New Kent (APA 217) - Naval Cruise Book

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11 12 22 23 9 24 26 30 4 6 8 12 13 14 21 1 11 23 10 17 4 8 15 16 1 3 11 10 14 15 17 25 10 25 1 8 21 24 2 3 19 26 21 4 Iulif Oct. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Ian. Ian. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Apri1 Apri1 Apri1 May May une une 11116 fune u1y 'u1y uly Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Ian. U. 5. 5. NEW KENT CAPA-E171 CAI 0l'l0Agg 944-Keel 1aid, Richmond, Cal. 944-Launched 944-Commissioned 944-Outfitting at NSD, Oak1and 944-San Pedro, Shakedown 944-San Diego, Amphibious Training 945-Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian 1s1ands A 945-Oo11ision with escort, PC 825 1 945-Crossed 1nternationa1 Date Line for tirst time 945-Majuro, Marsha11 1s1ands 945-Kwaja1ein, Marsha11 1s1ands 945-Crossed Equator for first time 945-Guada1cana1, So1omon 1s1ands . 945-Russell 1s1ands, Solomons 945-U1ithi, Oaro1ine 1s1ands 945-Okinawa - 945-Guam, Marianas 1s1ands 945-Pear1 Harbor 945-Maui, Hawaiian 1s1ands 945-Nihoa, Hawaiian 1s1ands 945-San Francisco 945-Seatt1e 945-Comdr. Baker re1ieved Capt. Monroe as skipper 945-Bremerton, Wash. , 945--First variety show 945--1-1ono1u1u, Hawaiian 1s1ands 845-San Francisco 945-Eniwetok, Marsha11 1s1ands 945-Ulithi 945-Iap surrender announced 945-Leyte, Phi1ippine 1s1ands 945-Mani1a, Luzon, P. 1. 945--Lingayen Gu1t, Luzon, P. 1. 945-Wakayama, 1-Ionshu, Iapan 945-Subic Bay, Luzon, P. 1. 945-Davao Gu1t, Mindanao, P. 1. 945-Hiro-wan, 1-Ionshu, Iapan 945-Sight-seeing trips to Kure and Hiroshima 945--Crossed Equator again 945-Manus, Admira1ty 1s1ands 945-San Diego 945-Comdr. Swanson relieved Comdr. Baker as skipper 945--Saipan, Marianas 1s1ands 946-San Francisco

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f I f F l 1 . 5 i Letran College, Manila, Pl. In the foreground is part of Manila as it looks today. Some of the New Kent crew on I lntra-muros, the ancient walled city, which afforded the liberty are about to hail one of the caramettos, Filipino capture of the city. I la , P! . ll Q. st 5. i , . y . I , t l l . A Santa Claus comes to the New Kent, Christmas, 1945. , Sgt. lack Lane, star of the Variety Show, Seattle to Hono- lulu, l Iuly, 1945, I X retreating laps a natural hideout, thus slowing down the taxi-cabs. The lap BB Haruna, supposedly sunk by Colin Kelley in the early stages of the war, lies near Kure, Iapan. Note clumsy attempt at camouflage with mat- ting and trees which did not seem to fool the carrier pilots. Geller, PhM 3! c, is trying to decide whether or not to some of the luscious Cf-'J fruit for sale in Manila.

