UNIVERSAL SHIP CANCELLATION SOCIETY

DATA SHEET #31 - APRIL 2008

OPERATION MAGIC CARPET

By Stewart B. Milstein L-7205

Operation Magic Carpet was the name given to the sealift of USmilitary and civilian personnel from Europe, the Pacific, Asia, Alaska,the Caribbean and South America to the US. The operation began onSeptember 6, 1945 and ended on September 1, 1946.

Magic Carpet did not become effective in the movement of USpersonnel from Europe until after Japan surrendered. By December1945, all combat ships ceased operating as transports between theUS and Europe. Starting in January, 1946, non-combat naval vesselswere supposed to be shifted from the Atlantic to the Pacific Theater.Pacific Theater combat ships were supposed to stop operating astransports as of February 1946.

The cease fire went into effect in the Pacific Theater on August 15,1945. The initial naval response after the cease fire was to locate, viaaerial reconnaissance flown from the aircraft carriers sailing thewaters off the Japanese coast, the POW camps in Japan and on theAsian mainland. Once the camps had been located, planes beganairdrops of food, medicine, and other supplies.

In the Pacific Theater, the formal surrender documents were signedaboard the USS MISSOURI (BB-63) on September 2, 1945. ThenTask Force 11 began the initial MAGIC CARPET run on September11, 1945. The battleships WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MISSISSIPPI,NEW MEXICO, and NORTH CAROLINA, accompanied by the cruiserPORTLAND and at least four destroyers picked up 900 passengers(mainly higher ranking naval personnel) and sailed southeast toOkinawa and then on to Pearl Harbor. The ships transited thePanama Canal and dispersed to various East Coast ports.

Planning for the return of US personnel had begun in 1943, and moreserious planning took place in 1944. When the war in Europe endedin May !945, the USArmy was experienced in moving large numbersof troops. Bases had been established from which ships were to taketroops either to the east coast of the US or through the PanamaCanal to the Pacific Theater. The suddenness by which the war in thePacific came to an end three months later caught the military offguard. There was just not enough lift capacity to bring home all thetroops from around the world as fast as they wanted to come home oras fast as the US public demanded. To help meet this need forcapacity, CNO, FAdm. King, designated combat ships as transports(Isenberg). Many CVs, CVLs, and CVEs as well as cruisers mademultiple trips across the oceans to bring the boys home. Even withthis increased capacity the Navy carried only 55% of the troops home(Isenberg). The rest of the forces were carried by civilian and USArmy Transportation Services, because the Navy also had to sendmany of its ships into the yards so that they could receive necessaryoverhaul, repair, and transformation so that they could carry extrapersonnel. The Navy's efforts were further handicapped by the factthat many sailors had the acquired the necessary points to bedischarged. These sailors could not be forced to stay in the service toprovide the crews in this worldwide ferrying service. Some naval

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vessels were sent to the US for the specific purpose of being eitherlaid up or scrapped. These ships made only one voyage as part ofOperation Magic Carpet.

On September 9, 1945, RAdm. H.S. Kendall was designated as theCommander Task Group 16.12. RAdm. Kendall would commandMAGIC CARPET through its peak operating period of December1945, when 305 ships, including 222 troopships, 12 hospital ships, 6battleships, 18 cruisers, and 57 aircraft carriers (of which 46 wereescort carriers), on all the oceans of the world, were moving USpersonnel toward the US. So many servicemen were being separatedthat Gen. George C. Marshall told RAdm. Morison, "...thatdemobilization had become a rout."

On September 11, 1945, RAdm. F.G. Fahrion arrived at Nagasaki torecover US POWs and, RAdm. Riggs arrived in Wakayamaaccompanied by two hospital ships and three destroyers to transportmore former POWs to Okinawa. By September 18, 1945, all knownAllied ex-POWs in the 8th Army area had been recovered. CVEsCHENANGO and CAPE GLOUCESTER, accompanied by thecruisers BILOXI and MOBILE and several DDs, removed all Allied ex-POWS to Okinawa by September 22, 1945.

The movement of personnel was bi-directional. Former Axisprisoners had to be repatriated to Japan and Europe. The USSWASP carried 1200 former Italian POWs to Naples and in 27 hoursloaded 4000 US soldiers for return to the US. Occupation forces hadto be sent to Germany, China, Korea, and Japan. Chinese troopswere ferried from southern to northern China to disarm the Japaneseand maintain combat forces against Mao's communist forces. Adm.Morison stated that the LSTs were to be used to repatriate Japaneseforces back to Japan and were not supposed to be used to transportUS servicemen. In fact, two LSTs were used to transport US forcesdemonstrating the need for lift capacity.

The movement of personnel often took place in stages. In the PacificTheater, not every ship made a round trip between a foreign port andthe US. Passengers were transported from various locations tocollecting centers, and then transported to the US. Thirty percent of

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Marianas, and thirty percent from Okinawa and Japan. The remainingten percent embarked from Hawaii, Korea, China and the SouthwestPacific. Hawaii was used as a transfer point. Personnel bound for theEast Coast were separated from those headed for the West Coast.They were then assigned transport based on the transporting vessel'sfinal destination.

The Secretary of the Navy's report stated that 354 ships transported2+ million people between October 1, 1945 and May 1, 1946. Thisaccounting lists the official numbers and vessels• It does not take intoaccount the large number of ships that were not officially a part ofMagic Carpet. It seemed as if no US- bound ship left a foreign portwithout taking point qualified people on board. Ships in transit to theUS that were to be taken out of service put into Okinawa, thePhilippines, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, and PearlHarbor where returning personnel were taken on board for transportback to the US.

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HAVRE-NORFOLK ?-6 Jul; MANILA-SEATTLE no dates; 3x JAPAN & KOREA-WEST COAST Oct 45-Mar 46

ADM. H.T. MAYO AP-125 OKINAWA-SF 10-27 Sep; TOKYO,MANILA-SF 29 Oct-22 Nov; NAGOYA-SF 29 Dec-11 Jan; OKINAWA-SEATTLE 22 Feb-10 Mar;YOKOSUKA-SEATTLE ?-23 Apr; YOKOHOMA-SF 18-31 Oct

ADM. HUGH RODMAN AP-126 PHILIPPINES-SF ?-OCT 45; PHILIPPINES-SF no dates; NAGOYA-LA ?-3 JAN; YOKOHOMA-SEATTLE no dates

ADM. R.E. COONTZ AP-122 2x YOKOHOMA-SEATTLE no dates; OKINAWA-WEST COAST no dates; PEARL HARBOR-NY ?-11 Mar; BREMERHAVEN-NY 21 Nov-Dec 46

ADM. W.L. CAPPS AP-121 MARSEILLES-NORFOLK ?-20 Sep; LE HAVRE-NORFOLK & MARSEILLES-NORFOLK Oct-Dec 45; YOKOSUKA-SEATTLE 30 Jan-?; OKINAWA-SF no dates

ADM. W.S. BENSON AP-120 ULITHI-SF 3-14 Sep; OKINAWA-SEATTLE 10-21Nov; OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO 8-21 Jan; NAPLES-NY 5-12 Jun

ADM. W.S. SIMS AP-127 MANILA-SF 6-25 Nov; MANILA-SAN PEDRO 27 Dec-11 Jan; OKINAWA-SEATTLE ?-6 Mar; JINSEN, OKINAWA-SF 11 Apr-7 May

ADMIRALTY ISLANDS CVE-99 MAUI- ? 6 Oct-?ALABAMA BB-60 OKINAWA-SF ?-15 OctALAMANCE AKA-75 WESTPAC-PEARL HARBOR Jan-Apr 46ALASKA CB-1 JINSEN-PEARL HARBOR - SF 14 Nov 45 - ? ALBEMARLE AV-5 NEW CALEDONIA-ALAMEDA 13-28 Nov; SAMAR-ALAMEDA no datesALDERAMIN AK-116 SHANGHAI-SF 11 Dec-1 FebALKAID AK-114 JAPAN-SF 16 Nov-6 JanALLEN M. SUMNER DD-692 SAIPAN-ASTORIA 4-19 OctALLENDALE APA-127 HIROWAN, SAMAR-SF ?-22 NovALMAACK AKA-10 NAGOYA-PORTLAND 14-24 Nov; TIENSTIN-SEATTLE 30 Jan-?ALNITAH AK-127 ROI, KWAJALIEN, MAJURO - SD Oct 45-12 Nov ALPINE APA-92 TAKU, WEIHAIWEI,TSINGTAO, OKINAWA-SF ?-22 Nov; NAGOYA-TACOMA Dec 45-14 JanALTAMAHA CVE-108 P no specific dataAMERICAN LEGION APA-17 GUAM-SAN PEDRO ?-24 Oct; SAMAR-? Nov 45-12 DecAMESBURY APD-46 OKINAWA, ENIWETOK-PEARL HARBOR, SD 22 Oct-7 Nov; SD-NORFOLK 7 Dec-?AMMENS DD-527 SASEBO, MIDWAY, PEARL HARBOR-SD 17 Nov-6 DecAMSTERDAM CL-101 OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR, PORTLAND ?-15 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 12-18 DecANDROMEDA AKA-15 SASEBO-SEATTLE 6-22 NovANNE ARUNDEL AP-76 NAGOYA-TACOMA 5-18 FebANTHONY DD-515 SASEBO, MIDWAY, PEARL HARBOR - SD 17 Nov-6 Dec

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OKINAWA, PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE 23 Sep-5 Oct; 3x PEARL HARBOR-CALIF no specific dates;ARLINGTON AP-174 JAPAN-SEATTLE ?-14 Nov; JAPAN-SEATTLE ?-13 Feb ARTEMIS AKA-21 PHILIPPINES-SF 21 Jan-9 FebARTHUR MIDDLETON APA-25 TACLOBAN-CALIF no dates; SAMAR-? Nov 45-?ATHENE AKA-22 YOKOHOMA, SAIPAN-SF ?-23 Nov; SAIPAN-SAN PEDRO 25 Nov-? DecATLANTA CL-104 TOKYO, GUAM-SEATTLE 30 Sep-24 OctATTU CVE-102 ?-PEARL HARBOR ?-6 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 1-7 NovAUDRAIN APA-59 MANILA-PORTLAND 1-27 NovAUDUBON APA-149 MANILA-SF 3-20 Dec AUGUSTA CA-31 ?-NY 19-27 Nov; LE HAVRE-NY ?-23 DecAULICK DD-569 OKINAWA - NY 10 Sep-17 OctAURELIA AKA-23 SASEBO-SF 26 Oct-13 Nov: JAPAN-SF ?-16 JanAURIGA AK-98 YOKOSUKA-PEARL HARBOR-NY 27 Nov-3 JanBALTIMORE CA-68 3x P no specific dataBANDERA APA-131 SHANGHAI-SF ?-15 FebBANNER APA-60 OKINAWA-SF 27 Sep-12 Oct; 1 P - no specific dataBARBER APD-57 NAGOYA, SASEBO, ENIWETOK-PEARL HARBOR, SD, PANAMA, FLORIDA 21 Nov-?BARNETT APA-5 LEYTE-TACOMA 1-18 Aug; BARNSTABLE APA-93 MANILA-CALIF ?-17 NovBARNWELL APA-132 GUAM-SF 31 Oct-14 NovBARR APD-39 POWs - TOKYO-? Sep 45-?BARROW APA-61 LEYTE-SF ?-15 Oct; PHILIPPINES-PEARL HARBOR ?-5 FebBASSETT APD-73 SASEBO-? No dates BATAAN CVL-29

OKINAWA-NY 10 Sep-17 Oct; NAPLES-NORFOLK 30 Nov-8 Dec; NAPLES- NORFOLK 23 Dec-2 JanBAXTER APA-94 GUAM,PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-19 Oct; 2x JAPAN-SD last ends 10 FebBAYFIELD APA-33 AOMORI, SAIPAN, TINIAN-SAN PEDRO 7-20 Oct; KOREA-WEST COAST Nov 45-?; KOREA -WEST

COAST Jan 46-?BEALE DD-471 SASEBO, MIDWAY, PEARL HARBOR-SD 17 Nov - 6 DecBECKHAM APA-133 OKINAWA, MANILA-SF ?-26 Nov; SAMAR-SEATTLE 7-26 JanBELET APD-109 WAKAYAMA-SD Dec 45-Jan 46BELLEAU WOODS CVL-24 PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 31 Oct-6 Nov; GUAM,SAIPAN-SD ?-31 JanBENEVOLENCE AH-13 POWs-YOKOSUKA-SF 27 Nov-12 Dec; 3x PEARL HARBOR-SF last ends 15 Feb

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A BBERGEN APA-150 MANILA-SF 31 Oct-20 Nov; SUBIC BAY-PT. HUENEME CA 3-24 Jan BERRIEN APA-62 SHANGHAI,YOKOSUKA-SF ? Feb - 6 MarBETELGUESE AKA-11 GUAM,PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-Dec 45BEXAR APA-237 YOKOSUKA-SAN PEDRO ?-8 Jan BILOXI CL-80 NAGASAKI TO OTHER SHIPS AND PORTS no datesBINGHAM APA-225 POWs OKINAWA-MANILA no dates; MANILA-PEARL HARBOR-SF 26 Oct-17 Nov; MANILA-SF 29

Nov-16 Dec; + 1 P no specific data BIRGIT AKA-24 HIROWAN, OKINAWA-SF Oct 45-17 Nov; SAMAR-SF 15 Dec-1 JanBIRMINGHAM CL-62 BRISBANE-SF ?-22 MarBLADEN APA-63 MANILA-WEST COAST no dates; + 1 P no specific dataBLAIR DE-147 HI - SAN PEDRO 4 - 10 SEP 45, SAN PEDRO - CHARLESTON SC 12 - 25 Sep 45BLAND APA-134 TIENSTIN, TAKU, INCHON, SASEBO-SF 1 Nov-3 Dec; 2x PHILIPPINES-? no datesBLOCK ISLAND CVE-106 POWs TAIWAN-? 6-9 Sep-?BOGUE CVE-9 P no specific dataBOISE CL-47 LE HAVRE-NY 29 Nov-24 Dec BOLIVAR APA-34 LEYTE-PEARL HARBOR no dates; PHILIPPINES, MARSHALLS, ADMIRALTIES, CAROLINES-SF ?-

