Dashiell (DD 659) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1945 volume:

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ISN Sn-pt. 1945 to --Sf CCPYR our 1945 RICHARD M can MORSE W.-i lin 5HiIcmurian1 wk PAUL lilCllAll ll NYSTRIIM 3 qmcfrolznsn 1943 p . P 1' 5 n ' F f -' if U .gi N 'A sg. 1. 'f it . , F' A s -iff Q 'T -' 535.5 ' LQ? t e .- 'sfhiii if'-1 Ugg V cmd5 From the Federal Shipyard in Kearny, New Jersey, where she was built inlrecord-breaking time, the U. S. S. DASHIELL QDD 659D made her way on 19 March 1943, just forty days after launching, to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. Her first draft of fighting men were impatiently awaiting to board her as soon as she pulled alongside the dock. Theirs was now to be the main share in the hustle of preparing her for all that she was destined to become. The next day, on a cold and hlustery morn- ing, the commissioning ceremonies were held, and the DASHIELL be- came a living part of the United States Fleet. Having completed the fitting-out period in New York, the ship pro- ceeded to Casco Bay, Maine, on ll April to report upon arrival to Com- mander Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet, for a period of much-needed training and shakedown. There was but one end and purpose in view during these early days of operating - readiness for duty with the fighting forces - and toward this the ship, her Captain, Officers, and crew bent every effort under the direction of a rigorous program of training schedules, which kept them moving constantly off the Maine coast and points to the southward until the end of May, when the first military inspection was held aboard the vessel. It was then that the DASHIELL experienced her initial vote of confidence in the GQWELL DONE' of ComDesLant, who immediately sent her on her way in the knowledge that she had made a fine beginning for what was to follow. Returning to New York for a short post-shakedown availability, followed by the first convoy duty to Boston and back fthe crew, kept guessing by secrecy, had visions of Africa, at least, upon departure for this onelj, she was ready for a longer trip at sea. While she was in Brook- lyn Navy Yard this time Commander Destroyer Squadron 25 hoisted his flag aboard her, initially assuming command in this unit of his squad- ron. By 6 June the ship was in Norfolk, and three days later she was ac- companying a carrier and another escort enroute to the island of Trini- dad. Arriving in Trinidad on the 13th, the DASHIELL spent sixteen days operating with carriers, while they trained their flight crews in the Gulf of Paria. The first foreign port naturally afforded much interest and sev- eral enjoyable liberties, - not like New York, but nevertheless 'Gthe beach , the mere idea of which was taking on an ever-increasing import- ance for all hands. In convoy the ship again returned to Norfolk, arriv- P- A ing 3 July, this being her final pause in a United States port for some time to come. On the evening of 5 July ComDesRon 25 shifted his pen- nant to the U. S. S. Stevens, another member of the squadron, who was to remain on the Atlantic coast for a little while longer, and the next morning the DASHIELL set her course for the Caribbean Sea on her way to the Panama Canal in company with the new large carrier U. S. S. Yorktown, and two other escorts. This time the long-expected was at hand,f-the entrance into Pacific waters to come to grips with the Japs. ffwmzeecdef- aeegasmd?mz: Ewa At 1355 on 10 July 1943 the ponderous Mirafiores Locks swung open and the stem of the U. S. S. DASHIELL first cut the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The enthusiasm with which the DASHIELL's officers and men welcomed their two days of liberty in Panama, however, was not wholly motivated by the feeling that they might be the last for some time. The city's unique facilities for entertainment were a considerable factor. On 12 July the ship cast off and took a northwest course for the Hawaiian naval bastion which not long before had received such unex- pected and dramatic publicity. As she steamed for Pearl Harbor the DASHIELL presented a trim outline to passing craft. A 2100 ton des- troyer of the then newest and most powerful class, she carried five dual purpose 5 guns, two quintuple ltorpedomounts, numerous anti-aircraft guns, and a small multitude of hefty depth charges, -- a reassuring ad- dition to the fast expanding Pacific Fleet. On the morning of 24 July the massive and soon familiar silhouette of Diamond Head greeted the newcomer to the erstwhile vacationland of Oahu. Even from out at sea landmarks could be plainly distinguish- ed: the Moana, the Navy-operated Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki, and Hon- olulu itself. The DASHIELL dropped anchor in Pearl Harbor and soon the crew was acquainted with Waildldis narrow beach and razor-sharp coral, the nightly wartime curfew, unativew souvenirs made in California, and the woefully lopsided ratio of male to female. But from a plane or a ship at sea Oahu looks enchanting. There was limited time for reconnoitering Hawaii s possibilities. A great deal of the month following arrival at Pearl Harbor was devoted to exercises underway with carriers. It would not be very long before the first operation against the enemy, and much remained to be done in the way of acclimatization to the demanding routine of an active war- 5 E , 3.3 2 5 win 1 s iff . N ,' ywii. . . ' Q 1 'T ,fa 4 5 f I si! -K l T I 1, xii, E lf El S, I fr 5' 1 1 . 5. if' 1? 4 li I us P gs, F 1 it j J I if , thx W ship. This could be accomplished only by vigorous training under sim- ulated battle conditions. The ship was usually underway for four or five day stretches demarcated by respites in Pearl Harbor. It was dur- ing this period that the DASHIELL's squadron assembled and operated asaunit. On 22 August the 659 shoved off for what was ostensibly' a rou- tine training exercise with the light cruiser Nashville. Interest in the mission was considerably heightened upon receipt of orders to rendez- vous with Task Force 15 at 0800 on 23 August. This force, comprised of three carriers, a battleship, two cruisers, two ships of the train, and destroyer squadron Twenty-five, was to proceed to the vicinity of Mar- cus Island with the intent of destroying enemy forces and installations, training for future operations, and nudging Japanese complacency by causing a carrier task force to pop up unexpectedly 1000 miles from Tokyo. I Early on 31 August the force arrived at the appointed position 150 miles from the objective, and at 0420 the first planes of the striking group were launched with orders to bomb and strafe aircraft, shipping, base facilities, and air installations. The DASHIELL with other des- troyers formed the screening group, whose task it was to oppose any hostile air, surface, or underwater attack. For most of the ship's com- pany this was the first meeting with the enemy, and not one of them failed to appreciate the possibilities. Individual plans for withdrawal in the event of casualty included objectives from nearby Marcus all the way to the Aleutians and south to the Solomons. Several expressed ap- prehension over intelligence received that prevailing winds and cur- rents tended toward Tokyo Bay. The operation was accomplished as scheduled and without mis- hap, all hands performing efficiently. Retirement was made in the evening, and the return to Pearl, where the ship arrived 7 September, was without incident except for a submarine contact which produced no results. The Marcus raid was for the DASHIELL and for the Japanese merely a foretaste of events to come, and the next event came soon. On 11 September the 659,, steamed forth again as part of a slightly recon- stituted Task Force 15. The destination was Tarawa, an atoll in the Gilberts that was to achieve conspicuous fame before the year was out. The DASHIELL detoured to Palmyra enroute to deliver secret mail and rejoined the formation in time to go to general quarters at 1400 on the I 'N , N , N A sg' ij. V , , '35 - 1 it L if -f, 1 9-if! .' ' H:.xT'fY'3xi, ,' ' 'i9F'f7'?s.. Y is , - 11. -1 , ' Q . -if f.. ' 'Mt-z., ' 151,43 R as Q u ' , f' 1' ., ,, ,,,,,.,,,,, , 17th. The view of the tactical situation, customary equatorial ceremon- ies were postponed on crossing the Line. ' The purpose of crippling enemy facilities on Taraw'a was to ease the pressure then being applied to our Ellice Island bases, and, as at Marcus, to provide training for future large scale operations. In the early morning of 18 September air strikes were launched to destroy air- craft and installations, buildings, fuel and munition dumps, docks, and ships. All Japanese planes seeking to counterattack were shot down or turned away by combat air patrols. In accordance to plan the force retired the same night, at 0800 the next morning the ship secured from general quarters. On the afternoon of the 22nd, during the trip back, King Neptune and his retinue made their belated appearance. While the monarch's henchmen were in the very act of drubbing posteriors of, administer- ing vile fluids to, and creating stylish coiffures for bewildered and be- smeared pollywogs, all hands were awakened with suddenness to the real- ity of their environment. Without warning a TBF from the U. S. S. Princeton made a crash landing in the water close aboard. The DASH- IELL stood by immediately to recover survivors, her entire crew dis- playing a grim attention to duty that gave startling contrast to the care- free antics of a few moments before. The plane's pilot and gunner were saved, but the radioman lost his life. Next day the ship put into Pearl Harbor. Back at Pearl there were more training exercises, and then on 29 September the 659 sorticd with Task Force 14, the largest force she had yet worked with. The objective was Wake Island, then an integral part of the Japanese perimeter defense. This operation was designed to influence enemy strategic dispositions by the appearance of a car- rier task force in the area. Japanese forces and installations were to be the target not only of air strikes but of surface bombardment units. Once again the DASHIELL was assigned to screen the carriers. The force arrived off Wake on 5 October, the first strike taking off at 0420 to hit aircraft, shipping, base facilities, and air installations. At 0700 the northern and southern bombardment groups proceeded on their mission. Enemy planes made their appearance in the afternoon but were intercepted by fighters long before they reached the force. The attack lasted for two days On the mormng of 6 October a fig ter plane from the U S S Cowpens flew close aboard the DASH u S 5 1 l s . l A, V 1 . h i 3 f V 1 A if u if ll 0 . 'X A p gh . . . . ff gg. ' - :F ' Pei pf-L V, Ja. jr-5 - ' . 5 vm if! fef 'rits J ' -. E I lfgflifl 451-,.,hl:'. ,flf ,i1 i'AQll - 939' 'ri . .-1 ft fl' J ii ', ..- il TY ' 'fi If . f 0 A it P - -at ' ,-.3311 rsh., is -Q , --,ff f , :H '27, , .31 ' , +- as .cv f .E . . 1 - f f . t :tx I ,af Q V 1 L , if .P 'A lc fi 5 -ft f if f 5 I 1' If 15 al , Y' 1 ' 3 ' gf: i gd ,U My ek? 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After Wake the DASHIELL was assigned to other types of duty, and the thrill her men had felt on looking into the darkness to see the wing lights and fiery exhaust flames of a powerful pre-dawn air strike just off the carriers gave way to new forms of experience. For the 'G659 ', as for many other new fleet units, these raids had been a testing ground for new-found power. On the basis of such trials it was reasonable to expect that offensive actions of greater size and more permanent results would be in the offing. The DASHIELUS participation in shore bom- bardment practice on 19 October presaged events soon to come. mama .Z On 21 October the USS DASHIELL steamed out of Pearl Harbor with a powerful task group of four battleships, four cruisers, three carriers, and fourteen destroyers that in turn formed a part of Task Force 53. The destination was Efate, southernmost of the New Hebrides group, where these ships of the assault group were to conduct training exer- cises preparatory to the most ambitious operation that the DASHIELL had yet been party to. Efate's Havannah Harbor, once a sleepy colon- ial outpost, had been transformed into a bustling and well equipped naval base. On arrival, however, the ship's company had to content themselves with contemplating the tropical setting from afar. Since they already possessed details of the forthcoming action, visits to the naval base were considered out of the question, let alone excursions to the settlement of Vila on the other side of the island, where certain French mesdemoiselles of liberal outlook were said to be established. The period from arrival on 5 November till a week later was given over to rehearsal of landing operations at nearby Meli Bay, during which time the '6659 became acclimated to the duties that assignment to a fire support section involved. 6 F 5 1? : YT.,1? , -' 'ey-my , Ni 4-5 On 13 November the task group set forth for its objective: the Gil- bert Islands. This visit would afford the DASHIELL a chance to observe Tarawa Atoll a great deal more intimately than had been possible dur- ing her hurried call two months before. V ln the early morning of 20 November the DASHIELL, in company with her division flagship, the U. S. S. Ringgold, followed two mine- sweepers into Tarawa lagoon to lend counter battery and close support- ing fire for the troop landing and to be on hand for call Hres until the island's occupation. Japanese resistance was heavier than had been pre- dicted, and as the DASHIELL entered the lagoon twelve batteries were still in operation, though their fire was slowed somewhat by the im- mense quantities of dust and smoke raised by the air strikes and naval bombardments. The ship received no direct hits, but near misses and close AA bursts resulted in her subjection to a continuous rain of shrap- nel. When one of the larger fragments was subsequently discovered lodg- ed in the foremast, the comment was overheard: Well, fellows, there's a hunk of the Sixth Avenue El . It was doubtless some embittered critic of foreign policy. When at 0830 the last medium calibre shore battery was silenced, the DASHIELL moved in to the intimate range of 2500 to 4000 yards to deliver prearranged, interdiction, and later call fires. At sunset the ship withdrew to a picket station southwest of Betio Island. For the ship's doctor the day had been one that contrasted vividly with his normal cruising routine. Though only one of the DASHIELUS crew had been injured by a fragment, nineteen seriously wounded ma- rines were brought -aboard for emergency treatment. It was grim evi- dence of the battleis fury. The medical officer and his corpsmen per- formed their duties ably, and none of the patients died while in their care. Until noon of the 22nd the DASHIELL was under orders of the screen commander, during which time Japanese planes were sighted and fired upon. During the morning of the 21st the ship was assigned a patrol sector whose point of origin was the transport area. The waters were inadequately charted, and owing to the lowness of the land, the nearest being twelve miles away, accurate navigational fixes could not be obtained. At 1035, with the ship making 20 knots, main battery con- trol suddenly reported a coral patch on the port bow. The Captain was on the bridge and gave Right hard over rudder , ringing up stop on both engines. Time was too short, however, and with a jar that