Warren (APA 53) - Naval Cruise Book

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Qff our starboard beam, an ene- my plane svvooped down in a sud- den sneak attack on a nearby ship, dropped its bomb, and escaped through the brief hail of fire from . our destroyers. just a few minutes later, one Nip plane crashed in a flaming explosion near the beach, While a couple of miles off on our port side, a suicide plane targeted one of our destroyer escorts. Three days later, the Warren, sobered by her recent losses, sailed safely into Leyte Gulf once again. February 9, 1945 - Our last mission to the Philippines--and our last, too, before We finally returned to the United States-was completed today uncventfully When We landed on the already secured beaches of Mindoro the personnel and equipment of the Army's Forty-hrst Infantry division. Though air raids were probable in this sector, they did not occurgvvhile We Were there, and We unloaded Without interruption. 1 ' Thus, quietly, ended a little over a year of combat action for the Warren. She had earned the right for a rest-and so at last We sailed once more. This time We Were homeward bound! T

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mm I4 vi iwfzf 4077 N0 fuer? as 3 January ll, l94-5-Today, in Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, as We un- loaded reinforcement troops for the two-day old assault, the luck of the Warren ran out. Ten men from our beach party and the creyv of the beach party boat were lost in a tragic action against the ene- my. just two days later, another of our shipmates Was to be killed and more than a score Wounded When a Jap plane sneaked in to attack our convoy sailing back to Leyte. The ship Worked on through the day and part of the night discharg- fcfi'-'51 X Z QW? it S ,, ..,. .,,, W, ..-..,.., -+..f,---.cn .. .,... .... -Y W . ,. ..,.,.-,-,. ,-,...........-..- w-. x.-,.-,- X ft HV n' ill' ll t ..il.fr ' fed hc 5 ,I FN ' ' N party spt X: ftjfilll night ctoutli W 76 cd in :ly wxh-wlcs xxehih' lip WX l1k'.lYl x1'Ehr3 plastctcd thc ht th Q with high t xplo-ixecs and shaxii fm L7 Wililt ll :th ii lt' lt I l I . . y X 111 w 1 I' r ,tl lficx at tax thc slwue. thc -hill' New -2 hh-dt zhv 'i't'if it l '- tht ,I . K ii Xipm h 2 Q e Al ' ...f .1

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