Comet (AP 166) - Naval Cruise Book

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officers, 960 Navy enlisted men, SO lWarine officers, 562 Marine enlisted men, 70 Coast Guard enlisted men, 97 Army enlistedmen, and 6 men serving in the Merchant Marinej embarked for the return trip to the U.S.A. This liftof personnel was the largest the COMET had carried, every available space being occupied. The shipiwas undervvay at 1723 and steamed independently to San Francisco by a great circle route. - A different reception awaited the ship this time as it steamed under the Golden Gate Bridge on the morningiof. 4 October. In large letters on a hill overlooking the harbor appeared the Words, Welcome Home, Well Done, and a small Army ship came out with ta band playing and girls Waving as the COMET pulled into Pier 7 to debark the returning veterans. A And so might the history of the COMET be closed with this same tribute to one of the many ships who had a job to do--and did it! WELCOME HOME, ,WELL DONE. 1 -.,: Nf:2:L - 1.-4 vs:-w-asf 1 ' 'S-1 END OF THE TALE

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5 Welcoming Band San Francisco :M EMM, -W, ,c mf 4 Q Almost Home 91 coo ' C00 99 Elin. X , sf XO QQ , ,,11,,,,,A,,. A i f 'fig A A ii X X Debarking Stateside

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DATE DEPARTED 29 February 1944, San Francisco 5 March 1944, San Diego 10 March 1944, San Clemente 14 March 1944, San Diego 15 March 1944, Morro Bay 18 March 1944, San Diego 4 April 1944, San Diego 13 April 1944, Morro Bay ' 25 April 1944, San Pedro . 26 April 1944, San Diego 2 May 1944, Kahului Harbor 7 May 1944, Pearl Harbor 10 May 1944, Hilo 14 May 1944, Honolulu 17 May 1944, La Haina Roads 19 May 1944, Maalaea Bay 5 30 May 1944, Pearl Harbor ll June 1944,'Eniwetok Atoll 22 June 1944, Saipan 5 July 1944, Pearl Harbor 9 July 1944, Honolulu Harbor 18 July 1944, Eniwetok Atoll SHIP'S LOG February 1944 to October 1945 DA TE ARRIVED Z March 1944, San Diego, California 6 March 1944, San Clemente Island, Cal. 10 March 1944, San Diego 15 March 1944, Morro Bay, Oceanside, Cal. 16 March 1944, San Diego , 18 March 1944, Tactical Area, San Cle- mente, San Diego 4 April 1944, Tactical Area, San Cle- mente, Morro Bay 14 April 1944, San Pedro, California 25 April 1944, San Diego 1 2 May 1944, Kahului Harbor, Maui Island, Territory of Hawaii 3 May 1944, Pearl Harbor, Oahu Is- land, T.H. 8 May 1944, Hilo Harbor, Hawaii Is- land, T.H. 11 May 1944, Honolulu Harbor, Oahu 15 May 1944, La Haina Roads, Maui 17 May 1944, Maalaea Bay, Tactical Area, Maui 20 May 1944, Pearl Harbor 9 June 1944, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands i 15 June 1944, Saipan Island, Marianas Group 3 July 1944, Pearl Harbor 5 July 1944, Honolulu Harbor 17 July 1944, Eniwetok Atoll D 22 July 1944, Guam Island, Marianas Group