racked 5 Qi her from stem to sternpost, the USS DASHIELL grounded in a patch of coral pinnacles and sand 300 by 150 yards in area. Fuel and salt water ballast were jettisoned, and at 1302, forty-fiveminutes after high water, the ship was floated and pulled clear by her own motor whale- boats. At least the chart could be made a little more informative now. As a result of damage sustained to the screws, vibration became ex- cessive at speeds over fourteen knots. In addition the sound gear and Pit log were rendered inoperative, and a six-inch slit was opened in the bottom shell plating. The crew took the casualty in their stride, though, and were eager for another opportunity to hurl more steel at Japanese still opposing the unrelenting advance of our Marines. This chance was afforded at noon the next day when the 'G659,' was ordered back into the lagoon to deliver call fires till sunset. She resumed firing at 0600 the fol- lowing morning and maintained an active battery until our troops final- ly reached the end of the island at 1300. During the occupation of Tarawa naval bombardment was an in- dispensable element of the troops' successful progress. Centers of de- termined enemy resistance, often inaccessible to air strikes, could be silenced by the concentrated fire power of the Navy's mobile artillery. On occasion, when a Japanese gun position had thus been rendered in- active, it would fall the lot of a C. B. bulldozer to inhume the recalcit- rant defenders in their self-made graves. The DASHIELUS contribution to the success of the Tarawa action was a credit to her name. In addition to prearranged and call fires, she accounted for five to seven shore batteries, several active pill boxes, num- erous congregations of the enemy, and an ammunition dump. The crew, who had eaten and slept on station during most of the operation, dis- played a coolness and coordination of effort worthy of veteran campaign- ers. And indeed, as the U. S. S. DASHIELL proceeded from Tarawa lagoon at 1600 on 23 November and set her course once again for Pearl, her men and officers could truly call themselves veterans. Enroute to Pearl Harbor the 4'659 ' and other destroyers were screening the U. S. S. Mississippi and a number of transports. The big ships' crews would have been a shade less complacent, perhaps, had they known that one of the trim destroyers in which they reposed so much confidence could make no more than fourteen knots and had inoperative submarine-detecting equipment. But on 3 December the voyage end- ed at Pearl without incident, possibly excepting certain crew members 5 .pg who reputedly swallowed their uppers as a result of the ship's accentu- ated vibration. When the ship went into drydock the afternoon of the third, Tara- wa was almost forgotten in the excitement of predicting the possible se- quel to the DASHIELUS grounding. The ship was docked for twenty- four hours and then shifted berths. On the morning of 5 December she was underway again conducting speed trials to determine the condition of the hull and engineering plant. During that afternoon and the fol- lowing day hopes, rumors, and speculations ran riot. On 7 December, the second anniversary of our entry into the war, the decision became known, and at 1415 the DASHIELL got underway to join a four-ship convoy bound for San Francisco, U. S. A. On the night of 14-15 De- cember she stood into the wintry mists of San Francisco Bay. The great bridge towering into the night, the clustered lights of the city, and the biting air were a moving welcome to the men of the DASHIELL. The ship was in port only twenty-four hours, which was time enough for most of the crew to become initiated to the enticements of the Golden Gate City. Then orders were received to proceed to the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. The 659 got underway at 1000 on the 16th, arriving at her new destination in the afternoon of 18 De- cember. The fog, snow, and cold of Puget Sound were a far cry from Honolulu and Efate. ' From 19 December 1943 till 23 January 194-4 the DASHIELL was drydocked at Bremerton undergoing extensive repairs and alterations, all hands receiving hard-earned but far-too-brief leaves. The weeks at Bremerton provided a host of memories: daybreak viewed wearily through the stale cigarette smoke of the Seattle ferry, the nocturnal clat- ter of welders, chippers, and riveters which precluded sleep, night spots where ice and mixers were sold to bottle-laden customers. With the startled employees of Seattle's imposing Olympic Hotel the unpredicta- ble exploits of DASHIELL men became legendary. On 9 January an event of importance took place when the Captain, Commander J. B. McLean, was assigned command of a destroyer divi- sion and t11rned over the ship to his Executive Officer, Lieutenant Com- mander E. A. Barham. The DASHIELIIS stay in Puget Sound hardly constituted a vaca- tion for her company. Work and supervision connected with her over- haul demanded the constant attention of many hands. Then the wor- Destroyer Homeward Bound, ...,. ..--....... 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W...-Q' f- I'-.ref-'-'e:5w f?7-2 .- T' Xi F ' - X' H , 5- V ' 'U Q.-. il f' -, ze ' SKPZTYFZT:iv'1.urfi'4z4?Tr5E 'LH' ! 1 X ' '9 X ' A - v, 4.-.I L. ul-'2 ' .--5 could not get ashore occasionally to visit Oahu's increasingly populous centers of work and recreation. Old-timers now, they could wistfully remark to newcomers that in the old days one was able to squeeze into a Honolulu bus without the aid of a shoehorn. On 5 March the DASHIELL bid adieu to Pearl Harbor and set forth with two other destroyers and the renovated light cruiser Birming- ham. Four days later King Neptune and his Royal Party boarded the '4659 to initiate the many pollywogs who had accumulated since the iirst visit. His arrival was unannounced, despite the alertness of numerous pollywog lookouts placed at vantage points beneath the equatorial sun and providently equipped with heavy weather jackets and overalls, gloves, boots., goggles, fur hats, helmets, and binoculars. On 10 March F unafuti Atoll in the Ellice Islands, a stopping place on the westward voyage, was sighted and at 134.5 the DASHIELL anchor- ed in the lagoon. That afternoon there was swimming call for all hands, though no one was allowed to explore the beach. Schemes for clandes- tine visits to the one island where all the native females lived segregated from the troops were abandoned when the accuracy of aim and diligence of the guards became known. Funafuti was like the many atolls the men had seen and would see more of-low-lying formations of coral and sand enclosing polygonal lagoons, sometimes as much as thirty miles across, made accessible by one or more channels. These atoll fringes, broken into many islands, nourish little other vegetation than the weed-like co- conut palms. For the ship's company coconuts soon ceased to be an ex- otic delicacy. At 1630 on 11 March the 659 was again underway to escort an LSD to the Solomons Islands. On the morning of the 16th she entered the narrow body of water that runs up through the island group all the way to Bougainville and is known to all Navy men as the slot . Her men were duly impressed as they saw, most of them for the first time, the now historic islands of Guadalcanal, Savo, and Florida, scenes of some of the bitterest land and sea engagements the war has produced. Having left the LSD at Guadalcanal, the DASHIELL anchored in Gavutu Harbor, Florida Island. Twenty-one hours later she was underway from Tulagi for her first action against the enemy since Tarawa. Having picked up an officer passenger and secret mail, at Guadal- canal, the DASHIELL proceeded to a point north of the Solomons where at 1800 on the 18th she eHected a rendezvous with Task Force 37. This force, composed of four of the old hattleships and nine destroyers and 53- F y S fig F fn.. 1 ,V ,W ' Eg. fm., Ar, 9,1 645' supplemented by an air group of two CVE's and six destroyers had been directed to arrive off Kavieng at the northernmost tip of New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago, and bombard Japanese batteries, supplies, and installations in that area as a diversion for the Emirau Island land- ing which was to take place concurrently. The rendezvous and approach to Kavieng came off as scheduled. During the night of the 19th the ship went to general quarters twice for air contacts which later proved friend- ly. The objective was reached in the early morning of 20 March. On arrival the air group stood off to provide anti-submarine and combat air patrols. Task Force 37 split into two bombardment groups. The DASHIELL, with her division, was assigned to screen the Tennessee and the Idaho and bombard the eastern area, the other group taking the region to the north. Throughout the morning the DASHIELIJS group made seven passes, with the 2659 firing on northwest legs and screening on southeast ones. . Near the end of the first run an enemy battery, assumed to be four mortors of approximately 5 caliber, opened up, straddling t.he Tennes- see and the Sigsbee on at least two salvos. Though no hits were sustain- ed, several projectiles exploded close aboard. The Japanese position was promptly taken under fire by the 5 ,f38 guns of the DASHIELL, Tennessee, and Sigsbee., No further molestation was experienced. The firing runs continued for three and a half hours at ranges of 12,000 to 15,000 yards, an excessive distance for any smaller caliber guns the enemy may have had. During the firing, salvos were observed and coach- ed by the battleship's observation planes. At 1230 the retirement dis- position was formedg shortly thereafter a shadowing Tony was brought down by planes of the covering group. Upon leaving the Kavieng area Task Force 37 headed south for Efate. The efects of the bombardment could only be estimated. It was known that a large oil fire was started, several explosions were caused including a large ammunition dump, numerous hits were made on a four-gun coastal battery on North Caper, many buildings were destroyed and several fires started. Rather a substantial diversion it would seem. After an absence of over four months the DASHIELL dropped the hook in Havannah Harbor on 25 March and all hands got their first chance to set foot on land since departure from Pearl. The insects and choking dust encountered were at least a change from shipboard envir- onment, though perhaps not such soothing relief as the suggestive mu- rals in Efate's rustic oiicers' club. 5 . l N if x5-21 1' H 2 '- '9 TW? 31 ' . if 4 Q - li , S521 ' ??vw2a- I - F ... The afternoon of 30 March saw the 6659 once again underway bound with two other destroyers for Espiritu Santo, the most prominent of the New Hebrides group. After a one night stand at Espiritu to load ammunition and take on fuel in a driving tropical thunderstorm, the ship set out with another destroyer on 1 April to screen a Seaplane tender and a merchantman on the way to Guadalcanal. The convoy arrived oH Lunga Point on the forenoon of the 3rd, and both destroyers got under- way the same day with three merchantmen, hound this time for Milne Bay at the eastern tip of British New Guinea. The bays and mountains of New Guinea's north coast were destined to become familiar sights to the eyes of the DASHIELIYS crew. The convoy reached Milne Bay the afternoon of 7 April. Next morning the DASHIELL got underway with her squadron for Oro Bay off Buna, British New Guinea, and arrived the following afternoon. The 2659 was now assigned to the Seventh Fleet as a part of Rear Ad- miral Barbeyis amphibious Task Force 77. This force was playing a role of prominence in the rapidly mounting Southwest Pacific oiensive. Her next operation impending, the DASHIELL remained anchored in Oro Bay for a week and a half. The men found their main diversion in swimming and nightly movies as there was little chance to visit the beach. It was about tl1is time that they became acutely aware of the various fungus infections native to the South Pacific and known afec- tionately as the dry rot . The resulting discomfort, though nothing serious, was one of several factors that shattered many illusions about a carefree and idyllic way of life in the South Seas. D-day for the operation coming up was 22 April. The plan was a daring one. Our forces were to seize and occupy Aitape in British New Guinea and, further up the line, the adjacent Humbolt and Tanahmerah Bay areas of Dutch New Guinea. The goal was to establish minor air and naval facilities at Aitape, and in British New Guinea a major air base, minor naval base, and intermediate supply base for supporting further operations to the west. In the process important Japanese gar- risons to the eastward would be bypassed and isolated. The three attack groups, composed of destroyers, and amphibious craft, were to be supported by a carrier force of CVE's and destroyers and by two covering forces of cruisers and destroyers. Reinforcement units were to follow each attack group and be made up similarly. At 2100 on the night of 19 April the DASHIELL got underway with the second reinforcement group for the Dutch New Guinea landings. The route taken, via Manus Island in the Admiralties, wassdesigned as a feint. Meanwhile all three landings had been carried out as sched- uled and had met little resistance from the startled enemy. In the even- ing of the 23rd, however, a Japanese air attack destroyed supplies freshly landed at Hollandia in the Humbolt Bay area. That night the destina- tion of the DASHIELL's unit was changed from Tanahmerah, where things were going smoothly, to Hollandia. At 0430 the escort ships form- ed an anti-submarine screen while the convoy landed its troops and sup- plies. There was no opposition, although that evening ten or twelve planes approached the disposition and dropped flares, one approaching within ten miles. Fire was withheld since the planes did not attack. At 0430 on the 25th the DASHIELL received orders to proceed west to her original objective, Tanahmerah. She arrived two hours later and took aboard a naval liaison officer preparatory to lending gunfire sup- port. It was then found that the ship's aid was not required and she re- turned to Hollandia the same afternoon. At 2300 the DASHIELL and the Sigsbee escorted a convoy of seven LST's out of Humbolt Bay bound for Cape Cretin, British New Guinea. The convoy was dissolved at Cretin on the morning of 28 April, the '6659 proceeding to Morobe Bay, British New Guinea, where she moored alongside a tender the same day. The brilliantly conceived strike to the west in which the DASHIELL had 'just participated was executed almost without casualty. ln months to come the ship's company would witness first hand the strategic im- portance of the newly won bases and especially of Humbolt Bay. The oHensive strength which the DASHIELL had helped test on her early raids was now being carried with crushing success into the realm of the enemy. Morobe Bay was by no means a metropolitan community. Proof of her uncivilized character was the sketchy lean-to hemmed in by the jungle, that was made to serve as the ubiquitous officers' club. None- theless the men did find some diversion in spying through the range- finder on female natives who were clad in conformance with the warmth of the climate. This was of course a mere outcropping of anthropolo- gical curiosity. On 1 May the ship was underway for Cape Sudest to escort a mer- chant ship on the return trip to Cretin. She anchored once more off Sudest shortly after midnight on the 4th. Then at 1845 on 7 May the DASHIELL headed east with six of her squadron and six transports. 