29 JanBOLLINGER APA-234 GUAM-? No dates: + 2x P no specific dataBON HOMME RICHARD CV-31 GUAM-SF no dates; PEARL HARBOR-SF Nov 45-? BOSQUE APA-135 JAPAN, RUSSELLS, NOUMEA, GUADALCANAL-SF 25 Oct-9 NovBOTETOURT APA 136 OKINAWA-SF 16-30 NovBOTTINEAU APA-235 WAKAYAMA-SD ?-24 Oct; 2x - OKINAWA-WEST COAST no dates BOULDER VICTORY AK-227 OKINAWA-? 16 Nov-?BOUNTIFUL AH-9 YOKOSUKA-SF 27 Mar-?BOWIE APA-137 GUAM-SD 26 Oct-12 Nov; ?-WEST COAST ?-27 DecBRACKEN APA-64 TIENSTIN,OKINAWA-PORTLAND; PHILIPPINES-PEARL HARBOR no datesBRAXTON APA-138 NAGOYA, OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO ?-22 Nov; PHILIPPINES-SAN PEDRO ?-13 Feb BREESE DM-18 PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-24 NovBRETON CVE-23 PEARL HARBOR-SD 26 Oct-1 NovBRISCOE APA-65 2x P - no specific dataBRISTER DE-327 POWs FROM TAIWAN to USS SANTEE 5-7 Sep BROADWATER APA-139 TOKYO, GUAM-SD 27Oct-10 NovBRONX APA-236 TSINGTAO, TAKU-SF; PHILIPPINESS-CALIF; SHANGHAI, TSINGTAO,TAKU-SF; OKINAWA-SF no

datesBROOKINGS APA-140 2x JINSEN, SASEBO-SEATTLE no datesBRULE APA-66 JINSEN, TSINGTAO, MANILA-SF 11 Oct-8 Dec; YOKOSUKA-PEARL HARBOR no datesBUCKINGHAM APA-141 WAKAYAMA-SF; MARIANAS-? no dates BUNKER HILL CV-17 PHILIPPINES-? no dates; PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE 17 Oct - ?BURKE APD-65 PHILIPPINES-SD no dates

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A BBURLEIGH APA-95 WAKAYAMA-? no dates; + 1 P no specific dataBURLESON APA-67 2x P no specific dataBUTTE APA-68 TSINGTAO-WEST COAST ? Nov - ? DecCABILDO LSD-16 Allied POWs - HONSHU-OKINAWA Sep 45CALLAWAY APA-35 WAKAYAMA-? no dates; SAMAR-? Nov 45-?CALVERT APA-32 2x P no specific dataCAMBRIA APA-36 OKINAWA-SF 29 Oct-12 Nov; +1 P no specific dataCAPE ESPERANCE CVE-88 PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-11 Sep; KWAJALIEN, PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO ?-2 Nov CAPE GLOUCESTER CVE-109 4x OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR no specific datesCAPE JOHNSON AP-172 WAKAYAMA-? no dates; SAMAR-SEATTLE 12 Oct-2 NovCARD CVE-11 3x P includes 2x PEARL HARBOR-SD no specific datesCARLISLE APA-69 MANILA-PEARL HARBOR, SF no dates; TOKYO-? Nov-45-?; + 1 P no specific detailsCARTERET APA-70 OKINAWA-SF 27 Oct-11 Nov; JAPAN, OKINAWA - WEST COAST no datesCASABLANCA CVE-55 SAIPAN-SF ?-24 Sep; ?-SD ?-17 Dec; ?-SD ?-10 FebCASE DD-370 IWO JIMA - NORFOLK 19 Sep - 1 NovCASSIN DD-372 IWO JIMA - NORFOLK 19 Sep - 1 NovCATRON APA-71 POWs JAPAN, GUAM-SF Sep 45 - 19 Oct CATSKILL LSV-1 2x WAKAYAMA, MANILA, GUAM, ULITHI, PELELIU, ENIWETOK-SD last ends 10 FebCAVALIER APA-37 MANILA, PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-1 Nov; SAMAR, GUAM, ENIWETOK, KWAJALIEN-SF ?-22 FebCECIL APA-96 JAPAN-SD ?-Nov 45; PHILIPPINES-SAN PEDRO ?-22 JanCELENO AK-76 SAIPAN-SF Nov 45-?CHANDELEUR AV-10 PHILIPPINES, SAIPAN-SEATTLE ?-11 JanCHARLES AUSBURNE DD-570 OKINAWA - WASH DC 10 Sep - 17 OctCHARLES CARROLL APA-28 PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-22 Aug; 5x MANILA, NAGOYA, SASEBO, YOKOSUKA, TIENSTIN,

SHANGHAI, TAKU, GUAM-? no specific datesCHARLEVOIX AK-168 GUAM-WEST COAST no datesCHENANGO CVE-28 POWs - NAGASAKI-SAIPAN, GUAM-PEARL HARBOR 25 Oct-?; OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR-CA no

dates CHESTER CA-27 OMINATO, IWO JIMA-PEARL HARBOR, SF Oct 45-18 Nov; GUAM-SF ?-17 DecCHEVALIER DD-805 SAIPAN - SD 25 Mar - 11 AprCHILTON APA-38 2x PHILIPPINES, OKINAWA-SF, last trip ended 10 MayCIRCE AKA-25 SASEBO-SF 325 Dec CLARENDON APA-72 SAMAR, GUAM, SAIPAN, IWO JIMA-SAN PEDRO ?-18 DecCLAXTON DD-571 OKINAWA - WASH DC 10 Sep - 17 OctCLAY APA-39 SAIPAN-SAN PEDRO ?-6 Dec; WESTPAC - WEST COAST no datesCLEBURNE APA-73 JINSEN-SF 28 Oct-14 NovCLERMONT APA-143 PELELIU, GUAM-SD 3-23 Nov; +1 P no specific dataCLEVELAND CL-55 YOKOSUKA-PEARL HARBOR, SAN DIEGO 1 Nov-?CLINTON APA-144 MANILA-SAN PEDRO 28 Nov-18 Dec

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A BCOASTERS HARBOR AG-74 1 P no specific dataCOFER APD-62 POWs NAGASAKI-? Sep 45-?; OKINAWA-SD 26 Nov-16 DecCOLBERT APA-145 JINSEN, DARIEN (POWs from MUKDEN)-OKINAWA ?-16 SepCOLLINGSWORTH APA-146 CHINA-TACOMA 28 Nov-19 DecCOLORADO BB-45 3x PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE no specific dataCOLUSA APA-74 2x GUAM, NOUMEA, BRISBANE, HOLLANDIA, MANUS- SEATTLE no datesCOMET AP-166 7x OKINAWA, GUAM, SAIPAN, HOLLANDIA, MANUS, SASEBO, TSINGTAO, TAKU, KODIAK, ADAK,

ATTU - SEATTLE/SF/SD/SAN PEDRO Aug 45-Aug 46COMFORT AH-6 YOKOHOMA,GUAM-SAN PEDRO ?-11 Dec; YOKOHOMA, INCHON, OKINAWA-SF ? - 4 MarCONCORD CL-10 OMINATO - BOSTON no dates CONSOLATION AH-15 WAKAYAMA, NAGOYA, OKINAWA, MARIANAS-SF 18 Sep-23 Nov; PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-3 FebCONVERSE DD-509 OKINAWA - WASH DC 10 Sep - 17 OctCOPAHEE CVE-12 SAIPAN, GUAM, ENIWETOK, PHILIPPINES-WEST COAST no datesCORE CVE-13 2x JAPAN-CAL 20 Oct- Jan 46CORREGIDOR CVE-58 3x PEARL HARBOR-CAL no specific datesCORTLAND APA-75 SASEBO-SD 7-23 Dec; PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-4 FebCORVUS AKA-26 YOKOHOMA, MARIANAS-SAN PEDRO ?-26 Nov; GUAM-WEST COAST ?-10 FebCOTTLE APA-147 WAKAYAMA, SAMAR-SF ?-30 Oct; PHILIPPINES-SF no datesCOWPENS CVL-25 2x OKINAWA,GUAM-PEARL HARBOR last ends 28 JanCRENSHAW AP-166 NAGAOYA-TACOMA 27 Nov-11 DecCRESCENT CITY APA-21 OKINAWA-SEATTLE ?-20 Dec CRITTENDEN APA-77 2x OKINAWA, SAMAR - SF last ended 1/24CROATAN CVE-25 2x LE HAVRE-NORFOLK no dates CROCKETT APA-148 AOMORI, GUAM-SD ?-21 Oct; OKINAWA-SD ?-8 Dec CRUX AK-115 MANILA-SF 15 Nov-10 DecCULLMAN APA-78 MANILA-SF ?-12 Dec; OKINAWA-SF ?-15 Feb CUMBERLAND SOUND AV-17 PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO ?-12 JanCUMMINGS DD-365 IWO JIMA - SAN PEDRO 19 Sep - ?CUSHING DD-797 SASEBO, PEARL HARBOR-BREMERTON ?-20 NovCUSTER APA-40 SASEBO, PELELIU-PEARL HARBOR, AN PEDRO ?-21 NovDADE APA-99 MANILA-SF ?-17 DecDALY DD-519 SASEBO, MIDWAY, PEARL HARBOR - SD 17 Nov - 6 DecDANE APA-238 3x OKINAWA, GUAM, PELELIU, MANUS, TRUK, KWAJALIEN - ? 19 Dec-10 Jul DARKE APA-159 GUAM, GUADALCANAL, NOUMEA-SF ?-18 Nov; 2x PEARL HABOR, ENIWETOK, KWAJALIN-SF 30

Nov-3 FebDASHIELL DD-659 TOKYO - CHARLESTON 6 Sep - 21 OctDAUPHIN APA-97 SASEBO-SAN PEDRO, LEYTE-SAN PEDRO 6-17 JanDAWSON APA-79 SAIPAN-SF 27 Oct-14 Nov; GUAM-SF 1-17 JanDE GRASSE AK-233 GUAM, SAIPAN-SF 30 Oct-18 Nov

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A BDEMETER ARB-10 PEARL HARBOR-CHARLESTON 11 Oct-11 NovDETROIT CL-8 TOKYO-? 15 Oct-?DEUEL APA-160 SAIPAN-SF 18 Oct-2 Nov; +1 P no dataDEVOSA AKA-27 SUBIC BAY-SF 26 Oct-17 NovDICKENS APA-161 MANILA-SEATTLE 20 Oct-9 Nov; TACLOBAN-SEATTLE; PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE no specific

datesDIPHDA AKA-59 OKINAWA-PORTLAND ?-29 NovDONALD W. WOLF APD-129 OKINAWA-SD 21 Oct-11 NovDOROTHEA L. DIX AP-67 ENIWETOK-SF 27 Sep-8 OctDOWNES DD-375 IWO JIMA - SAN PEDRO 19 Sep - ?DOYEN APA-1 2x PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST 28 Sep-30 DecDREW APA-162 WAKAYAMA, SAMAR, ENIWETOK -SF ?-31 Oct; JAPAN-TACOMA ?-16 DecDU PAGE APA-41 NAGOYA-GUAM 29 Oct-1 Nov; GUAM-PORTLAND - ?-5 Jan DUCHESS APA-98 NAGOYA, MANILA-SF 31 Oct-?; PHILIPPINES-SF ?-25 JanDUNLAP DD-384 IWO JIMA - SAN PEDRO 19 Sep - ?DUPLIN AKA-47 NAGOYA-SEATTLE 9-20 Nov; JAPAN-? ?-20 FebDYSON DD-572 OKINAWA - WASH DC 10 Sep - 17 OctEASTLAND APA-163 JINSEN-PORTLAND ?-2 Dec; YOKOSUKA-SEATTLE ?-28 JanEDGECOMBE APA-164 AOMORI,GUAM-? No dates; + 1 P no specific data EDWARDS DD-619 ? - ? 6 Sep - ?EFFINGHAM APA-165 2x P no specific data ELECTRA AKA-4 WAKAYAMA-SF ?-10 NovELKHART APA-80 JINSEN-SF ?-3 JanELMORE APA-42 HIROWAN, OKINAWA-WEST COAST; PHILIPPINES-WEST COAST no specific datesENTERPRISE CV-6 PEARL HARBOR-NY 25 Sep-17 Oct; SOUTHAMPTON-NY 23-30 Nov; SOUTHAMPTON-NY 13-24

Dec; PONTA DELGADA-NY ?-Jan 46EUROPA AP-177 SOUTHAMPTON-NY ?-24 Sep; 2x SOUTHAMPTON-NY no specific datesFALLON APA-81 SASEBO, OKINAWA - SD 23 Sep-29 Oct; SAMAR-SD no datesFANNING DD-385 GUAM - GALVESTON 19 Sep - 23 OctFANSHAW BAY CVE-70 PEARL HARBOR-SF ?- 2 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SD 27 Oct-2 Nov; PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-Jan 46FAYETTE APA-43 SASEBO-SF 25 Oct-12 Nov; SAIPAN, GUAM, PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST ?- 17 JanFELAND APA-11 SAMAR-WEST COAST no datesFERGUS APA-82 AOMORI, GUAM, LEYTE-PEARL HARBOR-SF no dates; PEARL HARBOR-SF no dates FILLMORE APA-83 AOMORI, SAIPAN, GUAM-SF no dates; OKINAWA-? Nov 45-?FINCH DE-328 POWs from TAIWAN to USS SANTEE 5-7 Sep; POWs KOREA-? No dates FLINT CL-97 YOKOSUKA-SF 13 Oct-28 Nov; KWAJALIEN-SF no datesFLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AP-70 YOKOSUKA-? no dates; KOREA-LONG BEACH ?-16 Feb; LE HAVRE-NY ?-8 AprFOND DU LAC APA-166 GUAM-SF 26 Oct-9 NovFOOTE DD-511 OKINAWA - NY 11 Sep - 17 Oct

