General R M Blatchford (AP 153) - Naval Cruise Book

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MEYERS, JACK, SM3: Box 134, Rt. 2, Houston, Texas MIDLICK, JOSEPH, WT3: 2803 Shady Run Rd., Youngstown, O. MINICOZZI, JAMES, FI: 106 Lathrop Ave., San Francisco, Cal. MOBERLY, WILLIAM, CM3: Verona, North Dakota MONTGOMERY, CHESTER, RM3: 6642 Horrocks St., Philadelphia, Pa. MOORE, CLAUDE, StMI: 416 Harrison St., San Antonio, Texas MOORE, ROBERT, StMI: 704V2 W. 11th, Chattanooga, Tenn. MOORE, TAIMADGE, SI: Mobeetie, Texas MORABITO, ROSARIO, GM3: 10V2 Voorhees St., Amsterdam, N. Y. MORRIS, TROY, SI: Box 821, Gladewater, Texas NESTELL, EARLE, Bkr3: 870 W. 21st St., Eugene, Ore. NYE, ARTHUR, WT3: Toledo, Oregon OBRADOVICH, MILO, RTI: 1319 94th Ave., Oakland, Calif. ONACILA, JOSEPH, PhM2c 3529 E. 135th St., Cleveland, Ohio OSBORNE, SAMUEL, StMI: Rt. 33, Box, White Church, Va. PAGE, FRED, CK3: 2981 Imperial Ave., San Diego, Calif. PATE, VIRGIL, SI'MI: 840 North Rd., Muskogee, Okla. PATTERSON, ELBERT, SI: Rt. 1, Hastings, Okla. PATTERSON, ROY, SI'MI: 2022 Clark St., Dallas, Texas PAUL, CECIL, SK2: 644 I St., Los Banos, Calif. PAYTON, EUGENE, SI: New Matamoras, Ohio PEAINS, J. W., PhM3: 119 S. Main St., Youngstown, Ohio PERDUE, GEORGE, ST3: 2801 34th Place N., Birmingham, Ala. PERINI, LAURENCE, SI: 2188 Amsterdam Av., New York City PERLIS, EDWARD, EM3: 69 Lorna Rd., Mattapan, Mass. PERRI, JOSEPH, SI: 7 Gohrm St., Rochester, N. Y. PERRY, RAYMOND, SI: 244 Mercer St., East Providence, R. I. ACKLEY, LEWIS, Corp. Box 84, Vernon, Mich. BRATCHER, MAYNARD, Pfc. Ward, Ark. BROWN, SHERMAN, Pfc. Laurel, Iowa BRYSON, GROVER, Pfc. El Paso, Texas CABLE, RICHARD, Pfc. 502 W. Beaumont, Yale, Okla. CARON, ALFRED, Ist Sgt. 636 Third St., Lyndhurst, N. J. COLEMAN, FREDERICK. Pfc. 117 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church, Va. PETERS, WILLIAM, FC2: 221 1 Devonshire, Houston, Texas PHERIGO, W., SI: , 409 E. Lawrence Av., Blackwell, Okla. P1-111.L1Ps. GEzA, Fic 1' R. F. o. 1, Phaiiipsburg, N. J. PIERCE, ROBERT, SI: Sandy, Utah PLEASHA, JOSEPH, MM2: 39 N. Broadway, Gilbert, Minn. POGOLER, LEON, :Mac 2356 W. 31st St., Los Angeles, Calif. POOLE, T., SI: Box 19, Lithonia, Ga. PRENTICE, GORDON, RdM3: cfo U. S. Rubber Co., Eau Claire, Wis. PRETTYMAN, C., Cox. Rt. 1, Price, Utah PRICE, WILLIE, StMI: 400 Grant St., Conroe, Texas PRITCHARD, NED, BMI: 6929 Mavtlower Ave., Bell, Calif. READ, DAVID, FI: 510V2 11th St., Honolulu, Hawaii REL, JOSEPH, SIC Rt. 1, Box 313, LaCruces, N. M. REYS, RUDOLPH, SI: 235 Daly St., San Antonio, Texas REYNOLDS, VIRGIL, EM3: 1601 North D St., Elwood, Ind. REZZOFFI, SAMUEL, SI: 1638 Edmundson St., Houston, Texas RHONES, LINWOOD, StMI: 1642 Florida Ave., Washington, D. C. ROBERTS, ONA, SI: Montgomery, La. RODRIQUEZ, MARTINEZ, SI: 5 Pine St., Salinas, Calif. ROLISON, GUY, WTI: Box 27, Bayboro, N. C. SAVINO, THOMAS, EM3: 1850 52nd St., Brooklyn, N. Y. SCHEBIL, ALFRED, SI: 4234 Lakewood, Detroit, Mich. SCHIFELBINE, L. A., WT3: 31 1 V2 Elm St., Warsaw. Wis. SCHIPANI, E. P., SI: 1011 Ivanhoe St., Pittsburgh, Pa. SCHROEDER, DONALD, EM3: 1504 16th St., Port Huron, Mich. SHANHOLTZ, WILLIAM, SC3: 829 Virginia Ave., Cumberland Md. SHAW, EARL, PhM2: 979 Union St., Rockland, Mass. SHAW, ROSCOE, SC2: Paradise, Utah SHEELEY, R. C., SI: 105 W. King St., Waynesboro, Pa. SHERMAN, JAMES. SI: Rt. 2, Box 71, Gladew, Texas SHILT, JAMES, SI: 272 N. Main St., Yeagertown, Pa. SHOOK, STEWART, WT3: 1910 W. 41st St., Los Angeles, Calif. SHOWMAN, RAY, SI: Mt. Jackson, Virginia SIMPSON, BERNARD, SKD2: Austin, Minnesota SIMPSON, ROBERT, SI: La Plata, Maryland SKINNLIS, ROBERT, MM2: 200 So. 20th St., Belleville, III. SLAUGHTER, VIRGIL, PhM2: 706 N. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla. SLOAN, ROBERT, MaM2: 526 Forest St., Reno, Nevada SMITH, C. E., BM2: 729 So. Eighth St., Cambridge, Ohio SMITH, GERALD. SCI: Riegelsville, N. J. SMITH, JOHN, MM3: 5405 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pa. SMITH, SCHOOLEY, Cox. Burnet, Texas SNYDER, A. C., SI: 125 Water St.. Williamstown, Pa. SOLES, LYMAN, SI: Box 164, Point Marion, Pa. SOOTER, JOHN, RdMI: 406 S.W. D St., Bentonville, Ark. SOUTHWICK, LARRY, FI: 21 Gladys St., San Francisco, Calif. SPEAKS, HOWARD, RdM3: 8906 S. Denker Av., Los Angeles, Cal. STEVENS, MATTHEW, CK3c P. O. Box 2041, Detroit, Mich. STEWART, ROBERT, SfMI: Railroad Ave., Apollo, Pa. STEWART, WAYNE, Cox. Payson, Utah STIEPER, GEORGE, SF2: 639 St. Anns Ave., New York City STOCKS, THOMAS, SC3c 205 Battle St., Chickasaw, Ala. STOUFFER, JOHN, SI: Orrstown, Pa. STRUBLE, DALE, SI: Broken Bow, Okla. MARINE DETACHMENT DAMICH, JOHN. Pfc. , 1256 Spring Garden Ave., Pittsburgh FORD, REX, Sgt. Mutual, Okla. HAMMOND. ROBERT, Pfc. Q Riverview Sta., Rt. 11, St. Paul, Minn. KOPP, VICTOR, FMI: I Rt. 8, Box 536, Sacramento, Calif. KUBOW, EDWARD, Sgt. h 1641 Pacific Coast Highway. Lornlta. LIVINGSTON, HERBERT, Pfc. 24 Hamilton St., Readville, Mass. LORENZEN, HERBERT, Pfc. 505 Second St., Petaluma, Calif. TOON, WILLIAM. 13354 56th Ave. S., MANSFIELD, ROBIN, Pfc.. . 4862 Del Mar Ave., San Diego, Calif. MEDLIN, OTHO, Pfc. Sanford, North Carolina MITCHELSON. WILLIAM, Pfc. Rt. 1, Baxter Springs, Kansas MOODY, JACK. Pfc. 910 Ann St., Homestead, Pa. MOORE, LEO, Corp. 1417 Cedar Oak Blvd., Dallas, Texas NAPIER, JESSIE, Pfc. Seminary, Mississippi NESHEIM. JACK, Pfc. ' A 1209 Madison St., Man1t0WOC, WIS- Pla. Sgt. Seattle, Wash. ARMY DETACHMENT w11.1.1s, RICHARD, Mfsgf., sgf. Mai., 1014 Belmont Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. WOODBURY. DONALD, 5X5 SULLIVAN, MARLON, SI: Rt. 1, Winfield, Ala. SUMMERFORD, VINCENT, SC3: 129 Greene St., Springfield, Mass. SYKES, ROBERT, RM3: 