1'5- She was leaving New Guinea for a while to embark on an operation that would acquaint her -with many more of the Pacific's far flung isles. 2ez'a.6ea The convoy's destination was Tulagi, which was to be the DASHIELIIS operational base for the coming training exercises. On the morning of 10 May the ship moored in Purvis Bay. Reassigned to Task Force 53 of the Fifth Fleet, she got underway on the 12th to escort two LCI's to Hat- horn Sound, New Georgia. Twenty-four hours after arrival the DASH- IELL stood out for exercises with cruisers and other destroyers. For four days they engaged in practice shore bombardments of Kolombangara and Gatuki Islands, returning at night to I-Iathorn. Actually the exercises might have been called rehearsals for the dress rehearsal. An occasion- al glimpse of some Japanese ship's hull rusting along the shore gave evidence of the fighting this area had seen and perhaps caused the war- ships to pursue their training with heightened determination. The DASHIELL returned to Purvis the afternoon of the 17th. At Tulagi the men got their first real shore liberty since Efate. Facil- ities offered by tl1e little tropical island were sharply limited, but there were at least beer, ice cream, and the chance to play softball for those who could endure the scorching South Seas sun. One could also get a few souvenirs: colorful shells, cateyes, and native mats and carvings. It was soon discovered that the aborigines were indifferent to the poten- tialities of the American dollar and that it took a large cash outlay to equal the purchasing power of a few cigarettes, a bit of cloth, or enough perox- ide to transfigure an unruly shock of coal-black hair. The soft-colored cateyes picked up 011 beaches achieved instant popularity as stones for the finely machined and polished rings which were put into mass pro- duction aboard ship. i The natives encountered at Purvis Bay were from a missionary settlement that, since the coming of the Navy, had coexisted with the naval base. Their community life was clean, well ordered, and reason- ably pious. Although not typical Solomon Islands natives, they were never-the-less more representative than the G. I. elements of their dress might have suggested. On the morning of 20 May the DASHIELL was underway with Task Group 53.5 to conduct fire support practice in the Cape Esperance area of Guadalcanal. This locality had been chosen because its conforma- iaisfie 0 tions approximated those of the group's support area in the coming op- eration. Sectors and reference points made up for Cape Esperance co- incided with those which would be used for Orote Peninsula and the ad- jacent shore area on the west coast of Guam. The 3659 returned to Purvis by dark and was at anchor till 24 May, proceeding then to join a transport screen off Tassafaronga, Guadalcan- al. That night shenbecame part of a cruising disposition that proceeded to Esperance, where early the next morning a simulated amphibious land- ing by two combat teams took place. Service ammunition, bombs and rockets were employed under cover of naval gunfire and air support. The strong force of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers participating was essentially that which would see action at Guam. The DASHIELL returned to Tulagi on the 25th. Rehearsals completed, all ships were well acquainted with their assignments and ready for the real test. During the next ten days while she was waiting to set out for the Central Pacihc area the DASHIELL was either in Purvis Bay or screening transports off Tassafaronga. At 0930 on 4 June she formed with a large task group of transports, cruis- ers, destroyers, and smaller ships. A carrier support unit joined later. The group was enroute to the spacious anchorage at recently taken Kwa- jalein Atoll in the Marshall group, from where a large part of the Mari- anas attack would be launched. The ships arrived and anchored at Kwajalein the afternoon of the 8th, Next morning the Captain assembled all hands on the forecastle to announce the purpose and details of the operation. News of the forth- coming attack on the strongly garrisoned Mariannas-the first reconquest of American territory-had an uplifting effect. As a dramatic climax the skipper s talk was cut short by an air raid alert that sent all hands to their battle stations. No enemy planes, however, came over the atoll. The DASHIELL remained at anchor till the morning of the llth, when she was given patrol duty outside the channel entrance. Next day at 1000 she formed up with Task Group 53.2, which had gotten under- way for the Marianas. This group was part of a powerful joint expeditionary force that was to capture, occupy, and defend Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. The enemy was strengthening these bases as a barrier to our advance to the West- ern Pacific. The expeditionary force was to develop airfields on the three islands and gain control of the remaining Marianas so as to oper- f -- 4-Q ate long range aircraft agamst Japan, secure control of the Central Pa- cific, isolate and neutralize the Carolines. Task Forces 58 and 59 were directed to provide strategical and tactical air support for the operation. How well they complied was demonstrated by their rout of the Japanese fleet that had set out from the Philippines and by the overwhelming ratio of plane losses suffered by the enemy. The northern attack force was to strike Saipan on D-Day, set for 15 June. The southern force, Task Force 53, was to act as a Heating reserve for the northern and to be in position for the Guam landing on D plus two, though it was estimated that the attack would occur on the 18th. The DASHIELL was assigned to the southern attack group of the southern force. G 9 The Saipan landing came off as scheduled, though the hard-lighting Marines met even more resistance than they had expected. On D plus two the DASHIELUS group was in the appointed position but was or- dere'd to retire and come in again twenty-four hours later. Next day the same thing happened. -In fact it happened for two weeks, much to the increasing wonder and disappointment of the ship's company. The monotony was broken the night of 19-20 June when the '659 was or- dered to conduct hunter-killer operations in an area where a submarine had been reported. Results of tl1e search were negative, however, and the ship rejoined at 0800. After a few days the east-west route traveled over and over by the task group was christened U. S. Route 1. Some souls even claim to have seen a few billboards and filling stations. Finally on 30 June the Captain announced, 'GBelieve it or not, we're on our way to Eniwetoklw It was an anticlimax but at least the tension was relieved, and the plans for Guam, though postponed, were by no means abandoned. The DASHIELL entered the lagoon at Eniwetok, westernmost of the Marshalls, the afternoon of 3 July. As at Kwajalein, palm trees on the atollls principal islands, now bereft of foliage, at- tested to the fury of the fighting that had taken place earlier in the year. For two weeks the DASHIELL remained anchored at Eniwetok ex- cept for two patrolling details and a day of anti-submarine exercises. Her men got a chance to stretch their legs again on some of the islands that still had trees, to drink some beer, and in some cases to brave the knife- like coral and go swimming. Generally speaking, though, Paciic atolls are not equipped as amusement parks. At 0930 on 17 July the DASHIELL shoved off again with Task Group 53.2, this time for the real thing. The transports were in four K columns of four ships with the destroyers and minesweepers as an anti- submarine screen and two CV'E's operating astern in a carrier area. At daybreak of 21 July the coast of Guam was sighted. Simultaneously with 53.2's landing of troops, the northern group landed on the other side of Orote Peninsula. The DASHIELL was desig- nated to form a fire support unit with the U. S. S. Murray. At 0400 the ship went to general quarters, commencing prearranged fires on targets below Agat two hours later. For ten minutes before the first landing wave at 0836 the rate of fire was increased from one salvo every two or three minutes to 10 rounds per gun per minute. The umbrella of naval gunfire was largely responsible for the success of the landings. The DASHIELL continued tiring in her assigned area throughout the morn- ing. At 1100 she neutralized Japanese mortar positions on the slope of Mt. Alafan. Soon thereafter contact was established with the shore fire control party, and during the afternoon various enemy strongpoints in the line of advance were neutralized. Most of the firing was conducted at a range of 5000 to 8000 yards from the beach. The only casualty re- ported was a small fire on the forecastle caused by burning cork which was quickly extinguished. That night the DASHIELL was assigned to the transport screen. At 0700 next morning the ship was back in her fire support area. She delivered effective call fires against enemy artillery, tanks, emplace- ments, and other targets until 1600, at which time she replenishd her dwindling ammunition supply from an LST. Upon return to the area she delivered more salvos, then furnished starshell illumination till 0200. In the morning the 2659 proceeded to F acpi Point for a fire mission. She returned to her assigned area at 1600, having liquidated numerous Japanese troops and tanks. During the night 23-24 July she furnished illumination and harassing fire in the Mt. Alafan area. At 0800 next morning the DASHIELL'S second change of com- mand took place under the dramatic circumstances of action against the enemy Lieutenant Commander Barham, now assigned to a shore sta tion after nine years of active sea duty was relieved by Commander D L Cordlner, who had come aboard at Emwetok All this time the DASHIELL S men had been closely following the reports of our advancing front lines By the morning of the 24th the north ern and southern troops had joined and were closing 1n on the mam body of the enemy trapped on Orote Peninsula The DASHIELL now took under fire a specific enemy strongpomt that was holding up the advance f , . . I I 0 Q . , . , fl A ' 0 0 ., , W 9 0 ' Q , I . . , 0 I U . . Q . . O O I 0 O ' a I 0 O . . ., if . , . , . , . an 1 QI, g 3 X' n . v Q g,12g.Lg A 2 15 J . 5 , 'S fr aims: . At 0955 she ceased fire and our troops started their push five minutes lat- er, eventually taking possession of the whole peninsula and its valuable airstrip. The ship fired on pillboxes and other targets throughout the day, joining the transport screen at sunset. The crew did not have a long respite from general quarters, for at 0345 on 25 July a sound contact was made that was soon evaluated as a submarine. At 0420 a full pattern attack was made, followed by three reattacks. After the last charges went off an underwater explosion was heard, with traces of oil and debris appearing on the surface. Contact was not regained, and the area was turned over to another ship of the screen when at 0730 the DASHIELL was ordered back to her fire support area. Owing to the successful advance of our troops call fire was not required that day, and at sunset the ship resumed her patrol duties. After fueling next morning she rendezvoused with a task unit of transports and escorts bound for Eniwetok. On 30 July the unit entered Eniwetok lagoon. S 77czcd,4dc0 cmd -4 1 The DASHIELL remained only a day at Eniwetok, getting underway the 31st to leave the Marshalls and the Central Pacific in company with trans- ports and other escorts. On 3 August Neptunus Rex put in his third ap- pearance aboard the DASHIELL to initiate another consignment of polly- wogs to the mysteries of his aquatic realm. The unit put into port at Esp- iritu Santo on the afternoon of 6 August, the 6659,, receiving tender availability. Espiritu was more commodious than most of the bases encountered. The pre-war sight of a large plantation, its ordered rows of palms were pleasing to the eye. There were adequate recreation facilities for naval personnel in addition to the Red Cross units established for servicemen. Overlooking Segond Channel was a small, neatly kept French missionary settlement whose peaceful environs afforded momentary escape from the turnult of military life. On two nights during the DASHIELUS stay there was the added attraction of a Bob Hope show. Oblivious to the ele- ments, thousands of sailors, soldiers, and marines stood in the rain and deep mud to hear the comedian and gape at the appealingly dressed girls who accompanied him. For DASHIELL men it was welcome reassurance that somewhere female beauty still thrived. 4, :A Y. 5 4 5' -I 4' 1, ii 'V diff ,. , sa, ,- , g, ...Hits- 4, 5,1 if V v , Hifi its ,gt f ..:.e 'fQ:, 1.f , a fiuf' X ff V ,gif ,,,.v,. V - . T11 7 -2 42 11:5-'mfs g ' M' iw: ' 1? fm. Q1 iv. n 1 VS . X... .. Q ii:.1-f .I vs .. -. .- -ape -vs., H. . M 5554 ' M1 193 ,-+1 M fs: ' At 0840 on 14 August the DASHIELL was underway again with two other destroyers and six transports, bound north for the Solomons. 48 hours later the escorts were detached oH Guadalcanal and proceeded to Purvis Bay. On the morning of 17 August the DASHIELL stood out of Purvis, headed this time for Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea, in company with the U. S. S. Stevens. Hollandia, in whose occupation the 659 had participated only four months before, was now firmly estab- lished as an American supply base, and already other New Guinea bases to the westward had been wrested from the Japanese. The two destroyers reached Humboldt at 0730 on the 21st, the DASHIELL reporting for duty to the Commander Seventh Amphibious Force. Hollandia had been transformed since April. Men who went ashore saw scenes comparable to pioneer days in America. Everywhere the un- tiring C. B.'s and Army Engineers were working miracles in the midst of a primeval forest. A rough pathway leading inland through hills and wilderness to the airstrip had taken the Japanese many hours to travel. This was now a two-lane thoroughfare, as busy as any highway at home, over which the trip could be made in less than an hour. DASHIELL men who traveled it were amazed at the buildings and camps sprung up from' nowhere that housed tens of thousands of troops. Stories of the occupation were legion: - - of the starved enemy who sneaked out of the woods into our chow lines, of the American troops who subsisted on K rations and Japanese cigarettes, of the Japanese who waited to see the end of an American movie from his place of concealment before giving himself up. Souvenir hunting reached its zenith. The DASHIELL's crew had to comb already well searched areas or buy at substantial prices from C. B.'s and soldiers. However they managed to bring back to the ship Japanese cigarettes, uniforms, flags, post cards, airplane parts, pay records, candy, and invasion currency as well as native spears and boat models. The DASHIELL was at anchor till noon of the 27th, when she pro- ceeded to Alexishafen, British New Guinea, to pick up an LST that she escorted to Manus Island. At Manus she took on fuel and supplies and was underway at 1630 on 30 August. Enroute back to Humbolt she suc- cessfully conducted a full power run and arrived on the 31st. During the next two weeks the ship made three sorties from Humbolt Bay for training purposes. At 1630 on 13 September the DASHIELL got underway for her r'- 6 f ig? . 