, Nucla, Colo.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PARKHILL, Cecil E., Sic, Box 7, Crowell, Texas                   ♦♦REED. John M., Sic
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PARKS, John L., StM2c                                             ♦REEVES. Clifton N., S2c, Box 366, Walfe City, Texas
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PARKS, Raymond L., MM3c, Rt. 6, Trenton, Tenn.                    ♦REICHERT, Edward J., MoMM3c, 303 Monastery Ave.,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PARRY, Donald G„ Sic                                                  Philadelphia, Penn.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PARTAIN, Charles D., MM3c, Rt. 1, 686, Fontana, Calif.            ♦REID, Ernest B., GM3c, 3008 11th St., Port Arthur, Texas
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PASCHAL, Thomas H., S2c                                           ♦RHEN, Clifford E., Sic, Box 122, Spooner, Minn.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PATTERSON, Lynn O., SK2c, 707 Bon Ami St.,                        ♦RHOTEN, Homer L., Jr., Sic, Rt. 2, Burleson, Texas
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PAYNE, Edward L., Sic, General Delivery,                              Jennings, La.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PECCHIO, Frank, Sic, 8716 Atlantic Ave.,                            Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PECK, Rollin W„ S2c                                               ♦ROBERTS, Howard, Jr., MoMM2c, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PELHAM, Junior A., S2c, General Delivery,                             Port Barre, La.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PELLAND, Joseph C., MMlc, 101 Hendrie St.,                         ROBERTSON. William E.. HAlc, Newburg, West. Va.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PENNIE, Richard W., Sic, 2850 Wyoming St.,                            Heber Snrines, Ark.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PEREZ. Albert M., Sic, Box 107A Pope St.,                         ♦ROBIN. Jeffrey J., Sic, Rt. 3, Arnaudville, La.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PERMINAS, Paul J., BMlc, 3814 Lowe Ave.,                              Jesup, Ga.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PERRY, Clarence L., Jr., Sic, Rt. 1, Lecrompte, La.               ♦ROMINE, Leroy A., Cox.. Iota City, La.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PETERS, Elmer L., MoMM3c, Rt. 1, Kings, Ill.                          Ventura, Calif.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PETERS, Rodney T., Flc, 4902 Lavender St.,                        ♦ROOT, Wallace J., S2c
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PETERSON, Roger V., Jr., MoMM2c, 2305 W. View St.,                ♦ROSS, Frank, MoMM2c, 82 Gilmore St.,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PHILLIPS. James, Sic                                              ♦ROSSANO, Joseph R., SM3c, 695 Liberty Ave.,
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PHILLIPS. Louis E., Sic, Rt. 1, Grosvenor, Texas                      Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PIPPINS. Billy G., F2c, Box 58, Rule, Texas                       ♦ROST. Claude, Sic, 289 E. Mt. St., Pasadena, Calif.
APA157.pdf:105: ♦PITZER, David R., MoMM3c, 715 E. 52nd St.,                        ♦ROUTEN, Ravmond C.. M3c. Box 1013, Benicia, Calif
APA157.pdf:105:(**/—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:105:♦♦OWENS, James C., Sic
APA157.pdf:106:      2932 W. Orchard St., Milwaukee, Wis.                             Irvington, N. J.
APA157.pdf:106:      Berwick, Penn.                                                TUCK, Alfred C., Sic, 26005 Oak St., Lomita, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106:      Buffalo, N. Y.                                               ♦WILBANKS, William R.. S2c
APA157.pdf:106:      California                                                    WELLMAN, Richard A., HAlc, 8 Finlay St-
APA157.pdf:106:      Cincinnati, Ohio                                             ♦THORNTON, Richard A., StM2c, 1075 Bell St.,
APA157.pdf:106:      Columbus, Ohio                                                WELCH, Chester D., MoMM3c
APA157.pdf:106:      Detroit, Mich.                                               ♦VARELA, Henry R., EM2c, 747 S. Orme Ave.,
APA157.pdf:106:      El Monte, Calif.                                             ♦STRENG, Walter L., HAlc, 520 E. 129th St.,
APA157.pdf:106:      Emmett, Idaho                                                ♦WERNER, Russell C., CM2c
APA157.pdf:106:      Hammond, Ind.                                                    Cincinnati, Ohio
APA157.pdf:106:      Jacksonville, 111.                                           ♦TERRY, Johnny B., S2c, St. Francis, Kansas
APA157.pdf:106:      Kosemberg, Texas                                             ♦TEMPLE. Robert E., Cox., Box 25, Deport, Texas
APA157.pdf:106:      Logansport, Ind.
APA157.pdf:106:      Los Angeles, Calif.                                              Cathlomet, Wash.
APA157.pdf:106:      Los Angeles, Calif.                                           VITALE, Michael, PhM3c, 332 S. 7th St., Newark, N. J.
APA157.pdf:106:      Memphis, Tenn.                                               ♦STEPHENSON, James A.. Sic, 1113 Green St..
APA157.pdf:106:      Ottumwa, lowa                                                    Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:106:      Philadelphia, Pa.
APA157.pdf:106:      Quincy, Ill.                                                 ♦WESTBERG, Robert W„ BM2c, Rt. 2. Box 1210.
APA157.pdf:106:      San Antonio, Texas                                               Tuskahoma, Okla.
APA157.pdf:106:      San Francisco, Calif.                                            Chicago, Ill.
APA157.pdf:106:      San Francisco, Calif.                                         STOKES, Waldo, S2c
APA157.pdf:106:      San Pedro, Calif.                                             WICKWIRE, Claire W- S2c, Box 17, Sergeant. Penn.
APA157.pdf:106:      Watertown, S. D.                                             ♦TITUS, Arthur L., SM2c, 9859 Edas Ave., Oakland,Calif.
APA157.pdf:106:      Williamsburg, Pa.                                            ♦WENCKUS, Walter B., SF3c, 110 Pierce St-
APA157.pdf:106:   SANDERS, George Ray, Sic, R.R. 4, Springfield, Ohio                 Marcushook, Penn.
APA157.pdf:106:   SCHMIDT, Leonard J., Flc, 6505 Vine St.,                        ♦THOMAS, Roland H., Y2c
APA157.pdf:106:   SHELTON, Keems, Cox.                                            ♦TISDALE, Coolidge, Ck3c, 099 Pine St.,
APA157.pdf:106:   SMITH, Edward A., StM2c, 730 N. 9th St., Quincy, Ill.            VAUGHAN, Ulysses M., PhM3c, 1058 Piedmont Ave.,
APA157.pdf:106:   SNYDER, Joseph M., S2c, 2910 E. 7th Ave.                        ♦WELCH, Bernal R., Sic
APA157.pdf:106:   SOETH, Norman Cecil, WT2c, Rt. 2, Box 21, Orland,               ♦WELDEN, Kenneth W., WT2c, R.F.D. 3, St. Joseph. Miss.
APA157.pdf:106:   SPRAGUE, William T., RM2c, 1221 Vermont St.,                    ♦WEST, Robert J., Flc
APA157.pdf:106:   STAUBITZ, Glenn F., GMlc, 221 Newburg Ave.,                     ♦WIGGINS. Janies W., SK2c
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SIDELL, William L., Flc, Box 543, Pekin, Ill.                   ♦TOWNSEND, Archie L., Sic, 217% S. Girard Ave.,
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SILVIA, Floyd, Sic, Rt. 1, Box 232, Lake Charles, La.           ♦TURNER, Alfonso A., StM2c
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SIMPSON, Joe W., Sic                                            ♦UTZ, Joseph F., Jr., HAlc, 122 Gem Ave.,
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Donald R., SM3c, 14950 E. Jefferson St.,                  VANCE, John W., PhM3c
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Earl B., SM2c, Shelby Ave., Edinburgh, Ind.                  Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Jack E., SK3c                                                N.E., Atlanta, Ga.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, John E., Sic, 2644 Newell St., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, John T., Ck3c, Rt. 1, Box 45, Rayville, La.              ♦WALKER, Jesse P., MLlc, 7029% Seaview Ave.,
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Lawrence C., S2c                                             Huntington Park, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Richard S., GM2c, 38 Elizabeth St.,                      ♦WALLINGFORD, James W., CM2c, 515 Armor Ave.,
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Robert, StMlc, 2838 Clara St., New Orlean, La.           ♦WARD, Jack H., CMlc
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITH, Roy, Jr., MoMM3c, Box 191,Port Arkansa,Texas              WEAKLEY, Richard G., S2c, R.F.D. 6, Kalamazoo. Mich.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SMITHERS, Albert B., StMlc, 1 Willow St.,                       ♦WEBBER, Willard W., PhMlc, 6628 S. Honore St.,
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SNOW, Robert E., Bkr2c, 6507 S. Normandie St.,                  ♦WEGDAHL, Alvin H., EMlc, Rt. 1, Box 135,
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SPARR, Edgar C., Sr., PhM3c, 112 East Second St.,                   Amsterdam, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦SPOOR, Clark G., GM3c, 315 Commercial St.,                          San Francisco, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦STAHL, Andrew A., S2c                                               Renton, Wash.
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦STANFIELD, Alvin M., Jr., Sic, 1339 W. 27th Drive,              ♦WHITE, Austin L., CM2c, Box 75. Vernal, Utah
APA157.pdf:106:  ♦STATON, Edwin L., RM3c, Rt. 1, Box 105, Braggs, Okla.           ♦WIEDEMAN, Robert. SF2c, 100 Locust St-Windsor,Col.
APA157.pdf:106: (*)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel present at commissioning.
APA157.pdf:106: *SALLES, Robert C., SM3c, 1807 Kansas St.,                        ♦STEELMAN, Lorenzo M., Jr., Sic
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SANDERS, William R., Sic, Box 23, Cullendale, Ark.               ♦STEVISON, James L., MoMM3c. R.F.D. 3. Jackson. Ohio
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SARGENT, Melvin, EM2c, 5433KaimSt.,Houston,Texas                 ♦STITTGEN, Harmon, Flc, 622 Santa Paula St-
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SASO, Domenic J., RM2c, 1131 Hollister Ave.,                         Santa Paula, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SAVANO, Leon, SSM3c, 1330 8th St., Alameda, Calif.                STOUGHTON, Maurice C., WT2c, General Delivery.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SAVOIE, William D., S2c, 611 E. Chosen St.,                          Columbus, Ind.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SAYRE, Charles A., Sic                                               New York, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHATTSCHNEIDER, Arno H., PhM2c,                                 ♦SUJKOSKI, Walter A., SM2c, 89 Hopkins Place,
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHELLE, Siegfred, SC3c, Box 235, Elgin, N. D.                   ♦SWANK, Leslie D., Sic, Rt. 3, Gravette, Arkansas
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHILLING, Daniel H., SM2c, 322 Drexier Ave.,                    ♦SWEARINGEN, John H., Sic, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHIMMEL, Leonard F., Jr., Flc, 4035 N. Fairhill St.,             SXAWERDA, Chester A., Cox.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHLOTTEK, tvaipii E., Sic, izi N. Hacoik St-                    ♦TAYLOR, George D., PhM2c, 423 57th St.,
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHMERSAHL, Curtis W., Sic, Box 338,                             ♦TAYLOR, Otto, Sic, Box 216, Anton, Texas
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SCHMIDT, Harry M., S2c                                            TEMPLET, Louis J., Jr., Flc
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SELANDER, Clifford W., WTlc, Melby, Minn.                            Pasadena, Calif.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SEMRAD, Joseph A., MMR2c, Linwood, Neb.                          ♦THREILELD, Robert R., Sic, Shelbine, Mo.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SHEA, James, Sic, 501 Lierely St., Taft, Calif.                  ♦TIMMER, Dean P., SC2c
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SHERWOOD, Burton D., WT3c, 408 First St., S.W.,                      Green Cove Springs, Fla.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SHOEMAKER, Joseph D., Bkr3c, 338 Caldwell St.,                    TOWNE, Martin C., PhM3c, Glenn Falls, N. Y.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SIESKO, James E., WT2c, 817 Mulbury St.,                             Albuquerque, N. M.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SMITH, Dallas, Ck3c, 1014 Woodlawn Ave.,                             Bridgeport, Conn.
APA157.pdf:106: ♦SMITH, James C., MoMM3c, 3021 Coolidge Ave.,                     ♦VELLA, LaMarr G., SSMB3c, Lyman, Wyoming
APA157.pdf:106:(**)—Officers and Enlisted Personnel killed in action.
APA157.pdf:106:♦♦SCHLABACH, Benjamin C. F., Sic                                   ♦TATE, Thomas C., GM3c, Rt. 1, Ramona, Okla.
APA157.pdf:107:    Englewood, Calif.                                        •WORLEY, Curtis L., S2c
APA157.pdf:107:    Main St., Trumansburg, N. Y.                              ZERINGUE, Alfred P., Sic, General Delivery,
APA157.pdf:107:    Phoenix, Arizona                                          ZOBEL, Edgar W., HAlc, Traverse City, Mich.
APA157.pdf:107:    San Angelo, Texas
APA157.pdf:107:    TTcxos                                                       Birmingham, Ala.
APA157.pdf:107: WILLIAMS, Raymond C., S2c, Rt. 3, Meadville, Penn.          •WRIGHT, Norman E.vSFlc, 973 S. Western St.,
APA157.pdf:107: WILLIFORD, R. G., Sic, Rt. 2, Box 130C, Warren, Texas        WRIGHT, Thomas F., Y3c, 1239 8th St., Douglas, Ariz.
APA157.pdf:107: WINN, Ernest Eugene III, StM3c, 901 Hubert St., Waco,        YOUNG, Stanford M., StMlc, 1426 6th Ave. S.,
APA157.pdf:107: WOLTMANN, Wilbert H.,SC3c,Rt. 3, Fayetteville, Texas
APA157.pdf:107: WOLVERTON, Walter C., SFlc, c/o Burg-Motors,                 ZARING, John H., HAlc, 765 Cobb Blvd, Kankakee,Ill.
APA157.pdf:107: WOOD, Gordon L., Sic, 1822 West Monroe St.,                    St. James, La.
APA157.pdf:107:•WILLIAMS, Henry J., ST3c, Rt. 1, Box 12,Camden,Miss.         WOODS, Weldon H., Sic
APA157.pdf:107:•WILLIAMS, James, StMlc, Box 203, Arcadia, La.                WOODWARD, William P., Sic, 1723 Chandlust St.,
APA157.pdf:107:•WILLIAMS, Marvin T., CM3c, 112 W. Fairview Blvd.,               North Little Rock, Arkansas
APA157.pdf:107:•WILLIAMS, Thomas, S2c                                           Los Angeles, Calif.
APA157.pdf:107:•WILLSON, Howard B., CM2c, Rt. 2, Box 417,                    WYNN, Virgil, CM2c, 3607 Bonnie Rd., Austin, Texas
APA157.pdf:107:•WILMOTH, Ross L., Cox., General Delivery, Decatur, III.      YARNELL, Leon R., SF3c, 102 E. Kentucky Ave., S.,
APA157.pdf:107:•WINKEN, Clyde D., Cox., Winnebago, Minn.                        Anadarko, Okla.
APA157.pdf:107:•WITHEROW, James L., PhM3c, Box 72, Orlando, Fla.             YOUNIE, Donald W., HA2c, Manilla, Iowa
APA157.pdf:108:                                        4 January 1946
APA157.pdf:108:                                Circulation Manager
APA157.pdf:108:                                J. 0. BRACKEN
APA157.pdf:108:                                Lieut. Comdr., USNR
APA157.pdf:108:                                Respectfully
APA157.pdf:108:                  U.S.S. NAPA (APA-157)
APA157.pdf:108:Captain's suggestion.
APA157.pdf:108:Due to the wonderful response which you fellows made
APA157.pdf:108:From: The U. S. S. NAPA
APA157.pdf:108:It is with real sense of gratitude that we on the
APA157.pdf:108:Loomis suggested that as a reward to each man a free
APA157.pdf:108:May you enjoy your Napalogues as much as we do in
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APA157.pdf:10:BMlc; Jones, L. C., BM2c; Gilmore, E. F., Cox.; Pisani, W. L., Cox.
APA157.pdf:10:Ens.; Howard, W. T., Lt. (jg) ; Reed, B. W., Ens.; Brown, W. E. Cox.; Perminas, P. J.,
APA157.pdf:10:FOURTH ROW, left to right: Folkmann, R. G., S2c; Jones, V. E., S2c; Parkhill, C. E.,
APA157.pdf:10:FRONT ROW, left to right: Froelich, R. W., Sic; Hall, E. M., S2c; Papetti, S. J., Cox.;
APA157.pdf:10:Fontenot, C., S2c; Jarrett, P. D., Sic; Dodging, F. H., S2c; Powell, B. F., Sic; Savoie,
APA157.pdf:10:Michaels, J. A., Sic; Smith, J. E., Sic; Pelham, J. A., S2c; Gall, J. N., Sic; Gann, T., Sic;
APA157.pdf:10:R. L., Cox.; Smith, R. S., GM2c; Levine, S., FClc; Castlebury, B. J., Cox.; Ray, D. T.,
APA157.pdf:10:Raskey, E. R., S2c.
APA157.pdf:10:Rasnick. C. A., S2c; Garza, A. R., Sic; Reeves, C. H., Sic; Sanders, W. R., Sic;
APA157.pdf:10:SECOND ROW, left to right: Snyder, J. M., S2c; Goodknight, E. R., Sic; Wilmoth,
APA157.pdf:10:Sic; Cartter, R. D., Sic; Givigliano, P., S2c; Glass, G. W„ Sic; Griffith, J., Sic.
APA157.pdf:10:Sic; Woodward, W. P., Sic; Carter, M. E., Sic; Rhoten, H. L., Sic; Schmersahl, C. W.,
APA157.pdf:10:THIRD ROW, left to right: Crow, R. L., Sic; Quellette, P. E., Sic; Fouts, B. J., Sic;
APA157.pdf:10:W. D., S2c; Kelly, F., Sic; Maynard, H. R., Sic; Parker, C. D., S2c.
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APA157.pdf:11:                                ple, make it sound more like jazz; so they continued
APA157.pdf:11:                                system.*’
APA157.pdf:11:                                to operate their winches by the use of the "finger
APA157.pdf:11:                               Carametta ponies, mistaking them for thorough­
APA157.pdf:11:                               Smoot, the third division is making “fan tail” his­
APA157.pdf:11:                               W. J. Root, who hails from this division, is the best
APA157.pdf:11:                               ance he mans his “float coat.” The ship’s bugler,
APA157.pdf:11:                               and “Short in the Stirrups” McDaniel, the latter
APA157.pdf:11:                               are K. A. Root, alias the Chimeneas Kid from Ven­
APA157.pdf:11:                               at-home** guy. While in Manila he spotted some
APA157.pdf:11:                               being from the infamous “Lone Star” state.
APA157.pdf:11:                               bers and bilge rats. Should they ever need a radio
APA157.pdf:11:                               boys, Sadovich. Little, Dodds and Lyons, are always
APA157.pdf:11:                               breds from Texas. Our other wave riding cowboys
APA157.pdf:11:                               by test. He’s the only man who can roll ’em out in
APA157.pdf:11:                               fish are friends of the third division. The Life Line
APA157.pdf:11:                               girl. “Swampy” Zeringue is standing by. Even the
APA157.pdf:11:                               giving them second-hand meals while at sea.
APA157.pdf:11:                               him carry on in the personages of “P-38” Danzero
APA157.pdf:11:                               the mornings by sounding both G.Q. and reveille at
APA157.pdf:11:                               the same time. “Old Man” Payne is strictly a “feel­
APA157.pdf:11:                               tory. He recently acquired two more officers to help
APA157.pdf:11:                               tura. California, and C. L. Perrv.
APA157.pdf:11:                               we have one unexcelled in this profession, he being
APA157.pdf:11:                               “Shrimp Eater” Robichaux. At the slightest disturb­
APA157.pdf:11: \fter they had cleaned their   about the dirty deal he got—not being furnished
APA157.pdf:11:28        JULY 1944 — The                    "Third hriUicft
APA157.pdf:11:< Ifficer, as SOP.
APA157.pdf:11:Building No. 6 at the APA         BaTTLEWAGON” Rowell sat chipping his teeth
APA157.pdf:11:L SNR, prospective Engineer     winches by the use of the Bos’n Pipe, hut Kolos,
APA157.pdf:11:Precommissioning School.
APA157.pdf:11:divisions as a nucleus crew        Today the winch operators were instructed by
APA157.pdf:11:duty or advanced service        deck should be painted—said Rouse. “Baby Blue!”
APA157.pdf:11:from basic training, were in­
APA157.pdf:11:new quarters and stowed         with a seat on his chipping hammer. “Bostin”
APA157.pdf:11:schools and new’ boots, fresh
APA157.pdf:11:terviewed and assigned to       was gettin’ buck fever thinkin* of the 5 ".
APA157.pdf:11:their gear, old salts from sea  Pannie asked "Handle Bar” Rouse what color the
APA157.pdf:11:with Lt. John 0. Bracken,       Bos’n Chicka in the masterful art of operating
APA157.pdf:11:“XPA 157 Detail" took over
APA157.pdf:12:                          ~Tkir-c( faitiAion
APA157.pdf:12:C. R.. Sic; Rouse, G. E.. Chief Bos’n Mate; Danzero, A. E., Lt.; Smoot, P.,
APA157.pdf:12:E. E., Sic; Evers, V. O.. Sic; DeLeon, I). M.. S2c; Robichaux. E. J.. Sic;
APA157.pdf:12:F. A.. GM2c; Root, K. A., Sic; Phillips, R. W., Sic.
APA157.pdf:12:FIRST ROW, left to right: Flores, L. Sic; Ramsey, B. A., GM 3c; Dacanay,
APA157.pdf:12:FOURTH ROW, left to right: Dodds, R. L„ Sic; Holmes. R. G.. Sic; Rowell.
APA157.pdf:12:H., S2c; Grizzle. J. F., Sic; Zeringue, A. P.. Sic; Rasco. J. A.. Sic; Newton.
APA157.pdf:12:Holmes, H. H., Sic; Longfellow, L. A., Sic; Payne, E. L., Cox.; Sadovich,
APA157.pdf:12:Lt. (jg) ; McDaniel, E. S., Ens.; Kolos, A. S.. BM2c; Brewster. B. C., GMlc;
APA157.pdf:12:Not in picture: Lyons, J. E., Cox.
APA157.pdf:12:R. E., FC3c; Fleming, W. R., Sic; Perry, C. L., Sic; Pennie, R. W., Sic.
APA157.pdf:12:SECOND ROW. left to right: Hannes, C. W„ Sic; Root, W. J.. Sic; Flores,
APA157.pdf:12:THIRD ROW. left to right: Temple, R. E.. Cox.; Terry, B. J., Sic; Little,
APA157.pdf:12:Winken, C. D., Cox.; Reid. E. B., GM3c.
APA157.pdf:13:                                                taunckhu)
APA157.pdf:13:                                   In the yard, among other hulls and other num­
APA157.pdf:13:                                   On the 27th of September the Napa made her first
APA157.pdf:13:                                   To a dock to be fitted for her task of war and to
APA157.pdf:13:                                   “I christen thee, the U.S.S. Napa.” Mrs. Cran­
APA157.pdf:13:                                Biddle followed Mr. Williams as the second speaker
APA157.pdf:13:                                Mr. Williams, the General Manager of the Ameri­
APA157.pdf:13:                                Rivets, welding arcs, steel plates and electric cables
APA157.pdf:13:                                be called “Napa.” His timely speech was both con­
APA157.pdf:13:                                bers, our National Anthem opened the ceremonies
APA157.pdf:13:                                can Newspaper Publishers Association, addressed
APA157.pdf:13:                                christening platform to be dubbed “Napa” and slide
APA157.pdf:13:                                cise and stimulating. Attorney General Francis J.
APA157.pdf:13:                                down the ways.
APA157.pdf:13:                                duced Mr. Cranston Williams as the first speaker.
APA157.pdf:13:                                gust, 1944, hull No. 1107 bore her prow before the
APA157.pdf:13:                                name. The Portland Oregonian’s Mr. Hoyt intro­
APA157.pdf:13:                                of the day. It was with the same vigor and magnitude
APA157.pdf:13:                                strengthened and fashioned her so that on 12 Au­
APA157.pdf:13:                                which would soon give a name to one number, our
APA157.pdf:13:                               D. Dagwell of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon in­
APA157.pdf:13:                               Then, with the momentous words:
APA157.pdf:13:                               days later she left her birthplace for Astoria, Ore­
APA157.pdf:13:                               gon. to become an integral part of a fighting force of
APA157.pdf:13:                               ing. Then minds turned to God as Bishop Benjamin
APA157.pdf:13:                               new ship was towed away from her land cradle.
APA157.pdf:13:                               of another generation.
APA157.pdf:13:                               performance run down the Columbia River. Three
APA157.pdf:13:                               plates binding the Napa to earth were being severed.
APA157.pdf:13:                               receive a part of the men who would man her, our
APA157.pdf:13:                               ston Williams launched another ship to save the fate
APA157.pdf:13:                               that he addressed the Napa on the day of her launch­
APA157.pdf:13:                               the United States Navy.
APA157.pdf:13:                               the audience of workers and friends of the ship to
APA157.pdf:13:                               voked His protection on the Napa and all the men
APA157.pdf:13:                               which has permanently marked him as an orator
APA157.pdf:13:                               who sail her. As the prayer concluded, the metal
APA157.pdf:13:    illiams, the Napa, in
APA157.pdf:13: 12       AUGUST 1944—
APA157.pdf:13:Sponsored by Mrs. Cranston      "7 JUNE, 1944, saw the Napa a roll of blueprints
APA157.pdf:13:an impressive ceremony,         and a keel No. 1107. She was just a steel spine in the
APA157.pdf:13:i ly the Columbia River, fresh  then a ship, our ship, became a tangible reality.
APA157.pdf:13:slipped down the ways to en­    Oregon Shipbuilding ways at Portland, Oregon. The
APA157.pdf:13:ter her element — temporar-     “I” beam No. 1107 slowly moved into place and
APA157.pdf:13:water instead of salt.
APA157.pdf:14:da
APA157.pdf:15:                                    In the form of diagnoses, if you have the “Mog
APA157.pdf:15:                                    Thanks be to all. there was only one operation!
APA157.pdf:15:                                    We have to stand by for the fights and watch the
APA157.pdf:15:                                    “Patients, stay away from our door!”
APA157.pdf:15:                                   It is common knowledge that if you are sick, the
APA157.pdf:15:                                   The first of our merciful acts is to stab each man
APA157.pdf:15:                                 Mog gong gong,” the “Chinese Rot. or just plain
APA157.pdf:15:                                 Red-purple, or if there is a flair in you for crimson
APA157.pdf:15:                                 a “cut-down” shot of Scotch, we managed to get
APA157.pdf:15:                                 bashful type, we have a colorless variety, but don't
APA157.pdf:15:                                 be found in an hour or so, just before you bleed to
APA157.pdf:15:                                 blame us if you “peel off'" up to your arm pits.
APA157.pdf:15:                                 cal care.
APA157.pdf:15:                                 death.
APA157.pdf:15:                                 diving contests into “P" boats, but if you happen to
APA157.pdf:15:                                 ever, with an injection of plasma in the left ear and
APA157.pdf:15:                                 feet, we have all three colors. Then if you are the
APA157.pdf:15:                                 get banged up, with luck, the Duty Corpsman may
APA157.pdf:15:                                 them all to Guam where they could get some medi­
APA157.pdf:15:                                 to choose from. If you are the Purple Type, or the
APA157.pdf:15:                                 “Spick Itch,” we have a variety of paints for you
APA157.pdf:15:                                The memory of actual work still exhausts us. How-
APA157.pdf:15:                                and the Pursuit of Happiness” of the crew are all
APA157.pdf:15:                                available to all who report to sick call. You mustn't
APA157.pdf:15:                                because you wouldn’t want to force us corpsmen to
APA157.pdf:15:                                disturb the corpsman’s nap, bis volleyball or bis
APA157.pdf:15:                                goes through, there will be a G.I. can of A.P.C. pills
APA157.pdf:15:                                in, a corpsman may look at you once a day, but
APA157.pdf:15:                                last place in the world you want to go is Sick Bay
APA157.pdf:15:                                on the ship with a slight dose of lead poisoning. In
APA157.pdf:15:                                pinochle.
APA157.pdf:15:                                sleep in our own sacks, would you? If you do turn
APA157.pdf:15:                                the humanitarian notion of the Red Cross.
APA157.pdf:15:                                this way we acquire patients. Lately, “Life, Liberty
APA157.pdf:15:                                we can handle.
APA157.pdf:15:                                you all the shots you want and if the present policy
APA157.pdf:15:                                you’ll go below and get your own chow. We’ll give
APA157.pdf:15: 18    A LG U ST 19 4 4 —
APA157.pdf:15:"H ” division assembled as a
APA157.pdf:15:activity after receiving train­ We,      the members of the “Pill Brigade,” verify
APA157.pdf:15:iiroup — began organized
APA157.pdf:15:ing in corpsman technique.
APA157.pdf:16:Cook, W. W.. HAlc; Simpson, G. M.. CPhM.
APA157.pdf:16:Corban, C. B.. PhM2c; Webber, W. W„ PhMlc; Sparr, E. C., PhM3c.
APA157.pdf:16:FIRST ROW, left to right: Perry. J. W„ CPhM; Donohue, D. M.,
APA157.pdf:16:K. W., PhM3c; Schattschneider, A. H., PhM2c; Davis, W. R.. PhM3c;
APA157.pdf:16:L.. HAlc; Haedel. P. P.. PhM3c; Blackburn. J. E., PhMlc; Buckles,
APA157.pdf:16:Lt. (jg), MG; Newhouse, M. L., PhM3c; Denney, 1). D., PhM3c;
APA157.pdf:16:PhM2c; Easley, M. E.. HAlc; Taylor, G. I).. PhM2c; Baldwin, M.,
APA157.pdf:16:SECOND ROW. left to right: Witherow, J. L„ PhM3c; Streng, W.
APA157.pdf:17:                               Building No. 6 vacated by
APA157.pdf:17:157 Detail reported aboard
APA157.pdf:17:28     AUGUST 1944—APA         7   SEPTEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:17:Pier 91 while sneaking over
APA157.pdf:17:Port Angeles for gunnery       lucky (?) 100 who took a
APA157.pdf:17:Sound ferryboats, Alaskan      room,” beer every afternoon.
APA157.pdf:17:Where is No. 4 hatch?
APA157.pdf:17:board, port; boat-deck, well-  Receiving Barracks,Tacoma,
APA157.pdf:17:booms. Four crews in train­    ary billeting between CVE
APA157.pdf:17:day? When do we get lib­
APA157.pdf:17:deck, weather-deck; director­  Washington — not expected
APA157.pdf:17:erty! Is there a first aid in­
APA157.pdf:17:erty? MoMM Jones landed
APA157.pdf:17:forgot he had overnight lib­
APA157.pdf:17:green, red, blue crews; star­  APA. Underway by bus to
APA157.pdf:17:in the drink when he fell off
APA157.pdf:17:ing getting in the way of the  crews. Pacific Street, “Pap­
APA157.pdf:17:night (lumber, paper mill,     tions, Tacoma managed to
APA157.pdf:17:practice. Where is my sta­     side trip to Pacific Beach
APA157.pdf:17:ship’s complement. Puget       py’s Cabin,” “Crescent Ball­
APA157.pdf:17:smells-especiallv SMELLS),     make an impression. Those
APA157.pdf:17:stays, guys, blocks and        Arrived Tacoma for tempor­
APA157.pdf:17:ten day training cruise. Gold, boots assigned to a later
APA157.pdf:17:the U.S.S. Arlington for a     Napa crew to make room for
APA157.pdf:17:the “fan tail” at 2400. He
APA157.pdf:17:tion? What crew are we to­     for A A gunnery, some bang!
APA157.pdf:17:tubs, gun-tubs; welin davits:  by Tacoma authorities.
APA157.pdf:17:winds, Port Townsend at        Of course, marred by inspec­
APA157.pdf:19:                                            The Watch Is Posted by
APA157.pdf:19:                                           The Sounding of Retreat
APA157.pdf:19:                                         Captain Francis J. Firth, USN
APA157.pdf:19:                                       Reading of Orders and Remarks by
APA157.pdf:19:                                      Band plays the National Anthem.
APA157.pdf:19:                                      Commission Pennant are hoisted.
APA157.pdf:19:                                      National Ensign, Jack, and the
APA157.pdf:19:                                      The Command Is Transferred to
APA157.pdf:19:                                  Lieut. Commander Robert C. Lynch, USNR
APA157.pdf:19: 1  OCTOBER 1944 — Offi­
APA157.pdf:19:"in full commission in an
APA157.pdf:19:J. Firth, USN, pursuant to
APA157.pdf:19:Napa (APA 157) was placed                     Music by the Band
APA157.pdf:19:Naval Personnel, assumed         Prayer by Chaplain Malcolm W. Eckel, USNR
APA157.pdf:19:Officer of the Naval Sta­
APA157.pdf:19:Ponto, USN, Commanding
APA157.pdf:19:States Navy. Captain Francis               Received at the Gangway
APA157.pdf:19:W. Eckel, USNR, the U.S.S.
APA157.pdf:19:aboard for commissioning
APA157.pdf:19:active status” in the United  I'he Commanding Officer, Naval Station. Astoria. Is
APA157.pdf:19:and confidential,” both
APA157.pdf:19:cation by Chaplain Malcolm
APA157.pdf:19:ceremonies. After the invo­                   Assembly of Crew
APA157.pdf:19:cers and crew assembled at
APA157.pdf:19:command and ordered the
APA157.pdf:19:deck before invited guests,
APA157.pdf:19:equally necessary, in time                             ★
APA157.pdf:19:equally true.
APA157.pdf:19:equally unpleasant, both
APA157.pdf:19:first time as Captain A. R.
APA157.pdf:19:heard “Napa Napa” resound
APA157.pdf:19:orders from the Bureau of
APA157.pdf:19:our destination — doubtful                 Captain A. R. Ponto. USN
APA157.pdf:19:over the P. A. system for the
APA157.pdf:19:quarters on the after boat­
APA157.pdf:19:relatives and friends and                    Cerefnchij
APA157.pdf:19:tion, Astoria, Oregon, came
APA157.pdf:19:watch to be set. His watch­
APA157.pdf:19:words, “Our motto — work,           Commissioning Orders and Remarks by
APA157.pdf:20:           and hopes that our duty together
APA157.pdf:20:           come to the officers Kand men as­
APA157.pdf:20:           signed to duty in the U. S S. Napa
APA157.pdf:20:           will be happy and fruitful..All of you
APA157.pdf:20:      Put them all together and you have the
APA157.pdf:20:      alty should be our rule or the missions
APA157.pdf:20:      cannot be accomplished.
APA157.pdf:20:      essential to the accomplishment of our
APA157.pdf:20:      first law of nature.
APA157.pdf:20:      through to the end.
APA157.pdf:20:   ction in thought, in word, and in deed.
APA157.pdf:20: —■pi     HE CAPTAIN extends a hearty wel­
APA157.pdf:20:A pplication of those principles which are
APA157.pdf:20:N owledge of our ship and our duties.
APA157.pdf:20:Navy can be proud.
APA157.pdf:20:P erseverance which will enable us to win
APA157.pdf:20:S ervice to God and Country.
APA157.pdf:20:S hip-preservation, which lies close .to the
APA157.pdf:20:U.S.S. NAPA. Put them into practice, and
APA157.pdf:20:be no easy jobs nor luxury cruises; therefore,
APA157.pdf:20:cere thought and consideration must be given
APA157.pdf:20:realize, no doubt, that our missions will be
APA157.pdf:20:shirkers. To accomplish those missions, sin­
APA157.pdf:20:there is no place on board for weaklings or
APA157.pdf:20:to the following principles:
APA157.pdf:20:u nity of purpose activated by a sincere loy­
APA157.pdf:20:very essential and most important. They will
APA157.pdf:20:you have aN APA of which both you and the
APA157.pdf:21:                                 After one operation the boat group, tired and battle-weary
APA157.pdf:21:                                 Fable: Once upon a time an A PA made a 500-mile run
APA157.pdf:21:                                 It was probably the “happiest" APA in the fleet.
APA157.pdf:21:                                 Ship’s company dreads “1-Able” because it means that
APA157.pdf:21:                                 Tell that to Ripley!
APA157.pdf:21:                                 The boat group dreads “1-Able” because they place their
APA157.pdf:21:                              Tarzan).
APA157.pdf:21:                              from the beaches, still “hot under fire.” returned to the Napa
APA157.pdf:21:                              furnish no witness to corroborate his statement, it was attrib­
APA157.pdf:21:                              jack" (such as chicken-ala-king, Virginia baked ham, fresh
APA157.pdf:21:                              lives in the hands of the men who handle the winches. It also
APA157.pdf:21:                              means hours and perhaps days of trying to “survive” on
APA157.pdf:21:                              one, “Why there must have been SIX PIECES of it!
APA157.pdf:21:                              pineapple and peaches, etc.). On one operation one man swore
APA157.pdf:21:                              that he saw hot coffee being given out, but since he could
APA157.pdf:21:                              the trying “ordeal" of seeing shrapnel fall to the deck. Said
APA157.pdf:21:                              they'll have to eat Spam and Cheese sandwiches until the
APA157.pdf:21:                              to solace and comfort the crew aboard who had "withstood
APA157.pdf:21:                              uted to the deliriums of a mild case of “bottle” fatigue.
APA157.pdf:21:                              with a mighty fine engine), “a child in the wilderness” (like
APA157.pdf:21:                              without a boat group.
APA157.pdf:21:                              “K-Rations” and what wee morsels of food they could "hi­
APA157.pdf:21:                              “disembarks,” the Napa is like “a ship without a sail” (but
APA157.pdf:21:                              “indispensable” boys return. You see, when the boat group
APA157.pdf:21: I OCTOBER 1944 — The
APA157.pdf:21:1700 under Lt. Lester R.      dreaded because it means "contact with the enemy? Not
APA157.pdf:21:Boat Group, which had
APA157.pdf:21:Coronado, California, re­
APA157.pdf:21:Schroeder, Boat Group Com­    necessarily. It is dreaded because the boat group is leaving
APA157.pdf:21:mander.                       the ship.
APA157.pdf:21:ported aboard the Napa at     of the morning comes the most dreaded command of all. Is it
APA157.pdf:21:trained as a separate unit at “Il—OWER all boats to the rail !  Out of the dreary early hours
APA157.pdf:22:                                                    Scat tyeup
APA157.pdf:22:AT LEFT
APA157.pdf:22:Burkett, F. R.. Flc; Peterson, R. V., Jr., MoMM2c; Stevison, J. H., MoMM3c; Ross, F. A., MoMM2c; Lonez, H. R.. Sic:
APA157.pdf:22:C. W., S!c; Hernandez, P. M., Sic; Holmes, R. G., Sic; Jenkins, J. H.. CM3c; Jones, L. C., BM2c; Jones, X. E_ Sic:
APA157.pdf:22:Comd-. L. R. Sch'-oeder: Lt. W. C. McCutcheon; Hennessey, J. A.. Sic; Townsend, A. L., Sic; Norberg, C. W., Sic; Smith.
APA157.pdf:22:E. R., Rasnick, C. A., Sic; Parks, C. R., Flc; Martin, J. H., Flc; Pelham, J. A., Sic; Taylor, C., (n) Sic; Roberts, W. W..
APA157.pdf:22:E. R., S2c; Garza, A. R., Jr., Sic; Dodgins, F. H., S2c; Castlebury, B. J., Cox.; Flores, L., Sic: Ouellette, P. E., Sic; Lt.
APA157.pdf:22:F.. (n), Sic: Perminas, P. J.. BMlc; Poulsen, C. K., MoMM3c; Ranczka, W. A., Sic; Rasco, J. A., Sic; Salles. R. C- SM3c:
APA157.pdf:22:FIRST ROW, left to right: Ensign E. S. McDaniel, Lt. M. Ashby, Lt. Comdr. L. R.
APA157.pdf:22:FIRST ROW. left to rieht: Larsen, F. M., MoMM2c; Glenn, T. J., Sic; Gann, T., (n) Sic; Silvia, F., (n) Sic; Goodknight.
APA157.pdf:22:FOURTH ROW. left to right: Lattore, L.. (n». MoMM3c; Gall. J. N., Sic; Rhoten, H. H„ Jr., Sic; Snyder, J. M., S2c: Folk-
APA157.pdf:22:FTFTH ROW. left to right: Reichert, E. J.. MoMM3c; Leonard, W. L., MoMM3c; Micheals, J. A., Sic; Davis, XU R_
APA157.pdf:22:Gaudern, C. S.. MoMM3c; Fouts, B. J., Sic; Tuck, A. C., Sic.
APA157.pdf:22:J. C.. MoMM3c; Chavez, E. H., Sic; Collier, R. T., Sic; Brooks, J. H., Sic; Jensen, R. R., GM3c; Brown, T., (n), Sic.
APA157.pdf:22:Janssen. G. F„ MoMM2c; Fell. W. 1)., Sic; Fleming. W. E.. Sic; Pantet. E. C.. Sic; Hambly. W. H., MoMMlc; Cook. C. G_
APA157.pdf:22:Krause, E. A.. MoMM3c; Learv, I). F.. MoMM3c; Ledbetter, M., MoMM3c; Lyons, J. E., Cox.; Mullican. R., S2c: Pecebio.
APA157.pdf:22:MoMM2c; Germond, C. W., RM3c; James, W. C., Cox.; Smith, W. R., MoMM3c; Roberts H., MoMM2c.
APA157.pdf:22:MoMM2c; Greer, J. M., Cox.; Kelly, F., Jr., Sic; Gilmore, E. F., Cox.; Longfellow, L. A., Sic; Meeks, W. L., BM2c.
APA157.pdf:22:MoMM3c; Jordan, C. A., Sk3c; Fleming. W. R., Sic; Dodds, R. H., Sic; Givigliano, P., (n), S2c: Hebert, H. L., Sic:
APA157.pdf:22:Not in picture: Davis, W.. Jr., MoMM3c; Doolan, R. A., Sic; Dykes, W. H.. Sic; Eason, J. A., Jr., Sic; Fellhauer. E. R_
APA157.pdf:22:Phillips, L. E., Sic; Temple. R. E., Cox.; Edwards, W. L., MoMMlc; Peters, E. L., MdMM2c; Ragland, J. S., MoMM3c:
APA157.pdf:22:SECOND ROW. left to right: Ensign D. F. Gebhardt, Ensign H. K. Strand, Ensign D.
APA157.pdf:22:SECOND ROW. left to right: Hightower, J. E.. MoMM3c; Glass. G. W„ Sic; Wilmoth. R. H., Cox.; Lipetri, J. F., MoMM3c;
APA157.pdf:22:Schroeder, Lt. (jg) W. C. McCutcheon, Ensign J. T. Ronian, Ensign W. I). Taylor.
APA157.pdf:22:Sic: Fitzgerald. R. M.. RM3c; Gregory, A. D., Sic; Griffith, J. (n). Sic; Hall. E. M., S2c; Hamilton, J. D., Cox.; Hannes.
APA157.pdf:22:Sic; Eldridge, B. W., Sic; Lexow, C. R., Sic; Pisani, W. L., Cox.; Earl. D. C., Cox.
APA157.pdf:22:Swank, L. D., Sic.
APA157.pdf:22:T. Ray, Jr.. Ensign C. F. Piper, Ensign B. W. Read.
APA157.pdf:22:THIRD ROW. left to right: Robichaux, E. J.. Sic; Root, K. A., Sic; McCann. R. E., RdM3c; Carter, M. E., Sic; Raskey.
APA157.pdf:22:Wilson. R. A.. CMoMM; Fitzgerald. T. W., CBM; Dutton, E. H.. Sic; Brand. J. W., Sic; Swank. L. D„ Sic; Florence. J. H_
APA157.pdf:22:mann. R. C., S2c; Gulliver. D. E., SM2c; Barmen. R. E., Sic; Fowler. W. D.. Cox.; Reid, J. M., Cox.; Edmonds, J. J., Cox.:
APA157.pdf:23:                                   Down at GSK, a chit was always required. Of course, once the
APA157.pdf:23:                                  Then there were the brave Stewards. They tossed raw meat into
APA157.pdf:23:                                  To begin, there was the Galley—where beans, rice and black
APA157.pdf:23:                                Super Service, where, thanks to a monopoly, the customer was
APA157.pdf:23:                                broke, cold and hungry. It’s eight sections composed a floating
APA157.pdf:23:                                bursing made an honest effort and denied it used a Chinese add­
APA157.pdf:23:                                ceeded fifty per cent.
APA157.pdf:23:                                charges on toothpaste and the like. Profits on no item ever ex­
APA157.pdf:23:                                chit was produced there were no bolts that size in stock. Dis­
APA157.pdf:23:                                division aboard ship. Without it, crew-members would have been
APA157.pdf:23:                                ing machine to figure payrolls.
APA157.pdf:23:                                purchased skivvies. The Ship’s Store was reasonable with its
APA157.pdf:23:                                seldom right.
APA157.pdf:23:                                stewards!
APA157.pdf:23:                                the Wardroom zoo and cleaned the officers’ cages. Brave, brave,
APA157.pdf:23:             assembled on the
APA157.pdf:23:     MTTOBER1944—Work-
APA157.pdf:23:2ing ; Gill, K. P.. Flc (B) ; Carrington, B. W..
APA157.pdf:32:Jr., Flc (Bl ; Ray, T. G., WT3c (Bl ; Poland, L. A., Flc (B» ; Futrell, B., MM3c (Al ;
APA157.pdf:32:MM3c (Al; Martin, J. H.. Flc (Bl; Nelson. B. O., F2c (Bl.
APA157.pdf:32:MoMM3c (Al; McReavy, M. S., Flc (Al ; Paulson. G. K., MoMM3c (Al ; DuBaldo.
APA157.pdf:32:P. J., MM2c (A); Krause. E. A., MoMM3c (B> ; Hill. T. W.. MM3c (Al; Semrad.
APA157.pdf:32:P. J., Mach. (Al ; Talbert. H. F., CMM (Al ; Welden, K. W„ WT2c (B> ; Poloha. S.,
APA157.pdf:32:SECOND ROW, left to right: Elk, E. E„ Flc (At ; Siesko, J. E.. WT2c (Bi ; Jones,
APA157.pdf:32:THIRD AND TOP ROW. left to right: Sherwood. B. I).. WT3c (Bl ; Rhen. C. E., Sic
APA157.pdf:33:                                              "C" biTiAioh
APA157.pdf:33:                                            "Dt” hitiAich
APA157.pdf:33:                              And so it goes with the mechanics of B-l. The clankity-
APA157.pdf:33:                              At this writing we are now hoping the 10.000 miles from
APA157.pdf:33:                              It is well to know that besides keeping the big things
APA157.pdf:33:                              P. S.: Eventually we did get home. . . . ?
APA157.pdf:33:                              Since commissioning the electrical division has had three
APA157.pdf:33:                              There is a story on board that the chief duty of these
APA157.pdf:33:                           Brutus Nolte on one occasion started to light off the main
APA157.pdf:33:                           Hill, the battling kid, will once again tell us about his battles
APA157.pdf:33:                           Oh, yes! Don’t make the Navy a career. That is all and now
APA157.pdf:33:                           This     is Chief McNevin speaking—"Now men, and you,
APA157.pdf:33:                           Tsingtao, China, to home will be overcome by each turn of
APA157.pdf:33:                           What a stink! But this stink eventually passed away and
APA157.pdf:33:                           about the ship operating, the electricians are also respons­
APA157.pdf:33:                           boys are introduced.
APA157.pdf:33:                           check his chronometers.
APA157.pdf:33:                           clank turbines have carried us over 40,000 miles. Very
APA157.pdf:33:                           deck. If the word isn’t passed at least ten times a day for the
APA157.pdf:33:                           driver’s seat. Backing these sparkplugs are some twelve
APA157.pdf:33:                           duty electrician’s mate, then the navigator is unable to
APA157.pdf:33:                           en-light-ened reasoning and powerful description the “E”
APA157.pdf:33:                           enjoyed by all hands: electric razors, record players, hot
APA157.pdf:33:                           flashes is to provide lamps for the all-night poker players, or
APA157.pdf:33:                           ible for servicing many of the personal conveniences
APA157.pdf:33:                           lesser luminaries. Could the work have burned them out?
APA157.pdf:33:                           me a lot. Let me reflect a moment. Just what did it teach me?
APA157.pdf:33:                           miles after all.
APA157.pdf:33:                           nearly didn’t make it, though. You see it was this way:
APA157.pdf:33:                           plant so he called on some of his King’s men to help. Boy!
APA157.pdf:33:                           plates, etc. This was nearly terminated at Iwo Jima, though,
APA157.pdf:33:                           the prop. And who is responsible for keeping that prop
APA157.pdf:33:                           things were then squared away. So we did make the 40.000
APA157.pdf:33:                           too, messenger O’Neil, my fifty years in the Navy has taught
APA157.pdf:33:                           turning? Why the fellows we mentioned above—the “M ’
APA157.pdf:33:                           warrant electricians and two chief electrician’s mates in the
APA157.pdf:33:                           we will retire for the nonce to Shiffler’s Beer Garden where
APA157.pdf:33:                           when the electrical shop became a "has been."
APA157.pdf:33:                           when there is a blackout to lay down "ON" the quarter­
APA157.pdf:33:                           —not against the Japs, but against the Seattleites.”
APA157.pdf:33: 11   NOVEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:33:Moored at pier C, Todd
APA157.pdf:33:San Pedro, California, for
APA157.pdf:33:Shipbuilding Corporation,   “Fuses blew and sparks flew, Then I blew and also flew.”
APA157.pdf:33:final overhaul. Light and  So SAID the electrician’s mate as he described what hap­
APA157.pdf:33:power received from dock.
APA157.pdf:33:• E” and “M” rig gear.      pened when both generators tripped out. With this kind of
APA157.pdf:34:D. H., EM3c (E); Parks, R. “L.”, MM3c (Ml.
APA157.pdf:34:Dentition, W. E., CEM (E) ; Shiffler, J. E., Ensign (M) ; Nolte, L. W., CMM (M) ;
APA157.pdf:34:E. E., Flc (M).
APA157.pdf:34:FIRST ROW, left to right: Brownfield. O. G., MM3c (Ml ; O’Neil, D. J., CMM (M) ;
APA157.pdf:34:Harmen. R. E., S2c (E) ; Hassel, J. W., Flc (El ; Boggs, G. W., EM3c (El ; Burrow,
APA157.pdf:34:J. F., Jr., Flc (E); Peters, R. T., Flc (Ml; Partain, C. I).. MM3c (Ml; Hicks,
APA157.pdf:34:Ledbetter, M., MoMM3c (M) ; Buel, E. N.. EM3c (El ; Burke, M. J., MoMM2c (M).
APA157.pdf:34:SECOND ROW, left to right: Hunt, H. J., EM2c (E) ; Sargent, M., EM2c (E) ;
APA157.pdf:34:TOP ROW, left to right: Wegdahl, A. H„ EMlc (E) ; Ewing. D. T.. Jr., MM2c (Ml ;
APA157.pdf:34:Varela. H. R.. EM2c (E) ; Jacobi. L. F., EM3c (E); Jordan. H„ EM3c (El; Cody,
APA157.pdf:35:                                    I'he whole damn mob.
APA157.pdf:35:                                    Mighty, brave and strong,
APA157.pdf:35:                                    To tell you our story
APA157.pdf:35:                                    Won't take long.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Also carpenters, barbers
APA157.pdf:35:                                   And laundrymen few
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Anti motor Macs, too.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   He bullies and jostles
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Is heard above all.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Is next in command.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   It looks like a part
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Now Chief MAA Wilson.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Our chaotic band.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   The boss of us all.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   The “Sheriff” he is.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Then “Watertight” Morris
APA157.pdf:35:                                   There’s “Firechief” Bush,
APA157.pdf:35:                                   To lose their hair.
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Wc are the men
APA157.pdf:35:                                   We’re always ready
APA157.pdf:35:                                   We’re shipfitters, metalsmiths
APA157.pdf:35:                                   We’ve caused three captains
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Who tend to repair,
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Whose screaming voice
APA157.pdf:35:                                   Whose theory on diesel
APA157.pdf:35:                                   With hammers or welders
APA157.pdf:35:                                  'Cause the “R” Division
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Adjusting his hat
APA157.pdf:35:                                  And frail as a feather.
APA157.pdf:35:                                  And with Divine Help
APA157.pdf:35:                                  And you wonder to God
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Chief Ward, he does enter—
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Don’t amount to a “Fizz.”
APA157.pdf:35:                                  He yells, “Front and center. "
APA157.pdf:35:                                  It’s lopsided, crooked
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Now into this scene
APA157.pdf:35:                                  O'er the seas of foam,
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Of a “Surrealist’s Dream.”
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Onward we sail
APA157.pdf:35:                                  So we pull into port
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Then start to scream.
APA157.pdf:35:                                  Tho we’re long overdue
APA157.pdf:35:                                  We’ll all make it horn?.
APA157.pdf:35:                                  What holds it together.
APA157.pdf:35:                                  You look at our work.
APA157.pdf:35:1 2 NOVEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:35:Alterations and repairs be­
APA157.pdf:35:won't be long now.                  Here stands the “R” Division
APA157.pdf:36:A. M., Sic; Guisti, I). J.. SF2c; Shea. J.. Sic; King, J. C., Sic; Silva, W. B., Sic;
APA157.pdf:36:CMoMM; Bush, G. A., Ens.; Morris, W. T., Ch. Carp.; Ward. J. H., CCM; Edwards,
APA157.pdf:36:FIFTH ROW, left to right: Carlson. E. A., EM3c; Reichert. E. J., MoMM3c; Routen,
APA157.pdf:36:FOURTH ROW, left to right: Vella, L. G., SSMB3c; Smith. R. R., MoMM3c; Grahzack,
APA157.pdf:36:FRONT ROW, left to right: Schmidt, L. J., Flc; Wolverton, W. C., SFlc; Wilson, R. A.,
APA157.pdf:36:James, W. C., Cox.; Gaudern, G. S.. MoMM3c; Hambly, W. H., MoMM2c; Peterson,
APA157.pdf:36:Larsen, F. M., MoMM3c; Ross, F. A., MoMM2c.
APA157.pdf:36:Latorie, L., MoMM3c; Leary, D. T.. MoMM2c; Smith. J. E., MoMM2c; Rowe. O. W.,
APA157.pdf:36:Lopez, L. R., Sic; Ragland, J. S., MoMM3c.
APA157.pdf:36:Not in picture: Cook, C. G., MoMM2c; Burkett, R. F., Flc.
APA157.pdf:36:R. C., MM3c; Gattenby, E. L., SF2c; Rivera, A. B., Sic; Downs, W. N., MoMM2c;
APA157.pdf:36:R. L., SF3c; Lipetri, J. L.. MoMM3c; Neelv, W. F.. CM3c; Fones, R. L., SSML2c;
APA157.pdf:36:R. V.. MoMM2c; Peters, E. L., MoMM2c.
APA157.pdf:36:SECOND ROW, left to right: Davis, W.. MoMM3c; White. A. L., CM2c; Yarnell, L. R..
APA157.pdf:36:Sic; Inman. J. A., Sic; Culbertson, K. S., Sic; Janssen. G. F., MoMM2c; Roberts,
APA157.pdf:36:Sic; Richard, C. P., SSMB2c; Brown, J. V., CM3c; Alexander, W. D., S2c; Leonard,
APA157.pdf:36:Sic; Wallingford. J. W., CM2c; Williams. M. T., CM3c; Carter, J. P.. CM2c; Perez,
APA157.pdf:36:THIRD ROW, left to right: Lennon, J. H., SSML3c; Wenkus, W. B., Sic; Hanks, J. C.,
APA157.pdf:36:Taylor. O., Sic; Lankford. H. R., SSML3c; Threlkeld, R. R., Sic; Wilson. H. B., CM2c;
APA157.pdf:36:W. L., MoMMlc; Parks, C. R.. F2c.
APA157.pdf:36:W. L„ MoMM3c; Savano, L., SSML3c; Abdon, R. L., MoMMlc; Hightower, J. E., Flc;
APA157.pdf:36:W. W., MoMM2c; Wiedeman, R., SF2c; Robertson. W. R., Sic; Grady, H. W., SF3c;
APA157.pdf:37:                                                  Ckiefa
APA157.pdf:37:                                  And Rouse, with a growl.
APA157.pdf:37:                                  But Bihla still threatens
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Can box up these ships,
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Chief Forsmark appears,
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Chief Ward, “Wood Butcher,"
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Concealing all dope
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Did we stay off the reefs?
APA157.pdf:37:                                  From the crew to the officers
APA157.pdf:37:                                  G.S.K.’s closed for two years!
APA157.pdf:37:                                  How in the world
APA157.pdf:37:                                  In hot water all day,
APA157.pdf:37:                                  In the bilges, and how!
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Is “I won’t talk’’ Lynch.
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Of Napa’s proud Chiefs,
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Our work, we display.
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Says Perry, “A Cinch.’’
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Says, “There’ll come a day!
APA157.pdf:37:                                  So ends our story
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Sprawled out on the how.
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Talbert smells oil
APA157.pdf:37:                                  Then out of a novel
APA157.pdf:37:                                  To blow ’em to hits!
APA157.pdf:37:                                  To tell all chit holders
APA157.pdf:37:                                  While eyeing his patient
APA157.pdf:37:                                  \\ bile Fitz has his sun hath
APA157.pdf:37: 1413 moored berth 5, Port
APA157.pdf:37: 20       NOVEMBER 1944
APA157.pdf:37: 23      NOVEMBER 1944
APA157.pdf:37: 25      NOVEMBER 1944—
APA157.pdf:37: first payload aboard.            We Chiefs of the Napa
APA157.pdf:37:0500 Completed loading
APA157.pdf:37:0848 Departed San Pedro.
APA157.pdf:37:0909 Departed Port Hue­
APA157.pdf:37:Battalion. This outfit set        And Demmon shoots trouble
APA157.pdf:37:Hawaii, carrying elements of       I'he Australian dreamer.
APA157.pdf:37:Hueneme, California, and
APA157.pdf:37:and discipline and estab­
APA157.pdf:37:cargo. Seabees and civilian       The same old routine
APA157.pdf:37:commenced taking the ship’s
APA157.pdf:37:easy efficiency which was sur­    Toils “Sheriff ” Chief Wilson,
APA157.pdf:37:high standard of cleanliness      At Jones’ weevil cooked meal.
APA157.pdf:37:judged.                           Scratches all day;
APA157.pdf:37:lished a precedence upon
APA157.pdf:37:neme en route Pearl Harbor,
APA157.pdf:37:prising to watch, but a goal      His badge shining bright.
APA157.pdf:37:soon topped under tougher
APA157.pdf:37:stevedores set the Napa
APA157.pdf:37:the 30th Naval Construction       Could be O’Neal;
APA157.pdf:37:which subsequent units were       Brown with a pencil
APA157.pdf:37:winch hatchmen a goal of          From morning’til night.
APA157.pdf:38:                   CHIEFS
APA157.pdf:38:A. H., CCS; Nolte, L. W., CMM; Forsmark,
APA157.pdf:38:CSK; Demmon, CEM.
APA157.pdf:38:FRONT ROW. left to right: Bibla, J. A.. CGM;
APA157.pdf:38:G. E., CBM; Simpson. G. M„ CPHM.
APA157.pdf:38:O’Niel, D. J., CMM; Perry, J. W.. CPHM; Jones.
APA157.pdf:38:SECOND ROW, left to right: Talbert. CMM;
APA157.pdf:38:Ward, J. H., CCM; Lynch, J. E.. CRM; Rouse,
APA157.pdf:38:Wilson. R. A.. CMoMM; Fitzgerald. P. W.. CBM:
APA157.pdf:39:                                  (Any similarity between this description and a
APA157.pdf:39:                                  And now let us see what the band played as we
APA157.pdf:39:                                  Which brings us to the Kanakas diving for our
APA157.pdf:39:                               Fitzpatrick Travelogue is purely malicious.)
APA157.pdf:39:                               bustle.
APA157.pdf:39:                               few paltry pennies. Those selfsame Kanakas that
APA157.pdf:39:                               greeted the Matsonia, Mariposa, et al, are now em­
APA157.pdf:39:                               has time to dive for pennies?
APA157.pdf:39:                               leries where 44 . . . both mother and daughter—
APA157.pdf:39:                               ployed in the Navy Yard for $1.50 per hour. Who
APA157.pdf:39:                               proceeded to put our lines out to the dock. Oh, yes,
APA157.pdf:39:                               the ship. And of course there were other thoughts,
APA157.pdf:39:                               there was a band—a band of native yard workmen,
APA157.pdf:39:                               waiting to put up the gangway, and that’s about all.
APA157.pdf:39:                               working for the Yankee Dollar.*’
APA157.pdf:39:                               “Aloha Oe”? That probably went out with the
APA157.pdf:39:      DECEMBER 1944 —          but44. .. we don’t talk about that!” But alas! Alack!
APA157.pdf:39: Z, DECEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:39:0500 Landfall. Island of              Ode to the /.and ctf
APA157.pdf:39:1200 Moored starboard side     went through our minds. Some of us thought of
APA157.pdf:39:1606 shifted to berth X-7 in   And what have you? We were doomed to disap­
APA157.pdf:39:Diamond Head was satisfac­
APA157.pdf:39:Harbor day bombing were        point, surrounded on one side by the Pacific Ocean
APA157.pdf:39:Oahu sighted broad on the
APA157.pdf:39:Utah on the way. It was our
APA157.pdf:39:absence of Japs.               ing for pennies which we might throw them from
APA157.pdf:39:and from the fleet landing.    on the other side by curio shops and shooting gal­
APA157.pdf:39:and overturned Battleship      pointment.
APA157.pdf:39:based on the tourist and
APA157.pdf:39:canoes, carrying leis and      past Diamond Head, many were the thoughts that
APA157.pdf:39:days by liberty boats going to
APA157.pdf:39:disappointed at the absence
APA157.pdf:39:east lock, passing the sunken
APA157.pdf:39:first glimpse of the results      Waikiki ... a quarter-mil e stretch of crustacean­
APA157.pdf:39:movie version of Hawaii.
APA157.pdf:39:of Hawaiian beauties in war    brown-eyed44 Wahines,” and Waikiki. As we steamed
APA157.pdf:39:of Japanese treachery. Other   abounding sand perhaps 100 yards wide at its widest
APA157.pdf:39:passed frequently in ensuing   disguised to resemble a sewage disposal canal, and
APA157.pdf:39:remaining evidences of Pearl
APA157.pdf:39:sengers, Gun crews secured     us on the dock with the plaintive strains of “Aloha
APA157.pdf:39:singing tropical love songs.
APA157.pdf:39:starboard bow. From a dis­               i.uau2> and Okciekac
APA157.pdf:39:tance it met all expectations
APA157.pdf:39:to berth A-12, Pearl Harbor,   Waikiki, others thought of a band waiting to greet
APA157.pdf:39:to discharge cargo and pas­
APA157.pdf:39:torily impressive. Only a few  HaWAII . .      . land of golden shores, palm trees,
APA157.pdf:39:when there was a noticeable    Oe,” and still others thought of lithe “Kanakas” div­
APA157.pdf:3:       fully dedicated.
APA157.pdf:3:      officers and men of the U.S
APA157.pdf:3:    this book is respect-
APA157.pdf:3:  the service of their country.
APA157.pdf:3:NAPA who gave their lives in
APA157.pdf:41:                                                                    14 December 1944
APA157.pdf:41:                                                                By direction
APA157.pdf:41:                                                               G. F. FORSTER
APA157.pdf:41:                                                               PAUL B. HARTENSTEIN
APA157.pdf:41:                                               COMMANDER SERVICE FORCE
APA157.pdf:41:                                             UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET
APA157.pdf:41:                                        Fleet.
APA157.pdf:41:                                   1.  You reported on board at 1600, 14 December
APA157.pdf:41:                                   2.  Assumed command this date.
APA157.pdf:41:                                  1. Upon receipt of these orders you will consider
APA157.pdf:41:                                  2. No transportation other than government is
APA157.pdf:41:                                  3.  Delivered and detached this date.
APA157.pdf:41:                                BuPers
APA157.pdf:41:                              SEF-6331-lM/jhc
APA157.pdf:41:                             1st End       U.S.S. NAPA (APA 157)        15 December 1944.
APA157.pdf:41:                             Commanding Officer, U.S.S. NAPA (APA 157).
APA157.pdf:41:                             Subject: Change of Duty.
APA157.pdf:41:                             To:        Commander Guido F. FORSTER, (DE), USNR,
APA157.pdf:41:                             To:       Commander Guido F. FORSTER, (DE), USNR,
APA157.pdf:41:                             ceed immediately to the U.S.S. NAPA (APA 157). Upon
APA157.pdf:41:                             necessary or authorized in the execution of these
APA157.pdf:41:                             orders.
APA157.pdf:41:                             yourself detached from your present duty and from such
APA157.pdf:41:1 5 DECEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:41:1000 Commander Guido F.
APA157.pdf:41:12     DECEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:41:14     DECEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:41:1500 Captain Firth trans­
APA157.pdf:41:1800 Captain Firth collapsed
APA157.pdf:41:Fleet.                       From:     Commanding Officer.
APA157.pdf:41:Forster, USNR, reported      Copy to:
APA157.pdf:41:Service Force, U. S. Pacific
APA157.pdf:41:aboard and assumed com­         AdComPhibsPac
APA157.pdf:41:ferred to shore emergency    other duties as may have been assigned you; will pro­
APA157.pdf:41:he was not allowed to return command if present otherwise by dispatch, for duty as
APA157.pdf:41:hospitalization from which   arrival you will report to the immediate superior in
APA157.pdf:41:mand in accordance with         USS NAPA (APA 157)
APA157.pdf:41:nal pains.                   From:      The Commander Service Force, U. S. Pacific
APA157.pdf:41:on the bridge from abdomi­
APA157.pdf:41:orders from the Commander,
APA157.pdf:41:to sea duty.
APA157.pdf:43:                                  a meal! It almost takes two trays to hold it all but
APA157.pdf:43:                                  and the showers and clean clothes feel good.              g
APA157.pdf:43:                                  ents to all. Cake and punch and carols all add in
APA157.pdf:43:                                  everything is there and the cooks and bakers really
APA157.pdf:43:                                  giving us something to think about and start remi­
APA157.pdf:43:                                  niscences.
APA157.pdf:43:                                  orchestra gets hot with some “jive” and our two            Ift
APA157.pdf:43:                                  outdid themselves this time. A real feast and almost
APA157.pdf:43:                                  ris, stand by the Christmas tree and pass out pres­         ft
APA157.pdf:43:                                  sembling a holiday spirit, and then the Chaplain           g
APA157.pdf:43:                                  which is so much of a necessity, is missing. Part of       X
APA157.pdf:43:                               8?         tyterrif CkriAtftaA
APA157.pdf:43:                               I  like Christinas this year. In the first place snow,
APA157.pdf:43:                               a?
APA157.pdf:43:                               a? little Christmas spirits, Yeomen Hopkins and Har­
APA157.pdf:43:                              8?  vision officer. A mad scramble for the boats and off
APA157.pdf:43:                              8?  we go to the beach just a little way from Lahina            ft
APA157.pdf:43:                              9      That evening as we sat out on deck and thought         g
APA157.pdf:43:                              9      To top it all off is Mr. Ballard’s masterpiece. What   g
APA157.pdf:43:                              9   When we get back to the ship everyone is dead tired       Ift
APA157.pdf:43:                              9   from the shock. Suddenly, the word is passed for di­       g
APA157.pdf:43:                              9   homes on the beaches of Maui. Many of us remarked         ft
APA157.pdf:43:                              I   like home. ALMOST!                                        g
APA157.pdf:43:                              I   the beach and everyone “bangs ears” with the di­
APA157.pdf:43:                              II  cember 24th and we are on maneuvers, nothing re­
APA157.pdf:43:                              a?
APA157.pdf:43:                              a?                                                            ft
APA157.pdf:43:                              a?                                                            ftft
APA157.pdf:43:                              a?                                                            «
APA157.pdf:43:                              a?  about the day, we could see Christmas trees in the
APA157.pdf:43:                              a?  that it wasn’t a bad Christmas at all. but, it’s not like
APA157.pdf:43:                              »   “back home.”
APA157.pdf:43: 21    DECEMBER 1944 —
APA157.pdf:43:0440 Underway approaching
APA157.pdf:43:0726 Underway for training     9
APA157.pdf:43:1200 Beach Party (3 officers
APA157.pdf:43:24      DECEMBER 1944—
APA157.pdf:43:25      DECEMBER 1944—
APA157.pdf:43:Area and commenced lower­     a?                                                             ft
APA157.pdf:43:Christmas.                     s?
APA157.pdf:43:Holy Communion to usher in
APA157.pdf:43:Midnight Celebration of        i  hall. Pharmacist Mate Perry acts as MC, the Napa
APA157.pdf:43:Routine.” Mr. Ballard actu­
APA157.pdf:43:Spam.                             ming, baseball and football or just lying in the sun.
APA157.pdf:43:Underway in retirement        8?                                                              ft
APA157.pdf:43:ally served everything men­
APA157.pdf:43:and 38 men) left the ship for     Yo     HO! The spirit of Yuletide and no one feels
APA157.pdf:43:barking troops. 0924 Made     9   rings throughout the ship and then back to work on          ft
APA157.pdf:43:beaches at Maui, T. H.
APA157.pdf:43:gaged in maneuvers. Christ­
APA157.pdf:43:hall with presents for all.       springs forth with a Christmas Eve party in the mess­
APA157.pdf:43:hoisting boats aboard. 1210                                                                   ft
APA157.pdf:43:home could envy us — no           Roads, Maui; a beautiful beach, marvelous swim­
APA157.pdf:43:ing boats to simulate de­     a?     Next morning, a half-hearted “Merry Christmas”           ft
APA157.pdf:43:island beach. “Merry Christ­
APA157.pdf:43:man Eve.” At least the rest    S’ the Christmas packages have been received and some
APA157.pdf:43:maneuvers to practice as­      8?
APA157.pdf:43:mas Party in the crew’s mess
APA157.pdf:43:movement. 1400 “Holiday       9   visions to turn in names for a swimming party on
APA157.pdf:43:objective beach. 0647 Ar­
APA157.pdf:43:of us will be on board our     a? are cached away in preparation for THE DAY. De­
APA157.pdf:43:own ship, even though en­
APA157.pdf:43:rived vicinity Transport
APA157.pdf:43:sault landings on island
APA157.pdf:43:smoke. 1012 Ceased making         maneuvers. At noon, the miracle happens. “Set Holi­         ft
APA157.pdf:43:smoke. 1115 Commenced         3?  day Routine,” and three men passed out on deck              ft
APA157.pdf:43:struction on an uninhabited
APA157.pdf:43:temporary duty under in­
APA157.pdf:43:tioned on the menu to pro­    8?
APA157.pdf:43:vide one meal the folks at
APA157.pdf:44:ChriJ>tma*S
APA157.pdf:45:                                Get a radarman to do it—Bogey—Bos'n sound GQ! Negat on
APA157.pdf:45:                                Press sheet. Press sheet—Captain’s file board—Joe is ready—
APA157.pdf:45:                                Quotamahsta, course and distance—Where’s the sextant—Man
APA157.pdf:45:                                So the eyes, ears, heads and fingers which are called the Napa
APA157.pdf:45:                                Yeoman, yeoman who's restricted—Where’s the morning paper
APA157.pdf:45:                             Napa Tear Book.
APA157.pdf:45:                             QMO! Snoring? What a false assertion, that is merely scrambled
APA157.pdf:45:                             brains, take a momentary check-up. ( Here are heard the (dank of
APA157.pdf:45:                             chains).
APA157.pdf:45:                             code! Who’s the originator of this message—Turn that cowboy
APA157.pdf:45:                             day—Summary at 09 hundred—Type this memo right away.
APA157.pdf:45:                             fixing—Alan your swabs at each GQ!
APA157.pdf:45:                             get that signal—Where’s that man for No. 4 hatch? Clear the deck
APA157.pdf:45:                             groaner low! What? You haven't got the scores yet—Get some
APA157.pdf:45:                             lighthouse bearing 232—we’re just ten miles off position—Make
APA157.pdf:45:                             music down below! “Comeback' dear from San Francisco, pack
APA157.pdf:45:                             nine dash two. Duplicates? I want a million—Liberty at noon to­
APA157.pdf:45:                             of all spectators—Coming writer—Clear the shack. Yes sir Cap­
APA157.pdf:45:                             tain—That’s my coffee—Who the hell can fix my pants?
APA157.pdf:45:                             that Bogey Mister, thunderstorm at 332! Range to guide and
APA157.pdf:45:                             that simply WATERED joe!
APA157.pdf:45:                             the weather, ring the bell! Left no right no left full rudder­
APA157.pdf:45:                             the wheel! Wheel house, Wheel house—Got no readings—What’s
APA157.pdf:45:                             where’s my water—OOD wants his lunch at 2! SA needs a little
APA157.pdf:45:                             you? Will you cheek my points this morning—Get me form two
APA157.pdf:45:                             your silk and hurry home!
APA157.pdf:45:27      DECEMBER 1944—
APA157.pdf:45:Loaded elements of the 4th
APA157.pdf:45:Marine Division. Prepared
APA157.pdf:45:to get underway for maneu­
APA157.pdf:45:vers with the Marines. The    N    IS for negat, nuisance or nuts compiled and recorded for the
APA157.pdf:45:well-trained “N” division
APA157.pdf:45:will get her first operation    If it’s sewing that you're after, or a private little chat with some
APA157.pdf:45:work-out.                    two mile off cruiser, don't sit there, tape a nap! There's a light—
APA157.pdf:46:                                  RADIOMEN & SIGNAL GANG — “N” DIVISION
APA157.pdf:46:                 A. A., RM3c; Hinds, G. D., RM2c.
APA157.pdf:46:                 L. J., RMlc; Estrada, L.. RM2c; Staton. E. L., RM3c; McMahan, S. R., RM3c; Guerin,
APA157.pdf:46:                .1. M., RM2c; Jesse, J. 1)., RM2c; Biggs, R. L.. RM3c; Smith. D. R.. SM3c; Maiolo, R. M.,
APA157.pdf:46:                FOURTH ROW, left to right: Marshall. R. G., RM3c; Hunt, W. IL. RMlc; Heatherly,
APA157.pdf:46:                FRONT ROW, left to right: Lynch, J. E„ CRM; Lt. (jg) J. J. Wilkes; Lt. (jg) G. B.
APA157.pdf:46:                Higgins; Lt. (jg) D. A. Liercke.
APA157.pdf:46:                J. F., SM2c; Salles, R. C., SM3c; Sujkoski. W. A., SM2c; Rossano. J. R., SM3c.
APA157.pdf:46:                RM3c; Garner, W. H., RM3c; McCasland, W. J., RMlc; Hanie, S. E., Sic; Brophy,
APA157.pdf:46:                RM3c; Kapp, J. A., SM3c; Gulliver, D. E., SM2c; Stanfield. A. M., Sic.
APA157.pdf:46:                SECOND ROW, left to right: Egan, M. H., SM3c; Smith, E. B., SM2c; Germond, C. W.,
APA157.pdf:46:                THIRD ROW, left to right: Hackler, H. F., SM3c; Schilling, D. H., SMfic; Williams,
APA157.pdf:46:        QUARTERMASTERS. RADARMEN. MAILMEN & YEOMEN
APA157.pdf:46:E. R.. RDM3c; Fenn, G. A., QM2c; Grace, P. L„ RDM3c.
APA157.pdf:46:F. I.., Sic; Morris, E. J., RDM3c; Brown, K. D., Yle.
APA157.pdf:46:F<>rd. C. R., QM2c; Givens, E. L., RT3c; Bohnett. J. B., RDM2c; Helmuth,
APA157.pdf:46:FRONT ROW. left to right: Nomey, J. G.. Sic; Harris, W. W., Y2c; Hancock,
APA157.pdf:46:O'Keefe, W. W., Y3c; Hale, R. A.. RDM3c; Allen, L. M., RDM3c; Hendren,
APA157.pdf:46:RDM3c; Levy, R. C., RT3c; Abraham, B., RDM2c; Hicks, P. L., MaM2c.
APA157.pdf:46:SECOND ROW, left to right: Wright, T. F., Y3c; Radel, W. E., RDM3c;
APA157.pdf:46:THIRD ROW. left to right: Kinnebrew, J. E.. QMlc; Bishop, D. J., AerM2c;
APA157.pdf:46:W. F., RDM2c; Dixon, W. R., RDM3c; Ens. J. H. Hopkins; McCann, R. E.,
APA157.pdf:49:                                                                     1009 Underway in company
APA157.pdf:49:                                                                     12      JANUARY 1945 —
APA157.pdf:49:                                                                     18      JANUARY 1945 —
APA157.pdf:49:                                                                    1100 Lt. (jg) J. F. Fenerty,
APA157.pdf:49:                                                                    1137 Back once more at
APA157.pdf:49:                                     0015 Appendectomy com­
APA157.pdf:49:                                     QJ JANUARY 1945—0752           S (I), USNR, reported
APA157.pdf:49:                                     Underway with Transport        aboard for temporary duty.
APA157.pdf:49:                                     a bulkhead hatch on port
APA157.pdf:49:                                     alter necessary treatment
APA157.pdf:49:                                     fered a crescent shaped        berth No. 2, Sand Island. Dr.
APA157.pdf:49:                                     laceration approximately       Baldwin held gas instruction
APA157.pdf:49:                                     one and one half inches long   on Sand Island for officers.
APA157.pdf:49:                                     quarters Company of the
APA157.pdf:49:                                     side of main deck. He suf­
APA157.pdf:49:     arms,
APA157.pdf:49:     black hands,
APA157.pdf:49:     deck,                           his shin on the projection of
APA157.pdf:49:     of arms,                        While returning aboard         with Transport Division 44.
APA157.pdf:49:     thrive,                         and ship tactical training ex­ rary.” ] 8 October 1945, he is
APA157.pdf:49: 1  JANUARY 1945 - 0000              pleted on Pfc. D. L. Burr,      9     JANUARY 1945—1630
APA157.pdf:49:And men weigh arms and feast.        ercises. (Zigzagging) 6, 7, 8. still on board.)
APA157.pdf:49:Clang .. Sixteen limes . . The Yell.                                25        JANUARY 1945 —
APA157.pdf:49:Dulled by the thunderous clank       5    JANUARY 1945—2015
APA157.pdf:49:Fathoms of chain out to the          men were advanced in rating    was that you said about
APA157.pdf:49:Four shadows pattern the quarter­    25th Marine Division, struck
APA157.pdf:49:Here in Honolulu’s glow,
APA157.pdf:49:He’s small, but of mighty stock.”
APA157.pdf:49:Honolulu, T. H., with 19             the Captain. Twenty-seven       ball and football, and what
APA157.pdf:49:Is the reveller’s merry shout.       after liberty, Sergeant, Head­ More maneuvers.
APA157.pdf:49:Moored starboard side to              USMC. 0800 The first ad­       Moored at berth No. 2, Sand
APA157.pdf:49:Nineteen hundred forty five,
APA157.pdf:49:The Captain awaits the bell;
APA157.pdf:49:The Exec, sits watching the small    was returned to his quarters.
APA157.pdf:49:The year that sees all nations       Squadron 15 for amphibious     (Note that word “tempo­
APA157.pdf:49:The year that’s born for peace;
APA157.pdf:49:We watch the year bow out.
APA157.pdf:49:Where the O.D. prowls his watch.
APA157.pdf:49:While engines turn for auxiliary     and one half inch deep and     Still causes a stink.
APA157.pdf:49:berth No. 2, Sand Island.            vancements were awarded by      Island. More dust, more soft-
APA157.pdf:49:port anchor. Boiler No. 2 in         this date. HOLIDAY ROU­        I jeer?
APA157.pdf:49:use for auxiliary purposes.          TINE. NO MANEUVERS.
APA157.pdf:49:“Prepare to receive a passenger,
APA157.pdf:50:                                                       Underway on next lap of trip
APA157.pdf:50:                                                  FEBRUARY 1945 — 1300 Liberty
APA157.pdf:50:                                                FEBRUARY 1945 — 1029 Anchor
APA157.pdf:50:                                             13    FEBRUARY 1945 — 1818 An­
APA157.pdf:50:                                            7Aweigh.
APA157.pdf:50:                                            again.
APA157.pdf:50:                                            are still taken daily. 1800 Hoisted all
APA157.pdf:50:                                            at Seabees’ Beach—Pepsi-cola. Marched
APA157.pdf:50:                                            chored in Saipan harbor after success­
APA157.pdf:50:                                            ful completion of dress rehearsal.
APA157.pdf:50:                                            only once a day.
APA157.pdf:50:                                            the world after all. Tubes are blown
APA157.pdf:50:                                            way for a final practice night rendez­
APA157.pdf:50:                                            way from Saipan en route to Iwo Jima.
APA157.pdf:50:              Atoll, berth 328. First anni­
APA157.pdf:50:         clear weather, sea calm, tempera­
APA157.pdf:50:        JANUARY 1945—0829 Underway.
APA157.pdf:50:     FEBRUARY 1945 0943 Anchored
APA157.pdf:50:   I FEBRUARY 1945—“The Lost Day.”          vous and amphibious landing.
APA157.pdf:50: 5Eniwetok
APA157.pdf:50: hotter than a dice game in the Stewards’   two miles in dust for two cans of beer!
APA157.pdf:50:2    FEBRUARY 1945 — 0800 Seventy-
APA157.pdf:50:31      JANUARY 1945 — 2237 Crossed         boats aboard despite rough seas which
APA157.pdf:50:3light,FEBRUARY       1945—0800 Wind SE.
APA157.pdf:50:Destination unknown. At sea, Colonel
APA157.pdf:50:International Date Line. 2400 Changed        necessitated turning over ship’s en­
APA157.pdf:50:Jinia, an enemy-held island in the Vol­            FEBRUARY 1945 — 0953 An-
APA157.pdf:50:Marines. 1245 set Speical Sea and An­        15
APA157.pdf:50:Mustain went on the PA and an­              to Iwo Jima.
APA157.pdf:50:Sea and Anchor Details. 1945 ship            16   FEBRUARY 1945 — 1443 Under­
APA157.pdf:50:blacked out. “No Liberty.”
APA157.pdf:50:cano group. On D-day, February 19, we       chored in Saipan harbor, Marianas
APA157.pdf:50:chor Details. 1318 Underway en route
APA157.pdf:50:date to conform to zone 12 time. All         gines to provide lee. Great Experience!
APA157.pdf:50:hands are now members of the Order
APA157.pdf:50:nounced, ’’Men, our destination is Iwo
APA157.pdf:50:of the Golden Dragon.                        12   FEBRUARY 1945 — 1716 Under­
APA157.pdf:50:quarters.                                   Maybe sea duty isn’t the worst duty in
APA157.pdf:50:six men advanced in rating.
APA157.pdf:50:to Berth 380 to fuel ship. 1516 secured
APA157.pdf:50:ture 81 rising to 87 shortly after noon.     14   FEBRUARY 1945 — 1300 Liberty
APA157.pdf:50:versary of taking this atoll by 4th
APA157.pdf:50:was all. Everyone knew the rest.            graves of brothers and pals here. Japs
APA157.pdf:50:will assault Blue Beach Sector.” That       Islands. Some of “our” Marines visited
APA157.pdf:51:                                                                (jg) D. E. Ritchie, USNR,
APA157.pdf:51:                                                               12'52 Received dispatch stat­
APA157.pdf:51:                                                               Mustered crew at quarters
APA157.pdf:51:                                                               deck. Two 20 mm guns port
APA157.pdf:51:                                                               ing death in action of Lt.
APA157.pdf:51:                                                               to render assistance. 0700
APA157.pdf:51:                                                               within five feet of second
APA157.pdf:51:                              0057 Set course for transport
APA157.pdf:51:                              21      FEBRUARY 1945 —
APA157.pdf:51:                              from transport area to carry
APA157.pdf:51:                              level. Repair parties shoring    No. 4 hold flooded up to
APA157.pdf:51:                              out night retirement plan.
APA157.pdf:51:                              posts. 1915 Commenced zig­       knots as bulkheads held at
APA157.pdf:51:                              ualties received. Underway       vessels. Two tugs standing by
APA157.pdf:51:                              up watertight bulkheads for­
APA157.pdf:51:                              ward and aft of collision at
APA157.pdf:51:                   Mass. 1030
APA157.pdf:51:           Condition 1-A from
APA157.pdf:51:          FEBRUARY 1945 —
APA157.pdf:51:  109008 Catholic
APA157.pdf:51: 105109SetFEBRUARY     1945 — zag. 2339 Ceased zig-zag.        successively higher speed.
APA157.pdf:51: 1630 Jewish Divine Service.  on beach or at traffic control   speed gradually to eight
APA157.pdf:51:0530 Approaching transport
APA157.pdf:51:0637 Stopped engines. Vessel  area. 0444 Observed ship         on 19 February. 1350 Re­
APA157.pdf:51:20        FEBRUARY 1945—
APA157.pdf:51:2140 Commenced zig-zag­       from alongside. Pumps in         cracked at main deck and
APA157.pdf:51:All boats in the water, form­ Colliding vessel later identi­   transport area. 1955 All clear.
APA157.pdf:51:Commenced d e h a r k i n g   but was unable to do so, and     ship during the collision.
APA157.pdf:51:General Quarters. 0600 Ap­
APA157.pdf:51:Maneuvering following         196, rammed port side, aft of    age caused by collision. A
APA157.pdf:51:Protestant Divine Service.    All boats remained in water,     — six absentees. Increased
APA157.pdf:51:Secured from taking on cas­   preparations made to evacu­      frames 93 and 105. Electrical
APA157.pdf:51:ambulatory patients, 174      10 degrees to port. USS          sick bay stores demolished.
APA157.pdf:51:area off coast of Iwo Jima,   breakdown lights and green       ceived two casualties aboard
APA157.pdf:51:area. 0640 Lying to in outer  No. 4 hold. 0642 Ahead at        aide out of commission. Fuel
APA157.pdf:51:area. 1131 Commenced hoist­   passed for all hands to man      wide from main deck down
APA157.pdf:51:boats, and resumed unload­    Proceeding to transport area     on all water in compart­
APA157.pdf:51:distance approximately        running light visible. Navi­     from LSM. 1630 Received
APA157.pdf:51:eight miles. 0641 Com­        gator attempted to maneuver      aboard the six men who had
APA157.pdf:51:from beach. 1756 More cas­    and screen of seven escort       port area for the night.
APA157.pdf:51:ging. 2355 Ceased zig-zag.    operation holding water          torn loose from foundation.
APA157.pdf:51:guide into inner transport    superstructure. 0446 Word        hole approximately 10 feet
APA157.pdf:51:ing casualties aboard. 1520   debarkation stations and         to unknown depth between
APA157.pdf:51:ing in assembly circles. 0907 fied as the LOGAN, APA              Prelim inary survey of dam­
APA157.pdf:51:ing troops and cargo on call  in company with USS ESTES        ments. 2400 Lying to in trans­
APA157.pdf:51:lying to in outer transport   hearing down on port bow,        sumed unloading cargo. Re­
APA157.pdf:51:menced lowering boats. 0703   ship to avoid other vessel.      become separated from the
APA157.pdf:51:paratory to getting under­    0500 Ship maintaining buoy­      destroying all fresh fruits
APA157.pdf:51:proaching transport area.
APA157.pdf:51:stretcher cases. 1821 Maneu­  LOGAN lying to alongside to      After end of Welin davit No.
APA157.pdf:51:transport area. Lowered all   one third speed to test shaft.   tanks ruptured and fuel oil
APA157.pdf:51:troops and equipment. 0710    sounded the collision siren.     1712 Red alert, en route to
APA157.pdf:51:ualties, having received 23   ate all casualties. Ship listing workshop, dental office and
APA157.pdf:51:vering to take formation pre­ port to render assistance.       4 smashed. Ice box torn up,
APA157.pdf:51:way for night retirement.     ancy. USS LOGAN away             and vegetables. King post
APA157.pdf:52:Dwajjjna
APA157.pdf:55:                                I HOU wert the morning star among the living,
APA157.pdf:55:      are casualties sustained
APA157.pdf:55:   r>: absentees: the follow-
APA157.pdf:55: 25      FEBRUARY 1945—
APA157.pdf:55:< .. Sic, USNR; wounded in
APA157.pdf:55:<«M) Mustered crew at quar-
APA157.pdf:55:CSN, (on board); ROU­
APA157.pdf:55:D. E- Lt. (jg),USNR; HOR­
APA157.pdf:55:EN. R. P., Sic, USNR (on
APA157.pdf:55:HEATHCOTT, A. I., GM3c.                                          —Anonymous.
APA157.pdf:55:I SNR: REED, J. M., Sic.
APA157.pdf:55:I SNR: missing in action and
APA157.pdf:55:LEAU, J., BM2c. USN;
APA157.pdf:55:MILLER, S. A., Sic, USNR;
APA157.pdf:55:MM3c, USNR (on board > :
APA157.pdf:55:MORRONE, A. A., Fie.
APA157.pdf:55:MUELLER, D. M., Sic,
APA157.pdf:55:PAGNE, S. J., Sic, USNR:
APA157.pdf:55:PONT, Jr., USNR; CHAM­             New splendor to the dead/’
APA157.pdf:55:ROUSE, G. E., CBM(AA),
APA157.pdf:55:USN; DAVIS, S. W., Mo-
APA157.pdf:55:USNR, (on board) DEAR­
APA157.pdf:55:USNR; JACOBS, M.K., Sic,
APA157.pdf:55:USNR; PERTL, C. S. S2c,
APA157.pdf:55:\\ ARD. J. H., CMlc, USN:
APA157.pdf:55:action: Lt. Coindr. E. du      Now, having died, thou art as the Hesperus giving
APA157.pdf:55:believed dead: OWENS, J.           Ere, thy fair light had fled
APA157.pdf:55:board) ; OTTO, R. (n).
APA157.pdf:55:in the invasion of I wo Jin”
APA157.pdf:55:killed in action: RITCHIE,
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    Benjamin Charlie Schlabach, Sic, USNR,
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    February 1945 on the beach at Iwo Jima. He
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    John Max Reed. Sic, USNR. a member of
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    hearer. Like many others who made the su­
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    of the beach while acting as a stretcher
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    preme sacrifice, his remains are buried in
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    the Napa Beach Party, killed in action 19
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    the cemetery•* on Iwo Jima.
APA157.pdf:56:                                                    was hit by mortar fire on the second terrace
APA157.pdf:56:                             Americans all should be greatly proud.
APA157.pdf:56:                             jht fyewHj otf...
APA157.pdf:56:                             with the highest Naval traditions and
APA157.pdf:56:                            They performed their duties in keeping
APA157.pdf:56:                          Lt. (jg) Ford Eshleman, MC, USNR, miss­
APA157.pdf:56:                          U.S.S. Braine when she was severely dam­
APA157.pdf:56:                          aged by three kamikaze planes.
APA157.pdf:56:                          duty and was serving on board the destroyer
APA157.pdf:56:                          ing in action, served on the NAPA from No­
APA157.pdf:56:                          ment. He was later transferred to destroyer
APA157.pdf:56:                          vember 1944 through the Iwo Jima engage­
APA157.pdf:56: Lt. (jg) Donald Ernest Ritchie, USNR, Boat         James Carlton Owens, Sic, USNR. boat crew
APA157.pdf:56:Anthony Alfonso Morrone, Flc, USNR, en­             died of accidental injuries incurred on 7 Au­
APA157.pdf:56:Group Officer, killed in action during the in­       member of LCM 26, killed in action during
APA157.pdf:56:Harold Warren Hornick, S2c, USNR. a mem­
APA157.pdf:56:He died on board the U.S.S. Berrien and             livered to the Army Graves Registration
APA157.pdf:56:Jima. He was hit by enemy gun fire while
APA157.pdf:56:ber of the Napa Beach Party, killed in action
APA157.pdf:56:buried at sea on 21 February 1945 with full
APA157.pdf:56:carrying out his orders. His remains, like
APA157.pdf:56:died of wounds received from machine gun            tary funeral was held on board the Napa by
APA157.pdf:56:fire while his boat was landing on the beach.       the ship’s Chaplain. His remains were de­
APA157.pdf:56:full military honors.                               on Okinawa.
APA157.pdf:56:gineer member of boat crew LCM 26, killed           gust 1945 while manning his battle station
APA157.pdf:56:hit by a burst of machine gun fire inflicting       Bureau of Naval Personnel.
APA157.pdf:56:in action during the invasion of Iwo Jima. He       during an enemy air raid at Okinawa. A mili­
APA157.pdf:56:many others, are buried on the small island
APA157.pdf:56:military honors from the U.S.S. Newberry.
APA157.pdf:56:on 19 February 1945 on the beach at Iwo
APA157.pdf:56:that cost so much in human life.
APA157.pdf:56:to a successful landing on Blue Beach when          gun fire, his death was later verified by the
APA157.pdf:56:vasion of Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945. He           the invasion of Iwo Jima. Reported missing
APA157.pdf:56:was buried at sea on 20 February 1945 with          Service for burial in an American cemetery
APA157.pdf:56:was in command of and led the eighth wave            in action after being wounded by machine
APA157.pdf:56:wounds which later causefl his death. He was
APA157.pdf:57:                                                                                                                                    Bread
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APA157.pdf:57:                                                                       SPAM ala King                                                Cold cuts
APA157.pdf:57:                                                                       Tropical butter
APA157.pdf:57:                                                                      Dehydrated Potatoes                                          Water
APA157.pdf:57:                                                                      Water                                                        Tropical Butter
APA157.pdf:57:                                                               BILL OF FARE FOR THE GENERAL MESS
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APA157.pdf:57:dock No. 5. APRA inner
APA157.pdf:57:dock. Officers and men alike
APA157.pdf:57:flushed out of the shattered        Powdered Eggs                      Bread                                                        Dehydrated Cabbage
APA157.pdf:57:harbor. Guam, Marianas Is­
APA157.pdf:57:lands. Messrs.J. P. Marquand
APA157.pdf:57:left the ship, having com­    z
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APA157.pdf:57:of Harpers, Frederick C.                          BREAKFAST                             DINNER                                                          SUPPER
APA157.pdf:57:of the damage, and to marvel  £
APA157.pdf:57:pleted transportation from
APA157.pdf:57:seemingly endless stream of
APA157.pdf:57:ship to go outside the har­
APA157.pdf:57:side. Another ten feet and
APA157.pdf:57:stretcher patients to the     u
APA157.pdf:57:tral News Agency of China,    8
APA157.pdf:57:tried to be among the first   <
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APA157.pdf:58:Ca^altiej,
APA157.pdf:59:                                                            “Traveling in the black of night off Iwo Jima
APA157.pdf:59:                                                         but our spirits were up, and we prepared to drop
APA157.pdf:59:                                                         the patients over the side and ‘turn to’ on the
APA157.pdf:59:                                 SPECIAL CITY EDITION
APA157.pdf:59:                 By TOKYO ROSE                                           By BONNIE SMILEY
APA157.pdf:59:              "The
APA157.pdf:59:     EXTRA! EXTRA!
APA157.pdf:59:    AS RUINED ENEMY FLEET PANICS
APA157.pdf:59:    ATTACK TRANSPORT NAPA SUNK
APA157.pdf:59:   As Squadron Leader Itchy Nomora says, . the
APA157.pdf:59:   Confusion seemed to be the greatest on a ship         of the Napa’s yeomen, who mimeographed the
APA157.pdf:59:   Last night a group of American transports was         at the height of the bloody, blaring battle, the
APA157.pdf:59:   Once again the persistent fools of the United            Tales of raw heroism, raw courage, raw sea­
APA157.pdf:59: I wo Jima Island                                        Tell Tale of Horror
APA157.pdf:59: Napa Napa Destroyed at                                  Survivors of Napa Napa
APA157.pdf:59:Divine Winds cared not, they swooped in for the             “We got word from the bridge—or pinochle,
APA157.pdf:59:Forces without warning on December 7, 194].              to Guam hospitals.
APA157.pdf:59:Marine Corps from Iwo Jima when a squadron               States Fleet.”
APA157.pdf:59:Nippon!!                                                 Cards to the patients.”
APA157.pdf:59:States Navy have seen the error of their ways,           manship, and raw SPAM were told today when
APA157.pdf:59:great U. S. Navy is still afloat.”                          Tragedy was averted, however, by quick work
APA157.pdf:59:hastily evacuating surviving members of the U. S.        Napa was rammed by another ship of the United
APA157.pdf:59:in our superior planes.                                  brandy safely on deck. Our lifeboats were gone,
APA157.pdf:59:kill. The enemy did not fire a single shot and           if you prefer—to prepare to abandon ship, and
APA157.pdf:59:navy of the United States attacked Imperial              brought 234 wounded from the Iwo Jima fight
APA157.pdf:59:of our glorious bomber aircraft, while on a                 “I didn’t know what had hit us,” Lt. (jg)
APA157.pdf:59:of the Victory type which bore the numbers 157           Plan of the Day in the nick of time. The skipper
APA157.pdf:59:on its bow. However, once the ship was definitely        of the ship that had done the ramming then
APA157.pdf:59:on its way down, the confusion seemed to dissi­          pulled his vessel alongside the badly listing,
APA157.pdf:59:pate. and members of the bomber squadron say             happily helpless Napa, in a vain effort to salvage
APA157.pdf:59:routine mission, chanced upon these helpless             Maitland Baldwin, Concord, Mass., in charge of
APA157.pdf:59:sad when that great ship went down ...” Death               “They forgot all about their own pinochle
APA157.pdf:59:ships. Gasoline was low, but our Flyers of the           hospital corpsmen, said:
APA157.pdf:59:slaughter was complete. Not a ship of the once           brandy.”
APA157.pdf:59:that they could hear, very faintly, men on this          the few remaining bottles of Spiritus Fermcntus.
APA157.pdf:59:the error that had its beginnings when this same         the transport Napa, a gaping hole in her side,
APA157.pdf:59:to the     ankees. Death to the Dodgers. Dai             games, and even gave their best Bicycle Playing
APA157.pdf:59:transport number 157 actually singing. And the              “Our hospital corpsmen were just too, too
APA157.pdf:59:were pounded mercilessly by our superior men             in ten minutes our corpsmen had every case of
APA157.pdf:59:words seemed to be these, “. . . . it was sad, it was    divine,” Lieutenant Baldwin said.
APA157.pdf:5:      Attack Transport of the Amphibious Force.
APA157.pdf:5:      But those of us who have served in her see
APA157.pdf:5:      ThE story of the NAPA is that of a typical
APA157.pdf:5:      and men who man her. As in the case of any
APA157.pdf:5:      help to preserve in each of us, a memory of
APA157.pdf:5:      in her evidence of the old truth that every
APA157.pdf:5:      other person, each of us will see different
APA157.pdf:5:      phases of her personality. May this book
APA157.pdf:5:      product of the hammers and torches of the
APA157.pdf:5:      ship has a personality. This personality is the
APA157.pdf:5:      shipwrights who built her and of the officers
APA157.pdf:5:      the NAPA we knew best.