807 Bergen St., Newark, N. J. TANIS, GARRET, RM3: 84 Mt. Prospect Ave., Belleville, N. J. TATUM, JACK, StMI: 747 Orange St., Richmond, Calif. TAYLOR, ROBERT, EM3: 910 So. Rd. St., Memphis, Tenn. THOMAS, CHARLES, SI'MI: 715 Green St., Wilson, N. C. THOMAS, C .V., SI: Seymour, Texas TOLLIVER. FRANK, StMI: 2618 Harrington St., Houston, Texas TOVAR, CHARLES, SI: P. O. Box 269, Mountain View, Calif. TUTSON, ARTHUR, SI'MI: 1532 E. 52nd St., Los Angeles, Calif. VAN ANTWERP, WILLIAM, MMRI: 2051 Raymond Ave., Bronx, N. Y. VASEK, ANTON. SI: Box 453, La Grange, Texas VEDDER, GERALD, SI: Box 86, Oswego, Oregon VETRANO. JOSEPH, RMI: 428 Cutter St., Pittsburg, Calif. VRENDENBURG, ALLEN, SC3: 2329 So. Pine St., Wilman, Calif. WALKER, JAMES. SI'MI: Gramling, La. WALL, WILLIAM, BGM3: 834 E. 83rd St., Los Angeles, Calif. WALMSLEY, FRED, QM2: 764 Salem St., South Groveland. Mass. WANDREY, DONALD, SCI: Coloma, Wisconsin WATKINS, WILLIAM, SI'MI: 1981 N. 22nd St., Philadlephia. Pa. WELCHER, LOUIS, St'MI: 3303kN. Cedar Hill Rd., Little Rock, Ar . WINFREY, LUTHER, StMI: Broad Acre, Athens, Ga. WOOTEN. RICHARD, PhM3: Dobson, N. C. WYCKOFF, MYRON, GM2: 4529 Josephine St., Denver, Colo. YOUNG, FRED, CKI: 1659 Post St., San Francisco, Calif. ZUERCHER, DONALD W., RdM3: 4 Fonda St., Oneonto, New York O'DONNELL, CLYDE. Corp. 617 S. Fifteenth St., Corsicana, Texas PADEN, WALTER, Corp. 7513 Parkview Rd., Upper Darby, Pa. PRINCE, VIRGIL, Corp. 430 S. Lewis Ave., Lombard, Ill. REYNOLDS, FREDERICK, Pfc. Rt. 1, Dorchester, Wis. ROBINSON. EVERETT, Pfc. Box 593, Steamboat Springs, Colo. ROSELLE. VIRGIL, Corp. 1343 S. Meridian, Wichita, Kan. U SHERBURNE, ROBERT, Pfc. 2110 E. Kennomore Pl., Milwaukee, gt. IChief Clerkl, Decker, M0 f-ana

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BROCKERMAN, LOUIS, FI: 81 Pine Street, Snohomish, Wash. BROWN, PAUL, Rd.M3: 414 West Poplar St., Enid, Okla. BROWN, W. E., RdM3c 1257 w, Harding Way, Stockton, Cal: BROYARD, JOHN, STMIc 2812 St. Ann St., New Orleans, La. BRUSH, THOMAS. WT2c Sherwood, Oregon. BRYAN, MYRON, SI: 415 Meade St., Denver, Colo. BUCKNER, JAMES, StM3: 714 Tamarind, West Palm Beach, Fla BIFFINGTON. ROBERT', FI: Carmichael, Miss. BURGESS, WILLIAM, SIC . 4027A Botanical Ave., St. Louis, M0 BUTLER, JOSEPH D., SK3C . 220 San Leandro Way, -1- Calif- CADE, ROBERT, SI: Rt. 4, Jonesboro, Tenn. CAIRNS, AUSTIN, FC2: 617 N. Market St., Sparta, Ill. CALLAN, PAUL, SI: 1520 First Av. N.E., Cedar Rapids, la. CALLIS, CLEO, STS: Rt. 1, Box 172, Wharton, Texas CAMACHO, EUGENE, SSBM3: . 2103 V2 Ninth St., Sacramento, Calif CAMPBELL, ROBERT, RdM3c 15533 Wallingford, Seattle, Wash. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM, Y3: Laurel, Iowa CARDENAS, E., Cox. 720 East Sunset Av., San Gabriel,VCal. CARTER. HAROLD, FI: Crossett, Ark. CARTER, JOHN, SSML3: 726 W. Fifth St., Lerivstown, Pa. CARTER, WAYMON, Bkr3: 2104 Harbert Ave., Memphis, Tenn. CASEY, JAMES, GM3: 1108 W. Fifth St., Waterloo, Iowa CHAPPELL, JOSEPH, FI: 103 E. Walnut, Rolla, Mo. CHINANDER, LLEWELLYN, SI: 2242 Ulysses .St., Minneapolis, Minn. COFFEY, ROBERT. SSMB3: 605 Scott Street, Pasadena, Texas COHENS, CHARLES, StMI: 212 Capen St., Hartford, Conn. COLBERT, JOHN, SI: 2001 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, Tex. CONDON, JOHN, FC3: 325 Archer St., Salinas, Calif. cooks, DONALD, s1M1e 3335 E. Alabama Ave., Houston, Tex. CORRIE, JAMES, QM3: 4241 23rd Ave. W., Seattle, Wash. CORT, JAMES, SI: 297 Market St., Newark, N. J. cox, ROBERT, Fle 2106 Withrow Cts., San Pedro, Calif COX, WILSON, SF3: Buhl, Idaho CRISTOBAL, LOUIS, STI: 327 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, Cal CROMARTIE, WALTER, St'MI: Rt. 1, Box 44, Kelly, N. C. CROW, ROBERT, SI: Blairstown, Iowa DAHIETL, DUANE. SSML3c 4251 Abbott, No. Robbinsdale, Minn DAHL, LEROY, SI: Cooperstown, N. D. DARLING, ERNEST, SKI: 2941 Ohio Ave., Southgate, Calif. DARST, KENNET'H, FI: 328 East G St., Ontario, Calif. DATZ, HYMAN, SMI: 27 O. K. Terrace, Rochester, N. Y. DAVIDSON, BRYAN, RM2: Francisco, Indiana DAVIS, ALEXANDER, StM3: 1636 E. 33rd St., Los Angeles, Calif. DEAN, JAMES, RM2c 5929 First Ave., Birmingham, Ala. DEAN, NOBERT, BM2: 1713 Pulte St., Cincinnati, Ohio oEEs, coY, sle Mill Creek, Okla. DeGRANDPRE, LOUIS, SI: Rt. 17, Box 838, Milwaukie, Ore. DESCH, JOHN, Ewlze 1006 Birch Ave., Lima, Ohio DIXON, D .D., SI: Rt. 14, Box 1383, Portland, Ore. DOLLISH, ROBERT, FI: 725 Rivermont Dr., Pitsburgh, Pa. DOTSON, GERALD, StMI: 1107 Pine St., North Little Rock, Ark. DREITZLER, WALTER, SK2: 3027 S. State St.. Salt Lake City, Utah DU BOIS, THEODORE, SI: 94 So. Bannock St., Denver, Colo. DUFFEY, BILLY, Bkr2: Rt. 1, Jackson Gap, Alabama DUNAWAY, IVY, FI: 1214 W. Tansil St., Carlsbad, N. M. DUMMAR, JESS, RT2c 517 Third St., Porterville, Calif. EDWARDS, JOSEPH, StMI: 1811 Lombard St., Philadelphia, Pa. ENGLEDOW, FRANK, SC2: Rt. 1, Alto, Texas ENSOR, JAMES, FI: Rt. 4, Tahoka, Texas EVANS. CHARLES, PhM3c 24 Capen .St., Windsor, Conn. FABER, RICHARD, WT2c 1076 Coldwater Road, Flint, Mich. FAGAN, C. M., BM2: 48 May St., Winder, Ga. FAULKNER, GEORGE, SI: 2317 McKleroy Ave., Anniston, Ala. FIELDS, WILLIAM J., FI: 119 East First St., San Dimas, Calif. FITZGERALD, ROBERT B., BM2: 912 Hackberry St., Duncan, Okla. FLORA, GEORGE C., MM2c 411 Ninth Ave. So., Nanysa, Idaho FOLLONI, MICHAEL O., Y2: 61 Wall St., Bridgewater, Mass. FOX, LEO L., SCI: Almartha, Missouri FRANK, A., FI: A 320 Flausden St., Vallejo, Calif. FRENCH, CLARENCE, EMI: 2905 Olive St., Kansas City, Mo. FRISS, CHRISTOPHER, GM3: Washington Road, Natchez, Miss. FURLONG, DONALD, GM3c 1312 27th Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. FURLONG, E. R., PhM3c 