Crewman Name |
Misc. Deck Log entires for this Crewman |
Commissioning Ceromony |
44-9-14 |
Initial Crew listings |
44-9-14 |
Boat crew loads (listing) |
44-9-15 |
Beach Party loads (listing) |
44-9-16 |
Near Collisions |
44-10-24 , 44-10-29 |
Gun Practice |
44-10-23 , 44-10-24 , 44-10-26 , 44-11-27 , 44-12-11 , 44-12-14 , 44-12-21 , 45-1-9 , 45-1-27 , 45-1-29 , 45-1-31 , 45-2-4 , 45-9-18 |
Gun Practice with towed sleeve target |
45-1-6 , 45-2-7 , 45-3-27 |
First Loading/Unloading Troops |
44-11-2 , 44-10-3 , 44-10-4 , 44-10-7 |
First Debarking/Embarking Troops in Practice Landings |
44-11-11 , 44-11-12 |
Debarking/Embarking Troops in Practice Landings at Maui |
44-11-18 , 44-11-19 |
Training Attack at Maalaea Bay |
44-11-22 , 44-11-23 , 44-11-24 , 44-11-26 , 44-11-27 , 44-11-28 |
Marine Injured |
44-11-17 |
Ship SC-1370 delivers injured for treatment |
44-11-17 |
PC-569 delivers injured for treatment |
44-11-26 |
LST-928 brings man aboard for examination |
44-11-28 |
Observed USS Tolland aground |
44-11-30 |
Catholic Mass at Hatch #2 |
44-11-17 |
Depth Charges dropped "Embarrassing" |
44-12-12 |
LST/LSM Towing exercises |
44-12-13 , 44-12-14 |
Paravane Exercises |
44-12-15 , 45-1-12 |
Lowering/Raising Boats exercises |
44-12-14 , 44-12-16 , 44-12-17 , 44-12-18 , 44-12-19 |
Anti-Sub Screen |
44-12-17 |
Fueled PC-463 |
44-12-17 , 44-12-19 |
Ship Damaged |
44-12-18 |
Captain visits another ship via the Gig |
44-12-19 |
Fueled Destroyer 656 |
44-12-19 |
Paravane Accedent |
44-12-20 |
Streamed Paravanes |
45-1-1 , 45-2-4 , 45-9-24 , 45-9-29 |
Recovered fouled Paravanes |
45-1-29 |
Pyrotechnic Drill |
45-1-1 |
Lost Steering Control |
45-1-1 |
Loaded ammunition, fuel, and money |
44-12-29 |
Simulated a Generator failure |
44-12-29 |
Loaded Combat Team 23rd 4th Marine Division |
44-12-29 |
Embarked Troops of 2nd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment 4th Marine Division |
44-11-20 , 44-11-21 |
Embarked Troops of 3rd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment |
44-11-20 , 44-11-25 |
Debarking/Embarking Troops Practice with smoke screen |
45-1-2 |
Simulate transfer of wounded via breeches bouy |
45-1-2 |
Degaussing and anti-sub Nets |
45-1-3 |
All Boats + Troops away |
45-1-7 |
All Boats away |
45-1-13 , 45-1-14 |
All Boats away, embark troops at Maui |
45-1-16 |
Debarking/Embarking Practice with Beach Party |
45-1-8 |
Fire: Broken fuel/oil line in engine room |
45-1-8 |
LCVP smoke boat drill |
45-1-13 |
Ships in Columns |
45-1-7 |
Marines in trouble |
45-1-12 |
Boat #13 fails to return from beach landing pratice |
45-1-15 |
Simulate taking aboard casualties |
45-1-15 , 45-1-16 |
Maalaea to Pearl Harbor |
45-1-17 |
Fire in #2 Hold |
45-1-17 |
Moored in Berth at Pearl Harbor between APA-119 and APA-156 |
45-1-18 |
Transferred several sick Marines to Hospital |
45-1-19 |
Received ammo from LCM |
45-1-26 |
Left Pearl Harbor for Eniwetok Atoll |
45-1-27 |
Emergency Turns |
45-1-28 |
Completed WIMS Exercises |
45-2-2 |
Arrived at Eniwetok Atoll |
45-2-5 |
Water Main Burst flooding "J" compartment |
45-2-5 |