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A BFORMALHAUT AKA-5 OKINAWA-NORFOLK 7 Dec-15 JanFRANK E. EVANS DD-754 POWs - MANCHURIA-? Sep 45 - Mar 46FREDERICK FUNSTON APA-89 MANILA-SAN PEDRO ?-3 Oct; MARIANA-WEST COAST ?- 7 FebFREESTONE APA-167 MANILA-? no dates; MANUS- SF 22 Oct-6 Nov; +1 P - no specific ports ?-23 Dec FREMONT APA-44 2x PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST no dates; 2x WESTPAC-WEST COAST last arr 12 AugGAGE APA-168 OKINAWA, MANILA-PORTLAND ?-12/14; YOKOSUKA-SF ?-2/25; SAMAR-SF ?-10 May; MARIANA-

PEARL HARBOR-NORFOLK ?-29 Jul GALLATIN APA-169 NAGOYA, SUBIC BAY, SAMAR- PEARL HARBOR-SD 29 Oct-20 Nov; PHILIPPINES-SD ?-25 JanGANTER APD-42 GUAM, MARSHALLS-PEARL HARBOR, SD Oct 45-1 NovGARRARD APA-84 POWs - SENDAI-TOKYO 10-15 Sep; YOKOSUKA-PORTLAND 3-25 Oct; MANILA-SF 14 Dec-3 Jan GASCONADE APA-85 TACLOBAN-PORTLAND 17 Oct-2 Nov; NAGOYA-SEATTLE 8-19 Dec; PEARL HARBOR-? 30 Jan-8

Feb GEN. A.E. ANDERSON AP-111 8x E - MARSEILLES, LE HAVRE, SOUTHAMPTON, KARACHI - (6 to NY, 1 BOSTON, 1 NORFOLK)

18 Aug-15 Apr GEN. A.W. BREWSTER AP-155 PHILIPPINES-SF ?-1 Sep; 2x WESTPAC-WEST COAST no specific data; MANILA-OAKLAND Sep 46-

Oct 46GEN. A.W. GREELY AP-141 CALCUTTA-NEWPORT NEWS 28 May-22 Jun; LE HAVRE-NY ?-7 Jul; 2x CALCUTTA-NY no dates

(last ended 6 Dec); KARACHI, COLOMBO, SINGAPORE, PHILIPPINES-SEATTLE 6 Jan-2 FebGEN. C.C. BALLOU AP-157 MARSEILLES-HAMPTON ROADS 23 Aug-? Sep; 2x INDIA-NY no dates; CALCUTTA, MANILA-SF Feb

46-8 MarGEN. C.G. MORTON AP-138 MARSEILLES-NEWPORT NEWS ?-2 Sep; KARACHI-NY no dates; KARACHI, SINGAPORE, MANILA-

SF ?-Mar 46GEN. CHARLES M. MUIR AP-142 2x MED & INDIAN OCEAN Ports-NY between Nov-Jan 46GEN. D.E. AULTMAN AP-156 2x P - no specific detailsGEN. E.T. COLLINS AP-147 ?-SAN PEDRO ?-22 Sep; 4x YOKOMHOMA, MANILA-SF last ends 14 MayGEN. G.O. SQUIER AP-130 LE HAVRE-NY Sep 45-Oct 45; CALCUTTA-NY 14 Dec-?; 4x KARACHI, CALCUTTA, COLOMBO, LE

HAVRE, LEGHORN, BREMERHAVEN - Jan-Jun 46 GEN. GEORGE M. RANDALL AP-115 JAPAN, CHINA OKINAWA, PHILIPPINES - SF or SD no dates GEN. H.B. FREEMAN AP-143 OKINAWA, SAIPAN-PEARL HARBOR-SD 21 Aug-12 Sep; TOKYO-SEATTLE ?-5 Nov; YOKOHOMA-

SEATTLE ?-16 Dec GEN. H.F. HODGES AP-144 NAPLES-BOSTON ?-31 Aug; CEYLON, INDIA-SEATTLE ?-28 MarGEN. H.L. SCOTT AP-136 NAPLES,LEGHORN-BOSTON ?-27 Aug; CALCUTTA, CEYLON-NY ?-28 Oct GEN. H.W. GORDON AP-117 INCHON-TACOMA 4 Nov-16 NovGEN. H.W.BUTNER AP-113 LE HAVRE-NORFOLK 12-20 JunGEN. HARRY TAYLOR AP-145 2x MARSEILLES-NY no dates; 2x KARACHI-NY (last ends 3 Jan; 4x BREMERHAVEN, LE HAVRE-NY

last ends 21 May GEN. J.C. BRECKINRIDGE AP 176 MARSEILLES-NY ?-24 Aug; 4x 3 MARSEILLES, 1 LE HAVRE-BOSTON last ends 26 NovGEN. J.H. MCRAE AP149 LE HAVRE-NEWPORT NEWS no dates; FRANCE-HAMPTON ROADS ?-28 Aug; KARACHI-NY ?-15

Oct; KHORRAMSHAHR-? no dates; KARACHI-NY ?-25 Dec

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A BGEN. J.R. BROOKE AP-132 2x - CALCUTTA, CEYLON-NY ?-2 Jan; 5x LE HAVRE-NY ?-10 Jun GEN. JOHN POPE AP-110 YOKOHOMA-SF ?-8 Oct; 4x PHILIPPINES,YOKOHOMA-SD/SF - no specific datesGEN. LE ROY ELTINGE AP-154 2x MARSEILLES-NORFOLK 30 Jul-14 Sep; KARACHI-NY ?-11 Nov; SHANGHAI, PHILIPPINES-

SEATTLE ?-26 Jan; KOREA-SEATTLE ?-6 Apr GEN. M.B. STEWART AP-140 LEGHORN-EAST COAST 7-19 Aug; 2x FRANCE-? no dates; CALCUTTA, CEYLON-NY Oct-Nov 45;

KARACHI-SEATTLE 30 Dec-25 Jan; JAPAN-SEATTLE ?-4 AprGEN. M.C. MEIGS AP-116 RECIFE-NORFOLK 3 Aug-12 Aug; MARSEILLES-NEWPORT NEWS 3 Oct-12 Oct; PORT SAID-NY 22

Nov-3 Dec; NAGOYA-SF 14 Jan-24 JanGEN. M.L. HERSEY AP-148 YOKOHOMA-WEST COAST ?-29 Sep; 2x YOKOHOMA,MANILA-SAN PEDRO/SF no dates; GEN. M.M. PATRICK AP-150 CALCUTTA-NY ?-3 Sep; CALCUTTA-NY ?-16 Nov; CALCUTTA, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO,

SINGAPORE-SAN PEDRO ?-28 JanGEN. O.H. ERNST AP-133 LE HAVRE-NORFOLK ?-2 Jul; TACLOBAN-SAN PEDRO 15 Sep-1 Oct; 6x

JAPAN,KOREA,OKINAWA,PEARL-SAN PEDRO/SEATTLE no specific datesGEN. OMAR BUNDY AP-152 LEYTE, ULITHI, GUAM-SEATTLE ?-4 Sep; OKINAWA-PORTLAND ?-2 Nov; PHILIPPINES-SF ?-19

DecGEN. R.E. CALLAN AP-139 MARSEILLES-NORFOLK 6-18 Aug; MARSEILLES-BOSTON ?-12 Sep: KARACHI-NY ?-21 Nov GEN. R.L. HOWZE AP-134 PHILIPPINES-? no specific dates; LE HAVRE-NY ?-16 Feb; LE HAVRE-NY Mar 46-Mar 46 GEN. R.M. BLATCHFORD AP-153 PHILIPPINES-SEATTLE ?-30 Sep; NAGOYA-SF ?-20 Nov; CALCUTTA-SEATTLE 2 Jul-? Jul; +1

NAGOYA, SHANGHAI-SF no specific datesGEN. SAMUEL D. STURGIS AP-137 YOKOHOMA-WEST COAST 29 Sep-?; 2x YOKOHOMA, MANILA-SAN PEDRO/SF; CALCUTTA,

COLOMBO-NY 15 Apr-21 MayGEN. STUART HEINTZELMAN AP-159 YOKOHOMA-SEATTLE ?-6 Nov; YOKOHOMA-SEATTLE ?-9 Dec; MANILA, YOKOHOMA-SF ?-3 Mar;

MANILA-SF no datesGEN. TASKER H. BLISS AP-131 KARACHI-NY ?-23 Oct; CALCUTTA-NY ?-Dec 45; CALCUTTA, GUAM-SF ?-15 Mar; YOKOHOMA-

SEATTLE ?-6 MayGEN. W.A. MANN AP-112 NAGASAKI, WAKAYAMA-SEATTLE ?-5 JanGEN. W.C. LANGFIT AP-151 LEYTE-SEATTLE 18 Sep-3 Oct; NAGOYA, PHILIPPINES-SF ?-10 Dec; 2x PHILIPPINES-SF last ends

16 Apr GEN. W.F. HASE AP-146 CALCUTTA,CEYLON-NORFOLK ?-20 Jul; MARSEILLES-NY ?-27 Aug; 2x CALCUTTA-NY no specific

dates; CALCUTTA, MANILA-SF ?-8 Mar; YOKOHOMA-SEATTLE ?-28 Apr GEN. W.G. HAAN AP-158 ENIWETOK, LEYTE, MANILA-SEATTLE ?-22 Oct; 2x JAPAN, PHILIPPINES-SF no datesGEN. W.M. BLACK AP-135 EUROPE-BOSTON 17-28 May; WESTPAC-BOSTON ?-Oct 45; 2x WESTPAC-/NY ?-5 Jan; TOKYO-GEN. W.P. RICHARDSON AP-118 ETO-NY 17 Jun; LE HAVRE-BOSTON 12-19 Jul GEN. WILLIAM MITCHELL AP-114 ?-SF ?-12/6; HOLLANDIA-SEATTLE no dates; PHILIPPINES, GUAM-SEATTLE no datesGEN. WILLIAM WEIGEL AP-119 LEYTE, ULITHI-SAN PEDRO ?-25 Aug; PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-24 Sep; MANILA-SF ?-11 AprGENEVA APA-86 LUZON-SF ?-19 Dec; PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-7 FebGEORGE CLYMER APA-27 JAPAN, SAIPAN-? 1 Nov-?GEORGE F. ELLIOTT AP-105 PEARL HARBOR-SF; YOKOSUKA-SF; KOREA-SF 27 Aug-18 Jan; GUAM-NORFOLK ?-3 AprGILLIAM APA-57 CEBU-PORTLAND 2-21 Nov; SAMAR-PEARL HARBOR ?-16 Feb

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A BGILMER APD-11 POWs NAGASAKI-OKINAWA no datesGLEAVES DD-423 ALEUTIANS-SEATTLE ?-10 DecGLYNN APA-239 SAMAR, GUAM, SAIPAN, OKINAWA-SD ?-30 Apr; 2x KWAJALIEN, BIKINI, PHILIPPINES, OKINAWA-

PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-26 Jul GOLDEN CITY AP-169 WESTPAC-SF ?-22 Sep; KOREA-SEATTLE ?-19 Dec; 2x JAPAN, MANUS, TRUK, GUAM, SAIPAN,+ -

SEATTLE ?-27 JunGOODHUE APA-107 POWs TOKYO-MANILA 6-12 Sep; CEBU,SUBIC BAY-PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 11 Oct-3 Nov;

PHILIPPINES-SF no datesGOSHEN APA-108 SASEBO-SD 10-28 Dec GOSPER APA-170 POWs MANILA, ULITHI+-PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE Sep 45-12 Oct; 2x PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE

no specific datesGOSSELIN APD-126 YOKOSUKA, ENIWETOK-PEARL HARBOR , SF 15-28 Dec GRAFTON APA-109 SAIPAN-SF 27 Oct-11 Nov; GUAM-SEATTLE ?-11 Feb; +1 P no specific dataGRANVILLE APA-171 HIROWAN, GUADALCANAL, NEW GUINEA, ADMIRALTIES, NEW HEBRIDES, NEW CALEDONIA-

SF 27 Oct-25 JanGREENE APD-36 POWs NAGASAKI-? ?-24 SepGRIGGS APA-110 SAIPAN-SD 2-15 Nov; 2x WESTPAC-SF last ends 21 FebGRIMES APA-172 OKINAWA-SF 20 Oct-8 NovGRUNDY APA-111 KOREA-PORTLAND 5-25 Dec GUAM CB-2 INCHON-SF 14 Nov- Dec 45GUILFORD APA-112 2x GUAM, SAIPAN, OKINAWA, JAPAN-SD last ended 16 Mar HAINES APD-84 GUAM-SD 6-24 DecHALE DD-642 TOKYO-SEATTLE 1-19 OctHALSEY POWELL DD-686 YOKUSUKA, PEARL HARBOR-BREMERTON 31 Oct-20 NovHAMBLEN APA-114 JAPAN-SAIPAN-SAN PEDRO 5-24 Nov; OKINAWA-TACOMA ?-17 Jan HAMPTON APA-115 TSINGAO, OKINAWA, LEYTE-PORTLAND ?-28 Oct; 2x GUAM-SD ?-16 Dec HANCOCK CV-19 OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO ?-21 Oct; MANUS-SD ?-4 Dec; MANUS-ALAMEDA ? - 20 Jan HANOVER APA-166 2x P - no specific dataHANSFORD APA-106 POWs treated @ YOKOHOMA-SD ?-26 Oct; NAGOYA-SEATTLE no datesHARRY LEE APA-10 PHILIPPINES-PEARL HARBOR, SD ?-4 Nov; PHILIPPINES-SD ?-20 JanHASKELL APA-117 POWs OKINAWA, LEYTE+-PEARL HARBOR, SF 25 Sep-19 Oct; OKINAWA-PORTLAND 21 Nov-4