APA157.pdf:5:Captain s faUreM:
APA157.pdf:61:                                                                             26     MARCH 1945—0811
APA157.pdf:61:                                                                            2010 Commenced fueling
APA157.pdf:61:                                                                            Underway from anchorage
APA157.pdf:61:                                                                            enroute Pearl Harbor, T. H.,
APA157.pdf:61:                                                                            with prisoners of war and
APA157.pdf:61:                                             Guam is the only place in the world that meas­
APA157.pdf:61:                                         have that tempting aroma when exposed to tropical
APA157.pdf:61:                                         itis. The palms there resembled broken umbrellas
APA157.pdf:61:                                         of the fabled U.S.A.
APA157.pdf:61:                                         privilege of contracting lock-jaw or too-hot-beer-
APA157.pdf:61:                                         tangle with high hopes for walking the gilded streets
APA157.pdf:61:                                         tanks and jagged rock, we were granted the august
APA157.pdf:61:                                         —our ice boxes were demolished and beef doesn’t
APA157.pdf:61:                                  25      MARCH 1945—0845
APA157.pdf:61:                                  Embarked ambulatory and
APA157.pdf:61:                                  Repair work finished. Em­
APA157.pdf:61:                                  fer to Pearl Harbor or the
APA157.pdf:61:                                  stretcher patients for trans­
APA157.pdf:61:                          prepar­
APA157.pdf:61:           -upervising repairs to
APA157.pdf:61:         I nderway from anchor-
APA157.pdf:61:      3 MARCHmaking  1945 — 0620
APA157.pdf:61:      8 MARCH
APA157.pdf:61:     ■rth No. 1. Inner APRA
APA157.pdf:61:    -t*ly to finish patch. Ball   barked Japanese prisoners of
APA157.pdf:61:   5    MARCH 1945 — 1510
APA157.pdf:61:   Anchored in Apra Harbor               delightfully emaciated. It rained . . . still, and we
APA157.pdf:61:  11 bile            1945 — 2030
APA157.pdf:61: 12        MARCH 1945 — 1400
APA157.pdf:61: 1640 Ship resting on keel                     LITTLE gem in the blue Pacific; uncut, un­
APA157.pdf:61: 1Commenced
APA157.pdf:61: Bov. of ship crossed sill of
APA157.pdf:61:" - Docked port side to                                                     chored in Berth No. 701.
APA157.pdf:61:"feather merchants,” now                 tom, which some folks marvel at, holds the true
APA157.pdf:61:-moke during red alert.
APA157.pdf:61:1540 Napa water borne.                      The crowning experience of our stay at Guam was
APA157.pdf:61:1847 Bow crosses sill leaving
APA157.pdf:61:6       MARCH 1945 — 1400
APA157.pdf:61:Commenced flooding dock.
APA157.pdf:61:Dock crew, meanwhile, is                 easily acquired as were the tons of sand and granu­
APA157.pdf:61:Harl>or. W ork begun immed-
APA157.pdf:61:Ship’s company commenced
APA157.pdf:61:The Napa, partially re­                  climates as it appears in the ads and on Mom’s plat­
APA157.pdf:61:The gash in the Napa’s side
APA157.pdf:61:and celebrated by making                 finally took leave of this garden spot of tropical
APA157.pdf:61:and cutting, temporarily                 lated coral. These soothing nature cures cling to
APA157.pdf:61:ane. proceeding to new berth.
APA157.pdf:61:ations for shifting berth.
APA157.pdf:61:blocks. 1655 Cast off all lines
APA157.pdf:61:bracing and shoring, welding
APA157.pdf:61:cheerfully as he sees his                    There was swimming, to be sure, and that bot­
APA157.pdf:61:dock: all lines clear. 1904              embarking a load of Jap prisoners! They looked
APA157.pdf:61:extends well below the turn              sented to Dry Dock surgery.
APA157.pdf:61:falls, the extent of the col­            cause of an acute attack of collisionitis, the reeking
APA157.pdf:61:floating drydock. 1542 Ship
APA157.pdf:61:gines secured. Dock com­
APA157.pdf:61:have inevitably cut her into             a beautiful strip of coral amid clusters of rusting
APA157.pdf:61:i-nic- beside ship on dock.       war and Marine guards. 1100
APA157.pdf:61:in position. 1552 Main en-                                      (juam
APA157.pdf:61:lision damage is revealed.               Napa floundered into this emerald patch and con­
APA157.pdf:61:menced pumping out water.
APA157.pdf:61:of the Napa, which would                 mate the crew was debarked for recreation. Upon
APA157.pdf:61:of the bilges and it is clear
APA157.pdf:61:of the king post prevented               ures its rainfall by the mile. When it rains, it pours
APA157.pdf:61:painting. Bos’n Chicka grins
APA157.pdf:61:paired, prepares to go along­
APA157.pdf:61:patching the wound, so that              your hair, eyes, back and teeth. The over-all sensa­
APA157.pdf:61:scraping hull preparatory to             and the sand was half dirt and half beer cans.
APA157.pdf:61:shearing clean into the keel
APA157.pdf:61:side dock for final touches.             ters. In a word the Napa stunk, and for miles.
APA157.pdf:61:starting at the bottom again.            charm of shattered whiskey hotties. Sunburns were
APA157.pdf:61:that only the lucky presence
APA157.pdf:61:the Napa can return to sea.              tion of liberty was nauseating. We had little choice
APA157.pdf:61:the intruder’s bow from                  and when it shines, it’s a lie. In such a perfect cli­
APA157.pdf:61:to dock. As the water level              polished, and unfortunately—unforgetable I Be­
APA157.pdf:61:two pieces.
APA157.pdf:61:veteran sailors, literally
APA157.pdf:61:wrt -ide of ship. “Chips”         States. 1533 Underway en­                 casualties. The big question
APA157.pdf:61:zn ■ured in a fall. In sick bay   route to position outside of              is—“Do we go to the States
APA157.pdf:61:•®r Treatment.                    harbor to deballast. 1814 An­             or not?”
APA157.pdf:63:                              Mandalay I”
APA157.pdf:63:                              Nutcrackers featuring Scin­
APA157.pdf:63:                              box and True-tone Vella on
APA157.pdf:63:                              deck of the Napa while at
APA157.pdf:63:                              dition of “The Road to
APA157.pdf:63:                              formance. MC Johnny John­
APA157.pdf:63:                              held on the forward boat
APA157.pdf:63:                              his warbling trumpet, proved
APA157.pdf:63:                              sea. At 0900 Catholic Pray­
APA157.pdf:63:                              son gave his inimitable ren­
APA157.pdf:63:                              tillating Saso on the squeeze
APA157.pdf:63:    sunrise, Protestant Holy
APA157.pdf:63: 25     MARCH 1945—Palm
APA157.pdf:63:1AtAPRIL   1945—Easter Day.
APA157.pdf:63:28      MARCH 1945—1900
APA157.pdf:63:Catholic Church Party de­     O. Bracken and at 1030 a
APA157.pdf:63:Communion Service was                 Happy Easter!
APA157.pdf:63:Jewish Passover Service held
APA157.pdf:63:Sunday. 0900 Protestant Di­
APA157.pdf:63:and a Jewish Church Party     cast over the Ship’s public
APA157.pdf:63:attend Jewish Service. Men    casualties on board. 1400
APA157.pdf:63:forward boat deck. 0930 A     forward boat deck by Lt. J.
APA157.pdf:63:harked for the U.S.S. Proteus General Service was broad­
APA157.pdf:63:in the Ship’s Library.        another unforgetable per­
APA157.pdf:63:of the three leading faiths   Napa Happy Hour held on
APA157.pdf:63:ship.                         and passengers. The Napa
APA157.pdf:63:thus were given the oppor­    No. 2 hatch for the enter­
APA157.pdf:63:tunity to attend Divine Wor­  tainment of Ship’s company
APA157.pdf:63:vine Service was held on the  ers were conducted on the
APA157.pdf:63:went to NOB Chapel to         address system for all the
APA157.pdf:65:                                                      rftkleticA
APA157.pdf:65:                                   Many little memories stand out; playing pitch-and-catch
APA157.pdf:65:                                   To sum up the sports program of the Napa, it’s too bad we
APA157.pdf:65:                                "ThE athletic program was one of the factors that helped to
APA157.pdf:65:                                Corpsmen also won a tennis tournament at Pearl and wal­
APA157.pdf:65:                                Each of us, no doubt, can supply many more.
APA157.pdf:65:                                Guam, and going down for the hall when it went into the
APA157.pdf:65:                                after the “braiders” had led the league for weeks.
APA157.pdf:65:                                at Aeia Fire-Fighting School, sweating through a basketball
APA157.pdf:65:                                hard-fought game to the carrier Hancock by six points. The
APA157.pdf:65:                                in the sand at Lahaina on Christmas 1944, trolling for deep-
APA157.pdf:65:                                loped the officers at the end of the volleyball league schedule
APA157.pdf:65:                                scrimmage in the equatorial sun on beautiful Mog Mog.
APA157.pdf:65:                                sea fish from a P-boat, touch football games on the dock at
APA157.pdf:65:                                to do as much as we did.
APA157.pdf:65:                                water, the team from Napa winning the handy-billy contest
APA157.pdf:65:                                were unable to do any more; it’s remarkable we were able
APA157.pdf:65:   Bibla, W. A., CGM            boxing, browbeating bored fleet recreation directors into
APA157.pdf:65:   Ewing, D. T., MM3c
APA157.pdf:65:   Jacobi, L. F., EM3c             High point of the program was a 40-game softball sched­
APA157.pdf:65:   Leicken, W. M., CBM          the Napa as it was. By roping off a ring on No. 2 hatch for
APA157.pdf:65:   Levicke, H. C., WT2c         volleyball court by sheer imagination-power, Napa sports
APA157.pdf:65:   McCreavy, M. S., MM3c        fans kept the spirit of sport alive throughout the Pacific.
APA157.pdf:65:   Nolte, L. W., CMM
APA157.pdf:65:   Papetti, S. J., Sic          Two crack outfits ran roughshod over the rest of the league,
APA157.pdf:65:   Price, J. R., Bkr3c          ule made possible by our extended stay at Pearl for repairs.
APA157.pdf:65:   Reeves, C. EL, Sic           a bunch of fighting engineers who woidd rather play ball
APA157.pdf:65:   Stephenson, J. A., Sic
APA157.pdf:65:   Talbert, H. F., MMlc         the loan of softball fields, and converting No. 5 hold into a
APA157.pdf:65:   Templet, L. W., Flc
APA157.pdf:65: 2    APRIL 1945—1100 The
APA157.pdf:65:1330 Happy Hour featuring       than eat, and a spirited 44N” division outfit sparked by the
APA157.pdf:65:Big Johnny Johnson and his      star battery of Jerry Hinds and Fred Dietrich. The 44N”
APA157.pdf:65:Jima between the Napa and
APA157.pdf:65:Road to Mandalay.” Chief        team won the shining trophy made by the engineers’
APA157.pdf:65:Ship Boxing Tournament.         men downing the officers for the title. A Napa team lost a
APA157.pdf:65:Sullivan, “Big Stupe” and       machine shop in a 4-3 contest at the close of the season.
APA157.pdf:65:a matter of discussion which       Opportunities for basketball were few, but a four-team
APA157.pdf:65:after the collision off Iwo
APA157.pdf:65:chocolate meringue which        hoped for, there were some good scraps and Mach. Corn-
APA157.pdf:65:finishing touches on the fes­      Two boxing tournaments were run off in the spring and
APA157.pdf:65:following named men were
APA157.pdf:65:given commendation at Cap­
APA157.pdf:65:immortal rendition of “The
APA157.pdf:65:ing of 21 February 1945:
APA157.pdf:65:required the greater effort,
APA157.pdf:65:tain’s Mast for their conduct
APA157.pdf:65:that or the finals of the All   tournament was played off at Pearl, with the hospital corps­
APA157.pdf:65:the USS Logan on the morn­      bridge the yawning gap between the Navy as it should be and
APA157.pdf:65:their competitors. It is still  messer provided a peacetime Navy brand of refereeing.
APA157.pdf:65:they inhaled to the dismay of
APA157.pdf:65:tivities, to say nothing of the another in October. Though not as many men entered as was
APA157.pdf:65:“Barrelgut” Krause put the
APA157.pdf:67:                                    The Mess bill arrives and so aptly termed, “It’s
APA157.pdf:67:                                    Thus we stand, first on the list, first at the gang­
APA157.pdf:67:                                 moil Lieutenants make Ensign and Ensigns rise to
APA157.pdf:67:                                 paint, Heaven save me,” and back to my rack to
APA157.pdf:67:                                 work of the day drops in somebody’s lap. So, “Chip
APA157.pdf:67:                                Call of the Sea.”
APA157.pdf:67:                                The decks are all rusting, we’re too sleepy to see and
APA157.pdf:67:                                The laundry comes back with collarless shirts and
APA157.pdf:67:                                all steaks and no bacon, all sack and no zest. In
APA157.pdf:67:                                all, for dammit, we've impressions to make and a
APA157.pdf:67:                                cleaner. You can win, if you’re lucky and there’s
APA157.pdf:67:                                code to keep up. It’s a hard life that calls us, “The
APA157.pdf:67:                                complete the twelve hours muster broke up. It’s a
APA157.pdf:67:                                eased. Fours, Queens, One-Eyed Jacks and a King
APA157.pdf:67:                                flavor is rough.
APA157.pdf:67:                                national Sterling ad without a “bar”?
APA157.pdf:67:                                plenty of spirit even if the color is missing and the
APA157.pdf:67:                                robbery!” “It’s brutal and more than that, it’s a lie!”
APA157.pdf:67:                                skivvies and tarnish our culls. We, proud through it
APA157.pdf:67:                                solace and joy to know what work is and to master
APA157.pdf:67:                                the buttons are missing and the pants seams are split.
APA157.pdf:67:                                the liberty’s canceled and there’s no stock for the
APA157.pdf:67:                                the nation. Who ever saw a Lux. Ponds or an Inter­
APA157.pdf:67:                                trip. Oh! the misery we carry and nobody knows,
APA157.pdf:67:                                volleyball, tennis, softball and craps we lose all our
APA157.pdf:67:                                way and first in the eyes of the advertisements of
APA157.pdf:67:                                with an axe will do more for tinsel than that brass
APA157.pdf:67:                                you read, where brains are relaxed and tensions
APA157.pdf:67:    rioners of war. 1425 Com­
APA157.pdf:67:   -rth B-17. 1335 Commenced
APA157.pdf:67:  •f war casualties. 1500 Com­   grind. In the true spirit of cooperation, the Ship’s
APA157.pdf:67: 1490 Completed debarking        the sack to muster to the sack to work to Sick Bay,
APA157.pdf:67: 5     \PRIL 1945—1245 Pearl                       Officer*
APA157.pdf:67: XATC.                          open for business. Our club is like that in the stories
APA157.pdf:67: lebarking prisoners of war.      From Wardroom to Quarterdeck to W ardroom to
APA157.pdf:67: ■' ar casualties. “Woe is me.”  Management fights with the Departments and the
APA157.pdf:67:1545 Ambulatory patients
APA157.pdf:67:1730 Commenced loading           that counts. If it’s a Commander—it’s an insult; if
APA157.pdf:67:1845 Completed loading pro­      it’s an Ensign—it’s a mistake!
APA157.pdf:67:8     APRIL 1945—1145 Cap­
APA157.pdf:67:Gun Crews to Waianae
APA157.pdf:67:Harbor again. Moored at
APA157.pdf:67:Radarmen to Fleet Service
APA157.pdf:67:School for 3 weeks, Officers    that function with all possible ease. Three hours a
APA157.pdf:67:States out. This is official.    Departments with the Divisions and out of the tur­
APA157.pdf:67:and Marine guard detach­
APA157.pdf:67:menced debarking prisoner        the unchanging course of life follows its laborious
APA157.pdf:67:ment transferred from ship.      JG. It’s who and what you can do, and for how long
APA157.pdf:67:pleted debarking prisoner of
APA157.pdf:67:reported aboard for duty.
APA157.pdf:67:tain F. Kent Loomis, USN,
APA157.pdf:67:to Signal Officers’ School,     day and ten out for lunch and then Club 0110 is
APA157.pdf:67:visions.                            From pillar to post or from more bars to less, the
APA157.pdf:68:                                     Officer-A
APA157.pdf:68:Carpenter, Lt. Comdr. J. O. Bracken, Commander, R. W. Harris, Captain F. Kent
APA157.pdf:68:Ch. Carp. W. T. Morris, USN, Ensign W. D. Taylor.
APA157.pdf:68:Ensign C. F. Piper, Ch. Mach. P. J. Cornmesser. USN. Ensign E. S. McDaniel.
APA157.pdf:68:Ensign J. E. Shiftier. Ensign H. F. Soule. Ensign C. F. Tobin. Bos’n S. Chicka.
APA157.pdf:68:FIRST ROW. left to right: Lt. (jg> D. D. Watkins, Lt. Joseph Fennerty, Lt. H. G.
APA157.pdf:68:Gebhardt. Ensign B. W. Read, Lt. M. Ashby, Lt. (jg) B. B. Wiese, Lt. (jg > D. A. Liercke,
APA157.pdf:68:Loomis, USN, Lt. Comdr. R. C. Lynch, Lt. Comdr. E. duPont, Jr.. Lt. Comdr. L. R.
APA157.pdf:68:Lt. (jg» W. Lewis, Lt. n»    ay enroute
APA157.pdf:87:    =■--a. *ith elements of the 62nd
APA157.pdf:87:    CJriBU Army on board.
APA157.pdf:87:    r-orale.
APA157.pdf:87:    ~ nw P L Caad se«’ebtrtt—
APA157.pdf:87:    • rth of Takao. Formosa. 1145
APA157.pdf:87:   8ire NOVEMBER          1945 — Where
APA157.pdf:87:   9Anchored
APA157.pdf:87:   CamaBtacvd debarkine all foons.
APA157.pdf:87:   Chinese NO morale!
APA157.pdf:87:   House Isle. Where’s the souve­
APA157.pdf:87:   IS* CaMpleted debarking troops.
APA157.pdf:87:   beer, no souvenirs. “Whatcha
APA157.pdf:87:   carryin’ all those cartons for,
APA157.pdf:87:   mate?”
APA157.pdf:87:   nirs? An old boat, a tree—no
APA157.pdf:87:  -ula. French Indo-China. NO
APA157.pdf:87:  4ERTYNOVEMBER
APA157.pdf:87:  7LIBERTY!
APA157.pdf:87:  LIBERTY!
APA157.pdf:87: 3ERTY!   NOVEMBER 1945 — LIB­
APA157.pdf:87: French Indo-China.
APA157.pdf:87: Lnderway enroute Haiphong,
APA157.pdf:87: Tonkin Gulf, oft’ Doson Penin-
APA157.pdf:87:'hip'- Company for presentation
APA157.pdf:87:-mith. J. E., MoMM2c; Terry, J.
APA157.pdf:87:-o-M-ed in berth 589. Manila Bay,
APA157.pdf:87:23         OCTOBER 1945—0933 An-
APA157.pdf:87:24         OCTOBER 1945—1310 An-
APA157.pdf:87:27         OCTOBER 1945 —NAVY
APA157.pdf:87:2AnchoredNOVEMBER 1 945 — 0738
APA157.pdf:87:30          OCTOBER 1945 — 0400
APA157.pdf:87:DAY. 0800 Dressed Ship. Mustered
APA157.pdf:87:Froehlich. R. W., Sic; Mancellas,
APA157.pdf:87:P_ Sic; Rivera, A. B., Sr., S2c;
APA157.pdf:87:Presentations were made to the
APA157.pdf:87:W. E_ Cox.; Flores, C. R., Sic;
APA157.pdf:87:during the Iwo Jima Campaign.
APA157.pdf:87:for di?charge: Wolverton, W. C.,
APA157.pdf:87:jf decorations and awards earned
APA157.pdf:87:other group of men sent ashore
APA157.pdf:88:                 And How!
APA157.pdf:88:        NOVEMBER 1945             130(1 “Hev
APA157.pdf:88:        NOVEMBER 1945—Thanksgiving
APA157.pdf:88:       NOVEMBER 1945 — 1447 Anchors
APA157.pdf:88:      Frisco. Navigator still at sea.
APA157.pdf:88:      Sunbathing.
APA157.pdf:88:      changed ?
APA157.pdf:88:      heavy clothes. No more backless,
APA157.pdf:88:      neckless, legless Wacs.
APA157.pdf:88:    ■ NOVEMBER 1945—1129 Anchored
APA157.pdf:88:   First Day—Clear weather, warm sun.
APA157.pdf:88:   Fourth Day—Where are the Wacs?
APA157.pdf:88:   Seventeenth Day Engineers arrive in
APA157.pdf:88:   Sixth Day—Heavy Seas, cold weather,
APA157.pdf:88:   Tenth Day—Will our destination be
APA157.pdf:88:   ate, don’t forget that c<
APA157.pdf:88: ■     DECEMBER 1945 — San Francisco.
APA157.pdf:88:"That is all.”
APA157.pdf:88:*•' NOVEMBER 1945 — 0805 Com­
APA157.pdf:88:1400 Honest John Burke reaches the ship
APA157.pdf:88:1620 Moored starboard side to Pier 15.
APA157.pdf:88:22/2 NOVEM BER 1945              ? ? ? ? “This
APA157.pdf:88:Aweigh! Underway to inner harbor
APA157.pdf:88:Day. Do we have anything to be thankful
APA157.pdf:88:MAGIC CARPET — STATESIDE!”
APA157.pdf:88:Manila Harbor.
APA157.pdf:88:after an extended leave in the States.
APA157.pdf:88:giving. In Manila today I turned in the
APA157.pdf:88:here we are. Open the Golden Gate.
APA157.pdf:88:in Berth 61. Manila Bay, Luzon, P. I.
APA157.pdf:88:is the Captain speaking. It’s still Thanks­
APA157.pdf:88:les femmes!” Starhoard list—15°. “It’s
APA157.pdf:88:menced embarking troops. “Cherchez
APA157.pdf:88:oriental rug and exchanged it for a
APA157.pdf:88:pire! 1155 “San Francisco, here I come.”
APA157.pdf:88:verbotem.” Ah! The Heart of an Em­
APA157.pdf:88:we’re on our way home.
APA157.pdf:8:                               'firAt foffiAiCH
APA157.pdf:8:1). C., Cox.; Neusiedl. A. W.. Cox.; Tate. T. C.. GM3c; Jenkins. J. L., GM3c; Hamilton.
APA157.pdf:8:B. G., Sic; Norberg, C. W.. Sic; Dutton, E. H.. Sic; Swank. L. D., Sic; Ross, E. A., Sic;
APA157.pdf:8:FIRST ROW. left to right: Reed, J. M.. Cox; Dearen. R. P.. Cox.; Fowler, W. D- Cox.;
APA157.pdf:8:FOURTH ROW. left to right: Gebhardt, D. F.. Ens.; Strand. H. K., Ens.; Alexander,
APA157.pdf:8:GM3c; Johnson, H. V.. GM2c; Montgomery, C. E., BMlc; Meeks, W. L., Cox.; Earl.
APA157.pdf:8:Gomez, R., Sic; Robin, J. J., Sic; Duncan, D. K., S2c; Ranczka, W. A., Sic; Saari.
APA157.pdf:8:H. J. A., Sic; Townsend. A. L., Sic; Eldridge, B. W., Sic; Fellhauer. E. G., Sic.
APA157.pdf:8:Harless, G. H., Sic; Spoor, C. G., Sic; Brand, J. W., Sic; Williford, R. G., S2c; Cope­
APA157.pdf:8:Hennessey, J. A., Sic; Dykes, W. L., Sic; Chavez, E. L., Sic.
APA157.pdf:8:J. D., Cox.; Greer, J. M., Cox.
APA157.pdf:8:J. E.. S2c; Perrault. T. A., Sic; Swearingen, J. H., Sic; Fleming, W. E., Sic; Romine.
APA157.pdf:8:Jensen. J. C., Sic; Collier, R. T., Sic; Williams, R. C., S2c; Babbitt, E. P., Sic; Hall.
APA157.pdf:8:L. A-- Sic; Brown, T.. Sic; Potz, J. R., Sic; Schlutter, E. A., Sic; Lexow, C. R., S2c;
APA157.pdf:8:Lt. (jg). Not in picture: Jensen. R. R., GM3c; Francis, E. R., Sic.
APA157.pdf:8:S2c; Downing. J. 1)., Sic; Bishop, W. C.. S2c; Query, E. C., Sic; Brooks, J. H., Sic;
APA157.pdf:8:SECOND ROW, left to right: Moody, D. W., S2c; Doolan, R. A., Sic; Barnett, W. F.
APA157.pdf:8:Sic; Pantet. E. C., Sic; Fitzgerald, T. W., CBM; Piper, C. F„ Ens.; McCutcheon, W. C..
APA157.pdf:8:Staubitz, G. F., GM2c; Edmonds, J. J., Cox.; Carpenter, G., Cox.; Hammergren, H. J..
APA157.pdf:8:THIRD ROW, left to right: Mancillas, P., Sic; Hebert, H. L., Sic; Florence, J. H., Sic;
APA157.pdf:8:land, J. W., S2c; Peril, C. S., Sic; Fell, W. D., Sic; Gregory, A. D., Sic; Pecchio, F.,
APA157.pdf:91:                                  Just for everyone’s personal satisfaction, does anyone
APA157.pdf:91:                                port and the laundry was swamped in a wild rush to get
APA157.pdf:91:                               Mare Island,       the Napa was home for a “breather” and
APA157.pdf:91:                               The trip out was going to be very interesting to say the least
APA157.pdf:91:                               and then THE MESSAGE was received 18 hours out of
APA157.pdf:91:                               ation. Not a bad display to exhibit to the passengers of the
APA157.pdf:91:                               distress was the Captain’s wife and she did not have a baby.
APA157.pdf:91:                               efficiency of this crew. “Shrimp Eater” Robichaux blushed
APA157.pdf:91:                               know if that passenger found Charlie Noble to get the key
APA157.pdf:91:                               some false impressions, let it be known that the lady in
APA157.pdf:91:            at quarters for
APA157.pdf:91:       J ANUARY 1946. 0930
APA157.pdf:91:  12 December 1945, to Shang­
APA157.pdf:91:  5   JANUARY 1946. 0800
APA157.pdf:91: 1XII2hands
APA157.pdf:91: 7    JANUARY 1946. 0000
APA157.pdf:91: Commenced receiving mail
APA157.pdf:91: Pier 38 South, in accordance   Francis Hotel looked around and surveyed the wreckage.
APA157.pdf:91: aboard. 1445 Commenced         Georgia Street, Main Street and Nob Hill resounded with
APA157.pdf:91: tioned special sea and an­     over fog from a gay New Year’s Eve party parted and began
APA157.pdf:91:051912-1946.                   flew fast and furious and at the time of this writing there are
APA157.pdf:91:10 knots. Standing by to give  fellow carried all over the ship.
APA157.pdf:91:1140 Changed course to 070     night we passed the Norwegian ship, S. S. “Oregon Express”
APA157.pdf:91:2129 Exchanged signals with
APA157.pdf:91:2158 Commenced maneuver­       end its twin was sent to R. E. Temple for their exemplary
APA157.pdf:91:4     JANUARY 1946. 1322
APA157.pdf:91:6     JANUARY 1946. 2000
APA157.pdf:91:Changed course to 245 T and
APA157.pdf:91:Changed speed to 43 RPM,
APA157.pdf:91:EXPRESS. 2214 Lowered          sented to the entire “R” boat crew of the Iwo Jima Opera­
APA157.pdf:91:Laree BLOM, who is Master
APA157.pdf:91:Mustered crew at quarters;
APA157.pdf:91:OREGON EXPRESS.                tion for their exceptionally meritorious service in that oper­
APA157.pdf:91:PGC, back to Shanghai.
APA157.pdf:91:SS OREGON EXPRESS,             “eagle poles,” the valve for the “blue steam” and the “de­
APA157.pdf:91:San Francisco, California,
APA157.pdf:91:Steaming independently on
APA157.pdf:91:Symptom of patient is dia­     ward boat deck to witness the presentation of awards by the
APA157.pdf:91:T and PGC. Returning to        and received a call for medical assistance. The “R” boat was
APA157.pdf:91:USA, in accordance with or­    lowered and Dr. Morris and Dr. Robertson (a passenger)
APA157.pdf:91:betic coma. 2141 Changed       Captain. E. J. Robichaux received the Bronze Star Medal
APA157.pdf:91:boat to take ship’s doctor to
APA157.pdf:91:boilers No. 1 and No. 2, en­   to wind the Anchor Watch from him. There were several
APA157.pdf:91:chor detail. 1700 Cast off all
APA157.pdf:91:course to 300 T and PGC.
APA157.pdf:91:courses and speeds to con­     at San Francisco and three fourths of them “red. hot boots.”
APA157.pdf:91:daily inspection of maga­      “dress canvas” ready.
APA157.pdf:91:ders from ComWesSeaFron        went over to assist “Willie” Webber on the case. Rumors
APA157.pdf:91:embarking troops. 1635 Sta­     the well known battle cry, “Napa, Napa." When the hang­
APA157.pdf:91:form with safe navigation.
APA157.pdf:91:fornia, to Shanghai, China.    kerosene for the port running light, the locker with the
APA157.pdf:91:hai, China, on various         when they found 883 Naval personnel passengers boarding
APA157.pdf:91:ing to give aid to OREGON      service at Iwo Jima. Letters of commendation were pre­
APA157.pdf:91:lines and underway from         to blow away, the managers of the Casa de Vallejo and St.
APA157.pdf:91:medical assistance to wife of     Not to be outdone in such spectacular performances by
APA157.pdf:91:meritorious action during         Back to a regular steaming watch, what a life!! Nothing
APA157.pdf:91:no absentees. 1000 Made
APA157.pdf:91:of SS OREGON EXPRESS.          the passengers, the Ship’s Company “fell in” on the for­
APA157.pdf:91:presentation of awards for     when he got his award but, that’s because he’s bashful.
APA157.pdf:91:route San Francisco. Cali­     other people who were looking for such articles as “red
APA157.pdf:91:samples, conditions normal.
APA157.pdf:91:ship of Norwegian Registry.    rusting compound” to put in the pail of water that little
APA157.pdf:91:the assault phases of the in­
APA157.pdf:91:vasion of I wo Jima.           ever happens at sea. Ho!!! Hum!!!
APA157.pdf:91:with CTG 16.12 despatch of      Hardly had the eyes of the crew lost their bloodshot look
APA157.pdf:91:zines and smokeless powder         The excitement had just died down when on the third
APA157.pdf:93:                                            Smooth sailing!
APA157.pdf:93:                                           The merchants were allowed to come up and display their
APA157.pdf:93:                                           Well, we have at last reached Shanghai, the city of Orien­
APA157.pdf:93:                                         go over on liberty again I had better “shove off” and meet
APA157.pdf:93:                                         the gang at the Paramount or the Park Hotel.
APA157.pdf:93:                                        Well Road you will find a whole series of night clubs. Seat­
APA157.pdf:93:                                        bunch of Asiatic “swabbies” this crew is. Well, if I want to
APA157.pdf:93:                                        fresh milk, even the kitchen sink (in a primitive form) is
APA157.pdf:93:                                        partment store right out on deck. Of course, everyone is
APA157.pdf:93:                                        running around now with dragons embroidered on the in­
APA157.pdf:93:                                        scotches and furs, all are found in shops along this famous
APA157.pdf:93:                                        shopping district and you can buy everything there but
APA157.pdf:93:                                        side of their cuffs and half length Russian boots. What a
APA157.pdf:93:                                        street and further out when the name changes to Bubbling
APA157.pdf:93:                                        the Vodka in Shanghai.
APA157.pdf:93:                                        tle had its beer. Manila its snake juice but you should taste
APA157.pdf:93:                                        wares on the forward boat deck and we had our own de­
APA157.pdf:93:                                       L/EAR Percy,
APA157.pdf:93:                                       from one or two people to a couple of hundred (stacked
APA157.pdf:93:                                       the hundreds of junks and sampans that carry everything
APA157.pdf:93:                                       the river. The ships run for miles and are criss-crossed by
APA157.pdf:93:                      U. .5- Foft c nc  wood. bronze porcelain, silver, filet mignon, beer, wines,
APA157.pdf:93:                     EXCHANGE           sold in stores there. Jade, ivory, silk, camphorwood, sandal­
APA157.pdf:93:                     MONEY
APA157.pdf:93: 1 and No. 2. A good anchor­            buildings and throngs of beggars and scores of rickshaws
APA157.pdf:93: Jetty.                                 cabs.” Nanking Road is the main thoroughfare through the
APA157.pdf:93: age for the Napa—just a few            and something new we have never seen before in the form
APA157.pdf:93: detail. Set a regular port
APA157.pdf:93: minutes ride to the Customs            of a bicycle propelled rickshaw which are called ’‘pedal­
APA157.pdf:93:23      JANUARY 1946. 0001
APA157.pdf:93:24      J ANUARY 1946. 0714
APA157.pdf:93:Anchored in the outer es­
APA157.pdf:93:China with 45 fathoms of               tal mystery and Occidental infiltration and inflation. We
APA157.pdf:93:Quarantine Area. Steering              and barrels of oil. We pulled right up the river to tie up at
APA157.pdf:93:River to Shanghai. 1120 Se­             utes ride in a “P” boat to the liberty landing.
APA157.pdf:93:Set special sea and anchor
APA157.pdf:93:Underway from outer estu­
APA157.pdf:93:and anchor detail.                     and from the air it must look like a snake in the middle of
APA157.pdf:93:ary of angtze River steer­             at the mouth of the Yangtse and asked for help. The skipper
APA157.pdf:93:chain to the starhoard an­             arrived yesterday to find the Napa written up by the Shang­
APA157.pdf:93:chor detail. 1421 Veered               pilot to the Wanguo, where you trade pilots and then up
APA157.pdf:93:chor. 0750 Commenced                   hai press in connection with the sinking of the Enoshima
APA157.pdf:93:chor. 0813. Anchors awcigh.            approximately 4200 repatriates aboard. She struck a mine
APA157.pdf:93:cured special sea and anchor               The liberty landing is the Customs Jetty and is situated
APA157.pdf:93:detail. 073] Underway from             two and three deep over the gunwales) and tractors, trucks
APA157.pdf:93:heaving in remainder of an­            Marti, a Japanese ship which was returning to Japan with
APA157.pdf:93:ing on various courses and             kicked up the speed and when we arrived we found the
APA157.pdf:93:oms in seven fathoms of wa­
APA157.pdf:93:on various courses and
APA157.pdf:93:speeds to and in Whangpoo              Buoy No. 1 right in the center of activitv and about 5 min­
APA157.pdf:93:speeds. 1257 Passed quaran­            U.S.S. Brevard had taken the survivors aboard. The Napa
APA157.pdf:93:starboard anchor to 75 fath­           the winding river Wangpo. The ships in the river are lined
APA157.pdf:93:starboard anchor. 1417 Sta­                The Yangtse is a dirty brown color and has quite a cur­
APA157.pdf:93:tance 400 yards. 1258 Let go
APA157.pdf:93:ter. 1425 Secured special sea          up at buoys in the middle of the river in a chain-like fashion
APA157.pdf:93:tine buoy abeam to port, dis­          was mentioned as offering assistance.
APA157.pdf:93:tioned special sea and an­             rent and to get to Shanghai you go up the Yangtse with one
APA157.pdf:93:tuary to the Yangtze River.
APA157.pdf:93:watch. Moored to buoys No.              right on the International Bund with its contrasting modern
APA157.pdf:95:                                San Diego was then invaded in the usual Napa custom
APA157.pdf:95:                                So to Panama and Norfolk and HOME!!!
APA157.pdf:95:                                The day before arrival in San Diego the ship rendez­
APA157.pdf:95:                             FORNIA and if you don't believe it, ask Bob Hope. The
APA157.pdf:95:                             The crew mustered in the telephone booths and the usual
APA157.pdf:95:                             Tsingtao       and Chinese New Year’s and what a dead
APA157.pdf:95:                             about babies. The Napa arrived under usual California
APA157.pdf:95:                             and candy. They must have starved those Marines in China
APA157.pdf:95:                             and do they all wear shoes?’’
APA157.pdf:95:                             and the girls were all called in by their parents at nightfall.
APA157.pdf:95:                             arrival was, “What do the women on this island look like
APA157.pdf:95:                             beach with cups of fresh milk and doughnuts and fresh
APA157.pdf:95:                             because when they came aboard they really consumed the
APA157.pdf:95:                             boat ride on an errand of mercy. This patient had ureteral
APA157.pdf:95:                             colic and there were no questions nor scuttlebutt asking
APA157.pdf:95:                             first bar was too crowded.
APA157.pdf:95:                             friends (girl) besides the Naval Auxiliary Corps on the
APA157.pdf:95:                             honest-to-goodness snow and a high wind which kept her at
APA157.pdf:95:                             milk and fresh milk.
APA157.pdf:95:                             place it was this trip in. It was colder than a well-digger’s
APA157.pdf:95:                             process of “logging in” was carried out with rapidity and
APA157.pdf:95:                             rate of exchange in this port. The popular question upon
APA157.pdf:95:                             see real American women and also were disappointed that
APA157.pdf:95:                             ship was greeted by the usual number of relatives and
APA157.pdf:95:                             the dock that night. The troops built fires on the dock to
APA157.pdf:95:                             themselves on deck and the boys were disappointed not to
APA157.pdf:95:                             then on to the USS GRANT HOTEL Rendezvous. IF the
APA157.pdf:95:                             they didn’t receive advance intelligence information on the
APA157.pdf:95:                             voused with USS LCI 813 and “Doc” Webber took another
APA157.pdf:95:                             weather conditions (fog) in SUNNY SOUTHERN CALI­
APA157.pdf:95:310708.                         The two nurses from the USS REPOSE didn't even show
APA157.pdf:95:310708. Maneuvering on var­  UNCLE SUGAR ABLE. The Marines and Sailors, Coast
APA157.pdf:95:4   FEBRUARY 1946. 1219
APA157.pdf:95:6    FEBRUARY 1946.
APA157.pdf:95:8    FEBRUARY 1946. 0630
APA157.pdf:95:Buoy No. 1. Underway from
APA157.pdf:95:Cast off anchor chain from
APA157.pdf:95:China, in accordance with    and worked, for the loading was started as soon as possible
APA157.pdf:95:Com 7th Fleet despatch       in order to keep the ship on a course of 090° headed for
APA157.pdf:95:Executive Officer and Navi­  and the Napa was scheduled to leave that day, but noon­
APA157.pdf:95:Moored port side to north
APA157.pdf:95:Set special sea and anchor
APA157.pdf:95:Shanghai, China to Tsingtao, foot and the crew stayed aboard instead of taking liberty
APA157.pdf:95:Tsingtao, China to San Die­  and even the breakfast beans disappeared before they could
APA157.pdf:95:Tsingtao, China. 1300 Heavy
APA157.pdf:95:Whangpoo river. Captain,     Guard and C.B.’s were loaded on the second day in port
APA157.pdf:95:detail. 0640 Underway from   chow. The supplies in the larder began to diminish rapidly
APA157.pdf:95:gator on bridge.             time found the ship engulfed in its baptism of real, live,
APA157.pdf:95:go, California in accordance find their way into dinner time soup.
APA157.pdf:95:ing from Tsingtao this date. his storekeepers had a rough time rationing the cigarettes
APA157.pdf:95:initial trip to Tsingtao)    to keep themselves warm.
APA157.pdf:95:ious courses and speeds in
APA157.pdf:95:side Pier No. 2 I same berth keep from freezing while they waited to be embarked and
APA157.pdf:95:tained the Napa in depart­   one busying themselves for discharge and Mr. O’Neal and
APA157.pdf:95:we were moored to on our     the crew of No. 2 hatch wore half of the clothes they owned
APA157.pdf:95:winds and snowstorm de­         The trip back proved to be an uneventful one with every­
APA157.pdf:95:with Com 7th Fleet despatch
APA157.pdf:96:'‘teaming independently un­
APA157.pdf:96:1130 Set special sea and an­
APA157.pdf:96:24       FEBRUARY 1946.
APA157.pdf:96:LIBERTY.
APA157.pdf:96:Moored port side to Navy
APA157.pdf:96:Pier. 1325 Commenced de­
APA157.pdf:96:barking troops. 1430 Fin­
APA157.pdf:96:cers; 1129 enlisted Marine
APA157.pdf:96:chor detail. Made all prepa­
APA157.pdf:96:cial sea and anchor details.
APA157.pdf:96:crew and officers. State side
APA157.pdf:96:der Nos. I and II boilers en­
APA157.pdf:96:go Harbor. 12’50 Secured spe­
APA157.pdf:96:ished debarking troops and
APA157.pdf:96:menced at 1700 for the Napa
APA157.pdf:96:officers; 478 enlisted Naval
APA157.pdf:96:personnel. Liberty com­
APA157.pdf:96:personnel; 43 Marine offi­
APA157.pdf:96:rations for entering San Die­
APA157.pdf:96:route from Tsingtao, China
APA157.pdf:96:to San Diego, California.
APA157.pdf:96:two Navy Nurses; 55 Naval
APA157.pdf:97:                                          Thus ended the Napa’s tour of duty with the Am­
APA157.pdf:97:                                       Commander, Western Sea Frontier dispatch 212314
APA157.pdf:97:                                       February, to proceed via the Canal Zone to Norfolk,
APA157.pdf:97:                                       Naval District to be decommissioned.
APA157.pdf:97:                                       Pacific Fleet.
APA157.pdf:97:                                       ThE    Napa was then directed from San Diego by
APA157.pdf:97:                                       Va., and report to the Commandant of the Fifth
APA157.pdf:97:                                       phibious forces and “magic carpet’’ duty in the U. S.
APA157.pdf:97:  little child-ren lost thier lives, It was sad when that yeat ship went down.
APA157.pdf:97: (key'd built the skip that ne're would sink. But t'was nearing Jim-a shore When the morlers qavj
APA157.pdf:97:a. roar     It was sad when that q re at skip went down        It was sad It was sad. It was sad
APA157.pdf:98:                                                             fast.
APA157.pdf:98:                                                         And soon the marriages were coming thick and
APA157.pdf:98:                                                         And the censors thought the secret was intact,
APA157.pdf:98:                                                         Now the crew was eating Spam,
APA157.pdf:98:                                                         Others followed one by one.
APA157.pdf:98:                                                         She had scars of recent battle,
APA157.pdf:98:                                                         The Napa turned her thoughts again to sea.
APA157.pdf:98:                                      Written by Ensign Charles Piper
APA157.pdf:98:                                  lives
APA157.pdf:98:                             Husbands and wives, little children lost their
APA157.pdf:98:                             It was sad
APA157.pdf:98:                             It was sad when that great ship went down
APA157.pdf:98:                             It was sad when that great ship went down —
APA157.pdf:98:                             It was sad when that great ship went down.
APA157.pdf:98:                             To the bottom of the . . .
APA157.pdf:98:                          I.                             And old Clifford shouted, “Save the poker chips I”
APA157.pdf:98:                         V.                              But we had a string of victories on the shelf.
APA157.pdf:98:                        III.                             But as we anchored near the town,
APA157.pdf:98:      deck.                                                                    VII.
APA157.pdf:98:44 ’Bandon ship,” the Helmsman cried,                    So we sailed down Puget Sound
APA157.pdf:98:And he thought he’d walk around the quarter
APA157.pdf:98:And the Bos'n lost his breeches,
APA157.pdf:98:And the doctor said the booze and beer come                                         *•
APA157.pdf:98:And they thought they’d built a ship that ne’er
APA157.pdf:98:As he climbed the six foot side.                         In the fog Seattle bound.
APA157.pdf:98:As he threw away his phones,                             Some were ours — some other guys.
APA157.pdf:98:But t’was nearing Jima’s Shore,                          With her stern to Jima’s shores,
APA157.pdf:98:Climbed the ladder from the hold,
APA157.pdf:98:Dreaming of his gig and jeep.
APA157.pdf:98:Erse Ballard cursed the stars,                                                 IX.
APA157.pdf:98:Heard the Chaplain shout, “Amen.”                        And right now they’re wondering why.
APA157.pdf:98:In the sack the T.Q.M.,                                  There were few did not comply,
APA157.pdf:98:Now an Ensign young and bold,                            But they didn’t give a damn.
APA157.pdf:98:Now the Surgeon dropped three stitches,                  Wives and sweethearts gathered ’round.
APA157.pdf:98:Now they built the APA,                                  “Save my ocarina flute,”
APA157.pdf:98:The Captain was asleep,                                  Though the chaplain jumped the gun,
APA157.pdf:98:When the Logan struck abaft the port side beam.                               VIII.
APA157.pdf:98:When the mortars gave a roar.                            And no meat in number four,
APA157.pdf:98:’Cause he'd lost his black cigars.                       When the Napa left Seattle
APA157.pdf:98:’Twas the ship to save the day,                          Shouted Ensign Peter Smoot.
APA157.pdf:98:“It’s a Betty.” shouted Bones,                           Wives and sweethearts said goodbye.
APA157.pdf:99:                                                Art Staff
APA157.pdf:99:                                              STATISTICS
APA157.pdf:99:                                            Business Staff
APA157.pdf:99:                                            Editorial Staff
APA157.pdf:99:                                           Managing Staff
APA157.pdf:99:                                         Circulation Staff
APA157.pdf:99:                                         Clifford Rhen, Sic
APA157.pdf:99:                                       Photographic Staff
APA157.pdf:99:                                   Lt. Edmund R. Zaworski
APA157.pdf:99:                                  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
APA157.pdf:99:                                 tfapaicgue
APA157.pdf:99:                            Lt. (jg) William C. McCutcheon
APA157.pdf:99:     (Ifficers (Navy) ............ ............ 68      Enlisted men (Navy) .........                                .1,214
APA157.pdf:99:     Enlisted men (Chinese National Army) ................................................                             1,830
APA157.pdf:99:     Nurses (Army)                               7
APA157.pdf:99:     Officers (Army)                            27      Enlisted men (Army)                                            1,600
APA157.pdf:99:     Officers (Army) ............ .............360      Enlisted men (Army) ......... ......... 4,145
APA157.pdf:99:     Officers (Chinese National Army)                  ............................................................... 140
APA157.pdf:99:     Officers (Marine) ........ ............ 84         Enlisted men (Marine) ....... ......... 4,050
APA157.pdf:99:     Officers (Wacs)                             3      Enlisted Wacs                                     ............    79
APA157.pdf:99:     Prisoners of war (Japanese)                       ..................................................                176
APA157.pdf:99:     Total number of meals served                                                    ;......................... 1,276,344
APA157.pdf:99:     Total rations issued                                                                                          456,531
APA157.pdf:99:     Weight of food consumed (lbs.)                                                                            .1,701,792
APA157.pdf:99:   In addition to the members of the staff numerous members of ship’s company
APA157.pdf:99:   The Napalogue is the fruit of the combined voluntary efforts of officers and
APA157.pdf:99:An attempt has been made to include as much material as possible, and it is
APA157.pdf:99:Casualties carried on board:                                                .......................................... 470
APA157.pdf:99:Chaplain Malcolm W. Eckel                            Willard W. Webber, PhMlc
APA157.pdf:99:Delbert D. Denny, PhMlc                                          Arno H. Schattschneider, PhM2c
APA157.pdf:99:Ens. Elmer F. Scott                                  Wallace J. Root, Sic
APA157.pdf:99:Foreign personnel carried on board:
APA157.pdf:99:John A. Edmondson, MM3c                                                    Robert E. McCann, RdM3c
APA157.pdf:99:Lt. (jg) Maitland Baldwin                            Ch. Mach. Paul J. Cornmesser
APA157.pdf:99:Lt. Comdr. John 0. Bracken                                                       Lt. Joseph F. X. Fenerty
APA157.pdf:99:Lt. Henry G. Carpenter                               Maurice H. Egan, SM3c
APA157.pdf:99:Lt. Monroe Glazer                                    Thomas F. Wright, Y3c
APA157.pdf:99:Personnel carried to war zones:
APA157.pdf:99:Personnel returned to the States:
APA157.pdf:99:Total Navy standard rations issued to crew and passengers:
APA157.pdf:99:Total engine miles travelled ..............................................................                          53,716
APA157.pdf:99:and passengers assisted in the completion of the book. To everyone, the staff
APA157.pdf:99:hoped that what is presented will give a good picture of Napa life.
APA157.pdf:99:men of the U.S.S. Napa in an attempt to produce a living record of the life of
APA157.pdf:99:publication.
APA157.pdf:99:rendered. Without this help it would have been impossible to complete the
APA157.pdf:99:the book, for that most truly represents the spirit in which officers and men live.
APA157.pdf:99:this ship as a souvenir for her men. A spirit of light satire prevails throughout
APA157.pdf:99:wishes to express its appreciation and thanks for the able assistance which was
APA157.pdf:9:                                       £eccwt briiAich
APA157.pdf:9:                                  The division is not without labor problems. The
APA157.pdf:9:                                  The exclusive “Coffee Club,'’ a recent innovation
APA157.pdf:9:                                  The “Second” is as hardy a crew as ever answered
APA157.pdf:9:                                  They are really proud of the fact that they have
APA157.pdf:9:                               Chippers of America, Napa Local 157, issued an
APA157.pdf:9:                               Hole of Calcutta”!
APA157.pdf:9:                               Knocked the Hole in the Captain’s Gig?”
APA157.pdf:9:                               Repairs may be defined as anything from replac­
APA157.pdf:9:                               any “liberty” boats which are in need of repair.
APA157.pdf:9:                               bunch of chiselers.
APA157.pdf:9:                               entitled “The Art of Boathandling” or “Who
APA157.pdf:9:                               ering and raising of boats, began writing an article
APA157.pdf:9:                               from their work. The demands were rejected by the
APA157.pdf:9:                               in the division, has been “clamped down on*’ by
APA157.pdf:9:                               ing missing hand tools, to major overhaul, or the
APA157.pdf:9:                               into commission for it is really one of our choicest
APA157.pdf:9:                               least twice a day.
APA157.pdf:9:                               living spaces. Sandwiched between the bake shop,
APA157.pdf:9:                               long, it is essential to our physical and spiritual
APA157.pdf:9:                               occupied compartment 305 since the ship first went
APA157.pdf:9:                               of perpetual summer in the Sahara or the “Black
APA157.pdf:9:                               ping hammers. This would put them farther away
APA157.pdf:9:                               ping the deck when the members of the United Paint
APA157.pdf:9:                               problem is simplified. The men say it reminds them
APA157.pdf:9:                               satile crew. A certain bos’n, inspired by their low­
APA157.pdf:9:                               ship was forced to use Chinese volunteers for ship­
APA157.pdf:9:                               the OPA. Having been away from the States for so
APA157.pdf:9:                               the evaporators, and the engine room, the heating
APA157.pdf:9:                               to the battle cry of “Sweepers, Start Your Brooms.”
APA157.pdf:9:                               ultimatum demanding longer handles on their chip­
APA157.pdf:9:                               union president, stating that the strikers were a
APA157.pdf:9:                               well-being that we have some artificial stimulant at
APA157.pdf:9:                               “deep six.” The doughty “Second” is really a ver­
APA157.pdf:9:   a-hington. by Ensign J. E.
APA157.pdf:9:-tarting to worry on behalf    into the night in an honest endeavor to furnish
APA157.pdf:9:28      JUNE 1944—Ensign
APA157.pdf:9:>oined at the APA Precom-
APA157.pdf:9:Carpenter, Jr. They, how­
APA157.pdf:9:J. J. Burke, USNR, was
APA157.pdf:9:Shiffler and Lt. (jg) H. G.    The     Second Division, otherwise known as the
APA157.pdf:9:boot camps all over the        known as Number Four Hold.
APA157.pdf:9:commissioned) , Seattle,
APA157.pdf:9:country.                          Number Four Hatch is used as a parking lot for
APA157.pdf:9:ever. did not prevent him      “Forced Labor Battalion,” works from dawn 'til far
APA157.pdf:9:of the Napa and her crew,      potatoes, spam, and other choice delicacies under
APA157.pdf:9:the majority of whom at this   adverse conditions for the ship's larder—otherwise
APA157.pdf:9:time were still in training in
APA164.pdf:10:  D. D. Dulas Cox. R. J. Slavec Cox. W . L. Thompson Cox.
APA164.pdf:10:  GM3/c. A. Karter GM3/c. R. J. Swick GM2/c, N. Moroz GM2/c,
APA164.pdf:10:  M. D. Yelkin Cox.
APA164.pdf:10:  Mansker Sl/c, V. G. Cruz Sl/c. W. Muelbauer Sl/c, S. R. James
APA164.pdf:10:  N. F. Loven Sl/c. L. P. Orth Sl/c, J. C. Vines Sl/c. M. L. Ediger
APA164.pdf:10:  Scott CBM. B. L. Ferguson Ens, W . E. Jones Lt. (jg), H. A. Erick­
APA164.pdf:10:  Sl/c, R. G. Vawter S2/c, C. Occhiogrosso. Sl/c, R. J. Chamber-
APA164.pdf:10:  Sl/c. S. B. Crossett Sl/c, I). L. Castelberry Cox.
APA164.pdf:10:  lain Sic. I). J. Dwyer Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:10:  son Ens. M. D. Burkhard Ens. H. E. Ridley CGM, E. E. Myers Cox,
APA164.pdf:10:BACK FOURTH ROW—D. W. Glor Sl/c, J. J. Starvaggi Sl/c, E. R.
APA164.pdf:10:SECOND ROW J. T. Chambers FC2/c, R. G. Shaw BM2/c, F. H.
APA164.pdf:10:THIRD ROW R. T. Frazier Cox. R. G. Thomas Cox, L. F. Greenhood
APA164.pdf:10:TOP ROW—P. E. Purcell S2/c, J. Waits Sl/c, R. E. Wolford Sl/c,
APA164.pdf:12:                                                                 RADAR PLOTTING
APA164.pdf:12:                                             Gibbons Sm3/c, A. E. \X eikert CRdm, A. E. Bowman Lt. (jgi, B.
APA164.pdf:12:                                             M. Jones Lt.. B. B. Brodin Lt. (jg), G. L. Duval Qml/c. J. E.
APA164.pdf:12:                                             Magsam Qml/c.
APA164.pdf:12:                                          BOTTOM ROW—1). M. Price Rdm2/c, J. J. Cummins Qm3/c, T. T.
APA164.pdf:12:                       Cappis A 3 c. R. \X . Coy Yl/c, G. J. Chauvin Y3/c, S. L. Miller
APA164.pdf:12:                       Sic. . R. Baird X 1/c. E. C. Constintine Y2/c, E. Gray Y2/c, J. S.
APA164.pdf:12:                     MIDDLE R<)\\—G. N. Melin Sl/c, H. E. Fountain S2/c. J. E. Klier
APA164.pdf:12:   Rdm3/c, E. F. Curtice Rdm2/c. 0. J. Edwards Qm3/c, IL W. Jeli-
APA164.pdf:12:   Rdm3/c, M. A. Sande Rdm3/c. \\ . E. Olson Sl/c. L. W. Rolfes
APA164.pdf:12:   Sl/c, C. W. Mauldin Rdm3/t. E. M. Poil Rdm. F. .1. Chauvin
APA164.pdf:12:  sey Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:12:I OP ROW, LEI I TO RICH I R. E. Burke Aero 2/c. E. I. Bermes
APA164.pdf:13:                                                    “A’’ BOATS DIVISION
APA164.pdf:13:  Jones RM2/c.
APA164.pdf:13:  MoMM/2c, D. Cavan MoMM3/c, L. Goodman MoMM3/c, F. N. Chabot, MoMM3/c, F. J. Brosh MoMM3/c.
APA164.pdf:13:  Pelron Lt. (jg), F. W. Shinlev CRM. T. J. Dingman SM2c, R. E. Graves RM2/c, W. Stark RM3/c.
APA164.pdf:13:  R. J. Meyers R3/c. 1). S. Jellison RM3 c. 1. M. McCartev Sl/c IRM), C. W. Coaft RM3/c, C. Jacobson RM2/c, J. R. Knoll
APA164.pdf:13:  RM33c, J. II. Cullerton RT3/c. A. F. Augustine RT2 c. F. B. McHenry SM3/c, L. C. Jaslove Sl/c (RM), R. J. Adams RM2
APA164.pdf:13:  Ritchie, F. D. Rice, CMoMM. E. R. Williams MoMM3/c, A. R. Clink, MoMM3/, L. H. Anson, MoMM3/c.
APA164.pdf:13:  SM2/c, H. T. Williams SM3/c, L. J. Stienman SM2/c. D. G. H dmes SM3/c, R. C. Bigley SM3/c, R. E. Pike SM3/c, \\ . E
APA164.pdf:13:  W. Fuller MoMM2c, S. B. Erwin MoMM2/c. J. T. Clark MoMMl/c, R. H. Graham, MoMM3/c, R. Wrede, MoMM2/.
APA164.pdf:13:BOTTOM ROW—J. A. Crook, MoMM2 c. J. M. Miller MoMM3/c, L. J. Andrews, MoMM2/c, R. L. Carpenter, MoMMl/c. J
APA164.pdf:13:BOTTOM ROW—R. S. Holmes RM3/c, D. K. Longstreet Sl/c (SM), B. L. Wiley RM3/c, L. M. Rainer RT3/c, W. G. Gr« H
APA164.pdf:13:MIDDLE ROW R. L. Beeson MoMM3/c, II. Osborne MoMM3/c, V. L. Benson MoMM3/c, E. A. Elmore, MoMM2/c, Ensign
APA164.pdf:13:MISSING—E. Glover F/lc.
APA164.pdf:13:MISSING—N. Horen, F. Gallagher, AV. W. Huth.
APA164.pdf:13:SECOND ROW—A. E. Luce Sl/c (SM). 0. P. Black SM3/c, K. E. Michaels RM3/c, L. R. Coulter RM3/c, C. M. Blue SM2 c.
APA164.pdf:13:THIRD ROW- -C. I). Ludwig SM/3c. G. .1. 0‘Lean MAM2/c, C. P. Mote RM3/c, J. V. O’Connell Sl/c (MAM), F E. Kraemer
APA164.pdf:13:TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT- R. L Carlton SM2/c, W C. Williams SM2/c, J. W. Burroughs SMl/c, N. C. Price Ens., R. G
APA164.pdf:13:TOP ROW—R. A. Harvill MoMM3/c. C. F. Ragland MoMM3/c, G. R. Bachler MoMM3/c, C. E. Wilson MoMM2/c, C. J. Coa<
APA164.pdf:14:  A. D. Owens CPH. F. J. Flanagan Lt. (jg), J. B. Hartzell Comdr..
APA164.pdf:14:  E. D. Allison PhM3/c.
APA164.pdf:14:  G. McAllister PhMl/c, J. M. Sinclair PhM2/c, C. L. Malinda
APA164.pdf:14:  H. H. Gould Lt.. T. W. Prather CPhM, G. E. Peterson PhM3/c,
APA164.pdf:14:  HAl/c. M. G. Raymor PhMl/c, J. L. Jurgenson HAl/c, R. XV . Kes-
APA164.pdf:14:  PhMl/c. . R. Schultz PhMl/c, F. W. Overmier HAl/c. J. D. Smith
APA164.pdf:14:  seleski HAl/c. J. P. Carter PmM2/c, C. J. Queen PhM3/c.
APA164.pdf:14:BOTTOM ROW—G. J. Wasson PhM3/c, A. J. McFarlin PhM3/c,
APA164.pdf:14:MIDDLE ROW—W. J. Fritschie PhM2/c, J. C. Reilly PhM2/c, R.
APA164.pdf:14:TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT—H. T. Taylor PhM3/c, J. B. Temple
APA164.pdf:16:                                                                                         “E” DIVISION
APA164.pdf:16:  Guiney EM3/c.
APA164.pdf:16:  Nelson MMl/c.
APA164.pdf:16:  R. Warner S2/c, D. D. Cogghun CMM.
APA164.pdf:16:BOTTOM ROW—F. Figiel Fl/c, S. Latigo Fl/c, F. R. Yohn Fl/c, G. I. AcufF Fl/c, R. A. Sandstrom Fl/c.
APA164.pdf:16:BOTTOM ROW—M. N. Delperdang EMl/c, N. C. Hurst EM2/c, G. E. Boyd CE, J. C. Dombroski CEM, A. E. Fields EM2/c.
APA164.pdf:16:MIDDLE ROW—C. Montieth EM3/c, E. R. Robbins F2/c, F. J. Susak EM3/c, J. A. Magner EM3/, W. L. Gresham EM3/c.
APA164.pdf:16:SECOND ROW—R. P. Clark MM2/c, C. E. Clark MM3/c, G. Raskin Fl/c, L. R. Miller MM3/c, D. 0. Coleman MM2/c. W. S.
APA164.pdf:16:TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—C. A. Lewis EM3/c, R. J. Simon F2/c, B. G. Shannon EM3/c, E. Challender F2/c, D. W.
APA164.pdf:16:TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—C. L. Bailey CMM, J. C. Doering MM3/c, W. T. Scott Fl/c, E. P. Pretor Lt., J. G. Prater MM3/c.
APA164.pdf:17:                                              A" DIVISION
APA164.pdf:17:  Fl/c, J. Allumbaugh Fl/c. F. 1). Knittie MM3/c. R. Q. Fleming MM2/c, B. B. Boyer MM(R)2/c.
APA164.pdf:17:  Shea Fl/c. 0. G. Pence MM3/c. J. R. Jone' MoM2/c. B. J. Thompson MoM3/c, W. R. Carrington MoM2/c.
APA164.pdf:17: Marchese Ens., R. 0. Poulson ( MM. J. Xhraham I I c. \\ . C. Harrigan MoM3/c.
APA164.pdf:17:BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT I). F. Peterson Fl c. W. C. Collins MM3/c, C. M. Fannin CMM. J. L.
APA164.pdf:17:MIDDLE ROW. LEFT TO KIGHT R. H. Sheldon MM3/c. J. Leedock MoM2/c, S. F. Brunnert MM2/c, P. L.
APA164.pdf:17:TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT -F. F. Frazier MMl/c. H. D. Bodie Fl/c, R. M. Bussell Fl/c, C. E. Swartwood
APA164.pdf:18:MAN OVERBOARD”
APA164.pdf:19:  Gillenwaters Fl/c, K. B. Sayers WT3/c.
APA164.pdf:19:  Lt.. Tangora Lt., II. G. Price CWT, Bissonnette \X TI/c.
APA164.pdf:19:  Snyder WT3/c, E. L. McGregor Fl/c, W. F. Harkness F2/c, G. G.
APA164.pdf:19:  WT2/c, C. W. Burnette Fl/c. M. F. Allen FI/c.
APA164.pdf:19:  WT3/c, B. C. Otremba 1'2/c. E. B. Silveira Fl/c. A. G. Bingering
APA164.pdf:19:BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—B. L. Austin WT2/c. E. P. Pretor
APA164.pdf:19:MIDDLE BOW, LEFT TO BIGHT B. A. Young WT2/c, G. F.
APA164.pdf:19:TOP BOW. LEFT TO BIGHT B. T. Hager Fl/c, B. B. Wright
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APA164.pdf:20:  CCM, W. H. Davis SFl/c, W. J. Buckley CM3/c.
APA164.pdf:20:  CMl/c. E. J. Dubay CM2/c, J. R. Powell SF3/c, R J. Schmitt Cox.
APA164.pdf:20:  E. J. Danalewich SF2/c. M. S. Bailey CM2/c. A. E. Peterson SF3/c.
APA164.pdf:20:  Sl/c. E. Dvorak Sl/c, J. L. Knapp Cox. V. E. Huss Sic. W. L. Carr
APA164.pdf:20:  Sullivan SF2/c, E. D. Hennessey CM3/c, L. A. Zuccato SF3/c,
APA164.pdf:20:BOTTOM ROW—G. L. Stamp SF3/c. 0. H. Davis CMB, F. W. Ader
APA164.pdf:20:MIDDLE ROW—D. B. Pearson CM3/c. R. L. Bedard SF2/c. J. M.
APA164.pdf:20:MISSING—B. L. Gaddy.
APA164.pdf:20:TOP ROW . LEFT TO RIGHT—1). E. Palmer CMl/c, J. W. Riley
APA164.pdf:21:  DeWitt Bk3/c, G. J. Collyar SSM(L)2/c, G. A. Morden Sl/c, W. L. Jones SSM(L)3/c, C. H. Miles Sl/c, D. K. Hultquist
APA164.pdf:21:  Fenrell SC3/c, C. C. Eldridge SC2/c, F. Munoz Sl/c, F. S. Shumbres SC2/c, L. L. Hoff SC3/c, R. L. Palmer Sl/c, A. L. Nyborg
APA164.pdf:21:  Parrish Lt.(jg), J. Knight (PC), K. A. Stengel (CSK), J. H. Grimm CCK, C. F. Schramm SKl/c, R. E. Wright SSM■- So. Baker St.,          Campti, Mo.                      Cincinnati, Ohio.
APA164.pdf:29:       Jamaica. New York.          Boston, Massachusetts.           Brooklyn, N.Y.
APA164.pdf:29:       Kansas City, Missouri.      Detroit, Michigan.               Parker, Wash.
APA164.pdf:29:       Springfield, Ill.           St. Louis, Missouri.             Wichita. Kansas.         Ogden, Utah.
APA164.pdf:29:       Springfield, Mo.
APA164.pdf:29:       Sweet Home, Ark.            Exeter, Calif.                   San Diego, Calif.           Philippine Islands.
APA164.pdf:29:       Veedersburg, Ind.         Lacombe, Louisiana.                West New York, N.J.      Sanford, Maine.
APA164.pdf:29:       \XK MUNOZ, SR.,           1615 Castelar St.,               Route # 1, Box 67,         Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
APA164.pdf:29:      25 W. Jefferson St.,      6841 Waldemar St.,                2236 N. Market,          1628 Lake St.,
APA164.pdf:29:      412 West 39th St.,           Omaha, Nebraska.                 Ambrose, Georgia.
APA164.pdf:29:      B. SAYERS,              R. R. WRIGHT,                       Ylem, Washington,
APA164.pdf:29:      B. SILVEIRA,                                                                      A. G. RINGERING,
APA164.pdf:29:      L. McGREGOR,                                                R.F.D. #2, Box 9,
APA164.pdf:29:      W. BURNETTE.                                                                         Box 12,
APA164.pdf:29:     421 Edward Street,            Laredo, Texas.                   Galt, California.   ROBERT E. WRIGHT,
APA164.pdf:29:     HN M. SULLIVAN,          WILLIAM J. BUCKLEY,              BRADLEY L. GADDY,        RICHARD J. SCHMITT,
APA164.pdf:29:     HN W. RILEY,                                              LAWRENCE A. ZUCCATO,     EMERY J. DUBAY,
APA164.pdf:29:     \'her4ille, Kans.                              Olorado, W. Va.                          Boyton, Florida.
APA164.pdf:29:    1209 E. Webster St.,      R. L. AUSTIN,                                                15 E. 34th St. So.,
APA164.pdf:29:    155-17 Brinkerhoff Ave.,     571 Columbus Ave.,               296 Gater Ave.,            Compton, Ga.
APA164.pdf:29:    3821 Locke St.,              P.O. Box 53.                     Route #3,
APA164.pdf:29:    45 State St.,                  Abberville, Ala.                 Jackson, Minn.      E.   L. Boncato,
APA164.pdf:29:    Clinton, Minnesota.            Olympia, Wash.                   Winchester, Mass.   LLOYD J. RANDOLL,
APA164.pdf:29:    ILLIAM L. JONES,          CHARLES H. MILES,                C.   N. AGALOOS,            Route #1. Box 71,
APA164.pdf:29:    I’.O. Box 13.                Route #1. Box 249,               3646 Grinnell St.,         Pangasinan,
APA164.pdf:29:    No. 3, East 31st St.,        3181 Madison Ave.,               Box 45.                    Jacksonville, Alabama.
APA164.pdf:29:    R.R. #2.                       New Orleans. La.                 Scranton, Pa.       CARL A. SCHRAMM.
APA164.pdf:29:    Route #1, Box 155,             Montgomery 7, Ala.               Columbus 6, Ohio.   ROBERT LEE PALMER,
APA164.pdf:29:    Route #3,                                                                                Springfield, Mo.
APA164.pdf:29:    Route #3,                    Route #2-A.                      713 W. Spring St.,
APA164.pdf:29:    \ROLD GENSLER,               Route #2, Box 122,               Route #2,
APA164.pdf:29:    ’Nald e. Palmer,          WILLIAM L. CARR.                 JAMES L. KNAPP,          VAL E. HUSS,
APA164.pdf:29:   ,390 29th St.,                329 E. 20th St.,                 Box 472,                 374 29th Ave.,
APA164.pdf:29:   82 Bay St.,                R. A. YOUNG,                     M. F. ALLEN,                75 Hillsboro Ave.,
APA164.pdf:29:   >SEPH E. KROL,             STANLEY G. KEEL.                 SAM L. JACKSON,             Route #1,
APA164.pdf:29:   Box 70, R.R. #1,           WILLIAM H. DAVIS, JR.,              6607 Broadway,           #5 Hughes St.,
APA164.pdf:29:   ENNETH L. CARPENTER.          500 Capital Parkway,             613 Stewart Ave.,
APA164.pdf:29:   EORGE J. COLLYAR.             2128 Pauger St.,                 631 Hickory St.,
APA164.pdf:29:   ICHARD DEWITT.             EUGENE DAVIS,                    SUEY H. LIEU,                 Minneapolis, Minn.
APA164.pdf:29:  HOMAS H. HILL,              JAMES H. HICKMON,                ANDREW WHITFIELD,             Philippine Islands.
APA164.pdf:29:  OBERT B. HARRISON,             Route #7, Box 249.               229 Pond St.,
APA164.pdf:29: • ‘ MU EL H. FOREMAN,           2008 Lincoln St.,                Box 356,
APA164.pdf:29:' \MUEL McCLAIN,              LARKIE L. LANE,                  JAMES H. FENNELL,           Manguin, Dagupan,
APA164.pdf:30:                                                                                          Long Beach, Calif.
APA164.pdf:30:                                                                                        312 Delaware St., S.E.,
APA164.pdf:30:                                                                                     FRANCIS W. ADER,
APA164.pdf:30:                                                                                     ORVILLE H. DAVIS,
APA164.pdf:30:                                                                Kelso, Washington.      218 East Anderson St.,
APA164.pdf:30:                                                           L. R. MILLER.                Erwin, Tenn.
APA164.pdf:30:                                                   “A” DIVISION
APA164.pdf:30:                                     SECOND DIVISION—(Continued)
APA164.pdf:30:                                   Bronx, N.Y.                                            Batesburg, S.C.
APA164.pdf:30:                                   Oswego, N.Y.                                         1420 Taylor St.,
APA164.pdf:30:                                   South Haven, Mich.                                C.   L. BAILEY,
APA164.pdf:30:                                 412 E. 148th St.,                                      Summerland Ave.,
APA164.pdf:30:                                 907 Hilard St.,
APA164.pdf:30:                                 c/o Annheuser Busch Br’y,                                LeCenter, Minn.
APA164.pdf:30:                              G.   L. ACUFF,
APA164.pdf:30:     Auburn, Maine.                Peakskill, N.Y.
APA164.pdf:30:     Bemis, Tenn.                  Pine Bluff, Ark.             St. Louis, Mo.          LeGrande, Ore.
APA164.pdf:30:     Decatur, Ill.            B. B. BOYER,                      Terre Haute, Ind.       152 N. Waterdille St.,
APA164.pdf:30:     Franklin, N.H.           E.   WOLFER.                      Courtdale, Pa.       H.    D. BODIE, JR.
APA164.pdf:30:     Holyoke, Mass.              520 Front St..                 Essex, Iowa.         F.   F. FRAZIER,
APA164.pdf:30:     Lyons, Illinois.              Duluth, Minnesota.           Chicago 23, Ill.            Long Beach, Calif.
APA164.pdf:30:     Magazines, Ark.                                            Bronx, N.Y.             3814 Country Club Dr.,
APA164.pdf:30:     Minneapolis, Minn.                                         Pittsburgh, Pa.         Rose Field, Louisiana.
APA164.pdf:30:     Portland, Oregon.                                          Brooklyn, N.Y.
APA164.pdf:30:     Rock Island, Ill.             Cincinnatti, Ohio.         Malden, Mass.
APA164.pdf:30:     Sacramento, Calif.            Thomasville, N.C.            Springfield, Mo.          Poplar, Montana.
APA164.pdf:30:     San Antonio, Texas.             Evansville, Ind.           East Hartford, Conn.      Bay City, Mich.
APA164.pdf:30:    LBERT L. STAMP,           JAMES A. WALLACE.             JOHN R. POWELL,          ANTON E. PETERSON,
APA164.pdf:30:   .610 Seventh St.,             404 Cannon St.,              1911 N. Rogers Ave.,      Box 87,
APA164.pdf:30:   1102 E. Marietta St.,                                      2227 N. 30th St.,      W. C. COLLINS,
APA164.pdf:30:   126 Riverside Drive,          848 McKinley Street,         Elkland, Missouri.          Richmond, California.
APA164.pdf:30:   228y2 17th St.,               195 Craft St..               49 Floral Ave.,           Marine, Ill.
APA164.pdf:30:   260 E. Dwight St.,         C.   E. SWART WOOD.             R.F.D. #2,
APA164.pdf:30:   3249 1st Avenue South,                                     701 Reedsdale St.,     C. E. CLARK,
APA164.pdf:30:   4234 Amelia Ave.,             6407 Grand Ave.,             2313 So. Troy,              Lakewood City,
APA164.pdf:30:   9317 North Peninsula Ave.,    713 Kalamazoo St.,           1430 Eastern Parkway,     West Newton, Pa.
APA164.pdf:30:   Cherry Grove, W. Va.       J. G. PRATER,                   Ill Oak St.,           R. P. CLARK,
APA164.pdf:30:   EDWARD DVORAK,             DAVID B. PEARSON,             EUGENE J. DANALEWICH,       3811 Marber Ave.,
APA164.pdf:30:   P.O. Box 59,                  1913 West 25th St.,          6701 Myron Ave.,       D.   F. PETERSON
APA164.pdf:30:   R.F.D. #2,                        Chicago, Ill.            577 Minneford Ave.,    C. M. FANNIN,
APA164.pdf:30:   R.F.D. 1,                                                  45 Hillside St.,
APA164.pdf:30:   Route 1, Box 436,               R.R. #10,                  600 Silver Lane,          1807 10th St.,
APA164.pdf:30:B.   J. THOMPSON,                                          J. R. JONES,
APA164.pdf:30:D.   F. SHEPPARD,                  7200 Kimbark St.,       W. C. HARRIGAN,
APA164.pdf:30:D. 0. COLEMAN,                     Eugene, Oregon.                                        Savannah, Georgia.
APA164.pdf:30:F.   D. KNITTLE,              J. R. ABRAHAM,                P. L. SHEA,              O. G. PENCE,
APA164.pdf:30:R. H. SHELDON,                                             J. LEEDOCK,                    Memphis, Tenn.
APA164.pdf:30:R. Q. FLEMING,                                             J. ALLUMBAUGH,                 Grand Rapids, Mich.
APA164.pdf:30:R. WARNER,
APA164.pdf:30:ROLAND L. BEDARD,             EUGENE D. HENNESSEY,          MESHACH S. BAILEY,          590 McLaughlin Ave.,
APA164.pdf:30:S. LATIGO,                       1528 Monroe St.,          J. C. DOERING,            F. R. YOHN,
APA164.pdf:30:W. R. CARRINGTON,             R. M. BUSSELL,               S. F. BRUNNERT,
APA164.pdf:30:W. S. NELSON,                 R. A. SANDSTROM,             G.    RASKIN,             F.   FIGIEL,
APA164.pdf:3:               KEEL LAID JULY 11. 1944
APA164.pdf:3:             DELIVERED OCTOBER 29, 1944
APA164.pdf:3:            LAUNCHED SEPTEMBER 24, 1944
APA164.pdf:3:           COMMISSIONED OCTOBER 30, 1944
APA164.pdf:3:Edgecombe
APA164.pdf:3:The U.S.S.
APA164.pdf:4:                                                                         AIRING THE BLNTING
APA164.pdf:4:                         SENIOR OFFICERS
APA164.pdf:4:  Comdr., F. W. Wauchope Capt.. E. A. MacMichael Lt.. W. L. Nichol­
APA164.pdf:4:  E. P. Pretor Lt., A. E. Bowman Lt i jg >
APA164.pdf:4:  Flanagan Lt. (jg), W. E. Jones Lt. I jg). J. A. Looker jr. Lt. (jg)
APA164.pdf:4:  Gould Lt., P. A. Tangora Lt.. J. \\ . Lee Lt.. W. C. Parrish Lt. (jg),
APA164.pdf:4:  son Lt. (jg), D. B. Brodin Lt. (jgi. J. P. Massimiani Lt. (jg), F. J.
APA164.pdf:4:  son Lt., B. M. Jones Lt.
APA164.pdf:4:BOTTOM ROW—R. G. Cook Lt.. C. G. Long Lt. Comdr.. J. ILHarUeil
APA164.pdf:4:MIDDLE ROW—R. G. Pelren Lt. (jg). T. E. Macksey Lt., H. H.
APA164.pdf:4:MISSING FROM PICTURE            \\ . S. Graupner Lt.. R. B. Caldwell
APA164.pdf:4:TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT—E. \\ . Firestone 1st Lt., L. L. Tomlin­
APA164.pdf:5:                                                  OFFICERS MESS
APA164.pdf:5:        JUNIOR OFFICERS
APA164.pdf:5: F. Guptill Ens.
APA164.pdf:5: R. M. Strellman Ens.
APA164.pdf:5: W. H. Rausch Carp.. P. H. Decess Ens.
APA164.pdf:5:BOTTOM ROW—W. C. Mani Ens., R. Brooks Ens., N. F. Ritchey Ens., W. H. Tinney Ens
APA164.pdf:5:MIDDLE ROW M. I). Burkhard Ens., H. A. Erickson Ens., D D. Coggburn CM, N. C. Price Ens.,
APA164.pdf:5:TOP ROW. LEFT TO RIGHT—I. D. Esty Bos’n, J. A. Flower Ens., J. Knight APC, G. E. Boyd CE,
APA164.pdf:6:                                        CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS
APA164.pdf:6:  C. Dawson.
APA164.pdf:6:  and Joe A. Wallace.
APA164.pdf:6:  erick W. Shinley, and Allen E. Weikert.
APA164.pdf:6:BOTTOM BOW—Frank H. Scott, (\harles L. Bailey, Capt. Frank W. Wauchope, Lt. E. A. MacMichael. Fred­
APA164.pdf:6:MIDDLE ROW—H enrv G. Price. Thomas \\ . Prather. John H. Grimm. Kenneth A. Stengle, H. E. Ridley. Jack
APA164.pdf:6:MISSING—Francis W. Ader. Robert D. Poulson, and Orville H. Davis.
APA164.pdf:6:TOP ROW, LEFT TO HIGHT          John C. Dombroski, James I). Hickey, Franklin I). Rice. Charles M. Fannie.
APA164.pdf:7:           CAPTAIN WAUCHOPE
APA164.pdf:7:        a <9
APA164.pdf:7:  Cox. R. J. LaRose Cox, E. E. Hutto Cox, L. 0. Whittaker S2/c, S. S. Wright GM3/c, R. L. Davis S2/c.
APA164.pdf:7:  E. J. Kowalski BM2/c, R. N. Thomas BM2/c, A. J. Elower Ens., R. Ernest GMl/c.
APA164.pdf:7:  Hurstell Sl/c. W. R. Wesoleck Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:7:  R. J. Fischer Sl/c. 0. R. Hansen Sl/c, W. B. Fleming S2/c. F. C. Wolf S2/c, N. R. Law S2/c, L. O. I
APA164.pdf:7:  Sl/c, J. J. Johnson Sl/c. B. E. McClinton Sl/c. R. Martin Sl/c, G. A. Ballay Sl/c. W. P. Braud Sl/c. L R
APA164.pdf:7:  way Sl/c, N. A. Foster S/2c. I). C. Bonta S/lc, R. J. Grills GM3/c, R. R. Tibke Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:7:BOTTOM ROW—M. Cressy S/lc. R. L. Nelson Sl/c, F. A. Sacco Sl/c, R. C. Donath Sl/c. P. J. Nicolletti "
APA164.pdf:7:MISSING—R. E. Miller Cox. J. A. Williford Sl/c. J. S. Eatherton.
APA164.pdf:7:SEGOND ROW—J. H. Huggins Sl/c. R. J. Stecher Cox, C. D. Jones Cox. R. E. Palimeri S2/c, H. J. Kimberlir
APA164.pdf:7:THIRD ROW—E. T. Wagoner S2/c, R. C. Owensby S2/c, G. T. Werner S2/c. J. \\ . Tadlock S2/c. E. Dur
APA164.pdf:7:TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT J. D. Hickey COM, P. H. Decess Ens., T. L. Ringer BM2/c, W. H. Tinney Em .
APA164.pdf:8:                                                    SECOND DIVISION
APA164.pdf:8:                                                   SECOND DIVISION
APA164.pdf:8: BM2/c, J. D. Smith Cox, R. D. Phelps GM3/c, K. W. Aronald Sl/c, R. Coley Sl/c, R. Ross Sl/c, J. L. Krinke Sl/c. L. J. K-
APA164.pdf:8: BMl/c, Guptill Ens., R. E. Strellman Ens., J. C. Dawson CBM, H. R. Carnes BMl/c, W. B. McCartney Cox, R E. McCracken
APA164.pdf:8: Sl/c, A. A. Tamble Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:8: Sl/c, H. F. Michel Sl/c, A. F. Cahoon Sl/c, J. D. Carter Cox, J. J. Walker Sl/c, J. C. Upchurch Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:8: Sl/c, K. W. Schuman Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:8: T. A. Lubanski Cox, R. T. Elkin Sl/c, 0. J. LaFayette Sl/c, R. C. Hewson Sl/c, E. S. Provost Sl/c.
APA164.pdf:8: W. C. Mani, Ens., W. C. Olenik Sl/c, I. N. Prowant Cox, H. J. Carstens Cox, M. J. Slizewski Cox, J. M. Lopaze GM3/c.
APA164.pdf:8: linson Sl/c„ Wm. Campbell Sl/c, J. R. Ennis Cox, 1). E. Compton Sl/c, R. H. Petterson Sl/c, R. H. Black Sl/c, M. R. Peart
APA164.pdf:8: nedy Cox.
APA164.pdf:8:BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—C. F. Rinehart Cox, J. S. Patten Sl/c, G. H. Bravo Cox, C. D. Dennis Sl/c, R. S. Kludis SVc,
APA164.pdf:8:BOTTOM ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—W. H. O’Neal GM2/c, E. T. Newman Sl/c, J. D. Kilcrease Sl/c, J. Potter Sl/c, J. O. XS illi-
APA164.pdf:8:MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—W. F. Walters Cox, J. F.Conn, Sl/c, J. J. Fortuna S2/c, W. R. Grimm BM/2c. L. M. Axe
APA164.pdf:8:MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—W. H. Miller Cox, II. L. Warner Sl/c, L. D. Bowden Cox, M. A. Hudson Sl/c, W. M. Tom­
APA164.pdf:8:MISSING—H. P. Williams, J. A. Lewinski, J. F. Fletcher, B. White.
APA164.pdf:8:TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—J. S. Stucklik Sl/c, A. H. Garoutte Cox, G. Mitchell Cox, E. E. Hall Fo3/c, R. Brooks Ens
APA164.pdf:8:TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT—L. 1). Neighbours Sl/c. J. D. Phillips BM2/c, D. A. Shields BM2/c, II. J. Reycraft Cox, V. Groh
APA164.pdf:9:                                                         AOMORI, HONSHU, JAPAN
APA164.pdf:9:                                                     THE MIGHTY “E” AND HER BROOD
APA164.pdf:9:                       “ONCE OVER LIGHTLY” AOMORI. HONSHU, JAPAN
APA164.pdf:9:       AOMORI, HONSHU, JAPAN
APA164.pdf:9:TWAS NEVER LIKE THIS IN THE OLD NAVY
APA176.pdf:10:                        THE STAFF
APA176.pdf:10:        On 6 December the ship steamed into the harbor where
APA176.pdf:10:        The Staff of Transport Division FORTY-FOUR was assem­
APA176.pdf:10: bled at the Amphibious Training Base at Coronado during the
APA176.pdf:10: him in the difficult tasks ahead. In mid-September the Staff was
APA176.pdf:10: just been commissioned in the Los Angeles shipyards. After
APA176.pdf:10: mander, was given eleven officers and thirty-two men to assist
APA176.pdf:10:Harbor.
APA176.pdf:10:Jap infamy first made its mark, and the Staff commenced its
APA176.pdf:10:and training exercises the ship put in at San Pedro, and the Staff
APA176.pdf:10:in which they participated. After completion of this operation,
APA176.pdf:10:of the staging areas for the Okinawa campaign. While here
APA176.pdf:10:ordered to Astoria, Oregon, there to board the U.S.S. MELLETTE,
APA176.pdf:10:received orders to transfer to the U.S.S. HINSDALE, which had
APA176.pdf:10:shakedown the HINSDALE, on 30 November, set sail for Pearl
APA176.pdf:10:ships of the Division preparatory to the invasion of Iwo Jima,
APA176.pdf:10:summer of 1944. Captain Joseph H. Seyfried, Division Com­
APA176.pdf:10:the ships of the Division returned to Saipan, which became one
APA176.pdf:10:which was commissioned on 27 September. After shakedown
APA176.pdf:10:work of directing and co-ordinating the training activities of the
APA176.pdf:11:               CAPTAIN    LEONARD    B.  AUSTIN
APA176.pdf:11:       The course of events on the first day of Okinawa occa­
APA176.pdf:11:FOUR and took part in the training exercises pointing toward
APA176.pdf:11:sioned the change which made the KERSHAW the flagship of
APA176.pdf:11:the Division. On that day the HINSDALE was hit by a Japanese
APA176.pdf:11:the U.S.S. KERSHAW was assigned to Transport Division FORTY-
APA176.pdf:11:what was to be the last assault landing of Japanese territory.
APA176.pdf:12:        Since then, the only divisional activity in which the Staff
APA176.pdf:12:        While the KERSHAW was returning to the land of the
APA176.pdf:12:Aomori. This was accomplished under the command of Captain
APA176.pdf:12:Coast. In a few days, then, it will be farewell to the KERSHAW
APA176.pdf:12:Leonard B. Austin, present Division Commander.
APA176.pdf:12:Navy's great and successful effort in the war.
APA176.pdf:12:SHAW as flagship.
APA176.pdf:12:for their splendid achievement and their contribution to the
APA176.pdf:12:free laden down with the treasure of military personnel about
APA176.pdf:12:mainder of the operation and on 20 April boarded the KER­
APA176.pdf:12:participated was in the landing       of occupational troops at
APA176.pdf:12:prepared to disembark with its records upon arrival on the West
APA176.pdf:12:staff temporarily transferred to the U.S.S. PICKENS for the re­
APA176.pdf:12:suicide plane and put out of action. Captain Seyfried and his
APA176.pdf:12:to be released to civilian life, the Staff received orders to be
APA176.pdf:12:—to Captain Davenport, his officers and men—with a well done
APA176.pdf:13:PERSONALITIES
APA176.pdf:14:CROSSING THE LINE
APA176.pdf:15:     Aomori, Japan         September 25, 1945
APA176.pdf:15:     Okinawa                     April 1, 1945
APA176.pdf:15:     Tokyo Bay, Japan         October 1, 1945
APA176.pdf:15:Commissioned                December 2, 1944
APA176.pdf:15:Demonstration Assault,
APA176.pdf:15:Keel Laid                 September 29, 1944
APA176.pdf:15:Launched                  November 12, 1944
APA176.pdf:15:Magic Carpet Duty,
APA176.pdf:15:Maiden Voyage                February 7, 1945
APA176.pdf:15:Occupation Landings,
APA176.pdf:17:H E A D IN G FO R AOMORI
APA176.pdf:18:         Training over—landing exercises at Coronado Beach,
APA176.pdf:18:        Dates and names of places are not in themselves inter­
APA176.pdf:18:        Most of the crew first saw the U.S.S. KERSHAW loom up
APA176.pdf:18:      NOTES FOR A HISTORY
APA176.pdf:18: Executive Officer, and the work of getting the ship ready for
APA176.pdf:18: gunnery practice, convoy tactics, drills at stations and conditions
APA176.pdf:18: in December to the sunshine of Southern California.
APA176.pdf:18: land, her keel was laid the 29th of September, and launched
APA176.pdf:18: months, and take the ship from the rains and fogs of Seattle
APA176.pdf:18: of shakedown and training which was to last two strenuous
APA176.pdf:18: sea began at once. Tons of stores were loaded under constant
APA176.pdf:18: torrents of rain. Ten days later the ship sailed, to begin a period
APA176.pdf:18:A. R. PONTO, U.S.N., Commandant of the Naval Station at
APA176.pdf:18:Astoria. Commander (now Captain) A. G. DAVENPORT, U.S.N.R.,
APA176.pdf:18:River and the town of Astoria on December 1st, 1944. The ship
APA176.pdf:18:accepted for the Navy, and placed in commission by Captain
APA176.pdf:18:assumed command, with Lt. Comdr. Paul D. RUST, Jr. as his
APA176.pdf:18:esting or very important. They can, however, serve as a frame­
APA176.pdf:18:had been built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation at Port­
APA176.pdf:18:her crew.
APA176.pdf:18:on November 12th. On the morning of December 2nd, she was
APA176.pdf:18:out of a cold misty rain which almost concealed the Columbia
APA176.pdf:18:personal experience as recollected in memory. The purpose of
APA176.pdf:18:the history of the KERSHAW—the officers and men who were
APA176.pdf:18:this sketch is to provide such a framework for those who made
APA176.pdf:18:work or skeleton for what is interesting and important, namely,
APA176.pdf:19:        Most of the month of March was spent in loading and
APA176.pdf:19:Eniwetok, arriving on the 19th. From Eniwetok she sailed in
APA176.pdf:19:February 7th she went nonstop via the Hawaiian Islands to
APA176.pdf:19:Flagship of Transport Division 63, she had aboard Captain F. M.
APA176.pdf:19:KERSHAW was ordered to San Francisco early in February to
APA176.pdf:19:O'LEARY, U.S.N., and his staff. As passengers (and "precious
APA176.pdf:19:Squadron headed northwest for what was to be the last big
APA176.pdf:19:against light enemy aerial resistance which caused no casualties
APA176.pdf:19:cargo") she had the nursing staff of the U. S. Naval Fleet Hos­
APA176.pdf:19:convoy to Guam, arriving on the 25th, disembarking her pas­
APA176.pdf:19:forcements, the return to Saipan was ordered. The news of the
APA176.pdf:19:hands on our safe return. Saipan was reached April         14th.
APA176.pdf:19:invasion of Japanese territory. The task of Squadron 15 was
APA176.pdf:19:mornings of April 1 st and 2nd the feints were made successfully,
APA176.pdf:19:or damage to the KERSHAW. For the next ten days the Squadron
APA176.pdf:19:pick up her first cargo and head for the war in the Pacific. As
APA176.pdf:19:pital 115, destined for Guam. Sailing from San Francisco on
APA176.pdf:19:prepare for the invasion of Okinawa.
APA176.pdf:19:rehearsing for that invasion. It was on March 27th that the
APA176.pdf:19:remained in the vicinity of Okinawa. Then, not needed as rein­
APA176.pdf:19:sengers and freight on the 26th. On the 27th she made a quick
APA176.pdf:19:then stand by to reinforce those landings if necessary. On the
APA176.pdf:19:to make a demonstration on the southeastern shore of Okinawa
APA176.pdf:19:tragic death of President Roosevelt marred the happiness of all
APA176.pdf:19:trip to Saipan and was assigned to Transport Squadron 1 5 to
APA176.pdf:19:while the actual landings were being made on the western side,
APA176.pdf:19:—and shakedown completed—speed trails, structural tests—the
APA176.pdf:20:        Finally, on June 5th, the Squadron sailed from Saipan en
APA176.pdf:20:        The KERSHAW remained at Saipan until June 4th. During
APA176.pdf:20:        The ship was placed in the Kaiser Yards, Richmond, for
APA176.pdf:20: 14th, cargo unloaded, and on the 20th, the ship headed for
APA176.pdf:20:28th, traveling without escort, and reached Eniwetok on July
APA176.pdf:20:3rd, remaining there until July 11th. Guam was reached July
APA176.pdf:20:DAVENPORT was promoted to Captain, and Captain SEYFRIED
APA176.pdf:20:Flagship, and Captain J. H. SEYFRIED, U.S.N., and his staff re­
APA176.pdf:20:King Neptune, and initiated into the faithful company of Shell­
APA176.pdf:20:Memorial Services were held for the late President on April 1 5th.
APA176.pdf:20:San Francisco, arriving on August 2nd.
APA176.pdf:20:Santo, New Hebrides Islands, to load general stores for ship­
APA176.pdf:20:backs. Tulagi was reached on the 12th. There the Squadron
APA176.pdf:20:collecting were the chief means of relaxation.
APA176.pdf:20:crew, and plentiful     liberty for the remainder. Commander
APA176.pdf:20:crossed and around five hundred pollywogs were received by
APA176.pdf:20:drydocking and minor repairs, leave granted one-fourth of the
APA176.pdf:20:lems were held as well as daily liberty parties ashore for what
APA176.pdf:20:ment to Eniwetok and Guam. She sailed from Espiritu on June
APA176.pdf:20:placed Captain O'LEARY and staff. Daily drills and battle prob­
APA176.pdf:20:recreation the island afforded. Baseball, swimming, and shell­
APA176.pdf:20:route to Tulagi, Solomons Islands. On the 10th the Equator was
APA176.pdf:20:those weeks she was transferred to Transport Division 44, as
APA176.pdf:20:was detached from the ship, and the duties of Executive Officer
APA176.pdf:20:was divided, and the KERSHAW sent with other ships to Espiritu
APA176.pdf:20:was relieved by Captain Leonard B. AUSTIN. Lt. Comdr. RUST
APA176.pdf:20:were assumed by Lieut. SWITZER. The Japanese acceptance of
APA176.pdf:21:                 TRANSPORTS     OFF  AOMORI
APA176.pdf:21:       The first stop was, as usual, Eniwetok. From there the
APA176.pdf:21:Aomori September 1 8th, and successfully carried out the occupa­
APA176.pdf:21:August, the KERSHAW once more headed west, with a cargo
APA176.pdf:21:Island, arriving September 10th. Disembarking passengers on
APA176.pdf:21:KERSHAW sailed in convoy to Ulithi, thence to Tacloban, Leyte
APA176.pdf:21:On the 7th of October the KERSHAW was again homeward
APA176.pdf:21:bound with San Pedro as her destination, her E.T.A. October 1 9th.
APA176.pdf:21:of Army personnel bound for the Philippine Islands.
APA176.pdf:21:off Yokosuka Naval Base, to pick up passengers bound for home.
APA176.pdf:21:the 12th, the ship was assigned to a task group for the occupa­
APA176.pdf:21:the surrender terms was duly celebrated, and on the 17th of
APA176.pdf:21:tion of Aomori, Honshu Island, Japan. This group sailed for
APA176.pdf:21:tion on September 25th. From Aomori she went to Tokyo Bay,
APA176.pdf:22:JAPAN
APA176.pdf:23:   SHIP'S ACTIVITIES
APA176.pdf:24:SHIP'S ACTIVITIES
APA176.pdf:25:   OFFICERS & MEN
APA176.pdf:28:                                               FLAG STAFF
APA176.pdf:28:                                              FLAG STAFF
APA176.pdf:28:                                    Aboard the KERSHAW
APA176.pdf:28:                                   ARNOLD, P. R., Lieut.
APA176.pdf:28:                                 BOAT GROUP OFFICERS
APA176.pdf:28:                               BEACH PLATOON OFFICERS
APA176.pdf:28:                           AS OF 1               OCTOBER 1945
APA176.pdf:28:                    OFFICERS WHO HAVE SERVED ABOARD
APA176.pdf:28:              ROSTER OF OFFICERS
APA176.pdf:28:        The Below Named Officers Have Served with the Flag Staff
APA176.pdf:28:     ENLISTED MEN OF TRANSPORT DIVISION 44
APA176.pdf:28:   USMCR                             KUNSMAN, Elvin H., Ensign          (Ch C)
APA176.pdf:28: BARTKUS, Edward (n), SM2c         GULLEDGE, Ray E., SM3c              KROHN, Eugene L., RM2c
APA176.pdf:28: BETHEL, Isaac (n), St3c           GRAHAM, James F., SMlc              KUNATH, Karlton L., RM3c
APA176.pdf:28: DAVIS, Thomas W., SM3c            HEWITT, Orville J., RM3c            MATTHEWS, Henry, CCk
APA176.pdf:28: DE MARS, Leslie F., RM2c           HYSELL, William H., SM3c           McCARDLE, Derrold S., Yle
APA176.pdf:28: DURKEE, John B., Sr., Y2c          JOHNSON, Norman O., SM3c           McNEAL, Everett "D", St2c
APA176.pdf:28: ELDER, Melvin L„ RM3c              KEITH, Charles W., RM3c            McNICHOLS, William F., Sic
APA176.pdf:28: FREDERICKSON, Donald W., SM3cKERR, James D., Jr., RM3c                NAGY, Eugene (n), Sic
APA176.pdf:28: ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF TRANSPORT DIVISION 44
APA176.pdf:28: RUST, Jr., Paul D., Lieut.-Comdr. TOTTY, Edward A., Lieutenant       BRAY, Raymond D., Ensign
APA176.pdf:28: THOMPSON, Robert R., Lieut, (j.g )       (MC)
APA176.pdf:28:ADAMS, Gilbert C., QM2c            GRAEFF, Whitney S., SM3c            KOEHN, Clyde M., Y3c
APA176.pdf:28:AUSTIN, L. B., Captain             WHEATLEY, C. H., Lieutenant        FELTON, H. L., Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:BIRD, J. W„ Jr., Lt. Comdr.        BLOOMBERG, J. E., Lieutenant       GELFO, S. G, Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:BOLTON, A. G., Lt. Comdr.          TREPAGNIER, O. B., Lieut.          JOHNSON, H. N., Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:BURKE, John F., Lieut, (j.g.)        LILLIS, E. J., Ensign            LENTI, Frank M., Ensign
APA176.pdf:28:CHACE, Stewart F., Captain,          JOHNSTON, Robert, Ensign         CARPER. Jr., Wood B., Lieutenant,
APA176.pdf:28:CHASTAIN, Delbert A., RM3c         HAMBRIGHT, Robert F„ SM3c           MAMMEN, Ralph J., CSM
APA176.pdf:28:DAVENPORT, Allen G., Captain         MITCHELL, George A., Lieut.      KEAHOM, G. R., Lieutenant, (DC)
APA176.pdf:28:EDMONDS, G. W., Lieut, (j.g.)        HURLBERT, John A., Ensign        SELLARS, Ross D., Ensign
APA176.pdf:28:EDWARDS, Einar (n), Lieutenant       MORTON, Peter W., Lieut, (j.g. ) McNETT, A. K., Lieut, (j.g.), (SC)
APA176.pdf:28:FERGUSON, James E., Lieutenant,       (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:FURCOLO, Foster (n), Lieut, (j.g.)   LESLIE, Lawrence P., Ensign      WALKER, Jesse D., Ch.PhM.
