Dutches (APA 98) - Naval Cruise Book

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the Fourth Demobilization lncrement to the U S S Denve KCFL thus the total onboard was reduced to 415. ia Q07 reductioriift this by no means solved the whol 13 - . - ' stl'1CI1'1'uWU1'1Uf1Q te Q0 home and affecteedpdll isle-H rilvhlch Went G hme . Th of factors. ln the last 18 months igfitiii waisthinfsfdibig 1331253 drafting or by the threat of draft of new per 1, - llready thinly spread experienced persoh?1IeTewereGCheCl1QiI pomt Where , re una t the influx. As a result, great numbers of officers and men iveinepifrciflgniiihxf e in having nolbasilc indoctrination or concept of their responsibilities In ty resulting deterioration of administration abuses had developed in some Cases, particularly in ships long at sea. Now. in September and October occurred a great degeneration in en- forcing the rules by which all officers and men in the service were sworn to Bbey, and for which they would be held culpable if proved guilty of violation or failure to enforce. The minority ot responsible offi'cers had uphill work to hold the line of law and order. A black market sprang up and flourished in Wakanoura based largely on cigarettes smuggled ashore mostly by naval personnel. There finally was no alternative but to allow the hundreds of curious Iapanese at the dock to view the interesting spectacle of their con- querors being searched on going ashore. The Admiral-in-charge commenced to take vigorous disciplinary and investigative action, strict observance of regulations was initiated, Boards of lnvestigations commenced to ferret out irregularities. ' The Dutchess met her fraction of this general discontent by two leading policies. Cne, that of temporization involved treating the crew as individuals with the right to express themselves and attempt to better their own living conditions. To this end an Entertainment Committee was set up consisting of an enlisted man elected from each di-vision to plan recreational activity and to make constructive suggestions to the Command. All hands were put on a 44-hour week as tar as the peculiar work requirements of life at sea per- mitted. As far as the Command was able to predict, all hands were now informed ahead of time of future plans and destinations. ln addition each Department Head was required to check closely into the welfare, Well being, material, and personal condition of readiness of his Department. The other policy was merely an intensification of the ships permanent policy-namely, strong discipline. By individual .comparison Dutchessmen had oftenifelt slightly ill-used when they were required to observe regulations when men of other ships were not. However, the regulations still stood, People of other ships eventually were convicted of violating these regulations. Therefore, the adjustment of the Dutchessmen to a regime of .strict uniform- oi-the-day, careful accounting of all government property, intelligent but ifflielicit obedience of orders, careful observance of safety precautions, ete-, Was not too difficult and paid off as the 98 experienced less difficulty in matters than did neighboring ships and was able to carrY ost her CfSS19T1' With a comparativelyi high standard of performCmCe of UTY- These olicies--tem orization and strict discipline-occasionally would P P . . to collide head on but actually worked out well in practice. As a reftitlif subsequently never had any serlell-S Pefeennel 'fmubles SXCGP 01' I' I ' ' problem of replacing demobilized men which was handled by tr ing of the low point men ' H b t as the 25th Division was not Qemflg del'-'loblllzed UT. C1 . U W .' . . . . - - hile away I A X gl , hl working with the crew to WH . my mme Smggitiobrffibiehrt br? nautical tasks and salty in their JGTQOH- tlWakanoura to agreater or lesser d ' umemus types oi- LX, a 2 4 Q. x 'Q l. 5 Q .if 'a . 4 1 9. fu ? ' a ' 1 - 4 I Q liz 6 I I it if 'u. 4 -it L P V V .G R, -' 'ni' v ,. ,I f ., s. ae fx it iv I . . .ff , f ' 1 if 153' , ' Nt . ilk ' ff' .fi ' swi- It ti kb ' , , .N ...lv - lift 1 .f'I ffl Y A . . My we rv V . x , h Q V. .,,Mf y . - , T 4, if . Q 4- 4, V, ,ik L, . 5 - ' f ff yi, .4 sig . , . at 1 .t f-if' ' ft ., .. T f . f it . , . , , W, . ., i ' - ' V. 5 . ' , ' ggi' ' -i.. i'.. f5?..wL ' ' .' t :T 'Q fi,'f1f?if i f M1551 A ' , ' f ' ' ' 1. .'i....,n4t4 ' -we K ,-,X ag

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V Chapter IX 1 THE MAGIC ,CARPET A. A Shipflull of Separatees-Manila 4 San Francigcg vember 1, 1945, the date of gettin u d Carpet, marked a definite demarcafionnwiliwflfe lgdsfvkglilq to lcin the the 28 boats and boat crewmen, the Beach Pl t 1 'ccllpcmgn WGS .n . , a oon the intricate b g, the powerful winches, and the d Ooms the Amphibious phase wa Sep Cargo holds were now un' r ' . - s over. 1-lenceforth th D t h function as an ordinary Transport CAP th ' e u.C. ess Force Assault Transport CAPAD. 1 IQ er than QS Cm Amphlblous riggi The sudden drop to 402 officers d b hm had for six weeks made the Giang fflreglpslvilqp axffrd from the total of 1763 was marked. Now only 60 seconds were required for jtrlgsfglfegjridlitle Wolld his Way from one end of the vessel to the other in contrast to the reO'mG 3 OI'-4 minutes required for anactive individual to elbow and slitheri hilsous fhraugh the .packed humans enroute from 'lfoc'sle to f t 'l. O Wgy an ai h mghts, the deck sentry no longer had to pick his way across a solid ddlipglsof human bodies. The Dutchessman took stock of their Lady now exposed to View and decided that the six weeks constant usage had resulted in consider- able wear and tear. All hands turned-to l ' ' ' ' readying their ship for the Magic Carpet. c eaning up, scaling, painting, and ' The threat that was to haunt all Pacific voyages for many months to come was crystallized when the dread message was received by all Navy ships that the USS Bridge KAP-1D had struck a mine at 34.36 N 128.41 E and was in a sink- ing condition. Thenceforth, the Cfficers-of-the-Deck experienced a little less difficulty in .keeping the lookouts alert and the watertight doors closed to the sea to pre- vent the flooding of water through the ship if one compartment was flown open. Dropping down out of Iapan's invigorating temperate zone autumn into the warm tropics once more, the 98 made her way past Corregidor November 8, dropped anchor, and made all preparations to receive troops. The Army Demobilization rate was now at its peak, and Manila was the great Western Pacific Staging Center for the separatees. Even though scores of thousands of troops had been lifted since the Lady's departure in mid-September, the lh1'Or1ged streets were still dun-colored with khaki and fatigue greens that Out-numbered the natives in many sectors and isolated the liberty whites of the sailors into brilliant little islets of luminosit amid the dark clothes, dark . . p 4 . y jSk11'1S. and dusty roadways. FIOII1 all quarters-Congress, Labor Unions, servicemen and the general clamor now was for ships and more ships to bring the boys back The Dutchess increased her troops carrying capacity 132, from 1492 l682,,by utilizing every vacant bunk in officers and crews quartersnand by Llp cots on every square foot of habitable deck space. Moving into 15, the 998 on the 8th of November received from the Army Replacement f the most heterogenious, totally unorganized assortment of individuals ad ever carried, All day long they poured aboard until by late afternoon had on board her largest load-130 officers and 1551 men totaling 17 D 1 f . . ' .out to sea that evening, the Gung HO Ship Commenced dlggmg' from under the avalanche of khaki-clad 'separatees. AIWCIYS befor? shore-side authorities had been able to y1'nCI1'1CIQe Cf mlmmum. Thr-eskdown. ' C 43 l x