Dec; YOKOSUKA-SEAATLE 19 Jan-2 Feb HAVEN AH-12

POWs treated @ NAGASAKI Sep-Oct 45; 2x GUAM, SAIPAN, PEARL HARBOR-SF last ended 31 JanHEALY DD-672 TOKYO, WESTPAC-? 5 Sep - 21 DecHENDRY APA-118 NAGOYA, SAMAR-SF 30 Oct-21 Nov; PEARL HARBOR -SD no datesHENRICO APA-45 2x+ P no specific infoHERALD OF THE MORNING AP-173 4x P no specific data

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A BHERMITAGE AP-54 1+E no specific data; MARSEILLES-NY 22 Nov-1 Dec; NAGOYA-SEATTLE ?-4 Feb; 3x - MARIANA-

SF no specific datesHERNDON DD-638 SHANGHAI, ENIWETOK, OKINAWA- PEARL HARBOR-NY 5 Dec 45-15 Jan 46HEYWOOD APA-6 OKINAWA-SF 25 Oct-10 Nov; SD-PHILADELPHIA no datesHICKMAN COUNTY LST-825 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR-CAL 16 Nov-22 Dec HIGHLANDS APA-119 JAPAN, OKINAWA,-SD 11 Oct-2 Nov; JAPAN-SF ?-11 Jan HINSDALE APA-120 SASEBO, NAGASAKI-SF ?-25 Jan HOCKING APA-121 SHANGHAI, MANILA-SAN PEDRO 9 Nov-5 Dec; GUAM, PHILIPPINES-SAN PEDRO no datesHOGGATT BAY CVE-75 POWs - YOKOSUKA, GUAM-PEARL HARBOR no datesHOLLANDIA CVE-97 ENIWETOK-SF 27 Oct-8 Nov; + 3x P no specific dataHOPE AH-7 WAKAYAMA-SF 22 Oct-15 Nov; 2x GUAM, PHILIPPINES-SF (last ended 22 Mar)HOPPING APD-51 POWs JAPAN-GUAM ? Sep -19 Sep; TOKYO-SD 2 Noc-11 DecHORNET CV-12 PEARL HARBOR- WEST COAST 16 Oct-?; MARIANA-SF ?-9 FebHOWARD S. GILMORE AS-16 OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR, PANAMA, NY 31 Aug-17 OctHUDSON DD-475 2x+ ALASKA-BREMERTON no specific datesHUNTER LIGGETT APA-14 PELELIU-SF 17 Oct-2 Nov; ULITHI,GUAM- PEARL HARBOR-BREMERTON no datesHYDE APA-173 SASEBO-SD 7-22 Dec; PEARL HARBOR-SD no datesHYDRUS AKA-28 SHANGHAI-SEATTLE 6-23 DecIDAHO BB-42 TF 11 - TOKYO - NORFOLK 6 Sep-16 Oct INDEPENDENCE CVL-22 GUAM, PEARL HARBOR-CAL 15 Nov-28 JanINDIAN ISLAND AG-77 SASEBO-SF ?-4 DecINGERSOLL DD-652 TOKYO - SD 5 Dec - ?IOWA BB-61 TOKYO - SEATTLE 20 Sep - 15 Oct 45 J. FRANKLIN BELL APA-16 LEYTE-SF 27 Oct-12 NovJAMES O'HARA APA-90 NAGOYA, TINIAN-SF 30 Oct-17 Nov; SAIPAN-SF ?-Feb 46JERAULD APA-174 YOKKAICKI, SUBIC BAY, SAMAR-SD 29 Oct-?; PHILIPPINES-SD - no datesJOHN LAND AP-167 WAKAYAMA-SAN PEDRO ?-21 Oct; GUAM-SF 12-29 Nov; 3x WESTPAC - last ends in SEATTLE 5

JulJOHN P. GRAY APD-74 2x HAWAII-SD no datesJOHN Q. ROBERTS APD-94 NAGAOYA, ENIWETOK-PEARL HARBOR, SAN PEDRO 17 Dec-6 JanJOHN RODGERS DD-574 TF 11 - TOKYO - BOSTON Sep 45 - 17 OctJOSEPH T. DICKMAN APA-13

POWs JAPAN, MANILA-PEARL HARBOR, SF 17 Sep-16 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE ?-2 DecKADASHAN BAY CVE-76

GUAM-SF 9-26 Sep; 2x GUAM, OKINAWA, CHINA-PEARL HARBOR -SAN PEDRO last ended 22 DecKALINAN BAY CVE-68 SAMAR-SF 28 Sep-19 Oct; PEARL HARBOR, MAUI-SD 30 Oct-?; PEARL HARBOR-CA no datesKANE APD-18 JINSEN-SD 12 Nov-13 DecKARNES APA-175 SAIPAN-SF 27 Oct-11 Nov; CHINA-SF ?-12 Jan KASAAN BAY CVE-69 SAIPAN-SD 13-30 Sep; 3x PHILIPPINES-PEARL HARBOR last ended 28 Dec

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A BKENDRICK DD-612 TF 11 - TOKYO-PANAMA CITY 6 Sep - 8 OctKENMORE AK-221 CHINA, WESTPAC-SF no dates; HONG KONG-SF 11 Nov-15 DecKENNETH WHITING AV-14 HONG KONG-SF 28 Nov-22 DecKENT ISLAND AG-78 OKINAWA-SF ?-30 NovKENTON APA-122 YOKOHOMA-SF 29 Sep-10 Oct; 2x WESTPAC-WEST COAST no specific datesKEPHART DE-207 OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR, SD 26 Nov-16 DecKERSHAW APA-176 ?-SAN PEDRO ?-19 Oct; OKINAWA-? Nov 45-?; SAMAR-SF ?- 25 May; SASEBO-NORFOLK ?- 8

Aug KINGSBURY APA-177 TACLOBAN-SF 30 Oct-17 Nov; MANILA-CAL ?- 9 JanKITKUN BAY CVE-71 POWs-JAPAN, GUAM-PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-Oct 45; OKINAWA-CAL ?- 12 Jan KITTSON APA-123 TAKU, JINSEN-SD 2-24 Nov; JAPAN-SAN PEDRO ?-13 JanKLINE APD-120 PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-19 NovKNOX APA-46

NAGOYA, SUBIC BAY, SAMAR-SAN PEDRO 29 Oct-24 Nov; PHILIPPINES-LONG BEACH ?-26 JanKNUDSON APD-101 MANILA-SAN PEDRO 20 Apr-12 MayKRETCHMER DE-329 POWs -TAIWAN to USS SANTEE 5-7 SepKULA GULF CVE-108 GUAM-SF 17 Nov-4 Dec; TIENSTIN, TSINGTAO-SD 10-26 JanKWAJALIEN CVE-98 ?-GUAM-? no dates; 3x P- no specific data-last @ SAN PEDRO 3 FebLA PORTE APA-151 MANILA-SEATTLE 25 Nov-16 DecLA SALLE AP-102 4x P - no specific dataLAGRANGE APA-124 GUAM-SF 6-21 Sep LAKE CHAMPLAIN CV-39 CAPE SPARTEL AFRICA-HAMPTON ROADS 22-26 Nov, SOUTHAMPTON-NY 12-20 Dec 45LAMAR APA-47 GUAM-SF 28 Sep-12 Oct; YOKOSUKA-SEATTLE 1-14 Dec LANDER APA-178 SAIPAN-SF 1-14 Nov; GUAM-SAN PEDRO 15-28 DecLANGLEY CVL-27 2x P no specific data; NAPLES-NORFOLK ?-15 Dec; +1 E no specific dataLANIER APA-125 JAPAN, SAIPAN-SEATTLE 22 Oct-4 Nov; NEW GUINEA-SAN PEDRO 21 Dec-6 JanLANSDOWNE DD-486 transfer point for POWsLARDNER DD-497 POWs HONSHU-? Sep 45LATIMER APA-152

WAKAYAMA, SAIPAN-SEATTLE 8-19 Oct; SAIPAN-SEATTLE no dates, PHILIPPINES-SF ?-19 Dec LAUDERDALE APA-179 MATUSYAMA, GUAM-SAN PEDRO 28 Oct-24 Nov; MANUS -SEATTLE ? - 7 Jan LAURENS APA-153 WAKAYAMA - ? no dates; + 1P no specific data - last ended @ PORTLAND 8 JanLAVACA APA-180 ?-PEARL HARBOR, SF ?-4 NovLEE FOX APD-45 JAPAN-SD Nov 45-15 DecLEEDSTOWN APA-56 OKINAWA-SEATTLE 24 Oct-10 NovLENAWEE APA-195 2x WESTPAC-? no specific dataLENOIR AKA-74 JAPAN-PORTLAND 4-18Nov; TSINGTAO, JINSEN-SF ?-11 MarLEON APA-48 SASEBO-SD 9-25 Dec LEONARD WOOD APA-12 2x LEYTE-PEARL HARBOR, SF no dates, TOKYO-SF no dates, ? no dates

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A BLEXINGTON CV-16 TOKYO - SF 1-14 Dec LIDDLE APD-60 POWs ?-? 5 Oct-?LOFBERG DD-759 TSINGTAO-SF ?-28 MarLOGAN APA-196 WAKAYAMA, MARSHALLS-SEATTLE ?-27 Oct; SAMAR-SEATTLE Nov 45-?; SAMAR-SEATTLE no

datesLONG ISLAND CVE-1 WESTPAC-PEARL HARBOR, SF ?-3 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SF 31 Oct-6 NovLOUISVILLE CA-28 CHINA-SAN PEDRO no datesLOWNDES APA-154 AOMORI, GUAM-WEST COAST 6 Oct- ?; SAMAR-? Nov 45-?LOY APD-46 MANILA, SAMAR, ENIWETOK-PEARL HARBOR, SD 19 Nov-11 DecLST-792 GUAM - PEARL HARBOR 28 Oct - 25 Nov 45LST-1097 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR 15 Nov-1 DecLUBBOCK APA-197 LEYTE-SF 14 Oct-2 Nov; 3x LEYTE, CHINA, JAPAN, SAMOA- SF last ended 14 Jul LUDLOW DD-438 ALEUTIANS-WEST COAST Nov 45-Dec 45LUMEN AKA-30 P ? - CA - 1 Jan 45 - ?LUNGA POINT CVE-94 POWs - WAKAYAMA & NAGASAKI-OKINAWA 15 Aug-19 Sep; OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR, SF no

datesLYCOMING APA-155 NEW HEBRIDES, NEW CALEDONIA - SF ?-13 Nov; OKINAWA-SEATTLE Dec 45-Jan 46 LYMAN DE-302 TOKYO BAY-SF 3 Sep-8 OctLYON AP-71 NAGOYA-SF no dates; JAPAN SF ?-3 FebMAGOFFIN APA-199 2x P no specific dataMAKASSAR STRAIT CVE-91 KWAJALIEN-SD ?-29 Nov; GUAM-SD ? - 3 JanMAKIN ISLAND CVE-93 TOKYO-PEARL HARBOR, SF ?-4 Nov; SHANGHAI-SEATTLE 10-30 Dec MANILA BAY CVE-61 ENIWETOK TO SF 6-18 Oct; 2x WESTPAC-? no datesMARATHON APA-200 POWs NAGOYA-OKINAWA ?-Oct 45MARCUS ISLAND CVE-77 OKINAWA-SF ?-24 Oct; GUAM-SF, PEARL HARBOR-SF no datesMARVIN H. MCINTYRE APA-129 NAGOYA-SEATTLE ?-2 Dec; SUBIC BAY-SEATTLE ?-3 Mar MARYLAND BB-46 4x PEARL HARBOR-CA Sep-Dec 45MATANIKAU CVE-101 TOKYO, SAIPAN-SAN PEDRO 21 Nov-5 Dec MATTHEWS AKA-96 KOREA-NORFOLK 19 Nov-23 DecMAURY AKA-36 2x WESTPAC - SF last ended Jan 46MC CRACKEN APA-198 SASEBO, NAGASAKI-SAN PEDRO Nov 45-1 Dec; MANILA-LA 6-25 Jan MEDEA AKA-31 P no specific detailsMELLENA AKA-32 TSINGTAO-OKINAWA-PORTLAND ?-12 DecMELLETTE APA-156 MANILA-SEATTLE 18 Oct-4 Nov; WESTPAC-SEATTLE ?- 21 JanMELVIN R. NAWMAN DE-416 ? - SF 22 Dec 45 - 15 Jan 46MENARD APA-201 OKINAWA, PHILIPPINES - PORTLAND 21 Oct-6 Nov; GUAM-SEATTLE ?-5 FebMENDOCINO APA-100 YOKOSUKA-SF 26 Oct-7 Nov; + 1 P no specific dataMENIFEE APA-202 SAIPAN-SF 22 Oct-3 Nov; +1 P no specific dataMERCY AH-8 MANILA-SAN PEDRO ? -14 Nov; PEARL HARBOR-CAL no dates

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A BMERIWETHER APA-203 OKINAWA-SD 2 Oct-8 Nov; + 1+P no specific dataMERRICK APA-97 JAPAN-NORFOLK ?-3 DecMIFFlIN APA-207 OKINAWA-SF 28 Oct-13 Nov; OKINAWA-SF ?-Mar 46MINNEAPOLIS CA-36 ?-SF ?-17 DecMISSISSIPPI BB-41 TF 11 TOKYO-NORFOLK 6 Sep-27 NovMISSOULA APA-211 OKINAWA-SF 17 Oct-1 Nov; OKINAWA-SF ? -6 Dec; OKINAWA, GUAM-SF 22 Feb-5 MarMISSOURI BB-63 GUAM,PEARL HARBOR-NY ?-20 Sep-23 OctMOBILE CL-63 POWs TO OKINAWA Oct 45, SASEBO-SD 18 Nov-6 Dec;+ P no specific dataMONITOR LSV-5 JAPAN (HOSPITAL SHIP), MANILA-WEST COAST 19 Sep-?; 2x+ no specific dataMONROVIA APA-31 3x P no specific dataMONTEREY CVL-26 TOKYO-NY 7 Sep-17 Oct; NAPLES-NORFOLK no date; NAPLES-NORFOLK ?-30 DecMONTICELLO AP-61 LE HAVRE,SOUTHAMPTON-NY 23 May-2 Jun; LE HAVRE-NY 12 Jul-20 Jul; NAPLES-NEWPORT