1 ' g ' F954 ii-Y stew' V 1 ug. 1 111't.f. . f , -:if , first operation against the enemy since returning to the Seventh Fleet. On the 15th ships of task force 77, which she operated with in April and to which she was now reassigned, were to land troops at two points on Morotai Island, just to the northeast of the strong apanese base at Hal- mahera. Seizure of the island, planned to occur simultaneously with land- ings at Palau, was for the purpose of establishing air and minor naval facilities to support further operations to the northward. The Morotai and Palau forces were to be supported by fast carrier groups of the Third Fleet. The Morotai attack force included two escort carrier units, two cruis- er units fone of them Australianfy , and two transport units, all with their escorting destroyers. The initial landings were to be followed by four reinforcement groups, of which the DASHIELL was assigned to the sec- ond. Enroute to Morotai the '659 was detached to pick up five LST's at Maffin Bay, Dutch New Guinea. The night before arrival the DASH- IELL went to general quarters for an unidentified aircraft that later left the afea without causing trouble. At 0600 on the 18th, with Morotai in sight, a Japanese dive bomber attacked the formation, dropping a bomb harmlessly 200 yards from an LST. It then escaped into the clouds, the DASHIELL witholding fire to avoid placing bursts over the formation. At 0715 the ships reached Pitoe Bay and the DASHIELL commenced patrolling while the LST's proceeded into the beach. At 1130 she took over picket duty off Halmahera, relinquishing it at sunset to patrol east,- ward of Morotai. Next morning she reassumed the picket station and re- turned to Pitoe in the afternoon. At 1815 the ship stood out with five other escorts and nine LST's, headed for Hollandia. Three unidentified planes flew over the formation at 1930 and were taken under fire by shore batteries on Morotai. The ships reached Humbolt the morning of 24 September. The 659,' replenished her provisions, stores, and ammunition, and was un- derway again for Morotai on the 26th. Enroute the DASHIELL was de- tached twice, once at Maifin Bay to pick up some liberty ships and later at Biak Island to bring two more LST's into the formation. In the early morning of 1 October the echelon reached Morotai. Throughout the day the DASHIELL screened the LST,s unloading on the beach and formed with the returning echelon at 1300. On the way back she stayed with a submarine contact the night of 3-4 October. No Mg, 1 iw! 2.431 , liz 4-M. 'I' rx 'fit , yi . ' it' T . 11, .if ff . P'-'FII 1 A I ig:-5'?if1e'. . - .Sf 'iv a ssi, 1 '28, .kQ2'y'1 'fs A. Q A? , ' f ,b?:1.'!iAE1L. , , . asm' s ' attacks were made, as it was believed friendlyg this was confirmed in the morning. The ship anchored in Humbolt at noon of the 5th. Now that the offensive had been successfully carried west to the Dutch Indies, the strategists could turn their eyes toward the Philippines. In preparation for future operations the DASHIELL conducted ex- ercises with PT boats, in company with ships of her division, on the afternoon of 8 October, with simulated torpedo attacks taking place that night. On 10 October the DASHIELL stood out to rehearse a landing op- eration for the invasion of the Philippines, which was to take place later that same month. The rehearsal took place at Tanahmerah Bay, already familiar to the DASHIELL. Upon arrival the 'G659 took station in her assigned fire support station while the transports conducted a practice landing. The group returned to Hurnbolt late in the afternoon. The scope of the coming operation was comparable to that of some of the most ambitious invasions of the war. The attack force was to trans- port, protect, land, and support elements of the Sixth Army for the pur- pose of assisting in the occupation and development of the Leyte Gulf area in the Philippines. D-Day was to be 20 October. On D minus 3 Rang- er units would land on Homonhon and Dinagat Islands to seize control of the harbor entrance. Then on D-Day there were to be simultaneous landings. The northern attack force, Task Force 78, would land in the San Ricardo - Palo area of Leyte, while the southern one, Task Force 79, would land in the Dulag area. The landings were to be assisted by bombardment, fire support, minesweeping, close covering and escort car- rier groups and followed up by reinforcement groups. The group with which the DASHIELL had rehearsed fTask Group 78.31 was an element of the northern attack force called the Panaon Attack Group. It was to land assault forces in the area of a 200 yard wide strait separating the southern tip of Leyte from Panaon Island. Control of this strait was essential to prevent the Japanese movements against our shipping and to afford a passage for our own forces in subsequent operations. On the afternoon of 13 October the DASHIELL was underway with ships of Task Force 78 bound for the Philippine Islands. It was signifi- cant that the invading forces were all operating from bases acquired from the .Iapanese during the past year. The entire Task Force rendezvoused on the 15thg the resulting disposition, formed by scores and scores of 75' .J-5 American and Australian ships of nearly every type, was an arresting sight. Yet this was only a part of the naval forces involved. On the night of 19-20 October the forces passed through Surigao Strait. Task Group 78.3 effected its rendezvous and proceeded in the early morning south to Panaon. At'0720 the formation was attacked by a Japanese fighter that narrowly missed one of the LCI's with a bomb. The DASHIELL had her battery masked at the time and could not open fire. At 0825 the ship took her fire support station and commenced inves- tigating the southern point of Leyte. The troop landing being unopposed, there was no call for naval gunfire support. Soon afterwards the DASH- IELL took a new station to furnish anti-aircraft support for the group. At sunset some Japanese planes, possibly three in number, succes- sively approached the formation. Gathering darkness made identification as to type and number difficult. All aircraft were driven oif by gunfire from the DASHIELL and the other ships. At 1900 the task group left the area, proceeding for Surigao Strait. Reconquest of tl1e Philippines was of course one of the major goals of the Pacific strategy. Hence the crew had looked forward to the expedi- tion with keen anticipation. Loyal Filipinos had likewise awaited it. When Task Group 78.3 arrived off Panaon it was greeted by numbers of enthusi- astic natives who aswarmed out to visit each ship in tiny crafts of every description. Such gay cries of welcome as HO. K. Joelw and '4You hunt 'em .lappolw were answered boisterously by the DASHIELUS crew. Wo- men accompanying the natives were a principal object of interest. In the evening when attention was directed to an approaching enemy plane a peace-loving gunner remarked, HTO hell with the plane! There's a female on the other sidew. As events showed, however, even a local belle could not distract him from his target. On 23 Uctober while enroute back to Hollandia the DASHIELL made a submarine contact and attacked immediately. Oil traces and air bubbles were observed soon after. The group commander told her to stay with the contact till sunset and request a hunter-killer group. Con- tact was retained throughout the afternoon, five more attacks being made. Further oil traces were observed. At 204-5 the DASHIELL, her depth charges expended, was relieved by the U. S. S. Schroeder. She proceeded to rejoin her formation and arrived in Humbolt Bay on the 25th. At Hollandia, the ship was granted much needed tender availability before she again left port on the afternoon of 3 November with a Central Philippines resupply group. A stopover was made in Maiiin Bay, Dutch New Guinea, from the 4th to the 6th, and for two days the crew made use of Army facilities for beer and soft ball parties. Boat crews had to be carefully instructed as to which side of an important little fence their liberty parties were to be deposited on, for it was assumed that the ball players did not want to take a busman's holiday and challenge a nine from Yokahama. At night it was strange to see the Army's projectiles screech by overhead enroute to nearby Japanese encampments, but the DASHIELL merely posted a double sentry watch and went on with her movies. The task group entered Leyte Gulf the early morning of the 12th. By the time it reached San Pedro Bay an LST in the formation had al- ready shot down an enemy plane. At noon the DASHIELL went along- side a tanker to fuel. The proceedings were brusquely interrupted when nearby firing called attention to 3 low-flying Japanese planes. So sudden was the attack that the ship's alert machine-gun battery disposed of one plane which had strafed the fueling group before the main battery could be brought to bear. Two nearby ships fared less well, however, for a lib- erty ship and an LST were crashed by the second and third planes. It came as something of a shock when the DASHIELL's crew realized that the enemy pilots were intentionally using their planes for double duty as aircraft and projectile. It was good that the men accepted the Divine VWinds with defiance, for the unfortunate tendency of Japanese airmen to use U. S. destroyers in lieu of the conventional airstrip was in the fu- ture months to be held more and more emphatically to their notice. On being attacked the 3659 got underway immediately to patrol the bay, returning to anchor for the night. Next day she got underway with two other destroyers to meet another resupply echelon and reinforce it during the last stage of its trip to Leyte. The first night out a Japanese bomber made several passes over the formation. It was not taken under fire and the plane, having no point of aim, retired after forty-five min- utes. The three ships rendezvoused with the convoy the following day and arrived in San Pedro Bay on the 15th without further incident. On the afternoon of 16 November the DASHIELL got underway with a convoy bound for Hollandia. At dusk some LST's joining the formation were strafed by an enemy float plane. It was taken under fire by the DA- SHIELL and other ships but escaped unharmed. The DASHIELL and a DE were detached from the task unit on the 20th to escort three of the fi -4 '5 ships to Manus Island. This mission completed, the 3659 proceeded singly to Humbolt Bay, arriving on 24 November. The ship remained in Humbolt undergoing routine repairs for 9' days except for one sortie she made to investigate, without results, a sound contact outside the harbor. At noon on 3 December the ship stood out with another task unit bound for Leyte. The night of 4-5 December was spent anchored of Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea, following which the convoy proceeded to San Pedro Bay, arriving the morning of the 9th. . For 3 days the ship remained at Leyte. Then on the afternoon of the 12th she sortied with an amphibious attack group for the most strenuous operation she had yet been assigned to. This group, in company with a close covering group of cruisers and supported by aircraft from CVE's and land bases, was to consolidate further our hold on the Central Phil- ippines in preparation for subsequent invasions of Luzon and other Islands. In order to provide new bases for uninterrupted naval and air operations the forces were to seize the San Jose and adjacent areas of Min- doro Island. The primary difficulty to be met by the task group was the fact that the route, which was through the Mindanao and Sulu Seas, was at all points within a short distance of mountainous land areas and exposed the naval units to the continual danger of sudden attack by enemy aircraft. The first morning out general quarters was sounded for Japanese aircraft in the vicinity, and at 1500 a single engine plane, materializing it seems from nowhere, crashed suicidally into the port side of the flag- ship U. S. S. NASHVILLE. Almost simultaneously the DASHIELL op- ened fire on the enemy plane coming in from starboard and obtained a direct hit on the tail, causing it to retire northward. On the Nashville communications were disrupted and casualties were heavy. A new Hag- ship was required, and for this important task the U. S. S. DASHIELL was chosen. At 1645 she went alongside the crippled ship to effect the transfer of Rear Admiral A. W. Struble, the task group commander, Brig. Gen. W. E. Dunkel, commander of the landing force, and their staffs. The difficulties that faced the ship's company in accomodating fifty ex- tra oiiicers and war correspondents under battle conditions, at the same time providing facilities for direction and coordination of the invasion, were manifold. Throughout the operation until the return to Leyte the formation was under constant threat of air attack. It was only because of accurate U. S. air strikes that the attacks were broken and sporadic. In the face of all these odds, personnel performance aboard the DASH- IELL was of the highest quality. Landings at Mindoro were successfully carried out on 15 December. The only further naval casualties suffered were 2 LST's that were crashed by Kamikazes. After six days during which the crew ate and spent much of their time at their stations the DASHIELL stood into San Pedro Bay the morning of the 18th. That afternoon the Admiral transferred his staff to a command ship after expressing his deep appreciation for the DASHlELL's services and performance of duty. Each time the u659 dropped anchor off Leyte, her fantail became a gathering point for native sailboats and dugout canoes of every size and type. Soon the strange sight of diminutive Filipinos in their ragged shorts and broad-brimmed straw hats padding around barefoot among the crew became a familiar one. The wares they offered were legion, al- most as much as tl1e articles which DASHIELL men produced for ex- change. Abacuses were traded for shirts, coolie hats for trousers, Jap- anese invasion currency for cigarettes, baskets for candy, souvenirs left by the recent impostors for mattresses, and so it went. Finally an order had to be issued to keep any more clothing from going over the side. Pre- vention of flashhurn, to say nothing of the demands of decency, made such a ruling mandatory. I Many of the natives were educated and intelligent and told in fluent English of the Japanese atrocities. Such stories were far more precious than souvenirs and were rewarded by countless gifts and favors for which no further recompense was asked. They also detracted significance from reports about other Filipinos who reputedly stole through the lines and delivered the fruits of their dayls barter into enemy hands. The most eager reception was reserved for the attractive Filipino girls who flashed their white teeth in smiles from boats alongside and regaled their enchanted audience with tuneful melodies. But there was a grimmer aspect to these Leyte sojourns. Even at anchor the ship kept an underway watch on stations, and usually the crew was sent to general quarters several times a day for the enemy planes that tried to sneak in unobserved, singly or in two's and three's, over the hills of Leyte and Samar. At dusk on 20 December the DASHIELL received its only casual- ties of the Philippines campaign. A Japanese bomber came in low over the anchorage and appeared to make a strafing attack on the DASHIELL Q22 0 i and nearby vessels. As a result of direct hits from the main and second- ary batteries of the 4'659 , the plane crashed in the water. During the action six of the ship's company received shrapnel