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.1 r ,. government property ln their pcsses . D t h men 96 d 4 e bitter end of the.11ne. 1 , f L1 C SSS , ays out of the St t ' veterans subconsciously would have wishedntd Eemcmnfrdthat Qu rel Bay hillsides were emblazoned in hu e legree e WAN about o , - H WELL DoNE 'iwsicoivrs vErs A in g ers- ELCOML in the Wet Chiuysundqy mornin d - s e LadY steamed into the . Q CIW - Q deck load of maidens waving gaily coToFeldQF12hglcgZFdihgZ,nFj1fihe bsari Q WAC band vigorously giving forth with cheery melodi A h e ec -uld sweep around from the starboard to port, the Dutcheiimeif feel ygchii nks facing Outboard Ground the rail were unable to follow her ITI'1IO?ECI3ITS so great was the interest of the troops that all 1680 would ra idl hifi sides and the lurching I-C1dY,.I1Ow ve-ry unstable with empty fuel ta llc Y Suld ll drunkenly towards the side of the waving maidens lt was anwznldgriul moment which the returning veterans would be a longtime forgetting B. San Francisco On mooring to the familiar Pier 115C, the 08 discharged her load of troops and her own Fifth Demobilization increment plus a compartment full of mail which she had brought from Manila. Shifting to the familiar anchorage Qin San Francisco Bay three miles southward towards Hunters Point, the Lady anchored while all hands avidly perused their mail, which had been swung '.,.-aboard while the ship stood in the harbor, thanks to happy system of on the fly delivery worked out by the Navy and Post Office officials. 0 The Dutchess would sail December 8. ln the 18 days available, the Execu- tive Officer must plan carefully in order to effectively utilize the limitedtime and services of available personnel. There was the usual 800 tons of food and stores to load, the necessary repair parts to obtain, the emergency voyage repairs to effect, including the overhaul of a boiler and and fixing steam leaks, and the conversion of No. 6 hold to a 189-man capacity troop compartment. There were the 18 of the remaining 24 boats to turn in for storage, there was the long anticipated Ship's Party to stage, replacement personnel to obtain, plusnumerous other items to attend to-it was a delightfully busy time. f All the 19 officers and 281 men who were to sail out again on the Dutchess were granted 4-day leaves in three successive groups. The short timers, lncrement, who were to be 'transferred when the critical point score dropped on the lst of December, and of the Seventh Increment who would be trans- l ig, f 4: if il elf consisting 'of theofficers and experienced men of the Sixth Dernobilization ffflfz 'J ferred prior to sailing, were utilized to carry on the tasks of the ship along with the long timers not on leaveq Once again the Dutchess men renewed friendships ashore, and this time San Franciscans could easily recall the Lady the Gung 1-lo Ship! Censorship having been lifted, a few of the young Trlarried men had been able to have their wives join them. Some of the Dutch- , finding the hinterland of Northern California considerably colder in December than in August were able to avail themselves of the winter sports WOflii1'1g by day and playing by night, the tasks were accomplished one 'one by the reduced force. The stores were struck below, the canvas bunk Cleaned the bollers repaired and the No 6 hold conversion com lncfreasing the Dutchess emergency troop CCITFYHYQ CUPQCHY to G max 1851 fincluding cotsl the strikes ashore throttled any normal civilian assistance the Dutch spaced their liberties with days and nights of humpmg img? iz, - D . . I' T1 Appendix 4 47 J carefully right down to th ' Slon' AS usuqf' the Dutchess . + Jr' Q. tl ,. r - Q if' all il Q L 35 1 fit 55,5 Sw 46' Q' . wifi , 1 'ff x f 1 ' Q 'E l f iii i rlj .1 It . it . , nu , ,V Tw- --I-. O r w ..'....-4 it 1 4,.,-...Ne wa..-sfa' t 119 rf 'Ula ll 2 if 'Y 1 is Z Fil? 5, 2 F E if ig f Q :pl I , J I ll ' this 5 ', ,, il I i jl yy , . - I I, . J , 1 V ' . . - ' 1 A n , I 1- .fd , iv F , , ' Q .u l - . I I .L at , I ' . . I fs 4 - n - . 114 45,72 ' I Ev 1' ffl! . I .,,,- 'Xxx Av' 7 I . , . fr' J 5 1031 ? 5-fbi. yi, 5,2 f 1 Q-rj!! Viz ' 2 '11 . . 1, YI, ,w. ,ggi . 1 I , I V' J,-xK'! ,5 - - , ' fl 3 a ' ffffv' A 1 1 1 1 .Q f by . Q V C V5 I Iv h V ,. if X2 1 .Q i K - . I ,V 4, F' Q. f r ' ' , .. yif wt , ,' -2' f 1 , - , ,-Y' .-E f '-if? rtgtm. V, Lf?

