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Ly 1,2 Flaming Jap Plane Crashes Among Invasion Fleet ' I 4. Summary of hazardous operations of the U.S.S. HERALD OF THE MORNING. lal Participated in amphibious assault on lbl lcl ldl lei lfl il Saipan, I6 June, I944. Participated in amphibious assault on Palau Island, I5 September, I944. Participated in amphibious assault on Leyte, P. I., ZO October, I944. Reentorcement run on Leyte, P. I., 23 November, I944. Participated in amphibious assault on Luzon, Island, P. I., 9 January, I945. Reentorcement run on Mindora, P. I., 9 February, I945. lgl Evacuated lMarines, lwo,Jima, I8 March, I 945. 5. Medals and awards issued to the U.S.S. HERALD OF THE MORNING IAP-I73l. la lbl Four Purple Hearts awarded to: Chaun- cey CJSCOTT, Luke E. JACKSON, Curtis F. RUSSELL and Billy J. TEN- NISON, Letter of commendation to Transport Squadron 20, ot which the HERALD was a member, from the Commanding General, Sth Marine Division.
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Shell Canopy Over' Lnzon Invasion Fleet and repairs made, first 20 days at Everett lplannedl and then I6 more days at Todd's Shipyard, Seattle lthe result of a galley fire just as we sailed from Pier 9I, Seattle, on 22 Februaryl. Arriving at Yokohama on 2 April, we were boarded by I,500 eager Navy men and Seabees from the broken-down SEA BASS out of Okinawa and were under steam again in 27 hours. On I7 April we docked at Seattle, completing a record 33-day round trip. After a brief stay at Bremerton for voyage repairs, the HERALD pulled out on 6 May, I946, on her last trip as a Navy auxiliary transport, headed for Subic Bay, P. I., carrying about 85 casual Navy passengers, arriving 25 May. A full load of Navy personnel was em- barked and carried direct to San Francisco where the HERALD finally received her de- commissioning orders to the l3th Nav-al Dist- rict, after 26 months of Navy service. VITAL STATISTICS - I. Brief description ofthe U.S.S. HERALD OF THE MORNING IAP-I73l. lai Hull Type: MC-CZ, Length 460 feet, Breadth 63 feet, Height of main mast l09 feet. lbl P a s s e n g e r Accommodations: I ,500 troops, 65 officers. 1 lcl Ship's Complement IAveragel: 350 enlisted men, Z8 officers. ldl Cargo Capacity: I4I,479 Cubic Feet lBale Capacityl. lel Load Displacement: l3,860 Tons. lfl Speed: I6 knots maximum, I5 knots cruising. 2. Date of commissionng: 22 April, IQ44. 3. Commanding Officer: H. A. DUNN, Captain, U. S. Navy. ,...4v I'bP
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