wounds, in recogni- tion for which they were later awarded Purple Hearts, and one of the searchlights was damaged. Two of the injured men were transferred next day for further hospitalization. It is believed that the casualties resulted from the firing of other ships in the harbor rather than from the plane's strafing attack. ' The ship's length of time in the combat areas was by now showing itself in numerous minor material casualties. On Christmas Eve the DASHIELL got underway again for Humbolt Bay, where she was to receive tender availability for routine repair and maintenance work. She had three days at Hollandia, and on the morning of,31 December was underway for another important operation. The second morning out, leaders of the ship's war bond drive were given prizes for their re- markable record in achieving 96.178 participation and an average in- vestment per man of over 353900. On the morning of 2 January 1945 rendezvous was effected with Task Group 78.5. Ships of this group were to land troops in the San Fabian area of Lingaycn Gulf on Luzon. This attack force, together with the Lingayen attack force and the reinforcement group, made up the Luzon Attack Force under the command of Vice Admiral Kinkaid. The operation was to be the initial and largest of a series which would re- sult in the seizure of the Central Luzon area, denial to the enemy of the northern entrances to the South China Sea, and provision of bases for support of further operations. This immediate goal was to establish bases by which a line of seaborne communications through the central Philippines could be maintained and from which the overland drive to Manila could be initiated. The route taken by the DASHIELUS task group was the now famil- iar one through the Mindanao Sea and up past Mindoro. Forewarned by past experience, the ship's company was ever on the alert for enemy attack. On the night of 7 January, when the ships were oif Manila Bay, starshells were seen to starboard in the vicinity of friendly picket des- troyers. As the DASHIELL stood by to proceed to the scene of action, 2 heavy explosions were observed, and word was received that a Japan- ese destroyer had been sunk. During this period there were numerous alerts for hostile planes in the area, and on the morning of the 8th, despite all precautions, a Japanese fighter appeared without warning, succeeded in getting through the heavy AA fire, and crashed head-on into one of the transports. The enemy, however, was powerless to halt the advance of the at- tack force, and on the early morning of 9 January the ships entered Lin- gayen Gulf. Her escort duties completed, the DASHIELL joined three other destroyers and commenced patrolling the entrance to the Gulf. It was an odd coincidence that the screen commander, Captain McLean, had been the DASHIELUS first commanding officer. The procedure- employed by the destroyers was to patrol the Gulf in close formation during the day and to deploy across the entrance on a line of bearing at night. There were numerous reports of and con- tacts with enemy planes in the area, the two outstanding incidents he- ing the following: On the afternoon of the 9th two uZeros were sight- ed astern of the formation. Both commenced dives from 5000 feet. The ships' heavy volume of fire caused one to retire, but tl1e second head- ed for the U. S. S. Bush. Emergency maneuvers by that vessel caused the plane to crash in the water close aboard her port quarter. The following morning, while the DASHIELL was rejoining the patrolling formation, an enemy dive bomber came up astern of her and commenced a dive. The ship increased speed to twenty-eight knots and changed course hard over to the starboard. As a result of these tactics the plane crashed in the water fifty yards off her port quarter. On the afternoon of ll January the destroyers formed in column and proceeded north at twenty-five knots to San Fernando harbor, where one large and twenty small enemy ships had been reported. On arrival the task group commander assigned the southeast portion of the harbor to the DASHIELL. The ship soon destroyed the four cargo ships in her sector and shifted fire to two fuel tanks on the beach, which were ren- dered unserviceable. Its mission completed, the task group returned to patrol station. During the remainder of her stay in Lingayen Gulf the DASHIELL on numerous occasions provided fire support and starshell illumination for our troops that were engaged with enemy in and near the town of Rosario. On 5 February she exercised at tactical maneuvers with heavy units and other destroyers in rehearsal for possible enemy counter-at- tack. At various other times the ship screened, patrolled, laid smoke screens to cover the harbor, sank a mine, and assumed investigation duty. At length, on the afternoon of 10 February, to the joy and relief of her fs'- 'N company, the ship got underway with the battleships and other destroy- ers for San Pedro Bay. When she left, the DASHIELL was the only ship that had stayed in the Gulf since the invasion. The crew was fatigued from the long hours spent at battle stations and weary of the diet of canned meat and rice to which the dwindling food supply limited them. The return trip was uneventful. Then on arrival at Leyte the DASH- IELL received orders to proceed with the U. S. S. Pennsylvania and the U. S. S. Stevens to Manus Island. The task unit left Leyte the day it arrived, 13 February, and reached Manus the 18th. Throughout the journey rumors had been rife about a possible return to the States. At Manus they were proved to he without foundation, but the ample rec- reation facilities which the hig naval base furnished gave all hands a chance to relax and calm their war nerves. The ship, too, profited hy her overhaul availability. r But there was little rest for the weary. On the afternoon of the 24th the DASHIELL got underway with at convoy of two merchantmen and a tug, bound for a port hitherto unvisitcd hy her: Ulithi in the Caroline Islands. Landfall was made the morning of 28 F ehruary, and on arrival in the anchorage the ship reported for duty to Commander Fifth Fleet. 744: Quake Smead During the first two weeks in March the DASHIELL remained an- chored at Ulithi. The repairs necessitated by her arduous months in the Southwest Pacific were completed, and all hands got the chance to con- sume ample quantities of beer and swim in the waters of the lagoon. It was a period, however, not merely of relaxation and overhaul but of intense preparation for things to come. The u659 was no longer to operate with the slow moving amphibious units and small escort craft which were dwarfed by a 2100 ton destroyer She was now assigned to a fast car r1er group comprised of elegant cruisers, hattleships, and carriers Any one of these groups was two or three times as powerful as the whole force which the DASHIELL had accompanied on her first Pacific raids The array of plans and operation orders that descended upon the ship con tained much that had to be reviewed and much to be learned F, Because of her trip to Bremerton the DASHIELL had remained ln the forward area 157111.16 the rest of her squadron had returned to the States durmg the winter She now reyoined them at Ul1th1 Fresh from their ov erhauls her sister vessels were already familiar with F zfth Fleet bu LI procedure by virtue of their participation in the Iwo Jima campaign. This was a double advantage which the DASHIELL could overcome only by hard work. The scope of the forthcoming operation was impressive. Com- mencing with the invasion of Okinawa on 1 April, numerous enemy-held islands in the Nansei Shoto were to be seized during the summer. From these new bases not only would Japan's communication with the vast body of her empire be severed, but attacks upon the enemy homeland it- self could be initiated. The DASHIELL was assigned to a group of Vice Admiral Mitscher's renowned Task Force 58. Prior to D-Day this force was to launch fast carrier strikes on Japan proper and then on Okinawa. Subsequently it was to remain in a covering position east of the island chain to furnish further strikes and air support as needed. The enemy seemed to get wind of what was in store, for on 11 March a Japanese aircraft hit one of the carriers in the anchorage. It was a solitary incident, however, and on the morning of 14 March the DASH- IELL sortied with her task group as scheduled. The first three days were mildly bewildering. It was hard enough getting used to the new formations and task organization. But in addi- tion there were gunncry practices all day and tactical exercises all night. On top of that came the discovery that in carrier groups a destroyer is frequently regarded as a glorified bcllhop which rather than be allowed to stay on station more than Hve minutes at a time, should he summoned to pass mail, freight, or passengers among the big ships. It was an out- fit, though, with which one was proud to be. On the 16th the first rendezvous with the fueling group was held. These were the efficient tankers and provisions ships through whose efforts it was possible for striking forces to remain at sea for weeks and even months at a time. The run in to Japan proper commenced on 17 March. The DASH- IELL was assigned to a scouting line stationed thirty-five miles ahead of the force. During that night the enemy planes began to look the situa- tion over. Apparently they came to the justifiable conclusion that these were not Japanese fishing boats, for at 0537 next morning a torpedo plane swooped out of a cloud a mile on the DASHIELJIS port quarter. As the ship maneuvered radically, lookouts reported something dropped from the plane. A minute later a loud explosion in the wake a hundred yards astern indicated that the visitor had not been scattering leaflets. f N 9 'lf and Before gunfire could bring him down, the plane passed low over the ship and disappeared into another cloud. It is believed that another picket later accounted for him. Throughout the day other planes were in the vicinity, but thanks to the combat air patrol none closed the ship. On the 19th the picket line commander felt particularly neighborly, and DASHIELL men were somewhat astonished to discover that their ship had nosed up so far that the peaks of Shikoku were clearly visible in the morning mists only twenty miles distant. Sighs of relief on rejoining the task group next day were cut short, however, for throughout the afternoon and much of the night ships of the formation were firing on enemy planes. One aircraft damaged a destroyer, but many others were shot down, one of them claimed jointly by the DASHIELL and two ships of her squadron. On 24 March the DASHIELL was one of the accompanying des- troyers with Battlcship Squadron Two during the bombardment runs conducted off the southern tip of Okinawa. This was an exception to the usual run of her assignments, which for the most part included night picket, patrol line, screening duty, gunnery practices, refueling and re- provisioning ship, and messenger service for the big ships. Though each day was a full and busy one, only the outstanding occurrences need here be mentioned. i At noon on 3 April a fighter pilot was forced to land his plane in the water just ahead of the task group. He successfully climbed out be- fore it sank and the DASHIELL proceeded to his rescue, her swimmers bringing him aboard. The Hier had swallowed more than his share of the Pacific but was otherwise safe and sound. Only four hours later an- other pilot was forced to hail out five miles ahead of the ship. This one was far less fortunate, for when the DASHIELL and another destroyer arrived on the scene no trace of him could be found. On 6 April the DASHIELL was on picket north of the task force with two ships of her squadron. Throughout the morning the combat air patrol had been shooting down planes like so many ducks. But in the early afternoon three Zekes Hnally got through with the intent of go- ing to Heaven via Destroyer Division 50. DesDiv 50 sent them elsewhere. The first headed for the U. S. S. Harrison. Gunfire from the DASH- IELL and Harrison brought him close aboard the latter's stern. The second followed similar tactics and suffered a similar fate. The third seemed to like the number '4659 and came barrelling in on the ship from the starboard. Withering AA fire caused him to disintegrate like an aspirin in water. Passing low over number two stack, the third Kami- kaze crashed into the sea twenty yards on the port beam. The 7th was another picket day, but thanks again to the CAP the DASHIELL'S gunners had no business. During the morning a friendly fighter was seen to hit the water, but when the ship reached the oil slick only a life raft kit was found. Such incidents were particularly disheart- ening for DASHIELL men, for they knew better than any that they owed their lives to American pilots. 14 April was one of those days that should happen only in movies. The DASHIELL was on picket northeast of the task force with her own and another division. At 1312 all stations were alerted for a large scale attack. At 1348 the DASHIELL took under fire an enemy dive bomber but had to break off due to the proximity of friendly ships and planes. The enemy dropped a bomb near the U. S. S. McKee and crossed the formation to crash fwithout badly damagingj the U. S. S. Hunt. At 1355 a Zeke closed from the north, banked sharply, and crashed into the stern of the U. S. S. Sigsbee, the flagship of DesDiv 50. The result- ing explosion sent a column of smoke and debris 150 feet into the air. At 1400 the DASHIELL fired on an enemy plane to port, causing him to retire. Two minutes later a Zeke came in strafing the ship from starboard. After bridge gave full right rudder and emergency ahead, the plane crossed the forecastle at director level and the port guns took a crack at him. Just before crashing in the water ten yards to port the Zeke released a 500-lb bomb. The near miss caused the ship various material casualties. A minute later a dive bomber came in from starboard. The intense fire that he met caused him to bank and present an even better target. The fatal damage he received prevented his get-away, and he crashed six miles from the formation. At 1406 fire was resumed on another Japanese plane, which broke off its attack only to be splashed by fighters. Meanwhile two more were coming in from starboard. Both were duly disposed of, one off the bow and one off the quarter, and showered the ship liberally with oil and pieces of engine, fuselage, and pilot. Even before the smoke of battle had lifted all hands were busy collecting souvenirs which had material- ized in such abundance. With the attack over, attention was focused on the crippled Sigsbee. The DASHIELL took her in tow, but was relieved by the light cruiser PN 6 f t 1, it s rpm 1, . 