APA176.pdf:28:HOLT, W. J., Lt. Comdr.            BADER, A. J., Lieutenant           McMANUS, J. R., Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:HUFFMAN, Robert E., Lieut, (j.g.)                             KLUGE, Richard (n), Lieutenant
APA176.pdf:28:IRWIN, W. D., Lieut, (j.g.)          HARLAN, J. C„ Jr., Ensign        SWAN, John T., Bos'n
APA176.pdf:28:JACOBER, Gordon E., Lieutenant LAWSON, Hami.ton M., Lieut.            LONG, James J., Mach.
APA176.pdf:28:MURPHY, Lester E., Lieut, (j.g.)     MARINO, John J., Lieut, (j.g.),  FELTON, Wilbur M., Mach.
APA176.pdf:28:McKAY, C. F., Lieut, (j.g.)          BURR, Harry B., Comdr. (MC)      FLEIX, Joe M., A.P.C.
APA176.pdf:28:O'LEARY, F. M., Captain            TUTERA, F. J., Lieut.              SOLOF, H. H., Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:POTTZ, Glenn E., Lieut, (j.g.)       ULMER, Francis C., Ensign        STROBECK, F. B., Ch.Elec.
APA176.pdf:28:ROSENFELD, A. M., Lieutenant         HARRIS, Frank H., Ensign         RAMCKE, Carl E., Ensign
APA176.pdf:28:ROSENTHAL, J., Lieutenant          THOMPSON, D. E., Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:ROSTER OF OFFICERS OF TRANSPORT DIVISION 63
APA176.pdf:28:SAFFORD, R. W., Lt. Comdr.         GOODFELLOW, H. S., Lieut.          WHITE, D. H„ Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:SEYFRIED, J. H., Captain           HOPKINS, L. A., Jr., Lieutenant    CROMER, W. C., Lieut, (j.g.)
APA176.pdf:28:SHEA, Dennis G., Lieut.-Comdr.     MOUNCE, George D., Lieutenant      ROWLETT, John M., Ensign
APA176.pdf:28:SWITZER, Jr., L. T., Lieutenant          (i-g)                        BURSCH, Roy B„ Lieutenant, (SC)
APA176.pdf:28:THOMAS, Jr., W. H., Ensign           MORELAND, W. D., Ensign          PALMER, W. H., Ensign
APA176.pdf:28:WELBOURNE, L. N., Lieut, (j.g.)      SCOTT, W. F., Ensign             SPRIGGS, S. M., Ch Carp.
APA176.pdf:28:WRAY, Dudley G, Lieut, (j.g.)        BURRUS, E. L., Ensign            HATFIELD, Jerome G., A.P.C.
APA176.pdf:29:                              KERSHAW with the Flag Staff
APA176.pdf:29:              The Following Named Men Have Served Aboard the
APA176.pdf:29:     ROSTER OF ENLISTED MEN AS OF 1 OCTOBER
APA176.pdf:29:   RM3c                          KNIGHT, John E., S2c           OPPERMAN, Jackie R., RM3c
APA176.pdf:29:   RT2c                         JONES, Owen R., RM3c            NEIL, Victor K., PhM3c
APA176.pdf:29:  MoMMl c                       FLEMISTER, Henry J., StM3c      MADDUX, Carl S., St3c
APA176.pdf:29:ADAMS, Willard E., PhMlc        EISENHOUR, Bert E., Jr., RT2c   LEWIS, Ralph F„ Sic
APA176.pdf:29:ALBRECHT, Edmund E., Sic        ELLIS, Lee (n), GMlc            LIEBER, Farrell C., RM3c
APA176.pdf:29:ANDERSON, Doffie L., SF2c       ERWIN, James C., Flc            LIGGETT, Jack (n), SSMB3c
APA176.pdf:29:ARTZ, Harry A., Jr., Sic        EVANS, Albert A., S2c           LILES, James R., SK2c
APA176.pdf:29:BAKER, Robert H., RdM3c         FARINAS, Thomas W„ PhM3c        LOFFREDO, Anthony J., SM2c
APA176.pdf:29:BARKER, David E., SM3c          FARMER, Clarence M., CCM        LOLLAR, Roy N., RM3c
APA176.pdf:29:BARNES, Frederick E., Sic       FEILBACH, Morris G., Sic        LUNDGREN, David I., Flc
APA176.pdf:29:BELLOTT, Percival C., Jr.,      FINNICUM, Roy A., CMM           LYNCH, William F„ GM3c
APA176.pdf:29:BERNARD, Harold J., SF2c        FOX, William E., Sic            MANGIAGLI, Sebastian M., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:BLUE, Aloysius (n), Cox         FRALEY, Merle O., BMlc          MARINO, Joseph A., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:BOULER, Leonard L., Sic         FRASCELLA, Peter T., Sic        MARKOVETZ, Vernon E., Sic'
APA176.pdf:29:BRIDGES, Elmer T„ Sic           FRAZIER, Matthew C., Stic       MARTIN, David D., PhM2c
APA176.pdf:29:BRIGHT, Carl W„ Cox             FREELAND, Herman (n), SKD3c     MATHEWS, Harold N., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:BRIGHT, Lloyd D., GM2c          FRITZ, John M., Sic             MATHIS, Ambrose D., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:BROWN, Harry P., RM2c           GIORDANO, Peter H., GM3c        McCLARY, "P" "L", EM3c
APA176.pdf:29:BUCK, John E., WT2c             GIRARDI, Francesco L., GM3c     McCORMICK, John F., SC2c
APA176.pdf:29:BURNETT, James E., Sic          GREEN, William M., MMlc         McCOLLUM, Walter F., CEM
APA176.pdf:29:BURTON, Roy D„ Sic              GREENE, Willard E., CMlc        McFARLAND, Ellis O., Jr., EM3c
APA176.pdf:29:BUZZARD, Leon J., Sic           GRIFFIN, John B., MoMM3c        McINTYRE, Thomas D.z FClc
APA176.pdf:29:CANNON, Mathew C., Jr., Sic     HALL, William G.z Yle           McMIKEL, Clarence (n), StMlc
APA176.pdf:29:CARLTON, Billy (n), Flc         HARVEY, Robert B., GM3c         McNAMARA, John M.z PhM3c
APA176.pdf:29:CARTER, David E„ BM2c            HEAD, Eugene J., Y2c           McPHAIL, William D., CM3c
APA176.pdf:29:CARTER, James W„ Sic            HEALEY, William L., CPhM        MEGARGLE, Darneil D., Bkrlc
APA176.pdf:29:CARTER, Kenneth L., Sic         HETLER, Maurice R., AerM3c      MERCER, Robert D„ S2c
APA176.pdf:29:CHAMPION, Floyd E„ Sic          HILSINGER, Lane T„ Flc          MERK, Edward A., EM3c
APA176.pdf:29:CHINN, Edward Y., St3c           HILT, Andrew F., Flc           MESSICK, Leo (n), S2c
APA176.pdf:29:CHISWELL, Wallace E., BM2c      HODGKINS, Willis B., Sic        MILLER, Elmus J., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:CHRISTOPHER, Vicar A., Flc       HOLLOWAY, James L, Cox         MILLER, Irwin J., SM3c
APA176.pdf:29:CHRISTY, Robert J , Jr., RdMlc   HORTON, Augustur M., QMlc      MILLS, Edward R., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:CHRYST, "J" Freeland, QM3c       HUBBARD, Ralph C., EM3c        MILROY, John E., Jr., RMlc
APA176.pdf:29:CLARKE, John W„ BMlc            HUSTER, George D., EM2c         MITTWEDE, William C., Sr., RM3c
APA176.pdf:29:CLARY, George A., MM2c          IACONA, Leonard A., RM3c        MOODY, Joe T., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:CLAYSON, Franklin C., Sic        ITTNER, Kenneth F., RM3c       MUDGETT, John R., WT3c
APA176.pdf:29:COLE, John A., Jr., SM2c        JAKLIN, Joseph M.z SF3c         MULQUEEN, George C., Jr., Y2c
APA176.pdf:29:COLLINS, Willie C., SC3c        JEFFREY, Donald A., FC3c        MURRAY, Vernon J., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:COLTON, Thomas W„ Sic           JOHNS, William S., Y2c          NALLS, Ando (n), StMlc
APA176.pdf:29:COMENDANT, Frederick (n),       JOHNSTON, James H., EM2c        NAURUSKAT, Edward H., SKlc
APA176.pdf:29:CONGER, Wendell G., BM2c        JUSTICE, Felma J., StMlc        NELSON, Ira V., CM3c
APA176.pdf:29:CONTRERAS, Frank M., SC2c        JUZYSTA, Norman J., SM2c       NELSON, Oswald G., StMlc
APA176.pdf:29:CORN, James L., Sic              KARNOPP, Kenneth V„ CGM        NEWBURY, Dean F„ SK3c
APA176.pdf:29:COSTELLO, John R., EM3c          KEANE, Joseoh P., SMlc         NEWCOMER, Lloyd R., CCS
APA176.pdf:29:COTE, Robert J., Sic             KEEN, Harold W., EM3c          NEWMAN, Arthur J., SSMB3c
APA176.pdf:29:COULIS, Finis (n), SSML2c        KELLEY, William "R", BM2c    • NICKS, Bert H., Jr., CWT
APA176.pdf:29:CROSBY, Levy A., S2c             KING, "W" "T", Sic             NOLL, Charles E., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:DAUBENSPECK, Wayne A.,           KINSEY, Bennie (n). SF3c       OHLSON, Edward A., RdM3c
APA176.pdf:29:DAVIS, Francis T., GM3c          KNORR, Oswald W., RdM2c        OVERFIELD, Lloyd F., SC3c
APA176.pdf:29:DE ZOUTE, Leslie J., Cox         KROLOPP, William L., Flc        PALUMBO, Gordon J., Cox
APA176.pdf:29:DENNIS, Keith A., RM3c           KNUTSON, Paul W„ Flc           PADDOCK, Raoul W., EM2c
APA176.pdf:29:DIGGINS, Henry, BMlc            KUNZ, Emil R., Sic              PARKER, David W„ Flc
APA176.pdf:29:DU VALL, John H., Sic            LAUREL, Mack (n), SC3c          PEDERSON, Arthur M., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:DUBIEL, Joseph (n), SF3c         LAROCHE, Joseph L., EM2c        PATTERSON, Earl (n), Stic
APA176.pdf:29:EDWARDS, John R., Yle               GOFSTEIN, Melvin, SM2c
APA176.pdf:29:PASKIE, Daniel W., Sic             SEMPLE, Arthur E., SM2c      WAGNER, Herman (n), StM2c
APA176.pdf:29:PIWOWAR, Harry A., SM3c            SHADIX, John W., Jr., SM2c   WILLCOX, Donald H., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:RATCLIFF, Alfred S., CY            STOUT, Robert N., QM2c       WINBOURN, Jack W., Sic
APA176.pdf:29:RATTIEN, Hyman (n), RM3c           TENNANT, Marvin E., Sic      ZEHENDNER, Alfred J., Y3c
APA176.pdf:29:RUSSO, Joseph (n), QM3c            VOLK, Raymond (n), RM2c
APA176.pdf:29:SAVIGNAC, Arthur J., CRM            LEAVITT, Harold C., CSM         PRICE, Eric R., SM2c
APA176.pdf:30:   ROSTER OF THE ENLISTED MEN OF THE BOAT GROUP
APA176.pdf:30:   RdM3c                     TRACY, Edward J., MM2c         YEE, Johnny (n) SM3c
APA176.pdf:30:ANDERSON, Willie C., MoMM2c  LESCAULT, Donald J., Sic       MILLIGAN, Raymond E., Cox
APA176.pdf:30:BARNETT, Frank W., Sic       LINCK, Donald L., Sic          MORGE, Lawrence Aloysius, Jr.,
APA176.pdf:30:BENEDICT, Wilbur N., Cox     LINDLEY, Gene D., Slc~.          BM2c
APA176.pdf:30:BENSON, Melvin "C", Flc      LINEHAN, Theron D., S2c        MOUNCE, Howard L., Cox
APA176.pdf:30:BRICAULT, Raymond F., Cox    LIZARDI, Jesus M., Sic         MURPHY, David T., Cox
APA176.pdf:30:CARLIN, Armond K., RM3c      LOGSDON, Arthur J., Sic        MUSSULIN, Nicholas (n), SF2c
APA176.pdf:30:CASTANON, John M., Sic       LOMBARDI, Alvin (n), Cox       NOLAND, Reine A., BM2c
APA176.pdf:30:CORDILL, Charles T„ CM2c     LORANG, Aloysius F., Sic       NORTON, Robert L., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:30:CURE, Joseph E., MoMM3c       LUKACHIK, John (n), S2c       O'BRIEN, Vernon A., MoMM2c
APA176.pdf:30:DAMREN, Clayton P., EM2c     LYNCH, Dan W., Sic             ORTIZ, Lenard S., RM3c
APA176.pdf:30:DAY, Alton L., Cox           MALLAMACE, Peter A., Sic       OWEN. Robert H., BM2c
APA176.pdf:30:DEARMOND, Roy Y„ BM2c        MANION, Thomas J., CMoMM       PAULEY, William G., Jr., Sic
APA176.pdf:30:DeDONCKER, Donald R„ BM2c    MANLEY. Patrick J., Sic        PAVLIK, Joseph W„ Cox
APA176.pdf:30:GARCIA, George (n). Sic       MARRIOTT, Jack H., MoMM3c     PAYNE, Thomas O., Sic
APA176.pdf:30:GORDON, Karl E., Flc          MARSH. Otto C., Sic           PEHRSON, Douglas E„ MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:30:GUIDRY, Horace J., Sic        MARTINEZ, Edward A., S2c      PENLEY, John F„ Sic
APA176.pdf:30:HARBOUR, Walter H., Sic       MATHIAS, Philip J., Sic       PERINI, Fred (n), Sic
APA176.pdf:30:HARRIS, Grant L., MoMM3c     MAYO, Dale A., Cox             PERKINS, Clyde B., Cox
APA176.pdf:30:HAUGHEY, Karl J„ CMoMM        McCarthy, Robert J„ Sic       PETERSON, Gordon W„ Sic
APA176.pdf:30:JONES, Thomas P., S2c         McCOLLUM, Charles T., Sic     PETERSON, Kenneth M., BM2c
APA176.pdf:30:KUFFNER, Alfred J., Jr., Cox  McCOY, John H., Sic           PHILLIPS, Warren K„ Sic
APA176.pdf:30:LAMPKIN, William W., Cox     McFATE, Richard N., Cox        PILGREEN, Glen (n). Cox
APA176.pdf:30:LeBLANC, Allon A., Sic       McPHERSON, Robert J Cox        PISAK, Herald L., BM2c
APA176.pdf:30:LeBOEUF, Harry P., Sic        MILLIGAN, James P., Sic       PIZANI, Malvin A., Cox
APA176.pdf:30:PELZER, Claude F., SSML3c    SEIBEL, Charles R., Sic        VANASSE, Nerve L., SF3c
APA176.pdf:30:PERKINS, Edward (n), StMlc   SELLMAN, Ernest M., Flc        VANDE BUNT, John N., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:30:PERSONS, David P., Sic       SEMPEL, George B., PhMlc       VARIAN, John A., MM2c
APA176.pdf:30:PETERSON, "J" "D", StMlc     SENGER, Francis J., SC3c       VENCION, John H., St2c
APA176.pdf:30:PEYTON, Glen O., Sic         SENIOR, William E., Sic        VENHAUS, Herbert F., CBM
APA176.pdf:30:PEZZELLA, Nickolas L., RM3c  SHARKEY, Woodron W., Flc       VER HAGE, Evert J., MM3c
APA176.pdf:30:PFLEGER, Lawrence E., Sic    SHARPE, Robert E., StMlc       VOS, Wilbur D., Sic
APA176.pdf:30:PIEBENGA, Bernard (n), Sic   SHAW, Charles (n), St2c        WALKER, William E., PhM2c
APA176.pdf:30:PIEPER, Ben W., GM2c         SHERLOCK, Charles J., Y3c      WALLACE, Clyde J., SSML2c
APA176.pdf:30:PIERSALL, Julian T., Sic     SHIPWASH, Sidney J., Sr., WT3c WALSTON, James B., Sic
APA176.pdf:30:PIVARCHY, William (n) Flc    SHIRLEY, John C., Flc          WARE, Moses A., StMlc
APA176.pdf:30:PORTWOOD, Max A., QM3c       SIMON, Michael S., EMlc        WARNER, Wealey F., MM2c
APA176.pdf:30:POWER, Ellis C., CSF         SIMS, Orville L., Sic          WARYJAS, Walter S., MM3c
APA176.pdf:30:PRADO, Juan M., St3c         SMITH, Harold M., S2c          WATERS, Francis L., RM3c
APA176.pdf:30:PRATT, James R., StMlc       SMOOT, Riley (n), StMlc        WATTERS, Kenneth E„ SSML3c
APA176.pdf:30:PROCTOR, Charles W., StMlc   SNYDER, Earl L., Jr., Sic      WEBER, George F., MM2c
APA176.pdf:30:QUILL, John J., RT3c         SNYDER, Joseph C., RdM3c       WEISS, Rudolph F., RM3c
APA176.pdf:30:RADBOURNE, Charles A., Sic   SOKOL, Alexander J., MaM3c     WELCH, Charles A., MMR3c
APA176.pdf:30:RAMSEY, James R., Sic        SORLIEN, Robert J., Sic        WELDEN, Roger A., Sic
APA176.pdf:30:RANDALLS, Robert L., Y3c     SPANGLER, Carl R., WT2c        WHITE, Frank L., MM3c
APA176.pdf:30:RAY, Leo J., Sic             SPRAGUE, Earl T., GM3c         WHRITEROUR, Albert (n), Flc
APA176.pdf:30:REDMOND, John D., Y2c        STAPLE, George R., PhMlc       WILCOX, William A., F2c
APA176.pdf:30:RICHARDSON, Harold E., SKlc  STARR, Ernest E., RdM3c        WILDE, Samuel M„ WT3c
APA176.pdf:30:RITCHIE, John B„ CMM         STEINERT, John M., Sic         WILLIAMS, John H., Jr., StMlc
APA176.pdf:30:RITCHIE, John J., Y3c        STEPHENS, Vernon L., StMlc     WILLIAMS, Norman E., SC3c
APA176.pdf:30:ROBERTS, Harold E., Sic      STEPP, Leslie G., S2c          WILLIAMS, Robert H., MM3c
APA176.pdf:30:ROBERTS, Royal N., StMlc     STODDARD, Howard W., Jr., Sic  WILLIS, William L., MM3c
APA176.pdf:30:ROBINSON, Berlin V., Sic     STOLZENBACK, Arthur A., RdM3c  WILSON, Dwaine A., Flc
APA176.pdf:30:ROGERS, Charles T„ RdM3c     STRASSER, William C., Jr., Sic WILSON, James C., Jr., Flc
APA176.pdf:30:ROGERS, Johnny L., Sic       SWAIN, Richard H„ RM3c         WILSON, Lester F., Flc
APA176.pdf:30:ROGHOLT, Marvin J„ MM3c      TALBOTT, John E., PhMlc        WINFIELD, Joe L., StMlc
APA176.pdf:30:ROSSMAN, Eugene C., SK2c     TANNER, Donal F., Sic          WINSTEAD, Warren Q., Flc
APA176.pdf:30:ROUNDS, Ray K., SCB2c        TATE, Alvin F., FC3c           WITT, Paul O., MM2c
APA176.pdf:30:ROWE, George L., MoMMlc      TEEPLE, Jerry R„ QM2c          WOODS, Norman C„ Jr., WT3c
APA176.pdf:30:RUCKMAN, Harold W., Sic      THOMPSON, Theodore R., SSMT2c  WORDEN, Raymond D., Flc
APA176.pdf:30:RUMELHART, Everett L„ Sic    TODD, John F., Bkr2c           WORDEN, Warren S., SK3c
APA176.pdf:30:RUNNELS, Talbert F„ Flc      TOM, Yau (n), Ck2c             WRIGHT, Thomas (n), WT2c
APA176.pdf:30:SADOWSKI, Edmund J., SKlc    TOPLIFF, Philip H., Sic        WRINKLE, Lawrence E., Sic
APA176.pdf:30:SAMUELSON, Norman W., Jr.,   TORGERSEN, John (n), Flc       WYLY, Robert E., WT2c
APA176.pdf:30:SANDERS, Robey "K", Sic      TUCKER, Dana F., StMlc         YOUNG, Charles A., RdM2c
APA176.pdf:30:SANFORD, Jordan W., F2c      TYRONE, Sylvester (n), Ck3c    ZAHN, Ralph A., BM2c
APA176.pdf:30:SAUDER, Charles R., Sic      VALDEZ, Peter T., Bkr3c        ZAMPESE, Marco (n). Sic
APA176.pdf:30:SAVAGE, James H., StMlc      VALLERY, Robert E., Cox        ZASLAW, Kenneth (n). Sic
APA176.pdf:30:SCHERER, Oscar M., SK3c                                     ZIEMANN, Theodore R., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:                                                             WRIGHT, Paul D., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:      The Following Named Men Have Served Aboard the KERSHAW
APA176.pdf:31:   HA2c                       THOMPSON, Wilbur D., CSM       HOGLUND, Donald D., WTlc
APA176.pdf:31:   PhM2c                      MASON, Elijah C., Jr., Sic     TROTT, Clarence B., EM3c
APA176.pdf:31:   Sic                          MoMM3c                       ZMIRPLIS, William R., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:ANDERSON, Morris (n), Y2c     CHERRY, Harry O., CSK          BAILON, Herculano O., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:ANDERSON, Robert J., CMlc     HOGAN, John D., PhM3c          RONKOWITZ, Charles M.,
APA176.pdf:31:ARCHER, Dewey R„ S2c          BALIZS, Andrew (n), Bkrlc      DETWILER, Joshua M„ MoMMlc
APA176.pdf:31:ARDUS, Peter J., Sic          JOHNAKIN, Edward K„ Jr., CBM     MoMMlc
APA176.pdf:31:BAZELL, Charles J., CCM       KRiZE. Lawrence (n), CBM       BROZEAN, Nicholas (n), PhM2c
APA176.pdf:31:CASEY, Thomas W., PhM3c       KERRELL, Robert W., Jr., Sic   SCHREIBER, Ernest F., PhMlc
APA176.pdf:31:DE MARS, Claude E., Cox       KIERNAN, John E„ Jr., RMlc     SHEALY, Dewey B., Cox
APA176.pdf:31:DEMISS, William H., Cox       JOHNSTON, Robert M., Cox       SCHIMAS, Henry F., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:ERCOLINO, Francis (n), S2c    KONOWAL, Stephen J., PhM3c     SLADEN, George F., PhM3c
APA176.pdf:31:FALLONA, William J., SFlc     LANGLEY, Delbert C., CMlc      SLAVEN, Kenneth G., PhM2c
APA176.pdf:31:FLORES, Benny V., RM3c        LAYNE, Earl R., RM2c           SPEARS, Nack P., Jr., HAlc
APA176.pdf:31:FRANKS, John (n), CMM         MASSONI, Julius, MMlc          KAUTEN, Henry (n), MMlc
APA176.pdf:31:GEARHART, Charles M., S2c     WITHERINGTON, Tracy E., SC3c   HAYES, Jeffrey (n), Ck3c
APA176.pdf:31:GIANNORE, Michele J„          LIVINGSTON, Albert J., Cox     STOEGER, Donald J., SM3c
APA176.pdf:31:GRAHAM, Grady L., SK3c        COTNEY, Bob L., SClc           LOGSDON, Arthur J., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:GRBA, Michael, Jr. (n), RM3c  McCOTTER, Loland C., Sic       WEBB, Wayne J., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:GUARNOTTA, Francis M., Sic    MORRIS, William H„ Sic         WERCHAK, John (n), Sic
APA176.pdf:31:GUST, Charles E„ S2c          RAPER, Douglas C., MoMMlc      WERKMANN, John (n), S2c
APA176.pdf:31:HALLER, Aurburn L., SKlc      CHCIUK, Julius J., WTlc        DIXON, Iddo (n). Sic
APA176.pdf:31:HANSEN, Robert C., HAlc       ACHTABOWSKI, John (n), CBM     LOMBARD, Edward E., MoMMlc
APA176.pdf:31:HARNE, Leo P., CPhM           KOLLER, John F., SFlc          MULL, June P., Cox
APA176.pdf:31:HOWSE, Raymond H., Yle        CARR, Walter W., Yle           JONES, Charles P., GM3c
APA176.pdf:31:HUCKSTER, Robert L., CWT      SCHECTMAN, Samuel (n), EM3c    HALL, Julian T., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:JENKINS, Kenneth L., GM2c     WILSON, Maurice G., <"k3c      MILTIER, Winfred P„ Jr., Cox
APA176.pdf:31:JOHNSON, Brooks E„ StM2c      KNOX, Orval D„ MM2c            CUSTER, Billie (n), BM2c
APA176.pdf:31:KERN, Leonard H., Jr., S2c    INGRAM, Joe D., SMlc           MURRIN, Cornelious M., Cox
APA176.pdf:31:MEASON, John L., StM2c        GRANT, Paul E., Sic            KNIGHT, Grattis D., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:MIROSAV, Alexander, BMlc      RAYMER, Marlon (n), Sic        FOOTT, Frederick A., Jr., CY
APA176.pdf:31:MOFFA, Joseph R., F2c         REICHEL, William P„ RM2c       BURKE, Peter L., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:MOZELL, Emanuel (n), StM2c    HAYES, Ray W., Jr., CPhM
APA176.pdf:31:PATTON, James W., Sklc        DWYER, James T., SClc          CHESTNUT, Ollan (n), Cox
APA176.pdf:31:PICKETT, William F., S2c      COLLINS, Willie C., SC3c       MERRILL, Marion L., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:POWELL, Joe T„ Sic            ROBERTS, Arnie C., Sic         STONE, Robert Loe, MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:POWELL, Roy T., Sic           SMALL, Clark A., Jr., SM3c     STRICKLAND, Clarence E.,
APA176.pdf:31:PRESTON, Malcom D., Sic       SMITH, Alexander (n), MoMM3c     MoMM2c
APA176.pdf:31:PRICE, Gerald F., Sic         SMITH, Charles N., MoMM3c      STROH, Ray L., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:PRUDEN, Ralph W., Cox         SMITH, Raymond J., MoMM3c      STROJNY, Michael W., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:QUINN. William J., Cox        WILSON, James R., Flc          CROFT, Lee R., Mlc
APA176.pdf:31:RABJOHN, Homer D., Jr., Sic   SNEED, Jerry M., Jr., MoMM3c   SUBLETT, Harry H., Jr., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:RANSTROM, Maynard H., Sic     SOEHRMAN, John A., MoMM3c      SWORTZEL, William M., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:RATLIFF, Glenn R„ S2c         HARRIS, John S., GM2c          ANDREAS, Richard J., Cox
APA176.pdf:31:RAY, Eugene I., BM2c          SPAULDING, Walter K., MoMM3c   SEYMUSIAK, Frank J., MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:REID, Conrad (n), S2c         CAMPBELL, Paul W., MMlc        REED, Charles F., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:RENEGAR, Sheldon S., MoMM3c   STEIGER, Richard C., Sic       TALLY. Luther (n), MoMM3c
APA176.pdf:31:RICE, John T., GM3c           STEVENS, Manuel (n), MoMM3c    VANAUKEN, Floyd A., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:RIEDER, Charles Alfred Arden, STEVENS, William F., Jr.,      ZEMEK, Rudol-h (n), SM3c
APA176.pdf:31:RILEY, Donald J., S2c         SAMS, Nathaniel (n), StMlc     PERRY, Alfred (n). Sic
APA176.pdf:31:ROBERTSON, George E., Jr.,    LE BLANC, Joseph J., Cox       GRAF, Carlton F., RMlc
APA176.pdf:31:ROSTER OF THE ENLISTED MEN OF THE BEACH PLATOON
APA176.pdf:31:SAMEK, Glen M., S2c           WHITE, Frederick W., Jr., SM3c MUSCOVITCH, Peter (n), Cox
APA176.pdf:31:SCHAEFFER, Adam D., Jr., S2c  BRISTER, Naumann D., CMM       KAAKE, Douqlas W., CBM
APA176.pdf:31:SCOTT, Frank T., QMlc         CAMPBELL, Richard F., EMlc     STFWART, Clifford L., CCS
APA176.pdf:31:SELZER, Peter J., S2c         KELLEY, Alonza L., MM3c        KUBIAK. Albert J., Sic
APA176.pdf:31:SHUMANS, Hardeman, S2c        DeBUSK, John D., CGM           RALSTON, Robert J., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:SIMPSON, William T., S2c      MORSE, Isaac A., Bkrlc         ARCE, Migel A., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:SMITH, Harold M., S2c         MORAN, Francis M., RdM3c       SHIFLETT, Earl L., Flc
APA176.pdf:31:SMITH, Herbert W., WTlc       McGEE, James J., GMlc          LADE, Don L., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:STURGILL, Frank (n), BMlc     SMITH, Roy M., Jr., RdM3c      LARSON, Ralph A., SM3c
APA176.pdf:31:TAYLOR, John H., CM2c         HEBERT, Gilbert L., EM2c       GILLIS, Julian V., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:TEST, Edward L., Sic          HAWLEY, Hubert L„ CRM          CARROLL, Thomas E., SMlc
APA176.pdf:31:VANDERGRIFF, William L., S2c  RHOADS, Earnest A., SFlc       KESSLER, Frank P., SM3c
APA176.pdf:31:WHITE, Walter B., S2c         MEADE, Richard A., Sic         REA, William C., S2c
APA176.pdf:31:WILDS, Alton J., Jr., F2c     GUIANG, Frank R„ Ck3c          PARHAM, Phillip E„ BM2c
APA176.pdf:3:             Captain U.S.N.R.
APA176.pdf:3:         Come True
APA176.pdf:3:        ALLEN GEORGE DAVENPORT
APA176.pdf:3:        SEASON'S GREETINGS
APA176.pdf:3:    All Who Made the
APA176.pdf:3:  This Book Is Dedicated
APA176.pdf:3: Amphibious Force Motto
APA176.pdf:3:DESTINATION TOKYO
APA176.pdf:4:              APA 176
APA176.pdf:4:              Third Fleet
APA176.pdf:4:        Transport Squadron 15
APA176.pdf:4:       Amphibious Group Five
APA176.pdf:4:   Flagship of Transport Division 44
APA176.pdf:4:THE U.S.S. KERSHAW
APA176.pdf:6:                   CONTENTS
APA176.pdf:6:A Few Words from the Captain............................... 8
APA176.pdf:6:Affiliation of U.S.S. Kershaw..................................... 4
APA176.pdf:6:Crossing the Line....................................................... 14
APA176.pdf:6:Cruise of the U.S.S. Kershaw                                                         16-17
APA176.pdf:6:Dedication       ....................................................................3
APA176.pdf:6:Former Division Commanders                            ...............................     7
APA176.pdf:6:Frontispiece....................................................................           1
APA176.pdf:6:Japan................................................................................ 23
APA176.pdf:6:Notes for a History....................................................... 19
APA176.pdf:6:Officers & Men............................................................. 26
APA176.pdf:6:Personalities....................................................................13
APA176.pdf:6:Roster of Officers & Men........................................... 29
APA176.pdf:6:Ship's Activities............................................................. 24
APA176.pdf:6:The Staff.......................................................................... 10
APA176.pdf:7:                                Captain
APA176.pdf:7:                             Trans. Div. 63
APA176.pdf:7:                         Division Commander
APA176.pdf:7:                       F. M. O'Leary, U.S.N.
APA176.pdf:7:                       Formerly Aboard the Kershaw
APA176.pdf:7:          Former
APA176.pdf:7:         Captain
APA176.pdf:7:      Trans. Div. 44
APA176.pdf:7:  Division Commander
APA176.pdf:7:J. H. Seyfried, U.S.N.
APA176.pdf:8:        The motivating idea in compiling the LOG OF THE KER­
APA176.pdf:8:        The pictures and scrapbook which I have kept of my
APA176.pdf:8:        When we placed the KERSHAW in commission, Decem­
APA176.pdf:8:& FEW WORDS FROM THE CAPTAIN
APA176.pdf:8:Naval activities during World War Number 1, 1917-1918, and
APA176.pdf:8:SHAW was to place in concrete form a concise record of the
APA176.pdf:8:U.S.S. KERSHAW which could be easily retained by all of the
APA176.pdf:8:and dim in retrospect, but the ports visited, the associations and
APA176.pdf:8:and still enjoyed.
APA176.pdf:8:ber 2, 1944 at Astoria, Oregon, eighty-five per cent of the
APA176.pdf:8:ciently to carry out the duties assigned.
APA176.pdf:8:following it, become more of a treasure to me as the years pro­
APA176.pdf:8:friendships made and the pleasant times are well remembered
APA176.pdf:8:gress. The storms and unpleasant times now seem insignificant
APA176.pdf:8:is due all hands for their all-around ability, initiative and loyalty
APA176.pdf:8:keepsake in years to come.
APA176.pdf:8:officers and crew had never been to sea before. Great credit
APA176.pdf:8:officers and men who served on her as a ready reference and
APA176.pdf:8:remarkably short time and thereby caused the KERSHAW effi­
APA176.pdf:8:to duty which made it possible to learn their assignments in a
APA176.pdf:9:                                      COMMANDING
APA176.pdf:9:                          A. G. DAVENPORT, Captain, USNR.,
APA176.pdf:9:                   CAPTAIN  A.  G. DAVENPORT
APA176.pdf:9:        I wish to compliment and express my appreciation to all
APA176.pdf:9:in which each one has performed his duties. I shall always be
APA176.pdf:9:interested in your welfare and wish you a successful future.
APA176.pdf:9:the officers and crew, Flag included, for the splendid manner
APA193.pdf:10:                      Beachhead Bound!   LCVPs on the Move
APA193.pdf:10:   In November the Sanborn reported        APAs was underway for Kahului, Maui
APA193.pdf:10:-srner APAs bound for Honolulu. Decem­     sion-bound passengers. Loading ...as
APA193.pdf:10:HaoolUu to be quickly replaced by Army     now a part of the 5th Amphib c_s
APA193.pdf:10:against that day when the beach would      equipment failed in many instances.
APA193.pdf:10:ance but ready for work. In Port Hue-      twenty-fifth Regiment, Fourth Morine
APA193.pdf:10:be raked with fire. The ship's crew in     Vicious weather, coral beaches, and un­
APA193.pdf:10:ber found the Sanborn well on the way      completed on the twenty-eight^ c-c s~ =
APA193.pdf:10:boats into the water and away from the        The twenty-sixth day of December the
APA193.pdf:10:cargo of cement, lumber and vehicles       day training exercise for beach partes
APA193.pdf:10:for duty, still somewhat new in appear­    T. H. to load Landing Team Three
APA193.pdf:10:fourth Special C.B. Battalion, took a      Night returning to Honolulu from a twc-
APA193.pdf:10:handling lines and equipment and cut­      strange waters, tested everyone from top
APA193.pdf:10:how to clear the beaches of underwater     troops, brought aboard in Pearl Harbor
APA193.pdf:10:neme, California she loaded the Thirty­    Division, after having spent Christmas
APA193.pdf:10:obstacles and how to direct the landing    for a new program of practice landings
APA193.pdf:10:of boats. They learned to dig in and how   in the Hawaiian Islands. Equipment and
APA193.pdf:10:on deck, becoming more skillful in         organization of ships, operating in
APA193.pdf:10:ship.                                      Sanborn, in company with three other
APA193.pdf:10:the meantime were learning the ropes       familiar maneuvers with a newly-formed
APA193.pdf:10:ting down the time required for getting    to bottom.
APA193.pdf:10:to care for and evacuate the wounded       men were tested daily. Errors were made;
APA193.pdf:10:to the war. The C.B.s were unloaded at     returned to Honolulu Harbor S-e •■as
APA193.pdf:10:□nd set out to sea in company with five    These troops were to be her first     z-
APA193.pdf:11:                           Softening Up by Support    Vessels
APA193.pdf:11:   During the month of January the ship
APA193.pdf:11: m the vicinity of Maui, T. H. By then
APA193.pdf:11:F eet under the command of Admiral
APA193.pdf:11:Pacific Fleet, under Commander Amphi­
APA193.pdf:11:R A Spruonce. Still further in the or­
APA193.pdf:11:So time schedules were adjusted and the
APA193.pdf:11:This force was in turn part of the 5th
APA193.pdf:11:able foot of space was taken up by the
APA193.pdf:11:and as a part of that unit she spent the
APA193.pdf:11:bious Forces, Vice Admiral R. K Turner
APA193.pdf:11:but they had to shower and shave; they
APA193.pdf:11:cans live by—opportunities for religious   and a place to relax, even if it was under
APA193.pdf:11:eat and sleep as comfortably as possible
APA193.pdf:11:essential. Beyond these necessities there
APA193.pdf:11:fare. With 2,000 men aboard every avail­
APA193.pdf:11:found many new problems aside from
APA193.pdf:11:ganization she was in Task Group 53.2,
APA193.pdf:11:had to have clean clothing, and they had
APA193.pdf:11:homelife was required for those aboard.
APA193.pdf:11:men than usual. Troops had not only to
APA193.pdf:11:month of January at training exercises
APA193.pdf:11:shape. After reporting back to Honolulu
APA193.pdf:11:she was slowly but surely becoming ship­
APA193.pdf:11:ship's routine altered to fit the needs of
APA193.pdf:11:the 28th, bound for the first time toward
APA193.pdf:11:the Task Force headed for Eniwetok on
APA193.pdf:11:the passengers and crew. The prepara­
APA193.pdf:11:the real battle area.
APA193.pdf:11:the tactical and material aspects of war­
APA193.pdf:11:tion of meals and the cleaning routine
APA193.pdf:11:tion under these crowded conditions was
APA193.pdf:11:to have hair cuts. Proper medical atten­                H-Hour Aboard the Sanborn
APA193.pdf:11:troops and supplies, yet a semblance of
APA193.pdf:11:were changed to take care of many more
APA193.pdf:11:were provided those things which Ameri­    of all, books to read, cigarettes to smoke
APA193.pdf:11:worship, physical activity, and not least  a boat at a game of cards or atop a ven-
APA193.pdf:12:              At Eniwetok the Sanborn took on fuel
APA193.pdf:12:           9 tons of beef, 16 tons of potatoes, 14
APA193.pdf:12:           AA Batterg Alert
APA193.pdf:12:           Except for the occasional periods when
APA193.pdf:12:           Provisions of all kinds consumed in a
APA193.pdf:12:           and more provisions and went to Saipan
APA193.pdf:12:           and passengers, one day sold more than
APA193.pdf:12:           candy and gum, razor blades and sta­
APA193.pdf:12:           clatter of gun-fire during drills the trip
APA193.pdf:12:           day averaged approximately 4 tons. Re­
APA193.pdf:12:           eternal vigilance kept all hands frcn-
APA193.pdf:12:           ing emergencies and maintenance of an
APA193.pdf:12:           merchandise.
APA193.pdf:12:           milk, beans, canned and fresh vegetables.
APA193.pdf:12:           of the food and its preparation. The
APA193.pdf:12:           operated for the convenience of the crew
APA193.pdf:12:           ports from troops testify to the quality
APA193.pdf:12:           ship's store, a seven- by ten-foot cubicle,
APA193.pdf:12:           the ship shuddered to the thunder and
APA193.pdf:12:           they were provided. This same month
APA193.pdf:12:           tilator for a sunbath. Cigarette lighters,
APA193.pdf:12:           tionately large quantities of eggs, butter,
APA193.pdf:12:           tionery and innumerable cups of coffee
APA193.pdf:12:           tons of fresh oranges, besides propor­
APA193.pdf:12:           troops and crew consumed more than
APA193.pdf:12:           twenty-one hundred dollars worth of
APA193.pdf:12:           was uneventful. Daily exercises for meet­
APA193.pdf:12:           —all are materials of war; and as such
APA193.pdf:12:Cargo Net Handlers
APA193.pdf:13:                                             carriers which for four days had been
APA193.pdf:13:                             A A Guns Over Invasion Craft
APA193.pdf:13:    The night of the eighteenth of Febru­    shelling and bombing this fortress island
APA193.pdf:13: peaceful voyage. Only subtly worried        mittently opened up on the defenses
APA193.pdf:13: time was lost in completing logistics       barkation of the assault troops. As soon
APA193.pdf:13:Tinian and Guam to Tokyo. From Iwo           cliffs one saw little to indicate the lethal
APA193.pdf:13:and rehearsing the landing to be made        as the boats were loaded with men and
APA193.pdf:13:ary the Sanborn steamed in silently with     were still pounding away. A few minutes
APA193.pdf:13:at Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima was slated to be       equipment they began circling off the
APA193.pdf:13:cleaning their fire-arms presaged par­       0629, rising ominously through a haze
APA193.pdf:13:control of the airways and seaways, com­
APA193.pdf:13:direction of the island. A little later the  edge and sweeping across the island on a
APA193.pdf:13:expressions of men as they sat around        there. Mt. Suribachi came into view at
APA193.pdf:13:field. At the same time we would have        a few weeks before.
APA193.pdf:13:flashes of gunfire lighted the sky in the    rolling barrage, starting at the water's
APA193.pdf:13:forgetting the nature of an otherwise        could be heard as the battleships inter­
APA193.pdf:13:hundreds of other attacking vessels to­      before H hour this bombardment in­
APA193.pdf:13:marked her as a very important stepping-     Except for the whirl and roll of a crippled
APA193.pdf:13:nese. The island's geographical position     for the run to the line of departure.
APA193.pdf:13:of history. Upon arrival at Saipan no        0700 the transports commenced de­
APA193.pdf:13:pleting the upward swing to Japan.              Battleships and cruisers and aircraft
APA193.pdf:13:rumble of shooting from the big guns         schedule to coincide with the arrival of
APA193.pdf:13:stone from the B-29 bases at Saipan,         plane as it plunged toward the rocky
APA193.pdf:13:tection for these raiders, and to offer      proceeded very much in the same man­
APA193.pdf:13:the next island wrested from the Japa­       sides of the ship organizing into waves
APA193.pdf:13:them a refuge as an emergency landing        ner as in the practice landings off Maui
APA193.pdf:13:ticipation in one of the bloodiest battles   of smoke and early morning mist. About
APA193.pdf:13:ward Iwo.Jima. Not long after midnight       creased in intensity as they launched the
APA193.pdf:13:we would be able to send up fighter pro­     character of the assault. The debarkation
APA193.pdf:14:                                     Tinian Invasion
APA193.pdf:14:  assigned to Blue Beach were guided in         while a mad scramble went on there
APA193.pdf:14:  by officers and boat crews in LCVPs          among the debris of wrecked equipment
APA193.pdf:14:  debarked from LSTs. Most of the waves         moved inland slowly from the beach
APA193.pdf:14:  from the Sanborn. Soon after these waves     and piles of hurriedly unloaded supplies.
APA193.pdf:14:  the first assault wave. The first seven       tered in an irregular pattern up and
APA193.pdf:14:  waves consisted of amphibious tractors        across the slope of the island. Our lines
APA193.pdf:14:  were ashore it became evident the battle     Japanese mortar shells plopped into the
APA193.pdf:14:  would be long and fierce. Much of the        water making huge fountains of white
APA193.pdf:14:equipment loaded into boats did nor           spray among the LST and landing boats.
APA193.pdf:14:ous conditions on the beach. In fact, one-    many of them became casualties soon
APA193.pdf:14:priority cargo did not reach the beach        volcanic sand. Ten Sanborn boats even­
APA193.pdf:14:reach the beach at all that day due to        Fortunately only a few found their mark.
APA193.pdf:14:tensified the first tractors ashore fal-      beach and the surf. These boats were
APA193.pdf:14:the intensity of the battle and treacher­     Almost all vehicles made the beach, but
APA193.pdf:14:until five days later. As the battle in­      tually succumbed to the incline of the
APA193.pdf:14:wave consisting of several boat loads of      after reaching the embankment of loose
APA193.pdf:15:American Warships Off Okinawa
APA193.pdf:16:        By mid morning of D-day hurriedly         On the second day of the assault the
APA193.pdf:16:     ing wounded men in large numbers out      sea being much heavier. The Sanborn's
APA193.pdf:16:     lost, all without exception, by reason of than two hours. With the help of Marine
APA193.pdf:16:     rines were killed and ten others wounded  rejoined the transport group and retired
APA193.pdf:16:     the fact they could not be unloaded       medical companies aboard, the ship's
APA193.pdf:16:    afternoon the capacities of these small    suffered severe casualties and lost prac­
APA193.pdf:16:    and all available personnel cooperated     lows: Lieutenant John B. Warren, Jr.,
APA193.pdf:16:    as the boat rushed in for the melee on     for the night. Two casualties died during
APA193.pdf:16:    boat, an LCM suffered a hit. Three Ma­     and relief was ordered. The Sanborn
APA193.pdf:16:    constructed casualty stations were send­   weather had deteriorated, the wind and
APA193.pdf:16:    crashing over the stern sheets. Only one   the ship, however, were soon overtaxed,
APA193.pdf:16:    fore they were swamped by high breakers    flood of wounded. Physical facilities of
APA193.pdf:16:    from the LSTs. Deck hands, corpsmen,       determined the casualty list was as fol­
APA193.pdf:16:    in hoisting aboard 150 casualties in less  Harry Rowell Homans, S2c, John Wesley
APA193.pdf:16:    line of departure to receive casualties    pressions of the ordeal ashore. As finally
APA193.pdf:16:    quickly enough to permit retraction be­    medical staff undertook the care of the
APA193.pdf:16:    ships had been reached and the Sanborn     tically all their equipment. Those who
APA193.pdf:16:    the beach.                                 the night and were buried at sea.
APA193.pdf:16:    to the Hospital LSTs offshore. By late     beach party which had landed on D-day
APA193.pdf:16:    was ordered to take position near the      returned told by tired and strained ex­
APA193.pdf:16:  Captain
APA193.pdf:16:  Confers
APA193.pdf:16: Huguenin
APA193.pdf:16:Com m anders
APA193.pdf:17:                                                    Box Seats as Battle Wanes
APA193.pdf:17:                                          F2c, and Francis Sarnowski, PhM3c were
APA193.pdf:17:                                          Joseph G. Negroni, Cox, Joe B. Peeples,
APA193.pdf:17:                                          PhM2c, William D. Maroney, BMlc,
APA193.pdf:17:                                          Picou, SM3c suffered severe wounds and
APA193.pdf:17:                                          injured but returned to duty.    Those
APA193.pdf:17:                                          tenant Commander Edward L. Richards,
APA193.pdf:17:                                          the Beachmaster, and Conrad Charles
APA193.pdf:17:                                          were evacuated. John L. LeFebvre,
APA193.pdf:17:                                          were listed as missing in action. Lieu­
APA193.pdf:17:      Invasion Command Post Aboard. Ship
APA193.pdf:17:    Signalmen Receive Visual Message
APA193.pdf:17:   James Lemonies, RM3c, Lawrence John
APA193.pdf:17:   Nowak, RM3c, Dan Taravello, MoMM3c
APA193.pdf:17:   Paugh, S2c, and Byron Alfred Dary,
APA193.pdf:17:   PhM3c, were killed in action. Jennings
APA193.pdf:17:Deck Gang Handles Provisions in Cargo Net
APA193.pdf:18:   Except for two nights the ship retired
APA193.pdf:18: Iwo Jima Island'." The Beach Party
APA193.pdf:18:MC, has been awarded a letter of com­
APA193.pdf:18:Star Medal for "distinguishing himself
APA193.pdf:18:beach party from 18 February to 20 Feb­
APA193.pdf:18:conspicuously by gallantry and intrepi­
APA193.pdf:18:crews and ship's crew alike fought with
APA193.pdf:18:dity in action from February 19, to Feb­
APA193.pdf:18:doctor, Lt. (jg) George E. Collentine,
APA193.pdf:18:fered damage, fenders were lost, mooring
APA193.pdf:18:for "excellent service in the line of his
APA193.pdf:18:has subsequently been awarded the Silver
APA193.pdf:18:iwxjix vinuiyc unci me uiiiceib were losr,
APA193.pdf:18:lines reduced to rope ends. But in spite of
APA193.pdf:18:mendation from Commander 5th Fleet
APA193.pdf:18:party during the assault and capture of
APA193.pdf:18:profession as the Medical Officer of a
APA193.pdf:18:ruary 1945, during the assault and cap
APA193.pdf:18:ruary 27, 1945, as a member of a beach
APA193.pdf:18:suicide planes. After the first day boat
APA193.pdf:18:the difficulty all calls for equipme«--
APA193.pdf:18:the weather. Craft coming alongside suf­
APA193.pdf:18:to avoid possible enemy bombers and
APA193.pdf:18:ture of Iwo Jima."
APA193.pdf:18:were furnished to all the landing crof-
APA193.pdf:18:were met, and fuel, water and pro. s arts
APA193.pdf:19:                                  Anchored in LST Row
APA193.pdf:19:                            There was no time to relax. Within
APA193.pdf:19:                         High winds and seas persisted through-
APA193.pdf:19:                         Jerrauld Wright and had embarked per­
APA193.pdf:19:                         Saipan carrying 232 of the 376 casual­
APA193.pdf:19:                         Saipan she was ordered to Guam, where
APA193.pdf:19:                         Task Group 51.2 under Rear Admiral
APA193.pdf:19:                         and Navy hospitals. She departed Guam
APA193.pdf:19:                         beaches on the main island or smaller
APA193.pdf:19:                         cident with the main landing on the
APA193.pdf:19:                         conduct a demonstration "landing" off
APA193.pdf:19:                         day of February the Sanborn was ordered
APA193.pdf:19:                         ing in less than nine hours and left for
APA193.pdf:19:                         islands of Okinawa Gunto, or to land in
APA193.pdf:19:                         mission of this transport group was to
APA193.pdf:19:                         on any of a considerable number of
APA193.pdf:19:                         on the seventh of March.
APA193.pdf:19:                         proceed to Saipan. She finished unload­
APA193.pdf:19:                         reserve on any of the Okinawa beaches.
APA193.pdf:19:                         sonnel and equipment of the First Bat­
APA193.pdf:19:                         talion, Second Marines. In less than two
APA193.pdf:19:                         that evening for Saipan, arriving there
APA193.pdf:19:                         that got alongside. On the twenty-eighth
APA193.pdf:19:                         the casualties were transfered to Army
APA193.pdf:19:                         the coast of Tinian in preparation for
APA193.pdf:19:                         the invasion of Okinawa. The primary
APA193.pdf:19:                         the southern beaches of Okinawa coin­
APA193.pdf:19:                         ties handled during the entire period. At
APA193.pdf:19:                         to be completely unloaded and ready to
APA193.pdf:19:                         two days time she had become a part of
APA193.pdf:19:                         was to be prepared to make an assault
APA193.pdf:19:                         weeks she was conducting rehearsals off
APA193.pdf:19:                         western beaches. The group, however,
APA193.pdf:19:Bum Boat Off Philippines
APA193.pdf:20:                                           which Sanborn was the third ship. This
APA193.pdf:20:   The first day of April found her off
APA193.pdf:20:Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Shortly before    explosion was caused by another suicide
APA193.pdf:20:While the tractor and transport groups     in the darkness that the explosion was
APA193.pdf:20:cises of the boat group and Marine boat    ing on an LST nearby. Four minutes later
APA193.pdf:20:dawn ,the islands came within sight.       plane, coming in so swiftly and so lo«
APA193.pdf:20:gun preparations for another.              sion Flag and leader of the column of
APA193.pdf:20:had completed one invasion and had be­     port side, of the U.S.S. Hinsdale, Divi­
APA193.pdf:20:out the period of training, interfering    was seen, and it was later learned that
APA193.pdf:20:sels of the gunfire support group near     gaping hole in her side, as the Sanbcrr
APA193.pdf:20:teams. In less than a month the Sanborn    an explosion was seen at the water line
APA193.pdf:20:that enemy aircraft were attacking ves­    formation listing heavily to port with c
APA193.pdf:20:the beach. At 0546 a violent explosion     and other ships pulled on by and settlec
APA193.pdf:20:the transport area, word was received      pedo. The Hinsdale dropped out of the
APA193.pdf:20:were joining for the final approach to     thought to have been caused by a tor­
APA193.pdf:20:with the logistic operations and the exer­ this was caused by a suicide plane crash­
APA193.pdf:21:                             accordance with the original plan. H-
APA193.pdf:21:                             after dawn the next morning, while the
APA193.pdf:21:                             and ships close aboard, as the plane with
APA193.pdf:21:                             area for a repetition of the demonstra­
APA193.pdf:21:                             arrival of the air patrol. The demonstra­
APA193.pdf:21:                             ation. No air cover was present at the
APA193.pdf:21:                             directly over the Sanborn. A few rounds
APA193.pdf:21:                             disappeared into the clouds before the
APA193.pdf:21:                             ful, everything going as planned. Shortly
APA193.pdf:21:                             hour, whch was set at 0930, was met on
APA193.pdf:21:                             incident, the boats feinting runs within
APA193.pdf:21:                             into position for disembarking troops in
APA193.pdf:21:                             its ominous rising-sun symbols flew
APA193.pdf:21:                             of fire were expended from the Sanborn
APA193.pdf:21:                             rather leisurely through the gunfire and
APA193.pdf:21:                             ships were returning to the transpprt
APA193.pdf:21:                             time and the plane was not sighted until
APA193.pdf:21:                             tion was conducted again without other
APA193.pdf:21:                             tion, an enemy plane flew over the form­
APA193.pdf:21:                             tme. The demonstration run was unevent­
APA193.pdf:21:        Signals by Semaphore
APA193.pdf:21: Bridge
APA193.pdf:21:Sanborn’s
APA193.pdf:22:                                              Tulagi, Florida Islands. This was the first
APA193.pdf:22:                                              invasions the Sanborn was ordered to
APA193.pdf:22:                                              to Saipan and to stand by there for
APA193.pdf:22:                                              trip the Sanborn had made. Much to-do
APA193.pdf:22:                                              was made over the Equator-crossing cere­
APA193.pdf:22:                                   Meritorious Mast
APA193.pdf:22:                                  Meritorious Mast
APA193.pdf:22:   The ruse was effective as evidenced        orders.
APA193.pdf:22:April 16 intelligence reported an attack      ordeal of initiation into the Solemn Mys­
APA193.pdf:22:Okinawa or Kerama Retto for unload­
APA193.pdf:22:a few hundred yards of the beach close        by suspicious radar contacts, but no ac­
APA193.pdf:22:area to the southwest of Okinawa, await­      monies and crew and officers partici­
APA193.pdf:22:attacking rocket-firing planes.               April the group was ordered to return
APA193.pdf:22:behind barrages from battleships and          tion developed. On the afternoon of 1 1
APA193.pdf:22:by the comparative lack of opposition
APA193.pdf:22:ern beaches. The Task Group, less cer­        Saipan awaiting developments for further
APA193.pdf:22:ing a call to land the troops carried.        pated in the traditional and hilarious
APA193.pdf:22:ing, operated for the next ten days in an
APA193.pdf:22:met by our assault invaders on the west­         After lying at anchor for 7 weeks at
APA193.pdf:22:of enemy surface forces imminent, and         teries of the Ancient Order of the Deep.
APA193.pdf:22:tain vessels that were dispatched to
APA193.pdf:22:the group was ordered to retire. There        Many men got their first look at typical
APA193.pdf:22:were two alarms that evening occasioned       South Pacific Islands and native inhabit-
APA193.pdf:23:     Two days were spent in war torn Cebu
APA193.pdf:23:     Upon arrival at San Francisco it was
APA193.pdf:23:  Philippine Islands. From Eniwetok to
APA193.pdf:23:  learned she would have less than 20 days
APA193.pdf:23: Cebu Island.       This passage took her
APA193.pdf:23: Eniwetok, first stop on her way to Leyte,
APA193.pdf:23: Field Artillery who had only recently
APA193.pdf:23: From Tulagi a run even farther south
APA193.pdf:23: Guiuan, Samar Island, then to Cebu,
APA193.pdf:23: Japan itself. Unofficial V-J Day was
APA193.pdf:23: Japan. ^After two days of easy sailing
APA193.pdf:23: July 1 she loaded a cargo of miscella­
APA193.pdf:23: Luzon. Nine months before a Jap fleet
APA193.pdf:23: States.
APA193.pdf:23: Straits to Batangas on the island of
APA193.pdf:23: These war swept islands were recovering
APA193.pdf:23: Ulithi in the Caroline Islands—then a
APA193.pdf:23: again. In the Marianas she discharged
APA193.pdf:23: ants when they reached the Solomons.
APA193.pdf:23: attack cargo ships the Sanborn shoved
APA193.pdf:23: change of orders just out of Leyte sent
APA193.pdf:23: charged troops and cargo and reported
APA193.pdf:23: coast of Japan. The Sanborn's anniver-
APA193.pdf:23: defeat off Samar. At Batangas she dis­
APA193.pdf:23: first foreign town of French Noumea.
APA193.pdf:23: fleet that tried to prevent our landings
APA193.pdf:23: for a quick return to the Pacific, this
APA193.pdf:23: from the effects of conflict and their
APA193.pdf:23: had steamed through those waters to its
APA193.pdf:23: her cargo, then hurriedly readied her­
APA193.pdf:23: her north through the San Bernardino
APA193.pdf:23: heralded as a great day by those aboard
APA193.pdf:23: little to them since their new assign­
APA193.pdf:23: members of the Eighty-sixth Division
APA193.pdf:23: ment called for an almost immediate de­
APA193.pdf:23: neous war material and headed north
APA193.pdf:23: neuvered to elude typhoons which were
APA193.pdf:23: ney for Otaru, Hokkaido in northern
APA193.pdf:23: of Japan. With another APA and two
APA193.pdf:23: of comparative leisure was spent in this
APA193.pdf:23: of which lie the hulks of the other Jap
APA193.pdf:23: off on the last leg of her destined jour­
APA193.pdf:23: on Leyte.
APA193.pdf:23: orders. From Leyte she proceeded to
APA193.pdf:23: palm lined beaches and verdant moun­
APA193.pdf:23: parture. On the eighteenth, loaded with
APA193.pdf:23: returned from Europe she set sail for
APA193.pdf:23: self for her first return trip to the United
APA193.pdf:23: sion with equipment for the occupation
APA193.pdf:23: sweeping the waters off the eastern
APA193.pdf:23: tains were a pleasant and peaceful sight.
APA193.pdf:23: taking aboard troops of the 77th Divi­
APA193.pdf:23: the Sanborn although they knew it meant
APA193.pdf:23: the task unit found it necessary to re­
APA193.pdf:23: through Surigao Straits on the bottom
APA193.pdf:23: time carrying the knockout forces to
APA193.pdf:23: to make necessary repairs and provision
APA193.pdf:23: verse course, and for eight days it ma­
APA193.pdf:23: was made to New Caledonia. Eleven days
APA193.pdf:23:'back o San Pedro Bay, Leyte for further
APA193.pdf:24:                             Charles Grob, M3/c
APA193.pdf:24:                      and Ensign T. P. Jennings
APA193.pdf:24:           (Right center) APC L. R. Newcomer
APA193.pdf:24:         Home once again the Sanborn will
APA193.pdf:24:         In retrospection on that day she
APA193.pdf:24:      44,000 miles, visited some ten Western
APA193.pdf:24:      Harbor December 7th, 1941.
APA193.pdf:24:      Pacific ports, transported some 7,000
APA193.pdf:24:      an accident. She found few material
APA193.pdf:24:      and busy career she had sailed some
APA193.pdf:24:      by enemy action. Her history read un-
APA193.pdf:24:      company by enemy action and one by
APA193.pdf:24:      counted coups to find that in her short
APA193.pdf:24:      have' completed her mission. There a
APA193.pdf:24:      iew boats she had suffered no damage
APA193.pdf:24:      job could be done in the Navy.
APA193.pdf:24:      nese Sea.
APA193.pdf:24:      sary of commissioning, October 3 was
APA193.pdf:24:      ships since that eventful day in Pearl
APA193.pdf:24:      spectacularly, but showed simply how a
APA193.pdf:24:      spent heading for an opening between
APA193.pdf:24:      storms to Tsugaru Strait and the Japa­
APA193.pdf:24:      successful career will be ended, and she
APA193.pdf:24:      troops, C.B., Marine and Army. In -a
APA193.pdf:24:      which ’has been the destination of all
APA193.pdf:24:      wounds to lick; except for the loss of a
APA193.pdf:24:      year of war she lost seven of the ship's
APA193.pdf:24:     will have reached her goal—the goal
APA193.pdf:24:(Lower right) Dean Arnote, MM2/c, Jeep Driver
APA193.pdf:25:             VANCOUVER
APA193.pdf:25:IS L A N D S
APA193.pdf:26:Stores and Provisions
APA193.pdf:28:RECREATION
APA193.pdf:30:CAPTAIN’S INSPECTION
APA193.pdf:32:Batangas TRAVELS
APA193.pdf:32:Cebu
APA193.pdf:33:Aomai
APA193.pdf:33:Noumea
APA193.pdf:34:JAPAN
APA193.pdf:36:RANDOM SHOTS
APA193.pdf:37:STATE SIDE
APA193.pdf:38:                          Electricians Conference (lower)
APA193.pdf:38:Engine Room Watch (upper)
APA193.pdf:39:             Fire Room
APA193.pdf:39:Machine Shop
APA193.pdf:3:      For most of you sailed in her ... In her was where you
APA193.pdf:3:      fought the war. You can well be proud of your service. Those
APA193.pdf:3:      her and of the ship's company that made her a smart ship.
APA193.pdf:3:      laying her up. In a few weeks she will be towed up the river
APA193.pdf:3:      those who have joined since the war ended know her record
APA193.pdf:3:     As this is being written, those of us remaining aboard are
APA193.pdf:3:     Goodbye and good luck.
APA193.pdf:3:     May she never sail the Western Pacific again but may she
APA193.pdf:3:     SANBORN'S job is finished. She did a good job. It was not
APA193.pdf:3:     and can share our pride in her and in being a part of her
APA193.pdf:3:     as we know, no torpedo ever came in her direction; but she
APA193.pdf:3:     can be sure that your service in her was as important and
APA193.pdf:3:     company.
APA193.pdf:3:     did what she was built for and did it smartly. I am proud of
APA193.pdf:3:     essential in winning the war as your service elsewhere. And
APA193.pdf:3:     of you who wear more than the two stars earned in SANBORN
APA193.pdf:3:     sail in your memories forever.
APA193.pdf:3:     spectacular; she didn't get any medals or headlines; she
APA193.pdf:3:     to her peacetime berth where she will lay until the next war.
APA193.pdf:3:     wasn't shot at; ho Kamikazes ever dived at her; and as far
APA193.pdf:3:FOREWORD . . .
APA193.pdf:40:                CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS
APA193.pdf:40:   1—Sprague, A. V., CWT; 2—Duncan, R. H., CCS;
APA193.pdf:40:3—Burt, V. D.,CPhM; 4—Gunn, C. E., CMM; 5—Oslund, R. A.,
APA193.pdf:40:8—Elliott, F. H., CEM; 9—Harrington, G. W., CMM.
APA193.pdf:40:CMoMM; 6—Barrett, A. T., CBM; 7—Grippen, W. C., CRM;
APA193.pdf:41:        Galley
APA193.pdf:41:Laundry
APA193.pdf:42:               MASTER-AT-ARMS FORGE
APA193.pdf:42:      Front row, left to right—Phillips, K. G., CM3c; Burkhards-
APA193.pdf:42:     1—Loyd, B., Sic; 2—Barrett, A. T., CBM; 3—Pizza, J.,
APA193.pdf:42:     Second row, left to right—Rogers, R. E., Carp; Smith,
APA193.pdf:42:     Top row, left to right—Davis, G, Yle; Garcia, A. F., CM3c;
APA193.pdf:42:Bauer, V. M., CM3c.
APA193.pdf:42:D. D., SFlc; Morris, L. R., SF3c; Erhard, W. E., CM3c; Clayton,
APA193.pdf:42:E. K., Sic; Anderson, T. R., SF3c.
APA193.pdf:42:Krumfum, C. L., Sic; Traxler, C. J., S2c.
APA193.pdf:42:mier, J. F., SF3c; Kurschner, G. W., SF3c; Raven, W. A., M3c;
APA193.pdf:43:Gangway Watch
APA193.pdf:44:                  "THE FIGHTING THIRD"
APA193.pdf:44:                  SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
APA193.pdf:44:      Front row, left to right—Pyndyk, Stanley, BMlc; Mathis,
APA193.pdf:44:      Front row, left to right—W. B. Pierce, Lt. (j.g.l; R. H.
APA193.pdf:44:      Second row, left to right — Dick D. West, Ens. USNR;
APA193.pdf:44:      Second row, left to right — T. F. Farrison, Jr., Bkr. 3c;
APA193.pdf:44:      Sitting, left to right — O. S. Warner, SSM (c) 3c; M. J.
APA193.pdf:44:      Third row, left to right—Payne, Joe T., BM2c; Voorhies,
APA193.pdf:44:      Top row, left to right—F. S. Santella, SC3c; A. E. Kuentz-
APA193.pdf:44: (j.g.l, USNR; Paul, James R., Sic; Kelly, Joseph B., Cox.
APA193.pdf:44:Carl R., Sic; Zavala, Martin L., S2c; Feiler, Arnold R., GM3c;
APA193.pdf:44:Carlson, SC2c; C. H. Dunn, SK2c; D. J. Breaux, SK2c; H. V.
APA193.pdf:44:Duncan, CCS; C. R. Bnest, CPC.
APA193.pdf:44:Harold L., Sic; Percle, Herman J., Sic; Michael J. Deignan, Lt.
APA193.pdf:44:James R., S2c.
APA193.pdf:44:Maenza, Charles, Sic; Mancuso, Vincent, Sic; Strittman,
APA193.pdf:44:O. Turner, Sic; R. E. Taylor, Sic; J. F. McCliman, Sic; H. M.
APA193.pdf:44:Puckett, SK2c; J. E. Thompson, SK2c; R. Rankin, S2c.
APA193.pdf:44:Reimer, Alvin, Sic; Cragle, Robert E., Sic; Martinez, Domingo,
APA193.pdf:44:Sic; Myers, Edgar R., Sic; Landers, Lloyd J., Sic; Bragalone,
APA193.pdf:44:Victor L., Sic; Alholm, LeRoy, Sic; Herbert Miller, Ens., USNR.
APA193.pdf:44:W. E. Hairston, SC2c; J. Triplett, Sic; H. W. Lowe, S2c; H. E
APA193.pdf:44:Warner, Sic; E. A. Luedecke, Bkr. 3c; W. C. Johnson, SC3c.
APA193.pdf:44:Yee, SSM (L) 2c.
APA193.pdf:44:ler, Jr., S2c; R. E. Chilcote, Sic; H. G. Willamon, SSM(B)2c;
APA193.pdf:46:                         NAVIGATION
APA193.pdf:46:      Back row, left to right—Kormann, Erwin Lowell, RDM3c,
APA193.pdf:46:      Front row, left to right — Enge, Leland Duane, QM2c,
APA193.pdf:46:     Bottom row, left to right — Caldwell, James (n); Best,
APA193.pdf:46:     Middle row, left to right—Ens. John W. Schorr; Zarodnan-
APA193.pdf:46:     Top row, left to right—Shull, Walter G.; Magers, James B.;
APA193.pdf:46:Carlson, Robert I.; Weight, Donald D.; Zemenski, Bennie G.;
APA193.pdf:46:Forrest L.; Hood, Harold (n); Lt. (j.g.) Russell P Ahnstrom;
APA193.pdf:46:Gustafson, Harold Sylvester, Q2c, USNR.
APA193.pdf:46:Hugo R., Lt. (j.g.) John L. Miller.
APA193.pdf:46:John T.; Hawryluk, Arthur P.; Wiley, Maynard L.; Rondino,
APA193.pdf:46:Lucia, Fred J.; Brown, Howard E.; Troy, John J.
APA193.pdf:46:Mattley, Lt. (j.g), USNR; Reed, Dale Paul, QM3c, USNR;
APA193.pdf:46:Pierson, Merle E.
APA193.pdf:46:USN; Dawson, Thomas Joseph, QMlc, USN; Klein, Andrew
APA193.pdf:46:USNR; Meier, Byron Frederick, Sic, USNR; Emerson, Robert,
APA193.pdf:46:Y2c, USNR; Lee, Donald Lawrence, Sic, USN.
APA193.pdf:46:sky, Paul M.; Kanan, Oscar P.; Menelli, Lawrence J.; Simpson,
APA193.pdf:48:                        E DIVISION
APA193.pdf:48:      Frye, Martin L., Flc; Wood, Richard, EM2c; Martell,
APA193.pdf:48:     Cline, Oliver l.z WT2c; Howard, Billye J., Flc; Mitchell,
APA193.pdf:48:Ch.Elect.
APA193.pdf:48:EM2c; King, Kenneth, EM2c; Wright, Herbert W., EMlc;
APA193.pdf:48:Flc; Jacobs, Frank M., Jr., Flc; Forbus, William P., F2c;
APA193.pdf:48:Gerald A., F2c; Sprague, A. Vernell, CWT; Grady, Owen E.,
APA193.pdf:48:Harry C., F2c; Elliott, Frank R., CEM; Heinzman, Herbert S.,
APA193.pdf:48:Hugh D., WT3c; Harvey, Earl A., Flc; Carroccia, Marco P.,
APA193.pdf:48:Olivieri, William C., WT3c; Wengrin, Edward L., Flc; Greene,
APA193.pdf:48:Stevens, Rolland F., EM3c; Gleason, Teddy B. Flc; Hamilton,
APA193.pdf:48:Wilfred E., EM2c; Downie, William, EM3c; Bidle, Charles W.,
APA193.pdf:4:                        Commanding Officer
APA193.pdf:4:              CAPT. S. HUGUENIN, USNR
APA193.pdf:4:            Executive Officer October, 19 January, 7.946'
APA193.pdf:4:   COMMANDER JOHN RANDOLPH SCHWARTZ, USNR
APA193.pdf:4:HOT PICTURED—
APA193.pdf:50:       WARDROOM COOKS AND STEWARDS
APA193.pdf:50:      Hicks, Russell B., Flc; Laus, Amerigo, J., MM3c; Gerdes,
APA193.pdf:50:      Seated, left to right—A. Smalls, Ck2c; C. R. Brist, CPC;
APA193.pdf:50:      Second row, left to right—H. F. Carter, ST3c; R. C. James,
APA193.pdf:50:      Top row, left to right—W. Booker, STMlc; M. Williams,
APA193.pdf:50:Charles W., F2c; Meyers, John H., MoMM3c; Schilling, Max J.,
APA193.pdf:50:Flc; Merriam, Galen F., MMlc; Krupa, Walter J., MM2c;
APA193.pdf:50:Foltin, Joseph E., F2c; Blodgett, Birchard L., MoMM3c; Kid-
APA193.pdf:50:Harrington, Glesner W., CMM
APA193.pdf:50:STM2c; J. J. Horne, STM2c; J. H. Black, ST3c.
APA193.pdf:50:STMlc; E. L. Hale, STM2c; J. Owens, STM2c; E. L. Jackson,
APA193.pdf:50:STMlc; J. Prather, STM2c; J. L. Martin, STM2c; R. B. Talley,
APA193.pdf:50:STMlc; W. Yarborough, STM2c; E. Griffin, STM2c.
APA193.pdf:50:W. B. Pierce, Lt. (j.g.); L. V. Shepherd, Lt. (j.g); E. Wright,
APA193.pdf:50:nocker, Karl W., MM2c; Pickenpaugh, John O., Ch. Mach.;
APA193.pdf:52:                           A DIVISION
APA193.pdf:52:                 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
APA193.pdf:52:         Top row, left to right—Sarnowski, Francis (n), PhM2c;
APA193.pdf:52:      Berglund, Vernon L., MM3c; Bott, Rolland A., MoMM2c;
APA193.pdf:52:      Front row, left to right—Richards, Albert J., Lt. (j.gJ, DC;
APA193.pdf:52:      Middle row, left to right — Hansen, Wilfred I., PhM3c;
APA193.pdf:52:Abraham, Kenneth W., PhM3c; Petersen, Everett S., PhM2c.
APA193.pdf:52:Beachem, Norvin R., MMR2c; Robertson, William P., Y3c;
APA193.pdf:52:Besser, Alfred P., Flc; Honz, Andrew T., Flc; Frank, Albert W.,
APA193.pdf:52:Boprie, Harvey D., PhM3c; Coontz, John F., HAlc.
APA193.pdf:52:Craddock, Carl J., Lt. (j.g. I; Gunn, Clifford E., CMM.
APA193.pdf:52:Flc; Arnst, Roy J., MoMM2c; Dannenberg, Harold D., F2c;
APA193.pdf:52:Hill, Lloyd J., Lieut. MC; McDougall, William J., Lt. (j.g ) MC;
APA193.pdf:52:McNamara, Robert F., MM3c; Oslund, Richard A., CMoMM;
APA193.pdf:54:                     SECOND DIVISION
APA193.pdf:54:                  DEPARTMENT HEADS
APA193.pdf:54:      First row, left to right—Murray, J. R., Sic; Mull, C. H.,
APA193.pdf:54:      Front row, left to right — Ens. Schultz, Ens. Dix, Ens.
APA193.pdf:54:      Second row left to right—Langley, W. F., Sic; Sparling,
APA193.pdf:54:      Second row—Gerald M. Meter, Lt., Engineering; Lloyd J.
APA193.pdf:54:      Top row, left to right—Wilson O. Koden, Lt. (j.g.), Assist­
APA193.pdf:54:(j.g.), Chaplain.
APA193.pdf:54:Everetf L. Heying, Lt. (j.g.), 1st Lieut.; Andrew M. Klein,
APA193.pdf:54:Hill, Lt., Medical Dept.; John F. Bauer, Lt. Comdr., Exec.;
APA193.pdf:54:K. G., GM2c; Wells, Sic; Epperly, Sic; Conley, WDSlc;
APA193.pdf:54:Lt. (j.g.), Navigation; Michael J. Deignan, Lt. (j.g.), Gunnery.
APA193.pdf:54:McCroskey, P. G., Cox; Stephens, G. 0., S2c.
APA193.pdf:54:Scanlon.
APA193.pdf:54:Sic; Lavatto, E. A., Sic; Webster, J. 0., Sic; Thibault, S2c;
APA193.pdf:54:Taylor, Sic.
APA193.pdf:54:Watson B. Pierce, Lt. (j.g.), Supply; Charley L. Peeples, Lt.
APA193.pdf:54:ant 1st Lieut.; Louis V. Shepard, Lt. (j.g.), Communication;
APA193.pdf:56:                    OFFICERS ABOARD
APA193.pdf:56:           C DIVISION - COMMUNICATION
APA193.pdf:56:      Back row, left to right—Carpenter Roy E. Rogers; Chief
APA193.pdf:56:      Bottom row, left to right—Grippen, W. C.; Shepard, L. V.;
APA193.pdf:56:      Front row, left to right—Lt. (j.g.) Charley L. Peeples;
APA193.pdf:56:      Middle row, left to right — Evans, E. E.; Elliott, B. M.;
APA193.pdf:56:      Middle row, left to right—Lt. (j.g.) Carl J. Craddock;
APA193.pdf:56:      Top row, left to right — Schan, J.; Head, D. T.; Tegan,
APA193.pdf:56:B. Myers; Lt. (j.g.) John L. Miller.
APA193.pdf:56:Boatswain Tolliver Ellis; Ensign William M. Scanlon; Chief Elec­
APA193.pdf:56:Everett S. Dix.
APA193.pdf:56:K. H.; Chovan, J. H.; Adams, C.
APA193.pdf:56:Klein.
APA193.pdf:56:Lt. (j.g.) Albert J. Richards, Jr.; Lt. (j.g.) Wilson O. Kaden;
APA193.pdf:56:Lt. (j.g.) Everett L. Heying; Lt. (j.g.) Louis V. Shepard; Lieu­
APA193.pdf:56:Lt. (j.g.) Russel P. Ahnstrom; Ensign Herbert Miller; Ensign
APA193.pdf:56:Lt. (j.g.) William J. McDougall; Chief Machinist John O. Pick-
APA193.pdf:56:Myers, P. B.
APA193.pdf:56:Pay Clerk Carl R. Brust; Ensign Joseph H. Schultz; Ensign Peter
APA193.pdf:56:Pierce; Lt. (j.g.) Michael J. Deignan; Lt. (j.g.)- Andrew M
APA193.pdf:56:S. Huguenin; Lieutenant Lloyd J. Hill; Lt. (j.g.) Watson B.
APA193.pdf:56:Saddel, A. J.; Hanley, R. J.; Harrison, F. F.
APA193.pdf:56:enpaugh; Lt. (j.g.) Owen E. Grady; Ensign Dick D. West;
APA193.pdf:56:tenant Gerald M. Meter; Comamnder John F. Bauer; Captain
APA193.pdf:56:trician Herbert S. Heinzman; Ensign John W. Schorr; Chief
APA193.pdf:5:                              Lieut, (j.g.) Charley L. Peeples, USNR, Chaplain
APA193.pdf:5:Commander John F. Bauer, USN, Executive Officer, January, 1945, to June, 1946
APA193.pdf:60:      (APA-193)
APA193.pdf:60:  . 3 OCTOBER 1945
APA193.pdf:60: FIRST ANNIVERSARY
APA193.pdf:60:USS SANBORN
APA193.pdf:61:                           Command i_rg,
APA193.pdf:61:                           Commander} -USrJR,
APA193.pdf:61:      A year a^n today I said that SAkBOBK was go­
APA193.pdf:61:      One year ago today we hoisted the colors and
APA193.pdf:61:7,000 troops, CB, Marine and Array, in five lifts,
APA193.pdf:61:I’m proud of her and of you that have made her
APA193.pdf:61:a real ship.1’
APA193.pdf:61:a serious accident—we lost one man accidentally
APA193.pdf:61:and except for the loss of some boats we haven’t
APA193.pdf:61:and in emergencies* no ship that is cleaner or
APA193.pdf:61:and taken part in two invasions.         We have lost 7
APA193.pdf:61:but through no fault of personnel or iiatcrial——
APA193.pdf:61:ing, to be a smart ship*^ She is, I as* sure that
APA193.pdf:61:lot since then—a a lied some 46,000 miles, visited
APA193.pdf:61:most of us will before long, T hope every or.s of
APA193.pdf:61:n’t been spectacular and made the newspapers but
APA193.pdf:61:of our ship’s company by enemy action and two of
APA193.pdf:61:onr company have bear, decorated,        tfc haven’t had
APA193.pdf:61:or that lias a better reputation with the troops.
APA193.pdf:61:smarter in appearance, no ship that feeds better,
APA193.pdf:61:smoothly, more smartly, in. daily routine, drilia,
APA193.pdf:61:some ten ’Western pacific ports, transported some
APA193.pdf:61:started this ship on her career.         We have done a
APA193.pdf:61:suffered any damage fraa enemy action.          We have­
APA193.pdf:61:that way. And when we go back to civil life, as
APA193.pdf:61:there is no .ship in the fleet that operates mere
APA193.pdf:61:us can look back and say, ’’The SANBC’Ji? Tnat was
APA193.pdf:61:we have done uur job and done it well*
APA193.pdf:62:                  CANDY
APA193.pdf:62:                CIGARS
APA193.pdf:62:               CIGARETTES
APA193.pdf:62:              BREAD- BUTTER
APA193.pdf:62:            OLIVES
APA193.pdf:62:           COFFEE
APA193.pdf:62:          ICED LEMONADE
APA193.pdf:62:        ICE CREAM - CAKE
APA193.pdf:62:       MENU
APA193.pdf:62:      STRING SEANS
APA193.pdf:62:     CIBLET GRAVY
APA193.pdf:62:    MASHED POTATOES
APA193.pdf:62:   DRESSING
APA193.pdf:62:  ROAST TOM TURKEY
APA193.pdf:62:C REAM OF TOMATO SOUP
APA193.pdf:65:                                             &c.n Oliver
APA193.pdf:65:                                 VCc\^uY\^         A
APA193.pdf:65:              Fh.cjvsa.nc) TsJand (brsss/CKj
APA193.pdf:66:     . (ARA-193)
APA193.pdf:66:   3 OCTOBER 1945
APA193.pdf:66: FIRST ANNIVERSARY
APA193.pdf:66:USS SANBORN
APA193.pdf:67:                 CANDY
APA193.pdf:67:               CIGARS
APA193.pdf:67:              CIGARETTES
APA193.pdf:67:             BREAD - BUTTER
APA193.pdf:67:           OLIVES
APA193.pdf:67:          COFFEE
APA193.pdf:67:         ICED LEMONADE
APA193.pdf:67:       IGE CREAM - CAKE
APA193.pdf:67:      MENU           . |
APA193.pdf:67:     STRING BEANS
APA193.pdf:67:    CIBLET GRAVY
APA193.pdf:67:   MASHFD POTATOES
APA193.pdf:67:  DRESSING
APA193.pdf:67: ROAST TOM TURKEY
APA193.pdf:67:CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP
APA193.pdf:68:                          Com viand Log.
APA193.pdf:68:                          Command c r > • • USi-JR,
APA193.pdf:68:      A year ago today I said that SAKBORL was go­
APA193.pdf:68:      One year ago today vre hoisted the colors and
APA193.pdf:68: I’m proud of her and of you that have made her
APA193.pdf:68: a real ship."
APA193.pdf:68: or that- has a better reputation with the troops.
APA193.pdf:68: smoothly, more smartly, in daily routine, drills,
APA193.pdf:68: that way. And when we go back to civil life, as
APA193.pdf:68: us caii look back and say, "The SANBCfJI? Tnat was
APA193.pdf:68:7,000 troops, CB, 1/arine and Army, in five lifts,
APA193.pdf:68:a serious accident---- we lost one man accidentally
APA193.pdf:68:and except for the loss of some boats we haven’t
APA193.pdf:68:and in er-ergencies; no ship that is cleaner or
APA193.pdf:68:and taken part in two invasions.          We have lost 7
APA193.pdf:68:bat through no fault of personnel or material------
APA193.pdf:68:ing to be a smart ship. She is. I am sure that
APA193.pdf:68:lot since then—sailed some 44,000 /riles, visited
APA193.pdf:68:most of us will before long, T hope every one of
APA193.pdf:68:n’t been spectacular and made the newspapers but
APA193.pdf:68:of oar ship’s company by enemy action and two of
APA193.pdf:68:our company have beer, decorated.        We haven’t had
APA193.pdf:68:smarter in appearance, no ship that feeds better,
APA193.pdf:68:some ten hestern pacific ports, transported some
APA193.pdf:68:started this ship on her career.         We have done a
APA193.pdf:68:suffered any damage from enemy actibr..             We have­
APA193.pdf:68:there is no ship in the fleet that operates more
APA193.pdf:68:we have done our job and done it well.
APA193.pdf:6:              Department Heads
APA193.pdf:6:Wardroom Mess
APA193.pdf:71:                  M E. H U
APA193.pdf:72:                                              Executive Officer.
APA193.pdf:72:                                              JL R. SCHWARTZ 7
APA193.pdf:72:                                     .D - Day
APA193.pdf:72:                                Follow Sea Routine
APA193.pdf:72:                                Special Instructions
APA193.pdf:72:                             Monday - Feb 19th, 1945
APA193.pdf:72:                     MORNING ORDERS AND PLAN OF THE DAY
APA193.pdf:72:           4 LCM’s, despatched - on call.
APA193.pdf:72:           4 LCVP’s and 3 LCM’s and 10th wave consisting of 4 LCVP’s and
APA193.pdf:72:           Boat group commander pick up demolition team from blue control.
APA193.pdf:72:           Bowser boats leave ship to report to LST 713 prior to 0940 for
APA193.pdf:72:           Commence debarkation.
APA193.pdf:72:           Expect 4 LCVP’s and 5 LCM’s from U.S.S. Starr.
APA193.pdf:72:           Hinsdale prior to 0700,
APA193.pdf:72:           Lower davit boats when loaded and hatch boats as soon as salvage
APA193.pdf:72:           Lower debarkation nets.
APA193.pdf:72:           No second trip boats will be loaded until called for or until
APA193.pdf:72:           Six LCVP’s of wave #8 will return to U.S.S. Pickens for second trip.
APA193.pdf:72:           Troops proceed to debarkation stations.
APA193.pdf:72:           Uncover hatches as soon at boats are clear.
APA193.pdf:72:           Unload priority equipment in accordance with unloading plan.
APA193.pdf:72:           and guide boats are clear.
APA193.pdf:72:           fuel and then, report to blue control.
APA193.pdf:72:          All personnel not connected with Medical Department will stay clear
APA193.pdf:72:          Be prepared to hoist casualties and debark service troops.
APA193.pdf:72:          Boats will be hoisted if transports retire for the night - boats
APA193.pdf:72:          general unloading commences.
APA193.pdf:72:     «—8th wave consisting of 8 LCVP’s, and 9th wave consisting of
APA193.pdf:72:     ——Be prepared to receive LSM #70 on starboard side of #5 hatch.
APA193.pdf:72:    of areas where casualties are being handled,
APA193.pdf:72:   NOTE: To all hands - Good luck!
APA193.pdf:72:   not hoisted will report to blue control.
APA193.pdf:72:   ——Dinner will be served as conditions permit.
APA193.pdf:72:0400——Reveille.
APA193.pdf:72:0410----- -Breakfast. Coxswains pick up box lunches for boat crews.
APA193.pdf:72:0600—-General Quarters.
APA193.pdf:72:0610——Set condition LA.
APA193.pdf:72:0615—-—-Lower davit boats to the rail.
APA193.pdf:72:0620—Lower LCP(L), salvage and guide boats (when ordered).
APA193.pdf:72:0630----- LCP(L)j salvage and guide boats leave ship to report to U.S.S.
APA193.pdf:72:0910----- Floating dump boats leave ship to report to PC 1081 (Blue control)
APA193.pdf:73:                                           Executive Officer.
APA193.pdf:73:                                           Ji R. SCHWARTZ ' y
APA193.pdf:73:                                  .D - Day
APA193.pdf:73:                              Follow Sea Routine
APA193.pdf:73:                              Special Instructions
APA193.pdf:73:                            Monday - Feb 19th, 1945
APA193.pdf:73:                   MORNING ORDERS AND PLAN OF THE DAY
APA193.pdf:73:         4 LCM’s, despatched - on call.
APA193.pdf:73:         4 LCVP’s and 3 LCM’s and 10th wave consisting of 4 LCVP’s and
APA193.pdf:73:         Boat group commander pick up demolition team from blue control.
APA193.pdf:73:         Bowser boats leave ship to report to LST 713 prior to 0940 for
APA193.pdf:73:         Commence debarkation.
APA193.pdf:73:         Expect 4 LCVP’s and 5 LCM’s from U.S.S. Starr.
APA193.pdf:73:         Hinsdale prior to 0700.
APA193.pdf:73:         Six LCVP’s of wave #8 will return to U.S.S. Pickens for second trip.
APA193.pdf:73:         Uncover hatches as soon at boats are clear.
APA193.pdf:73:         Unload priority equipment in accordance with unloading plan.
APA193.pdf:73:         and guide boats are clear.
APA193.pdf:73:         fuel and then, report to blue control.
APA193.pdf:73:        Lower davit boats when loaded and hatch boats as soon as salvage
APA193.pdf:73:        Lower debarkation nets.
APA193.pdf:73:        No second trip boats will be loaded until called for or until
APA193.pdf:73:        Troops proceed to debarkation stations.
APA193.pdf:73:       All personnel not connected with Medical Department will stay clear
APA193.pdf:73:       Be prepared to hoist casualties and debark service troops.
APA193.pdf:73:       Boats will be hoisted if transports retire for the night - boats
APA193.pdf:73:       general unloading commences.
APA193.pdf:73:    —Be prepared to receive LSM #70 on starboard side of #5 hatch.
APA193.pdf:73:    ——Sth wave consisting of 8 LCVP’s. and 9th wave consisting of
APA193.pdf:73:   NOTE: To all hands - Good luckj
APA193.pdf:73:   not hoisted will report to blue control.
APA193.pdf:73:   of areas where casualties are being handled.
APA193.pdf:73:   —Dinner will be served as conditions permit.
APA193.pdf:73:0400——Reveille •
APA193.pdf:73:041Q-- -Breakfast. Coxswains pick up box lunches for boat crews.
APA193.pdf:73:0600—General Quarters.
APA193.pdf:73:0610——Set condition LA.
APA193.pdf:73:0615—Lower davit boats to the rail.
APA193.pdf:73:0620--- Lower LCP(L), salvage and guide boats (when ordered).
APA193.pdf:73:0630---- LCP(L), salvage and guide boats leave ship to report to U.S.S.
APA193.pdf:73:0910——Floating dump boats leave ship to report to PC 1081 (Blue control)
APA193.pdf:7:U.S.S. SANBORN, APA-193
APA193.pdf:8:                                           exigency of the times into which she
APA193.pdf:8:                          WAR DIARY
APA193.pdf:8:    She carries an organized unit of blue  made her appearance called for an im­
APA193.pdf:8:    While the U.S.S. Sanborn (APA 193)     out the meaningful from networks dense
APA193.pdf:8:Beach Party has its own medical unit       delay in her preparation for battle The
APA193.pdf:8:States Navy. Her parenthetical designa­    ship, replacing her cargo of offensive
APA193.pdf:8:a fiery protective wall against enemy      Astoria, Oregon, with Commander Sidney
APA193.pdf:8:accomplishments as an auxiliary vessel     operation. After the assault phase of an
APA193.pdf:8:ahead within hailing distance of the       record of valiance and those of her com­
APA193.pdf:8:amphibian she. virtually is, she plows     cal. In these various roles she has set a
APA193.pdf:8:amphibious attack vessel she leaves the    Vancouver, Washington for the Mari­
APA193.pdf:8:boats. These rugged little boats then      the American Navy.
APA193.pdf:8:clear the way for rapid unloading of       doing a job. If she was to be of real as­
APA193.pdf:8:direct traffic on the beach and act in a   Island after island was being take-' bac«
APA193.pdf:8:dozer and medical aid is ashore. As an     structed as an APA at the Kaiser Yards,
APA193.pdf:8:enemy and disgorges her cargo of fight­    pany know she has met every test in
APA193.pdf:8:equipment and supplies without benefit     cargo vessel to bring supplies to the
APA193.pdf:8:fightingest ship in the fleet those who    essary interpretations, effect orders, and
APA193.pdf:8:her well trained gun crews can throw up    brief ceremonies on the third of October,
APA193.pdf:8:in the amphibious forces of the United     invasion she may double as a hospital
APA193.pdf:8:in their own group. Others in the party    the problems were primarily neva
APA193.pdf:8:ing men and equipment into her landing     keeping with the highest traditions of
APA193.pdf:8:is not the biggest nor the fastest nor the with communications; others make nec­
APA193.pdf:8:jackets known as the Beach Party. These    mediate transition from a new ship with
APA193.pdf:8:landing beats and stand by to clear the    face and air blockades had bee-- se’
APA193.pdf:8:liaison capacity between the beach and     from the Japanese and the pace
APA193.pdf:8:member of a class. Differing from the      wounded she may be ordered to a base
APA193.pdf:8:men are trained to hit the beach with      inexperienced men to an old experienced
APA193.pdf:8:naval fighting to more heavily armed       time Commission. She left the ways in
APA193.pdf:8:of special docking facilities. Like the    front. The Sanborn's record is not atypi­
APA193.pdf:8:of the wounded and look after casualties   and in the air, but in the Pacific arsa
APA193.pdf:8:pour out vital cargo into the returning    Japanese Navy had already begun
APA193.pdf:8:raiders.                                   Huguenin, USNR, in command. The
APA193.pdf:8:regular transport, she not only carries    back from the forward area for unload­
APA193.pdf:8:sail her can look back with pride on her   maintain the basic organization of the
APA193.pdf:8:she puts them ashore with necessary        assignment; perhaps she will act as a
APA193.pdf:8:ship of any emergency. Radiomen sort       effectively to cut off vital suae es c-~a
APA193.pdf:8:ships of the line, but in an emergency     August, 1944 and was commissioned in
APA193.pdf:8:shuttle back and forth to the beaches
APA193.pdf:8:succeeding waves of small boats. The       sistance in this war there could be no
APA193.pdf:8:tack transport, and as such she is a       beaches. When filled to capacity with
APA193.pdf:8:the assault troops for an invasion but     ing. There she may draw a less essential
APA193.pdf:8:the first units to go ashore. There they   one manned with seamen capable of
APA193.pdf:8:the ship. The crew left aboard the ship    accelerating. The elimination o* —e
APA193.pdf:8:tion of (APA) identifies her as an at­     equipment with casualties from the
APA193.pdf:8:until every man, gun, truck, jeep, bull­      Of "victory" type design, she was con­
APA193.pdf:8:who assist with the general evacuation     European war was being decided on ana
APA193.pdf:9:                                           Coronado. Boat crews and officers spent
APA193.pdf:9:                   The Liberators Move Against the Philippines
APA193.pdf:9:   October 14th she stood out from- the    long hours in the small landing craft
APA193.pdf:9:Marianas, the pattern of victory was       Francisco. She was there for only a few
APA193.pdf:9:Pacific up through the Marshalls to the    other equipment, she set course to San
APA193.pdf:9:Pock at Astoria, where only a few hours    co-ordinating and timing group maneu­
APA193.pdf:9:Secure After that short haul things be­    went through invasion practices ea-—z
APA193.pdf:9:The APA was designed for exactly that      for shakedown tests and provisioning,
APA193.pdf:9:and materiel had to be rushed to the for­  learned that there could be no liberty or
APA193.pdf:9:communication between enemy held           gan smoothing out and with a few ad­
APA193.pdf:9:each acquisition the need became greater   was there for the first time that many of
APA193.pdf:9:for more ships, more supplies, and the     the men got an insight into the serious­
APA193.pdf:9:for the first time, but from a nucleus     turbulent seas and learned how to re"a<-
APA193.pdf:9:grow as the ship made her way carefully    which sometimes splintered the Z’Z‘~z
APA193.pdf:9:in contact with the enemy.                 simulated attacks on the beaches off
APA193.pdf:9:islands. From the battles of the far South justments to armaments, compasses, and
APA193.pdf:9:kind of job. So the Sanborn calmly but     then on to San Diego for intensified
APA193.pdf:9:o* oid hands an organization began to      their boats through mountainous waves
APA193.pdf:9:oefore the last of her crew had come       vers. Coxswains became skilled in put­
APA193.pdf:9:pointing the way to Japan proper. With     hours taking aboard landing craft. It
APA193.pdf:9:ship which was needed, realizing that
APA193.pdf:9:supply lines became more extended. Men     ness of the work ahead when it was
APA193.pdf:9:swiftly set out to become the kind of      training in amphibious landings.
APA193.pdf:9:ward arecs and landed on the beaches.      shore leave. From there to 5an Pedro
APA193.pdf:9:within a very short time she would be         Days and nights were spent in making
APA193.pdf:9:□board. Many found themselves at sea       ting their craft onto the beach through
APA193.pdf:9:□owr-- rhe Columbia River and on to        five "splashboards." The beach ac'~ es
APA202.pdf:13:                                                   \MENIFEE
APA202.pdf:13:                                            \THE                           \
APA202.pdf:13:                                In 1944, the production magic of Kaiser's ship­
APA202.pdf:13:                                Outfitting took another 20 days. During this
APA202.pdf:13:                                The U.S.S. Menifee (RPR 202) had her begin­
APA202.pdf:13:                             Eighty-six days after the keel was laid, a bottle
APA202.pdf:13:                             Vancouver yard. Due to hurry-up Kaiser meth­
APA202.pdf:13:                             building of assault transports. U. S. Pacific forces
APA202.pdf:13:                             ceeded at a pace unheard of in peacetime.
APA202.pdf:13:                             eral other officers and men assigned the Meni­
APA202.pdf:13:                             ering RPR's to the Navy for the final assault on
APA202.pdf:13:                             fee were aboard her becoming familiar with
APA202.pdf:13:                             fee's bow, and the "mighty M" slid down the
APA202.pdf:13:                             land, Ore., and Richmond, Calif., started deliv­
APA202.pdf:13:                             missioned and taken over by the Navy.
APA202.pdf:13:                             ning 21 July when her keel went down in the
APA202.pdf:13:                             ods, such as pre-fabricating whole sections of
APA202.pdf:13:                             of champagne was smashed against the Meni­
APA202.pdf:13:                             period, nearly all the warrant officers and sev­
APA202.pdf:13:                             ships separately, the Menifee's building pro­
APA202.pdf:13:                             steamed down the river to Rstoria to be com­
APA202.pdf:13:                             the Japanese home islands.
APA202.pdf:13:                             their new ship. On 4 November, the Menifee
APA202.pdf:13:                             ways into the Columbia river.
APA202.pdf:13:                             were bringing the war against Japan to a climax
APA202.pdf:13:                             when Kaiser yards at Vancouver, Wash., Port­
APA202.pdf:13:                             yards on the West Coast was turned to the
APA202.pdf:13: Boilers - they make     her go
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APA202.pdf:14:        •"“aut.
APA202.pdf:15:  About   to leave the ways
APA202.pdf:15:The  mighty "M" tastes water
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APA202.pdf:16:                                ROSTER OF SHIP'S OFFICERS
APA202.pdf:16:                              DATE OF COMMISSIONING                          CAPTAIN U.S, NAVY    MMANDING
APA202.pdf:16:Captain Paul P. Spaulding                         Ensign Tom Garst                                    Lieut. John D. Watts
APA202.pdf:16:Ensign Allen A. Brenney                           Act'g Pay Clk Thomas C. Welsh                       Ensign Leon E. Aronson
APA202.pdf:16:Ensign Charles H. Ansel                                                                               First Lt. Eddie G. Sparkman
APA202.pdf:16:Ensign Edward J. Mroz                             Act'g Pay Clk Russell J. Robbins                    Ensign Edward H. Finkelstein
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut, (jg) Albert K. Gilbert                     Bos'n Mike J. Trens                                 Ensign Robert W. Vagle
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut, (jg) Claude L. Yarbro, Jr.                 Elec James A. Holder                                Ensign William R. Custer
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut, (jg) Joseph R. Royston                     Lieut, (jg) Joe G. Schoggen                         Ensign Robert E. Rickett
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut, (jg) Rex W. Beers, Jr.                     ChPharm John M. Donahae                             Ensign Irvin L. McClure
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut, (jg) Roger Walwark III                     ChMach Louland M. Weller                            Ensign Donald E. Clark
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut, (jg) Stokes L. Sharpe                      Carp Lawrence J. Klinefelter                        Ensign Donald J. Cody
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut. "A" Clark Fleehart                         Lieut. Edward R. Bartkowiak                         Lieut. Richard A. Foster
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut. John M. Owen                               Lieut, (jg) Frank R. Morrow                         Lieut. Lucius H. Burris
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut. John W. Drannen                            Lieut. Elmer E. Shine                               Lieut. Jay R. Brunner
APA202.pdf:16:Lieut..(jg) Carl L. N. Erdman                     Lieut. Charles F. Holland                           Ensign Stewart W. Allen, Jr.
