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Los OF HIGHLIGHTS or THE u.s.s. .mson IN WORLD WAR an p following letter brings to mind a signal honor that was accorded the at Ulithi: 1 A COMMANDER FIRST CARRIER TASK FORCE, PACIFIC COMMANDER TASK FORCE EIETY-EIGHT e cfo Fleet Post Off San Francisco, C 28 January 1945. From: Commander First Carrier Task Force, Pacific. To : Commanding Officer, U.S.S. JASON. Subject: The U.S.S. JASON. 1. The Commander FIRST Carrier Task Force, Pacific, wishes to thank the C Officer and the Officers offthe U.S.S. JASON for the courteous and expeditious in which his staff was received. It was a 'pleasure to raise his flag on fine ship. cfsf Mt A. MITSCE R Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy. Copy to: CnmServRon TEN ComFIFTH Fleet ComTHIRD Fleet MAY 25, 1945 - Departed Ulithi Atoll. MAY S3,S1g45M6giS5rived San Pedro Bay, Philippine Iglandso Completely reg ' ' ' ln Slx 467 day?-' Shifted to Manicani anchorage to do hull , the U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI and U.S.S. IDAHO also U,S,S, MT, OLYMPUS and 3,S. N DARNELL While they were in the large floating drydockg QABSDD, After t d ' - . D ays at Manicani anchorage, shifted berths to San Pedro Harbor. AUGUST SO, 1945 -,Departed San Pedro Bay, Letye Gulf. p SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 .. NV-Jn nay underway TSEETEMBER 5, 1945 - Arrived Buckner Bay, Okinawa. CSEITEMBER 5, 1945 -. D Occupation of Korea. ' Y eparted Buckner Bay, Okinawa in convo of 7th Fleet ,SEPTEM ER 8 1945 - A ' . 7 rrived Jinsen, Korea, with the invasion and occ
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51 LOG OF HIGHLIGHTS OF THE U.S.S. JASON .ff IH WORLD WAR ll The U.S.S. JASON CARH-ll was built b y the Los Angeles Shi buildi . Dock Corporation, San Pedro, California. P ng' f1Zi4JlgOgommissioned. The third vessel of the United States Navy to bear the , 1944 - After loading. trials, and Shakedown, the ship departed from san Pedro the forward area. f 26, 1944 Arrived Pearl H3Tb0T,1L H.gaccomplished repairs to ships in anchorage. 6, 1944 - Departed from Pearl Harbor,1L H. 17, 1944 - .Arrived Purvis Bay, Solomon Islands, reported to Service Squadron TEN, and remained a unit of that organization throughout the war. Accomplished repairs to ships in Purvis Bay. ll, 1944 - Departed Purvis Bay. 14, 1944 - Arrived Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, first assignment for heavy hull repairs the damaged tankers U.S.S. MILLICOMA and S.S. ESSO BALBOA. 25, 1944 - Departed Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island. 28, 1944 - Arrived Ulithi Atoll, Western Carolinas. During the seven UU'monthS Y ' A' tin this harbor the JASON accomplished repairs for CV's, CVL's, CVE s, BB s, C s, CL's, auxiliary vessels, and landing craft. During one four-week period, February ' ' ' ' d to the JASON ll to March ll, 1945, as many as eighty-five C851 ships were assigne ' 1 It was here that the JASON repaired and sent back to the battle 1 ne for repairs. six major ships that suffered serious damage from4Kamikaze attacks. The carriers ' ' d duri one LEXINGTON and CABOT, damaged from Kamikams attacks, were repaire ng turn-about period which enabled them to resume their place on ascheduled operation in the battle area. During the JASON's stay in Ulithi three separate enemy attacks on ships in the harbor took place. On the first occasion the U.S.S.NESSISSINEWA ffleet tankerl was torpedoed, burned and sunk in the harbor. The second attack ' ' hf D hich was damaged by an underwater was on the U.S.S. MAZAMAQfleet ammunition s ip w attack. This ship was repaired by the JASON. The third was a Kamikaze attack on the U.S.S. RANDOLPH Caircraft carrier, heavyl. This carrier was in an adjacent ANDOLPH were accomplished by the berth to the JASON. Complete repairs to the R y Ul'thi the constant threat of attack made it necessary to spend JASON. While at 1 many hours at General Quarters. Twice during her stay there the JASON had to ' ' 1 storms. It was not until the war leave the sides of carriers because of tropica N ex erienced a holiday routine. Work was on a seven-day was over that the JASO P nnel worked each Sunday the same as any other basis. Except for Church, JASON perso h t'me and when the work was .day. Three-shift work was necessary most of t e 1 , 'particularly heavy two twelve i121 hour shifts were necessary. During such t ' th r. At Ulithi Admiral Halsey sent his liberty was curtailed or stopped altoge e , ' ' 'ob well done in dispatch to omm plying nbeans, bullets, black oil, bulk stores, and even bulkheads. Off V 'd in his reference to bulkheads as men of the JASON feltepersonal pri e supplied bulkheads for the LEXINGTON and CABOT and had been complimentedg ll Donen dispatch from the Admiral after inspection of complete repairs 53.5. LEXINGTON. C ander Service Squadron TEN referring to a J ll '
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