5. ' ,.,m,..1,-xg -4' u N' :mme :wmv- ,. Er is-1 if sf t' V. t tif- . ff ft ii it 5 1 4 if 2 A Miami when the tow line parted at 1800. The following morning, after the Miami had in turn been relieved by a tug, the Division Comman- der shifted his pennant to the DASHIELL. This looked a little omin- ous for the u659 as the Commodore had previously been forced to trans- fer to the Sigsbee when his former flagship was damaged by collision. In the evening of 16 April the formation rendezvoused with the logistic group. For four days the DASHIELL steamed in the replenish- ment area repairing damages. The principal casualty, however, was a condenser leak which exhaustive efforts by the sl1ip's force could not ameliorate, so on 20 April the ship proceeded with a CVE and two DE's under orders to continue independently to Ulithi upon crossing the 140th meridian East. After the harrowing events of the preceding weeks, the sight of Ulithi anchorage on 23 April was a welcome one. Again ready for sea, the 2659 sortied on 9 May with Task Group 58.1, which had also retired to Ulithi for upkeep. All hands spent the next day drilling for the air attacks that they well knew could be expected. On the night of 13 May while tl1e DASHIELL and Schroeder were proceeding to picket station a plane closed from the northeast and re- tired after being taken under fire. Next morning a Val was fired on. There were subsequent alerts, but no further planes came within the DASHIELIIS range. On 17 May the Fifth Fleet was redesignatcd the Third Fleet and passed from the command of Admiral Spruance to that of Admiral Hal se The DASHIELL and Schroeder were detached the night of 1 2 June to escort a waterlogged PBY rescue plane to Kerama Retto As the shlps drew near the islands their rugged outlines could be seen etched against the flare of shore based AA fire The m1ss1on however, was completed without attack from enemy planes Some of the most anxious moments were not furnished by Japanese weapons On the nl t of 4-5 June despite the would be avoiding ac tion of staff aerologlsts weather prophets and navlgators the DASH IELL Wltll her task group steamed courses whlch neatly lntercepted a violent typhoon Wands reached 130 knots the barometer reached 28 13 rolls reached fifty two degrees and the crew reached for thelr llfebelts Had the storm s dead center been marked by a reef, the task group would have run aground at 0645 In the absence of a reef, the si w . 4 at 2 1-211, Q lk: ' , . I . y, P I QE ' Q Q 1 sf , - Q' . . . . FE ,- I E ' L, n , rl ' I -i . . tl . . I . I I I . . . - gh - t ' ' 7 . 0' 9 9 9 , . . , . i - 'J U . , ' 3 - o I Q i ii X dh E . 1 1 W Ia . 1. v . - , . Pi HST! , . . .,, 5 jg, ' 1 'iQ7Q'iii '14 f' , ,- S , 'r--L , r ,,: , A Riff? . 8 'XX ' ff 1 . .. K-..,....,.,P V ' 2 QL I I ,5 K3 e- 1- i if? in, mfs, i'w.. STV .Q I. 3 y ii, ' ot: f ,I yu 1 , l 5 i : 4 1 t I 4 Q 5-, Q , Q . I , 3 . 6 A 5 c 4 I .W X 'wg ni f. 1 A 'T H A in . tw U. S. S. Pittsburgh marked the spot with her bow, which became detached from the rest of the ship. But at length the skies cleared, the seas calm- ed, the sun shone, men smiled, and the huge task of cleaning up the ship was begun by all hands. Aside from several large holes in the whale- boat, no damage was sustained that could not be repaired by the ships force. Aboard the DASHIELL there were no personnel casualties. On 7 June this vessel and the Ringgold were detached to search for two downed Seaplane pilots from the U. S. S. Tennessee. Results were negative, but the rescue was later affected by ships of another group. ComDesDiv 50 transferred his flagship from the H6593 to the Ringgold the same day. Having weathered Kamikazes and typhoons for almost a year and a half without major overhaul, the DASHIELL on 10 June began to ex- perience severe vibration at certain speeds over fifteen knots. The Task Group was at the time conducting exercises en route to Leyte Gulf. When it was considered inadvisable for the ship to maintain fleet speed, she was directed to proceed independently with another destroyer. As in December 1943, speculation ran riot regarding the possibility of a trip home. The question was soon answered. On arrival the ship went into a floating dock, and while hands turned to on scraping and painting the bottom, the screws and shafts were repaired and readjusted. A trial run showed that the ship was then ready for more action. San Pedro Bay provided a far safer and better haven than it had during the DASHIELUS previous visits, but since large elements of two fleets were in port, the new recreational facilities were cramped. ffm! im Wcbdcwq .f At dawn on 1 July the DASHIELL stood out of the harbor with Task Force 38 on a mission presumably designed merely to soften up the enemy homeland with heavy strikes and to gain more intelligence information on the North Honshu-Hokkaido region. Little did any of the ship's company dream that this was their final wartime sortie. For the first nine days, long hours were spent in battle drills. On the 10th the initial strikes were launched against the Tokyo plains area. Bad weather caused cancellation of strikes which had been scheduled for the northern area on 13 July. The following evening the DASHIELL with her squadron joined a cruiser Task Force for a night anti-shipping 6 F 1 fi ' L I' ,s igns I 'gf - 1 xt wi A , -1 -A . 1 1 E 8 . 1' Q .:5'w E 5 ral , I kti5f , :Y Y 15,5955- . 5? 5, wg. , gf--446 ',:4-Ja. ' 'iff' . ff? 't gui. 'H .. 3:5f5a4i f',f' 'gi' 'fi 4 5 A .3211 21335121 I ,. , .' Z. -CVE: ' if N . .fy 'Viw x f - 1.-' if L1-,V-- 3 I 'Xi ., gf':1,' .'q, , , , . ,.'-',S',,Li' .N f '?'f5.?5,f,f G all X ,-5 1 sweep along the coast of northern Japan. At 2300 the vessels formed in column and commenced the sweep on a northerly course from a point seven miles off Honshu at Latitude 390 N. Fires left by earlier battle- ship bombardments were still plainly visible. No enemy contacts were made during the run, and at 0145 after passing Latitude 400 N. the Task Group proceeded to rejoin Task Force 38. Q Strikes against the Kure-Kobe area were launched on 24, 25, and 28 July. The month was brought to a spectacular close by Destroyer-Squad- ron 25. On the night of 30-31 .luly these ships made the deepest and most daring penetration of the Japanese homeland effected by surface vessels during the war. At 2200 on the 30th the seven destroyers en- tered Suruga Wan with the task of destroying shipping and bomharding the city of Shimizu. There was a full moon that night which intermitt- ently played its beam from behind the scattered clouds like a giant search- light. An eerie green phosphorescence streamed aft from the bows of the trim, swift-maneuvering ships. Surely they would be spotted by the enemy. Where were the shore batteries? The planes? The suicide craft? On the way in, a small picket boat was contacted but was left un- molested. DesRon 25 had more grandiose plans for announcing its presence. Deep into the bay the destroyers went, following the shore past Shimizu, where they were only 6000 yards from land. At three minutes past midnight they began an intense four-minute rapid Ere bombardment of the city's aluminum, plants and railroad yards. Simul- taneously a ship was picked up within a half mile of the reported posi- tion of a 2000-ton cargo vessel. Her guns still blazing, the DASH- IELL fired two torpedoes at the new target. At the time and place it was computed the torpedoes would hit, three men in main battery con- trol reported ilashes followed by a red glow. Meanwhile 150 rounds of 5 ammunition had been expended without casualty and been observ- ed to cause large fires. During the Squadron's flank speed retirement the flagship disposed of the picket boat that had been contacted earlier. At 0100 the destroy- ers stood out of Suruga Wan - safe, intact, and making thirty-two knots. It was a glorious feeling. Owing to heavy weather, further air strikes were postponed until 9 and 10 August, when Hokkaido and Northern Honshu once again felt iv-KN. f the fury of America's carrier-based air power. Then the unexpected, the incredible, the impossible happened. On the night of the 10th word was received that Japan was prepared to accept the surrender terms of the Potsdam Conference. It's hard to celebrate on a small destroyer steam- ing under a wartime condition of readiness. There are no chorus girls, no ticker tape, no champagne. But even on a destroyer you can feel your heart swell up with joy and thankfulness till you think it's going to burst. And right then, on the night of 10 August, that was all the cele- bration that three hundred men on the U. S. S. DASHIELL wanted to ask for. - On 13 August, while the negotiations were still going on, there was another strike on the Tokyo plains area - just to let the Japanese know we meant business. It was not unopposed, either, for during the day twenty enemy planes were shot down by the Force's combat air patrol. There was a further strike on the 15th, but just as the planes had the enemy coast in sight news was received that the surrender had been consummated, and all were recalled. During the next weeks the 3659 cruised off the homeland with her task group. A landing force and a prize crew were organized but neither was used. On the 27th the DASHIELL and the Murray were detached to accept the surrender of an enemy submarine which was re- ported surfaced and flying a black flag. With the 3659 standing by to cover her, the Murray placed a prize crew on the sub which mustered the Japanese on deck and replaced the black flag with the U. S. colors. The DASHIELL then rejoined her group, and the Murray escorted the underseas craft to port. The climax to the U. S. S. DASHIELUS wartime career came on 6 September when the ship sailed proudly past graceful Fujiyama, past the unmanned shore batteries, past Yokosuka Naval Base, and anchored off Yokohoma in Tokyo Bay itself. H That evening she was again under- way. The war was over. The DASHIELL was going home. Gun watch- es were secured, and at night the running lights were turned onhand the ship's company saw movies on deck. Yes, the war was over. After a stop in Buckner Bay, Okinawa, where she took ab r ninety sailors eligible for discharge, the '6659 , streaming her 245-foot home- ward-bound pennant, reached Pearl Harbor on 20 September. Here her last change of command took place when Commander Cordiner was relieved by Lieutenant-Commander John E. Wicks, Jr., USN. The new 6 A f' Captain, who had previously commanded another iighting'PaciIic destroyf er, would take the DASHIELI. on her triumphant return to the States. In company with her Division and three carriers the 659 left Pearl on 1 October and passed through the Canal on the 14th. Two hec4 tic days were spent in the incredible city of Colon. Then came the last leg of the voyage, and on 21 October the DASHIELI.. moored in Char- leston, S. C. Her Navy Day port was Wilmington, N. C., where she af- forded great interest to thousands of visitors and was honored by the presence of her gracious sponsor, Mrs. Robert B. Dashiell, who was ac- companied by her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Catch, for the festivities on the 27th. Shortly afterwards, her complement already cut to peacetime size, the ship returned to Charleston for honorable retirement to the fleet reserve. Each of the hundreds who have served aboard the 659 has at some time wished he might be reassigned to the Atlantic or to a shore station. But now that the guns are silenced and the smoke of battle has cleared there is not a man of her company who is not glad and proud to have served on this gallant vessel under the most trying conditions and through the bitterest fighting of the war. The DASHIELIIS crew have stood together for a common cause againts common danger-against suicide planes, coastal batteries, ty- phoons. They have been to sea for months at a time, months of scorch- ing heat, numbing routine, and ever impending threat of attack. And what respite was there from the confining decks and bulkheads of a small steel ship? Two cans of warm beer per man on a sun-baked, Cod- forsaken atoll. These are the things that breed an association which is deeper, more lasting even than friendship. The DASHIELI.. may crumble away in 'cRed Lead Rowv. We prayerfully hope that her guns will never again be called upon to bring order to a world gone mad. It is not in steel and rivets that the 659 will be perpetuated. It is in the hearts of the men who have sailed her and fought her. And in the hearts of their sons. And of the sons of their sons. ' Now the log of the UNITED STATES SHIP DASHIELL is written. Her tale is told. End of cruzse. Dashzell passes River Bridge, approaching -.- ' y I 1 E V-X-, 5 'I' , N ' -fm., -,Q 3 v,i qf'm.5 ??'p1 ' uf- '-l 5 1, A I - - 1 1' , Q ,A , . , i A . . . A f . ' - ' ' V 3 Mx- .,-f ,. H Q. K 'M -'fl Inf- AJR ,N - x ', - ' ,V h ,fy K- , AL -, ,, hw., ,,,.,' i. ,K ,K MM 'Jw . Wg ,v--,W XM, , W K L KIA K W gh .1 ' M' v-Q -Q wean 'throw' Tim. 'P' ' , .. ..- x -'ff -. 'fav-'n-an-wr-,..v,,A.su-n-n,4-f -J --,-Wy., x Y K ..,-ag x A K t L E x k , 1 ' f' 6 we-4 -3 Q W, -be-..- -.. . ,V Q Xxx ,, ,MM rinlfl' , XX x c. Atiwhvc' f 1,, , 'Q' ...fd ' -un . ,Q iw , I'-Q f ff ,uf al f f 'fa K J' H 'Vim , ff-A , . 1 1 14 ' Af ?' 4 , I ,A 4 1' K A x 4 ,nr 1 V, , E I-P ifiri, ,Y 4 M K ' ff 5 3' 3, 4 - JJ. ' 1 A , .P Yrfl 1 . 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I' ' ',E,,'slQ.i I y 1 i 2 35 .a 'U 44 ' , , ,NS fkfvfgw 5 f 7 ww W-'f, M634 ffy, 'fzhed l W , , ,, lwfwmcwfmf 570 fig qi 71 , . , 5, Q A i fn Y vx .1 f N E. 'S' 1 4 5 f.,...,.- Mr V , Jn Q 5 f1:,f'n:, ff q . , ,.L. Vg.. Q, yn. .' 4 ,,.v ,, X, -1' 'X 'xg - f V J Q 3 1 if 'Jw ,ft y.,-' inch n 1 un: ,nn 1 4 1 r A :t 3 .4,. 5, . S. . 2265? BUILT-Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Keamy, New Jersey. KEEL LAID-30 September 1942 LAUNCHED-6 February 1943 COMNHSSIONED-Brooklyn, New York, on 20 March 1943 HOME YARDS +- Brooklyn, N. Y., March 1943 to July 1943 Mare Island, Cal., July 1943 to Sept. 1945 Charleston, S. C., Sept. 1945 CAMPAIGN BARS American Theater Philippine Liberation Asiatic Theater World War I1 Victory Medal STAR ENGAGEMENTS Marcus, Walce,Tarawa Raids Philippines fLeyte1 Tarawa fOccupation1 Philippines fMindoro 81 Lingayen Western New Guinea Campaign fHol- Gulf Landings1 landia Sz Morotai Landings1 Okinawa Marianas fCapture and Occupation Third Fleet Victory Strikes against of Guam1 Japan ' Shore Bombardments--Tarawa, Kavieng, Miles Steamed-200,636 Guam, Luzon, Suruga Wan QHonshu1 Longest Period at Sea-68 Days ll July - Times Under Air Attack-412 6 Sept. 19451 Planes Shot Down-9 Equator-18 Crossings Ships Sunk-5 lnternutional Date Line-10 Crossings American Airmen Rescued-5 Panama Canal--2 Transits . Floating Mines Destroyed-14 X' DESTROYER SQUADRON 25 Destroyer Division 49 Destroyer Division 50 U. S. S. John Rodgers QDD 5741 U. S. S. Ringgold QDD 5001 U. S. S. Harrison QDD 5731 U. S. S. Dashiell QDD 6591 U. S. S. Kimberly IDD 5211' U. S. S. Schroeder fDD 5011 U. S. S. Little QDD 8011 U. S. S. Sigsbee CDD 5021 U. S. S. McKee CDD 5751 U. S. S. Murray fDD 5761 U. S. S. Stevens IDD 4-791 ' ' After 15 May 1945. After l March 1945. Sunk by 4 Kamikazes 0B Okinawa on 3 May 1945. ' Until 1 March 1945. Message sent by Commander Third Fleet to ComDesRon 25, with information to Des- Ron 25, following Squadron's sweep into Suruga Wan - 31 July 1945 -- LOUD APPLAUSE TO YOU AND YOUR BOYS FOR A WELL PLANNED SWEEP CONDUCTED IN THE BEST DESTROYER TRADITION X YOU HAVE BEEN ENROLLED ON THE g EMPEROR'S BLACKLIST X HALSEY i'ASSISTANT NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR ROBERT BROOKE DASHIELL, USN, inventor of im- portant ordnance mechanism and authority on dock construction, was born near Woodviue, Rappa- hannock County, Virginia, July 29, 1860. He died in Washington, D. C., March 8, 1899. Received in Service Aboard the U, S, S, DASHIELL Occupation of Mindoro, December 1944. COMMANDER DOUGLAS L. L. CORDINER Anti-aircraft Action in Leyte Gulf, 20 December 1944. ANDRES, GUS, Jr., Cox BURNSWORTH, CHARLES W., Slfc HICKS, ALVIN A., GM3fc JOHNSTON, PAUL H., Slfc RALPH, GEORGE F., Slfc WICKLIN, ROBERT E., Slfc Anti-aircraft Action off Okinawa, 6 April 1945. COMMANDER DOUGLAS L. L. CORDINER Anti-aircraft Action off Okinawa, 14 April 1945. COMMANDER DOUGLAS L. L. CORDINER LT. COMDR. MICHAEL J. HANLEY LT. JOHN F. THOMPSON LT. FRED M. WRIGHT LT. RICHARD W. BALDWIN LT. fjgl JOHN S. MONSOS ANDRES, GUS, Jr, cox AYERS, GERALD E. SK1fc CUTRI, MICHAEL R., GM2fc MURPHY, JOSEPH J., sm SMALES, WILLIAM C, CMM WHITE, ELMER G., FC3fc Bronze Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple Purple Star Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Heart Silver Star Navy Cross Legion Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze I Third Fleet Operations against Japan, July and August 1945. COMMANDER DOUGLAS L. L. CORDINER Bronze of Merit Star Star Star Smr Star Star Star Star Star Star Star S L. E iz 1 I I .i 1. is IUC A f 6 I ,. .