3710 31st Ave., Long Island. N. Y. GANN, LEONARD, EM2: 216 E .Springer St., Guthrie, Okla. GARIBAY, JOSEPH, FI: 1535 Hays St., .San Antonio, Texas GASKE, MICHAEL, GMI: 1016 Emerson Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. GEORGE, JOSEPH. PhMI: General Delivery, Thibodaus, La. GILBERT, CALVIN, FI: Rt. 2, Carbon, Texas GILBERT, HARRY, ST2: 1714V2 E. 55th St., Los Angeles, Cal. GIROUARD, ANTHONY, SI'MIc Rt. 1, Box 55, Broussard, La. GLITTENBERG, H. O., QMI: 976 57th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. GREEN, EUGENE, CK2c . h 2015 Waterloo Ave., Detroit, Mlch. GREEN, JULIUS, StMI: 4 1527 Steiner St., San Francisco, Callf. GUENZEL, HANS, SSML3: 1383 Harrison St.. Batesville, Ark. HALL, J. F., CKIc 1017 22nd St. N., Birmingham, Ala. HAMMOND, THEODORE, St'MI: 2028 Second St., New Orleans, La. HAMRICK, DENNIS, MM2: 1504 S. Beech St., Chattanooga. Tenn. HARING, ROBERT, QM3c 842 13th St., Boulder, Colo. ' HARMER, CHARLES, FI: 1217 E. Olive St., Colton, Calif. A HARRISON, WILLIE, CK3: 951 Q .St., Washington, D. C. HARTLING, EDWARD, MMI: 148 FaralIone.St., San Francisco, Calif. HASSEL, ADDIE, SI'MIc 935 Bonds St., Eldorado. Ark. HATCH, THOMAS, SC3: 3005 E. Twelfth St., Vancouver, Wn. HEDSTROM, LEONARD, BkrIc 4665 Bird Road, Oakland, Calif. l-lElLlG, WALLACE R., Fle China Grove, North Carolina HEINECKE, PAUL, FC3: 322 N. 7th St., Breckenridge, Minn. HILEMAN, THOMAS, FI: 4212 Pine .St., New Boston, Ohio HINMAN, MERRIT, SI: 431 Eudora St., Denver, Colo. HINTON, ELBERT. StMI: P. O., Richton, Miss. HINTON, THOMAS, F: Box 34, Clarks, La. HINZMANN, RUSSELL, SI: Rt. 1, Dubuque, Iowa HIRSCH, HOWARD, SI: Brighton, Colorado l-loBLEY, Orlean, slM1e 942 Taylor St., Shreveport, La. HODGE, S., PhM3c 9 Gracie Square, New York City, N. Y. HOFER, WINFIELD, PhM 2: 389 Dayton Ave., St. Paul, Minn. HOLLAND, LUKE, ST2: 451 Oakwood Blvd., Chicago, Ill. HOLLINGSWORTH, JAMES, stse 1746 w. 36th Pl., Los Angeles, Calif. HOOVER, GEORGE, SI: 362 Cleveland Ave., Salt Lake City HOWARD, D. E., sle 249 E. Main St., St. Anthony, Idaho HUBBARD, HAROLD, StMI: I First Avenue, Cairo, Ga. HUGHES, DONALD, MM3: 163 West E St., Colton, Calif. HUGHES, HIRAM, Cox. Box 83, Mill Creek, Okla. HURLEY, LYNDOLL, SI: Rt. 2, Box 5, Paris, Texas . JACKSON, EMITT, CK3: P. O. Box 235, Ariton, Ala. JANuNAs, JOHN, WTI: 621 State sl., sr. Charles, Ill. JENKINS, GEORGE, FI: 2446 E. 35th S., Salt Lake City, Utah JENNINGS, VIRGIL, SI: Box 750, Lander, Wyoming JEUB, JEROME, MMI: 4315 Bryant Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. JOHNSON, EDWARD, SI'MI: General Delivery, Boynton, Okla. JOHNSON, Fred, SI'M2c Marlin, Texas lGen. Del.l JOHNSON, LeROY, sM1e Simi, Calif. JONAS, GORDON, EMI: Cripple Creek, Va. JONES, CLARENCE, SI: Rt. Box 1258, Rio Linda, Calif. JONES, LEONARD, sle 415 Sixth St., Nampa, Idaho