NEWS 22 Oct-3 NovMONTOUR APA-101 OKINAWA-PORTLAND; OKINAWA-SF no datesMONTROSE APA-212 SAIPAN-SF 30 Oct-14 Nov; 2x PHILIPPINES-PEARL HARBOR no datesMOUNT McKINLEY AGC-7 ? - SD ? - 5 Dec 45MOUNTRAIL APA-213 TSINGTAO-WEST COAST 5 Nov-? MUNDA CVE-104 TOKYO-GUAM no dates; IWO JIMA-WEST COAST 22 Jan-6 FebNAOS AK-105 POWs - OKINAWA-SF 14 Oct-5 NovNAPA APA-157 CHINA-SF ?-16 Dec; CHINA-SD ?-24 FebNASHVILLE CL-43 SHANGHAI-PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 3 Dec; KWAJALIEN, ENIWETOK-SF 17 Nov 45NATOMA BAY CVE-62 PHILIPPINES-CAL Nov-Dec 45NATRONA APA-214 2x P no specific dataNAVARRO APA-215 P no specific dataNEHENTA BAY CVE-74 MARSHALLS-SD ?-Oct 45; PHILIPPINES-SD ?-27 NovNESHOBA APA-216 MARIANAS-? Nov 45-? NEVADA BB-36 PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 6-? NovNEVILLE APA-9 MARIANAS-? Nov 45-? NEW HANOVER AKA-73 JAPAN-PEARL HARBOR ?-27 NovNEW JERSEY BB-62 TOKYO-SF 28 Jan-10 FebNEW KENT APA-17 HIROWAN, MANUS-SAN PEDRO ?-19 Nov; GUAM-SD ?-21 DecNEW MEXICO BB-40 TF 11 - TOKYO, OKINAWA-BOSTON 6 Sep - 17 OctNEW ORLEANS CA-32 TIENTSIN, SASEBO-SF ?-8 Dec; GUAM-SF no datesNEW YORK BB-34 PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST no dates; PEARL HARBOR-NY 24 Sep-19 OctNEWBERRY APA-158 AOMORI, GUAM-SF ?-24 Oct; OKINAWA-CALIF no datesNIAGARA APA-87 SAIPAN-SF 20 Nov-4 DecNICHOLAS DD-449 POWs - no specific datesNOBLE APA-218 OKINAWA-WEST COAST no datesNORTH CAROLINA BB-55 TF 11 - TOKYO-OKINAWA-BOSTON 6 Sep-17 Oct

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A BOAKLAND CL-95 OKINAWA-SF 3-20 Oct; ENIWETOK-SF no dates; KWAJALIEN-SF no datesOBERON AKA -14 TOKYO - SEATTLE 23 Nov - Dec 45OCONTO APA-187 POWs-JAPAN, MANILA, OKINAWA-WEST COAST; GUAM-SF no datesODUM APD-71 POWs JAPAN-PHILIIPINES 12 Sep-?OKALOOSA APA-219 JINSEN-TACOMA 30 Nov-17 DecOKANOGAN APA-220 HIROWAN,OKINAWA-SF Oct 45-14 NovOLMSTEAD APA-188 AOMORI-GUAM ?-4 Oct; MARAINAS-? no datesONEIDA APA-221 P no specific dataONSLOW AVP-48 ENIWETOK,PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST - no specific datesORMSBY APA-49 P no specific dataOSAGE LSV-3 OKINAWA-SF 13 Oct-26 Oct; OKINAWA-? Nov 45-?OSMOND INGRAM AVD-9 PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-24 NovOSTARA AKA-33 OKINAWA-SD 29 Nov-17 Dec OTTAWA AKA-101 PHILIPPINES-SF 11 Nov-?OXFORD APA-189 NAGAOYA, SAMAR-WEST COAST 31 Oct-Nov 45OZARK LSV-2 PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-2 Oct; SAIPAN-? no datesPAMINA AKA-34 SUBIC BAY-SF 23 Oct-11 NovPENSACOLA CA-24 IWO JIMA-SF ?-3 Dec; GUAM-SD ?-9 Jan PETROF BAY CVE-80 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR, SAN PEDRO ?-16 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-31 Oct; GUAM-SAN PEDRO

?-18 Jan PHILADELPHIA CL-41 LE HAVRE-NY ?-29 Nov; LE HAVRE-NY ?-25 Dec PICKAWAY APA-222 LEYTE, HOLLANDIA, MANUS-? Nov 45-?PICKENS APA-190 NAGOYA, GUAM, WEST COAST 31 Oct-? Nov 45PIERCE APA-50 OKINAWA-SF 25 Oct-10 Nov; MANILA-SF 23 Dec-11 Jan PIERRE PC-1141 ?-SF ?-21 Dec; KAWAJALIEN-SF 12 Feb- 17 Mar PINCKNEY APH-2 2x JAPAN-WEST COAST last ends Feb 46PITT APA-23 AOMORI-GUAM no datesPOLANA AKA-35 GUAM-SF 7-21 Dec; feeder from PHILIPPINES, JAPAN, OKINAWA, TSINGTAOPONDERA APA-191 ?-SD ?-20 Nov; ?-SD ?-19 Dec; ?-SF ?-9 Mar PORTLAND CA-33 TF 11 - TOKYO, PEARL HARBOR - PORTLAND ME 6 Sep-27 Oct; LE HAVRE-NY ?-22 Dec PRATT DE-363 OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO 25 Nov-16 DecPRES. HAYES APA-20 NAGOYA, GUAM-LA no dates; GUAM-? No datesPRES. ADAMS APA-19 P no specific dataPRES. JACKSON APA-18 MANILA-SF Nov 45-? PRES. MONROE AP-104 SASEBO, MANILA, ENIWETOK-? no specific datesPRES. POLK AP-103 ESPIRITU SANTO, NOUMEA-SF 23 Oct-11 Nov; MANILA-SF no datesPRESIDIO APA-88 TOKYO-SF no datesPRICE DE-332 IWO JIMA,GUAM, PEARL HARBOR-SD 9 Jan-?PRINCE GEORGES AK-224 YOKOSUKA-SF 23 Oct-10 Nov; OKINAWA-? no dates

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A BPRINCE WILLIAM CVE-31 2X+ ?-SD last ended 21 MarPUGET SOUND CVE-113 2x PEARL HARBOR-SD; OKINAWA - ALAMEDA-all between Feb-May 46QUEENS APA-103 MANILA-WEST COAST no datesRANDALL APA-224 OKINAWA-SEATTLE no datesRANDOLPH CV-15 SOUTHAMPTON - NY ? - 1 Dec; NAPLES - NY ?- 25 Dec.RAWLINS APA-226 LEYTE-SF 19 Oct-5 Nov; + 1 P no specific dataREEVES APD-52 POWs NAGASAKI-? no datesREFUGE AH-11 OKINAWA,SAIPAN-SF 22 Oct-18 Nov; YOKOSUKA-SEATTLE 7-28 Jan REGISTER APD-92 NAGOYA-PEARL HARBOR, WEST COAST Oct-Nov 45RELIEF AH-1 TSINGTAO, OKINAWA, GUAM-SF 24 Oct-30 Nov; YOKOSUKA, SAIPAN, GUAM-SF 4 Jan-2 FebRENATE AKA-36 OKINAWA-SF 28 Oct-13 NovRENO CL-96 2x - LE HAVRE - ? last ended 23 DecRENVILLE APA-227 POW JAPAN, OKINAWA, MANILA-SF no dates; 1P - no specific datesREPOSE AH-16 PEARL HARBOR-SF 7-15 Aug RESCUE AH-18 POWs-YOKOSUKA, GUAM-PEARL HARBOR ?-2 Oct; PEARL HABOR-? 25 Oct - ?RICHMOND CL-9 OMINATO, PEARL HARBOR - PHILADELPHIA 14 Sep - ?RINGGOLD DD-500 TF 11 - OKINAWA - PEARL HARBOR 16 Nov - ?RIVERSIDE APA-102 OKINAWA-SF 29 Oct-13 Nov; + 1 P no specific dataRIXEY APH-3 OKINAWA, GUAM-PEARL HARBOR, SF 23 Sep-11 Oct; OKINAWA, GUAM-SF no datesROBERT K. HUNTINGTON DD-781 TOKYO-SD no specific datesROCKBRIDGE APA-228 2x P no specific datesROCKINGHAM APA-229 LEYTE-SF 20 Oct-5 Nov; PHILIPPINES-LA ?-23 DecROCKWALL APA-230 CHINA-SEATTLE ?-26 Nov; 2x PHILIPPINES-? no datesROI CVE-103 GUAM-SF ?-23 SepROTANIN AK-108 KOREA, JAPAN-? ?-2 FebROXANNE AKA-37 OKINAWA-SF ?-22 Nov; YOKOSUKA; SASEBO-SEATTLE ?-7 FebRUDYARD BAY CVE-81 GUAM-MAUI,SD ?-31 OctRUNELS APD-85 POWs Sep 45RUTLAND APA-192 OKINAWA-SEATTLE 14-31 Oct; OKINAWA-SEATTLE 24 Jun 46 - ? SABIK AK-121 GUAM, MAJURO-SF Oct 45-24 DecSAGINAW BAY CVE-82 SAMAR, LEYTE-PEARL, SF ?-11 Oct; OKINAWA-SF no datesSALAMAUA CVE-96 TOKYO-PEARL HARBOR, ALAMEDA ?-3 Oct: ENIWETOK-SF 26 Oct-7 Nov; ?-SF ? - 19 Dec SALERNO BAY CVE-110 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR-SD Dec 45SALT LAKE CITY CA-25 ENIWETOK-? no dates SAMUEL CHASE AP-26 TSINGTAO-SD 19 Nov-11Dec; 3x OKINAWA, HONG KONG, YOKOSUKA, GUAM, PELELIU,

MAJURO-? Dec 45-May 46SAN CLEMENTE AG-79 SHANGHAI-YOKOSUKA,PEARL HARBOR-SF 8 Apr-2 MaySAN DIEGO CL-53 P no specific dataSAN FRANCISCO CA-38 ?-SF ?-17 Dec

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A BSAN JACINTO CVL-30 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST no datesSAN JUAN CL-54 transferred POWs to RESCUE & BENEVOLENCE, PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST, NOUMEA,

TUTUILA-SD ?-9 Jan (Command Ship - Allied POW Rescue Group)SAN SABA APA-232 LEYTE-SEATTLE 6-24 Oct; JAPAN-OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO 20 Jun 46 - ? SANBORN APA-193 OKINAWA-SF 28 Oct-13 Nov: ALASKA-? no dates SANCTUARY AH-17 WAKAYAMA, NAGASAKI, OKINAWA, SAIPAN, GUAM-SF 14 Sep-17 Dec; 2x HAWAII-CALIF no

specific datesSANDOVAL APA-194 ?-SD ?-24 Nov; +1 P no specific dataSANTA FE CL-60 2x SAIPAN, GUAM, TRUK - WEST COAST- no specific dates SANTEE CVE-29 TAIWAN-MANILA-OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR 5 Sep-4 Nov; PEARL HARBOR-CALIF 5-11 Nov;

GUAM-SD 26 Nov-?SAPPHO AKA-38 SASEBO-SF 25 Oct-11 Nov; SHANGHAI-SEATTLE ?-10 JanSARASOTA APA-204 SASEBO-SD Dec 45-24 Jan; +1 P no specific dataSARATOGA CV-3 6x PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST no specific datesSARGENT BAY CVE-83 2x ENIWETOK, PEARL HARBOR-WEST COAST Nov 45-Dec 45; OKINAWA, PEARL HARBOR-

WEST COAST no datesSARITA AKA-39 OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO 28 Oct-?; TOKYO-? no datesSAUGUS LSV-4 MANILA-SF 27 Oct-11 Nov; PHILIPPINES-SD ?-Dec 45SAVANNAH CL-42 LE HAVRE-NY 20-28 Nov; LE HAVRE-NY ?-17 DECSAVO ISLAND CVE-78 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-2 Oct; OKINAWA-SF no datesSCANIA AKA-40 ENIWETOK-PORTLAND; TACLOBAN-? no datesSCHMITT APD-76 PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-30 Nov SCHROEDER DD-501 TF 11 - OKINAWA, PEARL HARBOR - CHARLESTON Sep 45 - 2 NovSELINUR AKA-41 SASEBO, OKINAWA-SF ?-15 Nov;?; TACLOBAN-? no datesSEVIER APA-223 SAIPAN-SF 28 Oct-10 Nov; GUAM, MANUS-SEATTLE ?-29 DecSHAMROCK BAY CVE-84 PEARL HARBOR, MAUI-SD 26 Oct-? PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-2 Jan; OKINAWA-SD no dates;

HONSHU-SEATTLE ?-26 Jan SHELBY APA-105 PELELIU, SAIPAN-LA ?-21 Nov; P no specific dataSHERBURNE APA-205 OKINAWA-SEATTLE ?-28 Nov; OKINAWA-SF 21 Jan-5 FebSHERIDAN APA-51 SASEBO-SD 7-24 Dec SHIPLEY BAY CVE-85 2x P no specific dataSHOSHONE AKA-65 JAPAN-SEATTLE 19-29 NovSIBLEY APA-206 HIROWAN, MANUS-SF ?-19 Nov; GUAM-SF 22 Dec-4 Jan; PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-4 MarSIDONIA AKA-42 MANILA-PORTLAND 7 Oct-9 NovSIMS APD-50 TOKYO-SD 28 Nov-17 DecSIRONA AKA-43 SHANGHAI-SEATTLE 1-16 Dec SITKA APA-113 MANILA-SEATTLE 28 Nov-14 Dec; SAIPAN, GUAM-SD ?-23 FebSITULA AK-140 YOKOHOMA-SF 30 Oct-29 NovSMITH DD-378 POWs NAGASAKI-OKINAWA 16 Sep-?; NAGASAKI-OKINAWA 21 Sep-?