-11, 1 af Me 24456655 Ranks and Ratings As of Last Service On Board. OFFICERS ' LT. ROBERT D. ALLEN New Orleans, La. ' LT. Usb JAMES T. ANDREWS Georgia 1' LT. RICHARD W. BALDWIN Westfield, N. J. ' LT. COMDR. EUGENE A. BARHAM Oak Ridge, La. ' LT. LEO V. BILGER Kingfisher, Okla. if LT. tim FRANCIS M. Boom Midland, Mach. 1' ENS. ROBERT N. BOWMAN Los Angeles, Calif. ' LT. fjgl RUSSELL M. BRAGA Ann Arbor, Mich. 1' LT. HENRY M. CAMPBELL, III Crosse Point, Mich. COMDR. DOUGLAS L. L. CORDINER Benicia, Calif. ' LT. ARTHUR H. DAMON, Jr. Egypt, Mass. ENS. EDWARD W. DOHERTY Killdeer, N. Dakota ' BOS'N. HAROLD E. DUFFIELD Connecticut ENS. KENNETH B. DUKE, Jr. Leonardtown, Mil. 1' ENS. HARLEY E. ERICKSON Rockland,Wis. 1' LT. fjgl PAUL N. GARAY Trenton, N. J. ENS. EUGENE L. HAIDET Alliance, Ohio 1' LT. COMDR. MICHAEL J. HANLEY Palo Alto, Calif. ' LT. JAMES B. HICKEY Springdale, Pa. 1' ENS. JOHN W. HINKELMAN Williamsport, Pa. ' ENS. WILLIAM G. HUDSON Washington, D. C. ' ENS. LOUIS F. HYDE Unknown ENS. BRUCE JESCHIEN Berkeley, Calif. 1' LT. fig? LAWRENCE M. KANER Barron, Wis. MACH. PETER KOBRYN New Haven, Conn. ' 'Plankowners' lOn Board at Commissioningj ENS. ALAN S. LEE Scotia, N. Y. ENS. ANDREW A. LEMESHEWSKY Arlington, Va. LT. POWELL B. LOGGAN Bums, Oregon LT. HAYYVARD F. MANICE Old Westbur5', L. I., N. Y. MACH. GEORGE A. MARCOTTE Los Angeles, Calif. LT. THEODORE F. MARX Detroit, Mich. LT. fjgl THOMAS S. MCKINNEY Hackensack, N. J. COMDR. JOHN B. MCLEAN Boston, Mass. LT. ijgl EMIL L. McNEELY Kansas City, Mo. LT. ijgl DONALD C. MILLER Marion, Ind. LT. tjgt JOHN S. MONSOS Minneapolis, Minn. LT. tjgb RICHARD M. MORSE Greenwich, Conn. LT. THOMAS W. MURPHY Washington, D. C. MACH. ROBERT PUTNEY Lincoln, Neb. LT. ljgl GEORGE S. RAWSON Ionia, Mich. LT. FREDERIC B. READ, Jr. Providence, R. I. ELEC. ARCHIE W. RICE Richmond, Va. ENS. DONALD SPRARAGEN Scotia, N. Y. LT. JOHN F. THOMPSON Berkeley, Calif. LT. US? JAMES W. VARVEL Le Roy, Kansas LT. fjgl LESLIE A. WARNER Upland, Calif. LT. COMDR. JOHN E. WICKS, Jr. Rutherford, N. J. LT. FRED M. WRIGHT Floral Park, L. I., N. Y. ELEC. STEPHEN YUHAS Pittsburg, Pa. 1' On board at end of cruise, October 1945 It 4- il -I-Ill 1.4: 4: 1-4- 1-4: 1.4: 1-4: 1-4: ll T T T T T f ENLISTED ABEGG, GEORGE RICHARD, CGM Des, Moines, Ia. ALLEN, WILLIAM ROBERT, TMS! c Pomona, Calif. ALKIRE, JAMES AVREY, CGM Toledo, Ohio ALVEY, THOMAS WARREN, CY Washington, D. C. ANDERSON, LYAL MARION, CWT Lawton, Iowa ANDERSON, ROLLAND O., Slfc Williamsport, Pa. ANDREAS, WILLIAM WESLEY, TM3fc Philadelphia, Pa. ANDRES, GUS, COX North Tarryton, N. Y. ANGERAMI, NICHOLAS CND, RM3fc Scheneetady, N. Y. ANTONACCI, JAMES JOHN, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. ANTONINI, FRED DOMINIK, WT1fc East Carnegie, Pa. APGAR, NEWTON WESTLY, MM1fe Plainfield, N. J. ARNOLD, JOSEPH EDGAR, Y3fc St. Louis, Mo. ASHTON, JAMES WILLIAM, Sl! c Chester, Pa. ATKINSON JAMES JOSEPH Slfc Philadelphia Pa AYERS GERALD EUGENE SK1fc Columbus Ohio BALLENTINE ROBERT BRUCE SM3fc Philadelphia Pa BARBER SAUL HARRY RDM3fc New Orleans, La BARNHART RAYMOND RUSSELL BK.R3fc Harrisburg Pa BARRY RAYMOND JOHN SOM2!c New York N. Y BAXLEY COMER FERRIS R.M3fc I Jacksonville Fla BEAR RICHARD V Flfc Oklahoma City Okla BECK, JOSEPH ALOYSIUS MM1!c Philadelphia Pa BEDNARSKI STANLEY JOSEPH Slfc Camden N J BEERENS CHARLES ALBERT EM2fc Pittsburg Pa BENEDICT FRANK MICHAEL MM1fc Erie Pa BENEDICT FREDERICK JOSEPH, Slfc Phlladelphla Pa BENN JOSEPH CNT Slfc Ridley Park Pa ' 'Plankowners COn Board at Commissioning? T 1.41 -I-4: T T . .,.. .,. ,. JF -I-4- BENNETT, CHESTER ARTHUR, CY Unknown BENNETT, GEORGE JAMES, PHM3fc San Antonio, Tex. BESWICK, ROBERT STEWART, COX Bristol, Pa. BITTLE, JOHN IND, CGM Boston, Mass. . - BITTNER, WILLIAM EDWARD, TM2fc Pittsburg, Pa. BLAIR, JOHN JOSEPH, MM2fc Mamaroneck, N. Y. BLAKE, JAMES FRED, CTM Boston, Mass. BLANCHARD, LEWIS JAMES, MOMM3fc Long Beach, Calif. BLANCHARD, WILLIAM L., BM2fc Boston, Mass. BLESCIA, JAMES GABRIEL, RDM2!c Philadelphia, Pa. BOLLER, FRANK JOHN, MM3fc Philadelphia, Pa. BONI, SALVATORE JAMES, MM2fc Philadelphia, Pa. BOOGHER, WILLIAM MICHAEL, FC3fc Toledo, Ohio BOOTH, RAYMOND FRANCIS, BM1fc East Greenwich, R. I. BOSTWICK JOSEPH MICHAEL S2fc Philadelphia Pa BOVA JAMES JACK, Slfc Pittsburg Pa BOYD JACK DONALD Y2fc Los Angeles, Calif - BOYD MACDONALD J RM3fc Detroit Mich BRAZEE CHARLES LEROY Flfc Albany N Y BRENNER., EDWARD LOUIS QM2fc Croydon Pa BRIGGS IRA H Slfc Bountiful, Utah BROCK EDWARD CHARLES BKR2fc Philadelphia Pa BROOKS GENE ELWOOD Slfc Dayton Ohio BROWN CHARLES WILLIAM SSM3fc Nashville, Tenn BROWN EARL AMBROSE WT3fc New York, N Y BROWN FLOYD EDWARD GM1fc Llttle Rock, Ark BROWN JOSEPH PATRICK, MOMM1fc Trenton N J BROWN NORMAN JAY S2fc Phlladelplna Pa T On board at end of cruise, October 1945 ?1 'fi 1 .fi of f v M. N1 , 3 ifv .K A -an - -an 1 I 9 . 9 , . , 9 ' , . 1- 4 3 9 7 . . 9 Q U -fi 1 . . 9 9 9 . g 9 9 . is I cs 79 9 9 Q . , t . , , 1 9 9 5 7 f' 4 . , , , . . -I-1 9 9 9 , , . . GG 73 T , , -ip 9 9 . , . ' if 9 ' '9 ' , 9 , . 9 - .L ' , .- TT , I 9 . 9 ' . . - 9 ' ' It - .5- J' 9 9 T '. -I 9 9 ' ' 'I 1 - V . ., 1 9 9 , I . - , . I I Sf: ir 9 9 9 7 ,RY O - ' I' 7 u - . V 1: 'U , - 9 n I .' ' , , , 1 . ,, p D I 9 9 . ' . ' - I. , . 9 ' , 'S f 9, - . . . , p 4 U -. s1k,, ., w - 1 A ,Sf 1 .S gig, 6 . K - Lqiil z , 5 -,fi ,F ' f 'fifi T' I' l ff' 'V ', -fix ' 4' J, ffilif gms W u- AA Y 4' Y .Q E 5 2 Q, it . l' 2 1 s as 1' BRUNS, CHARLES JOHN, Slfc Dayton, Ohio 1' BRUNO, THOMAS IND, Slfc Chicago, Ill. fl' BUBECK, WILLIAM HERIVIAN, COX Moorestown, iN. J. ' BUEHLER, EDWIN EDMOND, Jr., Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. 1' BUELTERMAN, BLAIR HERMAN, SK3fc Cincinatti, Ohio T' BULLICK, THEODORE FRANK, EM3fc Philadelphia, Pa. ' BURKE, STEPHEN THOMAS, Jr., BM2fc New York, N. Y. T' BURNS, JOSEPH IND, QM3fc Morrisville, Pa. 'I' BURNSWORTH, CHARLES WESLEY, Jr., Slfc Grindstone, Pa. 1' BURRIE, CLYDE JACOB, S2fc Hibbs, Pa. BURTON, JOHN R., RM3fc Tekoa Wash BURTON LEO GM2fc Bayville N J 1' BURNER JOHN CLARK Sllc Fairfax Va ' BUTTARI ALBERT Slfc Philadelphia Pa CABRAL., JOSEPH DAVID Jr BM2fc North Plymouth Mass CAIN DONALD WILLIAM Slfc Baroda Mich CAIN JOHN WILLIAM GM3fc Portland Ore CAIN WILLIAM STANLEY Slfc Des Moines Ia CALABRESE LAVERNE JOHN Slfc Puaxsutawney Pa CALLAHAN THOMAS WM MM2fc New York N Y CAMIC CLINTON ANDREW FC3fc Windsor Ill CAPODAGLI LOUIS Slfc Bremerton Wash T' CAPPELLA ALFRED NICHOLAS COX Philadelphia Pa 1' CARPENTER HUBERT AUGUST SSMB3fc Holly W Va CARPENTER JOHN WILLIAM Slfc Philadelphia Pa ' CARR JAMES JOSEPH, Slfc Philadelphia Pa CARR, JACK VIRGEL RM3fc Lompoc, Calif CASTER HENRY CLAUDE, Slfc Slant Va 'Plankowners fOn Board at Commxssiomngl T T 1' Tl T -fa T T T CATANESE, ANTHONY, Jr., Slfc Seward, Pa. CAYTON, JOHN BENJAMIN, Slfc Dayton, Ohio CERRA, FRANK WILLIAM, Sl! c Philadelphia, Pa. CESTONE, BENNY CND, Slfc New York, N. Y. CHADWELL, WILLIAM EDGAR, Slfc Richmond, Va. CHALACHAN, ANDREW CNJ, Flfc ' Albany, N. Y. CHANDLER, DANA BOWEN, WT3fc Charleston, W. Va. CHAPPELLE, JUNE JINKS, Slfc Flippin, Ark. CHASE, CHARLES WILLIAM, MM2fc Philadelphia, Pa. CHEETY, ROBERT LEWIS, S2fc Chester, Pa. CHUKINAS, GEORGE JOHN, Slfc Wilkes Barre, Pa CHYBINSRI JOSEPH WALTERS S2fc Philadelphia P CLABOF LEONARD VICTOR QM2fc Seattle Wash CLFARWATER GLEN HENRY Slfc kansas City Mo CLECG FREDERICK INGRAM SF2fc Philadelphia P CLEVELAND THEADO OS3fc Houston Tex COCHRAN THOMAS WILLIAM WT3fc Philadelphia P COLERIDGE ERIC WALTER, MM2fc Saugus Mass COLEY BARTON CND Slfc Wytheville Va COLLINS CHARLES LEONARD MM2fc Danvers Mass COLLINS HENRY CLAY S2fc Jackson Miss COLLINS WALTER ROY Flfc Boston Mass COMO ERNEST WILLIAM RM3fc Spokane Wash COOK, DUNCAN WOODROW RDM3fc Allegan Mich COOK, HENRY Jr Slfc Philadelphia P COOK, ROBERT MARION SK2fc Birmingham Ala COPLEY RAYMOND ELVIN Sllc CORLEW CLARENCE LAWSEN S2fc Mason City Ia CORRIDON REGIS JOSEPH TM2fc Newport R I 'I' On hoard at end of cruise October, 1945 l 9 ' U 7 K , ' 3 T. 9 9 9 af 9 - ' U 4. 1' ' . y 9 9 ' l ' ' ': A . f v 5 A s 9 9 ' , 9 ' O ' l Q l , T. I '9 9 a' , . 9 9 'I' , , , - 9 ' O . Q A , . I 9 9 9 a' . 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CROSSLEY, ROBERT HUGH, Slfc A Dayton, Ohio CRUMP, CHARLIE EDWARD, Slfc FarmsviHe, Va. CUBA, RICHARD MICHAEL, Slfc Reynoldsville, Pa. CULBERTSON, GERALD CND, Flfc Cincinatti, Ohio CURRAN, WALTER LEO, RM1fc Boston, Mass. CUSKEY, ROBERT RAY, TM3fc Los Angeles, Calif. CUTRI, MICHAEL ROBERT, GM2jc Philadelphia, Pa. CZYZYK, JOHN JOSEPH, SC2fc Philadelphia, Pa. D'AMICO, JOHN NICHOLAS, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. DACUS, HAROLD EDWARD, RDM3fc Peach Creek, W. Va. DAILEY, HARVEY WILBUR, SOM3fc Sioux Rapids, Ia. DAMM, HARRY EDWARD, CMM Elizabeth, N. J. DARE, JACOB URVIN, B3fc Philadelphia, Pa. DARKO, JOSEPH AUGUST, MM3f c Cleveland, Ohio DARWELL, THOMAS JAMES, Jr., EM3!c Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y. DARWAL, JOHN CND, Slfc Cleveland, Ohio DTASCENDIS, CHESTER CND, GM2fc Beverly, N. J. DAY ANTHONY FREDERICK, Slfc Philadelphia Pa DEDO THADDEUS JOSEPY Slfc Pittsburgh Pa DEETS GEORGE HENRY Jr SOM3lc Wilkes Barre Pa DEL MAR, DANIEL CND RT1fc New York N Y T Ts- T T T -I-4 T il if Tu 4 i T 1 -I-if ll 1 DEMASE,1ANTHONY CND, Slfc Greensburg, Pa. DE MUTH, WILLIAM FRANKLIN, EM1fc New York, N. Y. DE ME WILLIAM BENNETT E RE. , Mlfc Astoria, L. I., N. Y. DENISH, HERMAN ARNOLD, Slfc Cleveland, Ohio DERBY, JOHN XAVIER, Slfc St. Louis, Mo. D'ESOPO, ROCCO LARAIN, Slfc Hartford, Conn. DEYOE, CLIFTON PAUL, Slfc Huron, Ohio DICROCE, JOHN CND, BM2fc New York, N. Y. DIFALCO, JOHN JAMES, EM2fc Lawrence, Mass. DILLON, BENJAMIN CND, Slfc Logan, W. Va. DIRESO, JAMES THOMAS, COX Philadelphia, Pa. DIXON, EDWARD OLIVER, CMM New York, N. Y. DONALDSON ALEXANDER FRAME , , Y Quincy, Ill. DOLEWA, JOHN PAUL, RDM3fc Conshohoken, Pa. DOUGHERTY, ,EDWARD JOHN, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. DOUGLAS, PARNELL CND, WT1fc Macon, Ga. DOWNS, WILLIAM EARL, Flfc Indianapolis, Ind. DOYLE, JOSEPH MICHAEL, S2fc Chicago, Ill. DRAKE, BERNARD J., FC1fc Cassopolis, Mich. DRUMSTAS, ALBERT DONALD, Slfc Reading, Pa. DUFVA, FRANK, CMM Los Angeles, Calif. DUNN, WALTER CND Jr., F2fc Louisville, Ky. DUQUETTE, ROLAND ARCHIE, RT2fc Pasadena, Calif. DURBIN JOHN WILLIAM, CCS Bremerton Wash DYER WILLIAM HOWARD Jr FC1fc Baton Rouge La 2!c EASTBURN GEORGE WILLIAM SOM2fc Fargo N D EDELMAN CHARLES CHESTER, S2fc Philadelphia Pa T g 8 ,I I , , . 1 9 v T , , -lit 9 1 'Q . , . 9 - ' 'I . 1 9 -a I 9 , . u 1 ' ' Y , t . A I . , . . 1 ' ' Plankowners COn Board at Com1nissioning.D ' 'T On board at end of cruise, October, 1945 ' TT? 1' -rs 1' 1' 1' EDWARDS, RUSSELL LEE, WT3fc . Wellington, Ohio EICH, ALBERT HOWARD, MM1fc Omaha, Neh. EICHLER, ROBERT IND, Jr., Slfc Newport, Ky. ' FREE, GEORGE BAILEY, MM2fc 4 ELLENBERGER, DONALD EDWARD, Flfc T Reynoiasviue, Pa. ELLIOTT, ARCELEOUS, Jr., CK1fc Norfolk, Va. EMERSON, 'MATELEN CLARENCE, Slfc Chaseley, N. D. ESCUE, LOUIS CHAMBERS, Flfc Chattanooga, Tenn. ' EVANKO, THOMAS IND, Slfc Scranton, Pa. T' EWING, CLIFFORD EUGENE, SOM2lc Eaton, Mass. 1 ' FARKAS, JOHN PAUL, GM2fc North Hampton, Pa. ' FARLEY, RICHARD FRANCIS, TM3fc 1' Philadelphia, Pa. FARMER, JAMES THOMAS, MM3fc Anniston, Ala. ' FARRAR GUY IUJ Sl c . , f Philadelphia, Pa. ' FAUVER, CLEON ROBERT, SC3fc 1' Detroit, Mich. FAVUS, JOSEPH IND, RDM3fc Peoria, Ill. T' FEARING, EUGENE INF, FC2fc Tigard, Ore. FEINDEL, HENRY CLAY, CM3fe 1' Philadelphia, Pa. FIELDEN, DON ELMER, BM2fc Marshall, Mo. ' FISKE, ROYCE JOHN, RM2fc Brooklyn, N. Y. ' FONTAINE, HENRY JEAN, SOM2fc Providence, R. I. FOOTE, JAMES ROBERT, F2!c Newark, N. J. ' FORDE, LAWRENCE ERIK, GM2fc Philadelphia, Pa. FORTE JAMES VINCENT Jr. Sl c . , , f Atlantic City, N. J. ' FORTUNE, GLENN WRIGHT, WT2!c Asheville, N. C. T' FOSS, WILLIAM CHESTER, MM1!c 1' Rochester, N. H. FOSTER, LORENZO ARGYLE, WT3fc Evansville, Ind. ' FRACALOSSI, ROBERT IND, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. ' FRAWLEY, FRANCIS MICHAEL, RDM3fc Chicago, Ill. 'Plankowners' IOn Board at Commissioningd ,1' 1' 1 8 U U U 1 Tl 1' TO Tl 1' 1' 1' 1 1' 1' 1-4 Unknown FRIED, GERALD, RM2fc New York, N. Y. FRITZ, JUSTINE THOMAS FRANK, SOM3fe Hastings, Nehr. FRY, ROLAND CLARENCE, Y3fc Altus, Okla. FUDGE, ROBERT THORTON, SC3fc Champaign, Ill. FUNDERBURK, FRED CLIFTON, Jr., Flfc Brunswick, Ga. FUNDERBURK, RAYMOND VANCE, Flfc Monroe, N. C. GALLAGHER, DONALD WESLEY, CRM Chillicothe, Ohio GARGONE, HARRY IND, RM2fc New York, N. Y. GARRAND, BERNARD EDWARD, CSP 1 New York, N. Y. GARRETT, MARVIN LESLEY, Jr., SOM2fc St. Louis, Mo. GARRIFFA. DOMINICK IND, MM2fc Springfield, Mass. CAST, ROBERT LEE, WT2fc St. Louis, Mo. GATES, JOHN DELBERT, Flfc Los Angeles, Calif. GAZOO, EDWARD IND, COX Scranton, Pa. CEIGER. ROBERT EDWARD, MM3fc Milwaukee, Wise. - GIBILARO, NATHAN IND, EM3fc Scranton, Pa. GILMORE. RAYMOND JOSEPH, MM2fc Springfield, Mass. GIORDANO. ALBERT JOSEPH, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. GLASCO, JUNIOUS IND, STM3fc Little Rock, Ark. GONZALEZ, EDUARDO IND, Slfc Laredo, Tex. GOODSPEED, BYRON GLENN, Slfc South Bend. Ind. GORDON, HARRY J., CEM Brooklyn, N. Y. GOWIN, RAYMOND WESLIE, SC2fc Kane, lll. GREENBANK, CHESTER GILBERT, CTM Cleveland, Ohio GREENSTREET, WILLIAM RYLAND, Slfc Baltimore, Md. GREER, ons WHITE, RM2fc Oklahoma City, okla. GULDNER, JOSEPH JOHN, RM2fc Long Island, N. Y. GULL, BERNARD THEODORE, GM3fc Kansas City, Mo. 1' On hoard at end of cruise, October, 1945 T :ft T Aft T 1' lk T GUTIERREZ, JESUS IND, Slfc El Paso, Tex. HACKLING, ROBERT WORN, Flfc Noxen, Pa. HAHN, CHARLES LIONEL, BM2fc Park Falls, N. Y. HAMILTON, CHARLES DANIEL, SM1fc Fort Worth, Tex. , HARDING, WILLIAM HENRY, Flfc Springfield, Mass. HARPER, HARVEY MITCHELL, RT2fc Winnetka, Ill. HARPER, LACY CND, 'I'M3fc Fitzgerald, Ga HARRIS, ROCKWELL FRANCIS, COX New Orleans, La HARRISON, RUSSEL WINDY, COX Raleigh N C HARTMAN WILLIAM ANTHONY FC1fc Reading Ohio HEAPE EDGAR EUGENE COX Macon Ga HEARTSILL DONALD CARL SClfc Birmingham Ala HENNIGAN LEO JOSEPH F2fc Philadelphia Pa HEWITT DANIEL REIRDEN RM3!c Albany N Y HICKS ALVIN A GM3fc St Louis Mo HINKLE JOHN IND RM3fc Seattle Wash HOBBS JUNIOR BAINTER TM3fc Charleston W Va HODGE WILLIAM FRANK WT1fc Newport R I HOLBROOK, JOHN MARTIN Slfc Cattaraugus N Y HOLDER IRVIN QNJ WT3fc Morrilton Ark HOLLAND JAMES ELDRIDGE SC3fc Camden Tenn Knoxville Tenn HOLMSBACK, ALVIN GASTON S2fc Atlanta Ga HONEYCUTT HOUSTON WILLIS MM3fc Little Rock Ark HONNIS WILLIAM JOHN Slfc Philadelphia Pa HOOD LLOYD RAY Slfc Earle Ark HOOTEN HERBERT EARL S2fc Little Rock Ark HOPKINS CLYDE EVANS Slfc Chicago Ill -I-as -I-ik T 'I' -I-41 1' + 1 4 HOPKINS, WILLIAM JOHN, GM3fc Camden, N. J. HORNE, RAYMOND FRANKLIN, CMM Farmington, N. H. HORNSBY, ELMO JEFFERSON, Slfc Jacksonville, Fla. HORTON, HOMER DANIEL, MM3fc Banquete, Tex. HORTON, MARION JACKSON, Slfc Dalhart, Tex. h HOSTETTLER, ANDREW JAKE, Sllc Chattanooga, Tenn. HOUGHTLING, KEITH LELAND, GMlfc Midale Saskatchewan, Canada HOUGHTON, CARL EUGENE, TM3fc Salem, Ore. , HOWARD, JOSEPH EDSEL, Slfc Canton G HUBBLE LOUIS LEVURNE Flfc LaFayette L HUDRICK BENJAMIN FRANCIS Slfc Philadelphia Pa HUFFMAN JAMES WILLARD Slfc Morrilton, Ark HUGGINS VINSON LEE Slfc Shirley Ark HUGHES JOHN CARMEN S2fc Philadelphia Pa HUGHIE CULA THOMAS Rmvtafc Carrollton Ga. HUNTER NORMAN ERNEST Slfc Ohmulgxe Okla HURLEY DANIEL JAMES PHMlfc Boston Mass. HUTCHINS CARL WOODROW Slfc Richmond Va HYMAN WILLIS EDWARD STM1fc Goldsboro N C HYNES, FRANCIS PATRICK, F2fc Boston Mass. Shenandoah Pa IHBURG FREDERICK HAROLD BM2fc New York N Y IRISH GEORGE KIRK, Slfc Detroit, Mich IMLER, WILLIAM EUGENE Slfc Huntington Park, Cal. IVEY Jr NATHANIEL EUGENE, Flfc Jacksonville Fla JACKSON ROBERT WARK, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa - JAMES ROBERT FRANKLIN CTM San Diego California ' T 41 I T , . . , a. -I-3 9 7 -l. 1 , , , a. W 7 7 T 3 , . . 