Dauphin (APA 97) - Naval Cruise Book

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on OUR WAY , . , THE CONVOY TURNED BACK AND WAITED OUT A TYPHOON AT SUBIC BAY ESCORTS WERE FUELED BY THE AUXILIARIES UNDER WAY THE DAUPHIN HAULED OUT AND STOPPED TO REPAIR CONDENSERS MR. BRICKER AND THE CHIEFS HAD THE SITUATION WELL IN HAND ■52-

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LOADING FOR TOKYO U. S. Naval Communication Servic 1 70728 WHEN LOGISTICS COMPLETED AT MANILA PROCEED BATANGAS AS ROUTED BY PORT DIRECTOR TO ARRIVE BY I ' ORNING 19TH, REPORT COMTRANSRON 16 FOR LOADING FIRST CAVALRY X CCM T HIRDPHI BFORCE SENDS BT KB Fnm COMTHIRDPHIB To IX 264— SHERBOURNE APA205-- DAUPHI N APA97 „„ COWPHIBQR 12--C0MTRANSR0N 16--C0IJPHI BSPAC-CufjGffl THARMY; COMPHILSEAFRON CO E CI-ASMinL ' ATIOK 17 AUG 45 is i OUR SMALL BOATS BROUGHT THE ARMY ' S GEAR AND SUPPLIES TO THE SHIP AT BATANGAS. AND THE BEACH PARTY JUST FORGOT ABOUT SLEEP. WITH DIVISION 48. SQUADRON 1G, OF THE THIRD AMPHIBIOUS FORCE. THE DAUPHIN LOADED TROOPS FOR ONE NIGHT AT CANBA. AND AT LAST THE SQUADRON WAS READY. WE WERE HEADED FOR TOKYO BAY. ORDERS CAME FOR A NEW MISSION %wfc ESCORT AND CONVOY HEAD NORTH WITH THE 1st CAVALRY FOR THE FIRST FULL SCALE LANDING ON THE HOME ISLANDS ■51

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, , , IN TOKYO BAY LOWERING BOATS AND PREPARING TO DEBARK THE 1st CAVALRY. 8th ARMY STEAMING UP THE BAY TO YOKOHAMA IN A SINGLE COLUMN 17 MILES LONG WE HAD PLENTY OF AIR COVER 5 P its %» ' -53-