Elizabeth Stanton (AP 69) - Naval Cruise Book

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cJ i izzie She was constructed in 1940 as the S.S. Mormacstar and taken over by the Pacific Republic Lines on January 28, 1941. She became the flagship of the Moore and Mc- Cormack Pacific Fleet. She carried cargo from San Francisco to such ports as Rio de Janeiro, Panama, Buenos Aires, Monte- video and Port of Spain. When the Japs made their attack on Pearl Harbor, she was one day out of Rio de Janeiro, unarmed. She stopped at Trinidad long enough to get a coat of grey paint and proceeded unescorted to San Francisco. In San Francisco she was armed by the Navy and chartered by the Army for duty in the Pacific. Under the Army she made several trips: Australia, Hawaii, Fiji. Hav- ing completed duty with tlie Army she sailed for the east coast, and for the first time in her travels alone encountered an enemy sub- marine. Following an exchange of fire she continued her journey unmolested. In New York she was taken over by the Navy and converted to an AP. She went into commission on September 17, 1942, chris- tened the U.S.S. Elizabeth C. Stanton, and conmianded by Ross A. Dierdorff, Captain, United States Navy. Under his command she operated in the Atlantic as a troop trans- port to Africa and England and as an attack transport in amphibious operations. On February 17, 1944, Wilbur A. Wied- man. Captain, USNR, assumed command, and Lizzie became flagship of a transport division led by her former skipper. LIpon completing another tour of duty in the European and Mediterranean theatres lier work in the Atlantic was finished. She then traversed the route to the other side. On January 22, 1945, Daniel A. Frosl. Commander, USN (Retired) assumed com- mand and Lizzie started out under a new captain, in a new ocean, and what to her was a new war. Lizzie has been home to many — men who have come and men who have gone. She has been to them their life and they in return have given that same life to her. The men on her now will take her for granted; the men who have gone and the men who will leave will look back and remember. And when these same men meet in years to come, the past will become llie present ami Lizzie will sail again.

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Uaole Of ( ontenCA PACK U.S.S. Elizabeth C. Stanton ..... 1 Staff 2 Lizzie ......... 4 Section I: Ship ' s Company — 1945 .... 6 Section II: Invasion 20 1. Fedala 22 2. Gala, Sicily 23 3. Salerno ....... 25 4. St. Tropez 27 Section III: North Africa 30 1. Oran 32 2. Algiers 35 Section IV: Italy 38 1. Naples 40 2. Isle of Capri 43 3. Pompeii ....... 45 4. Cassino ....... 48 5. Rome 50 Section V : France 52 Section VI : New York to San Francisco ... 56 Section VII: Crossing the Equator .... 62 1. First Crossing ...... 64 2. Second Crossing ...... 68 Section VIII: Pacific Atolls and Islands ... 72 1. Espiritu Santo ...... 74 2. Guadalcanal ....... 75 3. Marianas ....... 78 4. Mog-Mog 80 5. Okinawa ....... 81 6. Noumea, New Caledonia .... 84 Section IX: Hawaii ...... 86 1. Oahu 88 2. Luau 90 3. Kauai 91 Section X : Lizzie at Work ..... 92 1. Routine 94 2. Sunday 102 Section XI : Lizzie at Play 104 3

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Sept. 16, 1942.:. Feb. 17, 1944 Feb. 17, 1944 - Jan. 22, 1945 Jan. 22, 1945 R. A. DIERDORFF . W. A. WIEDMAN D. A. FROST CAPTAIN, USN CAPTAIN, USNR COMDR., USN (RET