1 7 -lb 1 9 9 i Q ,a , T 9 , W 7 , 1 , it , , . . O, . , . . ' , . T , , 7 ' ' ' , I s 1 , , . . , . 9 1 1' , ' , - 1' , , 1 3 , . . , T ,i , ' HOLLAND, RICHARD W., Slfc IGIELSKI, JOSEPH ANDREW, COX 1 T , , ' Q , , T' , ' Plankowners COn Board at Commissioning.D 1' On hoard at end of cruise, October, 1945 Q',,,fig GN ,,,J 1 FC r. JFJYESIM. .H-'is'-tp , rg' ' ' ,34 yt- .V , 1 1' fig? 1 Q .,.,,:a2,ug,, V ' ,l fial 3,11 't V ii . Qfg' We ' X y, - Um weft. -. 1. 'P ' ' Hr f f 7 ' JAMES, TOM HARVEY, STM1fc Nashville, Tenn. 'I' JANTZEN, EDGAR WAYNE, Fllc Hammon, Okla. ' JEFFRIES, ROBERT FRANKLIN, Slfc Charleston, W. Va. ' JENKINS, ROBERT HENRY, COX Jacksonville, Fla. ' JENNINGS, CARL ARTHUR, S2fc Cincinatti, Ohio ' JOHNSON, CLARENCE BOCLE, SK2!c New Orleans, La. JOHNSON. FRANK INJ, STM2!c Dallas, Tex. ' JOHNSON, GENE FRANCIS, FC3fc Los Angeles, Cal. 'I' JOHNSON, MARION JR., STM2fc Athens, Ca. 'I' JOHNSON, ROY ARTHUR, CMU: Minomincc, Mich. 'I' JOHNSTON, FRED ARLINGTON, F2fc Bimiingham, Ala. ' JOHNSTON. PAUL HAROLD, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. ' JONES, ALBERT TROY, MMlfc Dallas, Tex. 'I' JONES, CHARLES WAYLON, F2!c Columbia, S. C. I' KANE, JAMES PATRICK, WT2fc Boston, Musa. I' KEELER, CHARLES R., TMIfc Boston, Mass. KELLEHER. CORNELIUS WILLIAM, BM Troy, N. Y. KETLAND, OTTO JOSEPH, MMlfc San Diego, Cal. ' KEYES, CHARLES MARCUS, CPHM Sun Diego, Cal. 'I' KING, LOUIS WAYNE, CM3!c Johnstown, Ohio KIPPHORN, JOHN JACOB, Jr., F2fc Philadelphia, Pa. 'I' KLEMENS, PETER JOHN, Slfc Chicago, Ill. 'I' KLEIN, EDWARD MORRIS, Slfc Lamhertville, Pa. 1' KLAPAK, EDWARD, GM3fc Brooklyn, N. Y. 'I' KLEIM, ARNOLD WAYNE, GM3!c Staples, Minn. 'I' KNAUBER, CHARLES FRANCIS, GM3fc Richmond, Ind. 'I' KOBER, STUART FRANKLIN, Slfc Washington, D. C. ' KONKUS, JOHN. Jr., Slfc . Philadelphia, Pa. 'Plankowners' lOn Board at Commissioning.I 2fc 'I' KREICHGAUER, HERBERT EUGENE COX Canton, Ill. ' KUBIAK, JOHN ANTHONY, WT2fc Richmond, Va. ' KUNSMAN, JOHN ALBERT, SK3fc Scranton, Pa. 'I' LA BRANCHE, RAYMOND NAPOLEON, Slfc Newmarket, N. H. - 'I' LAMB, EDWARD MERRILL, F2fc Richmond, Va. LAMBERSON, RICHARD JOHN, SK3fc Red Bank, N. J. 'I LAMBERT, GEORGE WALTER, MAM3lc Ayer, Mass. ' LAMONT, DAVE LEVI, SC2fc Kansas City, Mo. I' LANCIERI, OTTO ANTHONY, Fllc Camden, N. J. I LANE, JOHN WILLIAM, sue East Newark, N. J. I' LANERI, MILTON PAUL, S2fc New Orleans, La. T LANCLAIS, LEONARD ALCIDE, CM2fc Coventry, R. I. LANCLER, PETER LLOYD, RM3fc Newark, N. J. LANCSTON. CHARLES NORFLEET, M3fc Newark, N. J. I' LAUDENSLACER, ERNEST FRANKLIN, Flfc Allentown, Pu. I' LAl'RIN. ADRIAN JOSEPH, RDM3fc Muskegon, Mich. 'I LAVERTY, JAMES VIRCIL, Slfc Morristown, N. J. ' LEDDY. IRA JOHN, MMlfc New Orleans, Ln. 'I' LECCETT, ONWARD RUPERT, SK1fc Plymouth, N. C. 'I LEIFIELD, WILFRED JOSEPH, TM2fc Omaha. Neb. ' LESLIE. WALTER PERLEY, COX Portland, Maine ' LEWIS, JAMES BOND, MM1fc Versailles, Ky. ' LEWIS, JOHN ROBERT, F2fc Philadelphia, Pa. ' LIBRANDI, VINCENT ANTHONY, S2fc Providence, R. I. 'I LIPPINCOTT, ROBERT ANTHONY, Slfc Wsynesburg, Pa. 'I' LISTER, MILFORD GLENN, SM2fc Tulsa, Okla. V LITTLE, JAMES, Jr., Slfc Little Rock, Ark. 'I LONG, ROBERT JOSEPH, COX Williamstown, N. J. 'I' On hoard at end of cruise, October, 1945 -If LONGFELLOW, CHARLES PHILLIP4 Slfc Cincinatti, Ohio ' T LOWRY, ELTON EMERY, F2fc Kansas City, MO. . LUCENTE, JAMES IND. MM2!0 A Washington, D. C. ' 'MAC AUSLAND, DAVID BRAYTON, QM3fc .P my Boston, Mass. T' MAHAN, EDWARD FRANCIS, SM3fc Springfield, Mass. T MALONE, ALVIS DEWARD, BM2fc Pomona, Cal. ,T MANGAN, THOMAS FRANCIS, Slfc Scranton, Pa. -H MANGES, DONALD EDWIN, Slfc Windher, Pa. ' MANNING, THOMAS EDWARD, WT2fc , Providence, R. I. MARBLO, PETER RALEIGH, Slfc New York, N. Y. T' MARCINIAK, CHESTER CAZMIER, BM2fc New York, N. Y. MARLEY, JOHN WILLIAM, S2fc Chicago, Ill. T' MARQUES, ANTHONY, TM2fc New Bedford, Mass. MARTIN, JEROME GORDON, WT2fc Chicago, Ill. T MARTIN, ORVILLE CLAYTON, FC3fc '- Independence, MO. T' MARTIN, WILLIAM HOWARD, CK3fc A Cincinatti, Ohio ' MARTINEAU, ROLAND WILLIAM, Flfc Boston, Mass. T MASTRANTONIS, CONSTANTINO, Slfc Pawtucket, R. I. ' MATHESON, CHARLES EDWARD, CCM Norfolk, Va. ' MATTSON, CLARENCE JOSEPH, WT3fc Chicago, Ill. MAWHIRTER, ARLIE LEON, Slfc Portland, Ore. l 'T' McCABE, ROBERT MAURICE, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. T McCAULLA, PATRICK JOSEPH, WT2fc Independence, Mo. 'T' MOCORMACK, DENNIS THOMA Great Falls, Mont. IS, Y2!c , T' MCCULLOUOH, FREDERICK FR Hackensack, N. J. ANCIS, WTZXC 'T' McCUTCHEON, WOODR Portland, Ore. OW QNJ, BMUC 'T' McDONNEL, JOSEPH CHARLES, Slfc Brooklyn, N. Y, 'l McGINNIS, LESLIE MARION CWT Maryville, Mo. , MCDUFFIE. JAMES EARNEST, cox Macon, Ga. VA h K 1 T T li T -I-4 T T T T T T T .fm -I-4 1.-at T 1.-n M GAVIC, ERNEST ROBERT, , S- cJacksOnville, Fla. Jr' MOINTOSH, CARL KNJ, Slfc Indianapolis, Ind. McKEVlTT, JOHN PETER, RT2fc Brooklyn, N. Y. McKINNEY, CHARLES DREXEL, EM1fg Fort Wayne, Ind. McMAI-IAN, LEWIS GRAHAM, Slfc Washington, D. C. A MOMANAMEY, JOSEPH THOMAS, QM3fc Paterson, N. J. p MEECE, JAMES PAUL, SMlfc New Orleans, La. 2 .4 MERIWETHER, JOSEPH TROY, Jr., STM1lc A St. Louis, Mo. .fl E MILI-IAVEN, ROBERT, Sm ' New York, N. Y. MILLER, FRANK JOSEPH, Slfc T New York, N. Y. A MILLER, PAUL JOSEPH, Slfc ' Philadelphia, Pa. MILLER, RUSSELL PATRICK, F2fc S I Providence, R. I. J MILLER, WALTER HARRY, EM2fc Kingsford, Mich. MIRANDA, GILBERT MONTANA, Sllc Glendale, Ariz. ' ' MISCHER, HERMAN J. B., BM2fc Corpus Christie, Tex. MITCHELL, WALTER CLYDE, MOM1fc I Long Beach, Calif. ' MITTLER, EMANUEL, RM3fc Long Island, N. Y. - MONACO, SAM SALVADORE, S2fc Harvey, La. MONJAR, CHESTER MAXWELL, COX Butler, Pa. MONTANINO, SALVATORE PAT, Slfc - New York, N. Y. 5 MORIARTY, JAMES JOSEPH, WT3fc Boston, Mass. MOYER, CHARLES TNT, GM1fc Dunsieth, N. Dak. A 5 MOYER, JAMES LEWIS, Sllc I Pocono Pines, Pa. T, Q MULLHOLLAND, WILLIAM TELLY, Jr., MMU? Philadelphia, Pa. ,5 - 'fm MUMPER, FRANK LEWIS, Jr., Slfc A Philadelphia, Pa. MURPHY, JOSEPH JAMES, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. MURRAY, EDSON WALTER, RT3fc I Rensselaer, Ind. MURRIN, WILLIAM FRANCIS, sifc A I Philadelphia, Pa. ' Plank0wners fOn Board at CommissioningJ T On board at end of cruise, ' MUSKO, STEPHEN ROY, Sllc Pittsburgh, Pa. MYERS, VICTOR AUSTIN, CEM Cincinatti, Ohio NAAR, HARRY ALBERT, Ylfc New Brunswick, N. J. ' NACE, DALE BERNARD, Sllc 1' 1' T Philadelphia, Pa. NANCE, EARL WILLIAM, S2!c Raleigh, N. C. NELSON, JAMES WILLIAM, EM3fc Portland, Me. NEWSOME, JAMES WILLIAM, Slfc Sycamore, Ala. NICHOLS, E. V., Slfc Osceola, Ark. NIZIURSKI, JOHN JOSEPH, Slfc Lackawanna, N. Y. T' NOWAK, ISIDORE ANTHONY, EM3fc Arocu, Pa. ' NOWALK, ANDREW STEPHEN, GM3fc Philadelphia, Pa. T' NUCKOLS, CHARLES BORROMEO, MM3fc T Philadelphia, Pa. ' NYSTROM, PAUL RICHARD, CM2fc Minneapolis, Minn. O'BRIEN. JOSEPII JAMES, Slfc St. Louis, Mo. T' O'CONNOR, EDWARD DANIEL, Jr., TM3fc 1' 1' ' 1 + 1 Philadelphia, Pa. ODEN, RIDLEY KEEBE, MM3fc Sltreveport, La. ' O'DONNELI., JAMES PATRICK, EMlfc Springfield, Mass. ' O'HARA, THOMAS PATRICK, EMlfc Unknown ' OLENDER, EDWARD FRANK, SM2!c Albany, N. Y. ' O'NIEL, JOHN BARRY, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. OREFICE. LOUIS JOSEPH, Slfc New York, N. Y. ORICK, GEORGE HUSTON, Jr., F2fc Warminstcr, Pa. ' OTTING, CORNELIUS BERNARD, SC2fc Cincinatti, Ohio ' OWEN, HOWARD ROBERT, CFC San Francisco, Calif. OWENS, WILLIAM EDGAR, SClfc Romney, Ind. PARENT, WILLIAM VIRGIL, CRM Chicago, Ill. PARR, EARL CLYDE, F2fc Tacoma, Wash. ' PATTERSON, WILLIAM GEORGE, MM2fc New York, N. Y. 'Plankowners' iOn Board at Commissioning! PATTERSON, LOREN BUNARD, Flfc Atlanta, Ga. T PAV EY, LEONARD RUSSELL, Slfc Indianapolis, Ind. T' PAYNE, RAYMOND WINSTON, Mllc Richmond, Va. PIERCE, DONALD HAROLD, Y2fc Springfield, Mass. T PERKINS, DONALD K., Slfc Wood River Junction, R. I. ' PERRY, SUMNER LEE, Y2fc Chicago, Ill. T PETCOSKY, DONALD IND, Slfc Binghamton, N. Y. ' PETERS, PAUL LEONARD, COX New York, N. Y. ' PHARIS, WILLIAM ALFRED, MOMM1fc Des Moines, Iowa ' PHILLIPS, JOSEPH JOHN, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. T' PHILLIPS, OTIS, STM1fc Pontiac, Mich. T PHILLIPS, WILLIAM NORMAN, WT3fc Santa Monica, Calif. T' PIETRZAK, KASMER JOHN, GM2fc Pine Island, N. Y. T' PILLER, JOHN JOSEPH, TM2fc Philadelphia, Pa. ' PINSON, FRED CHESTER, RM3fc Birmingham, Ala. ' PILIPZECK. JOIIN R.. Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. T' PLVTA, EDWARDS SIMON, Flfc Philadelphia, Pa. ' POOL. FLOYD TAYLOR, S2fc Dallas, Tex. T' POWELL, LAUREL FRANKLIN, CMM Chicago, Ill. T' POWELL, ROBERT HOLT, RDMlfc Haverhill, Mass. PRATT, EVERETT STANLEY, WT2fc New Orleans, La. ' PREVATT, CALVIN HUGHES, Slfc Jacksonville, Fla. PRYTZ. WOODROW CARL, Y3fc Duluth, Minn. T PUMPI-IREY, RAY ELMER, SClfc Phoenix, Ariz. RACICKI, KONSTANTY WALTER, SM3fc Detroit, Mich. ' RAE, PAUL' LEONARD, SC3fc Detroit, Mich. ' RAGLAND. JOE MAURICE, STM1fc Little Rock, Ark. T' RALPH, GEORGE FRANKLIN, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. T On board at end of cruise, October, 1945 66 i-i7l 'I RASINSKI, STANLEY CASIMER, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. REED, CLARENCE RUSSELL, GM1fc Charleston, W. Va. REED, JOSEPH JOHN, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. . ' ' REED, NORMAN HOWARD, SF3fc Philadelphia, Pa. 'I REED, RALPH EUGENE, SF1fc Dayton, Ohio 'I' REGAN, JOHN PATRICK, SOM3fc Detroit, Mich. 'I ' RICE, ROSS JUSTICE, CQM Pasedena, Calif. 'IJ' RICHARD, GEORGE ROCCO, Jr., Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. 'I' RICHARDSON, JOHN JOSEPH, SF2fc San Francisco, Calif. RICHERS, THEODORE JOHN, WT2fc A - New York, N. Y. If RIEDER, CARL JUNIOR, sm Scranton, Pa. ' RIGGS, SAMUEL BEVERLY, Fllc Kansas City, Mo. - RINGLER, RALPH LEO, Y3fc Cleveland, Ohio ROBERTS, JOSEPH LEO, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. 'I' ROBERTS, LLOYD WESTLY, SSM fLJ2fc Charleston, S. C. 'I ROBINSON, ROBERT JAMES, RM3fc Wilkinshurg, Pa. 'I' ROCHEFORT, THEODORE IND, Slfc West Warwick, R. I. 'I' ROCKSTEAD, ARRION VERNON, Flfc Milwaukee, Wis. RODGERS, CHARLES WALTER, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. A ROGERS, BOB 'GARFIELD, S2fc Detroit, Mich. ' ROHM, GEORGE HIXON, Ylfc Indianapolis, Ind. ROJAK, NICHOLAS CND, Slfc Clarksburg, W. Va. 'I ' ROOT, ORREN ORLANDO, PHM2fc Traverse City, Mich. ROSS, FRANK FREDERICK, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. 'I ' ROTHERMEL, FREDERICK CHARLES, GM2fc Chicago, Ill. 'I' ROWE, PAUL FRED, Slfc Kaplan, W. Va. 'I' ROZANSKI, WALTER ANTHONY, Flfc Chicago, Ill. . Plankownersn fOn Board at Commissioning.D .I-as T I' I . 1- 1.1: an I T T s- at .I-an ak T li il ROZEK, EUGENE STANLEY, Flfc Milwaukee, Wis. RUBEN, KARL, WT3fc New York, N. Y. RUSSELL, ROBERT CNP, Jr., S2fc Los Angeles, Calif. RUSSELL, WALTER JOHN, S2fc Philadelphia, Pa. RUTTER, JOSEPH JUNIOR, SOM1fc Duluth, Minn. RUVIO, JOSEPH W., WT2fc Clarksville, Tenn. RYAN, JOHN THOMAS, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. SALTZ, JOHN THOMAS, S2fc I Chicago, Ill. SALVIA, WILLIAM MICHAEL, Slfc Philadelphia, Pa. SAXON, LAWRENCE ARTHUR, Flfc Iron River, Mich. SCALESE, JAMES PETER, S2fc Philadelphia, Pa. SCHAFFER, GEORGE CHRISTIAN, CPHM Methuen, Mass. SCHERLER, RUDOLPH JOSEPH, Jr., RM2fc Philadelphia, Pa. SCHUH, JOHN PHILIPS, WT2fc Little Rock, Ark. SCHWARTZ, ELMER KAUFMAN, Jr., Drexel Hill, Pa. SCOTT, EDWARD JUDD, RDM2fc New Haven, Conn. SCOTT, TROY MADISON, Slfc Sacramento, Calif. SCRUGGS, ADALPHUS, STM1fc Fireco, W. Va. SEBRANSKY, HARRY CND, Slfc Cleveland, Ohio SEE, MERLE ELIAES, Slfc Des Moines, Ia. SELIN, ARVID EARL, COX Boston, Mass. FC2fc SIMBLIARIS, GEORGE ARTHUR, WT2fc Lynn, Mass. SIMPSON, ANDREW LEE, CQM Little Creek, Va. SIMRELL, ROBERT LEE, Slfc Indianapolis, Ind. SIMS, FRANCIS MARION, MM1fc Indianapolis, Ind. SKENE, THOMAS GILL, TM3fc Detroit, Mich. SKILLMAN, EDWARD LEO, EMlfc. Washington, D. C. SLATER, CLARE HUGH, RM2fc Emmetsburg, Iowa 'I' On board at end of cruise, October, 1945 l i l l i I s-yi' 41 av. i.i3JEl N , f .. fi . ifffw I. . +. , 'Uv 1 Ts iff' 3 ' v. . .,, wh, .- ,gr . , r-..-.,. ,--Q A If ,, . 1 'gq,. . sa npr- WN? ' SMALES, WILLIAM CLIFFORD, CMM Pittsburgh, Pa. ' SMITH, JULIAN GRAFTON, STM2fc Macon, Ga. SNYDER, JOHN HENRY, WT2fc Philadelphia, Pa. ' SODERBERG, ELMER NELLS, EM1fc Manchester, N. H. 1' STALEY, DAVID HAROLD, SOM2fc Garden City, Kan. ' STEPHAN, GEORGE AMMEN, WT2fc New York, N. Y. 1' STOLOWITZ, MAX IND, SF3fc Brooklyn, N. Y. ' STOUT, JOSEPH JOHN, Slfc Boston, Mass. ' SULHAM. HAROLD ARCHIE, EM2fc Springfield, Mass. SULLIVAN, IVAN JAMES, Slfc Boise, Idaho SWADENER. RICHARD FRITZ, CWT Philadelphia, Pa. ' THEBODEAU, CARLTON CLIFFORD, MM2fc Manchester, Mass. T' THIBEAULT, EDWARD FRANCIS, RDMlfc Brockton, Mass. 1' THOMPSON. EARNEST NATHANIEL, Slfc Richmond, Va. 1' THORPE. .lERROI.D BRUEN, Slfc Santa Barbara, Calif. 1 THROYVER, YVILLIAM W'AY, CBM New York, N. Y. ' TOMASZEWSKI, IVALTER JUSFPII, CMM Lahaina, Maui, T. H. 1' TORRES, I II.IBER'I'O BENIEZ. S2fc Sante Fe, N. M. '1' TORRES. RAFVXEL JAURECUE. Slfc Hollister, Calif. 1' TUCEK. CHARLES JOHN, Slfc Pine Bluff, Ark. 1' TWEEDY. JOHN EDWARD. Slfc Mussoula, Mont. 1' URE, REX MIIRL, Slfcl Ogden, Utah VALENTINE, JOSEPH WILFRED, Jr., FC3fc Little Rock, Ark. VALLES. RICARDO JOSE, S2fc New York. N. Y. 1' VIEN, EDWARD JOHN, Flfc Chicago, Ill. T' VINCENT, CHARLES FREDERICK, SOMIXC Shaker Heights, Ohio ' WADSWORTH, CLIFTON HERMAN, BKR1!c Minneapolis, Minn. WALDEN. JAMES WESLEY, Slfc Raleigh, N. C. 1 WALKER. ARTHUR EDWARD, TM1fc Trenton, N. J. 1' WALKER. ODELL FRANKLIN, Slfc Rockingham, N. C. ' 'Plankowners' 10n Board at Commissioning.J WALL, EDGAR THEODORE, F2fc Aneta, North Dakota WALLEY, ROBERT ALPHONSE, F2fc Hubbell, Mich. WALLS. REYNOLD ROY, Slfc Williamsburg, Pa. WALSDORF, DONALD WHITNEY, Slfc New Orleans, La. W.-SLTERS, HOMER IND, Slfc Fayetteville, N. C. WEBBER, DICK LEWIS, FC2fc Phoenix, Ariz. WELCH, JAMES FURMAN, WT2fc Candler, N. C. WHEALEN, JEREMIAH JACOB, CPHM Fresno, Calif. WHITE, ELINIER GLEN, Slfc Joplin, Mo. WICKEN, DARYL KEITH, SM3!c Minneapolis, Minn. WICKLIN, ROBERT EARLE, Slfc San Gabriel, Calif. WILES, WILLIAM WARREN, SC2fc Indianapolis, Intl. WILLIASIS, GEORGE YVARREN, BMlfc Atlanta. Ga. WILLIASIS, PIIILIP JOSEPH, CY I'uiontown, Pu. WILSON, HAROLD BROOKS, QM3fc Charleston, IV. Va. WITllUI I , DANIEL HECTOR, RMlfc Houston, Tex. WOl,l.I'fN. IIOWARD CHARLES, SC3fc Port Iluron, Mich. VVUOIJS, JOSEPII GEORGE, Flfc Boston. Mass. WOODWARD, PHILIP BLISS, RM3fc Bradley, Bench, N. J. WOOIJJRIDGE. DOUGLAS IND, Flfc Arlington, Va. YOUNG. GEORGE MARVIN, Slfc Oconta, Wis. YUIIAS, MICHAEL IND, MMlfc Pittsburg. Pa. ZARATE. CONSTANTINO IND, Slfc San Antonio, Tex. ZAVERDAS. PETER CNT, Slfc Chicago, Ill. 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