APA202.pdf:16:Lt. Cmdr. Nathan E. Dozier                        Lt. Cmdr. Samuel B. Rentsch                         Lieut. Harvey T. Pullen
APA202.pdf:16:Lt. Cmdr. Robert D. Lamson                        Ensign Bertel R. Westman                            Lieut, (jg) Lloyd J. Crandall
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Cain, Chester A., Jr., S2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Caldwell, Vaughnon W., GM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Campbell, John B., RM3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Carl, Richmond C., EMlc
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Castine, Henry A., CWT
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Caudle, Lowell D., EM3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Causey, Alsee (n), StMlc
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Chilenske, Michael J., MM3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Clark, Eldon R., CM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Clark, Leslie M., WT2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Cline, Eugene, SM3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Colston, Thomas E., SF3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Connelly, Frederick W., SM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Copeland, Roy L., SC3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Corner, Joseph (n), StM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Costa, George (n), GMlc
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Crew, Carl O., SM3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Crispen, Claude A., Sic
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Cross, Alfred L., CSM
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Cruny, Charles (n), BM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Dahl, Harvey R., RdM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Daigle, Clyde L., Cox
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Davis, Howard I., BM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Davis, Robert E., MoMMlc
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Davis, Roy M., RdM3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Dees, Seth W., Jr., CCS
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Delaney, Lester R., Bkr3c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Diecker, Warren B., S2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Dotson, Randolph V., BM2c
APA202.pdf:17:                                                           Doughty, Louis J., Yle
APA202.pdf:17:                             Bond, Howard G., Sic          Ellingson, Kermit B., Bkr3c
APA202.pdf:17:Adams, Donald B., S2c        Bessette, Herve L., SSML2c    Douglas, Carl F., RdM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Adams, Louie C., SF3c        Betkel, William D., S2c       Drake, Edward O., CMlc
APA202.pdf:17:All, George W., MM3c         Bisick, Peter R., S2c         Dumont, Willard H., BMlc
APA202.pdf:17:Amy, John A., MoMM2c         Black, Havis H., SMlc         Duperre, Henry Romeo, BM2c
APA202.pdf:17:Anderson, Earl, StMlc        Blackie, John W., Flc         Duran, Michael O., RM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Augustine, William J., S2c   Blair, Lawrence J., QM3c      Durham, George J., MoMM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Awe, Robert, S2c             Blair, Russell H., SC3c       Durick, Howard R., PhM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Babcock, Fenton (n), Sic     Blankenburg, Earl D., Flc     Eckert, Paul M., Flc
APA202.pdf:17:Bailey, Glenn N., EM2c       Borsuk, Edward J., GM2c       Erickson, Edward L., PhM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Bailey, John W., SF2c        Bowen, Henry C., StMlc        Ervin, Bueford G., PhM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Baker, Clyde W., SClc        Boyd, Fred Bruce, Jr., GM2c   Eubanks, Tommie J., Cox
APA202.pdf:17:Barrett, Floyd J., BM2c      Boyle, Joe D., Sic
APA202.pdf:17:Bartholomew, Herbert G., CRM Brennan, Ralph G., Jr., CM2c  Farago, Joseph, Jr., Sic
APA202.pdf:17:Bates, Benjamin M., Stic     Britton, James Z., PhM2c      Faszer, Marvin L., SSML3c
APA202.pdf:17:Bauer, Robert H., EM3c       Brown, Frank, SC2c            Fayter, Jack O., Sic
APA202.pdf:17:Beach, Conrad T., Sic        Brown, Henry J., CK3c         Field, Keith G, SM3c
APA202.pdf:17:Beck, Paul C., RdM3c         Brownfield, Ed B., S2c        Filer, Herbert, Sic
APA202.pdf:17:Bednorz, Michael C., SF3c    Brownlee, Theodore (n), StMlc Fisher, Ernest L., Yle
APA202.pdf:17:Bell, James F., Cklc         Buckner, Earl M., Sic         Fisher, Jewel, Ck2c
APA202.pdf:17:Bemoll, Richard A., MoMM3c   Burgess, Denwell L., Sic      Fletcher, Robert S., Cox
APA202.pdf:17:Bennett, Robert J., EM3c     Bye, Truman E., MaM2c         Foley, Henry T., Cox
APA202.pdf:17:Beranek, Thomas E., Cox                                    Fontenot, Donald D., EM2c
APA202.pdf:17:Bergen, Andrew J., Flc       Caddell, Aiken K., CBM        Ford, Harold A., Sic
APA202.pdf:17:Berliner, Irving I., Sic     Caifano, Carmine A., MoMM3c   Ford, Luke, Ck3c
APA202.pdf:18:                                                                 Minson, Earl F., GM3c
APA202.pdf:18:                                  Johnson, Willie, StMlc         Maranzano, Michael J., Sic
APA202.pdf:18:                                  Lister, Michael J., Yle        Nicholson, Merle H., SK2c
APA202.pdf:18: Forrester, Kenneth, S2c          Jansen, Donall, RM3c           Long, Wallace R., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Foster, James A., SSMB2c         Jaworske, Bernard, SMlc        Lorang, John F., RM3c
APA202.pdf:18: Fox, William A., SC3c            Jenkins, Calvin A., St3c       Loranger, Gilbert H., GM2c
APA202.pdf:18: Frainey, Andrew P., CMM          Jobe, Laquence, StMlc          Lowder, Clair J., S2c
APA202.pdf:18: Frankel, Albert A., Bkr3c        Johnson, Cecil P., Jr., Cox    Luce, Robert A., MoMM2c
APA202.pdf:18: Freeman, Russell W., MoMMlc      Johnson, David B., RM3c        Lyon, Marion G., RdM3c
APA202.pdf:18: French, Justin G., Sic           Johnson, Harvey D., QM2c
APA202.pdf:18: Fronk, Leo J., Sk3c              Johnson, Robert L., RT2c       Mackes, Stanley E., WT3c
APA202.pdf:18: Fry, Willis E., EM3c             Johnson, William L., SSML2c    Maddox, Harry L., StMlc
APA202.pdf:18: Garod, Aaron, Sic                Jonas, John J., CM3c           Martin, J. C., St3c
APA202.pdf:18: Garofalo, Anthony, BMlc          Jones, Jack J., MoMM2c         Martinez, John T., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Garshman, Daniel, Cox            Jones, Thomas H., S2c          Materne, Frank W., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Garzione, Angelo J., Cox         Jordan, Thomas E.,*Cox         Matzenbacher, Alfred C., CSF
APA202.pdf:18: Gauthier, Raymond J., CM3c       Jones, Wesley D., Sic          Matheson, Charles E., CCM
APA202.pdf:18: Gehringer, Kenneth A., MoMMlc    Kasler, William, CPhM          Mauger, Arthur J., WT3c
APA202.pdf:18: Gentry, Charles C., Cox          Keller, Lloyd E., PhMlc ■-     Maugherman, Dwelley L., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Geyer, Louis F. R., SM2c         Kenison, Everett L., SSMB3c    Mayrose, Francis B., FC2c
APA202.pdf:18: Gfeller, Vernon, QM3c            Kelly, Michael J., PhM3c       McAnally, Charlie W., RM2c
APA202.pdf:18: Gillespie, Nay L., BMlc          Kilbridge, Lawrence JI, Flc    McCann, Charles A., RdM2c
APA202.pdf:18: Gleason, Warren, PhM3c           Kimberling, Frederick K., CSt  McCannon, Charles F., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Glebocki, Matthew B., Cox        King, William E., SM3c         McClure, Joy P., S2c
APA202.pdf:18: Glowacki, Thaddeus J., PhM3c     Kirk, Jess W., MoMMBc          McCoy, John M., CGM
APA202.pdf:18: Goldberg, Herbert S., RM3c       Klepacki, Stanley A., BM2c'    McCoy, Robbie D., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Goodall, John E., PhM3c          Kopischke, John P., MM 1c      McDonald, Lonzo M., F2c
APA202.pdf:18: Gordon, Harvey S., RM2c       ,, Kozlen, Robert, Slc^ ’         McFarlane, John C., Cox
APA202.pdf:18: Gray, Kenneth T., Cox            Krabiel, John B., Sic          Meinen, Clarence W., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Gray, Robert J., CY              Krawczyk, Mitchell J., F2c     Mendonca, Edward, Cox
APA202.pdf:18: Green, Raleigh E., SF2c          Krolikowski, Carl S., Cox'     Mendonca, Manuel M., SFlc
APA202.pdf:18: Greenly, Bertram J. W., BM2c     Krywanski/Serald L., Cox       Menees, Gerald E., CMM
APA202.pdf:18: Greer, Lewis R., Sic             Kunkel, John H., MoMM3c        Metheny, Max J., Sic
APA202.pdf:18: Gross, David L., Sic             Kurdyla, Walter Jz Flc         Michalak, Norman R., EM2c
APA202.pdf:18: Guido, Angelo, Sic                                              Miller, Harold L., SM3c
APA202.pdf:18: Hamilton, Giles S., FCO3c                                       Moore, Edward J., EM2c
APA202.pdf:18:Gutman, Fred J., Flc                                             Milstead, Norris, BM2c
APA202.pdf:18:Hagins, James S., Cox                                            Mitsch, Clemmens L., GM3c
APA202.pdf:18:Hansen, Alvin A., SKlc                                           Mbose, Robert L., CM3c
APA202.pdf:18:Hartman, Lowell M., Sic           Labihs|$y, Georgy M., Sic     'Morehouse, Kenneth B., S2c
APA202.pdf:18:Hawkins, Jesse A., MoMM2c         La Faive, Elzure, MM2c         Morgan, George J., Sr., SK2c
APA202.pdf:18:Hendershot, Dale J., RdM3c        Laird, Harry R., MM3c          Moss, John L., Jr., Sic
APA202.pdf:18:Henley, Clarence L., Sr., MM2c    Langston, Kenneth, Jr., Y2c    Mulloy, Edward P., GM3c
APA202.pdf:18:Herrera, Antonio J., Sic          Lariviere, Rolland E., MoMMlc  Murrell, Arthur S., Sic
APA202.pdf:18:Hill, Harland O., PhMlc           Larosa, Anthony J., Sic        Musser, Vernon F., GM3c
APA202.pdf:18:Hodge, James B., CMM              Lasda, Alfred, MM3c            Nastav, Rudolph J., Sic
APA202.pdf:18:Hoggard, Richard S., EMlc         Lay, Vaughn S., Cox            Napier, James C., CMlc
APA202.pdf:18:Holland, Alvin J., Bkr2c          Leaman, Richard H., Bkr2c      Neff, Lester B. SKD2c
APA202.pdf:18:Hollie Oris, StMlc                Leden, Gordon H., MoMM3c       Nelson, John E., RMlc
APA202.pdf:18:Hopkins, Dallas D., Sic           Leiter, Freeman, RM3c          Nenno, Peter J., Sic
APA202.pdf:18:Hunt, Charles, PhMlc              Leneweaver, Harold C., PhM3c   Neshek, Russell E., Sic
APA202.pdf:18:Hunter, Joe P., Sic               Lewis, Donald, SK2c            Nesterowicz, Leo, Sic
APA202.pdf:18:Hunter, Sanford P., SKlc          Link, John H., PhM3c           Neugent, Richard V., Jr., MM3c
APA202.pdf:18:Hutcheson, Clyde D., EM2c         Linville, Carl C., CBM         Nicholas, Harold, BM2c
APA202.pdf:18:Inskeep, Richard M., MMlc         Lockhart, Richard C., Gm2c     Nicolai, Theodore W., Jr., QMlc
APA202.pdf:18:Ireland, Newell J., MoMM3c        Logerquist, Lloyd E., SF3c     Niziolek, Edward M., Cox
APA202.pdf:18:Isackson, Raynar W., PhMlc        Long, Richard N., SC3c         Nizol, Frank H., Jr., Cox
APA202.pdf:19:                              Ruppert, Edgar C., CSF          Taylor, William R., StMlc
APA202.pdf:19:                              Semendoff, Solomon, Sic         Whitehead, Lawrence D., MM3c
APA202.pdf:19:                              Sherwood, Merwyn R., Sic        Williams, George T., BM2c
APA202.pdf:19:O'Connell, John G., S2c       Rettig, Fred B., Jr., BMlc      Sonico, Paul S., St2c
APA202.pdf:19:O'Connor, Paul E., Sr., Cox   Rhoades, Floyd, Sic             Sorelie, Joseph T., Cox
APA202.pdf:19:O'Neal, Arthur L., S2c        Robert, Kenneth D., MoMM2c      Strauss, Harry E., M3c
APA202.pdf:19:O'Neill, James D., SF3c       Roberts, Edward R., Jr., MoMM3c Sukosky, William P., Sic
APA202.pdf:19:O'Neill, Thomas J., Jr., BMlc Roberts, George J., CMM         Switzer, Louis M., SClc
APA202.pdf:19:Okra, Robert S., St3c         Rich, Alford L., Sic            Sorem, Lloyd S., QM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Olin, Oren W., RdM3c          Rich, Billy J., Sic             Sorrells, James E., BMlc
APA202.pdf:19:Oliver, Philip B., Cox        Ricker, Eli S., MoMM2c          Spence, Marshall R., EM3d
APA202.pdf:19:Olsen, Leonard R., SFlc       Riggen, William A., Flc         Spence, Rneille J., CCS
APA202.pdf:19:Olson, James R., MoMM3c       Riggs, Elmo J., Jr., Sic        Stack, Frank W., S2c
APA202.pdf:19:Olson, Robert I., S2c         Rinehart, Charles J., Cox       Stewart, Raymond E., SM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Ormsby, James A., Sic         Rose, Robert C., S2c            Taylor, Charles T., CQM
APA202.pdf:19:Osborn, Richard, Sic          Rodgers, Donald R., Cox
APA202.pdf:19:Osborn, William E., SF3c      Rogers, Alvin J., S2c           Tantzer, William F., CCS
APA202.pdf:19:Osherhoff, Philip, Flc.       Rose, Samuel V., MoMM2c         Taylor, Walter F., BM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Paciorek, John S., Sic        Ruth, Paul R., S2c              Teater, Chris I., S2c
APA202.pdf:19:Padoleski, Raymond J., GM3c   Ryan, Arthur D., Sic            Terry, Quinton D., CPhM
APA202.pdf:19:Paduano, Joseph A., S2c                                       Tharp, Thomas J., MoMM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Painter, Gordon L., SFlc      Saavedra^Iicanor, Sic           Thomas, Allen M., Bic
APA202.pdf:19:Palese, John P., Sic          Sacco, Antonio, Cox             Tipton, Harold E., Rdm3c
APA202.pdf:19:Pandolfi, Rocco M., FCO3c     Sackie, Albert G., Flc          Tische, Francis E., PhM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Panicola, John J., Sic        Sacks, David A., MM2c           Toet, Cyril E., CQM
APA202.pdf:19:Parshall, Donald M., SK2c     Saling, John E., MoMM3c         Tollefson, Maurice J., Sic
APA202.pdf:19:Parsons, Bernard W., MM3c     Sanchez, Reynaldo N., S2c       Tomlin, Thomas F., MoMM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Pastore, Clyde W., Sic        Sargent, Roberts A. L., StMlc   Torkelson, Raymond, RM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Patin, Ivory, StMlc           Scanlon, James P., Jr., Sic     Turpin, Glenn S., EM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Patterson, Burl W., Cox       Saylor, George W., Jr., SK3c    Torre, Phillip, SClc
APA202.pdf:19:Patterson, James C., S2c      Scandlyn, Paul R., Y3c          Trager, Joseph W., S2c
APA202.pdf:19:Pattie, Jack H., BM2c         Scanlon, Arthur B., S2c         Trimble, Lee W„ StM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Paulisch, Eugene B., Sic      Schasteen, Robert G., MM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Payne, Jesse O., Sic          Scheerer, Paul H., EM3c         Ubert, Dean L., Cox
APA202.pdf:19:Pedersen, Earl F., MoMM2c     Scheuerman, Charles F., S2c     Umlor, Robert T., RM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Peeler, James, CK2c           Schindler, Robert J., S2c
APA202.pdf:19:Pelan, Daniel, FC3c           Schlicke, Robert S., Sic        Vanderver, Almos A., SC2c
APA202.pdf:19:Percy, James C., CSK          Schmaelzie, Leon R., S2c        Vanskike, James C., GM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Perkins, George S., Sic       Schmidt, Eno A., MoMM2c         Vavra, William R., BM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Perkins, Walter G., BM2c      Schmidt, Eugene J., MM3c        Veatch, Thomas B., PhMlc
APA202.pdf:19:Phelps, John W„ WTlc                                          Venton, Harlow R., S2c
APA202.pdf:19:Philbrick, Jack, Y2c                                          Vermette, Paul A., MM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Pierce, Nelson C., MoMM3c                                     Viands, George W., Y2c
APA202.pdf:19:Pillow, Robert M., RM2c                                       Victor, Fred W., SK3c
APA202.pdf:19:Pirnie, Gifford A., S2c                                       Voss, Albert H., Jr., RMlc
APA202.pdf:19:Pittsley, Clifford V., Sic                                    Voytovich, Andy, Sic
APA202.pdf:19:Place, Walter W., Sic
APA202.pdf:19:Poland, James A., MM3c                                        Waggner, William J., MoMM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Pope, Max L., BM2c            Schneck, Robert W„ Flc          Walsh, Harold O„ BM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Post, Norman E., Jr., Sic     Schnelle, Fred, Cox             Walz, Norman J., Jr., S2c
APA202.pdf:19:Powell, Clarence E., Sic      Schoener, Joseph E., Sic        Washington, John L., Ck3c
APA202.pdf:19:Power, Maurice F., MM2c       Schrowang, Hugh J., Flc         Wegge, Walter, CBM
APA202.pdf:19:Prest, Delmar W., Sic         Schultz, Joseph J., Jr., Sic    Weinstein, Albert, RMlc
APA202.pdf:19:Price, Harvey W., S2c         Schwan, Carl N., Sic            Weldon, Harvey W., PhM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Price, Robert E., CEM         Schwartz, Arthur B., CMlc       Wells, Laverne, CBM
APA202.pdf:19:Puletz, Henry J., Flc         Schwarzel, Harry, Sic           Wetherald, James E., RM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Putnam, Herman E., MoMM3c     Scolnick, Lewis N., Jr., Sic    White, Granger A., CMoMM
APA202.pdf:19:Putney, Donald E. J., Sic     Seals, Barton L., Cox           Whitefoot, Howard R., RdM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Quintana, Dannie C., Sic      Sharp, Jack "D", MM2c           Wiant, Henry S., BM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Quish, Albert J., MoMM3c      Shepherd, Harold, CBM           Williams, Finnis W., Wt3c
APA202.pdf:19:Rancatore, Thomas A., MoMM2c  Shields, Curtis M., SM2c        Williamson, James B., Sic
APA202.pdf:19:Rayford, Joe K., St2c         Shocklee, Alex B., EM3c         Williamson, V. B., CM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Raymond, Dennis E., SM3c      Simmons, Cornelius R., StMlc    Wills, Mark E„ Jr., WT2c
APA202.pdf:19:Recker, Clarence N., RdM3c    Simpson, Raymond C., Sic        Winter, Donald L., RM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Redmond, Richard E., Sic      Skou, Frederick A. W., WTlc     Wiweke, Arlington D., MoMM3c
APA202.pdf:19:Reece, Frank R., Jr., Sic     Sloneker, Robert F., RM2c       Works, Charles E., Rdm3c
APA202.pdf:19:Reed. Robert S.. Cox          Smith, Allen D„ St2c            Worrell, Lee B., CM2c
APA202.pdf:19:Reinsei, Cecil J., Sic        Smith, Kemon W., WT3c
APA202.pdf:19:Renteria, Jesse V., S2c       Smith, Maicon C., Stic          Zuffinetti, Frank, CMlc
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APA202.pdf:20:                                    PRE-SHIP TRAINING
APA202.pdf:20:     After the crew was formed, attendance by divisions started in two weeks' courses given by the
APA202.pdf:20:     All hands assigned the 'P' unit were drilled in boat handling—beaching, retracting and coming along­
APA202.pdf:20:     Long before the men of the Menifee reported for duty in Astoria the first part of November, 1944,
APA202.pdf:20:     Meanwhile, in southern California, the Boat Group and Beach Party members were in training for
APA202.pdf:20:     Officers of the Boat Group reported for duty at the Amphibious Training Base, Coronado, in mid­
APA202.pdf:20:     Organizing the school, though just a part of the tremendous task the Navy had in putting to sea
APA202.pdf:20:     Some men had had specialized training for their work as attack transport sailors even before their
APA202.pdf:20:     The Menifee's Beach Party went into training at the Amphibious Training Base, Oceanside, August
APA202.pdf:20:     The largest group of those making up ship's company formed at Barracks 11, APA Pre-Commis­
APA202.pdf:20:     Thus ready to assume their responsibilities aboard before they had seen their ship were many of
APA202.pdf:20:3. Men at the base learned to run an LCVP, take soundings, rig buoys, salvage boats, and on the dry
APA202.pdf:20:Anti-Aircraft school.
APA202.pdf:20:July, but it was two more months before the bulk of the enlisted men arrived and the present Boat Group
APA202.pdf:20:Mate or Ship Fitter rates learned their work by repairing hulls of damaged assault boats. Machine guns
APA202.pdf:20:Motor Machinist Mates learned every detail of the Gray marine diesel engine, and men with Carpenter's
APA202.pdf:20:Party came aboard 5 November.
APA202.pdf:20:a fleet of APA's, was an impressive job by itself. Well before the school's construction was complete,
APA202.pdf:20:and small arms were studied by the Boat Group's Gunner's Mates.
APA202.pdf:20:arrival in Seattle. Thirty-seven hands of the deck force had spent two weeks in August at the cargo
APA202.pdf:20:began training together as a 'P' unit.
APA202.pdf:20:formation in July.
APA202.pdf:20:handling school, Port Hueneme, Calif. The vital cargo handling part of an APA's work was to depend
APA202.pdf:20:instruction in radio, signalling, damage control, navigation, engineering and deck watch standing, gas
APA202.pdf:20:land side learned to hit a beach, dig a foxhole, shoot a rifle and throw a hand grenade. The Beach
APA202.pdf:20:land, Wash.
APA202.pdf:20:on them and the men they taught. Six Radarmen had six weeks at Point Loma, Calif., another six
APA202.pdf:20:pair of boats and arms. One crew had a month's experience salvaging boats in Coronado's heavy surf.
APA202.pdf:20:school. Deck force men and few others concluded their training ashore with a week at Pacific Beach
APA202.pdf:20:side—boat salvage, signalling, use of machine guns, and the rigors of physical training. While prospec­
APA202.pdf:20:sioning school, Seattle, on September 29. Men of this group had been gathering at the school since its
APA202.pdf:20:the men who have since sailed the Menifee all over the Pacific.
APA202.pdf:20:their shipboard tasks.
APA202.pdf:20:they were in training for their work aboard at naval stations from Coronado, Calif., to Whidbey Is­
APA202.pdf:20:tive boat crews continued practicing boat handling, other groups learned salvage, maintenance and re­
APA202.pdf:20:trained at Bremerton for a week, and then the whole group went to Whidbey Island, Wash., for a week's
APA202.pdf:20:warfare, swimming, and other subjects had started.
APA202.pdf:20:work as a C.I.C. team.
APA202.pdf:21:         ''None of us is here because he wants to be.'' But we'd do
APA202.pdf:21:         And if there's a plankowner aboard who can remember the
APA202.pdf:21:         And, by God, we did.
APA202.pdf:21:         Captain Spaulding, then a three-striper, read his orders and
APA202.pdf:21:         Guests, starboard side.
APA202.pdf:21:         Invitations were broken out. The date set. November 4.
APA202.pdf:21:         It was brief. That's the way we wanted it. The skipper of
APA202.pdf:21:         So we mustered in the messhall, port side. Carrier sailors,
APA202.pdf:21:         We'd been getting pretty well tired of that dead and fog­
APA202.pdf:21:    United States placed in him.
APA202.pdf:21:    When, bigger than life and streaked bow to stern with razzle-
APA202.pdf:21:    Wives, sweethearts, buddy-buddys mustered. Ceremonies were
APA202.pdf:21:    battlewagon sailors, yippee sailors, stateside sailors, Pacific
APA202.pdf:21:    bound town of simple fisherfolk—Astoria. We'd been getting
APA202.pdf:21:    commissioning and the year since without some pride, why,
APA202.pdf:21:    dazzle camouflage, in steams our own baby, the 202. And, for
APA202.pdf:21:    duty assignment.
APA202.pdf:21:    even more tired of being shoved around from one APA to an­
APA202.pdf:21:    it to be Japan) and enjoined us to carry out the will of the people
APA202.pdf:21:    of the United States.
APA202.pdf:21:    other, dodging working parties and living out of a seabag.
APA202.pdf:21:    others poured of the same mold.
APA202.pdf:21:    rock sailors—but mostly boots, 70 or 80 percent in their first real
APA202.pdf:21:    scheduled for topside. But the good old Oregon weather fixed
APA202.pdf:21:    some strange reason, she looked just a little better than a dozen
APA202.pdf:21:    terse statements. He alluded to the job ahead of us (we expected
APA202.pdf:21:    that. Ceremonies in the crew's messhall.
APA202.pdf:21:    the base turned the ship over to Captain Spaulding with a few
APA202.pdf:21:    the job.
APA202.pdf:21:    we say he doesn't rate the trust the hard-working people of the
APA202.pdf:21:    won our hearts with one statement:
APA202.pdf:22:                          RIGGING                           FOR SEA
APA202.pdf:22:      Just two months from the day the U.S.S. Menifee's
APA202.pdf:22:     Next day, Sunday afternoon, the ship was underway
APA202.pdf:22:     On 15 November, the Menifee got underway for
APA202.pdf:22:     So fast were Kaiser's yards in Portland and Van­
APA202.pdf:22:     The pace that was to be maintained throughout this
APA202.pdf:22:     The purpose of the Menifee's trip north was accom­
APA202.pdf:22: "Mighty M" headed west from San Diego to assume
APA202.pdf:22: an active part in the Pacific war. In that first 61 days,
APA202.pdf:22: and the crew members, estimated as 70 percent land­
APA202.pdf:22: deck force rigged for quick loading of the tons of pro­
APA202.pdf:22: first crew came aboard her 4 November 1944, the
APA202.pdf:22: lubbers by APA school, learned their parts in the com­
APA202.pdf:22: piped the first watch that rainy commissioning day. The
APA202.pdf:22: plex organization of an assault transport—as well as
APA202.pdf:22: the miseries of sea sickness.
APA202.pdf:22: the ship was outfitted and underwent minor alterations,
APA202.pdf:22: trying period was set immediately after Wegge, CBM,
APA202.pdf:22:Seattle. That afternoon General Quarters was held for
APA202.pdf:22:again. ("Underway again," in fact, is the short short
APA202.pdf:22:ammunition.
APA202.pdf:22:couver sending APA's down the Columbia river to As­
APA202.pdf:22:during this two month period. Meanwhile, Menifee sail­
APA202.pdf:22:during which the boat group picked up boats and some
APA202.pdf:22:inspection, the first of three suffered by the Menifee
APA202.pdf:22:of the training command made a personnel and material
APA202.pdf:22:ones ashore.
APA202.pdf:22:ors were renewing auld acquaintances or making new
APA202.pdf:22:other hands tried Frisco liberty.
APA202.pdf:22:plished 18 November when Captain Bartram and staff
APA202.pdf:22:rounds 40mm, 180 rounds 20 mm. Next day, the ship
APA202.pdf:22:speed essential. All hands turned to with a will, as they
APA202.pdf:22:story of the Menifee to date.) Three days later the hook
APA202.pdf:22:test firing. Rounds expended: 4 rounds 5" 38 cal., 104
APA202.pdf:22:their ship, and earned a "Well Done" for a speedy job.
APA202.pdf:22:toria, that dock space for outfitting was precious and
APA202.pdf:22:visions that were to be taken aboard.
APA202.pdf:22:was depermed and all hands turned to again to load
APA202.pdf:22:went down in San Francisco Bay for an overnight stop,
APA202.pdf:22:were to do many times since in loading or unloading
APA202.pdf:23:               A slight respite from the grind was afforded the crew
APA202.pdf:23:               Another day's steaming brought the Menifee to
APA202.pdf:23:               Inspections by Captain Abernathy, Commander, San
APA202.pdf:23:               The final phase of rigging the Menifee and crew for
APA202.pdf:23:               Th£ year was closed with three days' repairs and
APA202.pdf:23:           Menifee. During this San Diego training, the Menifee
APA202.pdf:23:           San Pedro and two weeks' shakedown exercises. Every­
APA202.pdf:23:           They were all tried out. Deck officers learned, for in­
APA202.pdf:23:           gram of the San Pedro shakedown group. Ship's charac­
APA202.pdf:23:           ing boats, by handling dummy cargo, and in debarka­
APA202.pdf:23:           my held beach. The boat group assaulted Coronado's
APA202.pdf:23:           send commanding.
APA202.pdf:23:           stance, that the time to bring the ship to dead in the
APA202.pdf:23:           starting 9 December when the Menifee left San Pedro
APA202.pdf:23:           tactical maneuvers, full power run, and fueling at sea
APA202.pdf:23:           teristics were learned by all hands, but not from a book.
APA202.pdf:23:           the Menifee's two weeks' shakedown at San Pedro.
APA202.pdf:23:           thing that the Menifee might expect to perform in ac­
APA202.pdf:23:           tuality from battle problems to streaming paravanes
APA202.pdf:23:           were some of the things called for in the ambitious pro­
APA202.pdf:23:          500 men on APA 202 was drawing to a close. At 1305, 4
APA202.pdf:23:          January 1945, the U.S.S. Menifee was underway for
APA202.pdf:23:          Menifee's specialty—taking assault troops onto an ene­
APA202.pdf:23:          New Year's Day at Pier B, San Diego, by commencing to
APA202.pdf:23:          Pearl Harbor and points west, ready to fulfill her mission
APA202.pdf:23:          Pedro shakedown group, and party began and ended
APA202.pdf:23:          a topping off of ammunition. Menifee sailors celebrated
APA202.pdf:23:          as an assault transport.
APA202.pdf:23:          beaches for four days, and the men aboard learned their
APA202.pdf:23:          final three-day period of exercises in company with
APA202.pdf:23:          for San Diego. Nine days of alterations and repairs at
APA202.pdf:23:          ing off Coronado, California, in preparation for combat
APA202.pdf:23:          jobs in an amphibious operation by lowering and hoist­
APA202.pdf:23:          load cargo of a Marine Corps outfit. Stateside duty for
APA202.pdf:23:          operations" started. While the shakedown at San Pedro
APA202.pdf:23:          other APA's wound up stateside rehearsals for the
APA202.pdf:23:          sea commenced 19 December when "amphibious train­
APA202.pdf:23:          the naval repair base followed.
APA202.pdf:23:          the work at San Diego was aimed at developing the
APA202.pdf:23:          tion drills. Two days were taken off for Christmas and a
APA202.pdf:23:          was Flagship of Transport Division 56, Captain Town­
APA202.pdf:23:          was degermed and all hands turned to again to load
APA202.pdf:23:          was in general the same as any Navy ship would get,
APA202.pdf:23:          was tried. Firing exercises, boat and debarkation drill,
APA202.pdf:23:          water from backing full is 58 seconds.
APA202.pdf:23:RIGGING       FOR                   SEA
APA202.pdf:25:           Leyte
APA202.pdf:25:    Saipan         Saipan
APA202.pdf:25:   Saipan          Leyte
APA202.pdf:25:'LW/ELS          MEMJEEE
APA202.pdf:26:                            Guadalcanal
APA202.pdf:26:              Manila, P. I.
APA202.pdf:26: Guadalcanal                 Manila, P. I.
APA202.pdf:26:Manila, P. I.
APA202.pdf:27:              Guam
APA202.pdf:27: Guadalcanal       Manila, P. I.
APA202.pdf:27:Manila, P. I.      Manila, P. I.
APA202.pdf:28:                  Okinawa
APA202.pdf:29:                                                         The first time the 202 crossed into south lati­
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       Astronomer has informed me that you will enter
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       are loyal subjects of mine or if you have on
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       board any pollywogs, landlubbers, beach duty
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       hounds, or sea duty shirkers . . . Signed Nep­
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       me if all of the present crew of the Menifee
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       my domain in the near future . . . Please inform
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       the following dispatch sent in reply: "... It is
APA202.pdf:29:                                                       tunus Rex. Unquote." Capt. Spaulding ordered
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      (with evidence) . . ."
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands. Lowly
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      January when the Plan of the Day stated, "fill
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      Realm of King Neptune will submit their names
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      dence that they have been initiated into the
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      hands . . . who can furnish documentary evi­
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      pollywogs got a hint of bad times ahead 29
APA202.pdf:29:                                                      tude, she was on her first trip out, bound for
APA202.pdf:29:    The first Menifee skipper, Captain Paul P.        to the final plunge backwards into a tank of
APA202.pdf:29:   Nothing serious remains from the origins of
APA202.pdf:29:King Neptune and court on the two occasions
APA202.pdf:29:Spaulding, was maintaining one of the oldest          salt water.
APA202.pdf:29:ary or 22 June as pollywogs will forget any part
APA202.pdf:29:clipped, rotten-egged, and ducked in their trans­
APA202.pdf:29:day who rules at the boisterous initiation cere­      this date received by the Commanding Officer
APA202.pdf:29:deep" has been traced back to the early days
APA202.pdf:29:formation to trusty shellbacks, the initiation of
APA202.pdf:29:gods were believed in, seamen paid special            January when they read this remark in the
APA202.pdf:29:his ship crossed the equator. Though it may be
APA202.pdf:29:it's all just a big party for the crew, especially
APA202.pdf:29:men crossing the line for the first time "into the
APA202.pdf:29:monies.                                               from King Neptunus Rex. Quote: My Royal
APA202.pdf:29:of naval traditions when he played host to
APA202.pdf:29:of the Vikings. Even earlier, when mythological          Pollywogs felt the noose tighten again 31
APA202.pdf:29:of their ordeal, from the first ominous warning
APA202.pdf:29:respect to Neptunus Rex, and it is this deity to­     Plan of the Day: "The following dispatch was
APA202.pdf:29:small consolation to the 430 former pollywogs
APA202.pdf:29:solemn mysteries of the ancient order of the
APA202.pdf:29:tended the parties aboard the Menifee 3 Febru­
APA202.pdf:29:the ceremonies on crossing the line, however—
APA202.pdf:29:the trusty shellbacks. Few of the men who at­
APA202.pdf:29:who were hosed, beaten, smeared, shocked,
APA202.pdf:2:                                                          The Editor.
APA202.pdf:2:                           FOREWORD
APA202.pdf:2:    If in the future a book will help you to remember the ship that
APA202.pdf:2:    This book is in no wise to be mistaken for a diary of wartime events
APA202.pdf:2:    To help remember through the years the simple pleasures we were
APA202.pdf:2:able to seek, the men who, through a year of war became our ship­
APA202.pdf:2:ask no greater reward.
APA202.pdf:2:at sea, nor will he forget his ship.
APA202.pdf:2:carried you six times across the Pacific—through enemy territory and
APA202.pdf:2:fading memory. A man will very likely never forget the year he spent
APA202.pdf:2:into the tropics—and if it will give pleasure in recalling some of your
APA202.pdf:2:mates, the hours of chipping paint, and the sound of general quarters,
APA202.pdf:2:shipboard days—this book has served its purpose and its creators will
APA202.pdf:2:we have compiled this book.
APA202.pdf:2:—better still, it is to be looked upon the future as a helper to man's ever­
APA202.pdf:30:                                                        Most of the men who took part in King Nep­
APA202.pdf:30:                                                        When the U.S.S. Menifee crossed Latitude
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     0° southbound again 22 June, she was enroute
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     Barber, Shepherd, CBM, and numerous enthus­
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     Castine, CWT; Queen, Percy, CSK; Princess,
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     Davy Jones, Pay Clerk Robbins; Devil, Bartholo­
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     Judge, Matheson, CCM; Royal Prosecutor, Lin­
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     White, CMoMM; Royal Baby, Wells, CBM;
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     mew, CRM; Royal Sheriff, Hodge, CMM; Royal
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     to Milne Bay, New Guinea, from Leyte Gulf,
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     tune's Court were salty chiefs: King Neptune,
APA202.pdf:30:                                                     ville, CBM; Royal Doctor, Terry, CPhM; Royal
APA202.pdf:30:   On Friday, 2 February, Davy Jones came            iastic assistants.
APA202.pdf:30:  Not one of the sea duty shirkers before the        Philippine Islands. Only 34 men aboard were
APA202.pdf:30:Court next morning had a chance. Each was            not loyal subjects of King Neptune. They were
APA202.pdf:30:Judge, slimy pollywogs had been gone over            tificates on the Menifee's first trip out.
APA202.pdf:30:aboard as King Neptune's representative and
APA202.pdf:30:already done, since previous to seeing the           these 34 were the salts who won shellback cer­
APA202.pdf:30:at King Neptune's court the next day.
APA202.pdf:30:capitol the Equator, Saturday, 3 February."
APA202.pdf:30:crew on board this vessel some 400 pollywogs,        released, battered and shorn—but Shellbacks!
APA202.pdf:30:distributed summons to all pollywogs to appear
APA202.pdf:30:ers, sea lawyers, and even worse, passenger
APA202.pdf:30:fee into your realm. However, it is with deepest     further assaulted by the Royal Doctor, Royal
APA202.pdf:30:form for proper reception upon arrival at your
APA202.pdf:30:found guilty by the Royal Judge of the crimes on     given proper reception at the equator. Fore­
APA202.pdf:30:going service of their country. It will be my
APA202.pdf:30:his summons. However, half the punishment was        most among those helping the court receive
APA202.pdf:30:landlubbers, beach-duty hounds, sea-duty shirk­
APA202.pdf:30:much desired to avoid visiting your realm as
APA202.pdf:30:pleasure to present these persons to you in due
APA202.pdf:30:regret that I inform you that there are in the       Dentist, Royal Barber, and Bears until finally
APA202.pdf:30:sea shirkers to the grand total of 350 who so
APA202.pdf:30:to have entered the Army instead of the sea­
APA202.pdf:30:with firehose and shillelaghs by some happy
APA202.pdf:30:with great pleasure that I bring the U.S.S. Meni­    shellbacks. After being sentenced, they were
APA202.pdf:31:      Find that stuff is hard to wash off.
APA202.pdf:31:The gold braid, in the uniform of the day, does
APA202.pdf:31:a can-can on a mess table.
APA202.pdf:32:Bars
APA202.pdf:33:                                                    yOU're giving, not faking
APA202.pdf:33:      Getting       'word'               gallery yells for b]ood
APA202.pdf:33:      fiction on all fronts.                'Boom" town.
APA202.pdf:33:   find they can still smile!  easy ,o smile when
APA202.pdf:33:No rub in-lt's reaUy brushless                    never
APA202.pdf:34:           Ouch! It's tender now.                    What music! You wouldn't even find this in Frisco.
APA202.pdf:34:     Some of the boys make good waiters.                       It could have been worse.
APA202.pdf:34: That's beautiful looking hair—wonder how it
APA202.pdf:34: would look with a meat ball.                               This is the way we dress in Florida.
APA202.pdf:34:Lineup second time. Even rougher than the chiefs.          We love it—Just let us keep our ties.
APA202.pdf:36:      On deck about No. 2 hatch all is quiet and reverent as hundreds of men bow their heads. Then the chap­
APA202.pdf:36:      Sunday, and underway with a shipload of Marines bound for the battle area, somewhere in the
APA202.pdf:36:     They have heard and answered the ''Church Call'' and because they worshipped in ''spirit and in
APA202.pdf:36:Call.'' ''Divine service is now being held on No. 2 hatch, secure the P. A. system, knock off all card play­
APA202.pdf:36:Pacific. The Bosn's pipe sounds and over the P. A. system his voice comes loud and clear, "N Division
APA202.pdf:36:alert, attentive and reverent, they seek contact and consolation with the infinite. And believing—they find
APA202.pdf:36:and consoling in that contact. It may be in a hymn, a prayer, a verse of scripture, or the sermon, but
APA202.pdf:36:ice begins and men worship in song and service, fulfilling a deep need of their inward life. Quiet and
APA202.pdf:36:ing and maintain silence about the decks. The smoking lamp is out throughout the ship.''
APA202.pdf:36:it. Somewhere in that service they find God, if only for a moment, but there is something strengthening
APA202.pdf:36:lain's voice is heard, 'Tn the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.'' The serv­
APA202.pdf:36:organ, benches and chairs. Soon all is in readiness, the chaplain standing before the altar, the organist
APA202.pdf:36:ready and the officers and men in their places. Again the Bosn's pipe sounds, followed by ''Church
APA202.pdf:36:rig church on No. 2 hatch.'' In a few minutes men are busy setting up the altar, portable P. A. system,
APA202.pdf:36:somewhere in that service seekers of truth find their God and truly worship Him.
APA202.pdf:36:truth" they found that which their soul needed, the peace of God.
APA202.pdf:37:                                                                                                                            WAKE ISLAND
APA202.pdf:37:                                                                                                                          Eniwetok
APA202.pdf:37:                                                                                                                      SOLOMON ISLANDS
APA202.pdf:37:                                                                                              Milne Bay
APA202.pdf:37:                                                                                         Guam
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APA202.pdf:37:                                                         HAI.MAHEKA
APA202.pdf:37:                                                       Okinawa
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APA202.pdf:38:          1 Junta
APA202.pdf:38:■*— -                                        WARTIME                                                   ROUTES
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                       "All hands were thoroughly briefed
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                       "For the men and officers of the Boat
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                       The role of the Menifee Boat Group in
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    2 were explained to every man. Essen­
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    Group the invasion of Okinawa was the
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    L-Day, Easter Sunday, 1945.
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    climax to months of training and wait­
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    find a way over a dangerous coral reef
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    for the ship-to-shore evolution. The
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    ing. This was the day we hit the beach,
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    loads of precious troops and cargo.
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    officers, Lt. Brunner:
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    shoreline characteristics of Green Beach
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    the operation is described by one of its
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    tial to the success of the whole operation
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    to the designated beachhead with their
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                                    was the ability of boat coxswains to
APA202.pdf:39:                                                                 OKINAWA
APA202.pdf:39:                                                 J N VA S J O N
APA202.pdf:39:   On 15 March this force was underway    area. Shore batteries put a few rounds       And so for three more days and nights
APA202.pdf:39:   One General Quarters after another,
APA202.pdf:39:   The Menifee was part of a transport
APA202.pdf:39:   The Okinawa campaign was the big­
APA202.pdf:39:   Ulithi lagoon held an armada of ships. nil. Weather was ideal and the enorm­     the morning of 3 April when during
APA202.pdf:39:All hands were told the objective. Ten­   Marine troops started debarking. Word     and tons of cargo continued. Highlight
APA202.pdf:39:April.
APA202.pdf:39:For the most part, the crew of the Meni­
APA202.pdf:39:Menifee sailors making a liberty on       ous amount of planning done was pay­      Dawn Alert a Hamp, Jap fighter plane,
APA202.pdf:39:Mog-Mog saw hundreds of ships wait­       ing off in smooth operation.              roared in on the port beam, did a wing-
APA202.pdf:39:Northern Attack Force carrying two Ma­    ful. In the early hours of Easter Sunday, night General Quarters was sounded
APA202.pdf:39:Okinawa by the men who served
APA202.pdf:39:aboard the Menifee last March and
APA202.pdf:39:active participants in the backbreaking
APA202.pdf:39:amount of cargo wa handled.               our transport group entered its assigned  afterwards.
APA202.pdf:39:barked troops in Guadalcanal the first    the Menifee's vicinity. G. Q. was sound­  underway from sacks to battle stations
APA202.pdf:39:continual noise, incredibly detailed
APA202.pdf:39:drilled daily at tracking, and a small    aircraft fire was rumbling continually as the plane under fire went down shortly
APA202.pdf:39:fee were spectators of the fireworks and
APA202.pdf:39:for Ulithi, the final jumping off place.  into the area with .10 hits. At 0900 our  the work of getting ashore 1500 troops
APA202.pdf:39:gest of the Pacific war. Ships involved
APA202.pdf:39:ing for the word to sail. They saw too       When Transport Squadron 12 got un­     over, and scored a clean miss on the
APA202.pdf:39:landed troops ashore, following the ac­   for Saipan her crew rarely rested.        of the war from Menifee guns were fired
APA202.pdf:39:of western Okinawa from 1 to 5 April.
APA202.pdf:39:part of March. For rehearsal, her boats   ed, and from then until the Menifee left  and back. The first and last hostile shots
APA202.pdf:39:planning, fatigue, and each man's pri­
APA202.pdf:39:rine Division, and stood off the beaches
APA202.pdf:39:rine divisions, loaded cargo and em­      Japanese planes attempted a raid in       five times, with all hands constantly
APA202.pdf:39:sion.                                     from the beach was that opposition was    of the operation for the mighty M came
APA202.pdf:39:squadron (twelve) carrying the 6th Ma­
APA202.pdf:39:staged from the West Coast and all over
APA202.pdf:39:standing recollections of the invasion of
APA202.pdf:39:sunk off Kyushu, on her way home.         sailors looked back at a day's work that  board quarter.
APA202.pdf:39:the Pacific. The Menifee, as part of the     Approach to Okinawa was unevent­         had gone as smoothly as any drill. That
APA202.pdf:39:the battered carrier Franklin, almost     derway for night retirement, Menifee      bridge, going into the sea off our star­
APA202.pdf:39:tual plan of invasion. Gun crews were        Pre-H-hour bombardments and anti­      next morning. No hits were scored, but
APA202.pdf:39:vate reactions—these perhaps are out­
APA202.pdf:39:work that is the biggest part of warfare.
APA202.pdf:3:                                                                    Al Weinstein, RMlc
APA202.pdf:3:                                STAFF
APA202.pdf:3:         Philbrick, J., Y2c; Hendershot, D. J., RdM3c; Davis, R. M., RdM3c
APA202.pdf:3:         and Dahl, H. R., RdM2c.
APA202.pdf:3:Art Editor                           ....................... C. fl. McCann, RdM2c
APA202.pdf:3:Artist                                                            C. E. Works, RdM3c
APA202.pdf:3:Assistant Photographer               ................................ Ens. A. A. Brenny
APA202.pdf:3:Assisting in Layouts                    ............................. P. C. Beck, RdM3c
APA202.pdf:3:Contributing to the book's speedy production were Fisher, E. L., Yle;
APA202.pdf:3:Managing Editor                       ................................. L. J. Blair, QM3c
APA202.pdf:3:Photographer                        .........Chief Pharmacist F. C. Donahae
APA202.pdf:3:Writers                                                                  Ens. T. G. Garst
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                        "Contact with ground forces, ships
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                        "Orders were received the second aft­
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                       After a night of riding at anchor in
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                     of ready-made foxholes.
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    'amphtracs' at the outer edge of the reef.
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    Dr. Pullen's direction moved a little in­
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    Okinawa had been her baptism of fire,
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    The rapid tide made it necessary to
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    and other beaches was kept by the com­
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    and since -'it was the last amphibious
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    and to unload some of the boats into
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    back to the ship."
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    boats and the Marine shore parties in
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    ernoon to return to the ship immediately,
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    heavy seas 4-5 April, the Menifee got
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    land and began to handle casualties.
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    last appearance as an assault transport.
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    mark a channel over the reef with buoys
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    munication unit. The medical unit under
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    neo, Okinawa was also the Menifee's
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    operation against Japan except for Bor­
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    ordinating the work of the Navy landing
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    so gear was hurriedly assembled and
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    the Beachparty shoved off for a wet ride
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    the unloading of supplies and troops.
APA202.pdf:40:                                                                                    underway for Saipan and the States.
APA202.pdf:40:                                             "When, on L-J-2, Lt. Comdr. Turren-    beach under Dumont, BMlc, and Bar­
APA202.pdf:40:                                             The Beachparty at Okinawa is re­
APA202.pdf:40:                                          Beachmaster; Shepherd, CBM, and the       Beachparty's main purpose: that of co­
APA202.pdf:40:                                          Class:                                     units of the left and right flanks of the
APA202.pdf:40:                                          ported upon by Babcock, Seaman First          "The boat repair and hydrographic
APA202.pdf:40:                                          tine, Beachmaster; Lt. Watts, Ass't        rett, BM2c, proceeded to carry out the
APA202.pdf:40:    "Two 'P' boats were equipped with
APA202.pdf:40:   "After assault waves are landed and
APA202.pdf:40: Green Beach 2 and was dispatched to
APA202.pdf:40: and protection from Jap suicide swim­
APA202.pdf:40: hospital unit. The 'L' boat was desig­
APA202.pdf:40: installations by Navy dive bombers and
APA202.pdf:40: mers and torpedo boats. Another 'P' boat
APA202.pdf:40: nated to assist with traffic control for
APA202.pdf:40: operated off Green Beach 2 with an LST
APA202.pdf:40: pants of this boat were able to observe
APA202.pdf:40: reached the transport area. The occu­
APA202.pdf:40: smoke generators and radios and de­
APA202.pdf:40: tailed as picket boats to provide cover
APA202.pdf:40: the 'Line of Departure' as soon as we
APA202.pdf:40: the preliminary bombardment of shore
APA202.pdf:40: was equipped to handle casualties and
APA202.pdf:40:LCM's, loaded with troops from the ship,
APA202.pdf:40:Three of these boats were still on the    operation."                                things well secured, even to the point
APA202.pdf:40:ashore. This is known as the 'cargo
APA202.pdf:40:backbreaking job of transferring cargo
APA202.pdf:40:battleships, as well as the assault land­
APA202.pdf:40:crews were with their boats for two to    hands in the Boat Group for the way in     Menifee Beachparty assumed their du­
APA202.pdf:40:from the ship's holds to the troops
APA202.pdf:40:hit the beach at H-|-3.
APA202.pdf:40:ing 'K' rations. Because of heavy cargo   they rejoined us in fine shape.
APA202.pdf:40:ings. The remainder of the 'P' boats and
APA202.pdf:40:ious operation turns into a very dull,
APA202.pdf:40:period of operation boat crews live in     themselves. They finally bummed a ride
APA202.pdf:40:phase' and continues day and night         beach when the ship was ordered to get
APA202.pdf:40:the beachhead is secured, an amphib­
APA202.pdf:40:their boats, sleeping in shifts and eat­  aboard an AKA to Pearl Harbor where
APA202.pdf:40:three days before returning to the ship.  which they carried out their part of the   ties on Green Beach 1, they found
APA202.pdf:40:traffic on the beach, many of our boat       "A 'Well Done' is extended to all
APA202.pdf:40:until the ship is unloaded. During this    underway, leaving the crews to shift for
APA202.pdf:41:                                               M AC A5AK1
APA202.pdf:41:   The Nagasaki occupation was treated
APA202.pdf:41:   The unloading of troops and equip­
APA202.pdf:41:   We got underway from Saipan on
APA202.pdf:41:   We loaded infantry of the 6th Marine
APA202.pdf:41:   When orders came to move into the
APA202.pdf:41:   While waiting at anchor, we took a
APA202.pdf:41:Division at Saipan, veterans and prob­
APA202.pdf:41:Japanese stared back at us as we went
APA202.pdf:41:Nagasaki is built, we thought, ''Now
APA202.pdf:41:September 18th and arrived at Naga­
APA202.pdf:41:Some boat crewmen saw blackened
APA202.pdf:41:ably the best gang of troops we've ever
APA202.pdf:41:almost like a full-scale amphibious as­
APA202.pdf:41:along but the children smiled at us and
APA202.pdf:41:anchor and wait for the slow pokes to
APA202.pdf:41:and crumbled buildings at the southern
APA202.pdf:41:area where the bomb exploded was
APA202.pdf:41:ation.
APA202.pdf:41:beach party and boat crews quickly
APA202.pdf:41:by earning a flock of "Well Dones." The
APA202.pdf:41:could see portions of scorched hills.
APA202.pdf:41:didn't. That is, we didn't really get to
APA202.pdf:41:end of the area. But none got a com­
APA202.pdf:41:few sight-seeing boat trips around. The
APA202.pdf:41:finger-shaped harbor around which
APA202.pdf:41:first of the squadron to finish and there­
APA202.pdf:41:first, little to remind us what had hap­
APA202.pdf:41:ft bloated corpse slowly floating by the
APA202.pdf:41:gathered up their souvenirs and we
APA202.pdf:41:had aboard. They were in fine contrast
APA202.pdf:41:hauled our stern out of the harbor to
APA202.pdf:41:largely obscured by hills. Members of
APA202.pdf:41:ment at the Nagasaki Shipyards went
APA202.pdf:41:orders to keep away. From the ship, we
APA202.pdf:41:part of the blasted area. But all per­
APA202.pdf:41:passing of secret orders, the wartime
APA202.pdf:41:pened there a little over a month before.
APA202.pdf:41:plete view.
APA202.pdf:41:rice fields, the pine trees. There was, at
APA202.pdf:41:right: the green mountains, the terraced
APA202.pdf:41:saki on the 23rd. Japan is beautiful, all
APA202.pdf:41:sault like Okinawa. The formation of the   TH£
APA202.pdf:41:see just what the bomb had done. The
APA202.pdf:41:ship changed our minds somewhat.
APA202.pdf:41:sonnel, including occupation troops, had
APA202.pdf:41:steaming formation all reminded us of
APA202.pdf:41:task force, the loading of the troops and
APA202.pdf:41:the boat crew got close enough to see
APA202.pdf:41:the high precedence radio traffic, the      OCCUPATION
APA202.pdf:41:the preparations for the Okinawa oper­
APA202.pdf:41:their deadly tools, the issuing of maps,
APA202.pdf:41:to Guam from Diego.
APA202.pdf:41:to the blowhard boots we'd just hauled
APA202.pdf:41:very smoothly, with the Menifee the
APA202.pdf:41:waved. The children always wave.
APA202.pdf:41:we'll see what happened.'' Well, we
APA202.pdf:42:                                      Booth Tarkington says we
APA202.pdf:42:                                   courage, but with fear-—-fear of
APA202.pdf:42:                                   must face the future, not with
APA202.pdf:42:                                   the weapons we possess. Is he
APA202.pdf:42:"Nagasaki . . . Hiroshima . . .
APA202.pdf:42:Are We Forgetting Them Al­
APA202.pdf:42:ready?"
APA202.pdf:43:                                      As your P-Boat skimmed the      became suddenly inspired to
APA202.pdf:43:                                      We stopped over at Ulithi on
APA202.pdf:43:                                   at one time, inhaling tons of
APA202.pdf:43:                                   beer. Some, by begging, barter­       It wasn't much. But Okinawa
APA202.pdf:43:                                   coanut trees were interspersed     straight. With too many beer
APA202.pdf:43:                                   could smell two things long be­    seemed to work that way. Mon­
APA202.pdf:43:                                   force — soldiers, marines, and
APA202.pdf:43:                                   fore you reached Mog Mog           ey meant nothing. The common
APA202.pdf:43:                                   our way to the Okinawa opera­
APA202.pdf:43:                                   ships' crews would be ashore
APA202.pdf:43:                                   tion. An entire amphibious task
APA202.pdf:43:                                   with picnic-type tables set in the just seemed to work that way.
APA202.pdf:43:                                   —beer and urine. Acres of co­      price for beer was one buck
APA202.pdf:43:    A seldom-mentioned bypro­
APA202.pdf:43:    Mog Mog was the payoff.
APA202.pdf:43:    The Navy spent much of the
APA202.pdf:43:    Therefore, the Navy, doing
APA202.pdf:43:   Mog Mog had the recreation      ing or buying, would get enough    was the next stop and beer was
APA202.pdf:43:   Mog Mog is one of the islets
APA202.pdf:43:   Others resembled Mog Mog.       choppy waters of Ulithi's ho­      climb a cocoanut tree and
APA202.pdf:43: liberty of the first place, the
APA202.pdf:43: moved the necessity for the long
APA202.pdf:43: sent out to fight again. This re­
APA202.pdf:43: so that its ships could be sup­
APA202.pdf:43: the States.
APA202.pdf:43:But Mog Mog was the payoff.        rizon reaching lagoon, you         knock down nuts. Beer just
APA202.pdf:43:Red Cross girls, beer, cokes,
APA202.pdf:43:Some, in the rear areas, had
APA202.pdf:43:Ulithi read like a fable: Waseri-                                     back wet, muddy, tired, but
APA202.pdf:43:abul, Lam, Asor, Pig, Mange-                                          them to make it worthwhile.
APA202.pdf:43:ages. Ulithi is a huge and typi­
APA202.pdf:43:and most secret naval anchor­
APA202.pdf:43:and reefs surrounding a huge                                          the course of a three hour liber­
APA202.pdf:43:cal atoll—a necklace of islets                                           It would rain several times in
APA202.pdf:43:called "Fleet Recreation Cen­
APA202.pdf:43:center and was dedicated to the    beer to grow happy. And, in that   beer, no matter where you
APA202.pdf:43:drinking of beer.                  state, a considerable number       drank it.
APA202.pdf:43:duct of this strategy was the
APA202.pdf:43:fact that it also cut out the fair
APA202.pdf:43:good liberty of the second, and
APA202.pdf:43:haul back to Pearl, Australia or
APA202.pdf:43:jang and Elipig.
APA202.pdf:43:juke boxes, doughnuts and box­
APA202.pdf:43:lagoon. Names of the islets of                                        ty. Liberty parties would come
APA202.pdf:43:long one of the most advanced
APA202.pdf:43:meyoruuechiichi, Pugelug, Feit-                                       sometimes with enough beer in
APA202.pdf:43:of Ulithi Atoll in the Carolines,
APA202.pdf:43:of any importance had one.
APA202.pdf:43:plied and repaired quickly and
APA202.pdf:43:ters." Sooner or later, any base
APA202.pdf:43:the wonderful liberty of the
APA202.pdf:43:war winning advanced bases
APA202.pdf:43:what it could, set up what it
APA202.pdf:45:                                                                        TRAVEL
APA202.pdf:45:                                                                     Marianas, carrying 1558 troops, and fully loaded.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                                     from anchorage to dock in Tanapag Harbor. Com­
APA202.pdf:45:                                                                     pines.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                                     troops and cargo.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              August 2—Arrived in San Pedro, California.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              August 6—Underway from drydock, San Pedro, to San
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              July 2—Underway for Hollandia Bay.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              June 19—Underway for Milne Bay, New Guinea.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              June 7—Underway to San Pedro Bay, Leyte.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              May 24-31—Underway to Manila.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              October 22—Underway ffom Saipan to San Francisco,
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              October 5—Arrived in Mangarin Bay.
APA202.pdf:45:                                                              September 8—Underway from Guam to Saipan.
APA202.pdf:45:                                 WA R T1 jM £                          DJAR'7
APA202.pdf:45:        2310 miles.
APA202.pdf:45:        Drills, and other exercises in preparation for her           asaki, Japan. 1237 troops and their cargo.
APA202.pdf:45:        Marianas Is.                                          October 10—Underway for Manila Bay.
APA202.pdf:45:        Pearl Harbor.
APA202.pdf:45:        Rock Cove, Guadalcanal, while on maneuvers.                  and cargo.
APA202.pdf:45:        Solomon Is. Arrived this same date.                   August 21—Underway from San Diego, Calif., to Guam,
APA202.pdf:45:        alcanal. Arrived this same date.                      September 11—Moved to Tanapag Harbor to load
APA202.pdf:45:        alcanal. Discharged troops and cargo.                 August 7—Arrived in San Diego, Calif.
APA202.pdf:45:        all clocks 24 hours.
APA202.pdf:45:        barked passengers and commenced loading car­          June 25—Arrived at GOPI Point, New Guinea—com­
APA202.pdf:45:        carrying 1676 troops of the sixth ACFT, warning       May 16—Underway from San Francisco fully loaded
APA202.pdf:45:        days availability.
APA202.pdf:45:        division, the Menifee stood out from the Bdwy.               and 1387 troops on board. Destination, Manila,
APA202.pdf:45:        ed discharging troops and cargo.                             Bay, Mindoro, Philippines.
APA202.pdf:45:        equipment, and 83 Army passengers.                    June 10—Anchored in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Is., Philip­
APA202.pdf:45:        first invasion. Anchored several times in White       September 23—Landed in Nagasaki—Debarked troops
APA202.pdf:45:        go—completed loading this date.                              menced loading cargo.
APA202.pdf:45:        held debarkation drills, General Quarters, Fire       September 18—Underway from Saipan Harbor to Nag­
APA202.pdf:45:        ing Army and Navy cargo.                              July 11—Anchored in Manila Bay.
APA202.pdf:45:        ing singly and escorted by one PC.                           cisco.
APA202.pdf:45:        out of Honolulu Harbor with 638 troops on board
APA202.pdf:45:        passengers aboard.                                    June 1—Stopped off to fuel at Eniwetok, Marshall Is.
APA202.pdf:45:        pier, San Diego to destination . . . Pearl Harbor.           to stop off at Pearl for further orders.
APA202.pdf:45:        same date.                                            July 4—Anchored in Hollandia Bay, New Guinea.
APA202.pdf:45:        —destination Guadalcanal, Solomon Is. Steam­          July 19—Anchored in Ulithi—Underway for San Fran­
APA202.pdf:45: April 10—Underway from Saipan to Pearl Harbor.               October 16—Underway for Saipan.
APA202.pdf:45: April 1—Anchored off Okinawa Shima, Nansei Shoto.            October 1—Arrived in Manila Bay.
APA202.pdf:45: April 20—Arrived in Pearl Harbor.                            October 21—Anchored in Saipan Harbor, underway
APA202.pdf:45: April 23-30—Ship was given ten days availability at                 menced loading troops.
APA202.pdf:45: April 3—Anchored in inner Transport Area—commenc­            October 4—Underway from Manila Bay to Mangarin
APA202.pdf:45: April 5—Underway in convoy from Okinawa to Saipan,
APA202.pdf:45: April 9—Anchored at Saipan.                                  October 14—Arrived Manila Bay.
APA202.pdf:45: February 11—Moored alongside USS Vulcan, for six             September 5—Arrived in Guam, Marianas.
APA202.pdf:45: February 1—Crossed international date line—-advanced         August 4—USS Menifee went into drydock.
APA202.pdf:45: February 22—Underway for West Kukum Beach, Guad­
APA202.pdf:45: February 23-31—During these days the USS Menifee
APA202.pdf:45: February 5—Anchored near west Kukum Beach, Guad­                    Diego, California.
APA202.pdf:45: January 10—Arrived in Pearl Harbor. Distance covered         May 23—Stopped off at Pearl for further orders.
APA202.pdf:45: January 11—Underway for Port Allen, Kauai, T. H. 254
APA202.pdf:45: January 12—Arrived in Port Allen, T. H.                      June 6—Anchored in Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Is.
APA202.pdf:45: January 13—Commenced loading Army Ordnance
APA202.pdf:45: January 14—Underway from Port Allen to Honolulu.
APA202.pdf:45: January 15—Moored to pier in Honolulu, T. H., disem­
APA202.pdf:45: January 16—Underway for Pearl Harbor. Arrived this
APA202.pdf:45: January 25—Underway for Honolulu—commenced load­             July 6—Underway for Manila Bay.
APA202.pdf:45: January 29—Completed loading cargo at 1719 stood             July 14—Underway for Ulithi, Caroline Is.
APA202.pdf:45: January 4—At 1305 completely loaded with cargo and           May 12-15—Loaded cargo and troops.
APA202.pdf:45: March 21-31—Anchored in Ulithi, Caroline Is.                 September 26—Underway from Nagasaki to Manila.
APA202.pdf:45: May 11—Arrived in San Francisco.                             November 3—Arrived in San Francisco!
APA202.pdf:45: May 5—Underway from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco.                  California.
APA202.pdf:45:'February 8—Underway for Port Purvis, Florida Island,
APA202.pdf:46:SECTION
APA202.pdf:47:    Now that the war is over, "N" division's pri­
APA202.pdf:47:    The outfit ranged in age from Recker and
APA202.pdf:47:   "N" division has and has had its share of
APA202.pdf:47:   In charge of the various sections of the di­
APA202.pdf:47:   Inc-luded in the gang are yeomen, radarmen,
APA202.pdf:47:   The "N" division consists of that gang of guys
APA202.pdf:47:  Thing Called Love?"
APA202.pdf:47:  mary occupation is counting its discharge points
APA202.pdf:47:  on its fingers and toes.
APA202.pdf:47:  were just learning the words to "What Is This
APA202.pdf:47: Dayton, Ohio, whom we lost so suddenly and
APA202.pdf:47: McCann, who were veterans of married life
APA202.pdf:47: Yeoman, that softball playing little chief who
APA202.pdf:47: before the birth of Goldberg and Buckner, who
APA202.pdf:47: master, who could have written a book on "How
APA202.pdf:47: to Make Chief in Three Years"; and Gray, Chief
APA202.pdf:47: to know, "Who's got the watch?"; Bartholomew,
APA202.pdf:47: tragically in Manila Bay; Toft, Chief Quarter­
APA202.pdf:47: was always eager to get the latest on the
APA202.pdf:47: world news.
APA202.pdf:47:"characters" whose eccentricities are too num­
APA202.pdf:47:(jg) Erdman, division officer, were the "Chiefs":
APA202.pdf:47:Chief Radioman, that liberty-loving lad from
APA202.pdf:47:Cross, Chief Signalman, who always wanted
APA202.pdf:47:a score of strange and varied jobs, concerned
APA202.pdf:47:days from Frisco.
APA202.pdf:47:erous to mention. It has its gang of liberty
APA202.pdf:47:hounds, those guys who start drooling three
APA202.pdf:47:men. Their jobs range from detecting enemy
APA202.pdf:47:mostly with finding out where we're going, what
APA202.pdf:47:our way there.
APA202.pdf:47:planes to delivering "sugar reports."
APA202.pdf:47:quartermasters, radiomen, signalmen and mail­
APA202.pdf:47:running across on the way there, and finding
APA202.pdf:47:running up and down the superstructure doing
APA202.pdf:47:vision, under Lt. Drannen, navigator, and Lt.
APA202.pdf:47:we're going to do when we get there, what we're
APA202.pdf:48:  Front row, left to right—Stewart, R. E.; O'Connor, R. L.; Hopkins,    D. D„- Philbrick, I.; Johnson, E. E.; Fisher, E. L.
APA202.pdf:48:  Second row—Black, H. H.; Cline, E.; Shields, C. M.; Miller, H. L.;    Raymond, D. E.
APA202.pdf:48:  Third row—King, W. E.; Bye, T. E.; Hendershot, D. J.; Buckner, E.     M.; Field, K. C.; Maconeghy, R. D.
APA202.pdf:48:  Top row—Lister, M. J.; McCann, C. A.; Works, C. E.; Beck, P. C.;      Davis, R. M.; Dahl, H. R.
APA202.pdf:48:Front row, left to right—Leiter, F.; Goldberg, H. S.; Petersen, R. H.; Sorem, L. S.; Gordon, H. S.
APA202.pdf:48:Second row—Duran, M. O.; Johnson, D. B.; Torkelson, R.; LoRang, J. F.; Johnson, R. L.
APA202.pdf:48:Third row—Johnson, H. D.; Weinstein, fl.; Winter, D. L.; Campbell, J. B.; Shelton, B. W.
APA202.pdf:48:Top row—Blair, L. J.; Materne, F. W.; Sukosky, W. P.; Wetherald, J. E.; Sloneker, R„- McAnally, C. W.
APA202.pdf:4:             TABLE OF CODTEEITS
APA202.pdf:4:         APR in Action — Letter by our Captain — Our Captains —
APA202.pdf:4:         Bottoms up — In Memoriam............................................... 49-88
APA202.pdf:4:         Executive Officer and Dept. Heads — The Menifee — Amphib­
APA202.pdf:4:         Golden Gate ......................................................................... 89-99
APA202.pdf:4:         Mog — Islands liberties...................................................... 25-48
APA202.pdf:4:         Rigging for sea...............................................                           13-24
APA202.pdf:4:         invasion of Okinawa — Occupation of Nagasaki — Mog-
APA202.pdf:4:         ious Shield.............................................................................  1-12
APA202.pdf:4:         roster — crews roster — Pre-ship training — Commissioning —
APA202.pdf:4:         — Activity shots of all divisions — Group officer pictures —
APA202.pdf:4:         — Certificate — Church call at sea — Map of travels — The
APA202.pdf:4:Introduction — Foreword — Staff — Contents — The Pittack Transport —
APA202.pdf:4:Section 1 — Menifee under construction — Plankowners cert. — Officers
APA202.pdf:4:Section 2 — Menifee travels — Crossing the Line — Shellback pictures'
APA202.pdf:4:Section 3 — Group pictures of all divisions — Watch standers — Chiefs
APA202.pdf:4:Section 4 — Plan of the day — Joe Pot — Sports — Remember? —
APA202.pdf:50:Front row, left to right—Costa, G. W.; Padoleski, R. J.; Musser, V. F.; Trager, J. W.; Hall, H. F.
APA202.pdf:50:Top row—Minson, E. F.; Harris, T. R.; Pandolfi, R. M.; Shuff, M. L.; Hamilton, G. S.; Calvert, W. T.
APA202.pdf:52:Front row, left to right—Costa, G. W.; Padoleski, R. J.; Musser, V. F.; Trager, J. W.; Hall, H. F.
APA202.pdf:52:Top row—Minson, E. F.; Harris, T. R.; Pandolfi, R. M.; Shuff, M. L.; Hamilton, G. S.; Calvert, W. T.
APA202.pdf:53:        Gunner's mates, fire controlmen and the strikers for these rates comprise the "O" Division. They're
APA202.pdf:53:        Guns under "O" Division's eye include the Navy's ever-present 20 millimeter, the beautifully accurate
APA202.pdf:53:        The Menifee, even though she doesn't carry 16 inchers, still demands considerable skill from her 11
APA202.pdf:53:       Earl Minson, GM3c, is another regular, hailing from Coffeyville, Kansas, plenty proud of it and wear­
APA202.pdf:53:       G. S. Hamilton, FCO3c, is a Crocker, Missouri, farmer and plenty eager to get back to plowing the
APA202.pdf:53:       McCoy is the CGM (Chief Gunner's Mate) but he has his hands full of the Chief Master at Arms duties,
APA202.pdf:53:       Raymond Padoleski, GM3c, hopes to be on his way back to Medina, New York, soon. Meanwhile,
APA202.pdf:53:       T. R. Harris, Sic, handles a 40 mm but is currently sweating out his messcook duty and absorbing
APA202.pdf:53:       Vernon Musser, GM3c, comes from Doylestown, Ohio, and has sweated out 2 years with Uncle Sam.
APA202.pdf:53:      "Take me back to Texas" Trager, S2c, is the old man of the division. Houston is the place he wants
APA202.pdf:53:      H. F. Hall, Sic, is from Weymore, Nebraska, and that's where he wants to be. No ocean in the middle
APA202.pdf:53:      Monte Shuff, GM3c, says this sunshine is a welcome change from the coal country of Johnstown, Pa.
APA202.pdf:53:      R. M. Pandolfi, FCO3c, calls "Chi" home and no one can tell there's any place better. Pandolfi also
APA202.pdf:53:  "O'' Division men. These men are responsible for the maintenance, repair and operation of all ordnance
APA202.pdf:53:  into the gun. The civilian, of course, is pretty much wrong. Very few gunner's mates ever work on a 16
APA202.pdf:53:  quadruple and dual-mounted 40 mm, the versatile dual-purpose (surface and anti-aircraft) 5 inch, landing
APA202.pdf:53:  standing at the breech of a gun, stripped to the waist, bulging with muscles and throwing a huge shell
APA202.pdf:53:  the guys the civilian usually thinks of when he thinks of the Navy—aiming and firing 16 inch guns, or
APA202.pdf:53: 23 months on the PC492 and 4 months on the Lafayette before coming aboard the Menifee. He's known
APA202.pdf:53: Musser handles his twin 40 with the skill of a Chink using chopsticks and has charge of the forward
APA202.pdf:53: Patty has a 40 mm to play with, while he keeps check on the aft magazine, for which he is responsible.
APA202.pdf:53: and fire control equipment, the stowage of all ammunition and the upkeep of all ready service rooms
APA202.pdf:53: and magazines.
APA202.pdf:53: craft 30's and 50's, and small arms. Then they have those fantastic, brain-like mechanisms, the gun direc­
APA202.pdf:53: hunter.
APA202.pdf:53: inch gun and seamen usually do the shell throwing.
APA202.pdf:53: land instead of the sea. "Ham" has been a father several times. Maybe that's what has given him that
APA202.pdf:53: leaving George Costa, GMlc, in charge. Costa is a regular Navy man from Fall River, Mass., who put
APA202.pdf:53: magazines.
APA202.pdf:53: tors and the range finder. And, of course, ammunition in quantity and variety amazing to the casual duck
APA202.pdf:53:Monte nurses a flock of 20 mm's and, from here, looks like a 20-year Navy man. He may be just fooling,
APA202.pdf:53:about the ship as a rugged man on the Acey-Deucey board and a chow hound of the first water.
APA202.pdf:53:chow in an effort to gain some meat. Harris is an ex-V-12 man.
APA202.pdf:53:delicate touch with the precision-jeweled fire control mechanism in his care.
APA202.pdf:53:full-time basis.
APA202.pdf:53:ing cowboy boots to prove it. He's machine gun doctor for the boat group and a 40 mm man in addition.
APA202.pdf:53:of the good old U.S.A. The 5 inch is Hall's baby. Big gun, little boy.
APA202.pdf:53:plays with the intricate fire control equipment. The boys claim he could use a personal chaplain on a
APA202.pdf:53:to be taken back to. As for being the old man of the division, Trager says, "Age don’t mean a thing."
APA202.pdf:54:    In addition to their topside jobs, lads of the
APA202.pdf:54:    Of the three deck'divisions, the First, as might
APA202.pdf:54:    The Division has its share of characters, from
APA202.pdf:54:   But nowadays the Division doesn't have much
APA202.pdf:54:   In the old, old days of World War II, First
APA202.pdf:54:  deck-apes'' of the First Division.
APA202.pdf:54:  magic carpet'' for home-going, point-happy
APA202.pdf:54: 'he Boat Deck are serviced by the paint-slinging
APA202.pdf:54: :: good First Division sweat.
APA202.pdf:54: :alk over the day's work in a hurry and usually
APA202.pdf:54: get right down to a serious discussion of Brook­
APA202.pdf:54: i: the messhall. "C“ compartment, CPO quar-
APA202.pdf:54: locker (where Chief Sheppard and T. J. O'Neill
APA202.pdf:54: lyn), plus 10 P-boats and everything forward of
APA202.pdf:54::ers, crew's head and showers, No. 1 hold, and
APA202.pdf:54::o do except vacuum sweep and dry clean this
APA202.pdf:54:Division men were big time operators on the
APA202.pdf:54:First handle nearly all general spaces forward
APA202.pdf:54:Kozlen, Garafalo, Sorrelle, Murrell and a flock
APA202.pdf:54:W.D. Jones, La Rosa, Redmond, Krabiel, Dotson,
APA202.pdf:54:are a few: Garzione, Martinez, Pittsley, Milstead,
APA202.pdf:54:be expected, is responsible for the forward third
APA202.pdf:54:board paravane boom, and the starboard gear
APA202.pdf:54:forward 40mm and 20mm guns and there were
APA202.pdf:54:hashmarks to pollywogs. Can't list 'em all. Here
APA202.pdf:54:of other big winch, boom and boat boys.
APA202.pdf:54:of the ship. The two forward davits, the star­
APA202.pdf:54:ooggies and swabbies.
APA202.pdf:54:plenty of arguments as to who shot down what.
APA202.pdf:54:•Free big troop compartments get their share
APA202.pdf:55:  Front row, left to right—Krywanski, G. L.; Greer, L. R.; McCoy, R. D.; Fletcher, R.; Dotson, R. V.
APA202.pdf:55:  Second row—Duperre, H. R.; Bloome, L. G.; Becus, N. W.; Venton, H. R.; Perkins, G. S.; Sawyer, E. L.
APA202.pdf:55:  Third row—Johnson, C. P.; Milstead, N.; Paciorek, J. S.; Krabiel, J. B.; Voytovich, fl.; Putney, D. E.; Redmond, R. E.
APA202.pdf:55:  Top row—Pittesley, C. V.; Kozlen, R.; Leed, R. M.; Sorrelle, J. T.; flithouse, J. T.; Green, G. M.
APA202.pdf:55:Front row, left to right—Strank, N. fl.; Chapman, R. L.; Garod, fl.; Lay, U. S.; Krolikowski, C.; Garzione, J. B.
APA202.pdf:55:Second row—LaRosa, fl. J.; Hunter, J. P.; Bisick, P. R.; flnglade, fl. J.; Murrell, fl. S.; Gross, D. L.
APA202.pdf:55:Third row—Herrera, fl. J.; Rogers, D. R.; Gray, K. T.; Ruth, P. R.; Bennett, F. E.; Jones, W. D.; French, J. G.
APA202.pdf:55:Top row—Quintana, D. C.; Andrews, D. L.; Martinez, J. T.; O'Neill, T. J.; Benjamin, C. F.; Rich, fl. L.; Reed, R. S.
APA202.pdf:57:                                                                    The 2nd division really gets hot when the Menifee car­
APA202.pdf:57:                                                                    Things run along about like that with an occasional odd
APA202.pdf:57:                                                                "Condition One-flble." That's when the boats are lowered
APA202.pdf:57:                                                                job like persuading Teater that Shirley Temple was really
APA202.pdf:57:                                                                ries out the purpose for which she was designed, during
APA202.pdf:57:                                                                too old for him, and the gang hits the rack.
APA202.pdf:57:    Boat 25 is hoisted aboard for repairs. Reinsei, Nester-
APA202.pdf:57:    Ensign Rickett, division officer, then passes along the
APA202.pdf:57:    Reveille, and break Schoener, the sack lover, out of        Helmsman, Bridge Messenger, After Steering, Bow and
APA202.pdf:57:    Saunter up to number two hatch and roll up your pant
APA202.pdf:57:    Say the word comes to raise the gangway. Chief Lin­
APA202.pdf:57:    The 2nd division swarms over the old Menifee's midrift      and the assault troops climb in. Then the cables really
APA202.pdf:57:    Then comes the word, "Now the second division lower
APA202.pdf:57:    Word comes for a 10 hand stores working party from
APA202.pdf:57:    fl typical routine day with the division might run some­    supplies men for various underway and port watches, such
APA202.pdf:57:18, 22 and 25 at number four hatch," and similar sudden         the division concentrates on getting the combat gear out of
APA202.pdf:57:Maxfield on the working guy, Granier taking care of the
APA202.pdf:57:Nenno, Toler and Martin, currently mess-cooking, Berliner
APA202.pdf:57:O'Connell, Maranzano, Beranek and Maugherman.
APA202.pdf:57:Rich, Nastav, Farago, Post, Place, Doane and Riggs.
APA202.pdf:57:and Scanlon climb in, prepared to make knots.
APA202.pdf:57:and buttoning hatches, handling cargo nets, etc.                    In addition to its routine deck duties, the division
APA202.pdf:57:boat run.
APA202.pdf:57:boats 18, 22, and 25 at number four hatch." Davis gets
APA202.pdf:57:colors. Muster taken by Caddell, fill present except Dacey,
APA202.pdf:57:coxswain of the 25, explains the damage to Eickhoff, who
APA202.pdf:57:his gang together, starts clenching his fists and making
APA202.pdf:57:his rack. Try to work our way to chow through "D" com­          Stern Sentry, Duty Jeep Driver, OOD Messenger and
APA202.pdf:57:latest info from the Exec, fl quick sweepdown, then turn
APA202.pdf:57:legs as Cruny and Wiant start slinging the sea stories. Then
APA202.pdf:57:lines in the area—raising and lowering boats, unbuttoning       then.                                      ,
APA202.pdf:57:makes a report on it to Ensign Vagle.
APA202.pdf:57:muscle into the job and heave 'er up.
APA202.pdf:57:of the battle to volunteer. Winners are: Panicola, Sanchez,
APA202.pdf:57:or painting.
APA202.pdf:57:owicz, Schlicke, Fayter and a few more do the job. Hagins,
APA202.pdf:57:partment. The ladder is already crowded with Leebrick,          other watches.
APA202.pdf:57:standing by as Captain's Orderly, and Quigley out on a
APA202.pdf:57:steadying lines. It gets a P-boat over the side. Garshman
APA202.pdf:57:stoppers, and Girard, Cox, Woodruff and Haydt on the
APA202.pdf:57:strange goosing motions as he stares over the side. All
APA202.pdf:57:teria, Powell, Dempsey and Currier who throw the old
APA202.pdf:57:the division. Caddell will get Rinehart to find 10 survivors
APA202.pdf:57:thing like this:                                                as: Helmsman, Exec's Orderly, Captain's Orderly, Lee
APA202.pdf:57:those gestures mean things to McCannon on the winch,
APA202.pdf:57:to on "ship's work", usually cleaning, chipping, scraping
APA202.pdf:57:to the tune of "Now the 2nd division lower boats number         sing and the line-handlers jump. The troops go over, then
APA202.pdf:57:ville gives the word to Schnelle. Schnelle rounds up Ren­
APA202.pdf:57:words. The division mans all the winches, booms and             the hatches into the boats. They live around those hatches
APA202.pdf:58:             Front row, left to right—Saavedra, N.; O'Connell, J. B.; Haydt, R. J.; Wiant, H. S.; Post, 11. E.; Martin, J. E.
APA202.pdf:58:             Second row—Johnson, W. H.; Schlicke, R. S.; McCannon, C. F.; Davis, N. I.; Panicola, J. J.
APA202.pdf:58:             Third row—Fayter, J. O.; Hagins, J. S.; Powell, C. E.; Rich, B. J.; Sanchez, R. N.; Farago, J.
APA202.pdf:58:             Top row—Nenno, P. J.; Dempsey, A. N.; Spring, W. E.; Currier, N. E.; Mararfzano, F. G.; Quigley, L. M.
APA202.pdf:58:Front row, left to right—Girard, E. H.; George, G. L.; Caddell, A. K.; Cruny, C.; Garshman, D.; Leebrick, L. B.; Rinehart, C. J.
APA202.pdf:58:Second row—Granier, M. I.; Renteria, J. V.; Nastav, R. G.; Maugherman, D. L.; Toler, T. M.; Beranek, T. E.
APA202.pdf:58:Third row—Teator, C. I.; Place, N. W.; Reece, F. R.; Riggs, E. G.; Schoener, J. E.; Berliner, J. J.; Nesterowicz, L.; Schnelle, F.
APA202.pdf:58:Top row—Doane, C. R.: Cox. E.: Woodruff, G. A.; Maxfield, C. K.; Eickhoff, G. W.; Dacey, J. F.; Scanlont J. F.; Reinsei, C. J.
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                      Although this landing of assault
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                      Since Guadalcanal and Tunisia, the
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  Navy's APA's, attack transports, have
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  a schedule timed to the second and to
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  are fitted to land 1500 assault troops on
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  attack transport, a sailor has seen more
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  beaches of enemy-held territories. APA's
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  been carrying Allied fighting men and
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  between friendly ports. Between in­
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  duty is that of carrying men and cargo
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  ized job of the APA, the more frequent
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  lands than the average person does in a
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  letup, so that after a few months on an
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  lifetime.
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  put ashore the cargo of war behind the
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  their gear to the coasts and on to the
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  troops against opposition is the special­
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  troops during a few succeeding hours.
APA202.pdf:5:                                                                  vasions, the APA's ply the seas without
APA202.pdf:5:                             THE ATTACK TRANSPORT
APA202.pdf:5:     Another group of specialists, approximately 50 of the 500 man total complement aboard, are the
APA202.pdf:5:     Now the APA's, which were in every operation during the long way up from Guadalcanal, are
APA202.pdf:5:     What kind of a vessel has the Navy built for this duty? The U.S.S. Menifee, typical of the latest
APA202.pdf:5:    The twenty-odd assault boats carried on these ships are the reason APA's are not ordinary passenger
APA202.pdf:5:.50-cal. machine guns. Manning these boats are the 130 officers and men of the Boat Group.
APA202.pdf:5:10 knots on a 225 h.p. diesel engine, and are manned by a crew of four. Similar in size, slightly differ­
APA202.pdf:5:13,000 mile trip. A 5-inch gun, five multiple-barrel 40mm mounts, and 10 20mm guns enable the Navy
APA202.pdf:5:50 to 56 feet long, weigh 27 tons, do 10 knots on two 225 h.p. diesel engines, and have a crew of five.
APA202.pdf:5:APA class, is a modified version of the Maritime Commission's Victory ship. It is 455 feet in length, 62
APA202.pdf:5:An LCM can take a medium tank ashore. It has more armor than the smaller boats, and carries two
APA202.pdf:5:Beach Party members. They are the ship's representatives on the beach during an amphibious opera­
APA202.pdf:5:and cargo vessels, but attack transports. Twenty-two of the Menifee's 26 assault boats are LCVP's, that
APA202.pdf:5:as the happiest, will be the returning of veterans to the States.
APA202.pdf:5:concluding an honorable war record with their part in the occupation of Japan. And the last job, as well
APA202.pdf:5:ent in appearance, are the LCPR and LCPL, one of each being carried on the Menifee. They are ordinar­
APA202.pdf:5:feet in beam, and of 10,452 long tons displacement. A 8500 h.p. steam turbine and the newly-developed
APA202.pdf:5:high pressure boilers form the heart of the engineering plant. Sufficient fuel is carried for a non-stop
APA202.pdf:5:ily used for boat salvage and control, and are armed like LCVP's with two .30-cal. machine, guns. The
APA202.pdf:5:is Landing Craft, carrying vehicles and personnel. They're 36 feet long, weigh nearly nine tons, can do
APA202.pdf:5:remaining two boats carried on APA 202 are LCM's, the granddaddies of assault boats. LCM's are from
APA202.pdf:5:tion, and in their battle dress are indistinguishable from Marines. The Beach Party receives intensive
APA202.pdf:5:training ashore before reporting aboard for duty.
APA202.pdf:5:transport to defend herself against aerial attack.
APA202.pdf:60:     In fair weather or in foul, the Third Division can be depended upon to
APA202.pdf:60:     The well kept section of their ship reveals their constant care and daily
APA202.pdf:60:     flt the drop of the "hook" they are always prepared to lower away the
APA202.pdf:60:Always on deck when liberty is piped are the two Coxswains, Burgess and
APA202.pdf:60:Daigle, rarin' to hit the beach with their cargos of pleasure seeking, beer drink­
APA202.pdf:60:Klepacke, Williams and Chief Wegge, these trusty lads are always on the job
APA202.pdf:60:air of pride under their capable Bosn's Mates, Sorrells, Greene, Gillespie, Jordan,
APA202.pdf:60:duty boats. Working hand in hand with boat crews has earned this division
APA202.pdf:60:for any group of "Salts'' and their record of safety goes unchallenged. With an
APA202.pdf:60:handle the two LCM's on their thirty-five ton jumbo boom, fl tough assignment
APA202.pdf:60:ing mates. Korzan and Glebocki, Coxswains, are always proud of their gig,
APA202.pdf:60:kept trim and seaworthy by the Third Division.
APA202.pdf:60:maintaining all gear aft of No. 4 hatch and juggling nine LCVP's with their
APA202.pdf:60:much credit for their efficiency and accounts for their enviable record of safety.
APA202.pdf:60:of cooperation is felt throughout the Third Division.
APA202.pdf:60:rigging boat booms, veering a hawser, handling stern lines when docking,
APA202.pdf:60:tasks. Through the able leadership of Lt. (jg) Crandall and Ens. Alien a spirit
APA202.pdf:60:twin five and ten ton booms.
APA202.pdf:61:First row, left to right—Augustine, W. J.; O'Neal, J. D.; Olson, R. I.; Crispen, C. A.; McMurrough, W. M.; Ryan, A. D.
APA202.pdf:61:First row, left to right—Osborn, R. L.; Schmaelzle, L. R.; York, R. E.; York, J. B.; Semendoff, S.; Sdcco, A.
APA202.pdf:61:Fourth row—Daigle, C. L.; Gillespie, N. L.; O'Connor, P. E.; Niziolek, E. M.; Rogers, A. J.; Paulisch, E. B.
APA202.pdf:61:Fourth row—Williams, G. T.; Oliver, P. B.; Babcock, F.; Cook, J. L.; Burgess, D. L.; Boyle, J. D.; Klepacki, S. A.
APA202.pdf:61:Second row—MacFarlane, J. C.; Schwarzel, H.; Price, H. W.; Arch, N. T.; Shope, D. W.; Pastore, C. W.
APA202.pdf:61:Second row—Payne, J. O.; Morehouse, K. B.; Coronado, H. R.,- Schwab, C. N.; Jones, C. B.; Patterson, B. W.; Pirnie, G. A.
APA202.pdf:61:Third row—Bond, H. G.; Callahan, W. F.; Scanlon, A. B.; Guido, A.; Stack, F. W.; Rhoades, F.; Simpson, R. C.
APA202.pdf:61:Third row—Palese, J. P.; Awe, R. L.; Korzan, R. P.; Schultz, J. J.; Scolnick, L. N.; Hartman, L. M.
APA202.pdf:63:Fourth row—W. Gleason, PhM3c; M. J. Kelly, PhM3c; B. G. Ervin, PhM3c; and J. H. Link, PhM3c.
APA202.pdf:63:Front row, left to right-—F. E. Tische, PhM2c; H. W. Weldon, PhM2c; H. O. Hill, PhMlc; and J. Z. Britton, PhM2c.
APA202.pdf:63:Second row—H. R. Durick, PhM3c; W. Kasler, CPhM; R. W. Isackson, PhMlc; and T. B. Veatch, PhMlc.
APA202.pdf:63:Third row—E. L. Erickson, PhM3c; J. E. Goodall, PhM3c; T. J. Glowacki, PhM3c; H. C. Leneweaver, PhM3c; and G. T. Kennedy, PhM2c.
APA202.pdf:64:       Part of "H" Division are the beach party hos­
APA202.pdf:64:       The Menifee's corpsmen include some highly
APA202.pdf:64:       The job of "H" Division, the Medical Depart­
APA202.pdf:64:      Kasler, currently sweating out CPhM and a
APA202.pdf:64:      The Medical Department was prepared for
APA202.pdf:64:      The lineup of "H" Division "characters'' runs
APA202.pdf:64:    "Clipper." Harlan "Junior" Hill—"Take me back
APA202.pdf:64:    ally find a flock of them aft straining at the
APA202.pdf:64:    awa, but was immensely relieved when the
APA202.pdf:64:    barbells and limbering up.
APA202.pdf:64:    find our hospital corpsmen seem to believe in
APA202.pdf:64:    icine'', that hazardous phase of medical warfare
APA202.pdf:64:    ment, is to keep ship's personnel physically fit.
APA202.pdf:64:    other skills.
APA202.pdf:64:    pected casualties. Few in "H" Division com­
APA202.pdf:64:    pital corpsmen, specialists in ''Amphibious Med­
APA202.pdf:64:    plained that they didn't have a chance to em­
APA202.pdf:64:    ploy their skills.
APA202.pdf:64:    taking their own medicine, because you'll usu­
APA202.pdf:64:    techniques, dental work, X-ray, surgery and
APA202.pdf:64:    the terrific job of handling casualties at Okin­
APA202.pdf:64:    to come out of World War II.
APA202.pdf:64:    trained technicians specializing in laboratory
APA202.pdf:64:    unopposed landing did not produce the ex­
APA202.pdf:64:   "Cripes! With 24 points I'll never get out!" "Tex"
APA202.pdf:64:   "Ike" Isaackson—"Who the hell stole my Cop­
APA202.pdf:64:   "J. Z." Britton, our roly-poly gentleman from An­
APA202.pdf:64:   "Stop staring, you idiot, those are my legs!"
APA202.pdf:64:   "Swede" Erickson, maintenance and care of the
APA202.pdf:64:   "Y' can't drink that stuff, Olsen, it's poison!"
APA202.pdf:64:   Ervin—"Work? Y' got rocks in your head?"
APA202.pdf:64:   Harv Weldon, old horizontal himself—"Harvard
APA202.pdf:64:   Veach, muscle-man a-plenty—"Any chow left
APA202.pdf:64:   around here!" Warren "Stinky" Gleason—
APA202.pdf:64:   as follows: (according to one of them)
APA202.pdf:64:   dietician and crime doctor—"I'll clamp down
APA202.pdf:64:   discharge. Frank Tische, popular and beloved
APA202.pdf:64:   dover, Ohio—"I wanna go home!" Johnny Link,
APA202.pdf:64:   enhagen?" Ted Glowacki, our genial host of the
APA202.pdf:64:   ever was one—"Oh, yes, I'll have a cigar." Tom
APA202.pdf:64:   heart belongs to Pat."
APA202.pdf:64:   interior—"Yumpin' yimminy!" "Lenny" Lene-
APA202.pdf:64:   over?" "Pinky" Goodall, very capable S.P.—
APA202.pdf:64:   to Sacramento." Mike Kelly, a politician if there
APA202.pdf:64:   ward—"Boy, did we catch hell at Okinawa!"
APA202.pdf:64:   was never like this." George Kennedy, no strain,
APA202.pdf:64:   weaver, she loves me, she loves me not—"My
APA202.pdf:64:   you get the pain—"I'll get by." Howard Durick—
APA202.pdf:65:Front row, left to right—Henley, C. L.; Hawkins, J. fl.; Kopischke, ]. fl.; Ricker, E. S.; LaFaire, E.; Gehringer, K. fl.; Freeman, R. W.
APA202.pdf:65:Second row—Langston, K.; Luce, R. fl.; Kunkel, J. H.; Kirk, J. W.; Rangatore, T. fl.; Pedersen, E. F.
APA202.pdf:65:Third row—Chilenski, M. J.; Rose, S. V.; Schmidt, E. fl.; Pierce, N. C.;» Shelton, S.; Schasteen, R. G.; Roberts, E. R.
APA202.pdf:65:Top row—Bergen, fl. J.; Robert, K. D.; McCauley, L. A.; Waggner, W. J; Durham, G. J.; Puletz, H. J.; Blankenburg, E. D.
APA202.pdf:66:    Attached to ''A'' Division are the landing craft engi­
APA202.pdf:66:    Every man in this division a budding engineer is
APA202.pdf:66:    In charge of the evaporators which supply that much
APA202.pdf:66:"D" compartment, they nevertheless are of vital im­
APA202.pdf:66:Shelton, MMR3c, bears most of the burden and responsi­
APA202.pdf:66:and operation of the scuttlebutts.
APA202.pdf:66:auxiliary machinery not directly connected with the
APA202.pdf:66:bility of the ship's refrigerator systems and the care
APA202.pdf:66:for the fueling of all craft and the manning of all fuel
APA202.pdf:66:generator, and two diesel oil pumping systems.
APA202.pdf:66:generators; two 20,000 gallon per day evaporators; four
APA202.pdf:66:ice machines with a 35 ton per day capacity; several
APA202.pdf:66:main engine. This includes one of the 300 kw turbo­
APA202.pdf:66:needed fresh water is Kopischke, MMlc. Allowing for
APA202.pdf:66:neers. These men have thirty 225 h.p. diesel engines to
APA202.pdf:66:portance to the welfare and cleanliness of the crew.
APA202.pdf:66:service for the twenty-six landing craft aboard. Besides
APA202.pdf:66:smaller refrigerator units; one 60 kw emergency diesel
APA202.pdf:66:stations. A more congenial crew cannot be found any­
APA202.pdf:66:supervision of Ens. Westman, maintain and operate all
APA202.pdf:66:the claim of the "A" Division. Their respective duties
APA202.pdf:66:the fact that the evaporators add to the discomfort of
APA202.pdf:66:their duties as ''grease monkeys", they are responsible
APA202.pdf:66:too numerous to mention, yet each individual under the
APA202.pdf:66:where than the "boat shop" headed by Chief White.
APA202.pdf:67:Front row, left to right—Frye, W. E.; Michalak, N. R.; Hoggard, R. S.; Caudle, L. D.
APA202.pdf:67:Second row—Moore, E. J.; Hutcheson, C. D„- Bennett. R. J.; Bailey, G. N.
APA202.pdf:67:Third row—Eckert, W.; Turpin, G. S.; Quish, A. J.; Scheerer, P. H.; Olson, J. R.
APA202.pdf:67:Top row—Carl, R. G.; Shocklee, A. B.; Bauer, R. H.; Bemoll, R. A.; Wiweke, A. D.
APA202.pdf:68:      Hoggard, Moore, Bennett and Quish of the "I.C." gang handle the gyro­
APA202.pdf:68:      Hutcheson and Wiweke are the "Battery" gang, whose arms are stretched
APA202.pdf:68:      Rnd, fourth, is the mighty "Power" gang. Carl, Michalak, Shocklee, Sheerer
APA202.pdf:68:      The "E" Division, ("E” standing for Electricity) is composed of the volt and
APA202.pdf:68:      The "Lighting" gang, Bailey, Turpin, Fry, Eckert and Olson, have lights,
APA202.pdf:68:      The gang is divided into four groups to handle four widely different, but
APA202.pdf:68:Electrician Holder.
APA202.pdf:68:amp boys of the Menifee and totals 19 men working under Ensign Mroz and
APA202.pdf:68:and Bemoll are the big kilowatt boys. They handle the big generators, the Meni­
APA202.pdf:68:and Wiweke are also responsible for the batteries and lights of the boats.
APA202.pdf:68:as if they'd been caught in a mortar barrage as the result of acid action. Hutch
APA202.pdf:68:between sleep and no sleep, are never turned off on the Pacific. They don't stop
APA202.pdf:68:carbon brushes, and tool small brass parts.
APA202.pdf:68:compass, battle phones, public address system, and other internal communica­
APA202.pdf:68:fans and hot plates in their care. Next to the mailmen, they're probably the
APA202.pdf:68:fee's primary source of electricity.
APA202.pdf:68:long from toting heavy batteries up and down ladders and whose pants look
APA202.pdf:68:most pestered men on the ship. Those vital fans, which mean the difference
APA202.pdf:68:no spare parts are available, they have to wind armatures and field coils, cut
APA202.pdf:68:still electrical, jobs.
APA202.pdf:68:till they burn out. Then it's the job of the Lighting gang to fix them', and, since
APA202.pdf:68:tions of the ship.
APA202.pdf:69:        Strauss, H. E.
APA202.pdf:69:Front row, left to right—Mackes, S. E.; Putman, H. E.; Gesell, J. "fl.; Schmidt, E. J.; Cliff, O. L.; Whitehead, L. D.; Wills, M. E.
APA202.pdf:69:Second row—Witmer, L. S.; Neugent, R. V.; Schrowang, H. J.; Sackie, R. G.; Tomlin, T.; Krawczyk, M. J.
APA202.pdf:69:Third row—Flesher, L. W.; Kilbridge, L. E.; Mauger, R. J.; Smith, K. W.; Woolerie, W. B.; Leden, G. H.; Uebersetzig, H.;
APA202.pdf:69:Top row—Parsons, B. W.; Blackie, J. R.; McDonald, L. M.; Quinn, R. E.; Laird, FL R.; Saling, J. E.; Vermette, L. E.
APA202.pdf:6:                                                               Funny, though, it's hard to get and keep a good tan in
APA202.pdf:6:                                                               the tropics.
APA202.pdf:6:                               Under the Shadow of a Tropic Squall, an RPR Convoy-
APA202.pdf:6:Saipan—and a glimpse of a pier formed of the Navy's
APA202.pdf:6:versatile float units.