Left Eniwetok for Saipan |
45-2-7 |
Simulated Air Attack |
45-2-7 |
Men (3) wounded by Gun shrapnel |
45-2-7 |
Fire: False call in Cargo area |
45-2-7 |
Motion Picture Projectionist arrives on Lowndes |
45-1-25 |
Tactical Maneuvers for Photographic purposes |
45-2-10 |
Arrived at Saipan. Men transferred for LST training |
45-2-11 |
Gun Practice for Ship's Officers (.45 cal) |
45-2-12 |
Smoke Boats in Water and working |
45-2-15 |
To Iwo Jima |
45-2-16 |
Emergency Turn to avoid Enemy Sub |
45-2-16 |
Arrived at Iwo Jima 0645 |
45-2-19 |
IWO JIMA:Started Debarking Troops |
45-2-19 |
IWO JIMA:Received first casualties at 1157 |
45-2-19 |
IWO JIMA:Left transport area of Iwo Jima for night retirement 1836 |
45-2-19 |
IWO JIMA:More casualties recieved |
45-2-19 , 45-2-20 , 45-2-21 , 45-2-22 , 45-2-26 , 45-2-27 , 45-3-3 |
IWO JIMA:Away Boats again (with Lowndes medical group) |
45-2-20 |
IWO JIMA:Enemy Aircraft in Area 1832 |
45-2-21 , 45-2-23 , 45-2-24 |
IWO JIMA:Debarked 24th Marine Replacement Draft to Iwo Jima |
45-2-24 |
IWO JIMA:Embarked 101 men of 24th Marine Replacement from APA-158 |
45-2-24 |
IWO JIMA:Re-Embarked Lowndes Beach Party from Iwo Jima |
45-2-24 |
IWO JIMA:Ships position given relative to Flag on Surabachi |
45-2-27 |
IWO JIMA:Marine dies on Ship |
45-2-27 |
IWO JIMA:Received 4 LCVPs from USS Bayfield (APA-30) at Iwo Jima |
45-2-27 |
IWO JIMA:Lowndes Iwo Jima KIAs reported |
45-3-3 |
Passenger/Patient List of USMC+USNR attached |
45-3-3 |
Passenger/Patient dies on Ship |
45-3-4 |
Passengers/Patients unloaded to Guam Hospital |
45-3-5 |
Left Guam for Saipan with other (named) ships |
45-3-5 |
Arrived at Saipan and loaded Marines and Cargo (10th Regiment 2nd Marines) |
45-3-8 |
More Marines loaded at Saipan |
45-3-9 , 45-3-13 , 45-3-15 , 45-3-16 |
Mechanical Problems (Leak) |
45-3-17 |
Landing Rehearsals at Saipan |
45-3-17 |
Collision avoided with APA-196 |
45-3-22 |
Headed to Okinawa from Saipan |
45-3-27 |
Mail delivery from DD-802 |
45-3-28 |
Sub detected |
45-3-30 |
OKINAWA:Arrived at Okinawa and debarked demo troops |
45-4-1 |
OKINAWA:Fired at Jap Bomber |
45-4-2 |
OKINAWA:Embarked all troops |
45-4-2 |
OKINAWA:Marine stabbed on ship in fight |
45-4-9 |
OKINAWA:Enemy Aircraft in area |
45-4-12 , 45-4-13 , 45-4-14 |
OKINAWA:Smoke boats away. LCVP catches on fire (Okinawa) |
45-4-12 |
OKINAWA:Debarked Construction Battalion, 2nd Dukw Company |
45-4-13 |
OKINAWA:Debarked 18th Field Depot Company |
45-4-13 |
OKINAWA:Opened fire on Enemy plane |
45-4-13 |
OKINAWA:Cruising Formation ship list |
45-4-14 |
Left Okinawa for Saipan |
45-4-14 |
Half Masted to honor Commander-Chief Franklin D. Roosevelt |
45-4-15 |
Arrived at Saipan and lowered Captain's gig |
45-4-18 |
Debarked troops at Saipan |
45-4-19 |
Lowndes collides with a tanker (minor damage) |
45-4-20 |
Found drifting LCVP from APA-206 |
45-4-23 |
General Drills Exercises |
45-4-26 |
Battle Problem |
45-4-27 |
Away all Boats at Saipan (Practice) |
45-4-30 |
Full Landing Exercises at Saipan |
45-4-1 , 45-5-1 , 45-5-3 , 45-5-4 |
Left Saipan for Tulagi |
45-6-5 |
