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1 w accum l t dt , , dl .2 CBMs The eligible DuLlcTiSssmoeiieifeirexgdcgdarntccs CY1-1 RIEMC ,Division men as being veterans of New Guinea Le isempqfilf, rom mgyority of the infantrymen had the requisite Army, Demoblghzqcgrgn grin their Commanding General, Major General C L Mullins lr courfd nost -his way clear to releasing them until after the. Adrninistr' t' 'I L d gugcessfully completed. At the moment in the Nioponese hlolhlilarcildl thrge 1 0 armed lapanese for every American. Any light incident provoking would necessitate that capable combat organizquons be intact in .ghting strength in order to have an outside chance for survival. Loading progressed efficiently, the Dutchessrnen were now proficient the infantrymen proved themselves capable and adaptable Night after necessities had no ecwe or Sepqmtlon but held GS' P J H ' ,eligible for postwar. resenlistment ,l - A ' ll' 2 K . ' ' ' I' I I I g I . gl . night the light of The September moon in Lingayen Gulf would reveal the Assault Transports quietly riding to anchor in the still water while countless little bugs of landing craft ran tirelessly back and forth to the great scimiter Curves of the beach where they lined up gunwale to gunwale for 3 miles. As fast as a truck drove from the soil of Luzon into a waiting boat, the boat backed off, its ramp clamped shut, it was replaced by another boatg it headed out to the great Assault Transports etched in bulk against the velvety overhead out in the Gulf. The boat would come along the APA's steep side, the soldiers would climb up the steel ladders, the hook of the boom would pick up the truck, lift it high in the sky and then lower it into the ship's cavernous belly. More so than ever before the Dutchess was fulfilling her mission as an Assault Transport and justifying the weary months of training. With loading completed on the 23rd of September the residual troops moved aboard for a grand total of 80 officers and ll7l men. The rest of the 21 Assault Transports completed loading shortly thereafter, the time was at hand, but so too was the typhoon season at hand, the squadrons departure was delayed day after day as violent storms raged to the north. This delay proved fortuitous as it permitted acclimitization of the troops into their ship- board 'routine without the usual coincidental seasickness. The 2nd Battalion, inured to years of difficult living and experienced at adapting themselves to unusual conditions, proceeded to organize themselves for shipboard life more rapidly, efficiently, and thoroughly than any other unit embarked. ' The Dutchessmen utilized this period for swimming off White Beach and 'sightseein in the nati e villa es. These natives of Pangasian Province were Q Q T1 , even poorer than the Manilanos. Practically all the men wore some article of i'G.L. clothing, the only method of telling Philippine Army men was by DiClCing'out the individuals that were completely uniformed. The women, averaging about 4'l0 in height were dressed in clean light colored cottgn Everywhere the familiar greeting was l-lello Ioe-Gimme cigarette. l-ley Ioe!-I like you-you got chocolate? . The infantrymen had no further in White Beach. After several years of iungles and tent camps il1eY in the hot showers of the Dutchess and their dry.albe1t hot. berthing They embraced the Navy's more varied food with enthusiasm. For ,first few days 1600 to 1800 rations were served to the ll7l. embarked troop 1, G1-qduqllyl when appetites became satiated, ration consumption to the conventional eating of onlY One meal sf Cf mme' ' .QOII the 29th of September an oncoming storm occasioned the SCIUCiCl1'0f1'S berths to the typhoon anchorage on the west side of Lingayen Gulf A T t - l.ar e ships with a total of 15,000 embarked troops wen y one g , , , , in tropical downpurs with zero visibility was no Joke. list ot October the current typhoon had movedifar enough north+ p C 37 l Sued. 15 4 1 s P
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