JONES, THOMAS, SI: 4833 E Sixth Ave., Denver, Colo. KARNMINGA, ROBERT, Cox. 843 Cherry St., Winnetka, Ill. KANELFITZ, GILBERT, Bkr3: I 1 16 S. Sixth Ave., Warsaw, Wis. KEYS, TONY, SI: Three Sands, Okla. KIRKNER, AIKEN, GM2: Valley Forge, Pa. lcls, JOHN, sle 341 w. 107th sf., Les Angeles, Calif. KNUDTSON, ROY, SI: Lake Mills, Iowa KOENIG, NORMAN, SI: East Main St., Caledonia, Minn. KOHNE, ROBERT, PhM3c 327 Mercer Ave., Decatur, Ill. KRANDALL, G., SI: No. 93, Mt. Home, Idaho KRANZ, WILLIAM, QM3: LaMoure, N. Dak. KUCERA, KENNETH, SI: 1 18 Fifth St., Cedar Rapids, Iowa LACER, L. A., BM2c 1167 E. Illinois St., Evansville, Ind. LACEY, DELBERT, SKI: Box 355, Nelson, Neb. LACOUR, WALTON, SI: 2290 Pennsylvania Av., Baumont,Tex. LEAP, JOHN, FI: 521 S. Fifth East, Salt Lake City, Utah LENZMEIER, NEIL. SI: 2207 Wilson St., Minneapolis, Minn. LEWIS, EDWARD, SI'MI: 19O4V2 First Ave., Birmingham, Ala. LEWIS, GEORGE, FI: 91 Highland Ave., Tonawanda, N. Y. LLEWELLYN, LEO, FI: 269 W. 70th So., Springville, Utah LOEBER, WILLIAM, HAI: Rhinecliff, N. Y. LONG, B. M., FI: Box 163, Sidney, Iowa LORENZO, JOSEPH, SM2: 379 Crescent Ave., San Francisco, Cal. MACK, ALFRED, FI: 3713 N. 11th St., St. Louis, Mo. MARTANOVIC, JOHN, Bkr2: 3241 W. 43rd St., Cleveland, Ohio MARTIN, RoBER1', EM3e 409 W. Greenwod St., La Haben, Cal. MecLELLAN, FRED, Fle 2325 Hood Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. MCCRAY, ALVIS, SIC 515 E. Grand, Clovic, N. M. McDOWELL, LEO, StMI: 4967 Bangor Ave., Detroit, Mich. M:DUFFEE, ERNEST. SI: Rt. 4, Batesville, Ark. M:EWEN, PAUL, SSMT3c Grenton, Tenn. M:GUIRE, DOYLE, SI: Rt. 2, Box 7, Searcey, Ark. M:INERNY, DANIEL, PhMI: 119 So. Main St., Youngstown, Ohio M:NAMEE, VINCENT,,FI: 2314 University St., St. Louis, Mo. MEDCALF, DANIEL, SI: Rt. 2, Anna, Texas MENEGAY, JOHN, HAI: 1 P 1 4 1 1' l If L 'sl 1457 Cleveland Av. N.w., Canton, o. I 1

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.. , , ,. . 'ri-is BLATCHFORD'S WAR DIARY I TO 2 AUGUST - CRISTOBAL, C. Z., AND PANAMA CANAL-Good liberty for those who got it. Hard work for some. Completed loading stores and provisions at 0705 on 2 August and at O8I 3 were underway for trip through the Canal. By l558 out of Canal and standing out of Panama Bay once again headed for Hollandia. No one happy about it. 2 TO 23 AUGUST-UNDERWAY FROM PANAMA TO HOLLANDIA-On I3 August at I739 passed Christmas Island abeam to port only three miles away. First sight of land in eleven days. Next day Japan accepted surrender terms and it looked like war was over. But we were plumb in the middle of the Pacific Ocean headed in wrong direc- tion. On I6 August at 20I4 crossed International Date Line once more, this time jumping from Thursday to Satur- day. Sighted land again on I8 August, but it was only Matthew and Charlotte Islands. This excited no one. On 20 August at I827 again crossed equator from North to South. On 22 August sighted Emerson Island, Purdy Island and Rat Island. Not much to look at. Back in Hollandia at I240 on 23 August, after longest continuous time at sea. Too long. 23 TO 25 AUGUST' - HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA, N. E. I.