Dutches (APA 98) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHlP'S HISTORY INDEX 'n-IE Durcmass The Assault Transport-The Amphibious Force Genesis of the Dutchess .,,,... 4. 3 Personnel - General ...n., . I V 4 PD, Baltimore .......l,,.. .. ...... ., ,o,,. .. . 6 E, Fort Pierce ...... 7 lp, .Newport ,.,, 7 'FIVE . A SHIP IS BORN-COMMISSIONING AND SHAKEDOWN 9 Chap. II. TRAINING SHIP--NEWPORT 11 . MAIDEN CRUISE I A. Rhode Island-Pearl Harbor 14 B. Rigorous Training-Maui 16 Chap. IV. OKINAWA .. I7 Chap. V. RESPITE FROM WAR-SAN FRANCISCO - PORTLAND - PEARL HARBOR 23 Chap. VI. MOVING THE 9th CORPS ARTILLERY INTO LEYTII C16 Chap. VII. SURRENDER-REPLACEMENTS FOR 6th AIID Sth ARMIES 29 Chap. VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE LANDING IN IAPAII fe'e-vfr DEMOEILIZATION FEVER 36 Chap. IX. THE MAGIC CARPET A. A Shiptull of Separatees--Manila - San Francisco 43 B. San Francisco. 47 C. The Rugged North Pacific-Westbound Passage 49 D. The Last Haul . 52 Chap. X. THE ROAD BACK-DECOMMISSIONING 56 Appendix 1. Tabulation of Officers and Men Who Served on the Dutchess 65 Appendix Z. The Ship-Characteristics 77 Appendix 3. Tabulation of Lifts-Troops and Cargo 78 Appendix 4. Commendatory Letters and Dispatches 80 Appendix 5. Chart ofthe Dutchess' Travels .... . , , Insert Illustrations of the Dutchess, Leyte, Iuly 1945 ..................... ................ ..... . . . ..... . .,..... ........ ...... I -A -1 Fig I of the Dutchess Officers-October 22, 1945, Wakayarna, Iapan ....,. ...... . . ..,. Fig 2 of the Dutchess Chief Petty Officers-October 22, 1945, Wakayarna, Iapan. ..... . P ig 3 OI Command Ceremony ,,,.,..,...,..........................................................................-.......-,.-.-.-.---. -,w,-.----'-.-I---4- H --I.-4t----4.----f F ig- 3A Dufchessmen ..........,,..,,,.,,,,,,..,,,....,,,,., ...,,.............................. ......... ..............................-... ---f'-'- F i 9 - 3B peration-Lingayen!Gu1f, September 1945 .--.--...-------------.- -'--.-f--f.---4-.----- N---f ----'--'----4------f'---'- Fig 4 of aFour-Year Road-The Dutchess at Dock, Nagoya--October 28, 1945 ......... Fig. 5 Load Sights the Promised Land-San Francisco, November 25, 1945 .... -..- Fig. 5