Bayfield (APA 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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, I- X , , ii' X ,K ' VV, K f, nf' k,.,f 1 ' 2 19,5 fx' Q 1? 6 o mo s'Koslmi History ot the Time BAYFIELD was iauiit tmy time Wfestern Pipe anrt Steei Company at San Francisco, Caiitornia anct was iauncimect on 15 Fetzruary 1943, anct was ctmristenett U BASS. Later sime steamett to time East Coast anct was converteci to an APA tmy tiie Atiantic Basin 1ron Worizs ot Brooiziyn, N.Y., cturing time tail ot 1943. Sime was given time new name BAY131ELD, in imonor ot Baytieict County, Wisconsin. Time tirst part ot imer career was uncier time Coast Guarrt ta part ot time U.S. Navy Lturing wartime1. Timen stme was taizen over iay time Navy proper antt mannect imy a navai crew. Eariy in 194141, BAYFIELD participatert in time assauit on t11e Nornmanciy ioeactmes. Atter taizing turttmer part in time invasion ot Soutimern France, sime proceectect to time Pacitic antt participatect in time storming ot Iwo Jima anct Cizinawa. Atter V-I Day, time BAYFIELD continuert imer join ot carrying troops, except timat now it was time j-oytui journey ot time Magic Carpet ioringing war-weary tigimting men tmaciz to ttxe States. A iittie rest tor time crew anct repairs to simip marie time BAYFIELD reaciy tor time new imistoric 0peration Crossroactsn wimere sime servect as an evacuation transport, removing crews trom time atom 1Jom1J target simips. Upon compietion ot H Qperation Crossroactsn. sime enterett anotimer pimase ot tmer career, wtmicim, aitimougim not as ciangerous as 1mer wartime woriz, toiioweci time inasic pattern. Time war was enctect taut ttme necessity ot maintaining a trainect Ampimitmious Force was apparent. Sime, 1i12e a11 time simips ot ttie Navy, enterect into an intensive program ot continuous training. During timis perioci sime ca11ez1 at Peari Hartmor, Guam, Tsingtao, Stmangimai, Baiinoa anci Panama Canai Zone, Moreimeaci City, Nortoiiz, San Diego, San Francisco, Qiympia anci Bremerton. Whiie in Cimina, cturing turiouient Ctiinese Civii war c1ays,BAYF1ELD witim time 91:11 Marines aiaoarct, simowect time Stars anti Stripes in Simangtiai, stanciing reaciy to evacuate America Nationaisl. With time outinreaiz ot imostiiities in Korea in ttie spring ot 1950, time uN1ig1mty B once again answerect time ca11 to arms. Transterreci trom time Atiantic to time Pacitic Fieet anct operating uncter time tiags ot Transport Squaciron ONE anct Transport Division FQURTEEN, stme tooiz part in time incimon, Ciminampo anci Wonsan operations, ami in time rectepioyment ot troops trom ttme ioeactmes ot Hungnam to Pusan. Atter nine montims in Far Eastern waters sime returneci. imome to prepare tierseit tor nmissions yet to come. Returning to apan 1n 1902 sime participate 1n every major amp 1 ious operation con ucte uring tmis tour 1n t e Far East incu ing two trips to Korea me operate our mont s o t I-1o22a1 o tme nort mern most major 1S8.1'1C apan training reginmenta com at teanms o t e army contingent statione on tmat 1S3.1'1 e o jective was to zeep groun troops rea y or amp 1 ious assaut an zeep t e enemy ott aance ue to t e ever present t reat o sucm an operation o owing mer participation 1n tme argest amp 1 1ous iversionary operation nort o tme 38tm para e since tme eginning ot t e Korean con it sme v1s1te Hong Kong or rest an recreation. e returne to apan 1n Novemn er 1 59 a1m e t 101 tme Unitect States in Decenm er arriving in Long Beac or tme C ristnmas Ho 1 ays Tme s 1p again sa1e or tme Far East 1n Novem er 1953 During mer passage time BAYFIELD accomp 1S11eC1 a nm1 ocean trans er o an appenc11c1t1s stric zen Dutcm sai or an save 11s 1 e witm a quicz operation 1n S 1pS surgery Her tour oi ctuty was cappe eptem er 19o41 w en tme Sllp steame over 7000 mi es trans- porting approximate v 6000 Into C inese re ugees rom t e nort o In o C ina at Haip mong to Saigon 1 t e Sout as part ot t e Tasz Force participating in Qperation Passage to 1-'ree om Returning to t e Unitect States in Qcto er 1954 witm a oa o marines, tme sup staye in Long Beac a out a mont etore steaming soutm to mer new iome port San Diego 9 S lp ITIS. 6 I1at101'18. 63. 11'1GS W'1CI'1 S16 p1C 26 up 'tile SllI'V1VOIS O El OWTIC Pan AT1161'1C3,f1 tratocruiser w 1 e steaming nortm to return t e 38tm RCT so 1ers to tmeir ase at Fort Lewis Was mington. Cn returning to Camornia waters tme BAYFIELD entere tme Long Beacm Nava Smipyar in May 1955 tor ong term repairs an aterations 1n Novem er 1955 ater a mont s intensive training t e BAYFIELD returneri again to t e Far East. . I . ,- .. Cl. . 11.13. . JI I 111 ,-11 - .s1 11 111 11'd,l 1 --11111 , -- ' 1 1, 1 111 - -1 1 '1 1. Th 11' 1 1 df 1111- 1 11 1 bl 1 11 11 1-1 -. F11' 1 - 11 111- 1- - - 1111 1 111' 111- 1 11',l --1 1 1 - s11 1 1 - 1, Q- C111-f-1 ' - 1,1 . 1,1 1 11- 1-1. 1 11- ' 111 1 1 ' 1, . ' 1 1- -1- 1 1 '1 1 -1 1 d1'1'1 '1 1 . . 11.1 . A 111s 11 F 11 1 1' 1 , 1 ' - 1,, 1-11' 1 1 11 11111-11' '1 .nh 1,1 1 .. . . . u A C1 n - 11 ' - 1 '1 111 ' 1 1- 1 111, hh ' 11 1 1 , -. T11 11- 1 -11111 1 1 -11 1 ' 11 1 s ' 1-1 ' 1 11 1 11- l'l9 1 ', 1 - 11 - ,1 dl 1 11- 1 1 ' 11 -. 1 ,1 11- - -' ,11 ' 11 A

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FAR EAST TuuR1955-55 U.S.S. BAYFIELD APA-33

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outa COMMANDING OFFICER Captain K. R. WHELAND, USN, Conimancling Oitieer oi tlie Bayfield was loorn' in Aroadia, Oliio. Forinerly COMSUBRONTWO, Captain WHELAND liete the Bayfield as liie seventli Command since lie entered tlie Navy in 1927. Cnce a deep aea diver, lie aeeieted in tlie development of tlie Qxygen Heliium Teclinique. In 1934 Captain WHELAND attended sulamarine aeliool, and later vvae awarcieai tlie Sulnmarine Conilnat Insignia. His wife, tlie former Aclelain Anne Renius, anal family resicle in Long Beacla, California, He is talzing over as Comrnancler Transport Division Tliirty-Two. This is a promo- tion lie well cieserves lnut we all liate to see l1im leave. Smootli Sailing SKIPPER!