APA202.pdf:70:                                                           Consuming oil at the rate of 530 gallons per hour
APA202.pdf:70:                                                           ation in supplying the 300,000 gallon capacity tanks.
APA202.pdf:70:                                                           the physique of supermen.
APA202.pdf:70:    Machinist's Mates, Water Tenders and Firemen               Working below decks in temperatures never less
APA202.pdf:70:    Prepared for any emergency and constantly busy
APA202.pdf:70:Chief Castine, and the watertenders by Skou, WTlc.         run.
APA202.pdf:70:Lt. Comdr. Owens. Those "fire eaters" sweat it out         department, but are certainly respected for their
APA202.pdf:70:constitute this division. Headed by our Chief Engineer,    than 90, these men are not the envy of any open deck
APA202.pdf:70:day and night controlling the power of 8500 horses         part in "making her go." If Turkish baths are con­
APA202.pdf:70:engine gauges and controls are the routine duties of           Equipped for refueling under any conditions,
APA202.pdf:70:headed by Chief Hodges, the firemen by the genial          this a priority job at the beginning and end of each
APA202.pdf:70:in the combination impulse reaction steam turbine          ducive of healthy bodies, these "snipes" should boast
APA202.pdf:70:that drives the Menifee. A constant watch of valves,
APA202.pdf:70:the personnel.                                             Smith, WT2c, "the oil king," has directed each oper­
APA202.pdf:70:with maintenance and repair, the machinists are            under normal operating speeds, the Menifee makes
APA202.pdf:71:Front row, left to right—Logerquist, L. F.; Pattie, J. H.; Rettig, F. B., Jr.; Clark, E. R.; Bednorz, M. C.
APA202.pdf:71:Second row—Osborne, W. E.; Short, F. J., Jr.; Tollefson, M. J.; Bailey, J. W.; Chism, E. R.
APA202.pdf:71:Third row—Williamson, J. B.; O'Neill, J. D.; Crowell, G. E.; Brennon, R. G, Jr.; Dumont, W. H.; Moose, R. L.; Zuffinnetti, F.
APA202.pdf:71:Top row—Olsen, L. R.; Calhoun, C. V.; Beach, C. T.; Hickman, C. G.; Worrell, L. B.; Gauthier, R. J.; Rdams, L. C.
APA202.pdf:72:    No job has been too small or too large. From
APA202.pdf:72:    Titivating really means something to the men in
APA202.pdf:72:    Under the direction of Carpenter Klinefelter, the
APA202.pdf:72:Division has constructed a most complete and elabor­
APA202.pdf:72:RPA of its type.
APA202.pdf:72:are their daily tasks. To name a few of their jobs is
APA202.pdf:72:ate carpenter shop located on the fosc'l deck, and a
APA202.pdf:72:brackets on the bulkhead to complete compartments
APA202.pdf:72:building and improvement of ship's gear than any
APA202.pdf:72:demand. Seen all hours of the day with their ham­
APA202.pdf:72:division aboard.
APA202.pdf:72:division maintains a constant vigil of repair and
APA202.pdf:72:ful landing of troops.
APA202.pdf:72:fully equipped and well designed barber shop for­
APA202.pdf:72:have been placed in the Wardroom and Sick Bay,
APA202.pdf:72:in use, these boys have a never ending job of build­
APA202.pdf:72:ing, repairing and remodeling. Their accomplish­
APA202.pdf:72:ing, water systems and hull fittings. It has been ob­
APA202.pdf:72:made upon them come from every department and
APA202.pdf:72:maintenance of the ship's intricate system of plumb­
APA202.pdf:72:ments are very much in evidence and the demands
APA202.pdf:72:mers, saws, cutting torches and welding equipment
APA202.pdf:72:mission, their jobs have not only been many and
APA202.pdf:72:of the ship. For the invasion of Okinawa, five punts
APA202.pdf:72:only a small credit to their ingenuity, for the ”R"
APA202.pdf:72:reefs, fit Nagasaki twenty-four scaling ladders for
APA202.pdf:72:served that this ship has done more construction
APA202.pdf:72:the "R” Division. Since the Ship was put in com­
APA202.pdf:72:the sea wall were constructed to enable the success­
APA202.pdf:72:varied, but their services have been constantly in
APA202.pdf:72:ward starboard side, main deck. Recently, port holes
APA202.pdf:72:were built to handle the transfer of cargo over the
APA202.pdf:72:with more to be added in various and compartments
APA202.pdf:73:   "Now all messcooks, 4th section watchstand-
APA202.pdf:73:   A quick run over the division's 62 men shows
APA202.pdf:73:   Johnson and Bessette in charge of the laun­
APA202.pdf:73:   Mr. Welsh, officer in charge of the galley,
APA202.pdf:73:   Switzer and Baker are those men of prestige
APA202.pdf:73:   The Supply Department, "S" Division, is the
APA202.pdf:73:   Victor and Sailor, in clothing and small stores,
APA202.pdf:73: "S" Division supervision. With the job of run­
APA202.pdf:73: a city. General stores, food preparation, the bar­
APA202.pdf:73:9^6 pounds of sugar and over a half million
APA202.pdf:73:Menifee put out 811,923 meals at an average
APA202.pdf:73:among the gold-braid.
APA202.pdf:73:and Kennison, barbers and bulkhead pinup
APA202.pdf:73:and power, leading P.O.'s in the galley. Hol­
APA202.pdf:73:are the dungaree-disbursers. Fronk, ''No 'Cam­
APA202.pdf:73:ber shop, laundry, disbursing, all are under
APA202.pdf:73:came across with some interesting dope on
APA202.pdf:73:clean and "pogey-bait" munching crew and the
APA202.pdf:73:cost of 22c per meal. Going into these meals
APA202.pdf:73:covering everything, handled by Hansen. Neff,
APA202.pdf:73:dry—"Hey, where's me skivvies?" And Foster
APA202.pdf:73:eggs.
APA202.pdf:73:els'—you want 'Luckies'?'', ship's store. ''Gen­
APA202.pdf:73:eral Stores", meaning just about what it says—
APA202.pdf:73:ers and politicians go to the head of the chow
APA202.pdf:73:handling those crisp tens as carelessly as though
APA202.pdf:73:how much hash the boys have slung and how
APA202.pdf:73:keeper. "Nick" Nickolson, wrassler with supply
APA202.pdf:73:land, bakeshop and violin specialist. Kimber-
APA202.pdf:73:line."
APA202.pdf:73:ling, with his officers' cooks and stewards, re­
APA202.pdf:73:much slum they've burned. In 11 months, the
APA202.pdf:73:ning these services, a smooth-working "S" Di­
APA202.pdf:73:office paperwork and headaches.
APA202.pdf:73:opposite.
APA202.pdf:73:outfit that gives the Menifee her resemblance to
APA202.pdf:73:specialists, whose work inevitably piles up as
APA202.pdf:73:sponsible for the general increase in waistlines
APA202.pdf:73:them in the following jobs:
APA202.pdf:73:they were requests for leave—disbursing store­
APA202.pdf:73:vision is the difference between a well-fed, neat,
APA202.pdf:73:we near those lovely States.
APA202.pdf:73:were 110,825 pounds of fresh fruit, 416,740
APA202.pdf:74:Front row, left to right—Bates, B. M.; Kimberling, F. K.; Smith, fl. D.; Bell, J. F.; Washington, J. L.; Johnson, I. C.
APA202.pdf:74:Front row, left to right—Ellingson, K. B.; Wilson, L.; Blair, R. H.; Ford, H. fl.; Neff, L. B.; Kenison, E. L.; Switzer P L
APA202.pdf:74:Second row—Labinsky, G. M.; Baker, C. W.; Holland, fl. J.; Victor, F. W.; Fronk, L. J.; Saylor, G. W.
APA202.pdf:74:Second row—Okra, R. S.; Peeler, J.; Smith, M. C.; Jenkins, C. A.; Cooper, H. C.; Rayford, J. K.
APA202.pdf:74:Third row—Brownlee, T.; Patin, I.; Corner, H. C.; Jobe, L.; Brown, H. J.; Causey, A.
APA202.pdf:74:Third row—Vanderver, L. fl.; Tompkins, H. E„- Faszier, M. L.; Betkel, W. D.; Diecker, W. B.; Johnson, W. L.; Foster J L
APA202.pdf:74:Top row—Nicholson, M. H.; Copeland, R. L.; Prest, D. W.; Hanson, fl. fl.; Fox, W. A.; Bessette, H. L; Neshek, R. E.
APA202.pdf:74:Top row—Simmons, C. R.; Bowen, H. C.; Johnson, W.; Barr, J.; Trimble, L. W.; Sargent, R. fl. L.; Wynn, R. W.
APA202.pdf:75:                           WATCHSTANDERS
APA202.pdf:75:            Front row, left to right—Viands, G. W.; Glebocki, M. B.; Lyons, M. G.
APA202.pdf:75:            Second row—Riggins, W. A.,- Scou, F. A. W.; Lasda, A.; Umlor, R. T.
APA202.pdf:75:    You can't take everybody's picture at the same time—at least we couldn't. We had to wait.
APA202.pdf:75:These lads are from various divisions and were on watch at the time pictures were being taken.
APA202.pdf:76:                           CHIEFS
APA202.pdf:76:Bottom row—Carl C. Linville, John M. McCoy, Henry A. Castine, Charles E. Matheson.
APA202.pdf:76:Middle row—Seth W. Dees, Jr., Harold Shepherd, Granger A. White, James C. Percy.
APA202.pdf:76:Top row, left to right—James B. Hodge, Alfred C. Matzenbacher, Walter Wegge, Robert E. Price.
APA202.pdf:77:ACTIVITY SHOTS OF ALL DIVISIONS
APA202.pdf:78: Pottom row—Lt. Carl L. Erdman, Lt. John W. Drannen Lt. (jg) Claude L. Yarbro, Jr.
APA202.pdf:78: Top row, left to right—Irvin L. McClure, Lt. (jg) Stokes L. Sharpe.
APA202.pdf:78:COMMUNICATION
APA202.pdf:78:NAVIGATION &
APA202.pdf:79:                    DECK                                   OFFICERS
APA202.pdf:79:Bottom row-—Ens. Tom Garst, Ens. Robert W. Vagle, Ens. Leon E. Aronson, Ens. Allen A. Brenny, Ens. Charles H. Ansel.
APA202.pdf:79:Top row, left to right—Lt. Lloyd J. Crandall, Ens. Robert E. Rickett, Ens. William R. Custer, Ens. Stewart W. Allen, Jr., Ens. Donald
APA202.pdf:7:                                 % Fleet Post Office-
APA202.pdf:7:                              San Francisco, California
APA202.pdf:7:                            U.S.S. MENIFEE (A PA-2021
APA202.pdf:7:          By the time this book goes to press, the Menifee will have been in
APA202.pdf:7:         I deem it an honor and a privilege to have served with you.
APA202.pdf:7:         It is with a feeling of pride that I remember the organization of
APA202.pdf:7:         Much of the credit goes to our former commanding officer, Captain
APA202.pdf:7:         You learned your work well, and further than that, you took and
APA202.pdf:7: If you had failed the ship, she would have failed with you.
APA202.pdf:7: Spaulding, who so ably commanded the Menifee.          I have endeavored to carry
APA202.pdf:7: aboard; and it is a credit to the nation that you worked hard and were
APA202.pdf:7: and men of the USS Menifee.       'Without your whole-hearted and spirited co­
APA202.pdf:7: appearance and performance.       The Menifee may not have seen as much action
APA202.pdf:7: as some ships, but whatever job she has been assigned, she has done well.
APA202.pdf:7: commission for a little more than a year.          During this year, it has been
APA202.pdf:7: my privilege to watch the ship develope into a fine and well-functioning
APA202.pdf:7: on his policies after taking command.         But, however much credit is given
APA202.pdf:7: operation and diligence, no man, however well qualified, could have made
APA202.pdf:7: still take pride in your ship.        That’s what makes a ship-—pride in her
APA202.pdf:7: the ship’s crew.      Most of you were somewhat green when you first came
APA202.pdf:7: this ship what she is today.
APA202.pdf:7: to Captain Spaulding or to me, a larger amount is due to you, the officers
APA202.pdf:7: unit, of which you and the Navy can well be proud.
APA202.pdf:7:APA/202
APA202.pdf:7:Serial
APA202.pdf:7:in reply refer to:
APA202.pdf:7:willing to learn from the old "salts" the business of running a ship.
APA202.pdf:80:                               MEDICAL
APA202.pdf:80:Lt. Comdr. Edward R. Bartkowiak, Comdr. Samuel B. Rentsch, Lt. Frank R. Morrow, Ch. Pharm. John M. Donahae.
APA202.pdf:81:                                        OFFICERS
APA202.pdf:81:Bottom row—Lt. (jg) Claude L. Yarbo, Jr., Lt. Carl L. Erdman, Lt. Comdr. Charles F. Holland, Lt. Lloyd J. Crandall.
APA202.pdf:81:Top row, left to right—Lt. Richard R. Foster, First Lt. Eddie G. Sparkman, Lt. (jg) Joe G. Schoggen.
APA202.pdf:83:                                                                      His Shipmates.
APA202.pdf:83:                                  jM E jM O R J/\jM
APA202.pdf:83:     In memory of Chief Herbert George Bartholomew, a shipmate no longer with us in
APA202.pdf:83:     We commend him to his God and his family to the care of the Comforter who, we
APA202.pdf:83:His presence aboard is missed but his memory in the hearts of his shipmates lives on. The
APA202.pdf:83:body, but whose spirit, unbound, steams with us over this broad expanse of the Pacific.
APA202.pdf:83:character, endeared him to officers and men.
APA202.pdf:83:pray, will lighten their darkness and unburden their hearts.
APA202.pdf:83:virtues of friendliness, kindness, cooperation, and loyalty which helped make up his
APA202.pdf:85:                                                  Executive Officer.
APA202.pdf:85:                                                  N. E. DOZIER,
APA202.pdf:85:                                      REMARKS
APA202.pdf:85:                                 PLAN OF THE DAY
APA202.pdf:85:                                 U.S.S. MENIFEE
APA202.pdf:85:                            Crew’s Duty Section - 3rd
APA202.pdf:85:                          Saturday, 29 September 1945
APA202.pdf:85:       1. Field Day will be held in all Engineering spaces and aft of #4
APA202.pdf:85:       2. Personnel are directed to turn in gas masks and helmets to the
APA202.pdf:85:       3. Two hands each from the 1st, 2nd, and N division report to Ehsign
APA202.pdf:85:       aft - Early supper for messcooks.
APA202.pdf:85:       alarm.
APA202.pdf:85:       decks - No skylarking or unnecessary noise to be permitted in the
APA202.pdf:85:       messcooks and section III watchstanders.
APA202.pdf:85:       messing compartment.
APA202.pdf:85:       permitting.
APA202.pdf:85:0345 - Section I relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:0400 - Call ship’s cooks.
APA202.pdf:85:0600 - Call duty MAA.
APA202.pdf:85:0635 - Sunrise.
APA202.pdf:85:0700 - Breakfast.
APA202.pdf:85:0730 - Section II relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:0830 - Quarters for muster.
APA202.pdf:85:0845 - Secure from quarters. Turn to.
APA202.pdf:85:1130 - Pipe sweepers - clean sweep down - fore and aft - Early dinner for
APA202.pdf:85:1145 - Section III relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:1200 - Dinner.
APA202.pdf:85:1545 - Section IV relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:1555 - Inspection of messcooks in the messing compartment.
APA202.pdf:85:1615 - AH divisions turn in paint pots and brushes to bos'n locker.
APA202.pdf:85:1630 - Knock off routine work - Pipe sweepers - clean sweep down - fore and
APA202.pdf:85:1700 - Supper - Section V watchstanders fall in at head of line. Test general
APA202.pdf:85:1720 - Section V relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:1848 - Sunset.
APA202.pdf:85:1900 - Muster PAL and restricted men.
APA202.pdf:85:1918 - Extinguish all lights forward of the bridge.
APA202.pdf:85:1920 - On deck, Eight O'clock reports.
APA202.pdf:85:1945 - Section I relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:2000 - Report Eight O'clock to the Commanding Officer.
APA202.pdf:85:2200 - Taps - Lights out in all compartments - Maintain silence about the
APA202.pdf:85:2345 - Section II relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:85:First Lieutenant’s Office prior to 1300 this date.
APA202.pdf:85:O63O - Reveille - Trice up all bunks - "D" compartment air bedding, weather
APA202.pdf:85:Riekett at #2 hatch at 1030.
APA202.pdf:85:hatch.
APA202.pdf:86:                                                        N. E. DOZIER.
APA202.pdf:86:                                      REMARKS
APA202.pdf:86:                                  PLAN OF THE DAY
APA202.pdf:86:                             Crew’s Duty Section - 3rd
APA202.pdf:86:       1. Will the yeoman who made up the Plan of the Day for today please
APA202.pdf:86:       Bathing trunks, robes, and slippers may be worn in lieu thereof.
APA202.pdf:86:       Gas and Electric Company representative now on board) - If sweepers-
APA202.pdf:86:       Jable handlers will insure the serving of iced tea for all players -
APA202.pdf:86:       Kibitzers stay clear.
APA202.pdf:86:       SHOULD arrive on deck they will be warned to expect the severest in
APA202.pdf:86:       arrive from the beach to rig movies.
APA202.pdf:86:       be served continuously throughout the morning hours.
APA202.pdf:86:       beverages will be served.
APA202.pdf:86:       chart room - Skylarking will be permitted in the messhall only - Quiet
APA202.pdf:86:       deck - Refreshments will be served to your liking in the converted
APA202.pdf:86:       devices to appropriate locker or division officer or somebody.
APA202.pdf:86:       disciplinary action.
APA202.pdf:86:       furnish their own dice - Ice cream, cake, coffee, and sandwiches will
APA202.pdf:86:       happy ship.
APA202.pdf:86:       lounges throughout the night - Comforters will be quietly placed upon
APA202.pdf:86:       pany may be catching a few winks.
APA202.pdf:86:       quickly with a hammer or something).
APA202.pdf:86:       release from active duty.
APA202.pdf:86:       sweepers endeavour to fight the urge to do manual labor.
APA202.pdf:86:       the Master-At-Arms shack, just as if there actually were some on this
APA202.pdf:86:       the ship.
APA202.pdf:86:       them by WAVE assistants stationed on board.
APA202.pdf:86:       will be observed in all compartments where members of the Ship’s Com­
APA202.pdf:86:       with until further notice - Awaken him only in case of a notice of
APA202.pdf:86:0345 - Watch I watch watch II relieve the watch.
APA202.pdf:86:0400 - Try like ------ to awaken ship’s cooks (This shall be accomplished
APA202.pdf:86:0600 - Attempt reveille on the duty MAA (Careful - heavy night last night).
APA202.pdf:86:0609 - Sunrise - (This is a cinch - It happens every day).
APA202.pdf:86:0630 - Reveille - Porters will trice up and change all bunk linen.
APA202.pdf:86:0700 - Breakfast (in bed if you so prefer) - Muster PAL and restricted men at
APA202.pdf:86:0805 - Belay that last word - Do not turn to whatsoever - Deck hands and
APA202.pdf:86:0930 - Crap games in the wardroom - No minors allowed - Ehlisted men will
APA202.pdf:86:1000 - Movies for those who wish to attend - A ten hand working party will
APA202.pdf:86:1100 - Pipe sweepers (Air to be furnished through the courtesy of the Acme
APA202.pdf:86:1200 - Dinner.
APA202.pdf:86:1300 - Continue sluffing off - Gin rummy games will begin promptly - No limit.
APA202.pdf:86:1400 - Fresh uniforms will be delivered to all men coming from the showers -
APA202.pdf:86:1530 - Do as you wish - sleep perhaps.
APA202.pdf:86:1630 - Knock off routine games - Turn in all poker chips and other gambling
APA202.pdf:86:1700 - Supper.
APA202.pdf:86:1800 - Sunset - Turn on all the unnecessary bright lights you can find about
APA202.pdf:86:1900 - Skip the Eight O’clock reports again.
APA202.pdf:86:1920 - More movies for those who care to attend topside - Ice cream and
APA202.pdf:86:2000 - The Eight O’clock reports to the Commanding Officer shall be dispensed
APA202.pdf:86:2100 - Secure from movies - Those who have gone to sleep may remain in their
APA202.pdf:86:2200 - Taps (Done by Louey Hamstrung) - Dancing until 0200 on the after bridge
APA202.pdf:86:report to the nice little man in white who operates the psychopathic ward.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                                    THE HISTORY OF “JOE"
APA202.pdf:87:                                                               From the Limeys we jump to the U. S. In addition
APA202.pdf:87:                                                               From there on, of course, the newspapers take over.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                               In the United States Navy, "joe" really made out.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                               The Bureau of Naval Personnel was not slow in
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           From a position of obscurity, it rose, in the highest Naval
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           We all remember reading how "joe" was credited with
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           a regulation Navy cup, "joe" without cream. Or sugar.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           ated the rates of "Joeman 3c (AA) (LO (RSVP) (T)" to
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           bachi, and for shooting down countless Kamakaze
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           blew "Early Chow" when the "joe" was done.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           from our ally. We also borrowed a cup of sugar, the
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           galley being secured at the time.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           ment until it was compounded from a formula according
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           out sickbay gear. However, it got better and better treat­
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           planes.
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           realizing the importance of "joe”. It immediately cre­
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           right arm rate with the insignia of a crow drinking, from
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           the warrant rank of "Chief Joe Pourer" (CJP). It was a
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           to the Naval Pharmacopoeia in chromium jobs which
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           to the tricky uniform, we borrowed "mud" (joe) (coffee)
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           traditions, to distinction. At first, it was brewed in worn-
APA202.pdf:87:                                                           winning the Battle of Midway, for taking Mount Sura-
APA202.pdf:87:    Any publication pretending to give a picture of any
APA202.pdf:87:    Then we come to the Limeys and Admiral Nelson,
APA202.pdf:87:    To begin with, "joe" was discovered in America by
APA202.pdf:87:00 who had to find something to keep them awake on
APA202.pdf:87:Boom in exchange for a mattress cover and a pack of
APA202.pdf:87:Camels.
APA202.pdf:87:Naval activity would be meaningless as hell without
APA202.pdf:87:a 48 in Norfolk. This, of course, was a lie. They really
APA202.pdf:87:as it is seldom called. This article will attempt to cover
APA202.pdf:87:damn much cream!"
APA202.pdf:87:find slight inaccuracies here and there, we believe the
APA202.pdf:87:got the dope from an obscure chief named Ten-Ton-
APA202.pdf:87:maids into revealing the secret of brewing "joe" during
APA202.pdf:87:radarmen of Christopher Columbus' famed task force
APA202.pdf:87:search by the Menifee Yearbook's staff has been in­
APA202.pdf:87:some consideration of the institution of "joe"—or coffee,
APA202.pdf:87:story as a whole is a pack of lies.
APA202.pdf:87:the mid-watch. They claimed they talked some Indian
APA202.pdf:87:the rise of ''joe'' in the Naval service. Considerable re­
APA202.pdf:87:volved, and although some veteran joe-swallowers may
APA202.pdf:87:whose last words, as every schoolboy knows, were "too
APA202.pdf:88:                            SOFTBALL
APA202.pdf:88:      Down at Mindoro, in the "P-Boat" League of APA's pres­
APA202.pdf:88:      In spite of the sore muscles it brought, the softball was
APA202.pdf:88:      Lt. Com. Dozier, Lt. (jg) Morrow and Ensigns Brenny and
APA202.pdf:88:      Milne Bay, New Guinea, was our most ideal softball
APA202.pdf:88:      Several capable ring artists among the ship's crew
APA202.pdf:88:      The M and N divisions played two tie games after
APA202.pdf:88:      The only major sports event which could be held suc­
APA202.pdf:88:      The whole business of softball seemed to be pretty tied
APA202.pdf:88:      There were few complaints.
APA202.pdf:88:      Under the able promotion of Chaplain Holland many
APA202.pdf:88: 129) 3-3 and splitting two 1-0 games with the Wayne
APA202.pdf:88: 4-4 tie and a 1-0 win for the Army.
APA202.pdf:88: Batteries were Leden and Kozlen for M division, and Dahl
APA202.pdf:88: Finkelstein were the hotshots among the gold-braid, while
APA202.pdf:88: Gray and Wegge starred for that hashmark gang, the
APA202.pdf:88: a few army units around. Teams from the S, H, M, N and E
APA202.pdf:88: a team to meet the local doggies. Results were a 10-inning
APA202.pdf:88: and Shields pitching, Hendershot catching, for N division.
APA202.pdf:88: broken out whenever a diamond was available. Even the
APA202.pdf:88: cessfully aboard ship was boxing. Number 2 hatch was
APA202.pdf:88: divisions were formed, along with one of officers and one
APA202.pdf:88: emerging from previous play the most formidable teams.
APA202.pdf:88: ent, the Menifee held her own—tieing the McIntyre (APA-
APA202.pdf:88: games, the Port and Starboard liberty parties each picked
APA202.pdf:88: least enthusiastic players got cocky as the devil when they
APA202.pdf:88: of chiefs. After several hard-played and much argued
APA202.pdf:88: spot. We were the only ship in port and there were just
APA202.pdf:88: transformed into the squared circle for this purpose by the
APA202.pdf:88: were a couple runs and a couple beers ahead.
APA202.pdf:88:(APA-54).
APA202.pdf:88:Coxswain from St. Louis, and Connie Beach of Bremerton,
APA202.pdf:88:Joe Corner. Of the smaller men too much cannot be said
APA202.pdf:88:capabilities of the deck divisions and shipfitters.
APA202.pdf:88:chair to see over the charting table; and Jittery Jobe, the
APA202.pdf:88:fine bouts were held, both with troops aboard, and among
APA202.pdf:88:flashy colored boy from Chicago. The third man in the ring
APA202.pdf:88:followed closely by Jimmie Riggs, Chuck McCannon and
APA202.pdf:88:fought in the heavyweight division; John Moss, the rugged
APA202.pdf:88:interesting and exciting moment to the enjoyment of those
APA202.pdf:88:lent their talents to these events and provided many an
APA202.pdf:88:members of the ship's crew only. Whenever the troops took
APA202.pdf:88:of QM Harvey Johnson of Kansas, who in the performance
APA202.pdf:88:of his professional duties aboard ship has to stand on a
APA202.pdf:88:or a private with a sergeant. v
APA202.pdf:88:part it brought out the true incentive to win as Mr. Holland
APA202.pdf:88:rewarded with a beer. If he could stand up, he was re­
APA202.pdf:88:showed the way in the middleweight class, but were
APA202.pdf:88:up with the business of beer. If a man hit a home run, he
APA202.pdf:88:warded with a beer.
APA202.pdf:88:was rewarded with a beer. If he hit a three-bagger, he was
APA202.pdf:88:was usually Ensign Brenny.
APA202.pdf:88:were Jesse Kirk, MoMM3c, and Don Lewis, SK2c, who
APA202.pdf:88:who were spectators. Those who dominated their weights
APA202.pdf:88:would wisely match a marine or soldier against a sailor
APA202.pdf:89:                                                                 PING PONG TOURNAMENT
APA202.pdf:89:                                                       After a few games it was quite evident that Sacco and
APA202.pdf:89:                                                       All men showed unusual skill with the wooden paddles,
APA202.pdf:89:                                                       In May, 1945, while enroute to the States from the
APA202.pdf:89:                                                       Throughout the tournament the games were interesting
APA202.pdf:89:                                                   sixteen men of the top flight players signed up for the
APA202.pdf:89:                                                   tournament.
APA202.pdf:89:                                                   trip from Ulithi to San Pedro. After several days of practice
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  Philippines, a ping pong tournament was organized by the
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  Shelton would be the contestants for the final game, which
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  a real treat in the hot Pacific.
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  and Sacco a carton of highly prized Coca-Cola, which was
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  and all the games were won by a very close margin, some
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  and some lively games between all the men interested,
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  and the men watching the contest enjoyed it as much as
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  chaplain to help relieve the monotony of the long non-stop
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  even going to 28 to 30 before a winner could be declared.
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  games. Sacco, Shelton, Durham and Hopkins played in
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  of cigarettes for their prizes. Shelton received three cartons
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  the men who participated in it.
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  the semi-finals. Durham and Hopkins received two cartons
APA202.pdf:89:                                                  would be played off for the winner of three out of five
APA202.pdf:89:                       The Champ.
APA202.pdf:89:Beer—or was it a case.
APA202.pdf:89:What No Shorts?—Must have Lost them over a can of           Island Football—where Goal posts are only 20 yards apart.
APA202.pdf:8:     And our skippers weathered another acid test, when a Menifee seaman deuce meets a buddy, an­
APA202.pdf:8:     Commodore Knowles, Commander Transport Squadron 12, was in the habit of calling commanding
APA202.pdf:8:     This was never the case with Capt. Paul P. Spaulding (left) or Lt. Comdr. Robert D. Lamson (right),
APA202.pdf:8:"Good, damn good!"
APA202.pdf:8:highly embarrassing terms, to account for the inadequate performance of their ships.
APA202.pdf:8:officers of ships in his squadron to the microphone of the inter-ship radio and asking them in blunt and
APA202.pdf:8:old 202 was usually near the top. This was particularly the case during the occupation of Nagasaki,
APA202.pdf:8:other seaman deuce from another APA and is asked, "How's your Skipper and Exec?" The answer is,
APA202.pdf:8:troops and equipment ashore while other RPA skippers, wearing age-corroded chickens on their collars,
APA202.pdf:8:were still getting the lay of the land.
APA202.pdf:8:when Captain Lamson, a young man wearing the gold oak leaves of a lieutenant commander, got his
APA202.pdf:8:who served as the Menifee's captains. In fact, when the Commodore passed out the "Well Dones" the
APA202.pdf:90:REMEMBER?
APA202.pdf:91:REMEMBER?
APA202.pdf:92:REMEMBER?
APA202.pdf:93:REMEMBER?
APA202.pdf:9:        Lieutenant Commander Nathan E. Dozier
APA202.pdf:9:   EXECUTIVE OFFICER
APA202.pdf:9:Bottom row: Lt. (jg) Donald E. Clark, Comdr. Samuel B.
APA202.pdf:9:DEPRRTmERT HERDS
APA202.pdf:9:Elmer E. Shine.
APA202.pdf:9:Rentsch, Lt. Comdr. John M. Owen.
APA202.pdf:9:Top row: Lt. fl. Clark Fleehart, Lt. John W. Drannen, Lt.
APA209.pdf:100:resention or
APA209.pdf:10:              pfifcommissioniiiG                         data
APA209.pdf:10:     The U.S.S. Tazewell was constructed by the Permanente Metals Corpor­
APA209.pdf:10:     The gross tonnage is 7,408, length 455 feet and 3 inches, with a beam of
APA209.pdf:10:     The ship’s keel was laid on June 2, 1944, and she was launched at 5:00
APA209.pdf:10:    The U.S.S. Tazewell was commissioned at pier 27, San Francisco, Cali­
APA209.pdf:10: 11,760 tons. It is capable of making 18.6 knots with a full load displacement.
APA209.pdf:10: 117 through 235. Our complement totals 521 officers and men, with a berth­
APA209.pdf:10: by the Kaiser Company, Incorporated. It was the 536th vessel turned out by
APA209.pdf:10: the Permanente Shipyards, being constructed according to U. S. Maritime
APA209.pdf:10: time Commission Contract MC-15762, Hull No. 557. The ship was outfitted
APA209.pdf:10:20mm’s, and carries twenty-six landing craft. Her sister ships are the APAs
APA209.pdf:10:62 feet. This vessel has a light displacement of 6,330 tons, and when loaded
APA209.pdf:10:August 22, 1944.
APA209.pdf:10:Commission specifications and plans VC2-S-AP5 for a single screw transport,
APA209.pdf:10:House, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. David D. Bohannon, Oakford Road, Red­
APA209.pdf:10:N. Vincent, U. S. Naval Reserve, Treasure Island. Mr. Edgar Kaiser was the
APA209.pdf:10:The ship mounts one 5”/38 gun, five 40mm’s (1 quad of twins), and ten
APA209.pdf:10:Virginia. The sponsor at the launching was Mrs. Samuel I. Rosenman, White
APA209.pdf:10:Way, Apt. 112, Berkeley, California, was the flower girl. The Chaplain was W.
APA209.pdf:10:ation, Richmond Shipyard No. 2, Richmond, California, under the U. S. Mari­
APA209.pdf:10:fornia, at 1400, 25 October 1944.
APA209.pdf:10:in honor of Mrs. Rosenman at the Yard Three Banquet Room at 6:00 p.m.,
APA209.pdf:10:ing accommodation for 2,116 personnel, including troop berthing.
APA209.pdf:10:p.m., August 22, 1944. The Tazewell was named after counties in Illinois and
APA209.pdf:10:speaker and Mr. Bedford was the master of ceremonies. A dinner was given
APA209.pdf:10:together with those changes which were found to be necessary in building.
APA209.pdf:10:wood City, California, was the matron of honor. Mrs. Lois Berry, 2315 Dwight
APA209.pdf:11:        THf TRAVELS Of THf TAZEWELL
APA209.pdf:11:      A cheerful October 25, 1944, found us a most
APA209.pdf:11:      Our stay at the NSD was but a brief one; sup­
APA209.pdf:11:      The U.S.S. Tazewell (APA 209) was to be no longer just the name of the
APA209.pdf:11:     Preparations were then made to get underway for Mare Island. It was
APA209.pdf:11:     The trip from San
APA209.pdf:11: Navy tugs. With the goodbyes and cheers of loved
APA209.pdf:11: aboard. From the supply depot we re-crossed the
APA209.pdf:11: bay, this time to the U. S. Naval Drydocks, Hunter’s
APA209.pdf:11: departure from pier 27, San Francisco, assisted by
APA209.pdf:11: destination to be, the Naval Supply Depot at Oak­
APA209.pdf:11: important part of our lives and future, and we a part of hers.
APA209.pdf:11: land.
APA209.pdf:11: missioned, but as yet untried. Immediately after the
APA209.pdf:11: ones, and well-wishes still ringing in our ears, we
APA209.pdf:11: plies were loaded day and night until all stores were
APA209.pdf:11: proud and elated crew aboard a vessel newly com­
APA209.pdf:11: ship to which we had been assigned. She was now as never before a definite and
APA209.pdf:11: traditional commissioning ceremony we made our
APA209.pdf:11: were slowly towed across San Francisco Bay. Our
APA209.pdf:11:A directive was received
APA209.pdf:11:Francisco to San Pedro
APA209.pdf:11:Point. It was here that all minor repairs and alterations were made, which in
APA209.pdf:11:San Francisco we lay at
APA209.pdf:11:San Pedro, California.
APA209.pdf:11:anchor in the stream
APA209.pdf:11:at Hunter’s Point that the "Trembling T” was clothed in her first war painted
APA209.pdf:11:awaiting further orders.
APA209.pdf:11:completed. Returning to
APA209.pdf:11:lasted only a day, and we
APA209.pdf:11:ordering us to sail for
APA209.pdf:11:pleted, the "T” was pronounced fit for sea.
APA209.pdf:11:sooner than was expected,
APA209.pdf:11:suit. Zigzagging lines of every shape, size, and color covered the ship’s con­
APA209.pdf:11:there that the ammunition, which was to provide the life’s spark of our guns,
APA209.pdf:11:time would mean so very much to the smooth operation of the ship. It was
APA209.pdf:11:tours from stem to stern. Freshly painted and with all necessary repairs com­
APA209.pdf:11:was a pleasant one; it
APA209.pdf:11:was loaded. We remained at Mare Island for about a day until loading was
APA209.pdf:11:were escorted part of the
APA209.pdf:12:      A tremendous amount of money is spent by tourists for souvenirs and
APA209.pdf:12:      Also, worth mentioning are the military bases of Pearl Harbor and Schofield
APA209.pdf:12:      Traveling across town, next visited was the Oriental Section of Honolulu.
APA209.pdf:12:     Our liberties here were enjoyable, although in one day you can see as much
APA209.pdf:12:     Our next port was reached without mishap on February first. It was the
APA209.pdf:12:     With calm seas, sunny days, and cool evenings, the next phase of our
APA209.pdf:12: Barracks. Pearl Harbor is one of the finest natural harbors in the Pacific, and has
APA209.pdf:12: Here could be seen the Chinese and other Orientals living their strange ways
APA209.pdf:12: Honolulu, although the above-mentioned are the most numerous. The Oriental
APA209.pdf:12: Section was very filthy. The strong spicy aroma combined with odors of freshly
APA209.pdf:12: and customs. The city’s population is comprised of Chinese, Filipinos, Hawai-
APA209.pdf:12: ians, and Japanese. There are of course peoples of other nationalities living in
APA209.pdf:12: ingly true of Uncle Sam’s servicemen. Curio shops are numerous throughout
APA209.pdf:12: of smell. One did however find himself impressed with the lovely simplicity
APA209.pdf:12: of the Chinese pagodas that could be seen here and there about this section
APA209.pdf:12: of the city.
APA209.pdf:12: remembrances to be sent Stateside to loved ones and friends. This is exceed­
APA209.pdf:12: slaughtered chickens seemed to fill the air, making it unpleasant to one’s sense
APA209.pdf:12: the city and prove to be one of its commercial mainstays at the present.
APA209.pdf:12: trains thousands of the Army’s charges for combat duty in the advanced Pacific
APA209.pdf:12:An atoll is a great island-dotted reef surrounding a large inner lagoon. Eniwetok
APA209.pdf:12:These islands are of a volcanic origin and are completely surrounded by coral
APA209.pdf:12:areas.
APA209.pdf:12:as we had remained at Eniwetok only long enough to be refueled. With the
APA209.pdf:12:dawn of each new day the feeling of tension became greatly increased, for the
APA209.pdf:12:eighth day at sea, the Tazewell entered the East Channel of the Eniwetok Atoll.
APA209.pdf:12:in order to avoid the floating mine sighted in our path. Had it made its contact
APA209.pdf:12:is the northernmost island of what is known as the Ralik or "Sunset Chain”
APA209.pdf:12:journey proved a pleasant one. Flying fish were frequently seen to break
APA209.pdf:12:long Honolulu and the rest of Hawaii would be but a pleasant memory.
APA209.pdf:12:of Honolulu as you would care to. Very soon we were to find out that ours
APA209.pdf:12:of the Marshalls. January 26th found the ship underway and westward bound,
APA209.pdf:12:our wake, and ahead lay Kossal Roads and the Palaus.
APA209.pdf:12:raiders. Gielap and Jar, small islands of the Ulithi group were now long in
APA209.pdf:12:reefs. Not easy to forget was the time we had to veer sharply off our course
APA209.pdf:12:the world’s most modern submarine base. Schofield Barracks quarters and
APA209.pdf:12:through the surface of the calm water. On the morning of January 25th, our
APA209.pdf:12:volcanic Island of Pelelieu, one of the southernmost islands of the Palaus.
APA209.pdf:12:was a serious mission, for at this time troops were boarding the ship and before
APA209.pdf:12:’’Trembling T” and her crew were now in easy striking distance of the enemy
APA209.pdf:13:     Honolulu was found
APA209.pdf:13:     In the few hours that followed, the troops made their way happily but
APA209.pdf:13:     Spotlessly clean in liberty whites, shoes polished to a high gloss, the shore
APA209.pdf:13:     Time flew, and January I Oth greeted us with the prospect of liberty.
APA209.pdf:13:"doggies" war-time welcome to Hawaii.
APA209.pdf:13:Hawaiian Hotel appear­
APA209.pdf:13:Liberty was to commence at 1000 and expire aboard at 1700. This seemed
APA209.pdf:13:Theatres, skating rinks,
APA209.pdf:13:all of the city’s many
APA209.pdf:13:and busses were to be
APA209.pdf:13:and rifles. Laboriously they made their descent to pier and long sought "terra
APA209.pdf:13:and the Poincianas
APA209.pdf:13:be seen lounging around
APA209.pdf:13:blooming in sweet frag­
APA209.pdf:13:bound "Swabbies” of the "Trembling T” stood restlessly assembled for dress
APA209.pdf:13:bowling alleys, and other
APA209.pdf:13:downtown or business
APA209.pdf:13:ed as beautiful as the
APA209.pdf:13:firma”. They disembarked to the strains of sprightly marches and popular
APA209.pdf:13:flourishing city. The
APA209.pdf:13:girls were frequently to
APA209.pdf:13:inspection. Anxiety reigned as this was our first liberty on foreign shores.
APA209.pdf:13:melodies played by an Army band on the pier below. It was the arriving
APA209.pdf:13:ming at Waikiki proved
APA209.pdf:13:modernized. Streetcars
APA209.pdf:13:noisily down the gangways erected for their use, carrying their barracks’ bags
APA209.pdf:13:on the beach. The Royal
APA209.pdf:13:postcards portraying it,
APA209.pdf:13:rance in the colorful cultured garden lent an arresting atmosphere to the scene.
APA209.pdf:13:renowned Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Finally, the camouflaged Aloha Tower itself
APA209.pdf:13:section teemed with con­
APA209.pdf:13:seen everywhere.
APA209.pdf:13:sources of amusement
APA209.pdf:13:stores of any size, were
APA209.pdf:13:sufficient time to complete a sight-seeing and shopping tour of Honolulu.
APA209.pdf:13:tinuous activity. Nearly
APA209.pdf:13:to be a very large and
APA209.pdf:13:to be fun since American
APA209.pdf:13:to one of the many piers along Honolulu’s water front.
APA209.pdf:13:was sighted; we had arrived. A tug took us in tow and we soon were tied up
APA209.pdf:13:were numerous. Swim­
APA209.pdf:14:      On January 9th, six days after our departure from the States, in the early
APA209.pdf:14:      The "T” proudly steamed toward her destination, Honolulu, Hawaii. All
APA209.pdf:14:     It would be quite safe to say that our maiden voyage proved to be our
APA209.pdf:14:     Oft the coast of Southern California the Tazeivell was put through her
APA209.pdf:14:     Three days later, on a very bleak and chilly Christmas day, the ship entered
APA209.pdf:14:     We aboard considered ourselves most fortunate in that we had been able
APA209.pdf:14: jection which we recognized as "Old Diamond Head” loomed suddenly into
APA209.pdf:14: the crew not on watch lined the rails to greet with interest the scenes that
APA209.pdf:14: time elapsed before Waikiki’s sandy beach was seen with its beautiful and
APA209.pdf:14: view off our starboard side. This picturesque volcano, though extinct for many
APA209.pdf:14: years, has served to mark one end of Honolulu’s huge harbor. Only a short
APA209.pdf:14:APA filled harbor of San Pedro. The official shakedown period lasted approxi­
APA209.pdf:14:Clements Island. At the day’s end, we’d return a very tired crew and ship, to the
APA209.pdf:14:County, wherein lies the island’s famous leper colony. Shortly after, the Isle
APA209.pdf:14:Tazewell acquired her nickname the "Trembling T”. Enroute to San Pedro,
APA209.pdf:14:Tazewell at sea, westward bound.
APA209.pdf:14:after the long days at sea.
APA209.pdf:14:cruise southward along the coast, leaving in our wake Catalina and San
APA209.pdf:14:every time the ship’s screw cleared the water’s surface because of lack of ballast,
APA209.pdf:14:mately fourteen days, all of which proved to be busy ones for ship’s crew and
APA209.pdf:14:of Oahu could be seen, and its green grasses and trees were a pleasant spectacle
APA209.pdf:14:officers alike. During the shakedown period all guns were fired, speed trials
APA209.pdf:14:operations off San Diego. On December 22nd, after a successful shakedown,
APA209.pdf:14:part of the morning the faint outlines of the Island of Molokai came into
APA209.pdf:14:presented themselves. Until now, these landmarks passing in review had been
APA209.pdf:14:rails giving up to the sea their meals of bygone hours.
APA209.pdf:14:riding "Neptune’s Rollercoaster”, soldiers and sailors alike crowded the ship’s
APA209.pdf:14:roughest one as far as the weather was concerned. After a day or more of
APA209.pdf:14:run, data taken, and final adjustments made to bring the Tazewell’s performance
APA209.pdf:14:seen only in pictures by a majority of the men aboard. The mountainous pro­
APA209.pdf:14:shakedown cruise. Each day in the early morning, we’d put out to sea, and
APA209.pdf:14:she trembled from stem to stern. Thus the crew dubbed her, the "Trembling T”.
APA209.pdf:14:the snow blanketed port of Seattle, Washington. We were berthed at pier 48,
APA209.pdf:14:to enjoy Christmas and New Years in the States, for January 2nd found the
APA209.pdf:14:to that of perfection. The following two weeks saw us through amphibious
APA209.pdf:14:troops were taken aboard. From Seattle our destination—overseas?
APA209.pdf:14:until orders were received to change berths to pier 42. It was here that Army
APA209.pdf:14:view. The island is long and narrow in appearance, and is noted for its Kalawao
APA209.pdf:14:way by schools of playful porpoises. It might be mentioned here how the
APA209.pdf:14:we found ourselves northward bound.
APA209.pdf:15:    No sooner was the task of unloading completed than orders were received
APA209.pdf:15:    The natives from the surrounding islands of Leyte and Samar paid us
APA209.pdf:15:English is known by the
APA209.pdf:15:Marine division. Not many miles north of Pelelieu is situated the by-passed
APA209.pdf:15:Palaus. No anchorage being available, after Condition 1-A was sounded, the
APA209.pdf:15:Ridge” was fought and dearly paid for with the lives of almost a complete
APA209.pdf:15:accept our mattress cov­
APA209.pdf:15:anchor dug in on the harbor bottom of San Pedro Bay. The following day
APA209.pdf:15:anchorage. We remained idle in San Pedro Bay for over a month; the days
APA209.pdf:15:be a small part of what would be the largest invasion fleet ever assembled.
APA209.pdf:15:be refueled. After refueling we cast off, and once again proceeded to the
APA209.pdf:15:bulary consisted of two
APA209.pdf:15:buyers. In exchange for
APA209.pdf:15:cient to attract the atten­
APA209.pdf:15:directing us to sail for San Pedro Bay, Leyte, P. I. The next few days were
APA209.pdf:15:ers, cigarettes, clothing,
APA209.pdf:15:ever, these proved suffi­
APA209.pdf:15:flawlessly, though it had been practised many times before in the amphibious
APA209.pdf:15:frequent visits in their outrigger canoes; they carried their usual assortment
APA209.pdf:15:habitating the island. It was also on this islet that the "Battle of Bloody Nose
APA209.pdf:15:hats and mats. Very little
APA209.pdf:15:island of Babelthuap, where twenty thousand "sons of heaven” were slowly
APA209.pdf:15:most of them their voca­
APA209.pdf:15:native traders, and for
APA209.pdf:15:of prehistoric lizards that grew to a length of five to six feet could be found
APA209.pdf:15:of wares to barter. The majority of these sea-going souvenir shops offered for
APA209.pdf:15:our soldiers’ quarters on Pelelieu.
APA209.pdf:15:part of our training. Interesting things to remember about Pelelieu are: before
APA209.pdf:15:slowly dragging on in endless fashion. Little then did we know that we were to
APA209.pdf:15:soldiers and supplies were lowered over the side into boats while the ship was
APA209.pdf:15:spent steaming slowly in convoy, until on February 9th, the hooks of our
APA209.pdf:15:starving to death. It was these hunger crazed Japs, who when the tide was low,
APA209.pdf:15:swam and stumbled across the coral reefs to unsuccessfully "banzai” against
APA209.pdf:15:the island underwent its terrific bombardment from sea and air, a rare species
APA209.pdf:15:their goods they would
APA209.pdf:15:then, the cruise of the "Trembling T” might well have been ended in the
APA209.pdf:15:tion of their prospective
APA209.pdf:15:trade such articles as bananas, bolo knives, hula skirts, and a few hand woven
APA209.pdf:15:underway. This operation, much to the surprise of everyone, was performed
APA209.pdf:15:we weighed anchor and soon were underway to tie up to a waiting tanker to
APA209.pdf:15:words, "Hey Joe”; how­
APA209.pdf:16:                                                            A dungaree liberty
APA209.pdf:16:                                                        One aged wrinkled old
APA209.pdf:16:                                                        and clothing; as for the
APA209.pdf:16:                                                        mouth and chew them up
APA209.pdf:16:                                                        native was seen to put
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       about our second week in
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       ashore by P-boat. The
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       cigarettes we have doubts.
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       port and we were taken
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       quite thoroughly.
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       ride in was a pleasant
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       three cigarettes into his
APA209.pdf:16:                                                       was finally granted us
APA209.pdf:16:     Besides the enjoyable hours spent in trading with the natives, an equally
APA209.pdf:16:     Coconut trees grow in abundance throughout the village, and their fruit
APA209.pdf:16: and the least preferred, money. They insisted that the money be in fifty-cent
APA209.pdf:16: peso in Philippine currency. They use mattress covers in the making of sails
APA209.pdf:16: pieces, for they would accept only silver. Our half dollar is equivalent to one
APA209.pdf:16: we visited the village of San Antonio and found it to be dirty and unsanitary,
APA209.pdf:16:and resemble dippers and salad forks made from bamboo. Hollowed out coco­
APA209.pdf:16:can be had just for the picking and climbing. Patroling SP’s prevented our
APA209.pdf:16:entering the village and so all our bartering had to be done from the far side
APA209.pdf:16:exchanged for their woven mats, purses, and hula skirts. We soon learned that
APA209.pdf:16:good time was had by all who took part in the lively soft-ball games played
APA209.pdf:16:ing a cool dip in the ocean at the nearby beach. Not to be forgotten were the
APA209.pdf:16:island.
APA209.pdf:16:native girls really took a liking to our scented soaps and perfumed hair oils,
APA209.pdf:16:nut shells are used as bowls and dishes.
APA209.pdf:16:of a ravine that separated us from the natives. They however, not being under
APA209.pdf:16:on poles, one at each corner of the building. They sleep on straw woven mats
APA209.pdf:16:on the area’s large athletic field. Many of the men spent the afternoon enjoy­
APA209.pdf:16:one in the possession of a loud pair of pajamas could practically purchase the
APA209.pdf:16:one, and it felt great to be going ashore, if only for a few hours. Once ashore
APA209.pdf:16:similar to the ones they traded us. Their eating utensils are awkward things,
APA209.pdf:16:single-roomed, thatched huts constructed of straw and raised above the ground
APA209.pdf:16:the jurisdiction of the Navy, carried their wares to our side of the ditch. The
APA209.pdf:16:two cans of beer given each man, our first since departing from the States.
APA209.pdf:16:which they appropriately called "foo-foo water”. These articles could be readily
APA209.pdf:16:with living conditions in general surprisingly primitive. The villagers live in
APA209.pdf:17:     At 1248 on the 21st of March, 1945, we pulled out of San Pedro Bay
APA209.pdf:17:     Let us, before we get scared, cruise up to where the show takes place. We
APA209.pdf:17:     Many of our sleepless nights down there were due to the incessant visits of
APA209.pdf:17:     Once again
APA209.pdf:17: ban and Dulag
APA209.pdf:17: ly after these
APA209.pdf:17: reconnaissance
APA209.pdf:17: the ship was
APA209.pdf:17: were bombed.
APA209.pdf:17:"Alarm Clock Charlie”, a Jap reconnaissance plane that seemed to make it a
APA209.pdf:17:(DE 343) reported a submarine contact. Later dispatch proved the contact to
APA209.pdf:17:306th Infantry of the Seventy-seventh Division, all well primed for combat. Our
APA209.pdf:17:A few aboard the Tazewell had been through it before and had an idea of
APA209.pdf:17:Officially it was a secret, but within there was something that seemed to explain
APA209.pdf:17:Quarters. Short­
APA209.pdf:17:The day’s end found a tired but happy crew, quite willing to leave the island
APA209.pdf:17:all ships to
APA209.pdf:17:battle-drills, in preparation for fulfilling the part assigned to us in the forth­
APA209.pdf:17:be false.
APA209.pdf:17:coming operation.
APA209.pdf:17:flights were
APA209.pdf:17:in the Philippines, underway with Task Group 51.1 to a secret destination.
APA209.pdf:17:like home after seeing the conditions of filth and hardship that existed for the
APA209.pdf:17:loaded with
APA209.pdf:17:m ad e, T a c 1 o-
APA209.pdf:17:men stationed on the beach.
APA209.pdf:17:ment, and army personnel, totalling thirty-eight officers and six hundred and
APA209.pdf:17:on things began to take shape and form a picture, much as we had heard and
APA209.pdf:17:point to fly about in our vicinity in the early hours of the morning, causing
APA209.pdf:17:read about and seen in the news-reels at home. Actual combat was the picture.
APA209.pdf:17:remaining time in the Philippines was occupied with a series of simulated
APA209.pdf:17:seventy-five enlisted men. The fourth day underway, March 24th, an escort
APA209.pdf:17:sound General
APA209.pdf:17:the secret. We were assigned to the job we were trained to do. From that time
APA209.pdf:17:to the natives and get back aboard ship. The Tazewell seemed more than ever
APA209.pdf:17:troops of the
APA209.pdf:17:were APA’s. Protection accompanied us in the form of Destroyer Escorts. We
APA209.pdf:17:were loaded for an invasion with supplies, provisions, ammunition, army equip­
APA209.pdf:17:were traveling in a convoy of about twenty ships, the greater number of which
APA209.pdf:17:what to expect.
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        0700 another suicide
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        A few minutes later, two
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        assumed that this was the
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        dive was observed and it
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        dived for ships but crash­
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        ed into the sea. Around
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        enemy plane had dived
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        into the U. S. S. Kimber­
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        ly (DD 521) and it is
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        more suicide bombers
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        ship seen on the horizon.
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        was believed to be a Jap
APA209.pdf:18:                                                        was later reported that an
APA209.pdf:18:    March 25th: still underway and our convoy was growing large as the
APA209.pdf:18:    One morning while at "Dawn Alert”, we heard planes. Later we noticed
APA209.pdf:18:"Vai”. There was considerable AA fire prior to the dive and it is believed this
APA209.pdf:18:Field Artillery Group so that they could get set up and lob shells over on
APA209.pdf:18:Okinawa from the West. The main, and one of the biggest invasions of the
APA209.pdf:18:aided in causing the plane to miss the ship. Observers failed to identify the
APA209.pdf:18:at Kerama Retto. As yet they hadn’t reached us in great force. By the time they
APA209.pdf:18:carriers appeared on the horizon and our morale lifted perceptibly. Planes
APA209.pdf:18:coming and going from them gave us assurance.
APA209.pdf:18:dangers were becoming closer—dangers such as enemy mines. The following
APA209.pdf:18:destroyer under attack. This sort of thing continued each day and night while
APA209.pdf:18:had pierced our picket line of ships and carrier planes surrounding the area,
APA209.pdf:18:morning General Quarters was sounded and at 0515 all boats were lowered
APA209.pdf:18:morning of March 25 th, A A fire, the first real thing we had seen, appeared
APA209.pdf:18:on the horizon, and a few minutes later a fire was noted off our starboard
APA209.pdf:18:or better to say, in Japan’s backyard. At daybreak it seemed as though everyone
APA209.pdf:18:quarter indicating a possible suicide dive into one of the protecting ships. It
APA209.pdf:18:reach the transport area.
APA209.pdf:18:rhe lights on the planes and knew they were our buddies. At daybreak three
APA209.pdf:18:small group of islands lying to the west of Okinawa in the East China Sea
APA209.pdf:18:their number would be diminished to the extent that only one or two might
APA209.pdf:18:to the water. We had reached Kerama Retto, our secret destination being a
APA209.pdf:18:war took place on the east coast of Okinawa on the first of April; thus we
APA209.pdf:18:was experiencing a few chills, which weren’t caused by the cool air. Here we
APA209.pdf:18:were among the invasion force playing decoy by debarking a part of the 420th
APA209.pdf:18:were there six days in advance of the main event. At 0630 on this same
APA209.pdf:19:     Before we were challenged by the Japs, our sister ship the U. S. S. Telfair
APA209.pdf:19:     Just then another plane made a suicide dive on the U. S. S. Dickerson
APA209.pdf:19:     On most nights we would clear the area and cruise around in circles in
APA209.pdf:19:     Yes, April the Second is a night all on this ship will remember, and also
APA209.pdf:19:(APA 21), one of the screening vessels which was just off our port bow and
APA209.pdf:19:(APA 210), was hit by a suicide plane, the wing tipping the forward mast
APA209.pdf:19:1830 General Quarters was sounded along with the sound of AA fire, and
APA209.pdf:19:It was April 2nd, just at sundown when the "sack boys” were cured of their
APA209.pdf:19:Jap plane to crash on the horizon, and the other one crash dived into the
APA209.pdf:19:U. S. S. Henrico (APA 45) starting a fire and causing the ship to drop out
APA209.pdf:19:a life raft was seen floating by our port side.
APA209.pdf:19:air attacks. Each night, at about the time we were getting to sleep, we would
APA209.pdf:19:and four enlisted men wounded.
APA209.pdf:19:and glancing off their port bow. It is believed that one wing of the plane hit
APA209.pdf:19:at the F4F’s.” Things were now happening all around, and most of the ships
APA209.pdf:19:ball”, always being the first to sound the alarm and the last to secure. How­
APA209.pdf:19:be called to General Quarters. Yes Sir, the Mighty 'T” was always "on the
APA209.pdf:19:before all could get to their stations the convoy was under attack by enemy
APA209.pdf:19:before they could get dressed and to their stations, would stay in their sacks
APA209.pdf:19:by not being "on the ball” gained a little more sleep. The Japs and everything
APA209.pdf:19:either shot down or fulfilled their mission as suicides. Observers first reported
APA209.pdf:19:else which interrupted our sleep were rapidly becoming a nuisance and some
APA209.pdf:19:ever, we accepted the honor of being first with grace, while the other ships
APA209.pdf:19:lazy ways by the unexpected rumbling of the big guns of the Tazewell.
APA209.pdf:19:of formation. This being the first real and close experience for most hands in
APA209.pdf:19:of our prophetic or rather lazy shipmates, who just knew GQ would be secured
APA209.pdf:19:planes. It was estimated there were twelve planes, of which number eight were
APA209.pdf:19:recruits, as was shown when the Jap ships went down, and firing continued
APA209.pdf:19:should not fail to remember how fortunate we were. That was the show that
APA209.pdf:19:successfully hit it.
APA209.pdf:19:the squardron commander. "But, you fired like a bunch of 'trigger happy’
APA209.pdf:19:the vicinity of Okinawa, as it was better to be on the move in case of night
APA209.pdf:19:their 40mm "quad.” An unconfirmed report listed one man killed, an officer,
APA209.pdf:19:this Squadron, we humbly acknowledged the credit given to us after the battle
APA209.pdf:19:twilight all action and destruction seemed to be at its peak. On the horizon
APA209.pdf:19:two F4F Wildcats on the tail of two Jap planes. Anti-aircraft fire cause one
APA209.pdf:19:until a deep voice would say: "Where is your station, and what is your name?”
APA209.pdf:19:was over. "You did a swell job, and I am happy to still be with you”, reported
APA209.pdf:19:were fires, and ships around us were burning. About that time a lone man in
APA209.pdf:19:were getting their turn to fire; some were afire. The sun was down, and in the
APA209.pdf:19:would make a three-ring circus look like a side-show without freaks. At about
APA209.pdf:20:                                                               Darkness had now
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         "Bogey” reports and the
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         be able to "turn in”, but
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         distance prevented us
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         from "securing” although
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         ly quiet until at 0600
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         remainder of the night.
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         set in and we hoped that
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         sight of AA fire in the
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         sooner or later we would
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         the situation was relative­
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         this was not to be for the
APA209.pdf:20:                                                         when we heard a plane
APA209.pdf:20:     "Someone better take care of that plane at 060 which appears to be diving
APA209.pdf:20:     It was at this point that the whole squadron lived up to its name of "Trigger
APA209.pdf:20:     It was now getting late and as the Japs were running out of planes we
APA209.pdf:20:Hirohito. Immediately the tremendous cheers arose from the now breathing
APA209.pdf:20:and several ships opened fire on them. Our 40mm "quad” opened fire on the
APA209.pdf:20:and went into a dive, heading for the destroyer which had sent up the salvo of
APA209.pdf:20:as we opened a broadside fire on it with our 40mm guns and the five-inch,
APA209.pdf:20:began to feel as though we would be neglected. Three enemy planes were
APA209.pdf:20:bodies of those on this ship.
APA209.pdf:20:came within range, the 20mm guns took their six short for a quarter, and
APA209.pdf:20:direct hit from a five-inch shell and burst into flames, but the pilot held on
APA209.pdf:20:fire. They were soon identified as F6F Hellcats—our air coverage. We were
APA209.pdf:20:five-inch stuff. He overshot his target and made a beautiful splash just aft of
APA209.pdf:20:happy” recruits. Four planes passed overhead in formation and everyone opened
APA209.pdf:20:in the low-ceiling fog. A Jap "Tony” had crashed into the sea.
APA209.pdf:20:maniacal fashion the pilot headed her in, brushing aside or absorbing our AA
APA209.pdf:20:nition later. Suddenly a giantplane flying at very high altitude appeared overhead
APA209.pdf:20:on us”, was the report from our control station. In a flash we knew, for in
APA209.pdf:20:plane at 000 at extreme range. This plane headed for our bow, but being hit
APA209.pdf:20:reported coming in at relative bearings ()()()°, 020°, and 060 respectively,
APA209.pdf:20:several times by our 40mm "quad”, winged over and exploded at the stern of
APA209.pdf:20:the U. S. S. Goodhue (APA 107). The plane at 020 appeared to receive a
APA209.pdf:20:the continuous firing of lead and trembling of the knees was maintained until
APA209.pdf:20:the destroyer.
APA209.pdf:20:the right wing was shot off and faltered like a feather making a splash for
APA209.pdf:20:thirty eight. We continued firing with our 40mm and as soon as the plane
APA209.pdf:20:tired and scared, thinking all planes were Japs, firing first and attempting recog­
APA209.pdf:21:     The 2nd and the 3rd of April, 1945, still remain as the days containing our
APA209.pdf:21:    On April 13th we received orders to sail to Okinawa, where we were to
APA209.pdf:21:    The next day the strategists agreed that the Japs were getting too rough
APA209.pdf:21:About nine planes got
APA209.pdf:21:B-29 Super-fortress, but it was far out of range. It was also at about this time
APA209.pdf:21:Japs being aware of that
APA209.pdf:21:Mariner coming in at low level for a landing at Kerama Retto.
APA209.pdf:21:The main event of this
APA209.pdf:21:anchorage, where we
APA209.pdf:21:and all ships sent up A A fire with flack bursting low. This turned out to be a
APA209.pdf:21:and troops; the invasion
APA209.pdf:21:and whittling us down too much each day, and so our Task Group 51.1 was
APA209.pdf:21:approximately two hun­
APA209.pdf:21:area, and they were well
APA209.pdf:21:beyond the screening
APA209.pdf:21:disperse with the rest of our cargo and troops, the bulk of which was beached
APA209.pdf:21:dred planes to stop us.
APA209.pdf:21:each morning returning
APA209.pdf:21:fact, sent out a force of
APA209.pdf:21:fighter planes and the
APA209.pdf:21:for ten days awaiting further orders. While in this waiting area we witnessed
APA209.pdf:21:menced unloading cargo
APA209.pdf:21:morning of April 16th
APA209.pdf:21:most exciting experiences. Thank God for bringing us through without a
APA209.pdf:21:of le Shima was on. The
APA209.pdf:21:on le Shima by our sturdy and well-trained boat crews. From the Okinawa
APA209.pdf:21:operation occurred on the
APA209.pdf:21:our eyes, we would leave
APA209.pdf:21:parked at night without
APA209.pdf:21:refueling while underway.
APA209.pdf:21:scratch.
APA209.pdf:21:sent to a waiting area in the Pacific, east of Okinawa, to sail around in circles
APA209.pdf:21:sleep, but with smoke in
APA209.pdf:21:surrounding ships. The
APA209.pdf:21:taken care of by our
APA209.pdf:21:that an AKA off our port quarter was taking pot shots with a 20mm at a
APA209.pdf:21:the performances of one of the Navy’s then secret weapons; the method of
APA209.pdf:21:to le Shima, proceeding
APA209.pdf:21:under Condition 1-A.
APA209.pdf:21:vessels to the transport
APA209.pdf:21:when at 0620 we com­
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       A bit of rest we never knew.
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       Again they came, and in God we would
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       And let us go for another day.
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       But it was short and the story sad.
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       Then came the clouds and then the rain.
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       They tried their bombs, then suicide.
APA209.pdf:22:                                                       We’ll always think of the nights we had!
APA209.pdf:22:                                                   The days dragged on, then the dusk;
APA209.pdf:22:                                                   The sun came up and we were glad—
APA209.pdf:22:                                                   Then we would eat and "turn to”:
APA209.pdf:22:                                                   They dropped their bombs and hurried away
APA209.pdf:22:                                                   We waited for days—what a terrible strain,
APA209.pdf:22:                                                  The rain meant rest and rest we had,
APA209.pdf:22:                                                  The skies cleared up and again they tried;
APA209.pdf:22:                                                  They died in vain trying that,
APA209.pdf:22:              "MAKE SMOKE”                             But planes hit our ships fore and aft.
APA209.pdf:22:             Smoke ”,                                          smoke.
APA209.pdf:22:             bright.                                           air.
APA209.pdf:22:             the night                                 We thanked our God for giving us an­
APA209.pdf:22:      From that time until April 30th, we cruised around Okinawa and spent
APA209.pdf:22:      The Tazewell then joined in a mock invasion upon the southeast shore of
APA209.pdf:22:     As planes came in from far out of sight.                 other peaceful day.
APA209.pdf:22:     The nights were long and the moon was             And we can breathe some good fresh
APA209.pdf:22:     The words we would hear were "Make                And send us back where there is no
APA209.pdf:22:     Where the Japs invented the suicide dive.         But our worst battle was "Making Smoke”.
APA209.pdf:22:  Mighty "T" opened fire on two low flying enemy planes approaching from our
APA209.pdf:22:  port beam at extreme range. They separated before coming into effective
APA209.pdf:22:  range, one being shot down by surface craft and the other by two of our fighter
APA209.pdf:22: Okinawa. Task Group 51.1 along with battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and
APA209.pdf:22: The boat crews that day again earned praise by riding a very rough sea.
APA209.pdf:22: defenses, enabling the Marines to advance from the other side of the island.
APA209.pdf:22: ed by the order "make smoke”, Lewis F. Connor, CM3c, wrote the following
APA209.pdf:22: many planes put on a spectacular show to encourage the Japs to draw their
APA209.pdf:22: more suicide planes, and hoping that the Baka Bomb or a Suicide Boat would
APA209.pdf:22: most of our time running to and from General Quarters. Yes! General Quarters
APA209.pdf:22: not pick our ship as a target. However we did manage to exist, eating the
APA209.pdf:22: planes.
APA209.pdf:22: poem:
APA209.pdf:22: regular chow, sleeping now and then, and eating "smoke”. At that time, inspir­
APA209.pdf:22: was the routine day and night while we were undergoing bombing raids, and
APA209.pdf:22:And the smoke we would make all through           As our job was finished and we cruised away
APA209.pdf:22:It was off Okinawa in forty-five, .               A few were sunk and that’s no joke.
APA209.pdf:22:The alarm would ring and that’s no joke;          I hope they give away our boats,
APA209.pdf:22:They first came days, and then at night;          Now we're far away from there,
APA209.pdf:23:     At 0750 on June 6th,
APA209.pdf:23:    But let us pause a moment before we go on leave, and glance back to Oki­
APA209.pdf:23:    On April 30th we departed from Okinawa in convoy for our next stop,
APA209.pdf:23:    Once again we enjoy­
APA209.pdf:23:    Then came the mes­
APA209.pdf:23:"Proceed to San Fran­
APA209.pdf:23:General Quarters.
APA209.pdf:23:Navy Recreational Cen­
APA209.pdf:23:Saipan, where we arrived on the morning of May 5th. The next day the port
APA209.pdf:23:The surrounding atmos­
APA209.pdf:23:a clean ship and also the Jap plane painted on the bridge would be good argu­
APA209.pdf:23:ball was enjoyed by all
APA209.pdf:23:cisco". Happiness and ex­
APA209.pdf:23:citement ran through the ship with the knowledge of our destination, and as
APA209.pdf:23:co, but the sights at hand
APA209.pdf:23:companied to the tune of hammers going chip-chip-chip, as the Captain had
APA209.pdf:23:ed the privilege of sleep­
APA209.pdf:23:eyes. The requests for
APA209.pdf:23:given the order to "clean ’er up and paint ’er down.” He realized full well that
APA209.pdf:23:good portion of them, to
APA209.pdf:23:her anchor on the Hoor
APA209.pdf:23:ing through the night
APA209.pdf:23:leaves began to swamp
APA209.pdf:23:ments to back up a request for leave.
APA209.pdf:23:minds. Let us look at these little things, without which, we would not be able
APA209.pdf:23:nawa taking into consideration a few facts that should be imprinted in our
APA209.pdf:23:of San Francisco Bay.
APA209.pdf:23:our surprise, were granted.
APA209.pdf:23:peanut butter sandwiches, drinking a few bottles of beer or coke, and playing
APA209.pdf:23:phere was natural for Fris­
APA209.pdf:23:sage we were waiting for:
APA209.pdf:23:ter on Saipan.
APA209.pdf:23:the Exec’s office, and a
APA209.pdf:23:the Mighty "7”' dropped
APA209.pdf:23:to stern brought thoughts of the good times ahead. These thoughts were ac­
APA209.pdf:23:watch was granted liberty and getting our feet on Mother Earth again, eating
APA209.pdf:23:we got underway the sight of freshly washed dress blues hanging from stem
APA209.pdf:23:were of great ease to the
APA209.pdf:23:who made the trip to the
APA209.pdf:23:without the sounding of
APA209.pdf:24:                                                              After two short days
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          Bridge and turned north­
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          again steamed under the
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          beautiful Golden Gate
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          could see the fir-lined
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          in San Francisco Bay, we
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          ing, the 10th of June,
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          of Juan de Fuca. We
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          shore of Canada off the
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          tered the famous Straits
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          ward, Seattle bound. It
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          was a cool Sunday morn­
APA209.pdf:24:                                                          when the Mighty 'T" en­
APA209.pdf:24:                                     From March 26 to April 30 General Quar­
APA209.pdf:24:                                     There are many more little facts that are not
APA209.pdf:24:                                but not once did enemy action cause damage or
APA209.pdf:24:                                ed and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were
APA209.pdf:24:                                fired by our guns in action.
APA209.pdf:24:                                ing this time twenty-two enemy planes were sight­
APA209.pdf:24:                                injury in any way upon this ship or its crew. Dur­
APA209.pdf:24:                                running of the ship. Not once during a religious
APA209.pdf:24:                                service did the General Alarm sound.
APA209.pdf:24:                                ters was sounded many times due to enemy action,
APA209.pdf:24:                                very necessary to the maintenance and smooth
APA209.pdf:24:             \w                 Our Navy knows that this service to the men is
APA209.pdf:24:     The ship spent two weeks in the shipyard undergoing minor voyage repairs.
APA209.pdf:24: It is here that we turn to the office of Lt. Doyle Ragle, the ship’s Chaplain,
APA209.pdf:24: to ger along, the little things that grow with the support of the helping hand.
APA209.pdf:24:Some of the crew were able to take short leaves while others had to be satisfied
APA209.pdf:24:Then, with her sides scraped and a new paint job, the Tazewell was ready for
APA209.pdf:24:at Vashon Island in time to make liberty. The old town surely looked good.
APA209.pdf:24:business again. We steamed across into the Seattle Port of Embarkation. In
APA209.pdf:24:easily recalled. Let us remember that the Japs were sent out to fight and die
APA209.pdf:24:for what they believed in. We were sent out to fight and live for the things in
APA209.pdf:24:into Puget Sound, a few hours sailing brought us to Seattle where we tied up
APA209.pdf:24:port-side and the virgin timber of Washington to the starboard. Proceeding
APA209.pdf:24:three days we had embarked three Army General Hospital units; the 304th,
APA209.pdf:24:which we believed.
APA209.pdf:24:who directed and comforted the many who visited him during these times.
APA209.pdf:24:with seventy-two hour liberties.
APA209.pdf:25:     July twenty-ninth saw the Tazewell anchoring in the bay just off Long
APA209.pdf:25:     On the twenty-seventh of June we
APA209.pdf:25:     Then things began to
APA209.pdf:25:"Docs’’ aboard. Our holds were bulging with medical equipment and we had
APA209.pdf:25:Beach, California. Scuttlebutt had it that another yard period was in the offing
APA209.pdf:25:Both Saipan and Tinian had large B-29
APA209.pdf:25:Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
APA209.pdf:25:Marianas where the Army was plan­
APA209.pdf:25:Rumors came thick and fast of Japanese surrender and, almost before we
APA209.pdf:25:Then we moved over to the neighbor­
APA209.pdf:25:a capacity load of troops.
APA209.pdf:25:and it surely was great to
APA209.pdf:25:barked the troops at their new home.
APA209.pdf:25:been pounding Japan’s
APA209.pdf:25:bombs for the Japanese home islands.
APA209.pdf:25:cities unmercifully; peace
APA209.pdf:25:feelers were emanating
APA209.pdf:25:fields. In a few days we were again
APA209.pdf:25:for a short visit.
APA209.pdf:25:from Tokyo. Then came
APA209.pdf:25:get home again, if only
APA209.pdf:25:happen. The B-29’s had
APA209.pdf:25:headed "Stateside’’ with a small group
APA209.pdf:25:ing island of Saipan to await further
APA209.pdf:25:many months.
APA209.pdf:25:ning a large hospital in preparation for
APA209.pdf:25:of Marines who had been overseas for
APA209.pdf:25:orders. It was quite a thrill to watch
APA209.pdf:25:realized it, the war in rhe Pacific had ended.
APA209.pdf:25:reluctantly shoved off for Tinian in the
APA209.pdf:25:sea. Arriving at Tinian we quickly de­
APA209.pdf:25:so the Exec’s Office was deluged with leave requests. Many of us were able
APA209.pdf:25:the 309th, and the 310th. A sick man didn’t have a chance with all those
APA209.pdf:25:the atomic bombs which
APA209.pdf:25:the huge Superforts take off loaded with
APA209.pdf:25:the invasion of Japan. The two-week
APA209.pdf:25:to take substantial leaves,
APA209.pdf:25:trip was made on an unusually calm
APA209.pdf:25:virtually demolished
APA209.pdf:26:                                                          We all had oppor­
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     Inside the breakwater
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     Manila, largest city of
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     Pock-marked buildings
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     Straits and up into Man­
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     We steamed past Hawaii
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     and on to Eniwetok
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     and there a humbled Jap
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     been a beautiful city
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     carrier Illustrious. Here
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     freighter furtively stuck
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     fuel and mail. Another
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     hand. What had once
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     heavy artillery fire and
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     her bow out of the water.
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     ing buildings and hungry
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     lay helplessly on their
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     people. Whole areas of
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     rubble of bricks, totter­
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     sides.
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     smaller Japanese vessels
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     still standing, attested to
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     street fighting. Shops had
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     the Philippine Islands.
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     the San Bernardino
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     the city were in ruins.
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     the ravages of war first­
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     time our destination was
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     tunity to make liberty in
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     war-torn Manila. Here
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     was an opportunity to see
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     was transformed into a
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     week brought us through
APA209.pdf:26:                                                     where we stopped for
APA209.pdf:26:                          ENDED!        JAPAN
APA209.pdf:26:    Although the war was won, our work was far from completed. It was time
APA209.pdf:26: WAR              IS
APA209.pdf:26:Armistice Will Be Signed in Few Days                      Manila Bay was liter­
APA209.pdf:26:August twenty-sixth with a very unhappy load of "Doggies” on board. This
APA209.pdf:26:Hirohito to Stay as Figurehead; Formal ila Bay.
APA209.pdf:26:MACARTHUR WILL RULE
APA209.pdf:26:ally loaded with ships. Here were transports, hospital ships, merchant vessels
APA209.pdf:26:of many nations, amphibious craft of all descriptions and even the British
APA209.pdf:26:to load up for another cruise on the Pacific. We sailed from San Pedro on
APA209.pdf:27:     We soon received orders to debark our
APA209.pdf:27:     Worn-out trucks and small, pony
APA209.pdf:27: ambulances rushing here and there.
APA209.pdf:27: drawn carts, known as carromatas furnish­
APA209.pdf:27: ed the only civilian transportation on the
APA209.pdf:27: endless stream of jeeps, trucks, tanks, and
APA209.pdf:27: hand-made sandals, woven baskets and purses, daintily embroidered handker­
APA209.pdf:27: military was much in evidence with an
APA209.pdf:27: of sight-seers selling Jap invasion money,
APA209.pdf:27: postage stamps and cheap rings. Prices
APA209.pdf:27: streets which were narrow and dusty. The
APA209.pdf:27: troops at San Fernando Bay in upper Lu­
APA209.pdf:27: were extremely high.
APA209.pdf:27: zon; then back to Manila to tie up at a
APA209.pdf:27:Eighth Army headed for
APA209.pdf:27:Leaving Manila we sailed
APA209.pdf:27:Then on to Legaspi where
APA209.pdf:27:Yokohama in Japan.
APA209.pdf:27:baskets and grass skirts.
APA209.pdf:27:blossomed amidst bombed-out buildings, selling articles of all descriptions;
APA209.pdf:27:came back from liberty
APA209.pdf:27:chiefs, and water-buffalo horns. Little Filipino boys darted among the crowds
APA209.pdf:27:considered the world’s
APA209.pdf:27:cupation forces of the
APA209.pdf:27:given a liberty here and
APA209.pdf:27:loaded down with ba­
APA209.pdf:27:most perfectly shaped ac­
APA209.pdf:27:nanas, pineapples, woven
APA209.pdf:27:of Legaspi is located at
APA209.pdf:27:our squadron. The village
APA209.pdf:27:pected in 1948. We were
APA209.pdf:27:pier. Here we loaded oc­
APA209.pdf:27:southward to Batangas.
APA209.pdf:27:takes place every ten
APA209.pdf:27:the foot of Mount Ma-
APA209.pdf:27:the natives. The boys
APA209.pdf:27:tive volcano. An eruption
APA209.pdf:27:we met the remainder of
APA209.pdf:27:were able to barter with
APA209.pdf:27:years. The next one is ex­
APA209.pdf:27:yon,altitude of 7,943 feet,
APA209.pdf:28:                                                               Finally on Saturday
APA209.pdf:28:                                                           morning, the 13th of
APA209.pdf:28:                                                           of a number of ships.
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          Japanese dock workers,
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          October, we steamed in
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          Tokyo Bay, up past Yoko­
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          geant, tie up the Taze­
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          prodded by an Army ser­
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          suka Naval Base and in­
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          to Yokohama. It was
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          we watched a group of
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          well to the pier at Yoko­
APA209.pdf:28:                                                          with mixed emotions that
APA209.pdf:28:                                                 Tokyo, the world’s third largest
APA209.pdf:28:                                                 With Japanese Yen 15 for one
APA209.pdf:28:                                            Sumida River over which have been
APA209.pdf:28:                                            are a few of the structures undamaged
APA209.pdf:28:                                            built many fine concrete bridges. These
APA209.pdf:28:                                            by the bombings, and are used almost
APA209.pdf:28:                                            city, lies at the head of Tokyo Bay,
APA209.pdf:28:                                            constantly by a continuous parade of
APA209.pdf:28:                                            dollar, and liberty declared for twenty-
APA209.pdf:28:                                            five per cent of the crew, the first party
APA209.pdf:28:                                            gram was completed in 1930 which
APA209.pdf:28:                                            hama. In very short order our troops
APA209.pdf:28:                                            loaded onto Army trucks.
APA209.pdf:28:                                            military vehicles. A reconstruction pro­
APA209.pdf:28:                                            quarter million. It is divided by the
APA209.pdf:28:                                            went ashore to see Japan.
APA209.pdf:28:                                            were off and our cargo was being un­
APA209.pdf:28:                                            with a population of seven and one
APA209.pdf:28:     After a short delay we headed for our destination in Tokyo Bay. No less
APA209.pdf:28: onstruction is the lack of natural, solid road-bed foundation soil.
APA209.pdf:28:gave Tokyo over 200,000 new buildings. Many of these are of Western archi­
APA209.pdf:28:inch piling and paved over with rock and asphalt. The reason for this type of
APA209.pdf:28:of the earthquake and tidal wave of 1923, and resulted in wide tree lined
APA209.pdf:28:streets replacing the narrow dirty lanes. These streets are made of two by four
APA209.pdf:28:tecture and are the ones remaining today. This reconstruction was the outcome
APA209.pdf:28:than three times we were forced to retreat southward, in order to avert the
APA209.pdf:28:typhoon which ripped up Okinawa and caused considerable damage, and loss
APA209.pdf:29:     An electric elevated
APA209.pdf:29:     Many strange meth­
APA209.pdf:29:     The distance between Tokyo and Yokohama, which is Tokyo’s port, is
APA209.pdf:29: The majority of trucks
APA209.pdf:29: Tokyo is very dilapidat­
APA209.pdf:29: and automobiles are op­
APA209.pdf:29: ed, but never-the-less is
APA209.pdf:29: erated on charcoal burn­
APA209.pdf:29: ers. Cattle can be seen
APA209.pdf:29: in use daily with each car
APA209.pdf:29: loaded to the steps.
APA209.pdf:29: seen along the streets.
APA209.pdf:29: tugging at heavily loaded
APA209.pdf:29:Air Forces’ relentless
APA209.pdf:29:Japan. This area is now
APA209.pdf:29:Land is the premium in
APA209.pdf:29:The trolley system in
APA209.pdf:29:Tokyo and Yokohama on
APA209.pdf:29:a space of a few acres.
APA209.pdf:29:about twenty miles and the area of devastation between the two cities runs a
APA209.pdf:29:and be buried all within
APA209.pdf:29:are not permitted to ride.
APA209.pdf:29:as a result of the Eighth
APA209.pdf:29:bombings. Only incen­
APA209.pdf:29:congestion it is easily un­
APA209.pdf:29:could be born, live, die
APA209.pdf:29:derstood how a person
APA209.pdf:29:diary bombs were used
APA209.pdf:29:dwellings, public build­
APA209.pdf:29:here and this once vast
APA209.pdf:29:industrial section is now
APA209.pdf:29:ings, shrines and ceme­
APA209.pdf:29:just one great ash heap
APA209.pdf:29:modern; Navy personnel
APA209.pdf:29:ods of transportation are
APA209.pdf:29:pears to be very fast and
APA209.pdf:29:reduced to heaps of junk.
APA209.pdf:29:teries. After seeing such
APA209.pdf:29:the half hour, and ap­
APA209.pdf:29:train operates between
APA209.pdf:29:width of approximately three miles. This area was a conglomeration of factories,
APA209.pdf:2:             PaJdlikedl by
APA209.pdf:2:  U. S. S. TflZ£UJELL flPfl 209
APA209.pdf:30:                                                               Here is located one
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          Academies which is still
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          Nagasaki and on up to
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          Next to the academy is
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          Sasebo arriving on the
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          buildings which are now
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          eighteen acre tract con­
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          intact. It sets on about an
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          occupied by the Marines.
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          of the Japanese Naval
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          one hundred and twenty
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          taining approximately
APA209.pdf:30:                                                          twenty-third.
APA209.pdf:30:                                             The same scenes are repeated in and
APA209.pdf:30:                                         as thousands will be without shelter this
APA209.pdf:30:                                         for sustenance.
APA209.pdf:30:                                         small green patches of young gardens ap­
APA209.pdf:30:                                         useful wreckage for building purposes,
APA209.pdf:30:                                         winter. All over this devastated area
APA209.pdf:30:                                        about Yokohama, a city before the war
APA209.pdf:30:                                        and it is difficult to find silk of any quan­
APA209.pdf:30:                                        are gone and only the steel and solid
APA209.pdf:30:                                        concrete ones remain. Nearly all of the
APA209.pdf:30:                                        considered the world’s greatest in silk
APA209.pdf:30:                                        exporting. Now the frame warehouses
APA209.pdf:30:                                        great variety of purchases were made by
APA209.pdf:30:                                        merchandise was destroyed in the fires,
APA209.pdf:30:                                        pear as the citizens fall back on the soil
APA209.pdf:30:                                        sale have come from private homes. A
APA209.pdf:30:                                        the crew during our six days here. Among
APA209.pdf:30:                                        tity or quality; most of the articles for
APA209.pdf:30:     We left Tokyo Bay and Yokohama on October 20, 1945 and sailed south
APA209.pdf:30:along the eastern coast of Honshu Island past Shikoku Island. Then we passed
APA209.pdf:30:carts. Men, women and children are seen pushing and pulling the same sort
APA209.pdf:30:of loads and overgrown tricycles with a platform between the rear wheels are
APA209.pdf:30:sticks and other souvenirs characteristic of Japan.
APA209.pdf:30:the items bought were silks, works of art, china, opium pipes, fans, chop
APA209.pdf:30:through Osumi (Van Diemen) Strait, northwest along the coast of Kyushu
APA209.pdf:30:used for hauling. It is very common to see people attempting to salvage some
APA209.pdf:30:which is the southernmost of the Japanese home islands. We cruised past
APA209.pdf:31:     Liberty expired at
APA209.pdf:31:     Sasebo was know as a naval base and
APA209.pdf:31:     There is an electric
APA209.pdf:31: 1630 on the fleet landing
APA209.pdf:31: and suffered little or no
APA209.pdf:31:However, the residential districts lie up on
APA209.pdf:31:aboard the ship.
APA209.pdf:31:along the hillsides, pro­
APA209.pdf:31:and after a thirty minute
APA209.pdf:31:and rice.
APA209.pdf:31:as mentioned before. This
APA209.pdf:31:bombings. The entire business and indus­
APA209.pdf:31:building is in very good condition and is also being used by the occupation
APA209.pdf:31:cities, Sasebo suffered terrific incendiary
APA209.pdf:31:damage.
APA209.pdf:31:dreds of Geisha Girls perished in one fire
APA209.pdf:31:ducing the chief crops of
APA209.pdf:31:eight drydocks with their huge cranes can
APA209.pdf:31:erty party was back
APA209.pdf:31:forces.
APA209.pdf:31:it is surrounded by a display of various types of arms and munitions. This
APA209.pdf:31:methods of transporta­
APA209.pdf:31:one of the Japanese Government buildings, presumably of the military, since
APA209.pdf:31:part of the island is very
APA209.pdf:31:railway system here
APA209.pdf:31:ride in a P-Boat, the lib­
APA209.pdf:31:rugged and hilly. All of
APA209.pdf:31:ship building center and the remains of
APA209.pdf:31:still be seen. Like the rest of the important
APA209.pdf:31:sweet potatoes, soy beans
APA209.pdf:31:that swept through that section of the city.
APA209.pdf:31:the fields are terraced
APA209.pdf:31:the hillsides leading back from the beach,
APA209.pdf:31:tion are to be seen here
APA209.pdf:31:trial portions of the city are gone. Hun­
APA209.pdf:31:which connects Sasebo
APA209.pdf:31:with Nagasaki. The same
APA209.pdf:32:                                                         MENU
APA209.pdf:32:                                                    Roast Tom Turkey
APA209.pdf:32:                                                  Ripe and Green Olives
APA209.pdf:32:                                             Coca Cola               Hot Tea
APA209.pdf:32:                                             Raisin Dressing and Giblet Gravy
APA209.pdf:32:                                            Hot Parker House Rolls and Butter
APA209.pdf:32:                                            Mixed Pickles       Cranberry Sauce
APA209.pdf:32:                                        Chocolate Layer Cake Strawberry Ice Cream
APA209.pdf:32:                                        Mashed Sweet Potatoes Buttered Asparagus
APA209.pdf:32:                                        Mixed Nuts                           Cigars
APA209.pdf:32:     From San Francisco to San Pedro Bay....Leslie H. Levinson, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:32:     From San Francisco to Yok.ohama.             James R. Reed, PhM2/c
APA209.pdf:32:     From San Pedro Bay to San Francisco....Robert W. Burgess, SK3/c
APA209.pdf:32:     From Yokohama to Sasebo                       ..John C. Givens, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:32:    The foregoing narrative of the ship's travels has been written and com­
APA209.pdf:32:An Anniversary Dinner was all prepared and the hungry crew lined up ready
APA209.pdf:32:climaxing the first year on the "Good Ship Tazewell”.
APA209.pdf:32:piled by the following persons-.
APA209.pdf:32:to be served. The following menu was heartily enjoyed by each and every man,
APA209.pdf:36:                                          Oltafdaui, fy.S.S. ^ayewell
APA209.pdf:36:                                         LT. HERBERT DOULE RfiGLE
APA209.pdf:36:     After graduating from Olton High School, he attended Wayland Junior
APA209.pdf:36:     After his release from the service, Chaplain Ragle plans to become Pastor
APA209.pdf:36:     He attended the Naval Chaplain’s Training School at Williamsburg, Vir­
APA209.pdf:36:     He held his first pastorate while eighteen years of age and was associated
APA209.pdf:36:     Herbert Doyle Ragle was born the 19th of May 1918 on a ranch at Lov­
APA209.pdf:36:     The Chaplain has been married since December 1942 and a daughter,
APA209.pdf:36:1943 until June 1944, when he was transferred to the Small Crafts Training
APA209.pdf:36:Abilene, Texas, where he received his degree in Bachelor of Arts; then South­
APA209.pdf:36:Center, San Pedro, California. It was in August, 1944, that Chaplain Ragle
APA209.pdf:36:College at Plainview, Texas. Chaplain Ragle then attended McMurray College,
APA209.pdf:36:His family now resides at 2818 Roberts Street, Abilene, Texas.
APA209.pdf:36:Hospital. He remained at the Naval Hospital in New York from September
APA209.pdf:36:Sarah Catherine, was born February 1945 while the Tazewell was at Palau.
APA209.pdf:36:and Shamrock, Texas. It was while serving as Assistant-Pastor of the Univer­
APA209.pdf:36:been his home ever since.
APA209.pdf:36:ern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, where he graduated with a Bachelor
APA209.pdf:36:ginia, for three months and was then assigned as Chaplain at St. Albans Naval
APA209.pdf:36:ington, New Mexico. In 1921 his family moved to Olton, Texas, which has
APA209.pdf:36:of Divinity degree.
APA209.pdf:36:of a Church in the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church.
APA209.pdf:36:received his orders for duty aboard the U. S. S. Tazewell.
APA209.pdf:36:sity Park Methodist Church in Dallas, that Chaplain Ragle came into the Navy.
APA209.pdf:36:with the Methodist Churches in Center Plains, Plastico, Borger, Wellington,
APA209.pdf:37:                                Sincerely,
APA209.pdf:37:        THE CHflPLflin’S STflTffflEIlT
APA209.pdf:37:      It hasn’t all been fun; and yet in a few years from now most of us will
APA209.pdf:37:     These months spent in serving our country aboard the U. S. S. Tazewell
APA209.pdf:37:     This Year Book was planned with the purpose in mind of helping each
APA209.pdf:37:     This matter of making friends is one of the most important things that
APA209.pdf:37: friends and to be a friend.
APA209.pdf:37: look back on our life on the Tazewell and will realize that there were many
APA209.pdf:37: more good things than bad about this experience. We have had to learn to live
APA209.pdf:37: with a large group of men all living in a very small space. Possibly some of
APA209.pdf:37:been of great value.
APA209.pdf:37:come better Christian Gentlemen by having served aboard this ship.
APA209.pdf:37:could have happened to us and it is hoped that many of us have made friend­
APA209.pdf:37:have developed each of us in many ways. It is my hope that we have each be­
APA209.pdf:37:make real friends and to be a real friend this experience on the ship will have
APA209.pdf:37:man to maintain his shipboard friendships and to help each of us remember
APA209.pdf:37:our bad habits have been broken and we have learned how better to make
APA209.pdf:37:ships which will be meaningful during our entire future lives. But. even if
APA209.pdf:37:the many interesting experiences of the year. Naturally during the year’s time
APA209.pdf:37:the pleasant and beneficial incidents.
APA209.pdf:37:there have been many unpleasant experiences—let’s forget these and remember
APA209.pdf:37:we never see our Tazewell shipmates again; if we have learned better how to
APA209.pdf:38:                                              Among the officers aboard the
APA209.pdf:38:                                         Tazewell went into commission, and
APA209.pdf:38:                                         U. S. S. Tazewell, none is quite so con­
APA209.pdf:38:                                         as Division Officer.
APA209.pdf:38:                                         inology as "Doc” Liermann. His stock
APA209.pdf:38:                                         limited. He has served efficiently as As­
APA209.pdf:38:                                         of sea stories of the "Old Navy” are un­
APA209.pdf:38:                                         sistant "H” Division Officer since the
APA209.pdf:38:                                         then in May 1945, took over the reins
APA209.pdf:38:                                         versant with Naval traditions and term­
APA209.pdf:38:     After several months as a civilian after his enlistment had expired, Mr.
APA209.pdf:38:     Mr. Liermann’s Naval career began in June 1919, when he enlisted as a
APA209.pdf:38:    As soon as demobilization is completed, Mr. Liermann plans to retire from
APA209.pdf:38:Bay. This was before the construction of the Bay Bridge or Treasure Island,
APA209.pdf:38:Choosing the Hospital Corps, he was sent to school for Pharmacist Mates at
APA209.pdf:38:East following. Most of the time was spent in the Philippine Islands at the
APA209.pdf:38:Georgia in the Sand Mountains, where hunting and fishing abound. Hats off
APA209.pdf:38:Great Lakes and when it closed, completed his training at Hampton Roads
APA209.pdf:38:Hospital Apprentice 2c and went through "boot camp” at Great Lakes, Illinois.
APA209.pdf:38:Liermann returned to the Navy. Duty aboard the battleship Tennessee, the
APA209.pdf:38:Naval Hospital, Canacao, and the Cavite Navy Yard Dispensary. The next
APA209.pdf:38:World Wars. Another destroyer, the U. S. S. Evans was his assignment. Not the
APA209.pdf:38:aboard the coal burning ship, the U. S. S. Mercy, with a tour of duty in the Far
APA209.pdf:38:assignment was the Goat Island Naval Training Center out in San Francisco
APA209.pdf:38:destroyer Sturtevant, and the battleship West Virginia, in that order, served
APA209.pdf:38:least to be remembered is the year Mr. Liermann served on the "209”. He
APA209.pdf:38:reported aboard as Chief Pharmacist and in April of 1945 was appointed Lieu­
APA209.pdf:38:tenant Junior Grade in the Hospital Corps.
APA209.pdf:38:the Navy after 24 years of active duty. He and his wife will move to northern
APA209.pdf:38:to a regular guy and an old sailor who came up the hard way!
APA209.pdf:38:to increase his wealth of experiences. World War II found Chief Liermann
APA209.pdf:38:when ferries plied between San Francisco and Oakland.
APA209.pdf:38:where he worked in a ward as a Hospital Apprentice. Then followed duty
APA209.pdf:38:with the crew of the U. S. S. Standsbury (DMS 8) which saw action in both
APA209.pdf:39:     Back on Secondary Control was the Executive Officer, Lieutenant Com­
APA209.pdf:39:     By 0330 a faint tract of light was beginning to show. The squadron was
APA209.pdf:39:     The U. S. S. Tazewell left Leyte for Okinawa March 21, 1945. The route
APA209.pdf:39:     The night of Sunday March 25 was cloudy and very dark. It was very diffi­
APA209.pdf:39: rhe initial landings being made there the morning of March 26.
APA209.pdf:39: was first north-east, then north, then west, then north again into Kerama Retto;
APA209.pdf:39:Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander E. C. Sherman. Also stationed there
APA209.pdf:39:Lt. (jg.) W. B. Andreas, Ens. Nick Pappas, and Ens. D. N. Parkinson were
APA209.pdf:39:Menold, the Beach Platoon Executive Officer.
APA209.pdf:39:Monday morning, March 26, and all hands rolled out without the usual addi­
APA209.pdf:39:ahead or the flattops and their escorts astern. Reveille was sounded about 0230
APA209.pdf:39:already on the bridge, ready to take over, as was APC G. W. Pifer whose job
APA209.pdf:39:and his Junior Officers of the Watch (see picture above) were busy keeping
APA209.pdf:39:and noise of the men that followed the call to Battle Stations was missing
APA209.pdf:39:charts and making the many last-minute checks.
APA209.pdf:39:close enough to hear the bombarding guns and see the flashes of fire on the
APA209.pdf:39:cult to see the adjoining ships in the squadron and impossible to see the escorts
APA209.pdf:39:horizon. Then the Captain ordered "Go to General Quarters”. The usual bustle
APA209.pdf:39:it was to write the action report.
APA209.pdf:39:mander J. A. Sawyer, who was later transfered and relieved by the present
APA209.pdf:39:navigator, Lt. (jg) R. H. Porritt, had been up most of the night studying their
APA209.pdf:39:station and attending to their many other duties. Captain H. S. Olsen and the
APA209.pdf:39:that morning for most of them were already on their station, quiet and waiting.
APA209.pdf:39:tional persuasion. Breakfast was served but few felt like eating, however, the
APA209.pdf:39:usual big supply of hot coffee was hard hit. Meanwhile, the Officer of the Deck
APA209.pdf:39:was Lieutenant Commander B. T. Doremus, the Beachmaster; and Lt. D. W.
APA209.pdf:3:                        T WOO-NINE.
APA209.pdf:3:    To the wives, parents and children of the officers and
APA209.pdf:3:Service and so patiently awaited their victorious return, we
APA209.pdf:3:gratefully dedicate the
APA209.pdf:3:men of the U.S.S. Tazewell who so proudly sent them to the
APA209.pdf:40:       The Communications Officer, Lt. (jg.) P. M. Lowe, was stationed any­
APA209.pdf:40:      All stations reported manned and ready in a very short time that morning;
APA209.pdf:40:      The Flying Bridge was always a lively place during general quarters for
APA209.pdf:40:      The engine room officers were seldom seen but always made their presence
APA209.pdf:40:     In the Combat Information Center (C. I. C.) Ens. H. V. Neece, the C. I. C.
APA209.pdf:40:  "visuals”; the bridge for "voice”; and the Radio Shack for other messages. In
APA209.pdf:40:  F. J. Manaut, and A PC R. E. Beebe. Beebe also doubled as photographer dur­
APA209.pdf:40:  him was the Assistant Gunnery Officer and Officer in charge of the 40mm
APA209.pdf:40:  ing the daylight hours.
APA209.pdf:40:  it was there that the Gunnery Officer, Lt. J. C. Tolson, was stationed. With
APA209.pdf:40:  the coding room were Lt. T. S. Kelly, the Supply Officer, Ens. L. K. King, Ens.
APA209.pdf:40:  where that communications were received or sent out: the signal bridge for
APA209.pdf:40: M. C. Emery; Ens. W. R. Langrill; and Machinist C. A. Rogers were stationed
APA209.pdf:40: and Ens. J. A. Nelson, in charge of guns 24 and 26.