-On 23 August at I338 moved alongside tanker and took on fuel. Next day loaded a few stores and at 0648 on 25 August got underway for San Fernando, Luzon, P. I., leaving Hollandia forever, we hoped. 25 TO 30 AUGUST-UNDERWAY FROM HOLLANDIA TO SAN FERNANDO-On 28 August sighted Samar Island at I446 and at I800 entered San Bernardino Straits. On 29 August passed Fortuna Island at I026 and Bataan Peninsula at l2I 2. At 0500 on 30 August stood into Lingayen Gulf and at 0615 entered San Fernando Harbor. 30 AUGUST- SAN FERNANDO, LUZON, P. I. -An- chored at 0727 on 30 August and an hour later got under- way for Army Pier, docking at 0955. At I3I7 all troops for this port had debarked and at I40I underway for Manila. 30 TO 31 AUGUST -1VUNDERWAY FROM SAN FER- NANDO TO MANILA-Passed Corregidor at 0630 on 3I August and at 08I8 anchored in Manila Bay and waited. 3I AUGUST TO 8 SEPTEMBER-MANILA, LUZON, P. I. -On I September still waiting. 2 September got underway to inner harbor at I638 and anchored at I72I. Waited. On 3 Sepwmber at I020 started debarking troops after forty-six days aboard. Completed at I I20. At I I22 began discharging Army equipment. On 4 September still dis- charging cargo and waiting. 5 September, same thing. 6 September, no change, until I820, thenunderway to Dock No. I5. At 2240 resumed unloading cargo and wait- ing. 7 September waited and discharged cargo. On 8 Sep- tember loaded tr 'ps and supplies, finally completed dis- charge of Army c , ant and got underway for Leyte at I I 50. Took only eight and one-half days to do one day's work. 8 TO I0 SEPTEMBER-UNDERWAY FROM MANILA TO LEYTE-On 9 September at 2222 entered Surigao Strait. At 0230 on I0 September stood into San Pedro Bay, Leyte, and anchored at 0304. At 0743 underway to Berth No. I2 and anchored at 0935. I0 TO I4 SEPTEMBER-LEYTE AND SAMAR, PHILIP- PINE ISLANDS-On II September took on fuel from tanker. At 063I on I2 September moved to Berth No. 20 and at I630 debarked Army passengers 'for Leyte. On I3 September at l0O0 started embarking troops and at I34I began taking aboard patients. At I604 underway for Guiuan, Samar, and anchored there at I9I9. At 0700 on I4 September began embarking Navy patients and corps- men. At I353 underway for San Francisco, we thought. I4 TO 30 SEPTEMBER-UNDERWAY FROM LEYTE TO SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE-I 4 to 2I September steam-A ing along, passed near Wake Island and Midway but did not see them. Nothing interesting until cry of Man Over- board at I008 