Santa Fe (CL 60) - Naval Cruise Book

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X SANTA FE CAPTAIN HAROLD C. FITZ, USN NOVEMBER 1, 1944 OCTOBER 17, 1945 get HORTLY after the major naval engagements in the Philippines had ended, Captain Harold C. Fitz, U.S.N., relieved Captain Wright as skipper of the SANTA FE. Under his command the shipitoxok part in the Third Fleet's supp0Aeing..ac.g0nS offQ.ALuz'on,' tl1fffQlTi-naugoast, Eormgbda and-Nansei Shoto. Fgillowinggthis,Captain Fitzfledffthe SANTATFE durihg the iccuptabtioh of Iwo Jimaiand the Fifth Fleet iraidsvonq 'ljiikoku'and5Honshu. It was during the latter., qelriltgj 'that he displayed his outstanding seamanshiplfa 'ii y,' and daring in aiding the burning carrier FRANKLIN. For his extraordinary heroism in this action Captain Fitz was awarded the Navy 1 ' :- 'rt.:f':' 12' 5 6 T1 Z- 1 1:- When he left on October 17, 1945 to report as Chief of Staff to ComDesPac in Pearl Harbor, Captain Fitz took with him the respect and admiration of all who served with him. CAPTAIN JAMES S. FREEMAN, USN OCTOBER 17, 1945 TO DATE 1 HE fourth skipper for the SANTA FE came aboard in Tokyo Bay just after the occupation of Sasebo had been completed. On the same afternoon that he assumed command Captain .Iames.S.- Freeman, USN, headed the ship north as Flgsliipifor the Commander ofthe Northern Japan Forces. 7Ominato4was ,thefirst northern port to be enteredg underl.his Otaru, Hakodate, Aomori, and finallyback to Orhinato. The inspection tourendved on,j12l November 1945, when the QUINCY relieved theiSANTA FE, which was ordered to ComServPac for further duty. Captain Freeman was now skipper of a part of the Magic Carpet ferrying troops homeward boundfrom the far Hung Pacific bases. Quiet and assured, Captain Freeman quickly equalled the standards set by his predecessors, his ability to handle men and his previous war record won the early admira- tion of all hands. wif'

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S M ARY I ,V W SW 'Yhib 7215 EW. SW 7216 '71 SW. SW '72 Z1 nh WESTERN CAROLINE ISLANDS OPERATIONS: DATE . Palau Invasion September 6 to 8, 1944 Mindanao -f Bislig Bay Action September 9 East Leyte Air Strike September 12 to 14 Manila, Luzon Air Strike September 21 to 22 East Samar , Air Strike September 24 PHILIPPINE LIBERATION: - Okinawa Air Strike October 10, 1944 4 Formosa Air Strike October 12 to 13 n Formosa Bait Force October 14 to 17 Visayan Invasion October 20 LEYTE OPERATION: Battle for Leyte Gulf Surface Action October 24 to 25, 1944 East Leyte Air Strike October 27 Luzon Air Strike November 5 to 8 East Leyte Air Strike November 11 Luzon Air Strike November 13 to 14 Luzon Air Strike November 25 Luzon Air Strike December 14 to 16 THIRD FLEET SUPPORTING OPERATIONS: ' - Formosa Air Strike January 3, 1945 Luzon Air Strike January 6 to 7 Formosa ,Air Strike January 9 Camranh Bay, Indo-China Air Strike January 12 Amoy, I-IongKong, China Air Strike January 15 to 16 Formosa-Okinawa Air Strike January 21-22 IWO JIMA OPERATION: A Tokyo, Honshu 'Air Strike February 16 to 17, 1945 Iwo Jima Invasion February 19 to 25 Tokyo, Honshu Air Strike February 25 to 26 OKINAWA OPERATION: Kyushu, Shikoku FRANKLIN Rescue March 18 to 23, 1945 STATESIDE: Navy Yard April 10 to July 26, 1945 OCCUPATION OF JAPAN: Sasebo U Occupation September 21, 1945 Nagasaki Inspection October 9 Wakayama Inspection October 12 Tokyo Inspection October 14 0m111at0 Occupation October 18 Ofarll Occupation October 31 Hokodate Occupation November 2 AO111011 Occupation November 3 Ominato Occupation November 4 to 14 'Z Ah 'Z m