Davy Jones comes aboard |
45-6-9 |
Neptunus Rex & Royal Court |
45-6-10 |
Arrived at Port Purvis, Florida Island, Solomons Group |
45-6-12 |
Loaded Ammo and Pyrotechnics |
45-6-13 |
Left Gavatu Harbor, Florida Island for Espiritu |
45-6-15 |
Traveling with USS BAYFIELD, USS HENDRY, USS BARRON, USS KERSHAW, USS NEWBERRY, USS MIFFLIN |
45-6-16 |
Arrived at Espiritu Santo Island |
45-6-17 |
Commendation Ceremony |
45-6-21 |
Left Espiritu Santo Island for Guam |
45-6-26 |
Arrived at Apra Harbor Guam |
45-7-4 |
Delivered LCS and 2 LCVP boats that were in cargo |
45-7-4 |
2nd Naval Construction Battalion is aboard to work in hatch #4 and #5 |
45-7-8 |
3300 gallons of water given to LCT 358 |
45-7-10 |
$50,000 comes on Lowndes for Crew pay |
45-7-10 |
YO 124 loads Lowndes with 41,454 gallons of fuel oil |
45-7-11 |
Passengers board Lowndes (name list attached) |
45-7-11 |
Left Guam for San Francisco |
45-7-12 |
Observed sunset |
45-7-18 , 45-7-19 , 45-8-26 , 45-11-12 , 45-11-14 , 45-12-9 |
Tested all diesel fire pumps and flushed fire mains |
45-7-26 , 45-8-24 |
Passed under San Francisco Bay Bridge |
45-7-27 |
Arrived at Berth #9 San Francisco Harbor |
45-7-27 |
Moved to Moore's Dry-docks, Oakland |
45-8-3 |
Moved from Moore's Dry-docks back to San Francisco Harbor |
45-8-3 |
Moved North San Francisco Harbor |
45-8-8 |
Lowndes Officer Dies |
45-8-8 |
Left San Francisco for Eniwetok Atoll |
45-8-21 |
Abandon Ship drill |
45-8-22 , 45-11-15 |
Fire: Galley (pan of grease) |
45-8-24 |
Arrived at Eniwetok Atoll |
45-9-1 |
Loaded 391 bags of mail cargo |
45-9-2 |
Left Eniwetok for Ulithi |
45-9-3 |
Traveling with BERRIEN (APA-62), HASKELL (APA-117), PRESIDENT HAYES (APA-20), MOUNTRAIL (APA-213), DUTCHESS (APA-98), OLMSTEAD (APA-188) |
45-9-4 |
Tactical Exercises |
45-9-6 |
Arrived at Ulithi |
45-9-7 |
Left Ulithi for Leyte Philippine Islands |
45-9-7 |
Observed sunrise |
45-9-9 , 45-9-21 |
Passed San Miguel Point |
45-9-10 |
Arrived at Batangas Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands |
45-9-11 |
Unloaded troops and supplies of the 86th Division, U.S. Army |
45-9-12 |
Left Batangas for Leyte |
45-9-13 |
USS Lowndes is Fleet Guide |
45-9-14 |
Arrived at Leyte. Moored next to YO-164 |
45-9-15 |
Loaded troops at Leyte |
45-9-15 , 45-9-16 |
Loaded troops of 1st and 3rd Battalions, 321st Infantry Division, U.S. Army |
45-9-17 |
Left Letye for Aomori, Japan joined by USS Crockett (APA-48) and USS Olmstead (APA-188) |
45-9-18 |
Possible mine contact |
45-9-19 |
USS Appalachian in fleet |
45-9-19 |
USS Crockett breaks-down |
45-9-24 |
Arrived at Aomori (Aomori Wan, Honshu), Japan |
45-9-25 |
Commenced scheduled landing operations in Japan |
45-9-26 |
Pumped water and fuel to LCS-112 and LCS-110 |
45-9-26 |
Debarked remaining troops to Japan |
45-9-28 |
Left Aomori for Saipan |
45-9-29 |
New ships in group: FILLMORE (APA-83), FEROUS (APA-82), OLMSTEAD (APA-188), EDGECOMBE (APA-164), CATRON (APA-71), ULVENT M. MOORE (DE-442) |
45-9-29 |
FILMORE breaks-down |
45-9-29 |
Arrived at Saipan and started loading troops (Navy, Army and Marines) |