APA209.pdf:40: and the credit for this belongs to the officers and men of that department. The
APA209.pdf:40: felt during general quarters. Frequently overlooked because their duties are
APA209.pdf:40: fire control officer. Also stationed on the Flying Bridge was Ens. G. A. Mann,
APA209.pdf:40: fire control, Lt. (jg.) W. W. Hutchison; and Ens. K. E. Steryous, the 20mm
APA209.pdf:40: gotten men. Fortunately, the Tazewell had very little engine trouble under way
APA209.pdf:40: in the engine room while Lt. (jg.) D. G. Bunnell and Ens. D. F. Andrews
APA209.pdf:40: the Recognition Officer; Lt. W. B. Newgord, in charge of guns 23 and 25;
APA209.pdf:40: unostentatious until something goes wrong, they might well be called the for­
APA209.pdf:40: were in the log room. Electrician F. A. Shannon, later replaced by Electrician
APA209.pdf:40:Goold was stationed in the I. C. Room. Ens. C. F. Prunier, another engineer,
APA209.pdf:40:Kerama Retto, the escorting carriers turned back.
APA209.pdf:40:Officer, took radar bearings for navigational plots while listening to the inter­
APA209.pdf:40:capable Chief Engineer, Lt. C. W. Phillips; the Assistant Engineer, Lt. (jg.)
APA209.pdf:40:finally a lookout reported sighting a plane. Shortly another, then another, then
APA209.pdf:40:for awhile all was quiet. The squadron continued northward, following the
APA209.pdf:40:formation was passed to all stations and the lookouts were alerted. As the min­
APA209.pdf:40:it came: "Many bogies, bearing one two five, distance thirty miles”. This in­
APA209.pdf:40:path swept by minesweepers. As they neared the small group of islands called
APA209.pdf:40:planes were remaining clear of the area and gave permission to fire when ready.
APA209.pdf:40:several planes were sighted. The Commodore reported, via radio, that friendly
APA209.pdf:40:ship radio which was beginning to squawk after a long period of quiet. Then
APA209.pdf:40:utes passed, and they seemed like hours, the raid came closer and closer until
APA209.pdf:40:was in charge of the handling room during alerts.
APA209.pdf:41:                                                     —by Ens. H. V. Neece.
APA209.pdf:41:       From then on things happened fast. First Captain Olsen gave permission
APA209.pdf:41:      As the planes came within range of the twenties their noise was added to
APA209.pdf:41:      It is not hard to imagine some of the thoughts that must have crossed the
APA209.pdf:41:      The repair parties throughout the ship were more or less isolated from
APA209.pdf:41:     Within a very short time, the firing ceased and soon none could be heard
APA209.pdf:41:  Firing’’. Up forward Lt. D. B. Close and his quad-forty crew opened up im­
APA209.pdf:41:  to fire when ready, then Lt. Tolson passed the word to the forties "Commence
APA209.pdf:41: B. S. Esser, gun 29; and Lt. (jg) W. D. Stone, gun 20/10.
APA209.pdf:41: Bohan and Ens. J. A. Magavero in charge. Ens. W. A. Reeves at gun 42 and
APA209.pdf:41: Ens. G. W. Brown at gun 44 didn’t get to fire that time; nor did the five inch,
APA209.pdf:41: Ens. R. P. Stenger, guns 21 and 22; Lt. C. V. Brouilette, guns 27 and 28; Ens.
APA209.pdf:41: First Lieutenant and damage control officer until Lt. (jg) J. Roberts reported
APA209.pdf:41: aboard was in charge and ably assisted by Carpenter R. N. Hague and Boat­
APA209.pdf:41: and started rechecking their gear, while keeping an ear open for sounds that
APA209.pdf:41: mediately and were closely followed by guns 43 and 45 who had Lt. (jg) J. T.
APA209.pdf:41: other stations. However, when the firing started they became doubly interested
APA209.pdf:41: the din. Officers at these guns, in addition to those already mentioned, were:
APA209.pdf:41: the other activities and did not receive information on the engagements as did
APA209.pdf:41: with Lt. (jg) N. D. Stein and Ens. C. E. Currier in charge.
APA209.pdf:41: would indicate the success of the gun crews. Lt. (jg) R. V. Alling, the acting-
APA209.pdf:41:DC; and Lt. (jg) H. A. Liermann, HC. Chaplain. H. D. Ragle was always
APA209.pdf:41:Fortunately, they were not called upon to attend a single battle casualty aboard
APA209.pdf:41:The invasion was on. Captain Olsen gave the order "Set Condition 1-A” and
APA209.pdf:41:ant Commander F. C. Ciafone, MC; Lieutenant C. R. Oliphant, MC; Lieuten­
APA209.pdf:41:ant T. S. Elliott, MC; Lt. (jg) L. G. Brown, MC; Lieutenant C. W. Herschleb,
APA209.pdf:41:from the surrounding ships. Even the bombarding ships stopped firing tem­
APA209.pdf:41:later replaced by Commander J. B. Hassberger. Other medical department
APA209.pdf:41:minds of the officers on the battle dressing stations when they heard the firing.
APA209.pdf:41:officers at that time were Lieutenant Commander G. L. Ackerman, MC; Lieuten­
APA209.pdf:41:on his station at the after battle dressing station.
APA209.pdf:41:over the radio, faster and faster. Soon the first troops would be going ashore.
APA209.pdf:41:porarily and moved aside to let the transports through. Orders began to come
APA209.pdf:41:preparations for lowering boats began. Our baptism of fire was over.
APA209.pdf:41:swain D. W. Montgomery.
APA209.pdf:41:the Tazewell. Yet they were at all times prepared to give immediate treatment
APA209.pdf:41:to those who needed it. Commander J. K. Stack was the Senior Medical Officer;
APA209.pdf:42:    Not in Picture'. Lowe, P. M. (Communications Officer);
APA209.pdf:42:    Standing, left to right'. Hassberger, J. B. (Medical);
APA209.pdf:42:   Sitting, left to right'. Doremus, B. T. (Beach Platoon
APA209.pdf:42:(Engineering Officer); Roberts, J. (First Lieutenant).
APA209.pdf:42:Comdr.); Sherman, E. C. (Executive Officer); Phillips, C. W.
APA209.pdf:42:Commander).
APA209.pdf:42:Kelly, T. S. (Supply Officer); Brouillette, C. V. (Boat Group
APA209.pdf:42:Morris, J. K. (Transport Quartermaster).
APA209.pdf:42:Porritt, R. H. (Navigator); Tolson, J. C. (Gunnery Officer);
APA209.pdf:43:    Sitting, left to right'. Lowe, P. M.; Kelly, T. S.; Herschleb,
APA209.pdf:43:   Standing, (2nd roti’), left to right'. Stein, N. H.; Brown,
APA209.pdf:43:   Standing, left to right'. Nelson, J. A.; Liermann, H. A.;
APA209.pdf:43:Brouillette, C. V.
APA209.pdf:43:C. WHassberger, J. B.; Olsen, H. S.; Sherman, E. C.;
APA209.pdf:43:Doremus, B. T.; Tolson, J. C; Ragle, H. D.; Phillips, C. W
APA209.pdf:43:G. W.; Langrill, W.; Manaut, F. J.; Stenger, R. P.; Steryous,
APA209.pdf:43:Goold, R. H.; Andrews, D. F.
APA209.pdf:43:H. V.; Hague, R. N.; Montgomery, D. W.
APA209.pdf:43:K. D.; Bunnell, D. G.; Alling, R. V.; Courier, C.; Beebe, R. E.;
APA209.pdf:43:Roberts, J.; Stone, W. D.; Bohan, J. T.; Emery, M. C.; Neece,
APA209.pdf:44:  TOP—CHAPLAIN RAGLE  TOP—THE DOCTORS TAKE A SWIM—HONOLULU
APA209.pdf:44:BOTTOM—CAPTAIN MORRIS        . BOTTOM—MR. LIERMANN
APA209.pdf:45: TOP—BUSINESS SECTION—CAVITE  TOP—THE WARDROOM
APA209.pdf:45:BOTTOM—THE WARRANT OFFICERS  BOTTOM—F. P. O. SAIPAN
APA209.pdf:46:                            CENTER—SEXTANT
APA209.pdf:46:  BOTTOM—INSPECTION    BOTTOM—OFFICERS AT MANILA
APA209.pdf:46:TOP—OFFICERS AT SASEBO TOP—WEDDING ABOARD SHIP
APA209.pdf:48:                                        But soon I’m lying back,
APA209.pdf:48:                                       Get up; get OUT of that sack.
APA209.pdf:48:                                       Get up; what is your NAME?
APA209.pdf:48:                                       It always gives me a pain,
APA209.pdf:48:                                  1/Ultcd. iA.
APA209.pdf:48:                                 And once again that voice demands,
APA209.pdf:48:                                 I hate to get up in the morning
APA209.pdf:48:                                 So I sit up on the edge of my bunk,
APA209.pdf:48:                                 To hear that voice a shouting
APA209.pdf:48:                            youA Name.?
APA209.pdf:48:     All the way to the Golden Gate,
APA209.pdf:48:     And my dreams are on the wane,
APA209.pdf:48:     Get up; what was your rate?
APA209.pdf:48:     Wake up; what is your name?
APA209.pdf:48:As I lie sleeping so peacefully,
APA209.pdf:48:Every morning—the same old story,
APA209.pdf:48:From the shores of Okinawa
APA209.pdf:48:Suddenly a voice is shouting;
APA209.pdf:49:                                    —by Rex Cooper, Bkr2/c
APA209.pdf:49:                           In letters clear and plain
APA209.pdf:49:                          He’ll see, what is MY NAME.
APA209.pdf:49:                         I’ll run right home and not stoppo,
APA209.pdf:49:                         We had with the ship’s Gestapo.
APA209.pdf:49:                    I think I’ll make a little sign
APA209.pdf:49:                    So that angry voice won’t shout,
APA209.pdf:49:                    Then I’ll tell my wife of the grief and strife
APA209.pdf:49:                    When I get out of the NAVY
APA209.pdf:49:        I really hate to tell it.
APA209.pdf:49:        It’s also, how DO you spell it?
APA209.pdf:49:       I’ll not give her any sass
APA209.pdf:49:       My rate was Second Class.
APA209.pdf:49:       What is your NAME, and also
APA209.pdf:49:       What was your rate, you’re on report,
APA209.pdf:49: Get OUT of that SACK,
APA209.pdf:49: Is isn’t only your name he wants
APA209.pdf:49: This is such a sad, sad story,
APA209.pdf:49:But does he have to yell it?
APA209.pdf:49:How do you, YOU spell it?
APA209.pdf:49:I’ll just say my name is Cooper,
APA209.pdf:49:When in the morning she awakens me,
APA209.pdf:4:    During this long or short year, as each may see it, many
APA209.pdf:4:    In the last twelve months innumerable changes have taken
APA209.pdf:4:    The period under review by this book takes the reader
APA209.pdf:4:Tazewell is given.
APA209.pdf:4:awakened to a new sense of regard for his responsibilities and
APA209.pdf:4:enduring and true friendships have been formed. As an aid
APA209.pdf:4:for his fellow man.
APA209.pdf:4:for the continuation of these and for fireside reminiscence in
APA209.pdf:4:from the day of commissioning to the first anniversary dinner.
APA209.pdf:4:place in the lives of the crew of this ship. Many have been
APA209.pdf:4:the years of peace to come, this first yearbook of the U.S.S.
APA209.pdf:50:                           "SHOTGUN”—A. W. O. L.
APA209.pdf:50:    In passing it might be appropriate to offer sympathy to that peerless, fear­
APA209.pdf:50:    It is to the memory of the cat "Shotgun”, that strayed and wayward friend
APA209.pdf:50:    To have remembered the cat in lines of funereal prose, would not have been
APA209.pdf:50:"Over the hill” he did run off,
APA209.pdf:50:And at all the warnings of his friends he did scoff.
APA209.pdf:50:And it would surely bring, loss of face.
APA209.pdf:50:He was told that to go, meant shame and disgrace,
APA209.pdf:50:Okinawa. No guncrew that could expend as much ammunition as they did,
APA209.pdf:50:bers .of the crew, that if ”51” shot off ten thousand more rounds and failed to
APA209.pdf:50:boys did not lose spirit, but just kept right on shooting, and with the same
APA209.pdf:50:for that buoyant, vibrant personality known as "Shotgun”, dark and mysterious
APA209.pdf:50:for what he really was, 1 offer:
APA209.pdf:50:hit anything, some deep-sixing might be in order. So, thanks to "Shotgun” the
APA209.pdf:50:in keeping with the spirit of that frivolous feline, and so remembering him
APA209.pdf:50:less crew of gun ”51” for "Shotgun” was truly their mascot, and in no small
APA209.pdf:50:of all members of the "T”, that these wacky jingles are dedicated.
APA209.pdf:50:perfect score—.000.
APA209.pdf:50:things might have taken place on the fantail. It was rumored among the mem­
APA209.pdf:50:way responsible for the maintenance of their morale during the trying days at
APA209.pdf:50:without hitting anything, could long keep up a fighting spirit, and were it not
APA209.pdf:51:"Shotgun” had just laid his head on his paw,
APA209.pdf:51:And all the while saying; "now cat none of your gab.”
APA209.pdf:51:And so he curled up for a well earned rest.               \
APA209.pdf:51:And the poor man would have passed out in fright.
APA209.pdf:51:And took one last look at the Tazewell, the scow,
APA209.pdf:51:And very step of the way he ranted and bragged.
APA209.pdf:51:And with one mighty toss, he flung him into the brig.
APA209.pdf:51:At night after taps when all was still,
APA209.pdf:51:Back to the ship our friend he did drag,
APA209.pdf:51:But what the heck, wouldn't you have been too?
APA209.pdf:51:By the scruff of the neck, old "Shotgun” he did grab,
APA209.pdf:51:Coming down the ladder, into the cat’s ribs he did dig,
APA209.pdf:51:For at last he was a free cat now.
APA209.pdf:51:For days without end he walked to and fro;
APA209.pdf:51:For the moral of the story is never go AWOL.
APA209.pdf:51:He hit the pier and let out a meow,
APA209.pdf:51:He stayed in the shadows and well out of sight,
APA209.pdf:51:He was foot-sore and blue.
APA209.pdf:51:His poor tired body with sleep he tried to fill,
APA209.pdf:51:His slumber was disturbed by a dream so uncontrolled,
APA209.pdf:51:It was the voice of the man who won undying fame;
APA209.pdf:51:Or else might have awakened the OOD,
APA209.pdf:51:Quietly down the gangway in the dead of night;
APA209.pdf:51:That it sounded like a thousand stampeding steers.
APA209.pdf:51:That please, if there are any ladies present, it cannot be told.
APA209.pdf:51:The dream I’ll now tell, so it may serve you well,
APA209.pdf:51:The dream it would seem began like this:
APA209.pdf:51:To stop for a snoozer at this time he deemed best,
APA209.pdf:51:Well! Where else could he go?
APA209.pdf:51:When out of the night, called a voice so loud and near,
APA209.pdf:51:Who coined the phrase, "what is your name?”
APA209.pdf:51:With the dawn’s golden hue,
APA209.pdf:52:"A fakir! A fibber! Now cat you can’t fool me
APA209.pdf:52:"A likely story” he answered with a bellow,
APA209.pdf:52:"OH! Spare me Captain! Spare me!
APA209.pdf:52:"Oh, to the commissary for some catnip, sir,
APA209.pdf:52:"Where were you on the night of the 15th my little one?”
APA209.pdf:52:A fate that’s worse than death,
APA209.pdf:52:And by now his hair had turned white as snow.
APA209.pdf:52:And eternally it would seem by the brig door he stood.
APA209.pdf:52:And it is, that you take your meals in the ship’s galley.”
APA209.pdf:52:And there would be the guard, fast asleep.
APA209.pdf:52:At last the day came when to trial he must go,
APA209.pdf:52:But I have never seen catnip with ears and a tail on it before.
APA209.pdf:52:But Morpheus somehow, his grip would elude,
APA209.pdf:52:But the sentence of this court must stand,
APA209.pdf:52:Despite my forty years at sea.
APA209.pdf:52:For never more will you romp in rain or leave your tracks in snow.
APA209.pdf:52:For that had never been known to get anyone out of jail.
APA209.pdf:52:For the chow that they purvey down there
APA209.pdf:52:He worried and fretted, but to no avail.
APA209.pdf:52:I have traveled all these years and more,
APA209.pdf:52:It was maddening to him, for through the bars he would peep,
APA209.pdf:52:Smells like a polecat’s breath.”
APA209.pdf:52:That would have made a bass horn sound like a one string cello.
APA209.pdf:52:The findings of this court, "I say,” are most severe I know,
APA209.pdf:52:The sentence it would seem was most unfair and mean,
APA209.pdf:52:The stage was set, the trial had begun,
APA209.pdf:52:When on my way back I was chased by a yellow cur.”
APA209.pdf:52:When suddenly the Skipper said;
APA209.pdf:52:Your playmates will miss you, over in yon alley,
APA209.pdf:53:                                                  —by Edward A. Flynn. Y 2/c.
APA209.pdf:53:And he decided then and there
APA209.pdf:53:And he didn’t stop until into San Pedro he had come.
APA209.pdf:53:And his freedom he did gain,
APA209.pdf:53:And never more at sea would he roam.
APA209.pdf:53:And that is about "Shotgun”, AWOL.
APA209.pdf:53:At last his chance came,
APA209.pdf:53:At this point in his dream, he awoke with a start,
APA209.pdf:53:But now the war was over and his job was done.
APA209.pdf:53:But the crew of the "T" for his honor will fight,
APA209.pdf:53:For daily he was getting weaker
APA209.pdf:53:For his valor he proved during Okinawa’s stormy nights.
APA209.pdf:53:For there stood a bulldog unleashing loud barks.
APA209.pdf:53:For who ever heard of a cat thriving on Navy beans.
APA209.pdf:53:From eating "New Zealand Steak.”
APA209.pdf:53:He was up and away and the hound he did outrun,
APA209.pdf:53:He watched and waited, for he must soon make a break,
APA209.pdf:53:He would settle down and find a home,
APA209.pdf:53:In those war-torn days, he was a diversion and fun,
APA209.pdf:53:Now come those dark nights, on all Seven Seas,
APA209.pdf:53:Now recalling the dream, he was filled with fright,
APA209.pdf:53:Or wherever sailors meet to shoot the breeze,
APA209.pdf:53:So here’s the final effort and I hope it will rhyme.
APA209.pdf:53:Taunt him with jibes wherever he may go,
APA209.pdf:53:That he was through with the fT” and the fight.
APA209.pdf:53:There are some that may think him a coward, and so,
APA209.pdf:53:There's one talc that they’ll never fail to tell.
APA209.pdf:53:Though his going we knew would cause the crew grievous pain.
APA209.pdf:53:To end this sad tale, it is just about time,
APA209.pdf:54:     I’ve never been a destructive person, but there is one phonograph record
APA209.pdf:54:    A few minutes after reveille a familiar call comes: "Sweepers man your
APA209.pdf:54:    Around 0600 chow call is heard and 400 sailors rush to be first in the
APA209.pdf:54:    At five after eight muster is held. Here all the divisions line up and each
APA209.pdf:54:    Now all the divisions turn to their respective jobs. During the morning
APA209.pdf:54:aboard this ship I’d sure like to break. Which one? Why the one that blares out
APA209.pdf:54:badge on his chest whisper gently into his ear, "what is your name?’’
APA209.pdf:54:before. Oh well, we weren’t hungry anyhow.
APA209.pdf:54:box or fell over the fantail during the night. At eight fifteen officers have
APA209.pdf:54:brooms, clean sweep down fore and aft, sweep down all decks, and ladders,
APA209.pdf:54:chow line, only to find 1,000 soldiers still waiting for dinner from the day
APA209.pdf:54:divisions to go back to bed again.
APA209.pdf:54:empty all trash cans.’’
APA209.pdf:54:every morning at 0530 without fail. When reveille sounds each and every man
APA209.pdf:54:extra forty winks only to have some big fellow with an important looking
APA209.pdf:54:have to man their brooms every hour on the hour.
APA209.pdf:54:man’s name is called to find out whether any man is still sleeping in the ice
APA209.pdf:54:must hit the deck immediately. Occasionally some sailor will try to pick up an
APA209.pdf:54:their call,—officers’ call,—that’s where they call all the officers from theii
APA209.pdf:54:there is sick call, occasional drills, pay day, and don't forget sweepers who
APA209.pdf:55:                                               —by Gilbert M.ombach, HAl/c.
APA209.pdf:55:       At eleven o’clock all work is knocked off for chow. We have two hours
APA209.pdf:55:       One o’clock is time for all hands to ''turn to” again. At two o’clock it is
APA209.pdf:55:      At four-thirty all work is knocked off and evening chow begins. At five-
APA209.pdf:55:      When we’re in ’port we have movies, topside. In order to see the movie
APA209.pdf:55:      With the blowing of taps we take leave of the boys on the 209, each sailor
APA209.pdf:55: before getting back to work, so the chances are fifty-fifty for getting something
APA209.pdf:55: eat chow. It’s a funny thing, but the soldiers still think that the "black and
APA209.pdf:55: feel that their work was not in vain.
APA209.pdf:55: line, in fact, it is estimated that more soldiers come to sick-call per day than
APA209.pdf:55: ly all I could see was two cooties playing bean bag on a soldier’s head in front
APA209.pdf:55: one must do several things. First, you must miss chow in order to get a seat,
APA209.pdf:55: sailor will actually have a broom in hand and all the hoarse boatswains will
APA209.pdf:55: secondly you have to endure a cramped position for several hours, and thirdly
APA209.pdf:55: still heard very regularly.
APA209.pdf:55: thirty the last call for sweepers is heard. One of these days, some ignorant
APA209.pdf:55: time for Army sick-call. Army sick-call is merely a continuation of the chow
APA209.pdf:55: time. However, I still haven’t learned to shower and shave in that five minutes.
APA209.pdf:55: white” we give them is a drink of scotch. Of course the call for sweepers is
APA209.pdf:55: you have to be willing to get wet, as it rains every night in port at seven-thirty.
APA209.pdf:55:The last movie was pretty good, the fellows told me, after it was over. Personal­
APA209.pdf:55:new day cramed with something new and something different—"sweepers man
APA209.pdf:55:of me.
APA209.pdf:55:tucked snuggly in bed, filled with anticipation, and longing for the start of a
APA209.pdf:55:•to eat. Any time left over after chow and before one o’clock is strictly free­
APA209.pdf:56:                              ACT I, Scene 1.
APA209.pdf:56:                   (pause) Another precinct heard from. Repair II has not
APA209.pdf:56:                   reported.
APA209.pdf:56:             fictitious, and anything said herein that might be construed as
APA209.pdf:56:             relating to persons living or detached from the Tazewell is en­
APA209.pdf:56:             tirely co-incidental.
APA209.pdf:56:    PLACE—An APA anywhere in the Pacific.
APA209.pdf:56:    TIME—0437.
APA209.pdf:56:    TITLE — PHONES, SOUND POWERED — CONVERSATION, IMA­
APA209.pdf:56:    Warning: Anything in this script, words, locations, and names are purely
APA209.pdf:56:Bridge:            Repair Two? O Repair Twooh?
APA209.pdf:56:Control II:        Are you manned and ready?
APA209.pdf:56:Control II:        Damage Control?
APA209.pdf:56:Damage Control:    Damage control, damage control, damage control.
APA209.pdf:56:Damage Control:    Wait, (pause) Two precincts not heard from. Wait.
APA209.pdf:56:GINARY.
APA209.pdf:56:Repair II:
APA209.pdf:57:                      thing. Whaddya want?
APA209.pdf:57:      At this point the conversation ceases to permit the playing of "Rose of San
APA209.pdf:57:  All Stations:       Shuddup.
APA209.pdf:57:  Antone”, a recording, the compliments of an unidentified Station. Ah-haaaaa.
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:              Repair Two (hollered).
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Bogies at 145°.
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Engine Room, how many turns are you making?
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             For What?
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             I understand.
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Make 35 V2 turns.
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Next time plug in the phone.
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Repair Two where are you?
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Repair Two?
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Where were you?
APA209.pdf:57:  Bridge:             Who’s on Repair Two?
APA209.pdf:57:  Control II:         The Exec wants power on gun 45.
APA209.pdf:57:  Engine Room:        35 ^2 turns.
APA209.pdf:57:  Engine Room:        Wait.
APA209.pdf:57:  Main Swbd:          No motor in that gun for two weeks now.
APA209.pdf:57:  Repair I:           What time is it?
APA209.pdf:57:  Repair II:
APA209.pdf:57:  Repair II:           (Later) RepairTwoMannedAndReady.
APA209.pdf:57:  Repair II:          Me, Mefoofsky.
APA209.pdf:57:  Repair II:          Right here with my phones on, I couldn’t hear a thing.
APA209.pdf:57:  Repair II:          Standing right here with my phones on, I couldn’t hear a
APA209.pdf:57:- Bridge:             Make 35 turns.
APA209.pdf:58:                                             —by Francis A. Sebastian, Y1 /c.
APA209.pdf:58:                    cage.
APA209.pdf:58:                    together.
APA209.pdf:58:    Scene II. Voices are heard through the bridge phone as Jap planes come
APA209.pdf:58:Aft Crows Nest:      (Open phone) (singing) She’s only a bird in a gilded
APA209.pdf:58:Aft Crows Nest:     It has wings, flies, and ain’t a bird.
APA209.pdf:58:Ass’t. voice:       I don’t know, what do you think, ask the Captain.
APA209.pdf:58:Battle
APA209.pdf:58:Bridge:             After crows’ nest—anything coming your way?
APA209.pdf:58:Bridge:             Secure from General Quarters.
APA209.pdf:58:Damage Control:     Did you pour water on it?
APA209.pdf:58:Damage Control:     Sorry, that’s all we could do.
APA209.pdf:58:Dressing I:         Damage Control our station’s on fire.
APA209.pdf:58:Dressing I:         Yes.
APA209.pdf:58:Engine Room:        Identify your station, You.
APA209.pdf:58:Engine Room:        The power is practically on, Sir.
APA209.pdf:58:JV talker:          They don’t answer.
APA209.pdf:58:JV talker:         Open fire.
APA209.pdf:58:Repair I:            (Two hours later) What time is it?
APA209.pdf:58:Station:            Put power on winch No. 9-
APA209.pdf:58:Station:            This is the Exec...............
APA209.pdf:58:Unidentified
APA209.pdf:58:Voice I:            Let’s have all guns shoot simultaneously at the same time
APA209.pdf:58:Voice I:            Should we open fire?
APA209.pdf:58:Voice I:           Guns 2 1 & 22 didn’t shoot, what’s the matter?
APA209.pdf:58:Voice II:           Send someone down and wake them up.
APA209.pdf:58:thundering toward us.
APA209.pdf:59:                                              —by John C. Givens. Sl/c.
APA209.pdf:59:                                           And they get all the pay.
APA209.pdf:59:                                           Who are always in the way.
APA209.pdf:59:                                       GUESS WHO?
APA209.pdf:59:                                      The swabbies do the dirty work;
APA209.pdf:59:                                      There are some men aboard the ship,
APA209.pdf:59:                             And are ready with the guff,
APA209.pdf:59:                       For when you get to be one,
APA209.pdf:59:                       They all look fat and sassy;
APA209.pdf:59:       And they chow alone by heck,
APA209.pdf:59:       As to who gives out with beefs,
APA209.pdf:59:       Just saunter ’bout the deck.
APA209.pdf:59:       The men we call the chiefs.
APA209.pdf:59:In case by now you haven’t guessed,
APA209.pdf:59:It’s the men I speak of in our midst.
APA209.pdf:59:They have their private quarters,
APA209.pdf:59:They never have to chip and paint;
APA209.pdf:5:                                       OtMtomartdittCf Q^iceJir
APA209.pdf:5:                                       V.S.S. ^Ja^ueU
APA209.pdf:5:                                       commfinotR Herbert s. olseh
APA209.pdf:5:     Commander Herbert S. Olsen, (DM), U.S. Naval Reserve is the
APA209.pdf:5:     His sea-going career commenced in 1905. He received his first license
APA209.pdf:5:     The Captain joined the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1929 as Lieutenant
APA209.pdf:5:     The Captain resides in New Orleans, Louisiana.
APA209.pdf:5: (Mehdia), French Morocco, Africa, and Guadalcanal and Bougainville in the
APA209.pdf:5:Commander. Prior to taking command of the U.S.S. Tazewell he served
APA209.pdf:5:Far Eastern trade.
APA209.pdf:5:Pacific. While aboard the Tazewell he participated in the Philippine libera­
APA209.pdf:5:aboard the U.S.S. George Clymer (APA 27) in the capacity of First Lieutenant
APA209.pdf:5:and Executive Officer and participated in such campaigns as Fort Layautey
APA209.pdf:5:first and present Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Tazewell.
APA209.pdf:5:in 1912 and his first command in 1923. During the time previous to active
APA209.pdf:5:le Shima Island in the Ryukyus Retto.
APA209.pdf:5:service with the Navy he served as master on steam vessels in European and
APA209.pdf:5:tion and the invasion and support of Kerama Retto Islands, Okinawa and
APA209.pdf:60:                                                          "Legs” Connors
APA209.pdf:60:                                                          "Pipes” O’Hara
APA209.pdf:60:                                                      "Pushcart” Morelli
APA209.pdf:60:                                              - Andrew "Brother” Easter
APA209.pdf:60:                                         - Fred "The only Marine” Geisler
APA209.pdf:60:                                       BROADEST -----
APA209.pdf:60:                                       GREATEST CAPACITY - -
APA209.pdf:60:                                       GUMBEATER - "Scottv” Shevlin
APA209.pdf:60:                                       MOST MISCELLANEOUS - -
APA209.pdf:60:                                       THE PEDDLER ... -
APA209.pdf:60:                                       THE SCUTTLEBUTTINIST -
APA209.pdf:60:             "Baby Face” Mahaffey
APA209.pdf:60:            "Eager Beaver” Minter
APA209.pdf:60:           "Charles Atlas” Wagner
APA209.pdf:60:       - "Alway Ailing” Swanson        SHORTEST - "Peewee” Peacock
APA209.pdf:60:   - John "Twenty Year” Colleary
APA209.pdf:60:  - "Willie The Tongue” Edmonds
APA209.pdf:60: VEN TEMPERED -            -    -
APA209.pdf:60:3ODY BEAUTIFUL - - -
APA209.pdf:60:THE DOPESTER         -    -    -
APA209.pdf:60:THE HYPOCHONDRIAC               -      TALLEST - "Skyscraper” Sharpe
APA209.pdf:60:THE SMILE      -   -   Jack Caudle
APA209.pdf:61:                                          BRIEFEST ABOARD THE
APA209.pdf:61:                                          MUSTACH IOS       -   -    -   -
APA209.pdf:61:                       ’’Maps” Clark
APA209.pdf:61:             - ' - "craps” and cards
APA209.pdf:61:          - "Daisy Dental” Wetter
APA209.pdf:61:         - ’’Andy Devine” Schneider
APA209.pdf:61:        - Bob "I don’t care” Waldo
APA209.pdf:61:      vick, LeVasseur, and Hellman.              - Earl "55 minutes” Tweedy
APA209.pdf:61:     Didja-Knotv? The Tazewell has cruised 50,457.46 miles and never crossed
APA209.pdf:61:     Didja-Know? That Charley Noble is not a crew member, but the galley
APA209.pdf:61:     Didja-Know? The Tazewell has used 6,341,935 gallons of fresh water the
APA209.pdf:61:     Didja-Knowd The cooks are responsible for the cleaning of the ships bell.
APA209.pdf:61:    - Louis "Make a move” Mimms
APA209.pdf:61:   - Any "Pill-peddling” corpsman
APA209.pdf:61:   CIVILIAN - "Low Point” Leso-             TAZEWELL -          -    -   -
APA209.pdf:61:   PARTMENT - - The Galley
APA209.pdf:61:CREWS CHOICE FOR M.A.A.
APA209.pdf:61:FARTHEST FROM A
APA209.pdf:61:MOST FEARED ....
APA209.pdf:61:MOST INDIFFERENT -              -
APA209.pdf:61:MOST POPULAR COM­
APA209.pdf:61:MOST POPULAR PASTIME -
APA209.pdf:61:MOST SUBDUED -             -                    - -  "Louie The Lip” Perdue
APA209.pdf:61:THE SAGGING CHEST - -
APA209.pdf:61:THE VOICE
APA209.pdf:61:past year.
APA209.pdf:61:smoke stack.
APA209.pdf:61:the Equator.
APA209.pdf:62:                                       —by Leslie H. Levinson. PhM^ /c.
APA209.pdf:62:                                      {God’s Creation)
APA209.pdf:62:                                     TOOTHER
APA209.pdf:62:                       All a grateful son could ask of you.
APA209.pdf:62:                       Earth and all its life;
APA209.pdf:62:                       For you have given me a mother,
APA209.pdf:62:                       God created the heavens,
APA209.pdf:62:                       God made me a son,
APA209.pdf:62:                       I know not what to say;
APA209.pdf:62:                       Indeed I feel so lucky,
APA209.pdf:62:                       Is the girl Dad calls his wife.
APA209.pdf:62:                       My every thought's of you,
APA209.pdf:62:                       Oh! Lord, I want to thank you,
APA209.pdf:62:                       Ready always, her understanding love,
APA209.pdf:62:                       She tended my every care;
APA209.pdf:62:                       She's ever loving, kind, and true,
APA209.pdf:62:                       That throughout this world so wide,
APA209.pdf:62:                       The Mother God gave to me,
APA209.pdf:62:                       Tho’ now I'm many miles from home,
APA209.pdf:62:                       Tho’ to me his best creation,
APA209.pdf:62:                       Through infancy to manhood I grew,
APA209.pdf:62:                       To express my every love and joy,
APA209.pdf:62:                       To soothe my least despair.
APA209.pdf:62:                       To this girl Dad chose his bride.
APA209.pdf:62:                       Upon this "Mother’s Day’’.
APA209.pdf:62:                       Who’s love is always true.
APA209.pdf:62:                       With whom none can compare,
APA209.pdf:62:    (Editor's note-. This poem, inspired at Okinawa, was used by a number of the crew
APA209.pdf:62:as "Mother's Day" greetings.)
APA209.pdf:64:   BOTTOM—"SMITTY”       BOTTOM—JUST FRIENDS
APA209.pdf:64: CENTER—ON MR. NELSON  CENTER—TAKING LIFE EASY
APA209.pdf:64:TOP—EVENING COKE BRAWL  TOP—WEEK END LIBERTY
APA209.pdf:65:                            BOTTOM—SWEG
APA209.pdf:65:      CENTER—"CLIFF”                             CENTER—HOME
APA209.pdf:65:     TOP—BEACH PARTY     CENTER—A THREESOME      TOP—"SHORTY”
APA209.pdf:65:BOTTOM—BUGGY RIDE—MANILA                    BOTTOM—CREW OF THE GIG
APA209.pdf:66:       TOP—ENGINE ROOM—by J. D. Roots.        TOP—SIGNAL BRIDGE—by J. D. Roots.
APA209.pdf:66:     CENTER—LOOKING UP AT THE BRIDGE       CENTER—LOOKING AFT FROM THE BRIDGE
APA209.pdf:66:BOTTOM—JAP PILOT GUIDING US INTO TOKYO BAY    BOTTOM—VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
APA209.pdf:67:          TOP—5” GUN                   TOP—WHEELHOUSE—J. D. Roots.
APA209.pdf:67:   BOTTOM—SICK CALL—by J. D. Roots.   BOTTOM—BAKE SHOP-/,> J. D. Roots.
APA209.pdf:67:CENTER—THROCKMORTON P. TAZEWELL     CENTER—LOWER ENGINE ROOM FLAT
APA209.pdf:68:    BOTTOM—FIRE ROOM              BOTTOM—MAIN SWITCHBOARD
APA209.pdf:68:CENTER—GALLEY—by J. D. Roots.    CENTER—CHIEFS’ MESS-*> J. D. Roots.
APA209.pdf:68:TOP —POST OFFICE—*) J- D. Roots.  TOP—SAN FRANCISCO AT NIGHT
APA209.pdf:69:                                     —all by J. D, Roots.
APA209.pdf:69:      BOTTOM—COKE LINE    BOTTOM—SHIPFITTERS' SHOP
APA209.pdf:69:      TOP—RADIO ROOM           TOP—CREW'S MESS
APA209.pdf:69:CENTER—BOATSWAINS' LOCKER    CENTER—SHIP’S STORE         .
APA209.pdf:6:     It was with mingled feelings that I stepped aboard the U.S.S. Tazewell
APA209.pdf:6:     Since then the bastions of the enemy strongholds have crumbled. The
APA209.pdf:6:     So today it is with justified pride I look upon the Tazewell. From personal
APA209.pdf:6:     To you, to whom this book is dedicated, the mothers, fathers and wives
APA209.pdf:6:"Make smoke,” "Commence firing,” were the orders most often heard. From
APA209.pdf:6:THE COmmflllDinG OffICEB’S STfllEfflEllI
APA209.pdf:6:a number we shall long remember.
APA209.pdf:6:angles it was hard to determine who hit the bull’s eye. But we did get one.
APA209.pdf:6:four. A new ship, a new crew, on the sea lanes where our mission would
APA209.pdf:6:hostile submarines, mines, low flying torpedo planes, kamikaze planes, all
APA209.pdf:6:is to go to Heaven.” Could we take it?
APA209.pdf:6:last to fall was Okinawa where the Tazewell participated for the first thirty-
APA209.pdf:6:nightly attacks of kamikaze planes, suicide boats and at times submarines.
APA209.pdf:6:observation, based upon long experience, she is the most efficient and clean
APA209.pdf:6:of the men who made up the crew of the Tazewell, you can thank God,
APA209.pdf:6:on that memorable day, October twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-
APA209.pdf:6:over the country, to whom goes the credit for making the Two-0-Nine
APA209.pdf:6:plane on each side of the bridge, telling the world at large she had one plane
APA209.pdf:6:proudly look the world in the eye and smile. "Your boy did his duty.”
APA209.pdf:6:shielding a fanatic race, whose religious beliefs are, "To die for the Emperor
APA209.pdf:6:ship in the amphibious forces, manned by some of the smartest boys from all
APA209.pdf:6:six days of the campaign, when the whole amphibious force was under almost
APA209.pdf:6:take us to the buttresses of the enemy in his outlying forts. I could visualize
APA209.pdf:6:this she emerged, proudly displaying the painted miniature of an enemy
APA209.pdf:6:to her credit for certain. Many were downed, but with ships firing from all
APA209.pdf:70:      CENTER—20MM GUN                   CENTER- TAKING IT EASY”
APA209.pdf:70:   BOTTOM—TYPHOON'S EDGE              BOTTOM—SICK BAY-Ay J. D. Roots.
APA209.pdf:70:TOP—"D” COMPARTMENT-Ay J. D. Roots. TOP—CARPENTER SHOP—Ay /. D. Roots.
APA209.pdf:71:   BOTTOM—RUINS IN MANILA   BOTTOM—LIBERATION MONUMENT ON LUZON
APA209.pdf:71: TOP—STREET SCENE—YOKOHAMA        TOP—MARKET PLACE IN MANILA
APA209.pdf:71:CENTER—FLEET LANDING—MANILA     CENTER- NATIVE SECTION”—CAVITE
APA209.pdf:72:  BOTTOM—RUINS IN MANILA  BOTTOM—CATHOLIC CHURCH—MANILA
APA209.pdf:72: TOP—VIEW FROM A "P” BOAT  TOP—JAP SHIPS IN MANILA HARBOR
APA209.pdf:72:CENTER—DOCK AT YOKOHAMA     CENTER—BOARDWALK OF MANILA
APA209.pdf:73:  TOP—IMPERIAL PALACE—TOKYO         TOP—MOAT AROUND IMPERIAL PALACE
APA209.pdf:73: CENTER—LAUNDRY DAY—MANILA         . CENTER—CHINESE PAGODA—MANILA
APA209.pdf:73:BOTTOM—BEAST OF BURDEN —A) Dee/ay.   BOTTOM—MOORING AT YOKOHAMA
APA209.pdf:74:  CENTER—AGRICULTURE—KYUSHU—/-> Dee Jay.        CENTER—STREET SCENE—SASEBO -by Deejay.
APA209.pdf:74:  TOP—WASHING SWEET POTATOES-/.) Deejay.           TOP—JAP DEMOBILIZATION—by Deejay.
APA209.pdf:74:BOTTOM—RESIDENTIAL SECTION—SASEBO -by Deejay. BOTTOM—HOUSE BOATS IN YOKOHAMA
APA209.pdf:75: TOP—STATUE—JAPAN   TOP—TAKING A STROLL—Ay Deejay. TOP—LOOKING AT THE SEABAT
APA209.pdf:75:BOTTOM—"BARE FACTS" BOTTOM—JAPANESE FEMININITY       BOTTOM—"GOOD FISHING"
APA209.pdf:76:              (Editor’s Note: The photographs, "by Deejay”, were taken and presented to the Two-O-Nine by Donald J.
APA209.pdf:76:             Messinger, Bowmansville, N. Y. All portraits and division pictures were by J. Dickson Roots, Pittsfield, Mass.)
APA209.pdf:76:      TOP—SHRINE AT SASEBO—by Deejay.                                                    TOP—SHRINE ON KYUSHU—by Deejay.
APA209.pdf:76:    CENTER—SIGNAL BRIDGE—by J. D. Roois.                                              CENTER—EVAPORATOR MEN ON DUTY
APA209.pdf:76:BOTTOM—ONE OF THE BETTER HOMES—by Deejay.                                                     BOTTOM—EVAPORATORS
APA209.pdf:78:    Sitting, left to right: Powell, R. F.; Broom, J. D.; Wisniewski, T. I..; Lier-
APA209.pdf:78:    Standing, left to right: Haslitt, J. P.; Loftus, A. D.; McGinnis, D. L.;
APA209.pdf:78:    The "H" division is the hospital corps aboard ship. The function of the
APA209.pdf:78:Crane, R. W.; Barger, A. K.; Addison, A. A.; Osmundson, L. FL; Mombach,
APA209.pdf:78:G. S.; Swiatlowski, M. J.
APA209.pdf:78:General Quarters they maintain four battle dressing stations located in differ­
APA209.pdf:78:Medical Department is to promote the health of the Naval Personnel of the
APA209.pdf:78:Reed, J. R.; Levinson, L. H.
APA209.pdf:78:ent parts of the ship. The division officer is Lt. (jg) H. A. Liermann.
APA209.pdf:78:mann, H. A.; Hassberger, J. B.; Vance, H. D.; Wetter, R. J.; Hannis, C. L.;
APA209.pdf:78:ship, to determine physical fitness and to treat the sick and injured. During
APA209.pdf:79:    Kneeling, left to right: Knox, T. W.; Brown, E. D.; Young, W. H.; Cobb,
APA209.pdf:79:    Sitting, left to right: Chandler, J. J.; Mann, J. T.; Cicchetti, J.; Lindsey,
APA209.pdf:79:    Standing, (1st row) left to right: Schwegman, C.; Messick, M. E.; Crisp,
APA209.pdf:79:    Standing. (2nd row) left to right: Attins, W. J.; Hayes, L. L.; Livingstin,
APA209.pdf:79:    The ”S” division is the supply unit. They have charge of general stores,
APA209.pdf:79: Beall, J. W.; Sladewski, F.; Wechorek, H. E.; Guerra, F. V.
APA209.pdf:79:Bramlett, F. R.; Balungay, D.; Wright, W.
APA209.pdf:79:L. E.; Bryant, W.; Dunlap, N. B.; Clark, A. V.; Richmond, R. L.; West, R. H.;
APA209.pdf:79:L.; Baughman, R.; Morelli, T.; Stokley, R. A.; Sprey, L. R.; Taylor, A. P.;
APA209.pdf:79:Lau, R. W.; Wardian, L. J.; Bender, C E.; Nichols, E. L.; Clark, W. J.
APA209.pdf:79:M. R.; Burgess, R. W.; Nichols, R. J.; Hullin, G.; Beebe, R. E.; Manaut, F. J.;
APA209.pdf:79:Manaut.
APA209.pdf:79:Meier, R.; Galess, W. R.; Cline, H.; Holifield, E.; Johnson, W.; Yates, P. S.
APA209.pdf:79:R.; Barnes, W.; Hellman, H. N.; Franze, C. F.; O’Connor, J. V.; Green, R.;
APA209.pdf:79:commissary, ship’s store and clothing, small stores, and disbursing sections, and
APA209.pdf:79:the division includes the Steward’s Mates. The division officer is Ens. F. J.
APA209.pdf:7:                                    EDGAR C. SHfRfflflfl
APA209.pdf:7:                                    EXECUTIVE OFFICER, U.S.S. TAZEWELL
APA209.pdf:7:                                    LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER
APA209.pdf:7:     Lieut. Commander Sherman and the Tazewell had their first meeting
APA209.pdf:7:     Prior to his present assignment Lieut. Commander Sherman served
APA209.pdf:7:    His earlier career in the Navy began as a Naval ROTC cadet, and during
APA209.pdf:7:    In civilian life Mr. Sherman, after his graduation from the University of
APA209.pdf:7:    Lieut. Commander Sherman’s residence is at Seattle, Washington, where at
APA209.pdf:7:5 V2 vears old.
APA209.pdf:7:Idaho and Oklahoma, and the destroyer Trevor. Later as a Naval Reserve
APA209.pdf:7:Manila Bay.
APA209.pdf:7:Officer he also cruised on the Enterprise, the Pyrox, and the Langley.
APA209.pdf:7:Washington as a chemical engineer, took a position with a Washington pulp
APA209.pdf:7:and paper company, and at the time of his entrance into the Navy was the
APA209.pdf:7:company’s technical supervisor.
APA209.pdf:7:in port for the big ”T” after many months steaming.
APA209.pdf:7:in the Pacific. A short time after his detachment from that vessel Mr. Sherman
APA209.pdf:7:learned that it was sunk during a landing operation at the south entrance to
APA209.pdf:7:on the PC 1129, a ship that has seen continuous action throughout the war
APA209.pdf:7:on the sixth of June, 1945, and if remembered correctly that was the first day
APA209.pdf:7:present reside his wife and two children, David, who is 7/2, and Gerda Anne,
APA209.pdf:7:that time he had the privilege to undergo training cruises on the battleships
APA209.pdf:80:    Sitting, left to right: Conners, L. F.; Swida, S.; Tull, J. E.; Davis, W. W.;
APA209.pdf:80:    Standing, left to right: Peevy, J. R.; Charters, D. J.; Keohane, D.; Lan­
APA209.pdf:80:    The "R" division is responsible for the cleanliness, good order, and neat
APA209.pdf:80:Guillery, L. T.
APA209.pdf:80:Hague, R. N.; Alling, R. V.; Montgomery, D. W.; Deas, J.; Spotts, R. D.;
APA209.pdf:80:Lowell, F. A.; Phillips, C. P.; Jewitt, E. B.; Wildermuth, G. F.; East, W. M.
APA209.pdf:80:appearance of the ship, outside and inside, except for those compartments
APA209.pdf:80:caster, R. C.; O’Hara, L. V.; Korous, H. J.; Davis, D. W.; Zampedri, J. W.;
APA209.pdf:80:coming under the Engineer Officer. They are responsible for those matters per­
APA209.pdf:80:stability of the ship. The division officer is Lt. (jg) R. V. Alling.
APA209.pdf:80:taining to the structural strength and watertight and gastight integrity, and
APA209.pdf:81:    Kneeling, left to right: Esparza, E. M.; Padilla, A.; Bennett, B. D.; Lee,
APA209.pdf:81:    Sitting, left to right-: Blazek, E. E.; Cornette, C. R.; Weshinsky, H. E.;
APA209.pdf:81:    Standing. (1st row) left to right: Bossuet, A. G.; White, C. A.; Conant,
APA209.pdf:81:    Standing. (2nd row) left to right: Romano, J.; Clark, M. P.; Forrest, C.;
APA209.pdf:81:    The "E" division maintains all the electrical apparatus aboard the ship with
APA209.pdf:81:Andrews, D. M.; Langrill, W. R.; Green, R. D.; Moore, J. E.; Williamson,
APA209.pdf:81:Arnold, J. W.; Goold, R. H.; Bunnell, D. G.; Emery, M. C.; Phillips, C. W.;
APA209.pdf:81:Brown, P. H.; Frantum, R. E.; Reynolds, W. C.; Hadley, E. C.; Sobolewski,
APA209.pdf:81:D. E.; Rosenberger, W. G.
APA209.pdf:81:F. V.; Sommerfield, R. J.; Tucker, R.; James, A. R.; Bush, R. J.
APA209.pdf:81:H. G.; Thompson, A. A.; Fisher, A. G.; Page, F. E.; Cotton, W. R.; Scalabrino,
APA209.pdf:81:H. R.; Bergeron, R. A.; Gouchala, H. J.
APA209.pdf:81:L. P.; Elliot, G. R.; Gordon, J. R.; Crumrine, R. D.; Jones, J. F.; Schaufler,
APA209.pdf:81:R. V.; Peters, E.; Johansen, C. J.; Reinke, E. A.; Shevlin, E.; Ferreira, F. T.;
APA209.pdf:81:Robideau, J.; lacono, N. J.; Jones, L. R.; Weeks, H. D.; Chauvin, R. P.; Hend­
APA209.pdf:81:W. J.; Horsch, P. H.; Bender, J. R.; Hillburn, H. E.; Grisham, C. L.; Eernisse,
APA209.pdf:81:Wallen, W. L.; Cook, E.; McMichael, S. F.; Buchanan, W. H.; Johnsen, H. L.;
APA209.pdf:81:division officer is Ens. D. F. Andrews.
APA209.pdf:81:engines, boilers, and machine shop are only a small part of their worries. The
APA209.pdf:81:rick, W. E.; Tierney, J. W.; Rodriguez, A.
APA209.pdf:81:the exception of the radio and radar equipment. The gyro, evaporators, diesel
APA209.pdf:82:     Kneeling, left to right: Coots, W. R.; Marple, J. J.; Mattley, J. A.; Kral,
APA209.pdf:82:     Sitting, left to right: McFadden, R. L.; Sebastian, F. A.; Lenning, C. T.;
APA209.pdf:82:     Standing, (1st row) left to right: Daniel, C. L.; Howard, E. R.; Brown,
APA209.pdf:82:     Standing, (2nd row) left to right: Collier, R. R.; Johnson, I. G.; Markt,
APA209.pdf:82:    The ”C” division is made up of the ship’s communication group, and in­
APA209.pdf:82: (Signalmen) and ears (Radiomen) of the ship. When foul weather settles
APA209.pdf:82:; Tellez, Z. J.; Boyd, C. M.; Beverly, J. C.; Hughes, J.; Bernard, W. A.;
APA209.pdf:82:Dosser, E. B.
APA209.pdf:82:Hansen, B. A.; Hanson, D. M.; Neece, H. V.; Lowe, P. M.; Nelson, J. A.;
APA209.pdf:82:M. C.; Elvebak, H. A.; Banham, W. F.; Halvorsen, R. G.; Sangals, E. W.;
APA209.pdf:82:Martin, D. V.; Flynn, E. A.; Smith, N. H.; Connors, R. A.; Conley, J. L.;
APA209.pdf:82:Martin, W.R.; Carlos, J. J.; Kock, C.E.; Pulley, R. W.; Briley, B.G.; Cochran, G.
APA209.pdf:82:Owens, R. R.; Smith, J. F.; Podany, G. M.; Driscoll, L. H.; Herbster, L. A.
APA209.pdf:82:R. A.; Givens, J. C.; Bettis, H. A.; Keefe, J. L.; Stednick, WDickensheet,
APA209.pdf:82:R. F.; Scott, E. C.; Colliary, J. L.; Pfeifer, R. H.; Phillips, R. A.; Jarzab, T. J.;
APA209.pdf:82:Rubin, D.; Lloyd, D. E.; Gutiewrez, W. R.
APA209.pdf:82:The yeomen take care of the official correspondence. They also perform what
APA209.pdf:82:cludes Radiomen, Signalmen, Radarmen, and Yeomen. It is truly the eyes
APA209.pdf:82:down and around us, the Radarmen send out their magic waves and all is well.
APA209.pdf:82:every man agrees is the most important function of the Navy, and that is make
APA209.pdf:82:out leave papers. The division officer is Lt. P. M. Lowe.
APA209.pdf:83:    Kneeling, left to right: Wood, V.; Saeger, B. J.; Freer, W. H.; Thomas,
APA209.pdf:83:    Sitting, left to right: Krebs, J.; Hood, L. D.; Day, D. T.; Astel, W. H.;
APA209.pdf:83:    Standing, left to right: Williams, W. E.; Stephens, J. H.; Johnson, E.;
APA209.pdf:83:    The 1st division has charge of all deck spaces forward of the bridge. Holds
APA209.pdf:83:'The division officer is Lt. D. B. Close.
APA209.pdf:83:1, 2 and 3 come under their supervision, as well as the loading and unloading
APA209.pdf:83:E. C.; Kilgenstein, W. E. Gonzalez, G.; Trudeau, WJurado, G.; Serdynski,
APA209.pdf:83:Jacks, B. E.; Inderwiesche, A. R.; O’Connel, D. P.; Hooper, J. N.; Layton,
APA209.pdf:83:Marietta, R. L.; Friedman, I.; Stenger, R. P.; Close, D. B.; Steryous, K. D.;
APA209.pdf:83:Mimms, L. H.; Hernandez, A. M.; Lewis, C. D.; Davis, V.
APA209.pdf:83:N. A.; Bonner, W. L.; Garcia, J. J.; Kostik, J.
APA209.pdf:83:W. A.; Garcia, A. R.; Matland, A. J.; Holland, C. E.; Smith, N. F.
APA209.pdf:83:detail and lookouts 1 and 2 are chosen f rom this group. For their battle stations,
APA209.pdf:83:of crews ”C" compartment and troop compartments 1,2,3 and 4. The anchor
APA209.pdf:83:of these holds. They are also responsible for the maintenance and cleanliness
APA209.pdf:83:the men form the nucleus of the crew that man the major armament of the ship.
APA209.pdf:84:    Kneeling, left to right: Hale, J. G.; Pugh, H. D.; Davis, W. E.; Neisler,
APA209.pdf:84:    Sitting, left to right: Huddleston, L. K.; Loggins, H. J.; Young, R. T.;
APA209.pdf:84:    Standing, left to right: Long, W. L.; Tush, G. M.; Sasin, T. A.; O’Connor,
APA209.pdf:84:    The 2nd division has charge of and maintains the boat deck up to the
APA209.pdf:84:D. B.; Harwood, N. E.; Webb, W. P.; Mahaffey, F. H.; Holtman, L. W.;
APA209.pdf:84:Dufrane, R. A.; Denney, S.; Parsons, A. C.; Lemaster, R O.; Proffitt, Z. L.
APA209.pdf:84:Felkel, M. F.; Mouser, V. E.; Schneider, C. E.; Crittenden, G. E.
APA209.pdf:84:H. B.; Etter, N. H.; Kirby, W. M.; Ray, A. A.; Trent, W. C.; Delafuente, F.;
APA209.pdf:84:Neldon, F. M.; Clark, A. L.; Brouillette, C. V.; Albright, L. F.; Roepke, R. L.;
APA209.pdf:84:Sobotka, R. A.; Robinson, F. R.; Gonzalez, J. B.; Pearce, A. A.
APA209.pdf:84:The division officer is Lt. (jg) VT. C. Andreas.
APA209.pdf:84:and ladders leading there, also fall to their cleaning lot. They are also respon­
APA209.pdf:84:bridge, and the spaces around number 4 hatch. Officers’ Country passageways
APA209.pdf:84:manned by this division. General Quarters finds its members at all points of
APA209.pdf:84:sible for crews "D” compartment and hold number 4. Lookouts 5 and 8 arc
APA209.pdf:84:the ship doing jobs ranging from telephone talkers to ammunition handlers.
APA209.pdf:85:    Kneeling, left to right: Smith, W. H.; Otremba, E. E.; Geno, R. C.; Hill,
APA209.pdf:85:    Sitting, left to right: Crohen, C. A.; Zak, D. H.; Yesavage, S. J.; Brown,
APA209.pdf:85:    Standing, left to right: Luna, C. G.; Phillips, O. E.; Minter, P. R.; Bar-
APA209.pdf:85:    The ord division spaces embrace all of that area aft of the boat deck com­
APA209.pdf:85:5 and 6 are serviced by men of this division. Secondary control and number 5
APA209.pdf:85:C. E.; Horne, J. R.; Welty, R. S.; Klam, S. V.
APA209.pdf:85:Dickson, C. L.; Ferguson, J. L.; Easter, A.; Disney, C. L.; Zielinski, F. M.
APA209.pdf:85:G. W.; Stein, N. H.; Stone, W. D.; Stagnate, E. N.; Trentham, A. WBowen,
APA209.pdf:85:J. F.; Hayes, H. L.; Lesoveck, C. A.; Hamlett, W. M.; Beach, C. R.; Wheeler,
APA209.pdf:85:J. M.; Christian, J. H.; Stroud, R. G.; Inman, M R.; Riggs, W. T.
APA209.pdf:85:crows nest lookout. The division officer is Lt. (jg) N. H. Stein.
APA209.pdf:85:hold- are also policed by the 3rd. Battle alerts finds a goodly portion of the
APA209.pdf:85:men performing their military duties on gun No. 44 and No. 45 as well. Not
APA209.pdf:85:monly knoivn as the fantail. Crew’s "J” compartment and troop compartments
APA209.pdf:85:thelmes, R. S.; Waldo, B. E.; Perdue, V. G.; Deslatte, J. G.; Schnider, F. J.;
APA209.pdf:85:to be outdone when it comes to over-seeing things, they also furnish the after
APA209.pdf:86:    Sitting, left to right: Clarke, C. C.; Porritt, R. H.; Bohan, J. T.; Smale, W. F.
APA209.pdf:86:    Standing, left to right: Swanson, A. B.; Perkins, R. D.; Marty, J. F.; Savel-
APA209.pdf:86:    The ffN” division is the navigation department. They are responsible for
APA209.pdf:86:berg, W. T.; Berland, F. E.; Zoepfel, H. L.
APA209.pdf:86:supervision. The division officer is Lt. (jg) J. T. Bohan.
APA209.pdf:86:the navigation of the ship, education of the enlisted men, and the deck watch
APA209.pdf:87:                    STRAGGLERS’ PICTURE
APA209.pdf:87:     Kneeling, left to right: Heath, F. J.; Barnhardt, C. E.; McEachran, C. L.;
APA209.pdf:87:    Sitting, left to right: Hall, A.; Heimer, A. J.; McLaughlin, W. A.; Benton,
APA209.pdf:87:    Standing, left to right: Hanes, J. D.; Hardin, R. L.; Wagner, R. L.; Starce-
APA209.pdf:87:Cercena, E. E.; Peacock, O. L.; Stupl, R. C.; Sharpe, A.; Schmidt, G. W.; Crews,
APA209.pdf:87:E. D.; Davis, W. C.
APA209.pdf:87:J. P.; Case, R. A.; Lewis, R. E.; Wilson, W. D.
APA209.pdf:87:M.; Pike, B. B.; Parks, J. A.; Fowler, L. D.; Rachor, A. L.; Saelens, R. M.;
APA209.pdf:87:Trullinger, F.; Suess, J. G.
APA209.pdf:87:vich, J. A.; Gingrass, R. H.; Train, D. E.; Eyerly, J. L.; Dorsey, C. E.; Matheny,
APA209.pdf:88:                                       Detached Officers
APA209.pdf:88:                                 Plank Owners Still Aboard
APA209.pdf:88:                            OFFICERS ROSIER
APA209.pdf:88:                       Officers Reporting Aboard Since Commissioning
APA209.pdf:88:   1055 Barbara Place, Salt Lake City, Utah           172 Bates St., Lewiston, Maine
APA209.pdf:88:   110 Carr Ave., Cripple Creek, Colorado             1807 Pepper St., Alhambra, Calif.
APA209.pdf:88:   121 So. Leonard, Liberty, Missouri                 Hobson Drive, Des Moines 13, Iowa
APA209.pdf:88:   313 /i W. Saginaw St., Lansing, Mich.              Willard, Utah
APA209.pdf:88:   318 N. Sixth St., Miamisburg, Ohio                 6659 Walnut Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
APA209.pdf:88:  10034 Empire Road, Oakland 3, Calif.                610 University Park Way, Baltimore, Md.
APA209.pdf:88:  103 Tuscola Rd., Rt. 4, Bay City, Mich.             215 Wynsum Ave., Merrick, L. L, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:88:  11 May, 1945                                        20 Oct., 1945
APA209.pdf:88:  1570 Conger St., Galesburg, 111.                    1360 Northlawn Dr., Birmingham, Mich.
APA209.pdf:88:  17 Dec., 1945                                       22 Sept., 1945
APA209.pdf:88:  214 First Ave., Pelham 65, N. Y.                    319 W. Halsey, Maryville, Missouri
APA209.pdf:88:  22 Sept., 1945                                      24 Aug., 1945
APA209.pdf:88:  22 Sept., 1945                                      28 Sept., 1945
APA209.pdf:88:  23 Ellis Ave., Abbeville, South Carolina            230 Stillwater Ave., Dayton, Ohio
APA209.pdf:88:  2420 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.            2500 Boylston N., Seattle, Wash.
APA209.pdf:88:  2577 Euclid Hts. Blvd., Cleveland Hts., O.          62 Atlantic Ave., Manasquan, N. J.
APA209.pdf:88:  26 June, 1945                                       6 May, 1945
APA209.pdf:88:  2975 Scarborough Rd., Cleveland Hts., O.            9528 Strolitz St., New Orleans, La.
APA209.pdf:88:  3128 - 28 Road, Astoria, New York                   53 McAlpine Ave., Erlanger, Ky.
APA209.pdf:88:  341 Brockway Place, Saginaw, Mich.                  P. O. Box 845, Rutland, Ohio
APA209.pdf:88:  4032 Michigan Ave., South Gate, Calif.              2818 Roberts St., Abilene, Texas
APA209.pdf:88:  4033 Higbee St., Philadelphia, Pa.                  305 E. Main St., Clarksville, Ark.
APA209.pdf:88:  50 W. Front St., Red Bank, N. J.                    18 Second St., Old Orchard Beach, Maine
APA209.pdf:88:  504 Groveland St., Haverbill, Mass.               ROBERTS, Jesse, Lt. (jg)
APA209.pdf:88:  602 Lincoln St., Austin, Minn.                      53O'/2 - 10th St., Paso Robles, Calif.
APA209.pdf:88:  61 Dietz St., Queonta, N. Y.                        5241 Logan St., Minneapolis, Minn.
APA209.pdf:88:  619 West 2nd, Washington, Missouri
APA209.pdf:88:  6841/2 - 14th St., San Pedro, Calif.                2217 - 125th St., College Point, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:88:  75 Sanford St., East Orange, N. J.                  532 W. King St., Martinsburg, W. Va.
APA209.pdf:88:  8 Aug., 1945                                        24 Aug., 1945
APA209.pdf:88:  Ord, Nebraska                                       Benzonia, Michigan
APA209.pdf:88:  R.F.D. 1, Fairflax, Virginia                        117 North Stone Ave., LaGrange, Ill.
APA209.pdf:88:  Wildwood Glen, Alpine, Mich.                        2008 - 6th St., N. E., Minneapolis, Minn.
APA209.pdf:88:ACKERMAN, Gerald L„ Lt. Comdr.                      HATFIELD, Raymond F„ Carp.
APA209.pdf:88:ALLING, Ronald V., Lt. (jg)                         LOWE, Peter M.. Lt. (jg)
APA209.pdf:88:ANDREAS, William C„ Lt. (jg)                        MANAUT, Frank J., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:ANDREWS, David F„ Ensign                            MONTGOMERY, Donald W„ Bosn.
APA209.pdf:88:BEEBE, Ronald E., Pay Clerk                         MORRIS, John K„ Capt.
APA209.pdf:88:BOHAN, John T„ Lt. (jg)                             NEECE, Harold V., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:BROUILLETTE, Carl V., Lieut.                        NELSON, James A., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:BROWN, George W. Jr., Ensign                        OLSEN, Herbert S., Comdr.
APA209.pdf:88:BROWN, Leland G., Lt. (jg)                          HASSBERGER, John B., Comdr.
APA209.pdf:88:BUNNELL, Donald G„ Lt. (jg)                         PHILLIPS, Charles W„ Lieut.
APA209.pdf:88:C1AFONE, Frank C„ Lt. Comdr.                        MANN, Glendon A., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:CLOSE, Daniel B., Lieut.                            PORRITT, Richard H., Lt. (jg)
APA209.pdf:88:CURRIER, Clayton E., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:DERACZUNAS, Anthony J., Carp.                       KING, Lawrence K., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:DOREMUS, Burton T., Lt. Comdr.                      PRUNIER, Charles F.. Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:ELLIOTT, Thomas S., Lieut.                          MENOLD, William D„ Lieut.
APA209.pdf:88:EMERY, Mervin C., Lt. (jg)                          RAGLE, Herbert D., Lieut.
APA209.pdf:88:ESSER, Bernard S., Ensign                             2866 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, Calif.
APA209.pdf:88:FORTENBERRY, Robert A., Mach.                       MOGAVERO, John, Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:FOTHERGILL, Henry R., Lieut.                        NEWGORD, William B„ Lieut.
APA209.pdf:88:GOOLD, Ralph H„ Elec.                               SHERMAN, Edgar C., Lt. Comdr.
APA209.pdf:88:HAGUE, Robert N„ Carp.                              ROGERS, Curtis A., Mach.
APA209.pdf:88:HERSCHLEB, Charles W., Lieut.                       STEIN, Newton H., Lt. (jg)
APA209.pdf:88:HUTCHISON, Wilmer W., Lt. (jg)                      STENGER, Richard P., Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:KELLY, Thomas S., Lieut.                            STERYOUS, Kenneth E„ Ensign
APA209.pdf:88:L1F.RMANN, Herbert A., Lt. (jg)                     TOLSON, John C., Lieut.
APA209.pdf:88:LANGRILL, William R., Ensign                        STONE. Walter D. Jr., Lt. (ig)
APA209.pdf:89:                                  *—Plank Owners Still Aboard
APA209.pdf:89:                         (HLISTfO PERSONAL
APA209.pdf:89:      June. 19-15                                     411 -41st Ave.. San Francisco. Calif.
APA209.pdf:89:    101 Stark St., Manchester, N. H.                 24 Pawcatuck Ave., Clark’s Village, Conn.
APA209.pdf:89:    12 3 Greenfield Ave., SW, Canton, Ohio
APA209.pdf:89:    1215 G St. N. E., Washington, D. C.           ‘BRIGHT, Arthur Bird, StMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:    150 Bergman Ave., New Hyde Park, N. Y.            Route No. 3, Kingsport, Tenn.
APA209.pdf:89:    1845 N. 6th St.. Milwaukee, Wis.                   1469 S. 16th St., Omaha, Neb.
APA209.pdf:89:    20 Oct., 1945                                     24 Feb.. 1945
APA209.pdf:89:    202 S. Murat St., New Orleans, La.                Route No. 7, Box 72, Texarkana, Ark.
APA209.pdf:89:    23 Oct.. 19-15                                                DECEASED
APA209.pdf:89:    232 Madison, Vallejo. Calif.
APA209.pdf:89:    235 Pine St.. Salinas. Calif.                   GIFT. Arthur Theador. Lt. (jg)
APA209.pdf:89:    24 Aug., 1945
APA209.pdf:89:    25 Aug., 19-45                                    6 June. 1945
APA209.pdf:89:    31 July, 1945                                     24 Aug., 1945
APA209.pdf:89:    3303 Kercknoff Ave., Fresno. Calif.
APA209.pdf:89:    336 N. Lafayette, South Bend. Indiana             999 Lake Shore Drive. Chicago. 111.
APA209.pdf:89:    356 N. W. 65th St., Miami. Fla.               -BREWER, Tommie Melvis, SC3/c
APA209.pdf:89:    360 W. 29th St., Erie, Pa.                      BROOM, Jimmie Doil, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:89:    402 W. Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne, Ind.            1445 Pinegrove Ave., Jacksonville, Fla.
APA209.pdf:89:    4839 N. E. Union Ave., Portland, Ore.         •BROWN, Robert Arden, Rdm3/c
APA209.pdf:89:    507 N. 7th St., Frederick. Okla.                  1.398 Gold St., Memphis, Tenn.
APA209.pdf:89:    619 S. 12th St., Yakima, Wash.                    1020 Lansing, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
APA209.pdf:89:    834 N. Alfred St., Los Angeles 46, Calif.         215 N. 4th St., Cripple Creek, Colo.
APA209.pdf:89:    Box 39. Aitkin, Minn.                         •BRYANT, William (n), StMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:    Cooleemee, N. C.                              •BRILEY, Billie Gene, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:89:    Haven, Kansas                                      10646 Art St., Roscoe, Calif.
APA209.pdf:89:    Linhue, Kausi, T. H.                              12.34 - 27th Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
APA209.pdf:89:    R.F.D. No. 2, Chariton, Iowa                      262 Kirby Ave., Portsmouth, Va.
APA209.pdf:89:    R.F.D. No. 3. Anthony, Kansas                    Route No. 1, Itasca, Texas
APA209.pdf:89:    Route No. 1, Box 1 88, Camden, Ark.               Duffield, Va.
APA209.pdf:89:    Route No. 1, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.                •BUCHANAN, William Henry, MoMM2/c
APA209.pdf:89:    Route No. 2, Littletown, Pa.                  •BROWN, Basil Hooten, WTl/c
APA209.pdf:89:    Route No. 5, Box 2 35. Muskogee, Okla.            1030 E. Main St., Houma, La.
APA209.pdf:89:    Troy, N. Y.                                   •BROWN, Ed. Jr., StMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:    Zurich, Kansas                                    3423 Northwestern Pkwy., Louisville, Ky.
APA209.pdf:89:    “316 Chamberlain St.. University City. Mo.        404 N. Puente Ave., Baldwin Park, Calif.
APA209.pdf:89:  ADDISON, Alfred Anderson, PhMl/c                 •BEVERLY, John Carroll, RM3/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BALUNGAY, Domingo (n) CK3/c                     •BOYD, Charles Mitchell, RM.3/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BANKS. James Preston, Bkr2/c                      BRAMLETT, Frank Richard, StMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BARGER, Allen Kenneth, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BARNHARDT, Charlie Ephriam, Sl/c                    Route No. 1, Murphyboro, Tenn.
APA209.pdf:89:  BENHAM. William Francis, Rdml /c                •BURGESS, Robert Woodward, SK3/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BENNETT, Bill Oscar, F2/c                       ’BUSH, Reginald Joseph, MoMM2/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BERGERON. Roger Albert, WT3/c                   •CERCENA, Edward Eugene, MM3/c
APA209.pdf:89:  BETTIS, Howard Eugene, Sl/c                     •CHANDLER, John Jay, SKl/c
APA209.pdf:89:  OLIPHANT. Charles R.. Lieut.                      SHANNON. Frank A., Elect.
APA209.pdf:89:  P1FER, Griffin W„ APC.
APA209.pdf:89:  PAPPAS. Nick. Ensign                              STACK. James K.. Lt. Comdr.
APA209.pdf:89:  PARKINSON, Donald S., Ensign                      TYLER. George R.. Ensign
APA209.pdf:89:  REEVES, William A . Ensien
APA209.pdf:89:  SAWYER. John A.. Lt. Comdr.                          “ March, 1945
APA209.pdf:89:'ALBRIGHT, Leroy Francis, Cox.                     •BLAZEK, Emil Edward, MoMMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:* ATKINS, Willie James, StM 1 /c                  ‘BOWEN, Jacob Mason, Cox.
APA209.pdf:89:* BENDER, Charles Edward, StMl /c                     227 Shaw Ave., Clairton, Penna.
APA209.pdf:89:* BENTON. Melvin ( n ), SM3/c                     •CARLOS, Julius Joseph, RM2/c
APA209.pdf:89:‘ ARNOLD. James Ward, MM3/c                         BONNER, Wilbur Lee, S2/c
APA209.pdf:89:‘BARNES, William Walter, StM2/c                       Gen. Del., Whitesville, Tenn.
APA209.pdf:89:‘BASHAM, Paul Richard, RM3/c                          Route No. 1, Smyrna, Ga.
APA209.pdf:89:’BEALL, James Wilson, SSML.3/C                        North 4114 Adams, Spokane, Wash.
APA209.pdf:89:• ASTLE, William Henry, Cox.                       •BOSSUET, Archer Gurden, MoMMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:• BENDER. John Ray, MoMM2/c                           Gen. Del., DeWitt, Ark.
APA209.pdf:89:• BERNARD, Warren Albert, RM2/c                   •CAUDLE, Jack Qus D'Tonta, StMl/c
APA209.pdf:89:•BARTHELMES, Robert Stephen, SI /c                    Route No. 1, Box 1 12-A, Clackima, Ore.
APA209.pdf:89:•BAUGHMAN, Raymond James, SK2/c                       Keota, Okla.
APA209.pdf:89:•BEACH, Clifford Ray, Sl/c                            20760 Gleandlarge, Frendal, Mich.
APA209.pdf:89:•BERLAND, Fred Edward, Jr., Sl/c                  •CASE, Richard Allen, WT2/c
APA209.pdf:8:     In conclusion I can only say I’d stack the Tazewell up against any similar
APA209.pdf:8:     My first impression of the Tazewell was not too favorable, as I approached
APA209.pdf:8:     On stepping aboard, however, it became apparent that work was being
APA209.pdf:8:     One of the best compliments that can be paid a ship is to say she is a
APA209.pdf:8:     The Commanding Officer, I was delighted to find, was a former merchant
APA209.pdf:8:Everything since I came aboard has confirmed that impression.
APA209.pdf:8:I knew at once I had a swell bunch of officers as shipmates.
APA209.pdf:8:It did not take long to find out her rusty sides were due to a five months
APA209.pdf:8:a bit.
APA209.pdf:8:almost immediately one could feel that here was an outfit with terrific morale.
APA209.pdf:8:arose to primp the lady up because of the operations schedule.
APA209.pdf:8:been ordered. It took longer to learn the enlisted personnel, of course, but
APA209.pdf:8:break in the world in adjusting myself to this new tough job to which I had
APA209.pdf:8:category. The whole atmosphere was one of friendliness and good nature.
APA209.pdf:8:craft in the Fleet in any kind of competition and confidently expect her to
APA209.pdf:8:done to put the ship back into respectable condition. The decks were newly
APA209.pdf:8:fXfCUTIVf OFFICER'S STRTEITlfflT
APA209.pdf:8:happy ship. My first wardroom meal convinced me the Tazewell was in that
APA209.pdf:8:her over the waters of San Francisco Bay on the afternoon of June 6, 1945,
APA209.pdf:8:mariner of many years standing, and in addition was an experienced naval
APA209.pdf:8:officer. One instinctively sensed he knew his way around. I was given every
APA209.pdf:8:painted and interior spaces had a fresh, clean appearance. My hasty opinion
APA209.pdf:8:patches of rust showing everywhere. It must be admitted that my heart sank
APA209.pdf:8:reporting for duty as Executive Officer. Her sides were in sad condition, with
APA209.pdf:8:sojourn in the Southwest Pacific area and Okinawa where no opportunity
APA209.pdf:8:was just as hastily revised, and I immediately knew I was going to like her.
APA209.pdf:8:win hands down.
APA209.pdf:90:     1403 Boone St., Boone, Iowa                  10129 Beverly Ave., Chicago, 111.
APA209.pdf:90:     1524 Temple Ave., Long Beach, Calif.         2144 Bellmore Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
APA209.pdf:90:     Marble, North Carolina                       6158 Samson St., Philadelphia, Pa.
APA209.pdf:90:     Patterson, Georgia                           9815 Des Moines Way, Seattle, Wash.
APA209.pdf:90:    1 116 W. 1st St., Sioux City, Iowa            Truman, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:90:    1038 - 6th St., West Salem, Oregon            1823 Crockett St., F.1 Paso, Texas
APA209.pdf:90:    125 Claremont Ave., Vernon, N. J.             Route No. 2, Box 300-F, Beaumont, Tex.
APA209.pdf:90:    1357 Rural St., Rockford, Ill.                797 Crotona Park North, Bronx, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:90:    219 Lynn St., King City, Calif.               2231 Francisco Rd., Santa Rosa, Calif.
APA209.pdf:90:    238 N. Rodney St., Wilmington, Del.           Avery Island, Louisiana
APA209.pdf:90:    3 River St., Piedmont, S. C.                  518 N. 31 St., Box 1394, Corsicana, Tex.
APA209.pdf:90:    32 Park Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.                  Gen. Del., San Ysidro, Calif.
APA209.pdf:90:    366 S. 1st Ave., Walla Walla, Wash.           402-A Bethlehem St., Tyler, Texas
APA209.pdf:90:    3808 Hull St., Richmond, Va.                  58 Horn Way, Jamaica Plains, Mass.
APA209.pdf:90:    407 N. Ave., Sanford, N. C.                   16 Cherry St., Sumter, S. C.
APA209.pdf:90:    504 Jefferson St., Demopolis, Ala.            Route No. 4, Cleveland, Tenn.
APA209.pdf:90:    509 Cross St., Ogden, Utah                    Route No. 2, Willow, Oklahoma
APA209.pdf:90:    601 Francis St., Jackson, Mich.               436 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa.
APA209.pdf:90:    614 W. 1st, Fort Worth, Texas                 Gen. Del., Weslaco, Texas
APA209.pdf:90:    824 N. 7th St., Quincy, 111.                  Route No. 2, Anacortes, Wash.
APA209.pdf:90:    874 Ti-O-Runda Dr., Cheektowaga, N. Y.        467 Pearl St., Darlington, S. C.
APA209.pdf:90:    925 - 3rd Ave. S., Great Falls, Mont.         Box 152, Cooleemee, N. C.
APA209.pdf:90:    Box 205, Sparta, Tenn.                        Route No. 1, Laurel Hill, N. C.
APA209.pdf:90:    Box 221, Hayti, Mo.                           215 Water, Harbor Beach, Mich.
APA209.pdf:90:    Box 56, Hoboken, Ga.                          102 Laroussinei St., Westwago, La.
APA209.pdf:90:    East Canton, Ohio                             Box 55, Danville, Ark.
APA209.pdf:90:    Mendocino, California                         Route No. 4, Box 793-A, Waco, Texas
APA209.pdf:90:    R.F.D. No. 1, Clarkton, N. C.                 1720 Lemon St., Alhambra, Calif.
APA209.pdf:90:    Robbinsville, N. C.                           Ballonia, Indiana
APA209.pdf:90:    Route No. 1, Box 300, Manteca, Calif.         245 Sheridan Ave., Elmirs Heights, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:90:    Route No. 1, Box 355-A, Houma, La.            Box 47, Seven Sisters, Texas
APA209.pdf:90:    Route No. 1, Luella, Ga.                      1610 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Md.
APA209.pdf:90:    Route No. 2, Medaryville, Ind.                Route No. 2, Oran, Missouri
APA209.pdf:90:    Route No. I, Box 176, Chino, Calif.           Route No. 2, Carthage, N. C.
APA209.pdf:90:    Whitesburg, Kentucky                          532 W. Howard St., Hagerstown, Md.
APA209.pdf:90:    c/o Denman’s Store, Fort Myers, Fla.          Route No. 1, Box 32, Meridianville, Ala.
APA209.pdf:90:  CHAUVIN, Raymond Paul, F2/c                 •DE LA FUENTE, Faustino (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:  CLARK, Willie James Sr., StM2/c             •DORSEY, Clyde Edgar, WT2/c
APA209.pdf:90:  COBB, Richard ( n), StM2/c                  ‘DUFRENE, Roland Adam, Cox.
APA209.pdf:90:  COCHRAN, Glen (n), Sl/c                     •DUNLAP, Napolean Bonaparte, CK2/c
APA209.pdf:90:  COTTEN, Walter Russell, Fl/c                •FELKEL, Melvin Floyd, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:  CRANE, Robert Leslie, PhMl/c                •FERGUSON, James Lawrence, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:  CRISP, Logan (n), Sl/c                      •FISHER, Arthur Gregory, MoMM2/c
APA209.pdf:90:  CRUTTENDEN, George Emery, S2/c               •FORD, James Edward, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:  DAVIS, Wilbur Edward, Sl/c                    FREET, William Henry, FC3/c
APA209.pdf:90: *DEA, James David, CEM                         GALES, William Richard, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90: •CROXEN, Charles Alonzo, FC2/c                •FLYNN, Edward Anthony, Y2/c
APA209.pdf:90: •CRUMRINE, Robert Dale, MoMM2/c              •FOLEY, Jack Junior, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90: •DANIELS, Orville Lanier, SM2/c               •FORD, Robert Milton, CK
APA209.pdf:90: •DAVIS, Arthur Wilbert, SF3/c                 •FORREST, Clayton Charles, Fl/c
APA209.pdf:90: •DAVIS, Virgie (n), Cox.                      •FOWLER, Leon Dixon, SC3/c
APA209.pdf:90: •DAVIS, Walter Warren, CBM                    •FRANTUM, Robert Edward, WT2/c
APA209.pdf:90: •DAVIS, Warren Calvin, WT3/c                  •FRANZE, Carmine Felix, SC3/c
APA209.pdf:90: •DAY, David Tilman, GMl/c                     •FRIEDMAN, Isadore (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:‘CHARTERS, Don John, CMl/c                    •DEAS, John (n), CBM
APA209.pdf:90:‘CLARK, Albert Ulysses, St3/c                 •DISNEY, "C”. ”L”., BM2/c
APA209.pdf:90:‘CONANT, Harry Gilbert, MoMM3/c               •EDMOND, William (n), RM2/c
APA209.pdf:90:‘CONNORS, Raymond Aloysius, RM2/c             •ESPARZA, Ernest Maximo, MoMM3/c
APA209.pdf:90:‘COOK, Earl Wilkins, MM3/c                    •EERNISSE, Donald Earl, MoMMl/c
APA209.pdf:90:• CLARK, Melvin Ross, MoMM3/c                 •DICKSON, Curtis Lamar, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CHRISTIAN, Jack Hill, GM3/c                  • DENNY, Sammy ( n), Cox.
APA209.pdf:90:•CICCHETTI, John (n),SSMB2/c                  “ DESLATTE, George Joseph, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CLARK, Argus Lytle, BMl/c                    •DICKENSHEET, Richard Gordon, SMI/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CLARKE, Charles Clifton, QMl/c               •DOSSER, Emmet Bascom, Y2/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CLINE, Howard Wayne, Sl/c                    •DRISCOLL, Louis Henry Jr., SM2/c
APA209.pdf:90:•COLLEARY, John Lawrence, Y2/c                •EAST, Wally Marc, CM3/c
APA209.pdf:90:•COLLIER, Robert Roy, Rdm3/c                  •EASTER, Andrew (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CONLEY, John Louis, RT2/c                      ELLIOTT, Glenn Reece, Fl/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CONNER, Lewis Frederick, CM3/c               •ELVEBAK, Howard Alexander, Rdm3/c
APA209.pdf:90:•COOTS, William Raymond, SMl/c                •ETTER, Noel Harvey, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CORNETTE, Charles Ray, MoMM3/c               •EYERLY, James Louis, MoMM3/c
APA209.pdf:90:•CREWS, Joseph Peter Jr., WT3/c               •FERREIRA, Fergus Thomas, EM3/c
APA209.pdf:91:    1 ~2 Sycamore Lane. Fairfield, Conn.              Route No. 4, Box 60, Vancouver, Wash.
APA209.pdf:91:    1105 Dudley Ave., Compton, Calif.                Hazen, North Dakota
APA209.pdf:91:    1931 S. Evanston, Tulsa, Okla.                   729 Grand Ave., Shreveport, La.
APA209.pdf:91:    211S W. 4“th. Kansas City. Kansas                 Route No. 1, Box 33, Greensboro, Ala.
APA209.pdf:91:    2230 Burton Ave.. Garvev. Calif.                 Route No. 3, Jonesboro, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:91:    2325 Nelson St., Bakersfield, Calif.             P. O. Box 55, Eustis, Florida
APA209.pdf:91:    2561 Sturtevant St., Detroit, Mich.              61 W. 35th St., New York, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:91:    28.30 E. 16th St., National City, Calif.         Route No. 1, Lake Charles, La.
APA209.pdf:91:    2844 Margarite St., Corpus Christi, Texas         1623 - 7th St., Lubbock, Texas
APA209.pdf:91:    291 1 Asbury St.. Los Angeles. Calif.             34 Edgeworth Ave., Portland, Me.
APA209.pdf:91:    3200 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago, Ill.              208 N. Helena St., Anaheim, Calif.
APA209.pdf:91:    325 S. 6th W„ Brigham, Utah                      3731 E. 53rd St., Maywood, Calif.
APA209.pdf:91:    4158 Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.            1322 Geary St., San Francisco, Calif.
APA209.pdf:91:    4800 - 10th Ave., Sacramento, Calif.             Box 322, Bald Knob, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:91:    500 West St., Route No. 3, Clovis, N. M.         536 - 5th Ave., Ford City, Penna.
APA209.pdf:91:    514 - 5th St., Oakmot, Penna.                    Route No. 1, Hilly, Louisiana
APA209.pdf:91:    613 - 2nd Ave., Dallas, Texas                    2169 W. 6th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:91:    619 E. Park St., Butte, Mont.                    Route No. 3, Shelbyville, Texas
APA209.pdf:91:    644 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge. La.              3026 May, Fort Worth, Texas
APA209.pdf:91:    710 Turnpike St., Stoughton, Mass.                1256 W. 83rd St., Chicago, Ill.
APA209.pdf:91:    7429 Minnesota Ave., St. Louis, Mo.              Box 967, Shafter, Calif.
APA209.pdf:91:    Box 372, Lepanto, Ark.                            1411 Pecos St., Dallas, Texas
APA209.pdf:91:    Dolomite, Alabama                                Route No. 1, Box 112, Gallion, Ala.
APA209.pdf:91:    Fisher, Arkansas                                  1011 Magnolia Ave., San Bernardino, Cal.
APA209.pdf:91:    Gen. Del., Alice, Texas                          528 E. Ave. D, San Angelo, Texas
APA209.pdf:91:    Gen. Del., Payson, Okla.                         Box 169, Alamogordo, N. M.
APA209.pdf:91:    Gen. Del., Wilburton, Okla.                      Route No. 3, Stuart, Oklahoma
APA209.pdf:91:    Gen. Del.. Ardmore. Okla.                         Box 153, Dierks, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:91:    Idaho City, Idaho                                 124 Floral Ave., Dayton, Ohio
APA209.pdf:91:    Pond Hill Road, Wallingford. Conn.                3828 N. 8th St., Phoenix, Arizona
APA209.pdf:91:    R.F.D. No. 1, Mill Spring, N. C.                 West Prestonburg, Kentucky
APA209.pdf:91:    Route No. 1, Box 248, Abbeville, La.             Route No. 1, Monroe, Washington
APA209.pdf:91:    Route No. 3, Gilmer, Texas                       408 Fry, Denton, Texas
APA209.pdf:91:    Rt. La Lindre. Box 24, Chaperito. N. M.          615 S. W. 29th. Oklahoma City, Okla.
APA209.pdf:91:   429 E. 15th St., Long Beach, Calif.               1000 Ferdinand Ave., Forest Park, Ill.
APA209.pdf:91:   c/o City Tailoring Co., Middlesboro, Ky.          Box 815, Starks, Louisiana
APA209.pdf:91:  GARRITY. John King. SI c                        •HERBSTER. LeRoy Allen, SM3/c
APA209.pdf:91:  GIVENS, John Charles. SI c                      •HILLBURN. Herbert Ezra, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:  GORDON, James Russell, F2/c                    “HOOD, Loran Donald, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:  HALVORSEN, Robert Glenn, RM2/c                 “INMAN, Marvin Roscoe, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:  HANSEN, Bruce Andrew, RM3/c                    'JACKSON, Dave Lamar, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:  HARWOOD. Norman Earl, Sl/c                       JOHANSEN, Carl Jacob, EM2/c
APA209.pdf:91: ‘GENO. Robert Carlton, Sl/c                      ‘HERNANDEZ, Adam Menchaca, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91: ‘GINGRAS, Richard Harvey, Fl/c                  'HILL, John Frederick, S2/c
APA209.pdf:91:'GUITERREZ. William Raymond. Sl/c                •HULLIN, George (n), CCS.
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APA209.pdf:91:‘ HANES, Gerald Dean, S2/c                       •JACKS, Bobby Earl, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘ HEATH, Frank Junior, S2/c                      •JOHNSON, Willie (n), CK3/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘GONZALES, Juan "B", Sl/c                         •HOLTMAN, Louis William, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘GONZALES. Guadalupe in;, Sl/c                    ‘ HOLLAND, Carmel Elvin, S2/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘GRISHAM. Clifford Lee, MoMM2/c                  “HORSCH, Patrick Henry, MoMMl/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘GRUCHALA, Harry Joseph, MoMMl/c                 'HOWARD, Ernest Richard, Rdm3/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘HADLEY, Everett Chester, Fl/c                     HULT, Bert Edwin, S2/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘HANNIS, Charles Irwin, Jr., PhM3/c              “JAMES, Alonzo Ray, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘HANSON, Dale Milford, RM2/c                     “JARZAB, Theodore John, MaM2/c
APA209.pdf:91:‘HAYES, Harvey Laverne, Sl/c                     •JOHNSON, Ivan George, Rdm3/c
APA209.pdf:91:“GARCIA. Jose Jacinto. SI c                       ‘HENDRICKS, William Eugene, EM2/c
APA209.pdf:91:“GOSS, Cyril Archie, GM3/c                       • HOOD, Walter Clements, S2/c
APA209.pdf:91:“GREEN, Roger Davis, CMM                         “HOOPER, Joseph Nathaniel, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:“GREENE, Ray ( n ), Sl/c                         “HORNE, John Raymond, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:“GUERRA, Fred Vinson, Sl/c                       'HUDDLESTON, Leroy Kenneth, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:“GUILLORY, Lawrence Thomas, Cox.                 •HUGHES, Virgil (n), RM2/c
APA209.pdf:91:“HALE, John Gale, Sl/c                           ‘1ACONO, Henry Joseph, Fl/c
APA209.pdf:91:“HALL, Arch ( n), S2/c                           ' 1NDERW1ESCHE, Alfred Roy, Cox.
APA209.pdf:91:“HASLIT, James Patrick, HAl/c                    •JOHNSON, Edward (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:•GLADDEN, Louis Floyd. SI c                       ‘HINSLEY, Arlis Richard, S2/c
APA209.pdf:91:•GLAYZER. Edward Pershing. SI c                   ‘HOLOFIELD, Elisha (n), StMl/c
APA209.pdf:91:•HAMLETT. Walter Maurice, Sl/c                   “JASENSKY, Steve Walter, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:91:•HARDEN, Robert Lee Jr., HAl/c                   •JEWETT, Edward Burnett, SF3/c
APA209.pdf:91:•HARRINGTON. Walter Ray, GM3/c                   “JOHNSEN, Herbert Leslie, MoMM2/c
APA209.pdf:91:•HAYES, Louis Lee, StM2/c                        •JOHNSON, Joe (n), CKl/c
APA209.pdf:91:•HEIMER. Alfred John. SC3/c                      'JONES, Jerry Franklin, Fl/c
APA209.pdf:92:    1034 Dalzell St., Shreveport, La.               4411 Yellowstone, Los Angeles, Calif.
APA209.pdf:92:    1372 Loring St., San Diego, Calif.              Route No. 2, Newville, Alabama
APA209.pdf:92:    1619 Suman Ave., Dayton, Ohio                   609 E. Highland Ave., St. Joseph, Mo.
APA209.pdf:92:    168 Allston St., Allston, Mass.                 1841 - 25th St., San Francisco, Calif.
APA209.pdf:92:    17 N. 5th St., Van Buren, Ark.                  24 Williams St., St. Johnsville, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:92:    1921 E. Blaine St., Seattle, Wash.               Fillmore, Illinois
APA209.pdf:92:    20 Raymond St., Bath, Maine                     404 E. Chew Chase, Glendale, Calif.
APA209.pdf:92:    25 Washington St., Caribou, Maine               231 E. 82nd Place, Los Angeles, Calif.
APA209.pdf:92:    2909 Baltimore, Wichita Falls, Texas            Route No. I, Abbeville, Ga.
APA209.pdf:92:    2965 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, Calif.            Pinedale, Wyoming
APA209.pdf:92:    3049 S. 7th East, Salt Lake City 5, Utah        921 F. St., Charleston, Illinois
APA209.pdf:92:    3831 Martha St., Omaha, Neb.                    65 Kellogg Park, Portland, Oregon
APA209.pdf:92:    44 Walnut St., Newark, N. J.                    Box 445, Jackson, Calif.
APA209.pdf:92:    502 Cantrell St., Philadelphia, Pa.             1413 Marlow St., Indianapolis, Ind.
APA209.pdf:92:    504 Scott St., Davenport, La.                   Route No. 1. Millersville. Mo.
APA209.pdf:92:    558 S. Jackson St., Decatur, 111.               833 A Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
APA209.pdf:92:    6220 Humble, R.D., Houston, Texas               947 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif.
APA209.pdf:92:    706 Weathersfield Ave., Hartford, Conn.         1721 N. W. 1st St., Oklahoma City, Okla.
APA209.pdf:92:    808 Fairview' St., Rapid City, S. D.            Route No. 3, Bristol. Tenn.
APA209.pdf:92:    817 Corinthian Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.          Choteau. Montana
APA209.pdf:92:    825 Chenery St., San Francisco, Calif.          55 Wallace St., Joliet, Illinois
APA209.pdf:92:    907 N. Esplanade St., Cuero, Texas              1264 Blair Ave., St. Paul, Minnesota
APA209.pdf:92:    910 E. 88th St., Los Angeles, Calif.            59 Union St.. Fall River. Mass.
APA209.pdf:92:    Box 704, Olustee, Oklahoma                      410 Mount Washington Dr., Los Angeles
APA209.pdf:92:    Gen. Del., Beggs, Oklahoma                      Jethro, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:92:    Isle, Minnesota                                  1409 Harper St., Augusta. Ga.
APA209.pdf:92:    P. O. Box 154, Needles, Calif.                  Box 717, Tenino, Washington
APA209.pdf:92:    P. O. Box 718, McCloud, Calif.                   1595 Union St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:92:    Park Hill, Oklahoma                             7333 Brookcrest Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio
APA209.pdf:92:    Pony, Montana                                   Route No. 2, Lincoln, Kansas
APA209.pdf:92:    Route No. 1, Box 151, Calexico, Calif.          Box 187, Plummer, Idaho
APA209.pdf:92:    Route No. 2?Yoakum7Texas                         1002 Pennsylvania. Bremerton, Wash.
APA209.pdf:92:    Route No. 3, Canton, Ohio                       Route No. 1, Egypt Rd., Norristown, Pa.
APA209.pdf:92:    Route No. 3, Schulenburg, Texas                 Route No. 1, Jackson, Louisiana
APA209.pdf:92:    Star Route No. 2, Littlefield, Texas            3 Blinker Ct., Middle River, Md.
APA209.pdf:92:    Star Route, Lockney, Texas                      881 Longfellow Ave., Bronx, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:92:  KEOHANE, Daniel (n), SF2/c                    ‘MARIETTE, Robert Lawrence. BMI/c
APA209.pdf:92:  KRAL, Charles (n), RM3/c                        MC FADDEN, Richard Lawrence, SM3/c
APA209.pdf:92:  LEE, Richard Verl, EM3/c                      •MIMS, Louie Frank, CGM.
APA209.pdf:92:  LESOVECK, Charles Arthur, S2/c                •MINTER, Raymond Rexford Jr., S2/c
APA209.pdf:92:  LEVASSEUR, Louis Phillip, S2/c                •MONTELEONE, Michael (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:  LOFTHUS, Aldus Dayton, PhMl/c                  •O’CONNELL, Daniel Peter, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:  LONG, Walter Lawrence, Sl/c                     O’CONNOR, James Victor. S2/c
APA209.pdf:92: •LOGGINS, Howard Stanly, Cox.                  •O’CONNOR. Harold Baldwin, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92: •LOWELL, Frank Arthur, SF2/c                     OSMUNDSON. Lyndon Henry. PhMl/c
APA209.pdf:92: •LUNA, Crespin Guerrero, Sl/c                    OTREMBA. Elmer Eugene, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:* KNOX, Thomas Wesley, ST2/c                      MARTIN, William Raymond, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:_*_LOPEZ, Martin "G", Cox.                      •O’HARA, Leroy Vern. SF2 c
APA209.pdf:92:‘JONES, Leonard Ray, Fl/c                         MAC LAUCHLIN, William George, CMM.
APA209.pdf:92:‘KIRBY, Wayne Morgan, Sl/c                      •MARPLE, John "J”, SM2/c
APA209.pdf:92:‘KOCH, Charles Edmund, Y3/c                       MARTY, James Francis, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:‘LANCASTER, Raymond Clarence, SF3/c             •MC LAUGHLIN, Warren "A", Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:‘LANNING, Cecil Trov, RM3/c                     •MC M1CHEAL, Samuel Frederick, WT3/c
APA209.pdf:92:‘LEWIS, Charles Durwood, Cox.                   ’ MORELLI, Anthony Victor, SK2/c
APA209.pdf:92:• K1LGENSTE1N, William Edward, Cox.             ’MARKT, Maurice Charles,. Rdm3 c
APA209.pdf:92:•JURADO, George (n),Sl/c                        •MAHAFFEY, Fred Huotari, S2/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KEEFE, James Louis, Sl/c                       ‘MAITLAND, Arthur Joseph, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KENNEDY, James Clifton, Sl/c                   ' MANN, John Thomas. SK3/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KLAM, Sylvan Victor, Sl/c                      •MARTIN, Dalton Vernon Jr., CY.
APA209.pdf:92:•KOROUS, Harold James, Sl/c                     •MATHENY, Euritte Otto. Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KOSTIK, Joseph (n),GM2/c                       •MATTLEY, John Arnold, SM2/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KOWSKIE, Francis John, CBM.                      MC EACH RAN, Clyde Laverne. Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KREBER, Raymond George, EM2/c                  * MC GHEE, William Washington, SM2/c
APA209.pdf:92:•KREBS, Jacob (n), Sl/c                         * MC GINNIS. Donald Leroy, PhMl/c
APA209.pdf:92:•LAU, Raymond William, SK3/c                    •MEIER, Raymond John Henry, SK3/c
APA209.pdf:92:•LAYTON, Wesley Albert, Sl/c                      MESSICK, Marion Edward, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:92:•LEMASTER, Richard Owen, Cox.                     MOMBACH, Gilbert Samuel, HAI/c
APA209.pdf:92:•LEVINSON, Leslie Herbert, PhM3/c               •MOORE, Joe Ellidge, CWT.
APA209.pdf:92:•LEWIS, Robert Eugene, MoMM3/c                    MOUSER, Vernon Eugene, S2/c
APA209.pdf:92:•LINDSEY, Mark Rex, SK2/c                        •NEISLER. Doy Bruce. GM2/C
APA209.pdf:92:•LIVINGSTON, Leo Lee, ST3/c                       NICHOLS, Ernest Linwood, SC2/c
APA209.pdf:92:•LLOYD Douglas Ellsworth, Rdm3/c                 ‘NICHOL, Robert John, SSMB3/C
APA209.pdf:93:                                                           Route No. 1, South Haven, Kansas
APA209.pdf:93:                                                       'SEBASTIAN. Francis Anthony, Yl/c
APA209.pdf:93:         178 Veranda St.. Portland. Marne                    1969 N. Collington Ave., Baltimore, Md.
