Lanier (APA 125) - Naval Cruise Book

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4. Marines get on as Army gets off at Guam Lt. Hamilton has his problems N the following pages of this section is recorded a pic- torialstory of the USS LANlER'S part in the occupation of Japan. It deals with changes of orders, the Third Fleet, weather, landings and interesting sights. TransDiv 60 left Ulithi on 13 August, for Saipan. CinCPac soon dispelled all rumors as to the LANlER'S future with a sudden change of orders, via radio, while underway. Our course was altered slightly, the convoy split up and the following ships proceeded to Guam: GRIMES lO.T.C.1, MERIWETHER, MELLETTE, BRAXTON, WAUKESHA, LANIER and the escorts DALE, MacDONOUGH and AYLWIN. The convoy ar- rived on 14 August. lt then became the LANlER'S task to unload the 'entire ship of its Statesbound personnel and reload combat marines of the 4th Regi- ment, 6th Division, as well as 10 war correspondents, including such famous personalities as Frank Tremaine, United Press, Robert Trumbull, New York Times , Kyle Palmer, Los Angeles Times and others rep- resenting newspapers inb the U.S., China, Britain and Australia. Unloading, and then reloading of cargo and passengers was ac- complished in record time-22 hours-by ship's company and a Marine detail. Personnel taken aboard included 54 Marine officers, 1,240 enlisted men the Fourth Marines reorganized from the famous Raiders 3 Navy officers 1 enlisted man and 10 correspondents Marines with packs invade the LANIER loading at Guam