Lanier (APA 125) - Naval Cruise Book

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I Naha, Okinawa's capital ' Jap plane, Naha airfield Smoke boat crew on the alert Naha airfield in ruins . THE LOG-Continued At 1345 on 10 May the Ensign was put at half mast for burial at sea of Pvt. Nicholas Campellone, USMC, who died aboard the LANlER4of wounds suffered during battle on Okinawa. Chaplain Pick conducted the serv- ice. A rifle detail fired a salute as the flag- draped body hit the water, accompanied by: H . . . We, therefore, commit this body to the deep, to be turned into corruption, looking for the resurrection of the body, when the sea shall give up her dead, and the life of the world to come . . The convoy arrived at Saipan on 12 May, debarking casualties the following morning. That afternoon survivors from the ,DD USS LlTTLE came aboard for transportation back to the United States. The LITTLE was sunk by suicide planes off Okinawawhile on picket duty. Fourteen officers and 240 men were brought aboard. ' After fueling on 14 May the LANIER set sail for the United States unescorted She passed by Oahu Hawaiian lslanas on 24 May Six days later the ship steamed under the Golden Gate Bridge anchoring at 1008 Berth 8 San Francisco Survivors from the LITTLE were debarked on this date On the following day 31 May the LANIER when the ship entered the Juan de Fuca Strait picked up a pilot off Port Angeles Wash and proceeded up the strait to Seat tle Cargo and stores were loaded from 3 June until 7 June on which date the ship was sent to Puget Sound Bridge and Dredg ing Company s dock where during four days availability period a few repairs to the ship were effected . . I D on I I R I . I . A I , I . . . I . I I . ' refueled and set out for Seattle. lt was 2 June . I . . I 0, - I . , . , I

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1 Snake-like chow line terminates below 1 THE LOG - Continued ing the Okinawa harbor at 1000 on 6 May, general quarters was sounded, as Japanese planes were in the vicinity. It was the first time many of the crew and officers aboard the LANIER had been in an enemy air raid. Unloading of passenger personnel was com- pleted by 1800. Another air raid sent the crew to general quarters at 1919. The Tokyo Unloading personnel at lwo I 1 1 1 1 2 2.-Wa. ,we ,im WW- ,,., f f ,,,, 21521 f - v- ..,.h wi f' , -f - Iv, :X xi., ',':' u I . IBRARY Express Came Over The anchorage Clgcln at 0200, keeping every ship in the harbor at battle readiness for three hours. A pea-soup smoke screen, laid by ships' smoke boats, covered the harbor like a blanket, but it was reported the next day that several ships had been1sunk that night. The Navy never per- fected a sure-fire technique against suicide planes. A weather break gave the ships 'a res- pite from air raids on 7 May. It poured rain all day and through the night. Casualties were taken aboard without mishap. They in- cluded: Army, 2 officers, 19 enlisted men, 1 1 1 1 1 Rock known as lwo Jima Navy, 3 enlisted men, Marines, 3 officers, 39 enlisted men. The ship prepared for sea. V 1 On 8 May a 22-ship convoy, led by Cap- 1 tain W. W. Campbell, USN, aboard the 3 ANNE ARUNDEL, left Okinawa Shima Lits full Japanese namel, with the following ships: 1 DOROTHEA L. DIX, DUTCHESS, FLORENCE 1 NIGHTINGALE, KARNES, PINKNEY, PON- 1 DERA, SHELBY, TERROR, CAPE CHALMERS, ' 1 CLARKSDALE VICTORY, LOMA VICTORY, SEA BASS, SHARON VICTORY, VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY and the escorts ZELLARS. CRANT- ER, HALLORAN, BULL, REEVES, GRIFFIN and BASS. 13

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