Henrico (APA 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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ft i1 CAPTAIN J . B. WILLIAMS, USN, relieved CAPTAIN WILLIS on 27 .Iune 1945. When her repairs were completed in July 1945, HENRICO proceeded once again to Leyte to prepare for further Amphibious operations. It was at Leyte that news of the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II reached HENRICO. From January to May 1946 the ship partici- pated in Operation MAGIC CARPET, the monu- mental task of returning the, veterans of War home to the United States. During June, July and August 1946 the ship operated in support of Operation CROSSROADS, the historic Atomic Bomb tests conducted at Bikini Atoll. Following Operation CROSSROADS HENRICO returned to the operational control of Commander Am ph1b1ous Force U S Pacific Fleet and deployed to the Western Pacific as the flagship of Com mander Amphibious Group THREE On 4 J anu ary 1947 CAPTAIN E S Von KLEECHK USN relieved CAPTAIN WILLIAMS as Commanding Officer Returning to the United States in September 1947, the ship entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for regular overhaul. With overhaul completed in November 1947, HENRICO served as the flagship of Commander Amphibious Group ONE and participated in various am- phibious exercises in the San Diego area. CAPTAIN F. P. TIBBITS, USN relieved CAP- TAIN Von KLEECHK as Commanding Officer on 12 April 1948. July 1948 found HENRICO again deployed to the Western Pacific and operating off the coast of Tsingtao, China until February 1949 when she returned personnel and equipment of the 5th Marines to San Diego. 7 7 ' ' 7 l - , . . , . 1:Q121221Q.Lz3::Q:Q:Q:g:Qi:1Lg1g1Q1QLQ4lgL'ig1Q2Qi:Q3iiQg:g:1:2:3322121331312134Eigiqlslgizlzigbzl312:33Q.2.11QaQi:ll:Lg':44ggQ'ig11QqIg'Qzizliztzggiglelz'silll:li:2:f:lf'f2z5:::-1-3.11':Q:Q:L:S15ggi:g:5511,

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A t- f.Q..--fftwp , . , , ,vm-,,,,i,v,,,i-. . I 1.y's.,sa El wmv.-3,ii.gQqglizi+u-1vi f K I f5QllfZtMiRlfQalliil5kiX5f3'iM'lWWW-M'.f. a H ' '-Q2-if-Yiflwiirurvfuggmsgiextgiw1 ' I CAPTAIN H. D. WOOLESON, USN relieved CAPTAIN TIBBITS on 26 March 1949. From June to August 1949 HENRICO was at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for overhaul. Upon completion of the overhaul she sailed for Olympia, Washington, to load units of the 2nd Infantry Division, U. S. Army, for Operation MIKI. Following Operation MIKI the ship re- turned to San Diego in November 1949 for local operations. In January 1950 the ship sailed for the East Coast via the Panama Canal to embark troops of the 3rd Infantry Division, U. S. Army, and thence to the Caribbean to participate in Opera- tion PORTEX, a joint amphibious landing exer- cise at Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Upon com- pletion of PORTEX in April she returned to her homeport of San Diego. I On 1 June 1950, CAPTAIN J. E. FRAUD, USN relieved CAPTAIN WOOLESON as Command- ing Officer. At the initiation of the War in Korea HEN- RICO again loaded troops for combat operations and on 12 July 1950 with units of the 5th Ma- rines embarked, sailed for Pusan, Korea, arriv- ing 2 August 1950. On 15 September 1950 the HENRICO par- ticipated in the historic landing at lnchon, Korea, landing the 5th Marines in an amphibi- ous assault. On 24 September she returned with reinforcements for the lnchon invasion, the 17th Regiment, Capital Division, Republic of Korea Army. Continuing to operate in Korean Waters the ship landed units of the 7th Marines at Wonsan, North Korea, on 25 October. Return- ing to Japan, she embarked elements of the U. S. Army 3rd Infantry Division and also landed them at Wonsan on 19 November as reinforce- ments for that operation.