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A BSOLACE AH-5 PEARL HARBOR-SF ?-12 OctSOUTHAMPTON AKA-66 MANILA-PORTLAND 11-23 NovST. CROIX APA-231 MANILA-SF 27 Nov-16 Dec ST. LOUIS CL-49 GUAM-SF 25 Oct-9 Nov; 2x WESTPAC-? last ended Jan 46ST. MARYS APA-126 OKINAWA-SF 16 Oct-?; OKINAWA-WEST COAST 19 Dec-6 Jan towed in by NASHVILLESTANTON AP-69 SASEBO-SF no datesSTARLIGHT AP-175 SAIPAN-WEST COAST no dates; +1 P - no specific dataSTEAMER BAY CVE-87 P no specific dataSTOCKHAM DD-683 YOKOSUKA-BREMERTON 31 Oct-Nov 45STORM KING AP-171 MANILA-PEARL HARBOR, SF 26 Sep-9 Oct; 2x+ OKINAWA-? no dates; WESTPAC-WEST COAST

no specific datesSUFFOLK AKA-69 OKINAWA-PORTLAND no specific datesSUMTER APA-52 SUBIC BAY-SEATTLE ?-22 NovSUWANNEE CVE-27 YOKOSUKA, SAIPAN-PEARL HARBOR 23 Oct-? Nov SYLVANIA AKA-44 SAIPAN-SF 1-15 Nov; SAIPAN-LA 15-30 DecTABORA AKA-45 SATSUYAMA, OKINAWA-SF no dates; + 1 P no specific dataTAKANIS BAY CVE-89 PEARL HARBOR-SD no dates; PEARL HARBOR-SD 14-20 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SEATTLE 31 Oct-

7 Nov; JAPAN-SAN PEDRO ?-2 JanTALLADEGA APA-208 LEYTE-SAN PEDRO 17 Oct-3 Nov; OKINAWA-? ?-Dec 45; PHILIPPINES-? ?-Apr 46; CHINA-? ?-Jul

46 TARAWA CV-40TAZEWELL APA-209 SASEBO-SF 14 Oct-9 Nov; MANILA -SF 17 Dec-5 Jan; 2x YOKOSUKA-SF ?- last ends 9 Aug TELFAIR APA-210 SAMAR-PORTLAND 4-24 NovTETON AGC-14 GUAM-SF ?- 10/16; ? - CAL no datesTEXAS BB-35 OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO 23 Sep-15 Oct; 2x PEARL HARBOR-CAL ( 2 in Nov); PEARL HARBOR-CAL

?-Dec 45THETIS BAY CVE-90 GUAM-SF ?-26 Sep; PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 26 Oct-1 NovTHOMAS J. GARY DE-326 POWs TRANSFERRED TO USS SANTEE & BLOCK ISLAND 5-7 Sep THOMAS JEFFERSON AP-60 SAIPAN-SF 27 Oct-11 Nov THURSTON AP-77 MANILA-SF no dates; SOLOMONS, ESPIRITU SANTO, NEW CALEDNOIA-SEATTLE ?-30 Oct;

PHILIPPINES-? ?-Dec 45; PHILIPPINES-? ?-Mar 6; OKINAWA,JAPAN-? ?-20 JunTICONDEROGA CV-14 TOKYO-PEARL HARBOR-ALAMEDA 20 Sep-5 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-TACOMA 16 Oct-?; SAMAR-

ALAMEDA ?- 6 Dec; +1 P no specific dataTODD AKA-71 JAPAN-SD 17 Dec-22 JanTOLLBERG APD-103 SAMAR, ENIWETOK-PEARL HARBOR, SD, PANAMA, NORFOLK 27 Nov-30 DecTOPEKA CL-67 OKINAWA-PORTLAND 1-19 OctTRACY DM-19 PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-24 NovTRANQUILITY AH-14 GUAM-SF 18 Oct-3 Nov TRANQUILITY APH-14 2x WESTPAC-SF- last ended 30 Jan

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A BTRIPOLI CVE-64 PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO; PEARL HARBOR-SD no datesTROILUS AKA-46 OKINAWA-SF 11-29 Nov; PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 23-30 Jan TRYON APH-1 YOKOSUKA-MANILA ?- 18 Sep; LEYTE-PEARL HARBOR, SF no specific datesTULAGI CVE-72 SAMAR-PEARL HARBOR - no dates TURANDOT AKA-47 ENIWETOK-SAN PEDRO 13-26 Oct; SAIPAN-SAN PEDRO 27 Nov-12 Dec; ?-SF Dec 45-5 JanTUSCALOOSA CA-37 SHANGHAI-PEARL HARBOR 4-26 Nov; GUADALCANAL, RUSSELLS, NOUMEA-PEARL HARBOR-

SF 1-15 Dec TWINING DD-540 SASEBO, PEARL HARBOR-BREMERTON 15 Nov-Dec 45U.S.GRANT AP-29 OKINAWA-SF 21 Oct-7 NovUHLMANN DD-687 YOKOSUKA-BREMERTON 31 Oct-Nov 45UNION AKA-106 POWs OKINAWA-GUAM ?-16 SepURANUS AF-14 P no specific dataUVALDE AKA-88 2x P no specific detailsVALENCIA AKA-81 NAGOYA-PORTLAND 14-28 NovVALERIA AKA-48 ENIWETOK-? no dates; SAIPAN-? Nov 45-? VAN VALKENBURGH DD-656 SASEBO, MIDWAY, PEARL HARBOR-SD 17 Nov - 6 DecVELLA GULF CVE-111 TOKYO, OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR, SF ?-4 OctVICKSBURG CL-86 OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR 23-31 Oct VINCENNES CL-64 2x PEARL HARBOR-CAL no specific dates; NEW ZEALAND -SF ?-23 MarWADLEIGH DD-689 JAPAN-SF 20 Oct-5 NovWADSWORTH DD-516

POWs - NAGASAKI-OKINAWA 18-20 Sep; SASEBO, MIDWAY, PEARL HARBOR - SD 17 Nov - 6 DecWAKEFIELD AP-21 1 E no specific data; LE HAVRE-BOSTON 30 Jun-6 Jul; MARSEILLES-BOSTON 5-14 Sep; TAKU-SD

?-1 Feb; 2x GUAM-SD Feb & Apr 46WALLER DD-466 SHANGHAI -PEARL HARBOR, SAN DIEGO 12-30 Dec WALTER B. COBB APD-106 PEARL HARBOR-SD no dates; GUAM, ENIWETOK, PHILIPPINES - SAN PEDRO 26 Jan-13 FebWALTER S. GORKA APD-114 CUBA-? no datesWALTON DE-361 OKINAWA-SAN PEDRO 25 Nov-16 Dec WANTUK APD-125 POWs to USS BENEVOLENCE; POWs from various Japanese ports & transferred to USS

LANSDOWNE ?-7 SepWAR HAWK AP-168 MANILA-SF 28 Nov-16 Dec; 3x SHANGHAI,TAKU, TSINGTAO, NAGOYA, YOKOHOMA, HONG

KONG -WEST COAST last ended Aug 46WARREN APA-53 GUAM-SF 1-17 Dec WARRICK AKA-89 P no specific dataWASHINGTON BB-56 TF 11 TOKYO - ? 6 Sep - ?;SOUTHAMPTON-NY ?-20 Dec WASP CV-18 SOUTHAMPTON-NORFOLK ?-26 DecWATERMAN DE-740 TOKYO BAY - transferred POWSs to AHs & Receiving ships - Sep 45WAUKESA AKA-84 NAGOYA-SEATTLE 9-21 Nov ; 2x P no specific dataWAYNE APA-54 PHILIPPINES, GUAM-SF 21 Oct-6 Nov

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A BWEAVER DE-741 TOKYO BAY - transferred POWs - Sep 45WEBER APD-75 SD-PANAMA-NY 29 Dec-15 JanWEBSTER ARV-2 TOKYO-PEARL HARBOR 3-27 NovWEDDERBURN DD-684 YOKOSUKA-BREMERTON 31 Oct-19 NovWEST POINT AP-23 2x E last FROM LE HAVRE no dates; MANILA-PEARL HARBOR-NY ?- 7 Feb WEST VIRGINIA BB-48 TOKYO,OKINAWA,PEARL HARBOR ?-4 Oct; PEARL HARBOR-SAN DIEGO 9-22 Oct; PEARL

HARBOR-SD ?-6 Nov; PEARL HARBOR- SAN PEDRO ?-17 Dec;+1 PEARL HARBOR SAN DIEGO no dates

WESTMORELAND APA-104 MANILA-SASEBO-PORTLAND no dates; SAMAR-SF 28 Oct-13 NovWHARTON AP-7 2x ENIWETOK, GUAM, SAIPAN, SAMAR, TACLOBAN, PUERTO PRICESS no dates; GUAM-SD ?-31

Oct WHITE PLAINS CVE-66 OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR, SD 28 Sep-16 Oct; PEARL-HARBOR SEATTLE 1-7 Nov GUAM-

SEATTLE 20 Nov-14 Dec WHITLEY AKA-91 GUAM-PEARL HARBOR, JACKSONVILLE, NORFOLK 17 Nov-2 JanWICHITA CA-45 SASEBO-SF 5-24 Nov; SAIPAN-SF ?- 12 JanWILKES DD-441 JINSEN, SAIPAN-PEARL HARBOR 21 Oct-4 Nov; PEARL HARBOR-SD 7-13 Nov; SD, PANAMA-

CHARLESTON 16 Nov-2 DecWILLIAM J. PATTISON APD-104 PEARL HARBOR-SD ?-24 NovWILLIAM P. BIDDLE APA-8 MANILA-WEST COAST no specific dataWINDHAM BAY CVE-92 LEYTE,GUAM-PEARL HARBOR-SD 24 Sep-7 Oct: PEARL HARBOR-SAN PEDRO 27 Oct-2 Nov;

SAMAR, PEARL HARBOR-PT. HUENEME 28 Nov-17 Dec WINDSOR APA-55 PHILIPPINES-SD no specific datesWINGED ARROW AP-170 PHILIPPINES, ULITHI-SF 5 Sep-?; SAIPAN, GUAM, TINIAN-SF 27 Oct-10 NovWISCONSIN BB-64 OKINAWA-PEARL HARBOR-SF 23 Sep-15 OctWOODFORD AKA-86 SASEBO-SD 14-31 DecWOODWARD DD-460 OKINAWA-PORTLAND 1-19 Oct WYANDOT AKA-92 ?-NORFOLK ?-22 DecYAKUTAT AVP-32 SASEBO-PT. TOWNSEND 19 Nov-6 Dec YANCEY AKA-93 MANILA-PEARL HARBOR 27 Nov-31 Dec; PEARL HARBOR-NEW ORLEANS, JACKSONVILLE,

NORFOLK 31 Dec-29 JanYARNALL DD-541 YOKOSUKA-SD 31Oct-Nov 45YORKTOWN CV-10 OKINAWA-SF 6-20 Oct; GUAM-SF 17-30 Nov ZAURAK AK-117 SHANGHAI-JINSEN, TAKU-SHANGHAI-SF Nov 45-20 DecZEILIN APA-3 JINSEN, ULITHI, GUAM-SF Oct 45-14 Nov

