Harris (APA 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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To Redeem a Promise . , , At Ulithi it was quiet. Stepping stones were needed for Gen- eral MacArthur ' s return to the Phil- ippines. W ith troops loaded at Pear! Harbor and trained at Guadalcanal, the Harris proceeded first to Anguar and later to Ulithi. . Until the atoll became a fleet anchorage PaLAU was STOUTLY DEFENDED

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Yaiih Land on Saipan Cane fields slowed the attack A bomber base within range of the Jap homeland was needed for the new B-29 ' s rolhng off the assembly lines back in the States. Beginning 1; June 1944, action to secure this base was begun. Harris boats began hitting the fiercely contested beaches on the night of 16 June. The Harris shoved her new paint job. Sc HOOI » AS intirrupti d

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Return to the Phillipines . . . Two minutes before H-Hour on 20 October 1944, Harris boats hit the beach south of Tacloban on Lcytc at the start of the battle that was to end with the Jap fleet riddled and the air corps reduced CO a suicide battahon.