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Il. 5. ANDRESEN, E. W., Lieut. Cjgl Minneapolis, Minn. BAKER, I. E., Comdr. Wilmette, Ill. BALCH, R. E., Lieut. fig? Ft. Worth, Tex. -BARNARD, L., ch. carp. Boise, Idaho BOOTH, E. K., Lieut. Ilgl El Cerrito, Cal. BRADSHAW, C. L., Lieut. Ijgl Mascott, Tenn. BRANSTETTER, W. B., Ch. Pay Fulton, Mo. BRIDGE, S. H., Lt. Comdr. Forest City, Iowa CARTER, H., Lieut. figl Clayton, Mo. COLLINS, D. F., Lieut. Porterville, Cal. 5. EW HE T IAPA-El7I Clerk CORNWELL, A. E., lst Lt., USMCR Austin, Tex. COX, R. D., Lieut. Corona Del Mar, Cal. CURTIN, W. R., Ens. Worcester, Mass. DARSEY, M. E., Ens. Grapeland, Tex. DAVIDSON, I. R., Ens. Williston, N. Dak. DAVIES, O. S., Lieut. San Leandro, Cal. DENENNY, C. R., Lieut. fjgl Spokane, Wash. DE VRIES, W. L., Ens. Orange City, Iowa DINKINS, G. L., Ch. Mach. Berkeley, Cal. EVIEN, H. O., Lieut. Rocky River, Ohio FOSTER, M. W., IR., Lieut. fig? Williamsburg, Va. GILKERSON, W. K., Lieut. Minneapolis, Minn. GUCKERT, I. C., Ens. Sandusky, Ohio HANSEN, E. C., Lieut. San Francisco, Cal. HARRELL, F. L., Lieut. Marshville, N. C. HOFFMAN, E. N., Lt. Comdr. I Woodmere, Long Island, N. Y. HOWELL, R. L., Lieut, Lynchburg, Va, irecfory OFFICERS HUNNICUTT, T. D., Lieut. Cjgj Cincinnati, Ohio HUTCHINGS, P. W., Ens. Durham, N. C. IOHNSON, D. H., Lieut. No. Weymouth, Mass. IOHNSON, E. A., Lieut. Cjgb Truman, Minn. IOHNSON, F. C., Lieut. Cjgl Chicago, Ill. KAHN, T., Lieut. Ijgl Brook-lyn, N. Y. KEESECKER, W. F., Lieut. CjgI Washington, Kans. LECTURE, T. E., Lieut. Ijgl Chicago, Ill. LEE, I. A., Ch. Elect. Richmond, Cal. LERNER, G. E., Lieut. Cjgb Hancock, Md. LEYRER, H. O., Lieut. Cjgl Highland Park, Mich. LOHSE, R. V., Ens. Millburn, N. I. MAY, S. L., Lieut. Cjgl Portland, Ore. MCCALL, 1. K., Ens. Vallejo, Cal. MCMULLAN, I. B., Ens. Raleigh, N. C. MCNEIL, E., Ch. Pay Clerk Seattle, Wash. MILLER, G. W., Lieut. Morresville, Ind. MINKLER, R. E., Lieut. Cjgl San Francisco, Cal. MIRANDE, G. R., Lieut. Oakland, Cal. MITCHELL, I. H., Bosn. Quincy, Mass. MONROE, F., IR., Captain Coronado, Cal. MORENO, H. C., IR., Lieut. Stanford Univ., Cal. . MORRIS, A. W., Act. Pay Clerk Chula Vista, Cal. NICHOLS, G. W., Lieut. Lacrosse, Va. NIPPER, R. L., Lieut. Indianapolis, Ind. NORSETH, H. P., Pay Clerk Deer Park, Wash. PIERCE, F. W., Lieut. Sacramento, Cal, PRESTON, I. C., Lt. Comdr. San Francisco, Cal. RICE, F. P., Lieut. fjgl Bartlesville, Okla. RICE, I. S., Lieut. Richmond, Va. SCHWAB, W. I., Lt. Comdr. Providence, R. I. SELIGMAN, M. D., Lieut. Cjgl Brooklyn, N. Y. SHEA, I. T., Lieut. Ijgl Providence, R. I. SHIPLEY, R. E., Lieut. fig? Santa Clara, Cal. SMITH, M., Lieut. Los Angeles, Cal. ' STITH, M. E., Ens. Guston, Ky. STOBAEUS, R. W., Ens. Maplewood, N. I. STODDEN, E. H., Ens. Ft. Wayne, Ind. SWANSON, C. F., Captain Garden City, Long Island, N. SYMMES, A. W., Lieut. Cjgl Chelmsford, Mass. TALCOTT, D. L., Lieut. Athol, Mass. TARR, G. H., IR., Lieut. Cjgl TORREY, L. V., Ens. Q San Diego, Cal. TOZER, K. M., Lieut. Ijgl Napa, Cal. TRAVERSE, D. K., Ens. South Gate, Cal. UPHAM, C. R., IR., Ens. Pacific Palisades, Cal. VAN BROCKLIN, V., Lieut. Cjgl Honolulu, Hawaii WALKER, R. L., Ens. Los Angeles, Cal. WEBB, P. N., Ens. Maplewood, N. I. WEIHROUCH, W. T., Lieut.fjgI Medford, Wisc. WHEELON, W. E., Ch. Elect. San Diego, Cal. WHITE, I. D., Lieut. Cjgi Seattle, Wash. WILCOX, K. E., Lieut. Cjgb Shumaker, Ark. WOLDMAN, V. F ., Comdr. Shaker Heights, Ohio