DANF CREW NAVSOURCEALASKA CB-1 Inchon 9/8/45, Tsingtao 9/26/45 - 11/13/45 X X xANDERSON DD-411 8 SEP - 30 OCT 45 X X xANTIETAM CV-36 Shanghai - 9/2/45 - 1/7/49 (@ MANILA 4 JUL 46) X X xARNOLD J. ISBELL DD-869 22 DEC 45 - 18 MAR 46, MAY-DEC 47, MAY 49 X X xATLANTA CL-104 Jan-Jun 46; May 47, Sep - Oct 47 X X xAUBURN AGC-10 Sep- Oct 45 X X xBENNER DD-807 Oct-Dec 45, Jan-Oct 47 X x xBLUE RIDGE AGC-2 Sep 45 - Oct 46, Oct-Dec 48 - FLAG SHIP FOR YANGTZE RIVER FORCE x x xBORDELON DD-881 DEC 45 -NOV 46 X X xBOXER CV-21 Sep 45 - Aug 46 (4 Jul 46 @ MANILA - @ OFF SAIGON 16 MAY 50 X X xCABEZON SS-334 18 MAR - 29 JUL 50 X X xCATFISH SS-339 2 Far East Patrols including 1 pre-Korean War X X xCHICAGO CA-136 Sep - Nov 45, Feb 46 - Jan 47 X X xCHILTON APA-38 X X xCOLUMBUS CA-74 13 JAN - 1 APR 46; 15 JAN - 12 JUN 47 X X xDELIVER ARS-23 14 SEP- 8 DEC 45; 17 APR - 1 SEP 47; 10 - 14 SEP 48; 15 SEP - 15 DEC 48 X X xDENNIS J. BUCKLEY DD-808 22 Dec 45 - 18 Mar 46, Oct 48 X X xDIACHENKO APD-123 X X xDIXIE AD-14 X X XDUNCAN DD-874 X X xDYESS DD-880 22 DEC 45 - 18 MAR 46 X X xELDORADO AGC-11 Apr - Sep 47; Jan- Jul 49 X X XESTES AGC-12 Nov 45 - ? X X XFLOYD B. PARKS DD-884 22 DEC 45 - 18 MAR 46 X X xFLOYDS BAY AVP-40 Sep 45 - Dec 46 + 1 patrol (no dates) X X XGUAM CB-2 Aug - Nov 45; X X xHANSON DD-832 22 DEC - 18 MAR 46 X X XHAWKINS DD-873 Aug 45 - jan 46; Jan - Jul 47 X X xHENRY W. TUCKER DD-785 22 DEC 45 - 18 MAR 46, JUN - NOV 47, 7 FEB - 21 MAY 49 @ SHANGHAI; 21 MAY - 27 JUN 49 @ AMOY - 4-11 AUG 49 YOKOSUKA X X XHERNDON DD-638 9 Sep - 14 Nov 45, X X xLEARY DD-879 22 DEC 45 - 18 MAR 46 X X XLEONARD F. MASON DD-852 X X xJENNINGS COUNTY LST-846 X X XKENT COUNTY LST-855 X X XLUDLOW DD-438 27 Sep - 3 Nov 45 X X xMC CAFFERY DD-860 Feb 46 - Jan 47; Feb - Jun 48 X X xNASHVILLE CL-43 Sep - Nov 45, Feb 46 - Jan 47 X X XOKLAHOMA CITY CL-91 X X xPERKINS DD-877 X X XPOMFRET SS-391 X X xQUEENFISH SS-393 X X xRALPH TALBOT DD-390 Sep- Oct 45 X X xRENDOVA CVE-114 X X xREPOSE AH-16 Sep - Oct 46 (Shanghai); Mar 48 - Jul 49 X X xRICHARD B. ANDERSON DD-786 APR - NOV 48 SAIGON 16 MAY 50 X xROBINSON DD-562 7 Sep - 12 Dec 45 X xROCKY MOUNT AGC-3 Sep 45 - ? X XROGERS X XRUPERTUS DD-851 1947-49 X xSEGUNDO SS-398 3 months in 1946, 4 months in 48, Jun 50 X xSHIELDS DD-596 8 Sep 45 - Feb 46 X XST. PAUL CA-73 Sep 45 - Sep 46; Mar - Nov 47; Aug - Dec 48; Apr - Oct 49 X XSTICKELL DD-888 Jun 46 - 1950 SAIGON 16 MAY 50 X xTARAWA CV-40 Yokosuka 28 Sep - 3 Oct 45; Sasebo 7 - 11 Oct 45; 15 30 Oct 45 north coast of China, 29 Oct Oct - 1 Dec 48 Tsingtao X xTOPEKA CL-67 Jan - Oct 46; Oct 47 - Apr 48 (@ MANILA 4 JUL 46) X XTURNER DD-834 22 DEC 45 - 18 MAR 46 X XVALLEY FORGE CV-45 xWALLER DD-466 9 Sep - 12 Dec 45 xWILKES DD-441 11 Sep - 21 Oct 45 X xWILTSIE DD-716 Feb 47 - Mar 48; Oct 48 - 4 May 49 X x

ACHERNAR AKA-53 BARROW APA-61 CARD CVE-11ADAIR APA-91 BASSETT APD-73 CARLISLE APA-69ADM. C.F. HUGHES AP-124 BATAAN CVL-29 CARTERET APA-70ADM. E.W. EBERLE AP-123 BAXTER APA-94 CASABLANCA CVE-55ADM. H.T. MAYO AP-125 BAYFIELD APA-33 CASE DD-370 ADM. HUGH RODMAN AP-126 BEALE DD-471 CASSIN DD-372ADM. R.E. COONTZ AP-122 BECKHAM APA-133 CATRON APA-71ADM. W.L. CAPPS AP-121 BELET APD-109 CATSKILL LSV-1ADM. W.S. BENSON AP-120 BELLEAU WOODS CVL-24 CAVALIER APA-37ADM. W.S. SIMS AP-127 BENEVOLENCE AH-13 CECIL APA-96ADMIRALTY ISLANDS CVE-99 BERGEN APA-150 CELENO AK-76ALABAMA BB-60 BERRIEN APA-62 CHANDELEUR AV-10ALAMANCE AKA-75 BETELGUESE AKA-11 CHARLES AUSBURNE DD-570ALASKA CB-1 BEXAR APA-237 CHARLES CARROLL APA-28ALBEMARLE AV-5 BILOXI CL-80 CHARLEVOIX AK-168ALDERAMIN AK-116 BINGHAM APA-225 CHENANGO CVE-28ALKAID AK-114 BIRGIT AKA-24 CHESTER CA-27ALLEN M. SUMNER DD-692 BIRMINGHAM CL-62 CHEVALIER DD-805ALLENDALE APA-127 BLADEN APA-63 CHILTON APA-38ALMAACK AKA-10 BLAND APA-134 CIRCE AKA-25ALNITAH AK-127 BLOCK ISLAND CVE-106 CLARENDON APA-72ALPINE APA-92 BOGUE CVE-9 CLAXTON DD-571ALTAMAHA CVE-108 BOISE CL-47 CLAY APA-39AMERICAN LEGION APA-17 BOLIVAR APA-34 CLEBURNE APA-73AMESBURY APD-46 BOLLINGER APA-234 CLERMONT APA-143AMMENS DD-527 BON HOMME RICHARD CV-31 CLEVELAND CL-55AMSTERDAM CL-101 BOSQUE APA-135 CLINTON APA-144ANDROMEDA AKA-15 BOTETOURT APA 136 COASTERS HARBOR AG-74ANNE ARUNDEL AP-76 BOTTINEAU APA-235 COFER APD-62ANTHONY DD-515 BOULDER VICTORY AK-227 COLBERT APA-145ANZIO CVE-57 BOUNTIFUL AH-9 COLLINGSWORTH APA-146APPLING APA-58 BOWIE APA-137 COLORADO BB-45ARENAC APA-128 BRACKEN APA-64 COLUSA APA-74ARKAB AK-130 BRAXTON APA-138 COMET AP-166ARKANSAS BB-33 BREESE DM-18 COMFORT AH-6ARLINGTON AP-174 BRETON CVE-23 CONCORD CL-10ARTEMIS AKA-21 BRISCOE APA-65 CONSOLATION AH-15ARTHUR MIDDLETON APA-25 BRISTER DE-327 CONVERSE DD-509ATHENE AKA-22 BROADWATER APA-139 COPAHEE CVE-12ATLANTA CL-104 BRONX APA-236 CORE CVE-13ATTU CVE-102 BROOKINGS APA-140 CORREGIDOR CVE-58AUDRAIN APA-59 BRULE APA-66 CORTLAND APA-75AUDUBON APA-149 BUCKINGHAM APA-141 CORVUS AKA-26AUGUSTA CA-31 BUNKER HILL CV-17 COTTLE APA-147 AULICK DD-569 BURKE APD-65 COWPENS CVL-25AURELIA AKA-23 BURLEIGH APA-95 CRENSHAW AP-166AURIGA AK-98 BURLESON APA-67 CRESCENT CITY APA-21BALTIMORE CA-68 BUTTE APA-68 CRITTENDEN APA-77BANDERA APA-131 CABILDO LSD-16 CROATAN CVE-25BANNER APA-60 CALLAWAY APA-35 CROCKETT APA-148BARBER APD-57 CALVERT APA-32 CRUX AK-115BARNETT APA-5 CAMBRIA APA-36 CULLMAN APA-78BARNSTABLE APA-93 CAPE ESPERANCE CVE-88 CUMBERLAND SOUND AV-17BARNWELL APA-132 CAPE GLOUCESTER CVE-109 CUMMINGS DD-365BARR APD-39 CAPE JOHNSON AP-172 CUSHING DD-797CUSTER APA-40 GASCONADE APA-85 GRANVILLE APA-171DADE APA-99 GEN. A.E. ANDERSON AP-111 GREENE APD-36

DALY DD-519 GEN. A.W. BREWSTER AP-155 GRIGGS APA-110DANE APA-238 GEN. A.W. GREELY AP-141 GRIMES APA-172DARKE APA-159 GEN. C.C. BALLOU AP-157 GRUNDY APA-111DASHIELL DD-659 GEN. C.G. MORTON AP-138 GUAM CB-2DAUPHIN APA-97 GEN. CHARLES M. MUIR AP-142 GUILFORD APA-112DAWSON APA-79 GEN. D.E. AULTMAN AP-156 HAINES APD-84DE GRASSE AK-233 GEN. E.T. COLLINS AP-147 HALE DD-642DEMETER ARB-10 GEN. G.O. SQUIER AP-130 HALSEY POWELL DD-686DETROIT CL-8 GEN. GEORGE M. RANDALL AP- HAMBLEN APA-114DEUEL APA-160 GEN. H.B. FREEMAN AP-143 HAMPTON APA-115DEVOSA AKA-27 GEN. H.F. HODGES AP-144 HANCOCK CV-19DICKENS APA-161 GEN. H.L. SCOTT AP-136 HANOVER APA-166DIPHDA AKA-59 GEN. H.W. GORDON AP-117 HANSFORD APA-106DONALD W. WOLF APD-129 GEN. H.W.BUTNER AP-113 HARRY LEE APA-10DOROTHEA L. DIX AP-67 GEN. HARRY TAYLOR AP-145 HASKELL APA-117DOWNES DD-375 GEN. J.C. BRECKINRIDGE AP 176 HAVEN AH-12DOYEN APA-1 GEN. J.H. MCRAE AP149 HEALY DD-672DREW APA-162 GEN. J.R. BROOKE AP-132 HENDRY APA-118DU PAGE APA-41 GEN. JOHN POPE AP-110 HENRICO APA-45DUCHESS APA-98 GEN. LE ROY ELTINGE AP-154 HERALD OF THE MORNING AP-173DUNLAP DD-384 GEN. M.B. STEWART AP-140 HERMITAGE AP-54DUPLIN AKA-47 GEN. M.C. MEIGS AP-116 HERNDON DD-638DYSON DD-572 GEN. M.L. HERSEY AP-148 HEYWOOD APA-6EASTLAND APA-163 GEN. M.M. PATRICK AP-150 HICKMAN COUNTY LST-825EDGECOMBE APA-164 GEN. O.H. ERNST AP-133 HIGHLANDS APA-119EDWARDS DD-619 GEN. OMAR BUNDY AP-152 HINSDALE APA-120EFFINGHAM APA-165 GEN. R.E. CALLAN AP-139 HOCKING APA-121ELECTRA AKA-4 GEN. R.L. HOWZE AP-134 HOGGATT BAY CVE-75ELKHART APA-80 GEN. R.M. BLATCHFORD AP-153 HOLLANDIA CVE-97ELMORE APA-42 GEN. SAMUEL D. STURGIS AP- HOPE AH-7ENTERPRISE CV-6 GEN. STUART HEINTZELMAN AP- HOPPING APD-51EUROPA AP-177 GEN. TASKER H. BLISS AP-131 HORNET CV-12FALLON APA-81 GEN. W.A. MANN AP-112 HOWARD S. GILMORE AS-16FANNING DD-385 GEN. W.C. LANGFIT AP-151 HUDSON DD-475FANSHAW BAY CVE-70 GEN. W.F. HASE AP-146 HUNTER LIGGETT APA-14FAYETTE APA-43 GEN. W.G. HAAN AP-158 HYDE APA-173FELAND APA-11 GEN. W.M. BLACK AP-135 HYDRUS AKA-28FERGUS APA-82 GEN. W.P. RICHARDSON AP-118 IDAHO BB-42FILLMORE APA-83 GEN. WILLIAM MITCHELL AP-114 INDEPENDENCE CVL-22FINCH DE-328 GEN. WILLIAM WEIGEL AP-119 INDIAN ISLAND AG-77FLINT CL-97 GENEVA APA-86 INGERSOLL DD-652FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AP-70 GEORGE CLYMER APA-27 J. FRANKLIN BELL APA-16FOND DU LAC APA-166 GEORGE F. ELLIOTT AP-105 JAMES O'HARA APA-90FOOTE DD-511 GILLIAM APA-57 JERAULD APA-174FORMALHAUT AKA-5 GILMER APD-11 JOHN LAND AP-167FRANK E. EVANS DD-754 GLEAVES DD-423 JOHN P. GRAY APD-74FREDERICK FUNSTON APA-89 GLYNN APA-239 JOHN Q. ROBERTS APD-94FREESTONE APA-167 GOLDEN CITY AP-169 JOHN RODGERS DD-574FREMONT APA-44 GOODHUE APA-107 JOSEPH T. DICKMAN APA-13GAGE APA-168 GOSHEN APA-108 KADASHAN BAY CVE-76GALLATIN APA-169 GOSPER APA-170 KALINAN BAY CVE-68GANTER APD-42 GOSSELIN APD-126 KANE APD-18GARRARD APA-84 GRAFTON APA-109 KARNES APA-175KASAAN BAY CVE-69 MAKIN ISLAND CVE-93 OAKLAND CL-95KENDRICK DD-612 MANILA BAY CVE-61 OBERON AKA -14KENMORE AK-221 MARATHON APA-200 OCONTO APA-187KENNETH WHITING AV-14 MARCUS ISLAND CVE-77 ODUM APD-71

