Piedmont (AD 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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PER TIC HANDCLA Loading in San Diego CDR Donald M. iHOPPYl HANSON, USN, originator and or who started Operation Handclasp by conducting a clothing drive in 1947 Qdnize, 48 which netted lj ton of clothing which was carried to TSlI1gtQo,ChinU by the U.S.S. TARAWA which he was serving in. The clothing wml distributed among l60,000 refugees there because of the Chinese Comb munist forces. l Since that time other drives were made and the collections of clothingrl etc. were delivered to refugees throughout the Far East by U,3. Nuvwl ships and through the untiring efforts of the few missionaries in thosl areas. l When Capt. PAYNE received word that there were goods availoblethul the PIEDMONT could deliver he assigned LTJG SCHUSTER as coordinutol and authorized him to take as much goods as space available woulf permit. Through the coordinated efforts of CDR HANSON and Ulf SCHUSTER delivery was made to the ship and with the excellent hell of PIEDMONT personnel in the form of working parties the followingl approximate tonnage was stowed on board to be delivered in lapel and Hong Kong: Seven hundred forty pounds of multi-purposefoorl each weighing 33 lbs., equaling 24,220 lbs.. Most of the goods werl offloaded in Yokosuka, Japan for further transfer to the typhoonstrilcerl people in the Nagoya area. The rest was delivered in Hong Kong fo' the refugees there. lt was deemed a great privilege for this ship to render its survaces for this cause and to some way be a part of the fight in the COLD WAR. l l

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