45-10-4 , 45-10-5 |
Left Saipan for San Francisco |
45-10-6 |
Strong Storms |
45-10-11 , 45-11-14 , 45-11-24 , 46-2-24 |
Destination changed to Seattle |
45-10-13 |
Exchanged calls with APA-28 via flashing light |
45-10-17 |
Arrived at Seattle (Kirkland Shipyard) |
45-10-18 |
Lowndes Navigator is detached |
45-10-20 |
Paymaster brings $85,950.00 in cash aboard for crew pay |
45-10-30 |
Jacked over main engine |
45-11-1 |
Left Lake Washington (Kirkland Shipyard) |
45-11-1 |
Passed under George Washington Memorial Bridge |
45-11-1 |
Arrived at Pier #90, Berth #4, Seattle |
45-11-1 |
Left Seattle for Samar, Philippine Islands |
45-11-3 |
Destination changed to Manila |
45-11-15 |
Steam pressure lost. All engines stopped |
45-11-18 |
Arrived at Manila Harbor, moored next to USS WINCOSKI (AO-38) |
45-11-21 |
Completed loading passengers |
45-11-22 |
Left Manila for San Francisco |
45-11-23 |
Ran into big storm and went back to Manila |
45-11-24 |
Left Manila for San Francisco |
45-11-26 |
Sighted Saipan Island |
45-11-30 |
Leak in economizer. Stopped all engines |
45-12-3 |
Arrived at Pier 15, San Francisco |
45-12-13 |
Left San Francisco for Manila |
45-12-27 |
New Years Day Poem by Lowndes Officers |
46-1-1 |
Destination changed to Pearl Harbor |
46-1-2 |
Captain Perdue leaves Lowndes with Medical Problems |
46-1-3 |
New Skipper arrives |
46-1-11 |
Fire: 10 mattresses damaged |
46-1-14 |
Loaded 1500 bags of mail |
46-1-14 |
Loaded troops |
46-1-15 |
Left Pearl Harbor for San Francisco |
46-1-16 |
Sighted Life Raft |
46-1-20 |
Exchanged calls with USS New Orleans |
46-1-21 |
Arrived at San Francisco and unloaded passengers |
46-1-21 |
New Captain cracks down |
46-1-25 |
Lowndes leaves San Francisco for Balboa, Canal Zone (Panama Canal) |
46-2-7 |
Completed steering casualty drill |
46-2-10 , 46-2-11 |
Man over board drill |
46-2-12 |
Exchanged calls with USS Shamrock Bay (CVE-184) |
46-2-12 |
Abandon Ship Drill |
46-2-13 , 46-2-14 |
Passed Panama Canal (locks) |
46-2-16 |
Anchored in berth 23 in Limon Bay, Canal Zone |
46-2-17 |
Left Limon Bay for Norfolk, Virginia |
46-2-22 |
Lowndes cuts the Atlantic for the first time |
46-2-22 |
Passed San Salvador to port |
46-2-23 |
Bad weather |
46-2-24 |
Passed S.S. MOBILOIL |
46-2-26 |
Arrived at Pier #9 Newport News (Hampton Roads), Virginia |
46-2-27 |
Left Hampton Roads and arrived at Pier #4, berth 41, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia |
46-3-25 |
Moved to new birth #35 |
46-3-27 |
Unloaded all ammo. Damage to ship |
46-3-29 |
Moved back to Hampton Roads |
46-4-2 |
Underway to Craney Island fuel dock to commenced defueling |
46-4-6 |
Moved back to Hampton Roads "G" |
46-4-6 |
All Boats transferred |
46-4-9 |
Moved to Pier #5 berth #35, Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VIrginia |
46-4-9 |
USS Drake (APA-159) on port side, USS MONTOUR (APA-101) |
46-4-10 |
Debarked crew and officers to Navy barracks. Only security watch remains |
46-4-15 |
Fire: On Montour |
46-4-16 |
USS Lowndes Last Deck Log entry noting decommissioning ceromony |
46-4-17 |