APA209.pdf:93:         2316 Sauer, Houston, Texas                         421 -60th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:93:         65 31 Emlen St., Philadelphia, Pa.                 5114 S. Hoyne Ave., Chicago, Ill.
APA209.pdf:93:         Blackrock Road. West Warwack. R. I.                5821 San Jose Ave., Richmond, Calif.
APA209.pdf:93:         Route No. 2, Lufkin, Texas                         428 S. Grove Ave., Oak Park, 111.
APA209.pdf:93:        1728 N. 9th St., Oklahoma City, Okla.            SHARPE. Albert (n), CPhM.
APA209.pdf:93:        20 3 E. l7th St.. Minneapolis. Minn.               61 1 - 19th Ave. S., St. Cloud, Minn.
APA209.pdf:93:        206 S. Monroe St., Streator, Ill.                   305 Jasper, Rome, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:93:        209 Webster Ave.. Jersey City, N. J.                R.F.D. No. 1, Box 158, Quincy, Fla.
APA209.pdf:93:        216 Lyon N. E.. Grand Rapids. Mich.
APA209.pdf:93:        218-7th Ave., Bethlehem. Pa.                   ‘SHEVLIN, Edward (n), MoMM3/c
APA209.pdf:93:        223 S. Freemont Ave.. Los Angeles, Calif.           10032 - 30th S. W„ Seattle, Wash.
APA209.pdf:93:        231 W. 4th Ave., Columbus. Ohio                  SMITH, Neal Franklin, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:        2966 Salmon St., Philadelphia, Pa.             ‘SMITH, John Franklin, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:        3221 Geyer Ave.. St. Louis, Mo.                    Route No. 1, Taylor, Texas
APA209.pdf:93:        330 W. 7th St., Rushville, Ind.                    Route No. 3, Mart, Texas
APA209.pdf:93:        365 N. Saratoga St., New Orleans, La.              1 14 Glendale Ave., Pleasantville, N. J.
APA209.pdf:93:        4066 Ingrham St., Los Angeles. Calif.            SERDYNSKI, Norbert Anthony, S2/c
APA209.pdf:93:        622 Somerset St.. Johnstown, Pa.                    Box 502, Lander, Wyoming
APA209.pdf:93:        Dermott, Arkansas                              •SHARP, Arthur (n), BM2/c
APA209.pdf:93:        Elk Point, South Dakota                            Route No. 4, Box 38, Puyallup, Wash.
APA209.pdf:93:        Grahn. Kentucky                                    1028 River Rd., Agawam, Mass.
APA209.pdf:93:        Route No. I, Allen, Oklahoma                   ‘SMALE, Wallace Firmen, QM2/c
APA209.pdf:93:        ’01 East St., Snohomish, Wash.                     123 E. 7th St., Newton, Kansas
APA209.pdf:93:        •119 Allen Ave., E. Grand Forks, Minn.           SLADEWSK1, Frank (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:       2447- 16th. Port Arthur. Texas                      R D No. 1. Box 188. Aliquippa. Pa.
APA209.pdf:93:       308 Harris St., Burlington, N. C. .                2 35 Lexington St.. East Boston. Mass.
APA209.pdf:93:       8706 S. Wilton PL, Los Angeles, Calif.              101-A Culver St., San Francisco. Calif.
APA209.pdf:93:       93 Elk St.. Buffalo, N. Y.                          Ketchum, Idaho
APA209.pdf:93:       Box 13. Alma. Arkansas                              Route No. 1. Chesnee, South Carolina
APA209.pdf:93:       Gen. Del., Granite. Ok'.ah> " a                    0250 Clemens. University Citv. Mo.
APA209.pdf:93:       Greenwood. Arkansas                                ”25 Collins St.. Joliet. 111.
APA209.pdf:93:       Jarales. N. M.                                     Woodville. Wisconsin
APA209.pdf:93:       Route No. 1. Heber Springs. Ark.                   20 S. 20th Ave. W.. Duluth. Minn.
APA209.pdf:93:       Route No. 2/ Box^OTTTfigene. Ore.                   586.3 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles
APA209.pdf:93:       Route No. 3, Box 4. Warrior. Ala.                  2920 N Melvina Ave.. Chicago. 111.
APA209.pdf:93:      ROBIDF.AU, Jerome (n), Fl/c                        SOMMERFIELD. Raymond Joseph, Bl/c
APA209.pdf:93:     POWELL. Robert Francis. Ph.M2/c                     SCOTT, Eldon Claude, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:     PULLEY, Richard William, SM.3/c                        Route No. 2, Tucson, Arizona
APA209.pdf:93:     RACHOR, Alvin Leo, EM2/c                               385 E. 157th St., Bronx, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:93:     RECOBS, Graves Hubbard, BKR2/c                         Oneida. Kansas
APA209.pdf:93:     REED. William Albert, S2/c                         ‘SMITH, Norman Halleck, SM.3/c
APA209.pdf:93:    ’ ROBERTSON. Frederick Ruggles, BM2/c                SPOTTS, Robert Duane. CM3/c
APA209.pdf:93:    • RICKS, Willie Truben, Cox.                         SOBOTKA, Ronald Augustus, S2/c
APA209.pdf:93:   PADILLA. Abran Young                              ’ ROEPKE. Richard Louis. FC2/c
APA209.pdf:93:   PARKS. John Alfred. SC2/c                         •ROSENBERG. William George. MM2/c
APA209.pdf:93:   ‘REYNOLDS. William Cecil, MoMM3/c                     SMITH, William Henry, Cox.
APA209.pdf:93:   ‘RICHARDSON, James Albert. GM3/c                     ‘SMOTHERMAN, Elis Arthur, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:   ’ REED. James Richard. PHM2/c
APA209.pdf:93:   ’ REINKE. Edward August, EM3/c                        SMITH, Wayne Edward, CRM.
APA209.pdf:93:   •RICHMOND, Rogia Lincoln. ST2/c                      •SOBOLEWSKI, Frank Vincent, EMl/c
APA209.pdf:93:   ■ RAY. Alfred Anthony, Cox.                              3001 Ulloa St., San Francisco, Calif.
APA209.pdf:93:  ' RANEY, Calvin Franklin, S2/c                            829 - 5th, Wyandotte, Michigan
APA209.pdf:93:  ‘PETERS. Ernest (n). Em3/c                          •SASIN, Tom Anton, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:  ‘PHILLIPS, Richard Austin, Rdm3/c                   •SCHNEIDER, Charles Everett, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:  ‘PHILLIPS. Charles Peter, SF3/c                     •SCHAUFLER. William Thomas. Fl/c
APA209.pdf:93:  ‘PIKE, Dale Blaine, SM3/c                             SCHN1DER, Fred Joseph, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:  ‘PUGH, Herman Deirks, Sl/c                               843 Shamut Ave., New Bedford, Mass.
APA209.pdf:93:  ’PHILLIPS. Ottis Elwood, Cox.                       •SCHMIDT, George William, MM3/c
APA209.pdf:93:  •PODANY. George Michael, SM3/c                      •SCHWEGMAN, Conrad Bernard, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93:  •PRIOR. George William. BKR3 c                            310 Fairview Ave., Park Ridge, Ill.
APA209.pdf:93:  •PROFFITT, Zeb Lee, Sl/c                                 2014 W. Coulter St., Chicago, Ill.
APA209.pdf:93: ‘.PERDUE. Vernon Cjuv-_SJ_c                          •SAKF.L1AN. Albert (n), CMoMM.
APA209.pdf:93: •PERKINS. Roy Dale. QM3/c                              SANGALS. Erwin Wilhelm. Sl/c
APA209.pdf:93: •PFEIFFER. Richard Henrv, Rdm.3/c                    •SAVELBERG, Wilfred Thomas, QM3/c
APA209.pdf:93: •PHENNING. Fred Peter, CMM.                          •SCALABRINO, Lawernce Paul, MoMM2/c
APA209.pdf:93:. PEEVY. Jared Roscoe. CM' c                            SANDERS. James Howard. S2/c
APA209.pdf:93:‘OWENS. Robert Ray. RT1 c                            • RODR1GUEZ. Albert ( n ), Fl/c
APA209.pdf:93:•PAGE. Floyd Elmo. Fl c                                 ROMANO. Joseph ( n i. Fl/c
APA209.pdf:93:•PARSONS, Arthur Caddei. C<'\                        •RUBIN. David (n . Rdm2 c
APA209.pdf:93:•PEACOCK. Oswald L -Ac... vM_ .                       •SAEGER. Basil John. FC2 c
APA209.pdf:93:•PEARCE. Arthur Allen laie. SI                       ■ SAELENS. Robert Morris Joseph. MM3 c
APA209.pdf:94:                                                 WELTY, Roland Sam, S2/c
APA209.pdf:94:                                   MEN TRANSFERRED
APA209.pdf:94:   105 Locust St., Bluefield, W. Va.           •WOOD, Verne (n), Sl/c
APA209.pdf:94:   1170 Bobbett Dr., San Bernardino, Calif.        Diagonal, Iowa
APA209.pdf:94:   1212 - 13th St., Oregon City, Ore.              502 Cantrell St., Philadelphia, Pa.
APA209.pdf:94:   13 N. Center St., Merchantville, N. J.        WISNIEWSKI, Theodore Leo, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:94:   1509 Catherine, Pekin, Illinois                 708 W. Arnold St.. Mashfield. Wis.
APA209.pdf:94:   1825 Hardwick St., N. Long Beach, Calif.        2511 Summit St., Columbus, Ohio
APA209.pdf:94:   19219 Fine Point Rd., Detroit, Mich.            444 - 6th St., Cloquet, Minn.
APA209.pdf:94:   2104 Cleveland, Baxter Springs, Kansas          3225 Keota Ave., Davenport, Iowa
APA209.pdf:94:   216 E. 5th St., Garnett, Kansas                 2323 - 2nd St. NE., Minneapolis, Minn.
APA209.pdf:94:   22 North St., Three Rivers, Mass.             WHEELER. Charles Eli, GM3/c
APA209.pdf:94:   232 N. Central Ave., Duluth, Minn.          •YESAVAGE, Simon John, BM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:   2620 Sumner St., Pittsburg, Pa.             •WEST, Richard Howard, CK3/c
APA209.pdf:94:   2701 Atlantic St., Houston, Texas             WESHINSKEY, Harry Eugene, MM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:   2851 Gravious Ave., St. Louis, Mo.          •WILLIAMS, William Earl, Cox.
APA209.pdf:94:   347 S. 3rd, Missoula, Mont.                  5&TLDERMUTH, Grant Franklin, S2/c
APA209.pdf:94:   4217 Interlake Ave., Seattle, Wash.         ‘WETTER, Robert Joseph, PhM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:   511 Palmer, Miles City, Mont.                   123 E. 13th, Newton, Kansas
APA209.pdf:94:   58 Garkey St., Santa Cruz, Calif.               71 5 W. Monroe, Magnolia, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:94:   804 W. 1 1 th St., Albany, Oregon               1680 Pioneer Ave., Pittsburg 26, Pa.
APA209.pdf:94:   841 W. Rose St., Stockton, Calif.               256 S. Sheridan St., Wilkes Barre, Pa.
APA209.pdf:94:   8525 Muskegon Ave., Chicago, Ill.           •WHITE, Carl Alva, MM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:   906 Martin, Great Bend, Kansas              •WRIGHT, Walter (n), StM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:   Box 53. White Swan, Wash.                   •WILSON, William Daniel, WTl/c
APA209.pdf:94:   Box 725, Bishop, Calif.                         1808 - 17th Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
APA209.pdf:94:   Caney, Kentucky                                 211 -25th St., Ogden, Utah
APA209.pdf:94:   Dora, New Mexico                                1517 W. 17th St., Davenport, Iowa
APA209.pdf:94:   Gatlinburg, Tennessee                       * YATES, Phillip Spencer, StMl/c
APA209.pdf:94:   Hot Springs, Virginia                         WRIGHT, Warren (n),SCI/c
APA209.pdf:94:   Lewistown, Montana                              Siloam Spring', Arkansas
APA209.pdf:94:   P. O. Box 255, Thermopolis, Wyo.                Route No. 1, Winslow. Ind.
APA209.pdf:94:   R. D. Cherryville Rd., Medford, N. J.       •WILLIAMSON, Kyel Roland, MoMM3/c
APA209.pdf:94: ABBEY, Richard James, Sl/c                      ARF.NOS, David Harold. HAl/c
APA209.pdf:94: ACKER, Allan Melvin, HAl/c                      ARMSTRONG, Ralph Martin, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:94: ADAMS, Joe Frank, HAl/c                         ARNOLD, Robert Elwin, PhMl/c
APA209.pdf:94: ALEXANDER, Robert Watson. HAl/c                 ATER. Lloyd Jesse, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:94: ANDERSON, Alfred B„ CMl/c                       ATKINS, Henry Harold, PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:94: SPREY, Leroy Raymond, SSML3/C                 •WARDIAN, Lloyd John. SK(D)3/c
APA209.pdf:94: SWIDA, Stanley (n), S2/c                          1647 Santa Clara St., Santa Clara, Calif.
APA209.pdf:94: SWIFT, Terrence Allen, RM3/c                      3407 NE. Union Ave., Portland, Ore.
APA209.pdf:94: TEDESCO, Dominic (n), Cox.                        1226 S. Serrano St., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA209.pdf:94: TRENT, William Carl, S2/c                         Route No. 2, Rock Hill, S. C.
APA209.pdf:94: TRULLINGER, Francis Quarton, MMl/c            •YOUNG, Roland Trine, Cox.
APA209.pdf:94: VANCE, Harry Dean, HAl/c                      •ZAMPEDRI. Joseph William, CM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:‘WAGNER, Raymond Lee, MoMM2/c                    ZIELINSKI, Ferdinand Michael. BM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STAGNARO, Ernest Matteo, BMl/c                •WEBB, William Price, GM2/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STARCEV1CH, John Alexander, MoMM3/c           •WECHOREK, Harold Edward, SCl/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STEDNICK, William (n),SM3/c                   •WEEKS. Harold Darwin. WT3/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STEPHENS, John Henry, Cox.                    •WEIL, William Harry, Bkrl/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STOKLEY, Raymond Andrew, SSNL2/c                WELDON, Floyd Marshal, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STROUD, Robert Gene, GM3/c
APA209.pdf:94:•STUPL, Raymond Clemens, CSM.
APA209.pdf:94:•SUESS, Joseph George, MMl/c                       Route No. 4, Pinckneyville, Ill.
APA209.pdf:94:•SWAITLOWSKI, Milton John, PhMl/c                  1 11-01 - 125th St., Richmond Hill, N. Y.
APA209.pdf:94:•SWANSON, Arnold Bailey, QM3/c                     3816 Adair St., Los Angeles, Calif.
APA209.pdf:94:•TAYLOR, Allen Phillip, SSML2/c                    101 Independence St., Oewigsburg, Pa.
APA209.pdf:94:•TELLEZ, Zero Jose, RMl/c                          Route No. 1, Anniston, Alabama
APA209.pdf:94:•THOMAS, Edward Clyde, BMl/c                       Fort White. Florida
APA209.pdf:94:•THOMPSON. Alfred Andrew, MoMM2/c                  3862 Yemans, Hamtrack, Mich.
APA209.pdf:94:•TIERNEY, Jimmie Walter, EM3/c                     3171 W. Williams, Banning, Calif.
APA209.pdf:94:•TRAIN, Daniel Elvior, MoMM3/c
APA209.pdf:94:•TRENTHAM, Amos Wayne, GM2/c                       Center Point, Arkansas
APA209.pdf:94:•TRUDEAU, Willima Paul, Sl/c                       Faulkner, Maryland
APA209.pdf:94:•TUCKER, Richard (n), Em2/c                    •YOUNG, William Henry, ST3/c
APA209.pdf:94:•TULL, James Edward, CCM.                      •ZACK, Frank Benjamin, SFl/c
APA209.pdf:94:•TUSH, George Martin, Sl/c                     •ZAK, Donald Harold. Cox.
APA209.pdf:94:•WALDO, Bobie Eugene, Sl/c                     •ZINGER. Robert Hugo, SC3/c
APA209.pdf:94:•WALLEN. Warren Lee, MM2/c                     •ZOEPFEL, Herbert Leonard, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:ATKINSON. James Lewis. Cox.            LEATHERS, Kenneth E„ Y2/c(T)
APA209.pdf:95:AYNES. Ralph Edna Sr.. WT2 c           LEMIRE, Wilfred Ernest, PhMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:BACON. Daniel Averv. S2 c              LEVINE, Irving Morris, Rdm3/c
APA209.pdf:95:BARNETT. Fred Harold Jr.. SI c         MABRAY, Gardner Allen Jr., PhM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:BATTS. Albert Adolph. CGM.             MARCH1O, Alfred Phillip. GM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:BAYLISS. Willie Edward, StM2/c         MARTINS, Albert (n), CMM(T)
APA209.pdf:95:BECKER. Albert Oscar, MM3/c            MC FADDEN. R. L., S2/c
APA209.pdf:95:BLYSTONE, Joe Wallis. CM3/c            MC KAY, William DeVaney, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:BLYTHE. Thomas Earl. GMI/c             MEIER. William Henry. PhM3/c
APA209.pdf:95:BONIGER, John Benton. PhM' c           MERRITT, Roy Miller. CY(T)
APA209.pdf:95:BONTHUIS, Richard C. EM2 c             MICKENS. Paul Montgomery, PhM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:BRACK. Milton Leonard. BM1 c           MITCHELL. Michael William CQM(AA)
APA209.pdf:95:BROWN. Bvron Delbert. CBM              MORGAN. Wilfred Otto. CSK(T)
APA209.pdf:95:BROWNING. Francis W.. CPhM.            NELSON. Robert Frank, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:BULL. Monroe Eugene. HA1 c             NESTERVICK. Michael (n), PhM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:BURGESS. Samuel Thompson. S2/c         O'ROURKE. William Joseph. EM3/c(T)
APA209.pdf:95:CAMPBELL. Charles (n),StM2 c           OWENS. Edwards Jr.. St3/c(T)
APA209.pdf:95:CAVERTY, Harvev Delbert. Cox.          OWINGS. James Green. Fl/c
APA209.pdf:95:CHESHIER. Howard Stanley, CMM.         PALINO. Angelo Joseph. EM3/c(GY)
APA209.pdf:95:CICOTTE, Charles Chester, CCS.         PARKER. James Robert. MMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:CLEMENT, Andrew Jackson, Fl/c          PETHOUD, Russel Brenton. MMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:COLLIER, Ernest Lee, St2/c             PLUME, Norman James. RMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:COOPER, Rex Alvah, Bkr2/c              POMEROY, Oakley Francis, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:CRAWFORD, George William. Yl/c         RABINER, Louis (n). Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:CROMWELL, Melvin Joseph, S2/c          REESE, Clyde (n),MM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:CROUCH, Floyd (n), Sl/c                REID, John Curtiss, CM3/c(T)
APA209.pdf:95:DARNELL, Harold Racey, S2/c            REID, William Cornelius, StMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:DENNIS, Roy William. MM2/c             RODGERS, Roy Lee, RMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:DERACZUNAS. Anthony J., CSF.           ROGERS. Curtiss Albert, CWT (PA)
APA209.pdf:95:DICK. Earl Phillip, Sl/c               ROMANO. Josenh (n). Fl/c
APA209.pdf:95:EDMUNDSON, Robert Cornelius, StMl/c    RUFF. Carl William. SCl/c
APA209.pdf:95:EDWARDS, Claude Caldwell. BMl/c        SACKS. Paul (n). EM3/c(T)
APA209.pdf:95:ELLISON, Charles Albert, MMl/c         SANFORD, Emery Ray. S2/c
APA209.pdf:95:ERNST, Charles Nixon, S2/c             SARIMELIA, William L„ S2/c
APA209.pdf:95:FOHN, Frank Joseph, BM2/c              SCHOTT, Elmer Eugene, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:FORRESTER, Marvin Edward, S2/c         SEYMOUR. Wilmer Vincent. Cox.
APA209.pdf:95:FORTENBERRY, Robert C„ CMM.            SIMMONS, Samuel Day, SF3/c(T)
APA209.pdf:95:FRIEND. Charles Harrison, Fl/c         SIMS. Ross Jr., BM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:FUGATE, Robert Arlington, QM2/c        SKINNER. Daniel Webster, Bl/c
APA209.pdf:95:FURMANSKI, Leon Jr.. F2/c              SMITH. Ira Jr., (n), Br2/c
APA209.pdf:95:GABRIEL, Tony Lloyd, S2/c              SMITH. Paul Bernard, Sl/c
APA209.pdf:95:GARRETT, David Arnold, Sl/c            STANDLF.R, Daniel (n). PhM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:GERLACH. Herbert Henry Jr., HAl/c      STANFIELD. Emerv Ray. MM3/c
APA209.pdf:95:GIBBS, William Edward, PhM3/c          STANLEY. Payton Clemens. MoMMVc
APA209.pdf:95:GILCRIST, William C., PhM3/c           STRUART, Carl Brookton, CMM(T)
APA209.pdf:95:GILMAN. John Frederich, SK3/c          SZPAK. Rudolph John, BMl/c
APA209.pdf:95:GOLDSTEIN, Seymour (n), F2/c           TAYLOR. Donald "E”. CRM(T)
APA209.pdf:95:GOMEZ, Robert Montano, Sl/c            THOMAS. Jacque Anthony, RM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:GOOKSTETTER, Jay Gordon. SFl/c         TRAVERSA, Frank Joseph, HAl/c
APA209.pdf:95:GORDER, Roy Joseph, SC3/c(T)           TRIPLETT. Arthur Ward. CCS (PA)
APA209.pdf:95:GRAY. James Vincent, HAl/c             TUCKER. Eugene Lewis. Y2/c
APA209.pdf:95:GREER. Estel (n),SF3/c                 TWEEDY. Earl (n). A.S.
APA209.pdf:95:GRIFFIN. John Raymond, RM2/c(T)        UNGER, Benjamin (n), AerMWc
APA209.pdf:95:HANBRICK, Samuel Graham, Qm3/c         UNPAD. Santiago (n),CSt(PA)
APA209.pdf:95:HANNA. Robert Ray. CPhM(T)             V1CKERMAN, Marvin Monroe. MMVc
APA209.pdf:95:HARTMAN. Karl Edward, PhM3/c(T)        WAI.KF.R, Paul Thomas, CEM(GY) (T)
APA209.pdf:95:HATFIELD. Raymond F„ CCM(T)            WALTER. Elba Lloyd, SCl/c
APA209.pdf:95:HENDERSON. John Raymond, CQM (AA) (T)  WEIGHT. Ewald Henry, CM2/c
APA209.pdf:95:HICKEY. Merle Dean. Sl/c               WHEELER. William Rov, HAl/c
APA209.pdf:95:HOOVER, Stephen Edgar, CMM(T)          WII BIG. George John, Cox.(T )
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APA213.pdf:10:     On the morning of February 27 we sent twelve boats on        April 1, 1945. We were to make our first landings on Kerama
APA213.pdf:10:     The wind and seas had calmed down during the night,           had started throwing planes and pilots at our ships in the
APA213.pdf:10:     Their apparent target was the Tacloban airfield. Although    twenty miles off the Southwestern tip of Okinawa. These
APA213.pdf:10: 0200 on the morning of the 28th boat number 10 swamped            warned, that the Nips could be expected to put up a fanatical
APA213.pdf:10: 2 we shifted berth to San Pedro Bay and took on a load of         and around Leyte and Luzon. The enemies purpose was "a
APA213.pdf:10: and sank. Fortunately, no one was lost or hurt in either of       fight in defence of these islands.
APA213.pdf:10: board side about one hundred yards from the ship. Each           Kyushu which is the Southernmost island of the Jap home
APA213.pdf:10: boat sank. As the excitement from this was quieting down,         bomber range of our airforce. To better explain the position
APA213.pdf:10: dangerously high. At eight o’clock the boats began returning     going to be the largest scale operation to date.
APA213.pdf:10: from the stores trip. They were heavily loaded and some of             Okinawa was considered by the Japs to be a part of their
APA213.pdf:10: fuel. The next day we moved back to our anchorage off             ship for a plane.’’
APA213.pdf:10: happenings.                                                       anese aircraft we should expect massed suicide attacks. They
APA213.pdf:10: in the water. It was tied up on the starboard side of number     Chinese with the Japanese influence predominating. Strateg­
APA213.pdf:10: loading operations over the beach, as the surf was becoming      forces that were gathering all over the ocean it certainly was
APA213.pdf:10: number 4, even though it had been unloaded, began to settle      million Okinawans, who are a mixture of Japanese and
APA213.pdf:10: of our boats in the water gathered in a cluster on the star­      from Tokyo and only 360 miles from the Southern tip of
APA213.pdf:10: offset the effect of the wind and sea. There were still fourteen miles from Iwo Jima, 450 miles from Shanghai, 845 miles
APA213.pdf:10: so, the next morning we continued our loading. On March           Philippines during the land and sea battles that had raged on
APA213.pdf:10: the Officer of the Deck reported to the Captain that the ship     of Okinawa in relation to the war the following list of dis­
APA213.pdf:10: them were taking on water. The hatch and winch crews began       home islands. It is 60 miles long and averages three to ten
APA213.pdf:10: these sinkings, but we all felt pretty bad about the night’s           For weeks we had been told that if we encountered Jap­
APA213.pdf:10: to bail the water out of the boat. It was no use. The swells      a strike either at the Jap homeland or the mainland of Asia.
APA213.pdf:10: unloading them as fast as they could. However, LCV(P)            miles in width. The population was estimated to be one half
APA213.pdf:10: was dragging its anchor. Immediately, the special sea detail      tances might help: It is 330 miles from the tip of Formosa,
APA213.pdf:10: was manned by a three man crew all wearing lifejackets. At        Islands. We were really headed into a hornets nest, and
APA213.pdf:10: was set and the ships screw was turned at slow speed to help      790 miles from Manila, 4040 miles from Pearl Harbor, 740
APA213.pdf:10: were running ten and fifteen feet, and in a few minutes the       In addition it would bring most of Japan within medium
APA213.pdf:10:A few hours after they had left, the seas began to increase       islands secured and an anchorage established by Love Day.
APA213.pdf:10:LSM that would be assigned to us for a couple of round trips      was for the boat crews, and every day they went through a
APA213.pdf:10:Mindinao, always making their runs at night.                      be Kerama Retto, a small group of Islands approximately
APA213.pdf:10:The planes flew in from well camouflaged air strips on            the Nansei Shoto group. Our first specified objective would
APA213.pdf:10:a twenty mile trip to San Pedro Bay to pick up provisions.        Retto beginning the 26 of March, and were to have the
APA213.pdf:10:added annoyance the Japs would send one or more of their          coast, dropping the hook in San Pedro Bay on March 2nd.
APA213.pdf:10:and dry. Then the Ship’s boat salvage group would spend           weighed anchor and set sail for the final invasion rehearsals
APA213.pdf:10:boats so that the high surf would not swing them sideways         transport area near the islands. Boats were lowered, troops
APA213.pdf:10:boats, while on the ship the hatch and winch crews worked         of land. This procedure was duplicated the following day.
APA213.pdf:10:day and night to get her loaded. Several times the beach was      Then after a series of conferences and critiques, during which
APA213.pdf:10:festivity to the night skies.                                     be made on Okinawa. The date for this invasion was set as
APA213.pdf:10:few remaining planes in the Philippines on a bombing raid.              The word was out! We were going to attack islands in
APA213.pdf:10:fire and the fiery blossoms of Jap bomb bursts lent a grim         "L” or "Love Day’’ was the time the main landings would
APA213.pdf:10:hours re-floating them. Men in the Beach Party spent a            at two small islands off Southern Leyte.
APA213.pdf:10:it was night and they flew very high we could not see the         anchorage and base for logistics and service for the main
APA213.pdf:10:large percentage of their waking hours waist deep in the               They were named Cabugan Grande and Cabugan Chico.
APA213.pdf:10:menced loading, using LCMs and an occasional LCT or               talion and preparation for a combat landing. The training
APA213.pdf:10:now on our way to a first hand view of the war. We com­           Tarraguna. We then loaded aboard the last of the 1st Bat­
APA213.pdf:10:one hatch, and the crew assisted by an officer began trying        ically, the capture of these islands would place us poised for
APA213.pdf:10:planes. We could, however, see the bursts of our anti-aircraft    attack that was to follow our attack six days before L Day.
APA213.pdf:10:secured because of high seas that made it impossible to get       all of the apparent errors in procedure were pointed out and
APA213.pdf:10:tending just off the beach. Our boats would often broach high     the squadron of transports to which we were now attached,
APA213.pdf:10:the boats safely through the surf with a heavy load. As an        discussed, we pulled in our anchor and sailed back up the
APA213.pdf:10:they did little damage they had a high nuisance value. Since      islands inclosed a natural basin that would furnish ideal
APA213.pdf:10:to the beach. It was a treacherous shore with sandbars ex­        simulated amphibious landing. On the afternoon of the 13th
APA213.pdf:10:upon the beach. Boat crews ate their meals and lived in their     were embarked, and a simulated assault was made on the bits
APA213.pdf:10:water, holding broaching lines tied to the stern of the M         We sailed all night, and an hour before dawn arrived in the
APA213.pdf:10:while a strong wind from the East whipped the swells into         It was obvious to all hands that this attack was to be one
APA213.pdf:10:whitecaps. About six o’clock the Commodore secured all            of the most daring in the Pacific war. From the sizes of the
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                        We remained at general quarters most of the day with
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   according to schedule. Later in the day we saw a destroyer
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   dead were lying on the fantail covered with sheets. We
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   destroyed. Its deck was being cleaned of burnt debris, and
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   everyone taking his turn eating. The reports from the beach
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   heads were excellent. Very light and ineffective opposition
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   nets in the Retto. Then just before sunset we formed up with
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   our squadron and retired for the night retirement area. This
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   retirement at night was to avoid air and submarine attacks
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   that had been hit by a suicider. One of its gun turrets was
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   was being encountered, and all landings were proceeding
APA213.pdf:11:                                                                   while we were sitting still.
APA213.pdf:11:     As we sailed Northward the destroyers sighted and de­         watched it fascinated, and tried desperately to remember
APA213.pdf:11:     On paper our task was relatively simple. The troops we        the screaming crescendo of their deadly loads to this sym­
APA213.pdf:11:     On the afternoon of March 21 we sailed out of San Pedro       ing and turning below him. The Jap steepened his dive and
APA213.pdf:11:     This information came to us well documented, but in           As they hit they would explode violently and then disappear
APA213.pdf:11:     We also saw for the first time other and more sinister         ment area again that night, and the next morning, March 29,
APA213.pdf:11:    On the night of the 25th and early morning of the 26th
APA213.pdf:11: One after another of the Nip aircraft would burst into a ball      level bombing attack on the AKA off our port quarter. The
APA213.pdf:11: aircraft fire from the capital ships was intense and accurate.     morning hours a Jap dive bomber sneaked in and made a low
APA213.pdf:11: everywhere.                                                       going to be a very tame one for us. We returned to the retire­
APA213.pdf:11: formation and added the protection of their planes to give
APA213.pdf:11: from Leyte, three small aircraft carriers fell in astern of our   to be used against this type of attack.
APA213.pdf:11: of flame and fall like an incandescent meteor into the sea.        plane zoomed over our ship at a low altitude and escaped.
APA213.pdf:11: own Hellcats.
APA213.pdf:11: silhouettes of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers were visible of schedule, and we began to think that the whole show was
APA213.pdf:11: three miles off the islands of Yakabi Shima and Kuba Shima.
APA213.pdf:11:0402 we arrived at our destination. To the East of us to­          stantly being reported nearby. The following morning we
APA213.pdf:11:Bay with our squadron of transports. We entered Leyte Gulf         gunned his engine, but because of the distance, we could not
APA213.pdf:11:Japanese airforce would use this type of attack on the same        surface of the water to mark their graves.
APA213.pdf:11:Officers and men were briefed on the job the ship had to           see the patterns of their projectiles hissing through the air.
APA213.pdf:11:We went to general quarters many hours before dawn. At                  We steamed through the darkness with Jap planes con­
APA213.pdf:11:ammunition were issued the Boat Crews and the Beach Party.         the landings. The LCI rocket boats moved in and we could
APA213.pdf:11:and checked. The boat engines were tuned. Small arms and           supporting aircraft to commence the final softening up before
APA213.pdf:11:and then set our course Northward towards our foe. We              tell whether he crashed the ship or not. All we saw was a
APA213.pdf:11:around us ships of every fighting class. The beautiful (to us)      into the beach. The fighting on shore was progressing ahead
APA213.pdf:11:be ready on short notice to make any one of the seven land­
APA213.pdf:11:beginning their bombardment. As dawn broke we could see            We furnish fuel to an APD, and we waited to be called
APA213.pdf:11:carried aboard were to be the floating reserve for the land­       phony of amphibious war.
APA213.pdf:11:cause, where other ships had one specific beach to hit and
APA213.pdf:11:could be whipped to such a fanatic frenzy that they would          Suddenly, from an altitude of six thousand feet it went into
APA213.pdf:11:days we were to find that we had underestimated the enemy’s        was soon obvious that the plane was under control, and that
APA213.pdf:11:defended beach head. This sounded simple, but in reality it        loaded landing craft headed for the line of departure.
APA213.pdf:11:fanaticism.                                                        the pilot was hurling himself at a destroyer which was twist­
APA213.pdf:11:ings on Kerama Retto. They were to remain aboard ship                   The tiny, mountainous dots of land became shrouded in
APA213.pdf:11:ings to be made in the Retto. Our boat crews had to be briefed
APA213.pdf:11:line, and the ship had to be ready to change its plans on a
APA213.pdf:11:moment’s notice.
APA213.pdf:11:on the characteristics and identification features of each shore­
APA213.pdf:11:only one job to do, we had to have complete information and
APA213.pdf:11:perform, and each man’s individual responsibilities during         Destroyers began firing their five inch guns at point blank
APA213.pdf:11:personnel destroyers. The sea was moderate, and the entire         Kamikaze.
APA213.pdf:11:scale that they had used their bombers and torpedo planes in            Our attention was attracted to one Jap fighter plane
APA213.pdf:11:ship was busily preparing for batle. The guns were checked              Now it was time for our bombardment vessels and the
APA213.pdf:11:silhouettes. Tiny specks in the sky. Jap planes! The anti­          we had our first air attack aimed at our convoy. Early in the
APA213.pdf:11:snooper planes were reported, but we saw nothing but our           departed to assist a net layer in putting out anti-submarine
APA213.pdf:11:spite of its authenticity we just couldn’t believe that the        from sight., leaving only a flaming circle of gasoline on the
APA213.pdf:11:stroyed many floating mines. The day after our departure           everything we had been taught about the defensive tactics
APA213.pdf:11:the operation were explained.                                      range. Then group after group of our divebombers added
APA213.pdf:11:the past. It was inconceivable to us that masses of pilots         which was first visible at about five miles off our port.
APA213.pdf:11:they were needed to assist in the securing of some heavily         worked over. From the ships carrying the assault battalions,
APA213.pdf:11:try to die en masse in a flaming pyre on our decks. In a few       a steep dive. We thought at first that it had been hit, but it
APA213.pdf:11:upon call until it was decided by the Army Commander that          clouds of smoke, flame, and dust as they were mercilessly
APA213.pdf:11:us air coverage. Two days away from our objective, Jap                  Just before sunset two boats with an officer in charge
APA213.pdf:11:wards shore we could see the flashes of our Naval guns              were again off the Islands. The day was relatively uneventful.
APA213.pdf:11:was the most difficult assignment to try to prepare for, be­
APA213.pdf:11:we began our approach to the transport area, which was
APA213.pdf:11:were escorted by destroyers, destroyer escorts and assault         burst of orange flame when he hit. We had seen our first
APA213.pdf:12:     Aka Shima was one half mile to the East of us. Kuba      form, but minus weapons, were     a group of twenty or thirty
APA213.pdf:12:We could hear the roar of its motor and see its exhaust       Shima was a half mile to the West and Yakabi was the same
APA213.pdf:12:and went to a previously designated anchorage.                We trained our glasses on them    and there in full army uni-
APA213.pdf:12:did some underwater damage and the ship had to drop out           Early in the afternoon one    of our signalmen reported
APA213.pdf:12:flashes, but as the night was very dark we could not identify distance to the Northwest. There were several air alerts dur­
APA213.pdf:12:its type. It had dropped one bomb that missed the AKA, but    ing the day when a couple of Zeros came overhead.
APA213.pdf:12:of formation. At dawn we arrived inside the island's harbor   that he could see a group of Japs on the beach of Aka Shi ma.
APA213.pdf:13:                                                                                                           6 April 1945
APA213.pdf:13:                                                                c/o Fleet Post Office
APA213.pdf:13:                                                              San Francisco, California
APA213.pdf:13:                                                       USS MOUNTRAIL (APA-213)
APA213.pdf:13:             (a) The first plane sighted was destroyed in the air. It was not under fire from surface vessels. Two friendly F4Us attacked it and
APA213.pdf:13:             (b) The second plane was observed immediately thereafter. At the instant it was observed, it had gone into an attack-dive and
APA213.pdf:13:             (c) The surprise and speed of attack achieved by the enemy had averted any return fire up to this point. However, by this time
APA213.pdf:13:             (d) Next a twin-engined bomber (identified as enemy "Francis”) appeared off our starboard quarter. It winged over and went into
APA213.pdf:13:             (e) At this point, a plane was seen to go into a dive well forward of the convoy, followed by a burst and prolonged flames. It is
APA213.pdf:13:             (f) Almost simultaneously a twin-engined bomber (identified as “Francis") appeared slightly forward of the starboard beam on a
APA213.pdf:13:           (B) Statement of Major James M. Culpepper.
APA213.pdf:13:           (b) PacFlt Ltr. 51L-44 of 28 September 1944.
APA213.pdf:13:         1. In accordance with reference (a) this vessel submits its claim to have splashed and assisted in splashing five (5) enemy planes
APA213.pdf:13:        2. In order to distinguish with unmistakable clarity the particular planes which this vessel claims to have splashed, each plane observed
APA213.pdf:13:        3. As observed by the personnel of this vessel, nine (9) enemy planes identified as "Francis" participated in the attack. Analysis of the
APA213.pdf:13:        a suicide dive directed at the U.S.S. TELFAIR which also engaged the plane. Smoke and flame was observed to come from the plane before
APA213.pdf:13:        believed that the gunfire of this vessel participated in a "Sure Assist.”
APA213.pdf:13:        believed that this was the plane that struck the APD-21. This vessel in no way participated in its destruction.
APA213.pdf:13:        course of approximately 15 degrees, range about 9000 yards. The 5'738 gun took it under fire and the first burst appeared to commit the
APA213.pdf:13:        crashed the U.S.S. HENRICO. No return fire was observed from any ship. This vessel in no way partiepiated in its destruction.
APA213.pdf:13:        increasing volume of fire being delivered. No gunfire from other ships was observed. Hits were observed and the plane was splashed
APA213.pdf:13:        it exploded in mid-air after showing a trail of smoke. This vessel in no way participated in its destruction.
APA213.pdf:13:        it struck and splashed over the port bow of the TELFAIR. Observers state that hits were registered by the fire of this vessel. It is
APA213.pdf:13:        starboard quarter. General Quarters had been sounded and Condition I gun crews were rapidly manning their stations with a consequent
APA213.pdf:13:        this vessel's after twin 40MM and other War-Cruising Condition gun crews had opened fire on a third plane which appeared off our
APA213.pdf:13:        without threatening any surface ship. Credit claimed for a "Sure Splash" unassisted by other ships in this case.
APA213.pdf:13:     On the evening of April 1, we again left the anchorage                   cover. As he zoomed for altitude he dropped a bomb which
APA213.pdf:13:April 2, we sleepily dragged ourselves to general quarters.                   upon our bridge. We returned and spent the remainder of
APA213.pdf:13:Enc.:      (A) Statement of Lt. Col. Gerald G. Cooney.
APA213.pdf:13:From:      Commanding Officer.
APA213.pdf:13:It was misty and the visibility was very limited. We could                    the day in our usual anchorage.
APA213.pdf:13:Ref.:      (a) ComTransRon 17 Dispatch 042350.
APA213.pdf:13:Sakashima Islands to the Southwest, which were still enemy                    off his wings and possibly frighten him.
APA213.pdf:13:Subj:      Enemy Aircraft—Claim to Destruction of.
APA213.pdf:13:They had had enough and wanted to surrender in the worst                      to now we assumed to be a friendly scout, and as it neared
APA213.pdf:13:To:        Commander, Transport Squadron SEVENTEEN.
APA213.pdf:13:above the last ship in the column we could make out the                      action report which follows, and in the letters of commenda­
APA213.pdf:13:actions of each plane involved in the attack is set forth in chronological sequence as follows.
APA213.pdf:13:along at mast head height trying to keep under the low cloud                 Col. G. G. Cooney, and his executive officer, Major J. M.
APA213.pdf:13:and two (2) were "Sure Splash Assists."
APA213.pdf:13:bandy legged, Nipponese soldiers. One was waving a white                      ship and as it passed over the transport directly astern of us
APA213.pdf:13:barely see the last ship in our column even though the vessel                     Early in the afternoon we again went through the narrow
APA213.pdf:13:being reported. An hour before dawn on the morning of                        muffed our chance to get a much coveted Jap flag painted
APA213.pdf:13:breaking out of the fog. We all strained our eyes and there                  broke loose. The ensuing action is best described in the official
APA213.pdf:13:during the AA action on the night of 2 April 1945. Three (3) of these planes were "Sure Splashes” unassisted by the gunfire of other ships
APA213.pdf:13:flag tied to a pole, while several of the others were gesturing               we suddenly heard the staccato bark of a 20MM anti-aircraft
APA213.pdf:13:had manned our guns, one of the lookouts reported a plane                     Southwest. Just as we sat down to our evening meal all hell
APA213.pdf:13:held. The night was dark and overcast with little air activity                    We reached gloomy depths because we felt that we had
APA213.pdf:13:layer that hung over the water. It calmly flew over the last                  Culpepper.
APA213.pdf:13:on our way to a night’s steaming. The area in which we                        landed between the columns of ships, doing no damage.
APA213.pdf:13:or in a position to observe, the firing; and careful screening has eliminated all possibility of unintentional duplication.
APA213.pdf:13:played in its destruction. This report is based on a careful and disciiminating objective analysis of the testimony of all officers participating in,
APA213.pdf:13:scrub pine that covered the Island.                                           sharply to the left and speedily headed for the nearby cloud
APA213.pdf:13:shape of a slow flying, single motor plane. It was skimming                   tion written by the Commander of Army troops aboard, Lt.
APA213.pdf:13:sort of way. Not one of the ships sent in boats to pick them                  our stern we could clearly see the two red meatballs of the
APA213.pdf:13:to gain attention. At last they decided that they weren’t                     range of about five hundred yards. The pilot, apparently not
APA213.pdf:13:to have participated in the attack, whether taken under fire by this vessel or not. is separately discussed, indicating what part, if any, this vessel
APA213.pdf:13:up. Several hours later they could still be seen trying forlornly             Japanese Empire painted on its wings. We opened fire at a
APA213.pdf:13:wanted and began wandering off into the brush, rock, and                      yet in the mood to die for his Emperor, banked his craft
APA213.pdf:13:was only 1200 yards astern of us. A few moments after we                      passage between Kuba Shima and Yakabi Shima and headed
APA213.pdf:13:with what appeared to be white handkerchiefs in their hands.                  gun. All eyes immediately focused upon the plane which up
APA213.pdf:13:would travel all night lay between Kerama Retto and the                       All our fire did to him was blow a few pieces of aluminum
APA213.pdf:14:                                                                                         1st Bn., 307th Infantry.
APA213.pdf:14:                                                                                         Commanding Officer,
APA213.pdf:14:                                                                                         JAMES M. CULPEPPER
APA213.pdf:14:                                                                                         Lt. Col. GERALD G. COONEY,
APA213.pdf:14:                                                                                         Major, 307th Infantry.
APA213.pdf:14:                                                                 ___________________                   R. R. STEVENS.
APA213.pdf:14:                                                               307TH INFANTRY
APA213.pdf:14:                                                               3O7TH INFANTRY
APA213.pdf:14:                                                   HEADQUARTERS FIRST BATTALION
APA213.pdf:14:                                                   HEADQUARTERS FIRST BATTALION’
APA213.pdf:14:              (g) With hardly an opportunity for interruption of fire, another plane appeared in approximately the same position as a previous one
APA213.pdf:14:              (h) Simultaneously (or possibly slightly preceding) the Quad 4()MM and Forward Twin Starboard 40MM Guns engaged another
APA213.pdf:14:              (i) The last enemy plane observed by this vessel failed to participate in the attack. Apart from its enemy character, its identification
APA213.pdf:14:         5. The supporting statements of Lt. Col. Gerald G. Cooney and Major James M. Culpepper, both of whom were present on the bridge
APA213.pdf:14:         A few minutes later a Jap "Francis" far out on our Starboard turned and headed directly into our ship. All the guns on the starboard side
APA213.pdf:14:         A short time later a two-engine bomber was sighted at a great range moving parallel to the ship. The five (5) inch gun of this ship
APA213.pdf:14:         Another plane attacked the U.S.S. GOODHUE and was set on fire by AA from the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL and other ships. This plane
APA213.pdf:14:         Following this action a twin-engine bomber was brought under fire by the guns of this ship. The plane started a suicide attack on the
APA213.pdf:14:         On the evening of 2 April I was on the bridge of the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL when several enemy planes attacked the convoy. To the
APA213.pdf:14:         The actions of all officers and men of the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL under enemy fire assured all army troops aboard that we are in "Good
APA213.pdf:14:         The next plane witnessed was at a great range passing parallel to our ship. The five (5) inch gun on the fan-tail fired two shots. The
APA213.pdf:14:         To me this whole action showed splendid courage and devotion to duty which can come only as a result of good training and teamwork.
APA213.pdf:14:         committed itself to an attack. No gunfire from any other ship was observed. This vessel claims, with equal emphasis, a "Sure Splash"
APA213.pdf:14:         destruction, not a single man faltered for so much as an instant. This vessel emphatically claims a "Sure Splash," unassisted by the gun­
APA213.pdf:14:         fire of other vessels.
APA213.pdf:14:         into the sea. Despite the intent to make this a purely objective and conservative report, it is utterly impossible to describe this action
APA213.pdf:14:         of this plane unassisted by the gunfire of other ships.
APA213.pdf:14:         pilot to his course of action. The plane winged over and went into a dive apparently aimed at the bridge of this vessel. Every starboard­
APA213.pdf:14:         plane which was crossing forward from starboard to port and apparently aiming at the U.S.S.GOODHUE. Observers reported that hits
APA213.pdf:14:         under fire and its second burst chewed off its tail. The plane dipped, went into a nose-dive and splashed into the sea without having
APA213.pdf:14:         were scored and flames were seen to emerge from the plane before it struck the GOODHUE on the fantail. It is believed that the
APA213.pdf:14:         without a sense of emotion for the superb gallantry and heroism of all hands, especially the gun crews. In the face of almost certain
APA213.pdf:14:        4.   If any other enemy planes participated in this attack, they were not observed by the personnel of this vessel.
APA213.pdf:14:        6. The Commanding Officer is fully conscious of the magnitude of our claims and, for that very reason, subjected all testimony on the
APA213.pdf:14:        7. The Commanding Officer at this time wishes to state that the results attained show the benefits of an almost unceasing period of
APA213.pdf:14:        On the evening of April 2nd I was aboard the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL with my Battalion (1st Bn. 307th Inf.) when a group of approxi­
APA213.pdf:14:        and on a parallel-and-opposite course (identified as a "Francis”) apparently making an estimate of the situation. The 5"/38 took it
APA213.pdf:14:        appeared that nothing on this earth could possibly stop it. Then, at a range of about 500 yards, it suddenly barrelled over and splashed
APA213.pdf:14:        bearing gun commenced rapid fire which was sustained without interruption. The plane kept coming through a solid cone of fire and it
APA213.pdf:14:        fire by any surface vessel.
APA213.pdf:14:        gunfire of this vessel may have participated in a "Sure Assist.”
APA213.pdf:14:        was somewhat uncertain. It circled and left the area, trailed and apparently pursued by two F4Us. It did not appear to be taken under
APA213.pdf:14: burst into flames before splashing. It is my belief that the fire of the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL greatly assisted in the destruction of this enemy
APA213.pdf:14:Hands’’ and showed that this ship is prepared to handle any emergency.
APA213.pdf:14:He even tested his own direct observations and those of the Executive Officer against the testimony of others to check the coincidence of details.
APA213.pdf:14:I must say I am exceptionally grateful to be aboard the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL after witnessing the action of April 2nd.
APA213.pdf:14:Judged by this exacting and objective attitude, the Commanding Officer feels that he could not, in strict honesty and with good faith toward
APA213.pdf:14:The attacker was kept in a solid cone of fire until it splashed several hundred yards from the ship. There is no doubt that the heroic and gallant
APA213.pdf:14:U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL from about 10,000 yards. The following action was one of gallantry for all officers and men of the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL.
APA213.pdf:14:action of all gun crews in the face of almost certain destruction, saved the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL from serious damage to ship, crew, and troops.
APA213.pdf:14:action. It was extremely encouraging to stand there and watch the crews of two guns in particular stay at their guns with the Jap plane headed
APA213.pdf:14:angled off to the left with smoke streaming from its tail. On its way down the plane hit the forward part of the TELFAIR. Shortly afterwards
APA213.pdf:14:best of my knowledge the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL was the first ship to open fire on the attackers. The first plane fired on was flying parallel to
APA213.pdf:14:directly into the guns. Not as much as an ammunition bearer left his post until the Jap plane exploded close enough to almost feel the blast
APA213.pdf:14:drills and especially great benefits derived by the gun crews always tracking planes whenever they are within sight.
APA213.pdf:14:fire. The first plane I saw was flying parallel to our Starboard side. All guns opened up on the Jap "Francis." The plane made a slight roll and
APA213.pdf:14:his ship's company, claim less than has been set forth in the preceding paragraphs.
APA213.pdf:14:impressive experience I have ever witnessed of courage and plain Guts! Considering the fact that these men are 75% new men and their first
APA213.pdf:14:in setting the Jap plane afire before it hit the GOODHUE.
APA213.pdf:14:mately ten (10) Japanese suicide planes attacked our convoy. It was a privilege to witness the splendid courage and devotion to duty of the
APA213.pdf:14:of course, there has been much general discussion of the action throughout the ship.
APA213.pdf:14:of the plane as it exploded about 500 yards from the ship. There is absolutely no question that the splendid courage and devotion to duty of
APA213.pdf:14:officers and men of the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL. The U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL I am sure was the first ship to pick up the enemy planes and open
APA213.pdf:14:opened up and stayed on the approaching Jap plane until it exploded about 500 yards from the ship. This particular action was the most
APA213.pdf:14:plane.
APA213.pdf:14:second shot knocked the tail off and the bomber burst into flames and plunged into the sea. Those were the only two shots fired at the plane.
APA213.pdf:14:shot its tail off with the second shot and the plane splashed into the sea. There was no other hits observed on this plane.
APA213.pdf:14:subject to a most exacting and rigid scrutiny, rejecting everything that failed to have the support of numerous independent sources of evidence.
APA213.pdf:14:the plane that dove on the GOODHUE was brought under fire by all guns forward of the bridge. I am sure their assistance helped considerably
APA213.pdf:14:the ship on the starboard side. All guns opened up with effective AA fire and as the plane began its suicide run on the U.S.S. TELFAIR it
APA213.pdf:14:these men saved the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL and our men from a disasterous evening.
APA213.pdf:14:throughout the major portion of the action, are enclosed. These statements represent entirely independent observation on the action, although,
APA213.pdf:14:was kept under constant fire from guns of this ship throughout the suicide run.
APA213.pdf:15:                                                        Okinawan Women
APA213.pdf:15:    Enemy planes were searching for us all night, but for­         Okinawa, sailed up the Western coast of the island and
APA213.pdf:15:    The entire action lasted only about twenty minutes, but            We rested at anchor all day and that evening our squad­
APA213.pdf:15:    We remained at general quarters until 2200 and then            We had a couple of submarine contacts. Our escorting de-
APA213.pdf:15:Every man wanted to give his version of the action, and each      Traveling around this rectangle became monotonous but we
APA213.pdf:15:a few minutes, and then we all started chatering like magpies.     alter course 90 degrees to port and sail back 140 miles.
APA213.pdf:15:any more aircraft. We returned to Kerama Retto at dawn and         murderous broadsides into the Jap lines. We could see the
APA213.pdf:15:by the sight of soldiers and sailors dying horrible flaming        age ever floated to the surface to prove that subs had actually
APA213.pdf:15:deaths on the ships that had been hit.                             been stalking us. Late at night on the 14th we turned towards
APA213.pdf:15:exultation at splashing three planes was more than tempered        out of the way. No positive proof in the form of oil or wreck­
APA213.pdf:15:finally fell, there arose from every man on the ship a cheer       headed Southeast, which took us out of the path of aircraft
APA213.pdf:15:found that the ships that had remained there through the           red hot projectiles arch their fiery path through the night and
APA213.pdf:15:general alarm several times before morning but did not see         and close at hand cruisers and battleships were pouring
APA213.pdf:15:had seen the thing a little differently.                           were more than thankful that the Japs were not bothering us.
APA213.pdf:15:low hanging clouds. We were called out of our bunks by the         coast we could see the flashes of the artillery duels on shore
APA213.pdf:15:moments later when the last enemy plane had been shot down         to the anchorage in the morning but continued steaming for
APA213.pdf:15:night had also been under constant attack by the suiciders.        burst in a mushroom of flame on the shore. One out of every
APA213.pdf:15:of planes and tracers whirl around our brains for hours. Our      submarine’s presence while we put on full power and hauled
APA213.pdf:15:of triumph and hate that came from our very hearts. A few          coming up from Sakashima and Formosa. We did not return
APA213.pdf:15:target to destroy, another Jap to kill. That spell lasted only   ■ change direction 90 degrees to port, steam 40 miles and then
APA213.pdf:15:to us it seemed years. When the plane that nearly got us           ron again sailed out to the retirement area. This time we
APA213.pdf:15:tunately they didn’t find us as the sky was filled with dense-     headed for the Hagushi Beaches. As we traveled along the
APA213.pdf:15:we all stood there straining our eyes looking for another          the next ten days. We would travel 140 miles on one course,
APA213.pdf:15:wearily went to our bunks to lie awake and let the patterns       troyers depth charged the area each time they suspected a
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               and seasick we turned back to the transport area where the
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               away from us it caused no concern. Two thousand yards from
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               but since the shells were falling at least a quarter of a mile
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               out to sea again while our control boat remained behind to
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               see that there were no disabled boats left behind to drift onto
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               shore our boats swung sharply to the left and then headed
APA213.pdf:16:                                                               the beach. All our craft cleared the area safely, then wet, tired
APA213.pdf:16:     Along with the other ships present, we lowered our boats, ship was waiting to hoist us aboard. Because of the heavy
APA213.pdf:16:     Just at dusk of our first day here we were alerted by an
APA213.pdf:16:     Most of the soldiers were seasick before they had barely  there were air raids. When it was dark our tw'o smoke boats
APA213.pdf:16:     On the night of the 17th we got underway, and dawn
APA213.pdf:16:     The morning of the 15th we awakened to find ourselves
APA213.pdf:16:     We received word on the 16th that we were to partici­
APA213.pdf:16: Jap units out of their caves and hideouts. Around us on all
APA213.pdf:16: Marines had stormed ashore 15 days earlier. Down the coast,
APA213.pdf:16: about 5 miles to the south, we could see the pall of smoke
APA213.pdf:16: as a Marine fighter and interceptor base. Up the coast to the
APA213.pdf:16: few would be a star shell which would flood the island with    roared away while the bombarding ships intensified their fire.
APA213.pdf:16:Closer to shore our battleships and cruisers were bombarding
APA213.pdf:16:across the center of the island which were protecting the           As we neared the beach we saw a few splashes in the
APA213.pdf:16:ago Francis Scott Key must have witnessed a smaller but in     attack of an angry swarm of bees.
APA213.pdf:16:air raid when several Jap planes came over the land, appar­
APA213.pdf:16:an intense light. On shore, small arms and heavy weapons       Several squadrons of divebombers and fighters began bomb­
APA213.pdf:16:anchorage. Two were immediately shot down. The third
APA213.pdf:16:anchored about a mile off the beach where the Army and
APA213.pdf:16:and headed for the line of departure through the rough,             Four days were spent waiting for w’ord to unload the
APA213.pdf:16:anti-aircraft barrages that anyone aboard our ship had ever
APA213.pdf:16:begun. As we neared the line of departure our boat waves       would lay a dense smoke screen around the ship at the
APA213.pdf:16:blasting the hills and shore with tons of explosives.
APA213.pdf:16:but the Marine and Navy pilots did a wonderful job shooting
APA213.pdf:16:capital city of Naha and its adjacent airfields.               water which we assumed was enemy mortar or artillery fire,
APA213.pdf:16:closer to the beaches LCI rocket ships and gunboats were
APA213.pdf:16:described such a scene. We too were witnessing freedom’s
APA213.pdf:16:dezvous area. The transports then headed out to sea to wait    convoy got under way again for the Hagushi Beaches. We
APA213.pdf:16:down most of the planes before they even came near the
APA213.pdf:16:enable our army to crack the stubborn defensive positions
APA213.pdf:16:ently intending to make suicide attacks on the ships in the
APA213.pdf:16:formed a line abreast and waited with their engines idling for approach of Jap planes. Most of the time the smoke effec­
APA213.pdf:16:found the ships about 8 miles off the enemy held beaches.
APA213.pdf:16:front lines to meet the new threat. This, it was hoped, would
APA213.pdf:16:holy light at its grimmest.
APA213.pdf:16:loaded them with troops, and dispatched them to the ren­       seas it was difficult to secure the boats. Soon though, the
APA213.pdf:16:low hills could be seen the Kadcna airfield, now being used
APA213.pdf:16:many ways similar display of deadly pyrotechnics when he
APA213.pdf:16:north stretched the mountainous section of Okinawa where
APA213.pdf:16:pate in a demonstration landing off the southeastern coast of
APA213.pdf:16:peered across the fireswept no-mans-land. Two hundred years    gyrations ending in screaming dives reminded us of the
APA213.pdf:16:plane, visible to us, miraculously flew one of the densest
APA213.pdf:16:scale landing so that the Japs would draw troops out of their                      Refugees on Okinawa
APA213.pdf:16:seen. There were numerous other attacks the next two days,
APA213.pdf:16:sides were ships representing every class of vessel in com­
APA213.pdf:16:that marked the front line positions, while opposite us in the
APA213.pdf:16:the Jap held shore. The signal was executed and the boats      a grey billowing artificial fog was hard on the nervous system
APA213.pdf:16:the Sixth Marine Division was mercilessly digging scattered
APA213.pdf:16:the island. The purpose of this attack was to simulate a full
APA213.pdf:16:the shoreline and the territory immediately inland. Still
APA213.pdf:16:the signal that would start them on a two mile dash towards    tively hid us from aircraft, but waiting at our gun stations in
APA213.pdf:16:until the feint was completed. Our boats formed up in waves    dropped anchor that afternoon about a mile off shore.
APA213.pdf:16:whitecap covered seas.                                         troops, and sometimes during the day and always at night
APA213.pdf:16:would blast anything that moved, while thousands of eyes       ing and rocketing the shoreline with high explosives. Their
APA213.pdf:17:                                                                    A few words should be written about the Island Paradise
APA213.pdf:17:                                                                    April 26th we heaved in and with the entire ship in high
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               a silent and personal prayer for the safety of the men we had
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               aboard crowded ships, and if you find a shady spot to rest
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               and it's all done in the spirit of hearty good fellowship with
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               and painting the ship.
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               and refreshing but treacherously assists the sun in torturing
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               at one time, and also try to keep themselves from being the
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               carried aboard and who were now getting ready to go into
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               coast of Okinawa, I know there were many of us that said
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               everyone joining in but the shore patrol who vainly try to
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               from other ships. They are not vicious battles, mind you,
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               glistening white coral is so bright that you get a splitting
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               half a mile wide at the broadest point. On shore there is a
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               headache in a very short time. The icy beer tastes wonderful
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               is high the sweat won’t evaporate so you become sticky,
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               keep more than three or four hundred men from fighting
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               large recreation area and a baseball field with the only sub­
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               men of the fleet. So far it sounds good. However, the heat is
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               of Mog Mog. It’s a small coral dot about one mile long and
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               ourselves we fight. Yes that’s right, we start fights with men
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               smelly and uncomfortable. The glare of the hot sun on the
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               so bad that you sweat continuously, but because the humidity
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               spirits we set sail with our convoy bound for Ulithi Atoll in
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               stantial buildings on the island being the refrigeration huts
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               the Western Carolines. As we sailed southward along the
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               thousands of sailors are ashore trying to relax after weeks
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               victims of some minor mayhem. Yes indeed! Mog Mog was
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               where thousands of cases of beer are kept cool for the fighting
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               you are considered either lucky or quite tough. Then to amuse
APA213.pdf:17:                                                               your aching cranium. Then there are the crowds. Literally
APA213.pdf:17:     Finally on the 23rd of April we received orders to debark we will remember them always as good shipmates and
APA213.pdf:17:     Gradually the words "Smoky make smoke” became the         the front lines. We had found the 1st Battalion willing to
APA213.pdf:17: eyes, and occasionally through a hole in the smoke we would    had some fresh provisions for issue. Immediately LCIs,
APA213.pdf:17: see the exhaust flare of a searching Jap, but gradually we     LSMs, and LCTs descended upon us like a swarm of hungry
APA213.pdf:17: when we could hear the engines of the aircraft as they         hands. In preparation for our departure we sent out a mes­
APA213.pdf:17: would blow up and start burning, or a perverse wind would      away we had very little left aboard, but we were glad to give
APA213.pdf:17:"Smoky make smoke” would sound off at first when the
APA213.pdf:17:All day and night we worked without stopping except for        carpenter shop made a couple of aquaplanes which we towed
APA213.pdf:17:a suitable spot to land the vehicles. The boats were loaded    to the Southeast.
APA213.pdf:17:anchorage became known as "Smoky Hollow."                      ferred to these men as "The Bloody Butchers of Guam" but
APA213.pdf:17:and started making shuttle trips to and from the beaches            On the 30th of April we anchored in the lagoon at
APA213.pdf:17:and the unloading pontoons that the Sea Bees were operating.   Ulithi and began taking life easy for the next few days. The
APA213.pdf:17:as soon as we possibly could The beach party went ashore,      past the Southern tip of this island that was to exact such
APA213.pdf:17:battle cry of the Okinawa campaign, while the Hagushi          work and fight alongside us as comrades. Radio Tokio re­
APA213.pdf:17:last load to shore and our boat crews then wearily returned    liberty parties of officers and men to the recreation island
APA213.pdf:17:of the hundreds of ships around us would bellow out orders      while these poor devils would have to stay out here much
APA213.pdf:17:over the water to their, often lost, smoke boats. The order     longer.
APA213.pdf:17:planes were miles away and if for some reason the order
APA213.pdf:17:repeating the order with a volume and urgency entering into
APA213.pdf:17:set up a command post and started surveying the beaches for    a toll of blood from our nation, and then we set our course
APA213.pdf:17:skimmed the water looking for us. We would strain our           sage to all smaller amphibious ships telling them that we
APA213.pdf:17:start to disperse our smoke screen. Our Bullhorn and those      it to those people. We were going to return to a rear area
APA213.pdf:17:tance the enemy was from us at the time.
APA213.pdf:17:the inevitable air raid. On the following day we carried the   and precariously rode around the lagoon. We sent daily
APA213.pdf:17:the talker’s voice that was inversely proportional to the dis­
APA213.pdf:17:to the ship and were hoisted aboard by equally weary deck      of Mog Mog while those left on board started cleaning up
APA213.pdf:17:troops and unload cargo. All the boats were lowered and we     friends. We steamed past the Western end of the battle line
APA213.pdf:17:turned to the job with a will. We wanted to get out of there   where we could see clearly the artillery duels still thundering;
APA213.pdf:17:was not immediately complied with, the horn would keep
APA213.pdf:17:would become used to the routine until a smoke generator        ants upon a picnic cake. When we had finished giving food
APA213.pdf:18:                                                      Going over the side
APA213.pdf:18:     Beginning the 18th we had four days of anti-aircraft          Francisco.
APA213.pdf:18:     May 28th we re-crossed the International Date Line and        our homes, wives and families. We were really grateful to
APA213.pdf:18:By the 5th of the month we had the ship really shining for            LIBERTY COMMENCED AT 1600.
APA213.pdf:18:Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands and kept right on sailing.            tion of our hated enemies.
APA213.pdf:18:STATES.” At 0650 the next morning to the strains of "Cali­         some very simple truths. We felt that only those who have
APA213.pdf:18:a drink, and return aboard with an entirely new perspective        seemed fairly well satisfied with what he found, all minds
APA213.pdf:18:and planes towed targets past our guns at every imaginable         Gate Bridge while the Chaplain said a prayer over the loud
APA213.pdf:18:angle. We shot down 7 of the targets and felt justifiably          speaking system, thanking God for our safe return and pray­
APA213.pdf:18:believe was intended for us ' PROCEED TO THE UNITED                suddenly that during the last five months we had learned
APA213.pdf:18:firing practic. We anchored our ship in the firing anchorage           On the morning of June 6th we sailed under the Golden
APA213.pdf:18:fornia Here I Come,” we sortied from the lagoon and set            come close to death can realize how precious life is; that our
APA213.pdf:18:in our group. On the night of May the 21st we received a           see the shores of their homeland.
APA213.pdf:18:lost a day. On June 1st we sighted Diamond Head Light on           be back alive, and capable of returning to finish the destruc­
APA213.pdf:18:message aboard ship that we just couldn’t bring ourselves to           We all felt serious and reflective because we realized
APA213.pdf:18:on life.                                                           turned with one accord to making plans for liberty in San
APA213.pdf:18:our course to the East and Home.                                   country represents everything to us that we are fighting for,
APA213.pdf:18:proud because it was the best shooting done by any APA             ing for the many men left behind us who would never again
APA213.pdf:18:very relaxing. You could go ashore, let off your steam, have      the Captain’s Inspection, and when the Commanding Officer
APA213.pdf:19:OKINAWA
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APA213.pdf:1:      DECEMBER 1, 1945
APA213.pdf:1:      NOVEMBER 16, 1944
APA213.pdf:1:U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL
APA213.pdf:20:                                                                    Four days later we dropped anchor in Berth 1 in the
APA213.pdf:20:                                                                    The heat and humidity again had swept their oppressive
APA213.pdf:20:                                                                changed our course to avoid one of the small, jutting, jungle
APA213.pdf:20:                                                                saw in turn the shorelines of Panay and Mindoro and often
APA213.pdf:20:                                                                the Sulu Sea. At no time were we out of sight of land. We
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               Grande, and then turned to starboard into the Surigao Straits
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               MacArthur landed his first assault troops for the reconquest
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               Manila. We passed Southward along the broken shoreline
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               Our boats returned to the ship and we left the next day on
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               Southern tip of Los Negros Island, headed North through
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               Ulithi on July 5th. We remained here overnight leaving at
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               We anchored in San Pedro Bay which is the Port for Tac-
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               We slid rapidly through the Mindanao Sea and rounding the
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               and men on a beach that still showed the ravages of war.
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               cloaks about us so we were uniformly happy to sight cooler
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               continued to the Westward, arriving without incident in
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               lagoon of Eniwetok. We remained there a couple of days and
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               loban, provincial capital of the Island, and where General
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               noon of the following day.
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               of Leyte, past the Islands of Cabugan, Chico and Cabugan
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               of the Philippines. The next day we debarked 1023 officers
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               on July 1st sortied through the coral-bound entrance and
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               our way to the Capital of the Philippine Commonwealth,
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               rain drenched mountains of Leyte on the morning of the 9th.
APA213.pdf:20:                                                               with the rolling hills of Mindanao close at hand to the South.
APA213.pdf:20:                                         SECOND VOYAGE
APA213.pdf:20:       ' Listen, Mac—This ain’t no boat, it’s a ship, see!”     covered pieces of land which go to make up this 6000 island
APA213.pdf:20:     Casting off our lines at 1414 we steamed slowly down      were unceremoniously dumped into a large coffin, filled to the
APA213.pdf:20:     Those of us who didn't get to see our families while we   topsides. The Golden Dragon flag was unfurled from the
APA213.pdf:20: 16th we loaded 80 officers and 1391 enlisted men and made     little different than the more common breeds of home
APA213.pdf:20:From there w'e steered sharply to the South. Nine days out     couple of gorgeous 2nd lieutenants. Tortured and torturers
APA213.pdf:20:Golden Gate Bridge we cast pennies into the waters in con­     plate for them to rest their weary posteriors upon. A small
APA213.pdf:20:Oakland’s outer harbor and, since this move indicated to us    less discreet observers did call attention to the fact that the
APA213.pdf:20:San Francisco's skyline. As we passed under the span of the    carried to an operating table that had an exposed copper
APA213.pdf:20:all the necessary preparations for the new voyage. That night  sapiens when they had been stripped to their shorts. The
APA213.pdf:20:celebrate the event all hands, passengers and crew, gathered   gruesome festivities lasted until the evening meal.
APA213.pdf:20:days like hours. On June 12th we shifted to Dock No. 2 in      a gay lascivious charm about them, although, a few of the
APA213.pdf:20:distance telephone. We had so much to tell and so many         on number two hatch. It should be noted that ladies of the
APA213.pdf:20:each officer and man celebrated his last liberty as fancy dic­ charges and accusations were solemnly recited and each
APA213.pdf:20:formance with the tradition that these offerings to the sea    but provocative charge of electricity was sent crackling
APA213.pdf:20:might be.                                                      bright new lustre with a fine grade of bunker oil, then all
APA213.pdf:20:of the states we crossed the International Date Line and to    alike had a whale of a time (we like to believe) and the
APA213.pdf:20:sleepless night of celebrating or "mourning,” as the case      those did who had some) and their bodies were given a
APA213.pdf:20:speedy return. Our bow lifted to meet the first swell and we   back their lost youth and make them frisky as ten year olds.
APA213.pdf:20:tated; the always difficult farewells were said, and we re­    Colonel was found guilty on all charges regardless of his
APA213.pdf:20:that soon we would be underway, we tried with renewed          queen could stand a shave. The first to be initiated were six
APA213.pdf:20:the bay standing at the rails and memorizing every detail of   brim with salt water. Spluttering and cursing they were
APA213.pdf:20:things to ask about that the hours seemed like minutes and     court were all stunning creatures, full bosomed, and with
APA213.pdf:20:took us North of the Hawaiian Islands and close to Midway.     ment although some of us did give special attention to a
APA213.pdf:20:turned to the ship on the following morning, weary after a     plea. In turn each had his head clipped of all hair (that is
APA213.pdf:20:vigor to make the most of every moment of liberty. On the      Lieutenant Colonels, who, we were surprised to find, looked
APA213.pdf:20:were in San Francisco at least talked with our homes by long   foremast while Neptune and his royal retinue opened court
APA213.pdf:20:were officially on our way to Leyte. The first leg of our trip Colonel and Yard-Bird received the same fair, impartial treat­
APA213.pdf:20:would be accepted by Neptune as insurance for a safe and       through their bodies which seemed to immediately bring
APA213.pdf:21:                                                                    We visited the walled city which was where the Japs,
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               about a mile and a half square enclosed by a huge wall of
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               barrage to surrender, and many who did, were babbling
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               but what we saw looked like a scene from the seventh ring
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               few slant eyed Sons of Heaven lived through this murderous
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               fire had swept every square foot of ground, probing with
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               had originally been numerous churches, schools, and homes,
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               ing to clean up and rebuild this city that they had always been
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               of hell as described in Dante’s "Inferno.” For days artillery
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               so proud of and which they still loved with a fierce pride.
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               stand. It is the most ancient section of the city, and is an area
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               stone and earth that in places is thirty feet thick. Inside there
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               the impression that the population as a whole were trying
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               the relentlessness of doom for the entrenched Japs. Very
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               this scene of destruction and continued our sightseeing along
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               to fleece their American cousins, most were far too busy try­
APA213.pdf:21:                                                               who had been trapped in Manila, had made their final bloody
APA213.pdf:21:               Filippino Children Planting Rice                pieces of shell schocked flesh little resembling men. We left
APA213.pdf:21:     We anchored about four miles from shore to await our      the once fashionable Dewey Boulevard which now carried a
APA213.pdf:21:     We weaved our way across to the anchorage, avoiding       a full course meal featuring "real beef steak,” (which the
APA213.pdf:21: Filippinos and a scattering of Chinese, each trying to resume converted to a modern military hospital with hundreds of
APA213.pdf:21: Manila in two. On the Northern shore near the waterfront,     anese aircraft of every size and description.
APA213.pdf:21: we saw. Farther inland on the same side of the river is the   the recuperating patients. The Monkey Men had used it for
APA213.pdf:21:In places their fire and bomb torn decks and superstructures   manufactured Jap flags for ten pesos or Eve dollars Amer­
APA213.pdf:21:River which is a heavily traffic waterway that roughly divides been deposited the shattered wreckage of thousands of Jap­
APA213.pdf:21:aircraft had, some months previously, made this shallow,       you could at any time get a side order of amoebic dysentery.
APA213.pdf:21:and all hands went ashore on liberty. We soon discovered       Battle weary troops were being returned to the city from the
APA213.pdf:21:archipelago. On the morning of July 12th we passed through     areas where a hierarchy of Jap officialdom had lived like the
APA213.pdf:21:artillery and flame throwers had been able to blast and burn   Islands at the outbreak of the war. Bilibid prison with its
APA213.pdf:21:bedraggled "Paris of the Orient.”                              inside and try poisonous cocktails made of wood alcohol, or
APA213.pdf:21:business district which the Japanese fought for from every     the much less humanitarian purpose of incarcerating the
APA213.pdf:21:city, a Memorial to the destruction of modern war. Flame,      while fresh units were being moved out on their way to the
APA213.pdf:21:city, and farther back, the residential and apartment house    of military conduct by religiously saluting us as we walked
APA213.pdf:21:corner, alleyway and rooftop. Only the unleashed fury of our   hundreds of allied civilians who had been trapped in the
APA213.pdf:21:dozens of Japanese war and merchant ships. Our carrier         eggs, and in addition, with the compliments of the house,
APA213.pdf:21:mile of our port beam was the rocky, barren fortress of Cor-   natives had built out of rubble and palm fronds. These
APA213.pdf:21:muddy bay the grave for over three hundred Nip vessels.        On the muddy streets urchins were selling genuine Manila-
APA213.pdf:21:native lateen rigged sailing boats and the sunken hulls of     old timers recognized at once as being water buffalo) smelly
APA213.pdf:21:of clouds ringing its towering mountain peaks. Within a half   ous bars, bistros, and gaudy night clubs that enterprising
APA213.pdf:21:regidor with its topside blasted and torn by thousands of      establishments with victrolas blaring mid-thirties jazz were
APA213.pdf:21:scene of destruction. Our liberty boats took us up the Passig  camps, covering acres of muddy swampland, in which had
APA213.pdf:21:size; the jagged skyline presented a pitiable and terrifying   set up for another major operation. We also passed other
APA213.pdf:21:steel and high explosives had gutted every structure of any    front lines. Huge supply dumps and staging areas were being
APA213.pdf:21:structures of the government buildings , the ancient walled    for Japanese prisoners of war who observed all the niceties
APA213.pdf:21:sun drenched plain behind we could see the City of Manila,     wallboard signs that beckoned the G.I. and sailor to come
APA213.pdf:21:that Manila was no longer anything, but a caricature of a      fierce fighting that still raged in the Northern mountains
APA213.pdf:21:the hallowed ground of the Bataan Peninsula, a misty halo           As we stepped ashore we were astounded by the numer­
APA213.pdf:21:the narrow entrance of Manila Bay. To the North we saw         Oriental despots they were.
APA213.pdf:21:their normal lives. This was the least damaged area of any     tents pitched around the main buildings to accommodate
APA213.pdf:21:them out. On the right bank of the river were the shattered    forbidding stone walls and barred porticos was now the cage
APA213.pdf:21:tons of cordite and steel. Near the Eastern shore of the huge  everywhere. Mary’s Joint,” "The Golden Slipper,” ' Pedro’s
APA213.pdf:21:turn to discharge. On the 16th we moved alongside pier 13      constant stream of every imaginable type of Army vehicle.
APA213.pdf:21:water.                                                         was the stock in trade of each peddler. However, don’t get
APA213.pdf:21:were the slums teeming with tens of thousands of ragged             We visited Santo Tomas University which the Army had
APA213.pdf:21:were visible as they lay rotting and rusting in the shallow    ican. Nipponese invasion currency of every denomination
APA213.pdf:21:yellow bay was a forest of masts, while shimmering on the      Greasy Spoon,” and "Dirty Girties,’ were typical of the tin
APA213.pdf:22:                                                           Boats Crashing
APA213.pdf:22:                   A        for the Death March from Bataan         destroyed the greater portion, a major portion of their fleet.
APA213.pdf:22:    Our sightseeing was abruptly halted on July 19th when           skill of our skipper guiding us. At dawn we traveled through
APA213.pdf:22:April 2nd off Kerama Retto.                                         at night, feeling and groping our way with radar and the
APA213.pdf:22:Sulu Sea, this time our route to the Pacific through the Island     before we arrived. It was after dark on the night of August
APA213.pdf:22:and whose brothers in arms had nearly taken our lives on            We, as the fleeting Japs had done, passed through the Straits
APA213.pdf:22:barriers took us by way of the Straits of San Bernardine. It         5th that we saw the beckoning light of the city of Saint
APA213.pdf:22:carried us to an amphibious assault on the Jap's home Island        the ship so that we would be presentable in San Francisco,
APA213.pdf:22:many of them being the vessels that had been salvaged since         We were home again. LIBERTY COMMENCED AT 2100.
APA213.pdf:22:of Kyushu. From the bay entrance we turned South into the           and the Captain inspected the results of our efforts the day
APA213.pdf:22:planned. This hush, hush attack, we now know, would have            impatiently got underway again. We polished and painted
APA213.pdf:22:proud Jap naval force had fled after our old battleships,           millions like us sail out of and return through from the war.
APA213.pdf:22:through its guarded yards. We ignored the salutes of men            December 7th from the mud and slime of Pearl Harbor, had
APA213.pdf:22:to Manila where we would be assigned to a combat squadron           course through the Pacific.
APA213.pdf:22:to go into training for a new operation that was being secretly          Seven uneventful days later we refueled at Eniwetok and
APA213.pdf:22:was through this passage that the shattered remnants of a           Francis shining through the narrow straits that have watched
APA213.pdf:22:we set sail for our return to the United States. Our orders         the last few miles of the narrow passage bounded by Luzon
APA213.pdf:22:were, to hurry back to the States, pick up a load and return        and Samar, then with a pitch and roll settled on a easterly
APA213.pdf:22:who had been responsible
APA213.pdf:23:                 Water b/rffstlcf cultivating rice paddies
APA213.pdf:23:Coastal high way                                     Howe Sweet Home for the Filippinos
APA213.pdf:25:LOADING 77th DIVISION AT CEBU, P. I.
APA213.pdf:26:                                                                                     Batangas Cathedral
APA213.pdf:26:                                                                   A few days later we sailed back through the danger­
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               70 miles south of Manila. It was here that General Mac-
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               Arthur made a bloodless landing during his encirclement of
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               Division that we had been carrying aboard, and then took a
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               Jap ships sticking out of the water and the beach was strewn
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               Luzon. Here we debarked the units of the 86th Infantry
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               Pedro Bay, Leyte. Here we took on fuel and waited for orders.
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               September 11th we came to anchor at the port of Batangas,
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               We received word on the 18th to go to Abuyog about forty
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               an operation. We spent the night of September 19th an­
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               cloths that were to be found everywhere in the islands.
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               hunters except the inevitable wooden shoes and hemp table­
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               itself had been torn by bombs and fire and presented a pitiful
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               look at the city. It is a small mountain-encircled port about
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               miles down the coast to pick up a company of troops and
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               ous Straits and anchored the following afternoon in San
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               sight. The inhabitants had little to sell to the souvenir
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               the Philippine capital. The harbor has a few scarred masts of
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               thence to Cebu city on the Island of Cebu and prepare for
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               through the San Bernardino Straits, and on the morning of
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               wetok, from there to Ulithi, thence to the Philippines,
APA213.pdf:26:                                                               with our and our recent enemy’s landing craft. The town
APA213.pdf:26:                                            THIRD VOYAGE
APA213.pdf:26:                          Ship’s party                         chored off the village of Abuyog and the next afternoon left
APA213.pdf:26:     Our stay in San Francisco was marked by a series of                                                                   i
APA213.pdf:26:     We wearily returned the next morning to the General
APA213.pdf:26: 180th Meridian and then a few days later stopped at Eni-
APA213.pdf:26:Bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan reluctantly sur-
APA213.pdf:26:Engineering and Drydock Corporation’s Alameda yard where
APA213.pdf:26:Outside we could hear the howling mobs tearing up the city
APA213.pdf:26:a few well chosen superlatives. On the night of August 14th
APA213.pdf:26:aboard a full load of troops and that same afternoon headed
APA213.pdf:26:all the officers and men, except a skeleton watch, began con­
APA213.pdf:26:and the good fellowship of the officers and men relaxing
APA213.pdf:26:appeared on time and the dancing and beer drinking began.
APA213.pdf:26:be found. Between their abbreviated costumes, our long beers,
APA213.pdf:26:been better.
APA213.pdf:26:boring voyage to Eniwetok. On the 29th we crossed the
APA213.pdf:26:by as comely a line of buxom blondes and redheads as could
APA213.pdf:26:events that the peoples of the world had waited many years
APA213.pdf:26:fear that they will overlook the third we will discuss it with
APA213.pdf:26:gregating in the Masonic Temple in San Francisco. Our dates
APA213.pdf:26:in a victory celebration. Inside we were enjoying the esthetic
APA213.pdf:26:out to sea. We were again headed on what was now to us the
APA213.pdf:26:satisfaction derived from a fine show of interpretive dancing
APA213.pdf:26:scndered and the MOUNTRAIL had a party. History’s tomes
APA213.pdf:26:steamed across the bay to a San Francisco Army dock, took
APA213.pdf:26:the ship was undergoing a general overhaul. On the 21st we
APA213.pdf:26:to see, the United States loosed the terror of the Atomic
APA213.pdf:26:together after a rigorous voyage the evening couldn't have
APA213.pdf:26:will completely discuss the first two happenings, but for
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                    On the night of October 4th we entered the narrow
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                    Our boat crews held a series of rehearsals for the loadings
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                Hokkaido and the following dawn found us in the outer
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                full fury of this storm that finally expended its destruction
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                harbor of Hakodate. Our boats were manned and lowered,
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                that often broke over our bow but successfully avoided the
APA213.pdf:27:                                                                which were to be made just as if we were going in upon a
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               Tsugaru Straits between the Jap Islands of Honshu and
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               and the following morning stopped briefly off Abuyog head­
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               attempt to escape because the Filippinos still were prone to
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               bridges which had been destroyed by the retreating Japanese,
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               changed course and steamed eastward in an attempt to skirt
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               defended beach. Then on the 26th of September we got
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               few miles out of town. We were told that they made no
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               indulge themselves in their time honored custom of decapi­
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               ing North later in the afternoon. As we progressed north­
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               into the muddy inland sea. Slow moving water buffalo, up
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               on Okinawa. Again we changed course and continued our
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               tating their enemies.
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               the storm. We pitched and rolled through froth-covered seas
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               through rice paddies. The only evidence of war was the
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               to their bellies in yellow mud, pulled primitive plows
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               travels Northward.
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               underway in company with Transport Squadron THIRTEEN
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               ward we received word of a typhoon in our path so we
APA213.pdf:27:                                                               who were now impounded inside a barbed wire stockade a
APA213.pdf:27:                    You can carry it too jar                    formed up in waves and proceeded to line of departure. From
APA213.pdf:27:    Cebu is the second largest city in the Philippines and
APA213.pdf:27:    During our softening up raids prior to the Philippine
APA213.pdf:27:    We found the city similar to all others we had seen in the with pockets bulging with money and nothing for them to
APA213.pdf:27:    We had a pleasant surprise at Cebu when we found we
APA213.pdf:27:Division. Our destination was to be the City of Hakodate on
APA213.pdf:27:Invasion, carrier task forces had made this Island city and
APA213.pdf:27:Operating Base second only to Manila in size and importance.
APA213.pdf:27:Philippines. Everywhere was an all prevailing rancid sweet     spend it on.
APA213.pdf:27:also coveting its protected harbor made it an Army and Navy
APA213.pdf:27:and hemp tablecloths were again for sale at the usual inflated came babbling out of the mountains and jungles and emptied
APA213.pdf:27:bay until the muddy bottom was covered with dozens of
APA213.pdf:27:before the war was the center from which hundreds of ship­
APA213.pdf:27:blasted the waterfront area and any shipping found in the
APA213.pdf:27:destination the following morning.
APA213.pdf:27:for Cebu. We steamed all night through narrow channels
APA213.pdf:27:from cooking to hair pomade. The inevitable wooden shoes       the most beautiful country in the world. Mountain streams
APA213.pdf:27:hands again were given a chance to go ashore and as usual
APA213.pdf:27:harbor the focal point for murderous attacks by air. They
APA213.pdf:27:loads of hemp and sugar were sent to every nation in the
APA213.pdf:27:no one refused the opportunity.                                prices. It was a pitiful sight to see ragged underfed natives
APA213.pdf:27:outer harbor alongside a dock and commenced loading. All
APA213.pdf:27:smell that is peculiar to the islands. We discovered that its       Those of us who had an opportunity to take trips along
APA213.pdf:27:source was rancid coconut oil which is used for everything     the coastal plain upon which the city is built, saw some of
APA213.pdf:27:studded with pinnacles of coral and rock, arriving at our
APA213.pdf:27:the Island of Hokkaido, Japan. We moved shop from the
APA213.pdf:27:were going to load a Battalion of our old friends, the 77th
APA213.pdf:27:world. The Japanese realizing its value commercially and
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                     Five days later we dropped the hook in Apra Harbor
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                     Our sightseeing was over on the 6th of October when
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                28th arrived at the North China port of Tsingtao. This city
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                Recreation activities were numerous but the Island had so
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                We saw a great many demobilized Japanese soldiers in the
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                We visited Buddhist Temples, an Orthodox Greek Church,
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                a small Catholic Church, and numerous Shinto Shrines.
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                all the sewage from its teeming slums and beautiful residen­
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                at one time was owned by the Germans who developed its
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                driven the Germans out and left themselves only to return
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                during the China incident. From the harbor the city appears
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                fine harbor, dock facilities, and made of it a modern city for
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                following day for Guam in the Mariannas.
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                of a uniform. Women ran as soon as they saw us the first day
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                of their eyes. Hakodate abounded with religious shrines.
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                streets and most of the men and boys were wearing some kind
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                the Orient. During the First World War the Japanese had
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                the city of Aomori on Northern Honshu and then left the
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                their business watching us suspiciously out of the corners
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                tial sections running down ditches at the side of every street.
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                we sailed across the narrow straits, anchored overnight off
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                we were there. A day later they did not run but hurried about
APA213.pdf:28:                                                                wide boulevards but primitive in many other respects with
APA213.pdf:28:                          Shinto shrine                                             Downtown Hakodate
APA213.pdf:28:           Looking down main street in Hakodate                 which is the only harbor for this nerve center of the Pacific.
APA213.pdf:28:    The ship was speedily unloaded and then all hands were
APA213.pdf:28:Here we saw our first Japs. Working parties of stevedores       war to destroy Tokyo and the major cities of the Nipponese
APA213.pdf:28:They were being directed by dapper but sullen Japanese          then without regrets set sail for China.
APA213.pdf:28:civilians. Higher authority wanted us to enter as conquerors
APA213.pdf:28:given a chance to visit the city with the strict provision that
APA213.pdf:28:not souvenir hunters. We found the city modern in many
APA213.pdf:28:of cargo. You could not characterize these Japs as having any   into the harbor to pick up supplies or to carry their prisoners
APA213.pdf:28:order and our landing craft roared into a small boat basin      individual excursions. We did however see the huge B-29
APA213.pdf:28:our vantage point the waterfront appeared deserted, in fact     many thousands of soldiers, sailors and Marines on shore that
APA213.pdf:28:pointing at everything they saw, some were definitely sullen,   load of troops, this time units of the 6th Marine Division.
APA213.pdf:28:police each in a black uniform with a short decorative but           We passed close to Kerama Retto, continued through the
APA213.pdf:28:the entire city showed nothing but a few lazy spirals of smoke  our stay was rather dull. Because of necessity, everything we
APA213.pdf:28:there be no buying or trading and no contacts with the
APA213.pdf:28:to show that anyone was there. We received the dispatch         did was regimented and planned and we had no chance for
APA213.pdf:28:unity of expression or emotion, some were laughing and          back to their homeland. Again we began taking aboard a new
APA213.pdf:28:very businesslike dagger at his belt as his badge of authority. South China Sea, entered the Yellow Sea and on October
APA213.pdf:28:ways with street cars, paved streets, department stores and
APA213.pdf:28:were lined up on the docks ready to assist in the unloading     empire. While we were here numerous Japanese warcraft put
APA213.pdf:28:where we discharged the fully armed troops we carried.          bases from where our Superforts left in the last year of the
APA213.pdf:28:while most just stood impassively observing our every move.     The day before our departure we had a big beer party and
APA213.pdf:29:                                                     Thank God! Safe Again
APA213.pdf:29:    The sidewalks were a milling throng of peddlers, beg­         homeward we set sail and five uneventful days later arrived
APA213.pdf:29:Japan our noses were assailed by a variety of odors the minute    via Shanghai. Loaded with souvenirs we prepared to get
APA213.pdf:29:Japanese wares with which the recently defeated Nips had          of November we sailed, many of us for the last time, under
APA213.pdf:29:Russians, people without a country, were numerous in the         missioning. During that year’s time we had travelled a total
APA213.pdf:29:and Marines. Every few steps there were bars and restaurants      harbor and began a non stop trip home. On the 16th of
APA213.pdf:29:appear to be new and clean. When we got a closer look at          thrilled when we learned that we were to load our ship with
APA213.pdf:29:city and their establishments were cleaner and a little more      distance of 61,289 sea miles.
APA213.pdf:29:clamoring for us to taste their poisonous concoctions. White     November we celebrated the first anniversary of our com­
APA213.pdf:29:flooded every occupied country. The exchange rate for cur­       the Golden Gate Bridge and into the beloved waters of
APA213.pdf:29:for one American, however, in a few days it was four thou­            Liberty commenced at 1600.
APA213.pdf:29:for our trade.                                                        Griping with the change in orders but happy to be headed
APA213.pdf:29:gars, business people, Chinese soldiers and our own sailors       in Manila only staying overnight. On the 8th we left the
APA213.pdf:29:modern than the average Chinese Bistro. The shops were                The days seemed to be endless on our voyage back and
APA213.pdf:29:of red tile and the imposing buildings in the business district   had visited before Tsingtao was a paradise, and we were
APA213.pdf:29:overflowing with goods for sale most of it being cheap            we begrudged every minute of it, but finally on the 24th
APA213.pdf:29:rency when we arrived was three thousand Chinese dollars          San Francisco Bay.
APA213.pdf:29:sands of rickshaws each human beast of burden clamoring           change of orders sending us to Manila.
APA213.pdf:29:the city we found it not quite so pure. As they had been in       men eligible for discharge and return to the United States
APA213.pdf:29:the most predominant. The streets were crowded with thou­         2nd, but just as we were pulling in our anchor we had a
APA213.pdf:29:to be much more modern than it really is. All the roofs are       sand to one. Compared to the succession of barren spots we
APA213.pdf:29:we set foot on shore, with the smell of long dead fish being      underway for Central China on the afternoon of November
APA213.pdf:2:                                             FOREWORD
APA213.pdf:2:     All ships have personalities. It’s hard to decide whether the personality of a vessel stems from the Cap­
APA213.pdf:2:     It seems sort of disrespectful to speak of her in the past tense, but I know that wherever she is today she
APA213.pdf:2:     Our ship possibly wasn't the best in the United States Navy, and she certainly wasn’t the most beautiful;
APA213.pdf:2:     Shortly after she went into commission she became a mother, by adopting twenty-six lusty offspring.
APA213.pdf:2:     The Navy Department assigned her a letter designation followed by a number. You could see it on the
APA213.pdf:2:     This is the story of our ship. We who were aboard her think of her as a female. Generally she was a lady;
APA213.pdf:2:     We’ll try to be honest in our story because we want to remember the lady as she was. Nevertheless, we
APA213.pdf:2: April the 2nd the Gunnery Officer insisted that our five-inch gun on the stern deserved to also be considered
APA213.pdf:2: a part of the Main Battery, and even the most biased Coxswain aboard was inclined to agree with him. The
APA213.pdf:2: all earnesly hope that this breed of preditory female shall never have to prowl the seas again. Why! Take
APA213.pdf:2: beachhead anywhere, anytime. Load their craft with the 77th Division, they used to boast, and they would
APA213.pdf:2: boat crews lowered their boats in a personal sort of way, and felt that in them they would be able to make a
APA213.pdf:2: our word for it, the Pacific War wasn’t any fun.
APA213.pdf:2: tackle the shores of hell.
APA213.pdf:2:Bow: "A P A 21 3-” The "A P A” stood for Auxiliary Personnel Assault Transport, while the numbers desig­
APA213.pdf:2:Lady was designed to carry these boats as her main battery in the battle against the Nips. After the night of
APA213.pdf:2:There were even times when we got irritated and she seemed a floosie to us, but now that it is all over, I guess
APA213.pdf:2:These youngsters were the landing craft carried aboard. They were not stepchildren, however, because the
APA213.pdf:2:as an inanimate pile of steel plate at a Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, California, developed into a spirited,
APA213.pdf:2:ber 2, 1945. She can't be because there isn’t a war on now, and she was designed to live and breath in the fore­
APA213.pdf:2:but we think that she could outshoot, outhaul, and outwork any other female in her class.
APA213.pdf:2:but, as at least three spirits of dead Japanese pilots and their crews will testify, she could also be a hellcat.
APA213.pdf:2:front of war. A specialized, Pacific type of conflict which bore an American trademark; Amphibious warfare.
APA213.pdf:2:gardless of his race, rate, or rank.
APA213.pdf:2:isn’t alive and vibrant with the life and activity that walked her decks from November 16, 1944, to Septem­
APA213.pdf:2:nated her as the two hundred and thirteenth ship of her class.
APA213.pdf:2:she was a lady most of the time.
APA213.pdf:2:tain, the Crew, or the ship itself. In the case of the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL, we like to think that, what began
APA213.pdf:2:wide-beamed lady through the efforts of sweat, (thank God, not blood) of every man who sailed on her, re­
APA213.pdf:30:      Tsingtao mam street      Chinese beggar "Hundred Dollars Joe
APA213.pdf:30:/ap destroyer "Hibiki” at Guam   Mighty "M”, Apra Harbor, Guam
APA213.pdf:31:                                                                 April 2nd and our savage exultation when, at last, the
APA213.pdf:31:                                                                 will warm our hearts. And we shall never forget our horrified
APA213.pdf:31:                                                                appreciation of the unwavering fury of our gun crews on
APA213.pdf:31:                                                                menacing kamikaze crashed like screaming meteors into the
APA213.pdf:31:                                                                sea.
APA213.pdf:31:                                                                was in them. Out of their enthusiasms, disappointments,
APA213.pdf:31:                                                    AFTERWORD
APA213.pdf:31:     And then, out of the embers of fatigue and weariness
APA213.pdf:31:     Fresh from school, factory, farm and business house,       travel, each to his own little world. And what shall we
APA213.pdf:31:     Full of dewy enthusiasms were these men and officers.      when the order was given to commence operations. We shall
APA213.pdf:31:     Once she was a mass of raw materials pouring into San      over the horizon, we learn to prize the iron in men, not the
APA213.pdf:31:     This has been the story of a ship. Not the kind of ship    horror that ever threatened. Survival was at stake, our own
APA213.pdf:31:     Was there a Utopia aboard ship after that, a "Never        heartaches, triumphs and fulfillments was distilled an essence
APA213.pdf:31:     We had meaning and purpose now. Perhaps we didn't           the hearts of the men who trod the MOUNTRAIL’S decks.
APA213.pdf:31: Ensign Smirk at the guns, scanning the skies for the lightning Okinawa.
APA213.pdf:31: It shuddered into being and pulsed through the ship. It
APA213.pdf:31: Oh, no! There were still times when we stewed in our own       the spirit of every man and gave him strength when he
APA213.pdf:31: dismay, faltered in our inadequacies, boiled in a cauldron of   needed strength. Some of us will count it for much and some
APA213.pdf:31: hearts, fortified our spirits.                                  hundred officers and men poured into our ship the best that
APA213.pdf:31: learned to hate the ship and all it represented, almost . . .  with ecstatic delight have been relegated to the scrap-heap
APA213.pdf:31: like Joe Jones or Ensign Smirk. But we weren’t looking for      And then again it may not. While it lived, it fulfilled a
APA213.pdf:31: minuet in which we were engaged but a hard, grim war of        and this chronicle of the MOUNTRAIL may serve to re­
APA213.pdf:31: mute invective. But it wasn’t quite the same.                   of us will count it as nothing. Perhaps it will live long in
APA213.pdf:31: unprecedented savagery. We liked the feel of Joe Jones and     kindle the flame that burned in our hearts at Leyte and
APA213.pdf:31: we labored, labored, labored . . . madly, insanely, until we   Mog. Long after the resplendent souvenirs we carried aboard
APA213.pdf:31:A swift transit of boot-camp or indoctrination-school had       remember the cold grey dawn when Kerama Retto first
APA213.pdf:31:Francisco from every corner of the land. The sweat and toil     glossy finish.
APA213.pdf:31:Never Land" of honeyed words and sugar-coated phrases?           that became the soul of the MOUNTRAIL. It flowed into
APA213.pdf:31:OUR fighting ship. It stiffened our backbones, uplifted our          These are the things that have become a part of us. Five
APA213.pdf:31:Shattering events were rocking the world. In such a time,       hardly conscious of it. There were long dreamy periods at sea
APA213.pdf:31:and forgot and learned again. There were brief glorious         and the quiet conviction of Southeastern Okinawa. We shall
APA213.pdf:31:and grime and prayers of a nation laid her keel and gave her         There was joy and laughter too, on the MOUNTRAIL,
APA213.pdf:31:and heartache and homesickness, something new emerged.
APA213.pdf:31:be her crew.                                                    sent to pasture. We expect that day to come soon. We shall
APA213.pdf:31:become her ship’s company.                                           No, we shall remember that feeling of calm competency
APA213.pdf:31:bubbling cocktails and the scented rustle of silk. But mostly   Cebu, Hakodate, Honolulu, even the beer-brawls at Mog-
APA213.pdf:31:but not quite.                                                   they so richly deserve, the thrill of barter in foreign lands
APA213.pdf:31:charm and personality those days. This was no mincing            purpose. Perhaps, in a later day, there may again be a need
APA213.pdf:31:complaint and self-pity. A soul had been born, the soul of
APA213.pdf:31:form. A terrible urgency throbbed in the nation’s pulse.        and an easy fellowship that we so took for granted, we were
APA213.pdf:31:from city and countryside, from penthouse, slum or modest       remember of our year on the MOUNTRAIL? Shall it be
APA213.pdf:31:given us only a dim realization of what lay ahead. If we had    loomed up before our wondering eyes, that calm confidence
APA213.pdf:31:home, from every walk of life, with the drawl of Texas and      the late watches, the harsh words, the liberties we didn’t get,
APA213.pdf:31:hundred officers and men who clambered across her decks to      triumphs?