on 2I September. At' IOI 5 lowered No. 3 Boat, at I023 picked up man, at I030 picked up boat with man, at I035 resumed course and speed. Fast work. Steamed peacefully and happily along towards San Fran- cisco until the bolt struck on 27 September, when, only three days from home, orders arrived diverting the ship to Seattle. Changed course to the North on 28 September, entered Puget Sound on the foggy morning of 30 Septem- ber and at I800 docked in Seattle which was the wrong port for all but a few. But the U. S. A. looked good after eighty-six days, especially to those who were eligible for discharge. A THE TROOPS CARRIED ICONTIN give the crew members who lived in the East a short look-in on the folks at home and we were off again. This time to Leghorn in Italy. There we took on a ship- load of Service troops, units of Quartermaster and Medics, but mostly Combat Engineers who had seen service in North Africa and made the long trek up the Italian Penin- sula with Mark Clark's V Army. Ahead lay the long voyage, more than half way round the. world, to the Western Pacific. We settled down, through the Mediterranean, back into the Atlantic towards the Canal. An eleven-piece orchestra was assembled from the troops, the shows, ln- ternational Musical and Victory Parade , were put on by the soldiers, an amusing newspaper Deckings was published and other events to lighten the tedium of the long trip were organized. Speculations were rife as to our e,:act destination. Events were happening so rapidly there was no telling the place these troops would dcbark. At Cristobal they were given a chance to go ashore, obtain ,refreshments and stretch their if .- if: UED FROM PAGE 25l legs,and then on again into the Pacific. Two weeks later, in the middle of the vast ocean, the news broke. Japan accepts unconditional surrendesr! Joy was uncoinfinedl Thanksgiving services were held by all denominations. But the sober business at hand had to be carried through. At Hollandia, we found our next stop would be San Fernando in Northern Luzon. We debarked some Quarter- master and Medical Units there and moved on to Manila. The city had not changed much but docks had been built and we were able to tie up. Troops were debarked and others took their place, but plenty of room was left for the patients we still had to pick up at Leyte. From there we made our last stop at Guiuan in Samar to take aboard a draft of Navy patients and corpsmen and then off for home. We were rounding out our first year of duty. For many of us it would be the last voyage. The war is over! And, although there is still much to be done. by a ship like ours, we can safely adopt the motto of the famous 4I st Division, many of whose men we carried . . . Mission Accom- plished. 355 8689 'O' i i I l I i I X I ,I i I I .,. I 'i I of AIN fa .1 ?l 4 I