KENT ISLAND AG-78 MARVIN H. MCINTYRE APA-129 OKALOOSA APA-219KENTON APA-122 MARYLAND BB-46 OKANOGAN APA-220KEPHART DE-207 MATANIKAU CVE-101 OLMSTEAD APA-188KERSHAW APA-176 MATTHEWS AKA-96 ONEIDA APA-221KINGSBURY APA-177 MAURY AKA-36 ONSLOW AVP-48KITKUN BAY CVE-71 MC CRACKEN APA-198 ORMSBY APA-49KITTSON APA-123 MEDEA AKA-31 OSAGE LSV-3KLINE APD-120 MELLENA AKA-32 OSMOND INGRAM AVD-9KNOX APA-46 MELLETTE APA-156 OSTARA AKA-33KNUDSON APD-101 MENARD APA-201 OTTAWA AKA-101KRETCHMER DE-329 MENDOCINO APA-100 OXFORD APA-189KULA GULF CVE-108 MENIFEE APA-202 OZARK LSV-2KWAJALIEN CVE-98 MERCY AH-8 PAMINA AKA-34LA PORTE APA-151 MERIWETHER APA-203 PENSACOLA CA-24LA SALLE AP-102 MERRICK APA-97 PETROF BAY CVE-80LAGRANGE APA-124 MIFFlIN APA-207 PHILADELPHIA CL-41LAKE CHAMPLAIN CV-39 MINNEAPOLIS CA-36 PICKAWAY APA-222LAMAR APA-47 MISSISSIPPI BB-41 PICKENS APA-190 LANDER APA-178 MISSOULA APA-211 PIERCE APA-50LANGLEY CVL-27 MISSOURI BB-63 PIERRE PC-1141LANIER APA-125 MOBILE CL-63 PINCKNEY APH-2LANSDOWNE DD-486 MONITOR LSV-5 PITT APA-23LARDNER DD-497 MONROVIA APA-31 POLANA AKA-35LATIMER APA-152 MONTEREY CVL-26 PONDERA APA-191LAUDERDALE APA-179 MONTICELLO AP-61 PORTLAND CA-33LAURENS APA-153 MONTOUR APA-101 PRATT DE-363LAVACA APA-180 MONTROSE APA-212 PRES. HAYES APA-20LEE FOX APD-45 MOUNT McKINLEY AGC-7 PRES. ADAMS APA-19LEEDSTOWN APA-56 MOUNTRAIL APA-213 PRES. JACKSON APA-18LENAWEE APA-195 MUNDA CVE-104 PRES. MONROE AP-104LENOIR AKA-74 NAOS AK-105 PRES. POLK AP-103LEON APA-48 NAPA APA-157 PRESIDIO APA-88LEONARD WOOD APA-12 NASHVILLE CL-43 PRICE DE-332LEXINGTON CV-16 NATOMA BAY CVE-62 PRINCE GEORGES AK-224LIDDLE APD-60 NATRONA APA-214 PRINCE WILLIAM CVE-31LOFBERG DD-759 NAVARRO APA-215 PUGET SOUND CVE-113LOGAN APA-196 NEHENTA BAY CVE-74 QUEENS APA-103LONG ISLAND CVE-1 NESHOBA APA-216 RANDALL APA-224LOUISVILLE CA-28 NEVADA BB-36 RANDOLPH CV-15LOWNDES APA-154 NEVILLE APA-9 RAWLINS APA-226LOY APD-46 NEW HANOVER AKA-73 REEVES APD-52LST-1097 NEW JERSEY BB-61 REFUGE AH-11LUBBOCK APA-197 NEW KENT APA-17 REGISTER APD-92LUDLOW DD-438 NEW MEXICO BB-40 RELIEF AH-1LUMEN AKA-30 NEW ORLEANS CA-32 RENATE AKA-36LUNGA POINT CVE-94 NEW YORK BB-34 RENO CL-96LYCOMING APA-155 NEWBERRY APA-158 RENVILLE APA-227LYMAN DE-302 NIAGARA APA-87 REPOSE AH-16LYON AP-71 NICHOLAS DD-449 RESCUE AH-18MAGOFFIN APA-199 NOBLE APA-218 RICHMOND CL-9MAKASSAR STRAIT CVE-91 NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 RINGGOLD DD-500RIVERSIDE APA-102 SOLACE AH-5 WALTER B. COBB APD-106RIXEY APH-3 SOUTHAMPTON AKA-66 WALTER S. GORKA APD-114ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON DD-781 ST. CROIX APA-231 WALTON DE-361ROCKBRIDGE APA-228 ST. LOUIS CL-49 WANTUK APD-125ROCKINGHAM APA-229 ST. MARYS APA-126 WAR HAWK AP-168ROCKWALL APA-230 STANTON AP-69 WARREN APA-53

ROI CVE-103 STARLIGHT AP-175 WARRICK AKA-89ROTANIN AK-108 STEAMER BAY CVE-87 WASHINGTON BB-56ROXANNE AKA-37 STOCKHAM DD-683 WASP CV-18RUDYARD BAY CVE-81 STORM KING AP-171 WATERMAN DE-740RUNELS APD-85 SUFFOLK AKA-69 WAUKESA AKA-84RUTLAND APA-192 SUMTER APA-52 WAYNE APA-54SABIK AK-121 SUWANNEE CVE-27 WEAVER DE-741SAGINAW BAY CVE-82 SYLVANIA AKA-44 WEBER APD-75SALAMAUA CVE-96 TABORA AKA-45 WEBSTER ARV-2SALERNO BAY CVE-110 TAKANIS BAY CVE-89 WEDDERBURN DD-684SALT LAKE CITY CA-25 TALLADEGA APA-208 WEST POINT AP-23SAMUEL CHASE AP-26 TARAWA CV-40 WEST VIRGINIA BB-48SAN CLEMENTE AG-79 TAZEWELL APA-209 WESTMORELAND APA-104SAN DIEGO CL-53 TELFAIR APA-210 WHARTON AP-7SAN FRANCISCO CA-38 TETON AGC-14 WHITE PLAINS CVE-66SAN JACINTO CVL-30 TEXAS BB-35 WHITLEY AKA-91SAN JUAN CL-54 THETIS BAY CVE-90 WICHITA CA-45SAN SABA APA-232 THOMAS J. GARY DE-326 WILKES DD-441SANBORN APA-193 THOMAS JEFFERSON AP-60 WILLIAM J. PATTISON APD-104SANCTUARY AH-17 THURSTON AP-77 WILLIAM P. BIDDLE APA-8SANDOVAL APA-194 TICONDEROGA CV-14 WINDHAM BAY CVE-92SANTA FE CL-60 TODD AKA-71 WINDSOR APA-55SANTEE CVE-29 TOLLBERG APD-103 WINGED ARROW AP-170SAPPHO AKA-38 TOPEKA CL-67 WISCONSIN BB-64SARASOTA APA-204 TRACY DM-19 WOODFORD AKA-86SARATOGA CV-3 TRANQUILITY AH-14 WOODWARD DD-460SARGENT BAY CVE-83 TRANQUILITY APH-14 WYANDOT AKA-92SARITA AKA-39 TRIPOLI CVE-64 YAKUTAT AVP-32SAUGUS LSV-4 TROILUS AKA-46 YANCEY AKA-93SAVANNAH CL-42 TRYON APH-1 YARNALL DD-541SAVO ISLAND CVE-78 TULAGI CVE-72 YORKTOWN CV-10SCANIA AKA-40 TURANDOT AKA-47 ZAURAK AK-117SCHMITT APD-76 TUSCALOOSA CA-37 ZEILIN APA-3SCHROEDER DD-501 TWINING DD-540SELINUR AKA-41 U.S.GRANT AP-29SEVIER APA-223 UHLMANN DD-687SHAMROCK BAY CVE-84 UNION AKA-106SHELBY APA-105 URANUS AF-14SHERBURNE APA-205 UVALDE AKA-88SHERIDAN APA-51 VALENCIA AKA-81SHIPLEY BAY CVE-85 VALERIA AKA-48SHOSHONE AKA-65 VAN VALKENBURGH DD-656SIBLEY APA-206 VELLA GULF CVE-111SIDONIA AKA-42 VICKSBURG CL-86SIMS APD-50 VINCENNES CL-64SIRONA AKA-43 WADLEIGH DD-689SITKA APA-113 WADSWORTH DD-516SITULA AK-140 WAKEFIELD AP-21SMITH DD-378 WALLER DD-466

Authors research notes

USCS member Capt. Herb Rommel, CO of the destroyer USSWILKES, transported 80 men from Pearl Harbor to San Diego. Afterthey were disembarked, his ship picked up another 40 passengers inCoco Solo, US Panama Canal Zone and transported them toCharleston SC. Capt. Rommel was kind enough to share with me acopy of the Rules and Regulations for life aboard his ship. (A copy ofthose Rules and Regs is included with the Data Sheet.) I do not knowhow many other COs exercised the same authority and initiative asthey sailed home.

The passage back to the United States was not easy. The trip waslong, with limited recreational facilities. Many ships carried more thantwice their usual wartime complement. Less experienced crewmenwere pressed into roles long before the Navy would have consideredthem ready for assignment. There was a need for cooks, bakers andstewards to replace the many that had already been discharged. TheUSS INGERSOLL had a problem with dysentery as it returned fromKorea. The USS PORTLAND was hit by a huge wave that killed twopeople as she transited the Atlantic Ocean. These are the conditionsthat the personnel were willing to endure knowing that they weregoing home to be discharged. Operation Magic Carpet was all aboutgetting people home as quickly as possible.

I had several reasons for taking on this research project. I havealways been impressed by two scenes from "Victory at Sea." Oneshowed the warships, completely covered with soldiers and sailors,passing under the Golden Gate Bridge. The second scene was ofwarships, laden with personnel, passing the Statue of Liberty. Thereis also an oft-told family story about my cousin who served aboard anaircraft carrier in the Pacific. It is said that when he landed at theBrooklyn Navy Yard he hugged his wife so tightly that he broke 4 ofher ribs. It was he who introduced me to collecting naval covers. Theconcept of returning military personnel from World War II was anatural course for me to follow.

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I started with a list of Magic Carpet ships compiled by Steve Shayusing Google. Google cited the official Navy sources as well aspersonal remembrances of crewman from various ships that wereofficially, and unofficially a part of Magic Carpet.

I wrote to various veterans associations. The Tin Can SailorsAssociation was kind enough to run a short piece I had writtenrequesting information about Magic Carpet. The response generatedby this short article was most useful. The Tin Can sailors supplied mewith copies of privately printed memoirs, newspaper articles, as wellas suggestions as to where other information might be found.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) initiallyinformed me that they had the War Diary of Carrier Division 24(CARDIV 24) from September 1945 through June 1946. When thedocuments arrived from NARA there was a note informing me thatthey were unable to find the documents after December 1945.

In response to my written request, I received from The NavalHistorical Center copies Press Releases that listed the names of theships that were ordered into Magic Carpet duty, and the numbers ofpersonnel that were to be transported. Regrettably, there is adifference between orders and the action. Some vessels sufferedmechanical failure while other ships were diverted to different ports asa result of changing circumstances. The press releases often did nottake these changes into consideration.

I used the on-line version of DANFS (Dictionary of American FightingShips). At this site there were dates of deployment during Magiccarpet and some of the ports from which the ship sailed and arrived.It should be noted that this is a condensed history of the ship'soperations.

The on-line version of DANFS was helpful in determining which shipswere involved in Operation Magic Carpet. However, the DANFShistories were originally written from documents that were prepared inhaste. DANFS seems to be replete with errors in dates, locations, andspellings. The information therein was incomplete and fragmentarybecause there were not enough yeomen to accurately record and

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transcribe the necessary documents. There was such a rush to bringpeople home that keeping accurate records was not a major priority,so some precise history has been compromised. When there was aconflict between DANFS and CARDIV 24, I tended to use theCARDIV material as they were original sources. DANFS entries, inthe revised Volume A-B, seemed to be more accurate.

I have expanded the list of ships to include those were involved in thereturn of personnel from the Caribbean, Panama, and Alaska. I havealso included data on those ships that were assigned to repatriate USand Allied ex-POWs as well as the sick and the wounded.

There were many different types of ships involved in Operation MagicCarpet. I have counted 642 ships the majority of which, 408, wereauxiliaries, mainly APs, APAs, and AKAs. In the case of USSTRANQUILITY, her hull designation was temporarily changed fromAH (hospital ship) to APH (evacuation transport). There were 236combat ships: 99 were destroyer-types, 76 aircraft carriers, principallyCVEs (57), sixteen battleships, and 36 cruisers.

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There are two USCS members who most be cited for theircontributions in making this tabulation possible:

Steve Shay (USCS 10821) took the time to search the internet for the300+ Magic Carpet ships that began my research on this topic.

Lawrence B. Brennan (USCS# L6221)is a Captain in the JAG CorpsUS Navy. During one of his two week Reserve Duty assignments inWashington DC he was able to locate and send me documents thatallowed the research to continue. He suggested people to contactand sources of information. As I dug deeper and deeper into therecords I sometimes wished he was not such a knowledgeablesource of information.

This record is incomplete. I do not plan to examine the 642 ships' logsthat would yield a more accurate rendering of the topic. I look at thisdocument as a starting point and look forward to the corrections that Ihope will be forwarded to me. All mistakes in this document are myresponsibility.

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MEMORANDUM TO THE PASSENGERS TRAVELING ON THE WILKES:

Greetings and we hope that you have a happy trip. These instructions aredesigned to smooth off the rough edges and give you the word.

You will be assigned to a department "for duty." We do not now plan to detail youto any watches, but expect you to help us keep the ship clean.

You will muster for fire collision, abandon ship, general quarters as follows:Those with last names A-L at 5" gun #2, those with last names M-Z at 5" gun #3.Fall in by alphabetical order. If we fire a practice the men who muster aft willretire to the starboard side of the main deck.

Water hours: There are none at present. The washroom is closed during workinghours for cleaning. If you waste water, there will be water hours and you will notbe popular.

Gambling - it is not permitted and will not be tolerated (Believe me now, and don'truin your chances for a speedy separation).

Laundry - is free and will be handled through the department master at arms.

Barbering - is free, but must be arranged in advance.

Meals - oncoming watch section has priority in chow line.

Movies - Each movie will be shown on 2 successive nights. Do not throw lightedcigarette butts over the side. Put them out on the sole of your show.

Classes - You are invited to attend our classes in English, Mathematics, etc. Theplan of the day will contain information on this.

Liberty- We expect to stop at Pearl Harbor, San Diego, Canal Zone and eastCoast. Maximum liberty will be granted. Passengers will participate in equal basiswith ship's company.

Isl H.F. ROMMEL,Lieutenant Commander, USNR.

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