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dancing W1ll'1,.,oSVQTCtl hundred of San l-'ranciscds tt -- , , , . ' A if mf YO?-UIQ' Gung Ho men, some alre d A in little groups where maiden? vifepclidmed and Others Suu cur' have bee ' ' A the good and the bad, th 1 Ou n mffuders Gnd S icy blackness of Newpori ticgndcirgdeienfat of the past 13- months. de Norfolk, through the smiling warmth ofgiiggrige gud Qnuq'-MY Of .V ncertainties of Okinawa andrwintery rigors of theCiE1f,3lCS1:1 through the and finally to the joy and laughter ofthe West Co 'I at Pacific exis- of humor and grandeur of fear and despair ltlgs I ey renhved the chneGdY being forgot- ' 2 e eons of monotony As both hands of the clock were straight up reachin for 12 ih .ter struck 8 bells and in twos and threes and in little groups il-ie-5 31312323 ihe men bound for the factories and farms and the men destined to SGH out once again to seek distant horizons. For most of the veterans ii-iis mom t marked the end of the war. For a moment each group envied the othefm little, The ex-Dutchessmen now returned to their homes and kinfglk Thi utchessmen wended their way down the waterfront as sailormen have done for generations, rode the pitching salt-drenched boat out through the iiirbii- lent Waters of the bay to their ship, the Dutchess, quietly riding to anchor iwith her graceful bow cleaving through wind and sea. -T A f A C. The Rugged North Pacific 'T U . Westward Passage The Dutchess, steaming at her usual l5 knots, headed out on the great circle North Pacific right on the scheduled time, the 8th of D e c e m b e r . This was her first westbound trip empty of passengers. Leaving behind the 46 men of the Seventh Demobilization lncrement, the addition of 94 replacements brought the Ladyls crew up to 321-three above her new peacetime comple- men t The new Dutchessmen were largely Atlantic veterans of the Armed Guard strong on seamanship but unfamiliar with the operation of a naval ship. They averaged the same as the 'tplank holders Con board since commission- mg dayl in separation point scoresg their addition was no permanent solution to the 'demobilization problem. .X The most badly ,needed of the 7 added officers were: the new Navigator, Ens R G Wilson, USN, a young regular Navy officer of short but concen- . trotted wartime experience, and the relief Engineer Officer, Lt. M. B. Timmins, it USN a middle-aged veteran' of many years of enlisted experience. The War- rant Carpenter, G. L. Lick, USNR, and the Dental Officer, Lt. tjgl C. C. Parker, ,USNR were welcome. The total of 26 was completed by three brand new Eflsigns in training-Ens. D. O. Allen, USNR, Ens. T. S. Murphy, USNR, and EUS- Of A. Altenburg, USNR. The outstanding enlisted replacement serving lHiCI1'1'tofficer's capacity was Chief Boatswains Mate G. L. Bell, USN, who re- CBM Nelson as ships Chief Boatswain's Mate and Acting Warrant Another new Chief CCM D. D'olive, soon had to act in the 'capacity t Carpenter in place of Carpenter Lick With one-third inexperi- t . t' . . . A ' ' ' training , ersonn , t was necessary to institute a vigorous , . p . ef QU board 1 ' h d for the entire and various classes were held throughout eac U CIY . n , Facetiously, the old hands referred to the Lady GS the Tmmlngishfp iwas staffed with officers and men in suficient GIUCIf1TiTY but 50:23 y ini training and experience. There were ,but two lieu Ey- ' f49l ' ' x T i x