APA213.pdf:31:interludes of shoreleave with an aura of Sky-rooms and          remember, of course, the shore leave at Manila, Tsingtao,
APA213.pdf:31:labored, erred and faltered, cursed and were cursed, learned    We shall remember the cool efficiency at the Hagushi Beaches
APA213.pdf:31:many, a good ship, OUR ship.                                    heart of a shipmate. When the shadow of death looms ever
APA213.pdf:31:mingled with the throb of the engines and the sounds of
APA213.pdf:31:months of endless days followed while we perspired and          feel fear, the quiet unity and purpose of the entire ship.
APA213.pdf:31:nursed any illusions, they vanished with nightfall. Endless     we shared on the dawn of battle where we had feared to
APA213.pdf:31:out and commissioned. Inert and inanimate, a thing of steel,    far away.
APA213.pdf:31:she lay at the dockside awaiting the stream of life that would       One day the MOUNTRAIL will be decommissioned and
APA213.pdf:31:that writes its name in history but an humble ship, one of      survival, and it well might hang on the sure eye and steady
APA213.pdf:31:the U.S.S. MOUNTRAIL slid down the ways, was fitted             when work was at a minimum and war seemed so wondrously
APA213.pdf:31:the twang of New England on their tongues, came the five        the dreary nights in boats, the transient joys and trivial
APA213.pdf:32:                                                                    548 Chestnut Street, Meadville, Pa.
APA213.pdf:32:                                                                    FAGAN, Paul J., Ensign, Assistant Navigator
APA213.pdf:32:                                                                    MEYN, Frederick W., Ensign, "A" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:                                                                    McKENZIE, Charles S., Ensign, Assistant 1st Lieutenant
APA213.pdf:32:                                                                    SMITH, Edmund H., Ensign, "M" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:                                                ROSTER OF OFFICERS
APA213.pdf:32:   14 Gleason Road, Lexington 73, Mass.                               Kealia, Kauai, Territory of Hawaii
APA213.pdf:32:  12147 Harvard Avenue, Chicago, Illinois                             Forrest City, Iowa
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APA213.pdf:32:  501 South Church St., Monroe, North Carolina                        718 Union Street, Geneva, Illinois
APA213.pdf:32:  60 Manthorne Road, West Roxbury 32, Mass.                           729 44th Street, Oakland, Calif.
APA213.pdf:32:  81 I East College St., Iowa City, Iowa                              1412 South Street, Long Beach, Calif.
APA213.pdf:32:  CLARK, Dayton R., Lieut, (jg), Assistant Medical Officer            VANDAGRIFF, Tony G., Carpenter, Assistant 1st Lieutenant
APA213.pdf:32:  HALE, E. Alan, Lieut, (jg), Signal Officer                          PIPER, Floyd S., Ch. Elect., "E" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:  LEE, Francis B., Lieut, (jg), Assistant Medical Officer             RIMER, Elmer L., Chief Pay Clerk, Assistant Supply Officer
APA213.pdf:32:  LEE, Russell M., Lieut, (jg), Assistant Beachmas+er                 KEECH, Paul H., Ch. Pharm., "H" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:  ODOM, Vincent L., Lieutenant, Chaplain                              LETT, Howard L., Ch. Mach., "B" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:  PAUL, Frank R., Lieut, (jg), Assistant Gunnery Officer              ROBERTS, Mervin F., Ensign, "R" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:  TRUE, DeWitt S., Lieut, (jg), Assistant Medical Officer             PARKER, Clarence W.t Acting Pay Clerk, Assistant Supply Officer
APA213.pdf:32: 12 Wyomissing Street, Wyomissing, Pa.                               P. O. Box 289, Concord, North Carolina
APA213.pdf:32: 1412 East 5th St., Ocala, Florida                                   51 Lovett Street, Beverly, Mass.
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APA213.pdf:32: DOWNS, Frederick S., Lieut, (jg) CIC Officer                        STEGMAN, Melvin M., Ensign, 3rd Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32: EISOLD, John E., Lieutenant, Navigator                              MUDD, Jack E., Ensign, "B" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32: HOWE, Robert E., Lieutenant, 1st Lieut, and Damage Control Officer  FISHER, Robert D., Ensign, "F" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32: I 1301 Blix St., North Hollywood, Calif.                           East 728 23rd Avenue, Spokane, Wash.
APA213.pdf:32: LOOSE, Jack C., Lieutenant, Gunnery Officer                        ALEXANDER, Wayne D., Ensign, Boat Officer
APA213.pdf:32: MIMMS, Carney W., Jr., Lieutenant, Communication Officer           CLAPP, Charles L., Ensign, 2nd Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32: McAULEY, Terry F., Lieut, (jg), Navigator                           STEPHENS, Theodore P., Ensign, 1st Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32: McCALL, Fred C., Lieutenant, Supply Officer                         DAVIS, Robert L., Ensign, Assistant Navigator
APA213.pdf:32: McCONNELL, Franlt P., Lieutenant, Beachmas+er                      316 East Bridge St., Westbrook, Maine
APA213.pdf:32: NELSON, Marlin C., Lieutenant, Boat Group Commander                 MASTERSON, Edward E., Ensign, Disbursing Officer
APA213.pdf:32: PECK, George S., Lieutenant, Engineering Officer                   CIFELLI, Richard, Ensign, Assistant Educational Officer
APA213.pdf:32: THARP, Robert J., Lieutenant, Dental Officer                         BARTH, DeWayne, Ch. Bos’n, Assistant 1st Lieutenant
APA213.pdf:32:(Present Executive Officer)                                         1679 Church Street, San Francisco, Calif.
APA213.pdf:32:21 Dartmouth Street, Somerville, Mass.                              206 Maple Street, Box 120, Shepard, Michigan
APA213.pdf:32:221 Hayes Street, Tehachapi, Calif.                                 533 26th Street, Ogden, Utah
APA213.pdf:32:2362 18+h Avenue, San Francisco, Calif.                             70 South 12th Street, Minneapolis, Minn.
APA213.pdf:32:30 North Easton Road, Glenside, Pa.
APA213.pdf:32:430 Marion Street, Denver, Colorado
APA213.pdf:32:609 "C" Avenue. Coronado, Calif.                                    No. I Holston Apts., Johnson City, Tenn.
APA213.pdf:32:66 Washington Avenue, Berlin, New Jersey
APA213.pdf:32:Baraga, Michigan                                                    No. I Beach Tree Lane, Bronxville 8, N. Y.
APA213.pdf:32:DEMPSEY, John H., Lt. Comdr., Assistant Senior Medical Officer      53 Johnson Avenue, West Medford, Mass.
APA213.pdf:32:EISAN, Herman G., Lieutenant, Engineering Officer                    I 15-58 175+h Street, St. Albans, Long Island, New York
APA213.pdf:32:HILL, Swen A., Lt. Comdr., Navigator                                RIGGS, Anson V., Lieut, (jg), Boat Group Executive Officer
APA213.pdf:32:KIMBALL, David C., Commander, Senior Medical Officer                MILLER, George H., Ensign, Recognition Officer
APA213.pdf:32:MASSELLO, Edmund J., Lt. Comdr., Executive Officer                  McPHERON, Alfred P., Lieut, (jg), Boat Salvage Officer
APA213.pdf:32:PFANNER, Eugene F., Lt. Comdr., Senior Medical Officer              PATTERSON, Martin L., 1st Lieut. USMCR, Debarkation Officer
APA213.pdf:32:SMITH, James W., Lieutenant, Beachmaster                            O'NEILL, Richard M., Jr., Ensign, "C" Division Officer
APA213.pdf:32:STEVENS, Robert R., Commander, Captain                              MARTIN, Frank E., Lieut, (jg), Beach Party Medical Officer
APA213.pdf:32:SWEENEY, George C., Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant
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APA213.pdf:33: BRADSHAW, J. W.                                                                            ECKMAN, Charles A.
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APA213.pdf:34:                                           448 Belded Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.          JERNIGAN, John W.
APA213.pdf:34:                                           587 Capital Ave., Atlanta, Georgia
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APA213.pdf:34:                                           HANCOCK. Julian R.                             Rt. No. 4, Box 1967, Modesto, Calif.
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APA213.pdf:34:                                           HASTINGS, Carlile H.
APA213.pdf:34:                                           HEARN. Raymond A.                              226 So. 4th West, Brigham City, Utah
APA213.pdf:34:                                          11448 Euclid Ave., Cleveland II, Ohio         South Hills Br., R.D. No. 9, Box 250, Pittsburgh 16. Pa.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          144 Cross St., Methuen, Mass.                 300 Harding St., Latrobe, Penn.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          217 E. Linsey Blvd., Flint, Michigan          Auburn, Illinois
APA213.pdf:34:                                          330 W. 13th St., Ada, Okla.                   Rt. No. 3, Box 445, Tacoma, Wash.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          518 Gay St., Denton, Md.                      Redway Lodge. Garberville, Calif.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          908 19th St., Cleveland, Tenn.                1570 Munger St., Houston, Texas
APA213.pdf:34:                                          Ash, North Carolina                           3018 Lamp Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          GRIFFIN. John W.                              618 Arrin St., Bakersfield, Calif.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          GRIGER, Steve J.                              825 54th St., Brooklyn 20. N. Y.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          GROSS, Samuel C., Jr.                         3532 California Ave., Alton, III.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          GUBERA, Frank A.
APA213.pdf:34:                                          GUNS, Frank (n)
APA213.pdf:34:                                          Rt. No. 5, Box 109 W. Oklahoma City, Okla, or Delay. Mississippi
APA213.pdf:34:                                          Smithfield, Utah                              P. O. Box 573, Hughson, Calif.
APA213.pdf:34:   1421 N. Rockwell St., Chicago, III.
APA213.pdf:34:  1003 Poplar, Centralia. III.             R R. No. I, Downingtown, Penn.                HUNTINGTON, Collis P., Jr.
APA213.pdf:34:  132 So. Champion Ave., Columbus 5. Ohio  HAYES, Clifford P.                             R. No. 4, Burlington, Kansas
APA213.pdf:34:  134 Franklin Ave., Hartford, Conn.                                                      119 Progress St., Providence, R. I.
APA213.pdf:34:  2626 West Armitage Ave., Chicago, III.   HAYNES. William N.
APA213.pdf:34:  305 No. Maple Ave., Fresno 2, Calif.                                                   IRWIN, Warren E.
APA213.pdf:34:  3746 Clinton St., San Diego, Calif.
APA213.pdf:34:  619 SW 35th St.. Oklahoma City, Okla.                                                  JACKSON, Ralph E.
APA213.pdf:34:  East Seansit St., Providence, R. I.                                                    IKERD, Merville O.
APA213.pdf:34:  FORTUNE. James B.                        HAMILTON, Elbert
APA213.pdf:34:  FOSTER, Robert M.                        HAMMOND, James A.
APA213.pdf:34:  FRANCISCO, John                          R. R. No. I, Sheldon, Wisconsin
APA213.pdf:34:  FRIES, Archie                            451 Irwin St., Pontiac, Mich.
APA213.pdf:34:  GABEL. Richard N.                        340 7th Ave. So, Fargo, N. D.
APA213.pdf:34:  GARLAND. James C.                        RFD No. 4, Tanquaneck, Penn.                  JAMRUCK. Stanley M.
APA213.pdf:34:  GARRY. Charles E.                        527 "T" St., Bakersfield, Calif.              JEFFORDS, Mortimer
APA213.pdf:34:  GATTERDAM. James G.                                                                    JAUERNIG, James D.
APA213.pdf:34:  GERMAN, Robert G.                                                                      JENSEN, Ernest R.
APA213.pdf:34:  GHIO, August                             HAYNIE, Charles K.                             175 63rd Ave., W. Ruluth, Minn.
APA213.pdf:34:  GIERZEWSKI, Raymond W.                                                                 JOHNSTON, Bert L.
APA213.pdf:34:  GLENN, James L.                                                                         R. No. I, Trenton, Texas
APA213.pdf:34:  Kansas City, Missouri                                                                   1746 N. 9th St., E. St. Louis. 111.
APA213.pdf:34:  Rt. No. I, Sumas. Washington             HAYMES, Richard R.
APA213.pdf:34: 114 W. 5th St., Boone. Iowa              GREGG, Roscoe H.                              HODGE, Wade L.
APA213.pdf:34: 127 Culione St., Albany, N. Y.                                                          Brownsville, Minnesota
APA213.pdf:34: 134 West 4th St.. Pittsburg, Calif.                                                    HOEFLINGER, John J.
APA213.pdf:34: 1513 W. 84th St., Los Angeles, Calif.                                                   Mankato, Kansas
APA213.pdf:34: 1811 Orleans St., Chicago, III.                                                        HOLEMAN. Robert
APA213.pdf:34: 20 Main St., Bingham Canyon. Utah         2180 Bush St.. San Francisco. Calif.          HURLEY, James Donald
APA213.pdf:34: 330 So. Jackson, Fresno, Calif.           R. R. No. I, Bailey, Michigan                 HULBERT, L. G.
APA213.pdf:34: 663 2nd Ave., New Kensington, Penn,       1726 So. 10th Ave., Sioux Falls, S. D.        HORNER. Donald Edward
APA213.pdf:34: Box 192, Lake City, Iowa                  101 Miller St., Beckley. W. Va.               HUGHES. D. M.
APA213.pdf:34: FAGAN. Frank T.                          Hastings. Florida
APA213.pdf:34: FARRAR, George A.                        72 Livingston Ave., Newark, N. J.              HOLMES, Chester C.
APA213.pdf:34: FEDELE, Anthony T.                       c/o Haskell Inst., Lawrence, Kansas            HOLZWARTH, Aaron E.
APA213.pdf:34: FEELY. Frank L.                          4579 Maybury Road, Detroit, Mich.              HUBBARD, Vernon Lee
APA213.pdf:34: FERENC, Roman                             HAHN, Robert M.
APA213.pdf:34: FIFIELD, William A.                       HALL, Calvin Wriston
APA213.pdf:34: FISHER, Harold G.                         HALL, Harold E.
APA213.pdf:34: FLOWERS, Raymond Frederick                HALL, Henry Schuberth, Jr.
APA213.pdf:34: FORMAN. Ira J.                            HAMES. Marlin A.
APA213.pdf:34: FOSTER, Kenneth E.                        HAMMOND. Eldon L.
APA213.pdf:34: Ness City, Kansas                                                                       HUTCHINGS. Donald R.
APA213.pdf:34: Pikeville. Kentucky                       423 Latimer Court, Tulsa, Oklahoma            HURSH, Thomas W.
APA213.pdf:34: Route No. I, Arp, Texas                                                                HOERING, Thomas C.
APA213.pdf:34: White Cloud, Michigan                     New Boston. Illinois                          HURTADO, Francisco V.
APA213.pdf:34:1628 Van Urankin Ave., Schenectady, N. Y. Rt. No. I, Box No. 524, Racine, Wis.          HERBERT, Lionel M.
APA213.pdf:34:204 Myrtle Ave., Jersey City, N. J.       GONTARZ. Theodore                             HERMINZEK, Harry F.
APA213.pdf:34:457 Sheridan St., Ridgeville, Indiana     GOCHNEAUR, Lee D.                             HENDERSON, Malvin B.
APA213.pdf:34:519 Maple Ave., Newport. Ky.                                                            HOEFLICKER, Edward J.
APA213.pdf:34:EHRCKE, Charles A.                        GLOEDE, Harvey E.
APA213.pdf:34:EICHELBERGER. Paul E.                     GLOVER, Amos L.                               HEIDTMAN, Paul Stewart
APA213.pdf:34:EICHHOLTZ, James H.                       GITTINS, Norman                               HENDERSON, Leo F.
APA213.pdf:34:ELLIOTT, William L.
APA213.pdf:34:ELTON, Richard N.                                                                       HERDEJURGEN, Bracey J.
APA213.pdf:34:ELY, Edward W., Jr.
APA213.pdf:34:EMANUEL. Louia
APA213.pdf:34:EMMONS, Paul H.
APA213.pdf:34:ENDERLE, Henry J.
APA213.pdf:34:ENGLISH. William E., Jr.
APA213.pdf:34:ENQUIST, Harold G.
APA213.pdf:34:ESCHAN, Donald C.                         730 West 2nd St., Ada, Oklahoma
APA213.pdf:34:ESPARZA. William                          Henderson, Kentucky
APA213.pdf:34:EVERETT, James H.                         2785 So. 9th St.. Omaha, Neb.
APA213.pdf:34:Fitchville, Conn.                         GOINS. W. T.
APA213.pdf:34:Gen. Del., Fletcher, Ohio                 Rt. No. 3, Box No. 67, Marianna, Florida      3426 National Ave., Detroit, Mich.
APA213.pdf:34:Line Road, Laichmont, Penn.               GREENAGE, Robert F.                           HODGE, Ervin W.
APA213.pdf:34:Oakwood, Texas                            GOODWIN, Cloal R.                             HIBLAR, John J.
APA213.pdf:34:Olive Hill, Tenn.                         GORE, Vance                                   HICKS. William E., Jr.
APA213.pdf:34:R. D. No. 4, Mansfield, Ohio              GREEN, Devere J.                              HOARD, Ray
APA213.pdf:35:                                                                                                   67 So. Munn Ave., East Orange, N. J.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                                                                   ODELL. Frank H.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                                                                  MICHAEL, Bobby W.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                                                                  MIELKE, Charles E.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                                                                  MILLER. Ralph W.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                      ROSTER OF CREW
APA213.pdf:35:                                                  1110 Hugh Sr., Fort Wayne, Indiana               NORRIS, Jack C.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 6335 Race St., Philadelphia, Penn.                NORTON, Donald M.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 LICHTY, "H" ‘■J”                                 MUNSEY, J. L.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 LIEN, Irvin N.                                    MUSSELMAN. R.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 LIMP, John L.                                     MYERS, Thomas O„ Jr.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 LISOWSKI, Bert J.                                MUNDIGLER, Roswell R.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 LONGCOR, Oliver B.                                MYSKA, Edward J.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 LOUKIDES, Michael H.                              NORBURY, Kenneth L.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 MARSHALL, R. E.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 MATHESON, Malcolm (n)
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 MATTHEWS, R. W„ Jr.                                1215 Henry St., Hanston, Texas
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 MAYER, Steven L.                                  New Cambria, Missouri
APA213.pdf:35:                                                 Rt. No. 2, Westville, Oklahoma                    NORRIS, W. G.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                1034 Treat Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                35 West Charlotte St., Ecorse, Tenn.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LARSON, Rudolph O.                                1293 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Mass.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LASCH, Robert H.                                  78 Bedford St.. New York City. N. Y.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LATHROP, Frederick M.                             63 Delano Ave., Yonkers 65, N. Y.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LENNY, Albert T.                                  Rt. No. 6, Box 496-A, Olympia, Wash.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LEPPARD, Thomas E.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LEVERONI, Mario E., Jr.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LEVINE, Donald (n)
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LEVINSKI, Joseph C.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LEWIS, David A.
APA213.pdf:35:                                                LEWIS, Robert K.
APA213.pdf:35:   1764 Chestnut St., Redding, Calif.             826 Peach St., Abilene, Texas                     Rt. 8. Box 360, Ft. Worth. Texas
APA213.pdf:35:   1806 Arcola Ave., Garden City, Mich.           Beach Star Rt., Box 20, Bellingham, Wash.         2227 E. 63 Rd., Long Beach, Calif.
APA213.pdf:35:  1316 N. 14th St.. East St, Louis, Mo.
APA213.pdf:35:  2317 4th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin              120 Orange St., Chelsea, Mass.
APA213.pdf:35:  3108 Coolidge Ave., Oakland, Calif.             2714 Duffin St., San Bernardino, Calif.           649 E. Gerhard St., Philadelphia, Penn.
APA213.pdf:35:  925 E. Indianola Ave., Youngstown, Ohio         837 Pine St., Fulton, Missouri                    RFD N. 2, Hesperia, Mich.
APA213.pdf:35:  KOCH, Frederick C.                                                                               511 Peach Tree & Battle Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
APA213.pdf:35:  KOSINSKI, Joseph P.                                                                              Auemade, Texas
APA213.pdf:35:  KRAUSE, Charles G.                             921 Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif.          NUZUM, Carl J.
APA213.pdf:35:  KROEPLIN, Herbert A.                           525 So. Coronado St., Los Angeles 5, Calif.
APA213.pdf:35:  KRUEGER, Carl A.                               Baring, Missouri
APA213.pdf:35:  KRUEGER, Melvin R.                             McBRIDE, Joseph P.
APA213.pdf:35:  KUNDUS, Joseph R,                               McBRIDE. Virgil D.                                OLTHOFF, Peter R.
APA213.pdf:35:  LACKEY, George V., Jr.                         McCANN, Wagene R.                                 OSBORNE, Edward J.
APA213.pdf:35:  LAFFERTY, Clell F.                              McCASLAND, Jarold C.                              PALLET. R.
APA213.pdf:35:  LAHAY, Bernard J.                               McCLUSKEY, Russel C.                              PATTEN. "H" "T"
APA213.pdf:35:  LAKE, John E.                                   McCRAW, Harold K.                                 PARRISH, ■,JM "8"
APA213.pdf:35:  R. R. No. I, Arlington, Ohio                    923 Curtis St., Ranier, Colorado                  2218 Pierce St., Detroit, Mich.
APA213.pdf:35:  West Clark St., Rt. No. 2, Albert Lea, Minn.   MARINELLI, Joseph (n)
APA213.pdf:35: 1122 Del Paso Blvd., N. Sacramento, Calif.                                                       4815 So. Ward St., Chicago 9, III.
APA213.pdf:35: 1514 Madison St., Charleston, Illinois                                                           MINTZ. Reginald A.
APA213.pdf:35: 16 Pulaski Ave., Shamakin, Penn.               Rt. No. 3, Syersburg, Tenn.                       MILLER, Robert G.
APA213.pdf:35: 1743 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa                                                             MENICHETTI
APA213.pdf:35: 2622 Rodge Ave., Ft. Wayne, Indiana                                                               RFD No. 4, Worthington, W. Va.
APA213.pdf:35: 2624 Upshur Drive, San Diego, Calif.            MAPLES. Raymond V.
APA213.pdf:35: 312 N. Garfield St., Algona, Iowa               LYONS, David
APA213.pdf:35: 409 Plunes St., Warsaw, Wisconsin                                                                 OCONNOR, Louis F.
APA213.pdf:35: 4125 Woods Ave., Evansville, Indiana
APA213.pdf:35: 5017 Langhorn St., Pittsburgh, Penn.
APA213.pdf:35: 731 Union St., Monroe, Mich.
APA213.pdf:35: Bearing, Missouri                                                                                6831 Kollenback St., Huntington Park, Calif.
APA213.pdf:35: Caseyville, Illinois
APA213.pdf:35: Houlka, Mississippi
APA213.pdf:35: KEMP. Don L.                                   447 Green St., San Francisco, Calif.              MOORE, J. T.
APA213.pdf:35: KENT. Robert P.                                 133 Smalley St., New Britain, Conn.              MONAHAN, W. J.
APA213.pdf:35: KILBORN, Cecil O.                              2157 Medburg Ave., Detroit II, Mich.              MORWOOD, B. B.
APA213.pdf:35: KILBRIDE, John P.                              208 N. Oak St., Owastonna, Minn.                  MOSER, Raymond P.
APA213.pdf:35: KIMBROUGH, John R.                              West 1st St., De Ridder, Louisiana               MOSCOWITZ, Arthur B.
APA213.pdf:35: KISZTY, Andrew S.                              2608 Evergreen Ave., Chicago, III.                8055 I llth St., West Allis, Wisconsin
APA213.pdf:35: KITZINGER, William E.                           Route No. 4, Waterloo, Iowa                       1007 E. 17th Ave., Denver 5, Colorado
APA213.pdf:35: KLATT, Paul F.                                  Box 64, Presho, South Dakota                      9344 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif.
APA213.pdf:35: KLEPPIN, Felix E., Jr.                          R. R. No. 3, Box 108, Huntingburg, Indiana        382 Addison Ave., Clanhurst, III.
APA213.pdf:35: KOEHLER, Edwin L.                               R. R. No. 2, Bustington, Iowa, c/o Mr. Rasa Hand  105 Hayes St., New Britain, Conn.
APA213.pdf:35: KOHLHAAS, Dean P.                                                                                 Talihina, Oklahoma
APA213.pdf:35: KORTZ, Joseph H.                                                                                  Valencia, Pennsylvania
APA213.pdf:35: KRETSER, Kiath (n)                                                                                OLIVER, D. V.
APA213.pdf:35: R. No. 5. Box 7884, Sacramento, Calif.                                                           Forbing, Louisiana
APA213.pdf:35:1212 Good St., Dallas Texas                     Hubbell, Nebraska                                 Rt. No. 2, Belton, Texas
APA213.pdf:35:412 South Huntington Ave., Jamaica Plain, Mass.                                                   43 Abbot St., Springfield, Mass.
APA213.pdf:35:414 So. 1st St., Zandy, Utah                                                                      236 Monroe St., Clarksdale, Mass.
APA213.pdf:35:Box 190, Ranger, Texas                                                                            MESSINGERI, Raymond P.
APA213.pdf:35:Eureka. South Dakota                            Henada, Ohio
APA213.pdf:35:Hespers, Iowa                                   P. O. Box 588, Mena, Arkansas
APA213.pdf:35:JONES, Frederick M.                             LAMB, James C.                                    McHOOD, E.
APA213.pdf:35:JONES, George F.                                LARSEN, Verner B.                                 McKILLIP, James L.
APA213.pdf:35:JONES, William F.                                                                                 McMAHON, James J.
APA213.pdf:35:JORDAN, James A.                                521 '/zLa. Bill. N. Thier, River Falls, Minn.
APA213.pdf:35:JOSEPH, Azzatte D.                              Rd. No. 5, Madiera, Ohio
APA213.pdf:35:JUDY, George W,                                 Old Boonton Rd., Denville, N. J.
APA213.pdf:35:JUNGERS, Edwin E.                               LAWRENCE, James T.                                Rt. No. I, Marietta, Oklahoma
APA213.pdf:35:KALLENBERGER, Waldon (n)                        LAWRENCE, LaVern E.                               Box 138, Sidney, Montana
APA213.pdf:35:KALOKITUS, Albert W.                            LEACH, William F., Jr.
APA213.pdf:35:KAYE, Kenneth I.                                LE BLANC, Roy J.                                  MILLER, Robert P.
APA213.pdf:35:KAZEZSKI, Stanley (n)                                                                             MILLS, J. A.
APA213.pdf:35:KEARNS, Wayne T.                                107 North Burdish, Rt. No. 2, Opportunity, Wash.
APA213.pdf:35:KEELING, John L.                                 1267 Glencoue Rd., Syracuse, N. Y.               MOLELLA, Fred A.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                               R. R. 3. Charlestown, Indiana
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              103 Walnut St., Holyoke, Mass.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              1079 Grant St., So. Akron, Ohio
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              1118 Garden St., Hoboken, N. J.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              RFD No. 3, Box 32. Portsmouth. Virginia
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              SWEET, Stewart C.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              TAYLOR, Paul J.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                              THOMPSON. James R.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                             Matthews, Indiana
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                             Route No. 2, Sheridan, Oregon
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                             SPATOFORE. Emilio R.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                                                             SWEET, Harry L.
APA213.pdf:36:                                                  ROSTER OF CREW
APA213.pdf:36:                                               1605 E. Madison, Seattle, Wash.                 TOOLE, J. J.
APA213.pdf:36:                                               2611 No. Franklin Rd., Arlington, Va.           813'/2 So. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Colo.
APA213.pdf:36:                                               Rd. No. 2, Harrisville, Penn.                   TODD, James H., Jr.
APA213.pdf:36:                                               Reedsport, Oregon                               Rt. 4, Box 179, Fairmont, W. Va.
APA213.pdf:36:                                               SLATER, Theodore W.                            Wichita, Kansas
APA213.pdf:36:                                               SORRELS. Gerald H.
APA213.pdf:36:                                               U.S.S. Moutrail, c/o San Francisco, Calif.     TELLES, John P.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              1723 Market St., Youngstown, Ohio              STEWART, R. S.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              2504 Filbert St., Oakland, Calif.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              500 N. Chestnut St., Perry, Penn.               TAYLOR, Kenneth E.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              Old Cider Mill Rd., Darieu, Conn.              SUTTON, Clarence W.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SCHAUMBURG, Wallace D.. Sr.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SEDERQUEST. John H., Jr.                        5056 Winnernac Ave., Chicago. III.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SIMMERMAKER, Bob (n)
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SIMMONS, Roscoe B.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SIMPSON, Roger W.                               THOMAS, Dorian L.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SIMS, E. V.
APA213.pdf:36:                                              SITES, Warnie E.
APA213.pdf:36:                                             SCAGLIA, Paul (n)
APA213.pdf:36:                                             SCHEMPP, John W.
APA213.pdf:36:                                             SCHLUETER. Raymond L.
APA213.pdf:36:                                             SCHMELLING, George G., Jr.                      STRICKLAND, Joseph (n)
APA213.pdf:36:                                             c/o W. L. Camobell, Golden Gate Ave.,
APA213.pdf:36:   1012 83rd St. Terrace, Kansas City, Mo.     SMITH, James P.                                TIBBS, M. E.
APA213.pdf:36:   175 N. Rd. North Adams, Mass.
APA213.pdf:36:   ROBINSON, William E.
APA213.pdf:36:   ROLLINS, Warren K.                          Box No. 42, Abbott. Arkansas                    TOWNSEND. David S.
APA213.pdf:36:   Rt. I, Box 178, Palmetto, Florida           SOLEY, Verner M.
APA213.pdf:36:  1116 Franklin St., Monroe, Mich.            1624 12th St., Oakland, Calif.                  SZAFRAN, Eugene J.
APA213.pdf:36:  146 Main St., Northanson, Maine             362 Mass Ave., Boston, Wash.                   SUTTON, John E.
APA213.pdf:36:  1725 Navarro Ave., Lima, Ohio               SHORT, Gordon (n)
APA213.pdf:36:  205 B St., Youngstown, Ohio                 RED No. I. Mailer, Illinois                     TANGEMAN, Robert G.
APA213.pdf:36:  219 W. 30th St., Wilmington, Calif.                                                         2017 California Ave., Topeka, Kansas
APA213.pdf:36:  8 N. Kresson St., Balto, Mo.                                                                East Troy, Wisconsin
APA213.pdf:36:  85 Essex St., Laurence, Mass.                                                                1811 Staford Ave.. Los Angeles. Calif.
APA213.pdf:36:  85 Essex St., Laurence, Mass.               SNYDER, Philip R.
APA213.pdf:36:  9255 llth St., Centerville. Iowa            SILVA, Robert H.
APA213.pdf:36:  Bough Road, Cohows, N. Y.                                                                  SWEENEY, Alfred C.
APA213.pdf:36:  Monarch, Arkansas                            SMITH, Raymond L.                              TITMAS, Frederick H.
APA213.pdf:36:  PISCAGLIA, Frederick L.                     SHAIN, Albert B.
APA213.pdf:36:  POLLZZIE, B. J.                             SHAVIES, Isaac
APA213.pdf:36:  PRAWITZ, Loren E.                           SHIREY, Norman Hale
APA213.pdf:36:  PRITCHARD, William A.                       SHIFFER. Lawrence E.
APA213.pdf:36:  PUGHSLEY, Noah W.                                                                           316 S. Walnut St., Ames, Iowa
APA213.pdf:36:  QUINN. James C.                             SHORT, Henry (n)                                Rd. No. I, Aspers, Penn.
APA213.pdf:36:  RANES, William B.                                                                           TOMMIE, "J"
APA213.pdf:36:  RAQUINO, Lanny R.                                                                           Box No. 16, Bent, New Mexico
APA213.pdf:36:  REEDER, W. F.                                1516 S. Union Ave., Tacoma, Wash.              TENWINKEL, Richard J.
APA213.pdf:36:  REIN, George W.                              Rt. No. 4, Wentenville, North Carolina         TEVIS, Warren R.
APA213.pdf:36:  RENNELL, Clarence A.                         Rt. No. I, Stratman, Texas                     THIEMSEN, Charles, Jr.
APA213.pdf:36:  RESAR. Steve (n)                             1209 N. W., So. Spain Ave., Pendleton, Oregon   R. R. No. 4, St. Maries, Idaho
APA213.pdf:36:  RICHARD, Selwyn D.                           Petersburg, West Virginia
APA213.pdf:36:  RICHARDSON, Bruce H.                        SINGER. Gerald S.                               THOMAS, Sherman
APA213.pdf:36:  RIDER, William R.
APA213.pdf:36:  RIGGS, James C.
APA213.pdf:36:  RODRIGUES, Louis (n)                                                                         4932 Renier St., New Orleans, La.
APA213.pdf:36:  St. Gabriel, Louisiana
APA213.pdf:36: 1213 Sewey Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.        SCHIEDEL. Charles A.                            3333 Brayton St., Long Beach, Calif.
APA213.pdf:36: 140 Walnut Ave., Redding, Calif.                                                            749 So. Clarkson St., Denver, Colo.
APA213.pdf:36: 3011 Malcolm Ave., West Los Angeles, Calif. SCI, Rosario R.
APA213.pdf:36: 6901 South Adams St., Peoria, III.           280 Gusdon St., Bridgeport, Conn.               SYX, Ellis D.
APA213.pdf:36: Eldorado, Kansas                            SCHUIER, William H.
APA213.pdf:36: PETERSON, Raymond M.                                                                         1464 Pacific St., Redlands, Calif.
APA213.pdf:36: PHILLIPS, George (n)                                                                         1st St., Floreffe, Penn.
APA213.pdf:36: PHILLIPS. Kenneth R.                         131 125th Ave. N. W., North St. Paul, Minn.    SUTTON, James O.
APA213.pdf:36: PHILPOT, Allen E.                            SCOTT, Benjamin (n)
APA213.pdf:36: PHOENIX, Raymond J.                          SEDDON, Melvin H.
APA213.pdf:36: PICKRODT, Henry P.                           12 La Salle St., Wakefield, Mass.
APA213.pdf:36: PINKERTON, Pickens P.                        SELBY, J. V.                                    209 N. Franklin St., Springfield. Mo.
APA213.pdf:36: R. No. 2. Box 1025, Albuquerque, New Mexico
APA213.pdf:36: Rt. I, Tyler, Texas                          2904 Steven, Louisville 12, Ky.
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APA213.pdf:36:PATCH ETT, K.                                ROSE, Clyde L.                                  SOUTHARD. Donald L.
APA213.pdf:36:PATENAUDE, Joseph A. R.                      RAUCH, Samuel                                   SPARKS, Girvan R.
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APA213.pdf:36:PERCIVAL, Walter L.                                                                          STEWART, Douglas C.
APA213.pdf:36:PERDUE, Clyde W.                             Box 73, New Trenton, Indiana                    STOUT, James G.
APA213.pdf:36:PERKINS, Louis B.. Jr.                       Belvedere, Calif.                               STOTTS, Arthur L.
APA213.pdf:36:PERSHALL, Billy J.                                                                           283 W. 118th St.. New York. N. Y.
APA213.pdf:36:Rd. No. 4, Eaton, Ohio                                                                       117 Park St., Westly, Wisconsin
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APA213.pdf:37:                                                                                                  DECKER, Alvin
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APA213.pdf:37:                                                          WIERENGA, Charles H.                                       WHITNEY, R. B.
APA213.pdf:37:                                         P. O. Box No. 24 Stoneham, Mass.                         Riverton, Utah
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APA213.pdf:37:                                        DALY, James J.                                            Ponchatoula, La.
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APA213.pdf:37:TUTTLE, Carroll E.                                         70 Libby St., Clarkston, Wash.                             RFD No. 2, Mansfield, Ohio
APA213.pdf:37:URBAN, Arthur J.                                            Bailey Heights, Natchitaches, Louisiana                    1714 Stewart Place, Nashville, Tenn.
APA213.pdf:37:URESTE, George (n)                                          P. O. Box 1376, Pryor, Oklahoma                            1100 Washington Ave., Alton, Illinois
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APA213.pdf:37:VANCE, James E.                                            2616 Libbell St., Cincinnati, Ohio                         1017 S St., Harrisburg, Penn.
APA213.pdf:37:VAUGHAN, Walter F.                                         WELLER, John H.                                            WOODS, Bernard J.
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APA213.pdf:37:VIAU, Earl R.                                                                                                         137 N. East St., Holyoke, Mass.
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APA213.pdf:37:VISCO, Alphonse A.                                         617 Oak St., Manestigue, Mich.                             1276 Ohamce Ave., Akron, Ohio
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APA213.pdf:37:VOLKERDING, R. R.                                         WILLIAMS, Charles N.                                       ZIEMNIK, Edward F.
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APA213.pdf:40:Gil Errion, Pineville, Louisiana
APA213.pdf:40:Leon, Iowa
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APA213.pdf:41:Box 75, Buena, Wash.
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APA213.pdf:41:CAIN. Robert L.
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APA213.pdf:41:CAMILLO, Roy J.
APA213.pdf:41:Gen. Del., Haileyville. Olila.
APA213.pdf:41:R. R. No. I, Nicholasville Rd., Lexington, Ky.
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APA213.pdf:43:P. 0. 3303 So. Highland Sta. Birmingham, Ala.
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APA213.pdf:43:Seminole, Oklahoma
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APA213.pdf:45:PEDELE, Anthony T.
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APA213.pdf:46:600DWIN, Cleal R.
APA213.pdf:46:60CHNEAUR, Lee D.
APA213.pdf:46:61ERZEWSKI, Raymond W.
APA213.pdf:46:6LOEDE, Hanff E.
APA213.pdf:46:6REENA&E, Robert P.
APA213.pdf:46:6ROSS, Samuel C., Jr,
APA213.pdf:46:72 Livinqiton Ave,, Newark, N. J.
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APA213.pdf:46:GREEN, Divere J.
APA213.pdf:46:GUNS. Frank (n)
APA213.pdf:46:HAHN, Robert M.
APA213.pdf:46:HALL Calvin Wriston
APA213.pdf:46:HALL, Harold E.
APA213.pdf:46:HALL. Henry Schuberth, Jr.
APA213.pdf:46:Hastings, MoridSi
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APA213.pdf:46:M. No. I, Box No. 524, Racine, WIs.
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APA213.pdf:46:Rt. No. 5. Bo» 109 W. Oklahoma City, Okla, or
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APA213.pdf:46:SLOVER, Ames L.
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APA213.pdf:46:SORE, Vant«
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APA213.pdf:48:HOEFLIN6ER, John J.
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APA213.pdf:48:HOLEMAN. Robert
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APA213.pdf:48:HOLZWARTH, Aaror E.
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APA213.pdf:48:Mankato, Kansas
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APA213.pdf:48:Prue, Oldahoma
APA213.pdf:48:R, No. I, Trenton, Texas
APA213.pdf:48:R. No. 4, Burlington, Kansas
APA213.pdf:48:Rt. No. 4, Box IW, Modesto. Calif.
APA213.pdf:48:Rt. No. I, BOK No. 30, Hemot, Calif.
APA213.pdf:48:c/o Elms Hotel, Excelsior Springs, Mo.
APA213.pdf:49:1122 Del Paso Blvd., N, Sacramento, Calif.
APA213.pdf:49:1212 Good S«„ Dallas Texas
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APA213.pdf:49:731 Union St., Man ae. Mich.
APA213.pdf:49:Bearing, Missouti
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APA213.pdf:49:Caseyville. Illinois
APA213.pdf:49:Euretta. South Dakota
APA213.pdf:49:Hespers, Iowa
APA213.pdf:49:Houlka, Mississippi
APA213.pdf:49:JOHNSTON, Bert L.
APA213.pdf:49:JONES, 6eorq« P.
APA213.pdf:49:JONES, William F.
APA213.pdf:49:JONES. Frederick U.
APA213.pdf:49:JORDAN, James A.
APA213.pdf:49:JOSEPH, Anatta D.
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APA213.pdf:49:KALLENBER6EB. Waldon (n)
APA213.pdf:49:KALOKITUS, Albert W,
APA213.pdf:49:KAYE, Kenneth 1.
APA213.pdf:49:KAZEZSKI, Stanley (n>
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APA213.pdf:49:KEELING, John L.
APA213.pdf:49:KEMP, Don L.
APA213.pdf:49:KENT, Robert P.
APA213.pdf:49:KILBOKN, Cecil 0.
APA213.pdf:49:KILBRIDE, John P.
APA213.pdf:49:KISZTY, Andrew S.
APA213.pdf:49:KITZINGER, William E.
APA213.pdf:49:KLATT, Paul F.
APA213.pdf:49:KLEPPIN. Felix E., Jr.
APA213.pdf:49:KOEHLER, Edwin L,
APA213.pdf:49:KOHLHAAS, Dean t.
APA213.pdf:49:R. No. S. Box 7884, Sacramento, Calif.
APA213.pdf:49:li Pulaski Ave., Sharnakin, Penn.
APA213.pdf:4:              COMMANDER R. R. STEVENS, USNR
APA213.pdf:4:            THE COMMANDING OFFICER
APA213.pdf:4:  Assumed command of the U.S.S. Motfntrail November 16, 1944
APA213.pdf:4:after relinquishing command of the U.S.S. Bridge, a fleet supply ship.
APA213.pdf:50:1034 Treat Ave., San Francisco, Calif.
APA213.pdf:50:107 North Burdish. Rt. No. 1. Opportunity, Wash,
APA213.pdf:50:12t7 Sifrneone Rd., Syracuse, N. Y.
APA213.pdf:50:1764 Chestnut St., Redding, Calif.
APA213.pdf:50:1804 Arcola Ave., Garden City, Ivlich.
APA213.pdf:50:23174th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
APA213.pdf:50:2622 Rodge Ave., Ft. Wayne, Indiana
APA213.pdf:50:2624 Upshur Drive, San Diego, Calif.
APA213.pdf:50:3108 Coolidge Av6„ Oakland, Calif.
APA213.pdf:50:35 West Charlotte S»„ Ecorse, Tenn.
APA213.pdf:50:409 Plunei St., Warsaw, Wisconsin
APA213.pdf:50:521i/;La. Bill, N. Thier, River Falls, Minn.
APA213.pdf:50:925 E. Indianola Ave., Youngstown. Ohio
APA213.pdf:50:Henada, Ohio
APA213.pdf:50:Hubbell, Nebraska
APA213.pdf:50:KOCH. Frederick C.
APA213.pdf:50:KORTZ, Joseph H.
APA213.pdf:50:KOSINSKI, Joseph P.
APA213.pdf:50:KRAUSE, Charles 6.
APA213.pdf:50:KRETSER, Kiath (n)
APA213.pdf:50:KROEPLIN, Herbert A.
APA213.pdf:50:KRUE6ER, Melvin R.
APA213.pdf:50:KRUEGER, Carl A.
APA213.pdf:50:KUNDUS, Joseph R.
APA213.pdf:50:LACKEY, George V., Jr.
APA213.pdf:50:LAFFEKTY, del I F.
APA213.pdf:50:LAHAY, Bernard J.
APA213.pdf:50:LAKE, John E.
APA213.pdf:50:LAMB. James C.
APA213.pdf:50:LARSEN, Verner B,
APA213.pdf:50:LARSON, Rudolph 0.
APA213.pdf:50:LASCH, Hoburt H.
APA213.pdf:50:LATHROP, Fredericli M.
APA213.pdf:50:LAWRENCE, James T.
APA213.pdf:50:LAWRENCE, LaVern E.
APA213.pdf:50:LE BLANC, Roy J.
APA213.pdf:50:LEACH. William P., Jr.
APA213.pdf:50:LENNY, Albert T,
APA213.pdf:50:LEPPARD, Thomas E.
APA213.pdf:50:Old Boonton Rd., Denville, N.J.
APA213.pdf:50:P. 0. Boi 588. Mena, Arkansas
APA213.pdf:50:R+. No. 3. Syersburg, Tenn.
APA213.pdf:50:R. R. No. I, Arlington, Ohio
APA213.pdf:50:Rd. Ne. 5, Madiera, Ohio
APA213.pdf:50:West dark St., Rt. No. 2, Albert Lea, Minn,
APA213.pdf:51:1110 Hugh Sr., Fort Wayne, Indiana
APA213.pdf:51:120 Orange St., Chelsea, Mass.
APA213.pdf:51:133 Smalley St., New Britain, Conn.
APA213.pdf:51:2*08 Evergreen Are., Chicago, III.
APA213.pdf:51:208 N. Oak St., Owastonna, Minn.
APA213.pdf:51:2157 Medburg AYC.. Detroit II, Mich,
APA213.pdf:51:2711 Duffin St.. San Bei-nardino, Calif.
APA213.pdf:51:4335 Race St., Philadelphia, Penn.
APA213.pdf:51:525 So. Coronado St., Los Angeles 5, Calif.
APA213.pdf:51:824 Peach St., Abilene, Texas
APA213.pdf:51:837 Pine St., Fulton, Missouri
APA213.pdf:51:923 Curtis St., Ranier, Colorado
APA213.pdf:51:Baring, Missouri
APA213.pdf:51:Beach Star Rt., Box 20, Bellingham, Wash.
APA213.pdf:51:Box 44, Presho, South Dakota
APA213.pdf:51:LEVERONI, Mario E., Jr.
APA213.pdf:51:LEVINE, Donald (n)
APA213.pdf:51:LEVINSKI, Joseph C.
APA213.pdf:51:LEWIS, David A.
APA213.pdf:51:LEWIS. Robert K.
APA213.pdf:51:LIEN. Irvin N.
APA213.pdf:51:LISOWSKI, Bert J.
APA213.pdf:51:LONSCOR, Oliver B,
APA213.pdf:51:LOUKIDES, Michael H.
APA213.pdf:51:LYONS, David
APA213.pdf:51:MAPLES. Raymond V.
APA213.pdf:51:MARINELLI, Joseph (n)
APA213.pdf:51:MARSHALL, R. E.
APA213.pdf:51:MATHESON, Malcolm (n)
APA213.pdf:51:MATTHEWS, R. W., Jr.
APA213.pdf:51:MAYER, StevenL.
APA213.pdf:51:McBRIDE, Joseph P.
APA213.pdf:51:McBRIDE, Virgil D.
APA213.pdf:51:McCANN, Waoene R.
APA213.pdf:51:McCASLAND, Jarold C.
APA213.pdf:51:McCLUSKEY, Russel C.
APA213.pdf:51:McCRAW. Harold K.
APA213.pdf:51:R. R. No. 2, Bustington. Iowa, e/o Mr. Rasa Hand
APA213.pdf:51:R. R. No. 3, Box 108, Huntingburg, Indiana
APA213.pdf:51:Route No. 4, Waterloo, Iowa
APA213.pdf:51:Rt. No. 2, Westville. Ohiahoina
APA213.pdf:51:W Fairfax Ave., Loi Angeles 46, CalU.
APA213.pdf:51:W Green St., San Francisco, Calif.
APA213.pdf:51:Wist 1st St., De Riddir, Louisiana
APA213.pdf:52:1007 E. 17th Ave., Denver 5. Colorado
APA213.pdf:52:105 Hayes St., New Britam, Conn,
APA213.pdf:52:12M Cambridge St., Cambridfle, Mass.
APA213.pdf:52:13 Abbot St., Springfield, Mass.
APA213.pdf:52:236 Monroe St., Clarksdale, Mass.
APA213.pdf:52:392 Addison Aie„ Clanhurst, III.
APA213.pdf:52:4331 Kollenback St., Huntington Park, CalH.
APA213.pdf:52:4615 So. Ward St.. Chicago S, III.
APA213.pdf:52:511 Peach Tree & Battle Ave,, Atlanta, Ga.
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APA213.pdf:52:8055 111th St., Welt Allis, Wisconsin
APA213.pdf:52:9344 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif.
APA213.pdf:52:Box 138, Sidney, Montand
APA213.pdf:52:Forbing, Louisiana
APA213.pdf:52:MENICHETTI
APA213.pdf:52:MESSINGERI, ftayrnond P.
APA213.pdf:52:MICHAEL, Bobby W.
APA213.pdf:52:MIELKE, Charlei E.
APA213.pdf:52:MILLER, Robert Q.
APA213.pdf:52:MILLER. Ralph W,
APA213.pdf:52:MILLER. Robart P,
APA213.pdf:52:MILLS, J. A.
APA213.pdf:52:MINTZ, Reginald A.
APA213.pdf:52:MOLELLA, Fred A.
APA213.pdf:52:MONAHAN, W. J,
APA213.pdf:52:MOORE, J. T.
APA213.pdf:52:MOSCOWITZ, Ai-thur B.
APA213.pdf:52:MOSER, Raymond P.
APA213.pdf:52:MUNDIGLER. Roswell R.
APA213.pdf:52:MUNSEY, J, L.
APA213.pdf:52:MUSSELMAN, R.
APA213.pdf:52:MYER5, Thornai 0., Jr.
APA213.pdf:52:MYSKA, Edward J.
APA213.pdf:52:McHOOD, E.
APA213.pdf:52:McKILLIP, James L.
APA213.pdf:52:McMAHON, Jarnei J.
APA213.pdf:52:NOR8URY. Kenneth L.
APA213.pdf:52:NORMS, Jack C.
APA213.pdf:52:Rt. No. 2, Bilton, Tixas
APA213.pdf:52:Rt. No. I, Marietta, Olilahoma
APA213.pdf:52:Rt. No. t, Box 494-A, Olympia, Wash.
APA213.pdf:52:Talihma, Oklahoma
APA213.pdf:52:t3 Delano Ave,, Yonkers tS, H. Y.
APA213.pdf:53:1213 Sewey Ave., Los Angelei, Calif.
APA213.pdf:53:1215 Henry St., Hanston, Texas
APA213.pdf:53:140 Walnut Ave., Redding, Calif.
APA213.pdf:53:151 So. A S<., Taftville, Conn,
APA213.pdf:53:2112 Colby, Everett, Wash.
APA213.pdf:53:2218 Pierce St.. Detroit, Mich.
APA213.pdf:53:2227 E. t3 Rd,, Long Beach, Calif.
APA213.pdf:53:2305 So. E. Tagoerf St., Portland, Oregon
APA213.pdf:53:3011 Malcolm Ave., West Los Angeles, Calif.
APA213.pdf:53:Auemade, Texas
APA213.pdf:53:Box I, Oswego, Oregon
APA213.pdf:53:Eldorado, Kansas
APA213.pdf:53:NORTON, Donald M.
APA213.pdf:53:NUZUM, Carl J.
APA213.pdf:53:New Cambria, Missouri
APA213.pdf:53:ODELL, Prank H.
APA213.pdf:53:OLIVER, D. V.
APA213.pdf:53:OLTHOPF. Peter R.
APA213.pdf:53:OSBORNE, Edward J.
APA213.pdf:53:P. 0, Box 95, Royal Oak, Mich.
APA213.pdf:53:PAKMSH, "J" "B"
APA213.pdf:53:PALLET, R.
APA213.pdf:53:PATCH ETT. K.
APA213.pdf:53:PATENAUDE, Joseph A. R.
APA213.pdf:53:PATTEN, "H" "T"
APA213.pdf:53:PATTERSON, Pranli A.
APA213.pdf:53:PATTON. Charles W.
APA213.pdf:53:PAYNE, Oonald E.
APA213.pdf:53:PEASE. Edwin N.
APA213.pdf:53:PENCE, M. D.
APA213.pdf:53:PERCIVAL, Walter L.
APA213.pdf:53:PERDUE. Clyde W.
APA213.pdf:53:PERKINS, Louis B.. Jr.
APA213.pdf:53:PERSHALL, Billy J.
APA213.pdf:53:PETERSON, Raymond M.
APA213.pdf:53:R. No. 2, Box 1025, Albuquerque, New Mexico
APA213.pdf:53:RFD No. 4, Worthinqton, W. Va.
APA213.pdf:53:RPD N. 2, Heiperia, Mich,
APA213.pdf:53:Rd. No. 4. Eaton, Ohio
APA213.pdf:53:Rt. 21, Box 359, Memphis, Tenn,
APA213.pdf:53:Rt. 8, Box 310, Ft. Worth, Texa
APA213.pdf:53:Valencia, Pennsylvania
APA213.pdf:53:frH E. Gerhard St., Philadelphia, Penn.
APA213.pdf:53:t7 So. Munn Ave., East Orange, N. J.
APA213.pdf:54:1012 83rd St. Terrace, Kansas City, Mo.
APA213.pdf:54:111& l-ranklin St., Monroe. Mich.
APA213.pdf:54:1725 Navarro Ave., Lima, Ohio
APA213.pdf:54:175 N. Rd, North Adams, Mass.
APA213.pdf:54:219 W, 30th St., Wilmington, Calif.
APA213.pdf:54:8 N. Kresson St., Balto, Mo.
APA213.pdf:54:85 Essex St., Laurence, Mass.
APA213.pdf:54:
APA216.pdf:18:Marine Division, and General Cummings, and toojc them to
APA216.pdf:18:No, at 0400 the apt. is up and ready         3. He already knows
APA216.pdf:18:Officer of the Calvert, and winner of the American Theatre
APA216.pdf:18:Pacific ribbon.
APA216.pdf:18:Sweeney said they had many anxious moments, but the sup- '
APA216.pdf:18:Treasure Island being thankful for a chi
APA216.pdf:18:ably stay in the Navy where there is Iways use for men
APA216.pdf:18:anytime is apt to give a word of experf advice to some Sea­
APA216.pdf:18:brought his skill into Pacific Warfare. The 27th landed on
APA216.pdf:18:eight months held the post of Auxiliary aining Office:
APA216.pdf:18:his calibre an'           ,ce.
APA216.pdf:18:his ship from st n to stern, his junior C E :ers, by name and at
APA216.pdf:18:ing was really tough." The Japs had Mostar firq coming from
APA216.pdf:18:into Saipan and Tinian. At Saipan the ( tain ^ays the "Go-
APA216.pdf:18:lost two boats and six casualties. The combined fire power
APA216.pdf:18:man on how to better do his job. Cap n Sweeney will prob-
APA216.pdf:18:of his Ship Admiral Turner awarded Captain Sweeney the
APA216.pdf:18:of the Pacific Fleet was behind us, though."
APA216.pdf:18:port they got from the big British Battleships was very effective.
APA216.pdf:18:ribbon with two battle stars. He picked up troops of the 4th
APA216.pdf:18:saw chances to go to China and Ja             so on October!
APA216.pdf:18:the West Coast.
APA216.pdf:18:the hills. It was hitting the water, and Jthe benches and we
APA216.pdf:18:tle in the Marshall Islands at Roi and Neru.
APA216.pdf:18:were the, now familiar, 4th Marines who'were taken into bat­
APA216.pdf:18:wife.
APA216.pdf:19:      "I have one ambition," Lt. Comdr. D. C. Davis, executive
APA216.pdf:19:      "I want to sit in the Cliff House over-looking the Golden
APA216.pdf:19:      According to a story by Rudolph Elie, Jr. of the Boston
APA216.pdf:19:      And, it appears, Mr. Davis will have his ambition come
APA216.pdf:19:      He came to this ship as a lieutenant commander, im­
APA216.pdf:19:      Mr. Davis is a young-looking but graying man with a
APA216.pdf:19:      Mr. Davis, Elie says, "looks pretty much like Esquire
APA216.pdf:19:      The exec, the working boss of the ship, sets "the tone of
APA216.pdf:19:     "Fog," he says, "I love the stuff. And if anybody doesn’t
APA216.pdf:19:     Now, the commander, who was educated at the University
APA216.pdf:19:     The exec joined the Navy reserve in 1940 and was called
APA216.pdf:19:     Volunteering for sea duty, he was assigned as a gunnery
APA216.pdf:19: Gate, sip Martinis, and watch the Navy ships come and go."
APA216.pdf:19: Herald, "The executive officer is universally admired on ship­
APA216.pdf:19: board. He is also liked. This is too much for the men to under­
APA216.pdf:19: fore reverting to his civilian status and his job running a
APA216.pdf:19: mortgage business in San Francisco.
APA216.pdf:19: of the Neshoba, says.
APA216.pdf:19: stand, for nobody ever heard of both the skipper and the
APA216.pdf:19: thinks a Naval officer ought to." He figures "the Neshoba
APA216.pdf:19: true. He anticipates that this is the last trip he will make be­
APA216.pdf:19:Neshoba was commissioned at Richmond, California, in 1944.
APA216.pdf:19:ago.
APA216.pdf:19:decidely landlubber attitude toward life. He had no sea ex­
APA216.pdf:19:exec being acceptable all around by everybody."
APA216.pdf:19:ience, and that was just the kid urge for adventure."
APA216.pdf:19:is going back to his home and the fog.
APA216.pdf:19:is reflected throughout the ship."
APA216.pdf:19:isn't all a boys' camp, and that everybody knows what has
APA216.pdf:19:like it, well - - -
APA216.pdf:19:mediately assuming duties as executive officer when the
APA216.pdf:19:nally with the Neshoba in the invasion of Okinawa 6 months
APA216.pdf:19:of California, and who attended law school in San Francisco,
APA216.pdf:19:of fellowship, of 'Let's get the damn job done and go home'
APA216.pdf:19:of the Marshalls, Gilberts (Tarawa), and Marianas and fi­
APA216.pdf:19:officer on an attack transport. He participated in the invasions
APA216.pdf:19:perience before his sea duty with the Navy—"unless you want
APA216.pdf:19:telligence section of 12th Naval District.
APA216.pdf:19:the wardroom, and this tone of correct but easy informality,
APA216.pdf:19:to active duty in August 1941 as a lieutenant (jg) in the in­
APA216.pdf:19:to be done and how to do it."
APA216.pdf:19:to call my shipping out on a coastwise freighter sea exper­
APA216.pdf:21:      Her name, the U.S.S. Neshoba. Like most of her sister     no one knew, since she was told merely to "Proceed Pearl
APA216.pdf:21:     From time immemorial, every Navy ship has had its         teen commanded by Commodore Richardson, USN. It was de­
APA216.pdf:21:     Ten days were allotted for this work, then she loaded     six waves of assault troops. Since the landings were virtually
APA216.pdf:21:19 knots. At San Diego, she was committed to Amphibious        equipment of the 96th Infantry Division to the assault, so
APA216.pdf:21:Attack Transports, she was named for a county in the United     Harbor". Upon arriving at Pearl Harbor, the cargo was dis­
APA216.pdf:21:Drury, USN. Commander Drury was later promoted to the          wait. She was to wait much longer than anyone had antici­
APA216.pdf:21:G. Moyer, USN. The training was supposed to last a period      worked out as planned, and the high command set the date
APA216.pdf:21:Neshoba was a fullfledged, ready to APA.                       Forty and Forty one, they made up Transport Squadron Four­
APA216.pdf:21:States. Neshoba county is located in the state of Mississippi, patched and its place was taken by a new and decidedly dif­
APA216.pdf:21:Training at which time the new boat crews got a feel of their  these troops were made subject to the maneuvers in Leyte
APA216.pdf:21:a ship of the United States Navy on November 16th, 1944 be­    most of the crew on board, the Neshoba arrived in Leyte Gulf
APA216.pdf:21:anente Metals Corporation of Richmond, California, and         Philippine Islands, stopping off at Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Palau,
APA216.pdf:21:but the ship was built many miles away from there. One of      ferent cargo. "Human Cargo" Seabees were taken aboard by
APA216.pdf:21:craft. She acted as flagship for Transport Squadron Thirteen   Gulf. Maneuvers were to last for six days, during which time,
APA216.pdf:21:down brought her from San Francisco to San Diego. It was       and troops scheduled to take part in the forthcoming oper­
APA216.pdf:21:during this coastal run that she attained her top speed of     ation. Transport Squadron Fourteen was to carry troops and
APA216.pdf:21:fornia, and placed in command of Commander Martin J.           brought into Samar Island. She then settled down for a long
APA216.pdf:21:ing sponsored by Mrs. Wendall E. Adams of Berkeley, Cali­      on the 20th of February. The Seabees were taken off and
APA216.pdf:21:ization made the Neshoba's entrance on the scene of action     Transport Squadrons Thirteen and Fourteen got underway
APA216.pdf:21:launched on 7th of October, 1944. She was commissioned as      on the way. After twenty days at sea, new surroundings for
APA216.pdf:21:made at Hunter's Point Ship Yard in San Francisco. The con­    the flagship of Commander Transport Division Forty Two,
APA216.pdf:21:ment, armament, adding welin-davits for landing craft, and     this time for the eventual invasion and occupation of Okinawa
APA216.pdf:21:of two weeks, but sudden changes in the Pacific Fleet organ­   for the invasion of Okinawa on April 1st, Philippine time.
APA216.pdf:21:rank of Captain. The conversion to an attack transport was     pated. While at Leyte Gulf, the Neshoba was designated as
APA216.pdf:21:set of combat sailing orders. Just what was in store for her.  completion of the unloading phase, many transports were
APA216.pdf:21:shakedown cruise. The Neshoba was no exception. Her shake­     cided to hold extensive maneuvers in Leyte Gulf for the ships
APA216.pdf:21:the 130 ships of her class, the Neshoba was built by the Perm- the hundreds and the Neshoba was instructed to sail for the
APA216.pdf:21:the landing craft. At the conclusion of this conversion, the   Shima in the Ryukyus. Combined with Transport Divisions
APA216.pdf:21:to San Pedro, California, where final repairs and checkups     Okinawa.
APA216.pdf:21:took place.                                                         Boats from the Neshoba were assigned to take in the first
APA216.pdf:21:version consisted of installing Navy Radio and Radar equip­    Captain Edwin T. Short USN. Preparations were underway at
APA216.pdf:21:very imperative and the training was cut short. She proceeded  from Leyte Gulf on 27 March for the four day trip north to
APA216.pdf:21:whose commanding officer at that time was Commodore John       two "dry runs" were made on the island of Leyte. Everything
APA216.pdf:21:with a cargo of food at San Francisco and received her first   unopposed, no casualties were inflicted on the crew and upon
APA216.pdf:22:      The convoy arrived on time at Pearl Harbor on 22nd of        mother ship to upwards of seventy craft, ranging in size from
APA216.pdf:22:      The extreme July heat did not set too well with those on    the ship was brought over to the Bremerton Navy Yard for
APA216.pdf:22: April and many of the ships received sailing orders for the       LST's down to Ocean Tugs. Captain Mack was the guiding
APA216.pdf:22: He continued as OTC for the remainder of the trip.                She was not in a convoy of ships of her type, but was the
APA216.pdf:22: Instead, she was ordered by AdComPhibspac to take part in         morning bound for Saipan. During the trip, a small, but very
APA216.pdf:22: Short, aboard the Neshoba, was named O.T.C. of fifteen ships       Corps was in full swing at the time and there was that air
APA216.pdf:22: United States. The Neshoba was not among the lucky ones.          hand of this convoy as it set out on that bright, clear July
APA216.pdf:22: ceeded to Pearl, via Guam. At Guam she was loaded with             there. She was under several air raids which did not come
APA216.pdf:22: in convoy which left Okinawa on the 5th of April and pro­          of uneasiness about the ship during our entire five-day stay
APA216.pdf:22: ninety Japanese prisoners of war and sailed from Guam             near the berth, but nevertheless all hands were relieved when
APA216.pdf:22: ordered by Admiral Turner to return to Pearl Harbor. Captain       D-Day. The Japanese Air Force composed of the Kamikaze
APA216.pdf:22: training maneuvers at Maui. OTC for the training schedule        annoying typhoon was encountered which caused many gray
APA216.pdf:22: was ComTransRon 19. It was during these practice runs that        hair to be sprouted on various .officials of the ship. But, all
APA216.pdf:22: was relieved as CTD 42 by Captain Andrew R. Mack, USN.            convoy duty for the 216, but one of a very different nature.
APA216.pdf:22: with her convoy on 10th April bound for Pearl. Captain Short      her orders came to depart on 29th of July. Once again, it was
APA216.pdf:22:FRANCISCO FOR LOADING". With very little delay, she was            to take to the Pacific. Original orders read to proceed at
APA216.pdf:22:Neshoba passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. Most of the         ministrative orders, the Neshoba was told to change course
APA216.pdf:22:Pearl Harbor where the wonderful orders read, "REPORT SAN         chargees to be exact, and 8th of August, the Neshoba was told
APA216.pdf:22:Repair Unit personnel. The first leg of the trip carried her all  passed it down to operations. Further orders added to by-pass
APA216.pdf:22:Upon conclusion of these maneuvers, she proceeded back to               Passengers were taken aboard, Army and Navy dis­
APA216.pdf:22:again. This time, it was Okinawa with a load of Naval Ship        long, because once again, administration got an idea and
APA216.pdf:22:ashore for the officers and men. On the 9th of July she sailed    on the boilers which were in dire need of attention. Temporary
APA216.pdf:22:board, so at every opportunity recreation parties were held       montorvoyage repairs, the yard workers concentrating mostly
APA216.pdf:22:crew had enough leave to go home for a few days, and when         and head for Pearl Harbor. This order was reluctantly carried
APA216.pdf:22:did not find the same peaceful conditions as prevailed on         ment of the 97th Infantry Division was embarked at Pier Forty-
APA216.pdf:22:ficulties in Okinawa, ships were held at all ports in the Pacific Seattle, Washington. The arrival at Seattle was heralded by
APA216.pdf:22:her boats into the water in the record time of nine minutes.      sailed into Saipan harbor on the 6th of August.
APA216.pdf:22:in convoy to Ulithi, then to Okinawa. This trip to Okinawa        repairs took one week after which, the headquarters detach­
APA216.pdf:22:on her way early the next day. The 24th of May saw the            top speed to San Francisco, but through some change of ad­
APA216.pdf:22:the Neshoba achieved the remarkable record of lowering all         ships, craft, and what have you, weathered the storm, and we
APA216.pdf:22:the way to Eniwetok Island non-stop. Due to unloading dif­        San Francisco and report to the Thirteenth Naval Disrict,
APA216.pdf:22:they returned from their refreshers, the 216 was ready to sail    out, and once more the sun rose over our stern. But not for
APA216.pdf:22:to wait their turn to go there. The Neshoba was held for three    a shore based ovation which made every man aboard feel
APA216.pdf:22:weeks at Eniwetok.                                                just a little better. Following the debarkation of the passengers,
APA216.pdf:23:     Captain Drury and Lieut. Comdr. Davis were relieved of     will once more do her duty. She has had a very short life
APA216.pdf:23:     In Navy lingo, this known as "Good Duty", the remaining    for Frisco. By this time every one was hoping that she would
APA216.pdf:23:     Upon arriving in Frisco and debarking troops we headed     This time with a new crew and officers who I'm sure will be
APA216.pdf:23:16.12, popularly known in the Navy as "The Magic Carpet".       Destroyer Base in Diego, awaiting more orders and passen­
APA216.pdf:23:216 made her re-appearance there on September 17, 1945.         the Yellow Sea, this was one of the most unpleasant trips ever
APA216.pdf:23:Captain and the Commodore jointly agreed on taking the          Neshoba, commonly known as the "Mighty N", left Mare
APA216.pdf:23:Commanded by Rear Admiral Kendall, USN in Pearl Harbor,         gers. They both came, we headed for Guam the 11th of Jan­
APA216.pdf:23:Great Northern Route, which roughly is about 4,700 miles        Island for Stockton, California. She is to be a "Mother Ship"
APA216.pdf:23:Infantry on to Yokohama, Japan. All hands, officers and men,    you does tell about it don't forget D-D's, The French Basaar,
APA216.pdf:23:Neshoba lay at dock, her holds and compartments empty,          China the orders read once more for statewide and on Decem­
APA216.pdf:23:Partridge, USN. The 216 once again put out to sea with original a day and skipping the 15th of November, so the anniversary
APA216.pdf:23:Since there were only seven hundred army passengers on          made, none of the crew were used to cold weather and that's
APA216.pdf:23:The troops were disembarked in due time and once again, the     of the well known places to this crew.) After a short stay in
APA216.pdf:23:These people were bound for Guam, we left Pearl on Sep­         liberty was granted for all hands. I don't think I have to tell
APA216.pdf:23:and the ship received her orders to continue with the 97th      to anyone who went ashore there; but which ever one of
APA216.pdf:23:as the executive officer, later promoted to Lieut. Comdr. This  of us who were the reserves during this World War II.
APA216.pdf:23:board the Navy found it very convenient to embark an addi­      just what we had most of the trip. November 30th the hook
APA216.pdf:23:duty by Captain E. J. Sweeney, USNR, and Lt. D. M. Newbern      in this Navy but a very interesting one, especially to those
APA216.pdf:23:eligible dischargees from overseas to the United States.        stay in Guam brought us back to the blue Pacific with orders
APA216.pdf:23:for Mare Island Navy Yard for minor repairs.                    just as ready, willing, and cooperative as the last one, she
APA216.pdf:23:from Yokohama to San Francisco, it cuts off about 2,000 miles   for five other ships tied together. For just how long no one
APA216.pdf:23:from the southern route.                                        knows but if there is another war shortly she will be in it.
APA216.pdf:23:hear the ceremonies of their departure. The Neshoba at this                                     By
APA216.pdf:23:in Yokohama, and our sailing orders directed us to carry these  came through. With a new paint job, sealing of guns, com­
APA216.pdf:23:lined the rails to observe the slow entrance into Tokyo Bay.    St. Ann's, Little Club or the Balalika. (Those are just a few
APA216.pdf:23:men to San Francisco over the shortest possible route. The      partments and everything ready for the old storeroom, the
APA216.pdf:23:of the Neshoba. A stop at Pearl Harbor was ordered and the      the escort of the U.S.S. Haverfield, D.E.393 to clear mines in
APA216.pdf:23:orders to carry her passengers to Leyte Island in the Philip­   was celebrated on the 16th. We arrived the 23rd at Guam,
APA216.pdf:23:pines. By now, this Pacific run was an old story to the crew    with Marines aboard she headed from Guam to China. With
APA216.pdf:23:sea and this time it was to be non-stop to Guam. On this trip                                              and
APA216.pdf:23:stay in Yokohama that the 216 was assigned to Task Group             Christmas and New Year's were spent tied up at the
APA216.pdf:23:tember 20th. A three-day stopover at Guam was concluded,        anything about the liberty in Teintsin, that should be left up
APA216.pdf:23:the "Magic Carpet" fleet has the specific duty of moving        uary and arrived the 26th, debarking troops. A very short
APA216.pdf:23:the crew awaited a fine dinner for the first birthday of the                                    Clifford Mackin RM2/c
APA216.pdf:23:time was in dry dock, its first time, and only five short days
APA216.pdf:23:tional seven hundred men; sailors, marines, and seabees.        dropped in the Yellow Sea about 20 miles from the coast and
APA216.pdf:23:two. The commanding general aboard was Brigadier General        ship, but it so happened that we crossed the date line gaining
APA216.pdf:23:units of the Forty-Third Division were embarked at Pier Four    be put out of active service and on March 13th final word
APA216.pdf:23:waiting to receive more passengers. It was during the brief     ber 5th we were underway for San Diego, California.
APA216.pdf:23:was a sad day for the crew and officers as they gathered to
APA216.pdf:23:were taken in the repairs, once more she was ready for the                                      Charles W. Smallwood SK3/c
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APA227.pdf:1:        THE
APA227.pdf:1:       APA 227
APA227.pdf:1:    January • 1946
APA227.pdf:1:    RENVILLE
APA227.pdf:1:UNITED STATES SHIP
APA227.pdf:2:                                                                                   Executive Officer
APA227.pdf:2:                                                                                CAPTAIN W. W. BALI.
APA227.pdf:2:                                                                      Captain (D), USNR
APA227.pdf:2:                                                                      W. W. BALL
APA227.pdf:2:                                     ANY years have added their stores of understanding
APA227.pdf:2:                                From you of the Renville it has been spontaneous. A living
APA227.pdf:2:                                Well done!
APA227.pdf:2:                               This has been your loyalty to men in war, so continue coura­
APA227.pdf:2:                             M        since I first set foot upon a deck as a seaman; but I have
APA227.pdf:2:                             cooperation of others.
APA227.pdf:2:                             geous and give your vigorous support to shipmates in Peace.
APA227.pdf:2:                             not found until these years of war so real a need for the unlimited
APA227.pdf:2:                             spirit of shipmates to the end . . . that we may all share in the
APA227.pdf:2:             &                                                                    Commanding Officer
APA227.pdf:2:           Editor
APA227.pdf:2:           Staff                                                                LIEUT. LEON KASTER
APA227.pdf:2:    ENSIGN OSCAR LAX
APA227.pdf:2:CHCARP. HAROLD G. PEI ERSEN
APA227.pdf:2:CHESTER R. KENNEDY, Jr.. Sic
APA227.pdf:2:ENSIGN HOWARD E. S( IIERSTEN
APA227.pdf:2:GEORGE T. JOY, Yl<
APA227.pdf:3:                               She was a new ship, and as such underwent the tribulations
APA227.pdf:3:                              AS WITH any United States Navy ship, the official history
APA227.pdf:3:                            Jones by l.t. (jg) Saltus, who did not. Ably administered Io by
APA227.pdf:3:                            Neptune, Davey Jones, and company; and those who have, known
APA227.pdf:3:                            Renville’s service may be considered representative—five mile­
APA227.pdf:3:                            TA of the Renville is found in her log. Here are recorded
APA227.pdf:3:                            Though by no means complete, the following phases of the
APA227.pdf:3:                            an established nautical custom that all "slimy pollywogs” who
APA227.pdf:3:                            and symbolic of her recent tasks was the "shakedown” some
APA227.pdf:3:                            as "shellbacks," were more than glad to assist. His Highness
APA227.pdf:3:                            eighty percent aboard experienced on crossing the equator. It’s
APA227.pdf:3:                            have never been south of zero latitude prove their worth to King
APA227.pdf:3:                            her daily positions, courses, speeds, and major activities of an
APA227.pdf:3:                            of shakedown. This successfully accomplished she put to sea,
APA227.pdf:3:                            official nature. But the crew remember events and personalities
APA227.pdf:3:                            posts typical of her career and of those of her officers and men.
APA227.pdf:3:                            that are beyond these, and at the same time include them.
APA227.pdf:3:                            was represented by the senior shellback. Chief Machinist Rogers,
APA227.pdf:3:                            who viewed the proceedings with an inactive disdain, and I )avey
APA227.pdf:3:U.S.S. RENVILLE (APA-227)
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                      The next phase took place during the ensuing four months,
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   Devere and TQM Erdevig yelled themselves hoarse in getting
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   a beautiful Easter morning—and All Fools’ Day—in an unex­
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   aboard, the beach party returned, and the Renville started on
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   and Radiomen Wara, Morrison, and Schulz, were in boats in
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   and collected souvenirs. Twice, back on the ship, the anti-aircraft
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   be nothing deadlier than the planet Venus. Then, just as the
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   employed (and a not-so-comforting preview provided by the
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   famous Franklin limping in proudly only three days after her
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   opened up, for fortunately the supposed kamikazes proved to
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   pectedly easy landing, thousands of Marine and Army troops
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   poured ashore on Okinawa. Ensigns Lax, Hoffman, and Mika,
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   some of the first waves; then for four days First Lieutenant Van
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   the long trip east.
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   tragedy), the Renville took the final plunge, as it were, on
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   two-hour Lieutenant, the beach party routed the stuff ashore
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                   waters were getting dangerously choppy, the boats were hoisted
APA227.pdf:4:                                                                  ^Ulithi, with a comforting preview of some of the power to be
APA227.pdf:4:   However, not everything was shenanigans that first trip, as     hot cargo unloaded. Meanwhile, under Lieutenants Diamond
APA227.pdf:4:   In the middle of March, jammed from forecastle to fantail
APA227.pdf:4: fact, in the invasion of Okinawa. At Guadalcanal and in adjacent
APA227.pdf:4:"Royal Baby” Miller, and sundry other official and otherwise
APA227.pdf:4:Yeoman "Royal Princess" Joy, Chief "Chaplain" Lackey, Cook
APA227.pdf:4:courtieres, the pollywogs were swatted, clipped, smeared,
APA227.pdf:4:dividends.
APA227.pdf:4:general reminded of their lowly condition. And for days before
APA227.pdf:4:horror each telling. But no doubt the same will be true of those
APA227.pdf:4:more bewildered than before, it possible. But the practice paid
APA227.pdf:4:punched, greased, electrocuted, dunked, swatted again, and in
APA227.pdf:4:recounted their experiences, which unfailingly increased with
APA227.pdf:4:she joined a convoy headed northwest Alter a brief stop at
APA227.pdf:4:the Renville was to participate, though as yet unaware of the      and Gunn, Ensign Gideon, and Boatswain's Mate Kellum, the
APA227.pdf:4:they were victims of psychological warfare as the shellbacks
APA227.pdf:4:told by the Renville’s crop of shellbacks.
APA227.pdf:4:waters she went through maneuvers which left most everyone
APA227.pdf:4:with atabrine-colored and poker-playing hirst Division Marines,
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                      By now the discharge point system was beginning to affect the
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   Australian, and Dutch "RAMP’s, or Recovered Allied Military
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   POW’s on this same ship. Here too international good will was
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   Personnel, fresh from Japan, and hungry for sugar. Here the
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   a half dozen scared cooks who played Button, button, who's got
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   as Japanese swords, flags, and wall lies were traded for whatever
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   crew had first hand evidence of the tales of brutality of prison
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   favored few, and after leaving the RAMP’s at Manila, the
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   serious casualties were three dozen wardroom soup dishes and
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   stimulated and several reciprocal trade agreements concluded,
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   the coffee urn?" in the crew's galley. Back at Okinawa more
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   the men of the Renville were willing to give in return.
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   typhoon that chased the Renville into the China Sea. The only
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                   unique passengers were taken aboard in the person of British,
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                  camps, quite opposite to the treatment recently given Japanese
APA227.pdf:5:                                                                  tedious but important task of demobilization.
APA227.pdf:5:   The atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, the Renville headed
APA227.pdf:5: Japanese prisoners of war from Saipan to Pearl. Some had been
APA227.pdf:5:General Stilwell’s shiny new Cadillac to Okinawa, almost six      band, and a crowd of relatives and friends. Also waiting were
APA227.pdf:5:Market Street, Waikiki. Kailua, and the Yukon Club. Notable
APA227.pdf:5:Spot of the Pacific,” before finally delivering the Army and      greeted by "Welcome Home” signs, tooting tugs, an Army swing
APA227.pdf:5:among these trips       < the one carrying, together with battle-
APA227.pdf:5:and ate of the same food as the Renville’s crew, providing basis
APA227.pdf:5:base; all looked quite chipper and well-fed, what little the crew
APA227.pdf:5:captured only a few days previously in the hills ol that Marianas
APA227.pdf:5:compartments, with showers and refrigerated drinking water,
APA227.pdf:5:ditions, the second provided more excitement in the form of a     the Ri nvii i i continues with a diminished crew to aid in the
APA227.pdf:5:for an interesting contrast a few weeks later.
APA227.pdf:5:hardened Marines due for Stateside leave, some three hundred
APA227.pdf:5:immediate effect of the end of the war was that the crew and      first such passengers were all Navy men from Leyte, and appro­
APA227.pdf:5:months after the first visit. Although under more peaceful con­   discharges for a sizable number of the ship’s officers and men;
APA227.pdf:5:on the hatch forward of the bridge. They lived in standard troop
APA227.pdf:5:saw of them the few hours they were permitted to sun themselves
APA227.pdf:5:the west coast and Pearl, and sampling the dubious pleasures of     "Magic Carpet,” or returning high point men to the States, rhe-
APA227.pdf:5:troops had two weeks to make liberties at Mog Mog, "Garden        priately enough the ship arrived in San Francisco on Navy Day,
APA227.pdf:5:west from Hawaii, and a few days later Japan surrendered. The
APA227.pdf:5:which were spent in routine transportation, commuting between     Renville was assigned to her last milepost,” duty known as
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  A. R. Kerr, S2c          P. J. Laden, Sl<
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  A. R. Williams, S2c      E. C. Wilson, S2c
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  A. Semplinski, Sic       G W. Steurer, Jr.. S.’<
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  C. E. Huff, Fr.,Slc      (. W. Dahlen, Sl<
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  P. R. Cays, Cox          Lt. (jg) W. E. Powers
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  R. B. Hollandsworlh, Sic  | R Lynch, Fr., S2<
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                  R. L. Spangler, S.’<
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                 E. F. Suhr. FC3c          N. H. Olsen. Cox
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                 Ens. M. S. Mika           R. Domengoni. ( ox
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                 J. V. Mi Aleenan, Sic     C. E. Stay, S1 <
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                 L. F. Owens, Sic          R. E. Hams, Sic
APA227.pdf:6:                                                                 VC'. L. Gappmayer, GM2c   J. E. Murphy, BM.'i
APA227.pdf:6:                                                            First Row. left to     right:
APA227.pdf:6:                                                            Second Row:
APA227.pdf:6:      ChCarp. II. G. Petersen        Elect. L. C. Severance
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. A. A. Raimondi            Ens. W. E. Reeder
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. D. S. I.umian             Ens. W. E. Hall
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. F. B. Anderson            Ens. T. A. Guihan
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. G. L. Gideon              Ens. J. A. Mumford
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. H. E. Schersten           Ens. W. G. Taylor
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. M. S. Mika                Ens. C. B. Quindlen
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. O. Lax                                                 P. J. Hoffpauir. Sic     |. V. Townsend, SI<
APA227.pdf:6:      Ens. W. R. Funsinn             Ens. D. B. Preston
APA227.pdf:6:      Lt. (jg) J. V. Cooper          Lt. (jg) K. S. Martin
APA227.pdf:6:      Lt. (jg) R. E. Hedglin         Lt. (jg) W. E. Powers                                                         *
APA227.pdf:6:      Lt. (jg) W. C. Babcock *       Lieut. H. A. Smith
APA227.pdf:6:      lais. C. R. Rawlings           Ens. A. D. Garner
APA227.pdf:6:     Lieut. E. R. Edsall             Captain W. W. Ball
APA227.pdf:6:     Lieut. L. Kaster                Lt. (jg) V. (). Fritze
APA227.pdf:6:FIRST Row, LEFT TO RIGHT:
APA227.pdf:6:Second Row:
APA227.pdf:8:                                                            J. D. Russell. Sic
APA227.pdf:8:                                                            M. M. Bruder, Sic
APA227.pdf:8:                                                           C. L. Sparks, S’c
APA227.pdf:8:                                                           J. A. McInnis, Sk
APA227.pdf:8:                                                           J. Barreiro, BM’c
APA227.pdf:8:                                                           J. Kopta. Sic
APA227.pdf:8:                                                           R. A. Murdoch. Sic
APA227.pdf:8:                                                     First Row,    left to right:
APA227.pdf:8:                    SECOND DIVISION                                        T HIRD DIVISION
APA227.pdf:8:       D. M. Loving, BMlc     1. Kalman. Sic                Ens. F. B. Anderson      J V Rtissom, S2c
APA227.pdf:8:       E. A. Hawkins, BM Ic  O.   W. Harris, Cox                                    B. F. Holmes. S •<
APA227.pdf:8:       E. A. Rosich, Cox      I). A. Dunbar, Sic            A. I. Hughes. S’c        J N. Patterson, Sk
APA227.pdf:8:       E. L. Smith. Jr., S2c J. R. Hughes, Cox              C. D. Hudson. S’<        R I Williams, Sl<
APA227.pdf:8:       I J. McQuade, S2c     C.   E. Slay, Sic                                       H. E. Ullsperger, Sic
APA227.pdf:8:       II. B. Williams. Sk   I).  B. Treangen, S2c         C. J. Smith, S’c         K. E. La Fountain. Sic
APA227.pdf:8:       I’. II. Pomeroy, Sk   G.   J. Wahlig, Sic                                    L. J. Knutson, Sic
APA227.pdf:8:       L. A. ( ronk, S2c
APA227.pdf:8:       R. D. Harbertson, Sic C. W. Mixon, Cox                                       |. W. Kozemczak. Sit
APA227.pdf:8:       R. F. Hood. S2c        P. J. Syputa. Jr., S’c
APA227.pdf:8:       R. Mansolillo, Sic    J. S. Tkaczyk. Sic
APA227.pdf:8:       T. C. Mescal I. S2c
APA227.pdf:8:      D. H. Thomas, Sic      J. M, McCarthy. Sic                                    V. E. West, Sic
APA227.pdf:8:      Ens. G. L. Gideon      Ens. W. R. Funsinn                                     E. 1.. Irwin. BM’t
APA227.pdf:8:      W. J. Smith, Sic       J. W. Knalla. Sic                                      G. R. Snyder, S’c
APA227.pdf:8:I'lRST ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:
APA227.pdf:8:Second Row:                                          Second Row :
APA227.pdf:8:Third Row:                                                  R. W. Hilleary, S’c      Fats. |. A. Mumford
APA227.pdf:9:                                                               C. E, Johnson. RM3c      V M Di Maio, RM i.
APA227.pdf:9:                                                               J ( Parish, RM3C         A R I lolmstrom, SI.
APA227.pdf:9:                                                          Second Row:
APA227.pdf:9:          NAVIGATION AND HOSPITAL DIVISIONS                    COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION S
APA227.pdf:9:        A. C. Dello Russo, PhM 3c ’  I.t. (jg) Cooper           A. F. Alford, RM 3c     Ens. W. G. Taylor
APA227.pdf:9:        B. H. Wolfe, HAlc           J. O. Mantor, QM3c         J. A. Flores, SM3c       M. W. Hamilton, Sic
APA227.pdf:9:        D. J. Axley, PhM2c          P. E. Garrett. PhM3c       C. R. Kennedy, Sic
APA227.pdf:9:        IL L. Kelley. Y2c           D. F. Rudloff, Sic
APA227.pdf:9:        Lt. jg) Babcock             E. A. Lombardi, Sic
APA227.pdf:9:        R I.. Dahlberg. RdM3c       Everlovy, R. R„ PhMlc      S. S. Porcmbski, RT3c    C. W. Greenway, RM
APA227.pdf:9:       C. A. Kern. PhM 2c                                 Third Row:
APA227.pdf:9:       C. I. Kreider, Y3c           Ens. O. Lax                 R. B. Maxwell, RT.ic    A. G. Chase, Sl<
APA227.pdf:9:       Ens. Schcrsten                R. H. Rodrick, Y3c        Ens. C. R. Rawlings      C. N Tonery, SM 3<
APA227.pdf:9:       J. F. Winsor, AerMjc                                    J. H. Schulz, RM3c       R D. O’Neill, RM i.
APA227.pdf:9:       J. L. Scanlan, Sic           G. T. Joy. Yle              W. A. Farrand, R l ie   D. A. Drannen. RM 3<
APA227.pdf:9:       K. E. Oliphant. Sic          J. F. McDonald, Sic
APA227.pdf:9:       R E. Nelson, Sic             J. B. Favors. MaM.ic
APA227.pdf:9:       R. I. Horton. Sic            R. Hoiem. QMlc
APA227.pdf:9:       R. T. Jacobson, Y3c          L. L. Brown. PhM2c
APA227.pdf:9:I jus I Row, LEFT TO RIGHT:                               First Row,   left to righ i :
APA227.pdf:9:Second Row:                                                    T. T. Ross, RM3c         J. Stelow, Sl<
APA227.pdf:9:Third Row:                                                     E. S. Armitage. RTlc     W. Ballew, SMl<
APA232.pdf:10:                                     on the 12 November, 1944
APA232.pdf:10:                         Mrs. Richard Bissell christened the U.S.S. San Saba
APA232.pdf:10:      SEPTEMBER 18, 1944
APA232.pdf:10:'lite. Zee/ 94. Jlaid,
APA232.pdf:11:                                  I9SE&*-
APA232.pdf:11:                              isa
APA232.pdf:11:                 Hello Hawaii
APA232.pdf:11:Goodbye San Francisco
APA232.pdf:12:                  THE PHILIPPINES
APA232.pdf:12:Leyte's Capital —                          — and mud
APA232.pdf:12:Samar's Church —                  — and Panay's boat pool
APA232.pdf:13:     SHANGHAI, CHINA             TRADING - SHANGHAI
APA232.pdf:13:SHANGHAI, CHINA (BUM BOATS) SHANGHAI, CHINA (SHIPS CREW)
APA232.pdf:14:JAPAN
APA232.pdf:15:   SIGNALMEN        RADAR MEN
APA232.pdf:15:DIVISION OFFICERS QUARTERMASTERS
APA232.pdf:16: G S K  BUTCHER SHOP
APA232.pdf:16:LAUNDRY  SHIPS STORE
APA232.pdf:17:RADIO SHACK  FIRE ROOM
APA232.pdf:17:WHEEL HOUSE CHART HOUSE
APA232.pdf:18:        LOG ROOM           SHIPS OFFICE
APA232.pdf:18:FIRST LIEUTENANT'S OFFICE SUPPLY OFFICE
APA232.pdf:19:                                            and Assistant
APA232.pdf:19:             POST OFFICE              MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
APA232.pdf:19:TRANSPORT QUARTERMASTER AND ASSISTANT  Transport Quartermaster
APA232.pdf:1:U.S.S. SAN SABA (APA-232)
APA232.pdf:20: SAILORS  LOOKOUT
APA232.pdf:20:GUN CREW DECK HANDS
APA232.pdf:21:                 CHIEFS AT WORK
APA232.pdf:21:CHIEFS' QUARTERS                BEACH PARTY
APA232.pdf:22:                   GOING THROUGH THE MILL
APA232.pdf:22:   THE ROYAL STAFF                              THE GALLOWS
APA232.pdf:22:THE JUDGMENT                                     THE OPERATION
APA232.pdf:23:                        Rende^MwA At Sea
APA232.pdf:23:          CONTACT                        OFF TO THE RESCUE
APA232.pdf:23:BRINGING THE PATIENT ABOARD               THE OPERATION
APA232.pdf:24:         DISCOVERY
APA232.pdf:24:THE SECOND EXPLOSION      THE FIRST EXPLOSION
APA232.pdf:25:   SMOKER     HAPPY HOUR
APA232.pdf:25:CHINESE HOUR CHINESE SHOW
APA232.pdf:27:                TAPS
APA232.pdf:27:FUNERAL SERVICE      SALUTE
APA232.pdf:28: ALL INA
APA232.pdf:28:DAYS WORK
APA232.pdf:2:                              Commanding
APA232.pdf:2:   OptFEBcy ncld USN
APA232.pdf:2:  ........................ AOA 111
APA232.pdf:2:75272(mnc Mn.cs Sccamco
APA232.pdf:31:                                                 FACTS
APA232.pdf:31:                                          ITINERARY
APA232.pdf:31:                      Date Line                                    161             Divine Services
APA232.pdf:31:104,289           Engine miles                                     1225            Tons food consumed
APA232.pdf:31:12                Times across the International                   1,895           Teeth filled
APA232.pdf:31:14                Major operations                                 1,845,000       Meals consumed
APA232.pdf:31:260               Days not underway                                150             Units of IV injections
APA232.pdf:31:342               Days underway                                    1,200, 000, 000 Units of Pencillin Administered
APA232.pdf:31:4                 Times across the equator                        20,000           Approximately-Passengers
APA232.pdf:31:4,474,630         Gallons of fuel used                                                 Carried
APA232.pdf:31:670               Minor operations                                $731,345.00      Dollars drawn as pay
APA232.pdf:31:93,011            Miles travelled                                 20,000           APC capsules administered
APA232.pdf:31:Astoria, Oregon                                Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H.                   Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands
APA232.pdf:31:Espiritu Santos, New Hebrides Is.              Seattle, Washington                        San Francisco, California
APA232.pdf:31:Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands                   Samar, Philippine Islands                  Long Beach, California
APA232.pdf:31:Hilo, Hawaii, T.H.                             Tokyo Bay, Japan                           Buckner Bay, Okinawa
APA232.pdf:31:Kwaj alein, Marshall Islands                   Leyte, Philippine Islands                  San Diego, California
APA232.pdf:31:Malaea, Maiu, T.H.                             Subic Bay, Luzon, P.I.                     San Francisco, California
APA232.pdf:31:Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H.                       Ishinomaki Bay, Japan                      Yokosuka, Japan
APA232.pdf:31:Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H.                       Manila, Luzon, P.I.                        Shanghai, China
APA232.pdf:31:Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H.                       Mjndtfro, Philippine Islands               Buckner Bay, Okinawa
APA232.pdf:31:Richmond, California                           Manus, Admiralty Islands                   Los Angeles, California
APA232.pdf:31:San Diego, California                          Samar, Philippine Islands                  Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H.
APA232.pdf:31:San Francisco, California                      Eniwetok, Marshall Islands                 Guam, Marianas Islands
APA232.pdf:31:San Pedro, California                          Ulithi, West Caroline Islands              Saipan, Marianas Islands
APA232.pdf:31:Seattle, Washington                            San Francisco, California                  San Pedro, California
APA232.pdf:4:          U.S.S. SAN SABA
APA232.pdf:4:       COMMANDING OFFICER
APA232.pdf:4:E. E. BERTHOLD, Capt., U. S. N.
APA232.pdf:5:                                                            J. P. Murphy, Lieut. Comdr.
APA232.pdf:5:                                                            SECOND EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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APA232.pdf:5:        FIRST EXECUTIVE OFFICER
APA232.pdf:5:       NAVIGATOR                    FIRST CHIEF ENGINEER                   SECOND CHIU' I Noace
APA232.pdf:7:two days steady she pitched and rolled taking at      were initiated expertly under the watchful eyes of
APA232.pdf:7:unkind to the new ship and her saltless crew . . .    San Saba and her almost majority pollywog crew
APA232.pdf:7:vision flag (she carried first ComTransDiv 60 and     radio was wild with rumors of peace feelers from
APA232.pdf:8:                                                          From October 1945 to the end of July 1946, the
APA232.pdf:8:                                                     Saba and the other ships returned to Ishinomaki
APA232.pdf:8:                                                     San Saba's story is one of long trips between the
APA232.pdf:8:                                                     United States and Navy and Army bases of the Pa­
APA232.pdf:8:                                                     cific .Her itinerary included the following taut
APA232.pdf:8:                                                     schedule:
APA232.pdf:8:     On 28 August she arrived in Manila Bay, later   Bay to complete the unloading.
APA232.pdf:8:     Shortly after noon on 17 September, urgent           Los Angeles to Guam and Saipan, M. I.
APA232.pdf:8:     The war was over, but the San Saba's job was    hardly gotten underway when she suffered an en­
APA232.pdf:8:32.6.5, which was composed of the San Saba, two      States for discharge or leaves.
APA232.pdf:8:AKA's and a destroyer escort. Leaving the shadows
APA232.pdf:8:Arriving in Tokyo Bay on 13 September, the San       ippines, the San Saba was assigned duty in Task
APA232.pdf:8:Bay and the Northern Honshu town of Shiogama.
APA232.pdf:8:Milne, she returned to Manus and then to the Philip­ At times she barely maintained steerageway. Edg­
APA232.pdf:8:Saba was detached from the squadron and Cap­         Group 16.12 or the Magic Carpet. . . vessels respon­
APA232.pdf:8:The XIV Corps men and gear were landed without
APA232.pdf:8:Transron 24. The occupation of Japan had begun.      Island, P. L, on October 4th. Upon arrival in the Phil­
APA232.pdf:8:against the Japanese ceased. The peace was ours!     Sendai and Shiogama in its path. The ship had
APA232.pdf:8:and the first ship to land occupation forces in that      Seattle to Naha, Okinawa
APA232.pdf:8:eagerly awaited reports came. Offensive action       traveling at 25 knots and sweeping northeast with
APA232.pdf:8:far from completed. Loading troop replacements at    gine casualty—reducing the speed to eight knots.
APA232.pdf:8:loaded the XIV Army Corps Headquarters Com­
APA232.pdf:8:of Fujiyama, TU 32.6.5 sailed North to Ishinomaki
APA232.pdf:8:orders were received from Tokyo for TU 32.6.5 to          Saipan to Los Angeles via Pearl Harbor
APA232.pdf:8:pany and attached units with their equipment and          Operation Shiogama completed, the task unit
APA232.pdf:8:pines, stopping at Mindoro and Subic Bay.            ing the worst of the storm for two days, the San
APA232.pdf:8:resistance and they moved inland to Sendai where
APA232.pdf:8:sailed for Tokyo Bay on 7 September as a unit of     set sail for Leyte, P. I., anchoring off Manicani
APA232.pdf:8:sector of Northern Honshu.                                Naha to Los Angeles
APA232.pdf:8:tain Berthold was placed in command of Task Unit     sible for returning veteran servicemen to the United
APA232.pdf:8:the first American ship in Ishinomaki Bay since 1938      Samar to Seattle
APA232.pdf:8:they set up their headquarters. The San Saba was
APA232.pdf:8:were underway and on the following day the           get underway and head North to avoid a typhoon
APA232.pdf:9:                                                          California, where she will be inactivated and
APA232.pdf:9:                                                          another, in her crew. Fourteen thousand soldiers,
APA232.pdf:9:                                                          sailors and marines, veterans of World War II, will
APA232.pdf:9:                                                          scheduled to go to Mare Island ship yard at Vallejo,
APA232.pdf:9:     Buckner Bay to San Francisco                         the San Saba. At the time of this writing, she is
APA232.pdf:9:     Buckner Bay to Yokosuka, Japan                       will live long in the memory of the thousand or more
APA232.pdf:9:     Long Beach to Pearl Harbor                           remember her as the ship that brought them home.
APA232.pdf:9:     Los Angeles to Buckner Boy, Okinawa                       It is hard to predict what the future holds for
APA232.pdf:9:     Pearl Harbor to San Francisco
APA232.pdf:9:     San Diego to Long Beach
APA232.pdf:9:     San Francisco to Shanghai, China
APA232.pdf:9:     Shanghai to Buckner Bay                              placed in the 19th Fleet. However, the San Saba
APA232.pdf:9:     While enroute from Los Angeles to Buckner
APA232.pdf:9:     Yokosuka to San Diego                                officers and men who have served, at one time and
APA232.pdf:9:Bay, burial services were held on 8 April 1946 while
APA232.pdf:9:CQM Barksdale, USN, who had requested that his
APA232.pdf:9:Chief Engineer got credit for this hit with a rifle shot.
APA232.pdf:9:Francisco while sailing North of Pearl, the San Saba
APA232.pdf:9:Two days later a second mine was sighted. The
APA232.pdf:9:and removed an acute appendicitis patient. The
APA232.pdf:9:ashes be scattered at sea. On the return trip to San
APA232.pdf:9:boats and the booms on number four Hatch. Short­
APA232.pdf:9:crossing the 180th Meridian. The deceased was
APA232.pdf:9:expert marksmanship of the Gunnery Department.
APA232.pdf:9:isfactory position, the mine was detonated by the
APA232.pdf:9:ly after dawn on 25 June 1946 a horned mine was
APA232.pdf:9:rendezvoused with a PCE on weather station duty
APA232.pdf:9:sighted off the starboard bow, requiring the ship to
APA232.pdf:9:suddenly alter course. After maneuvering for a sat­
APA232.pdf:9:transfer was made by use of one of the ships P-