 |
The
propeller turned 8,810,310 revolutions
|
|
The
vessel traveled 34,315.8 miles
|
|
She
carried 17,600 troops |
|
1,711,772.5
gallons of fuel were burned
|
|
10,165,052
gallons of fresh water were distilled
|
|
398,760
pounds of ice were produced
|
|
24,455
people attended 363 Divine Services in the Ship’s Chapel
|
|
Doctors
and Corpsmen treated 670 patients
|
|
The
Dentist saw 2,128 patients, filling 995 cavities and pulling 229 teeth
|
|
358,707
meals were served at a value of $230,216.74, it cost $.64 to feed a
trooper one meal
|
|
255
Movies, totaling 2,065,500 feet of film were shown
|
|
329,462
packages of cigarettes were sold
|
|
Sailors
spent $15,300 to buy 36,500 gallons of Coca-Cola
|
|
Ice
cream was purchased in the quantity of 4,447 gallons at a cost of
$4,773.40
|
|
22,968
cans and bottles of beer were consumed |
| DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
| 9/1/1943 |
Ship
went into commission, New York.
(Boarded ship 8th of September) |
| 9/11/1943 |
Left
New York for Norfolk, VA |
| 10/1/1943 |
Left
Norfolk for West Coast |
| 10/22/1943 |
Arrived
San Diego, CA |
| 1/13/1944 |
Left
San Diego for overseas duty |
| 1/21/1944 |
Arrived
at Pearl Harbor |
| 1/22/1944 |
Left
Pearl Harbor for invasion of Marshall Islands |
| 1/31/1944 |
*D-Day
- Hit Roi and Namur in the Marshall Islands |
| 2/5/1944 |
Left
Marshalls |
| 2/10/1944 |
Arrived
at Funi Futi in the Ellice Islands |
| 2/13/1944 |
Left
Ellice Islands for Guadalcanal |
| 2/18/1944 |
Arrived
at Guadalcanal |
| 3/18/1944 |
Left
Guadalcanal |
| 3/21/1944 |
Arrived
at New Caledonia |
| 4/4/1944 |
Left
New Calidonia |
| 4/7/1944 |
Arrived
at Guadalcanal |
| 4/8/1944 |
Left
Guadalcanal |
| 4/11/1944 |
*Operation
of Emirau Islands |
| 4/14/1944 |
Arrived
at Guadalcanal |
| 4/26/1944 |
Left
Guadalcanal |
| 4/28/1944 |
*Arrived
at Cape Clouster, New Britain |
| 5/1/1944 |
Left
New Britain |
| 5/3/1944 |
Arrived
at Russell Islands |
| 5/4/1944 |
Left
Russell's and arrived at Guadalcanal same day |
| 6/4/1944 |
Left
Guadalcanal |
| 6/8/1944 |
Arrived
at Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
| 6/12/1944 |
Left
Kwajalein Islands |
| 6/15/1944 |
*Invasion
of Saipan, lying off beach as floating reserves |
| 6/19/1944 |
First
Jap plane to show up was shot down |
| 6/20/1944 |
Second
Jap plane to show up and was shot down |
| 6/21/1944 |
Third
Jap plane to show up, within range, was shot down |
| 6/25/1944 |
Orders
to return to base |
| 6/28/1944 |
Arrived
at Eniwetok Island |
| 7/17/1944 |
Left
Eniwetok Island |
| 7/21/1944 |
*D-Day
Invasion of Guam |
| 7/26/1944 |
Left
Guam |
| 7/30/1944 |
Arrived
at Eniwetok Island |
| 7/31/1944 |
Left
Eniwetok Island |
| 8/5/1944 |
Arrived
at Espirito Sando, New Hebredes |
| 8/14/1944 |
Left
Espiritu Santo |
| 8/16/1944 |
Arrived
at Guadalcanal |
| 8/20/1944 |
Left
Guadalcanal, arrived at Russell's the same day |
| 9/8/1944 |
Left
Russell's to invade Peleliu, Palau Islands |
| 9/15/1944 |
*D-Day
Peleliu |
| 9/27/1944 |
Left
Peleliu |
| 9/30/1944 |
Arrived
Hollandia, New Guinea |
| 10/13/1944 |
Left
New Guinea for invasion of Leyte, Phillipine Islands |
| 10/20/1944 |
*D-Day
Leyte, left the same day |
| 10/25/1944 |
Arrived
at Hollandia |
| 11/9/1944 |
Left
Hollandia for Leyte with reinforcements |
| 11/14/1944 |
Arrived
at Leyte, left the same day |
| 11/20/1944 |
Arrived
at Manus Islands |
| 11/30/1944 |
Left
Manus for Aitape in New Guinea |
| 12/1/1944 |
arrived
at Aitape, New Guinea |
| 12/28/1944 |
Left
Aitape ofr Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Phillipine Islands |
| 1/9/1945 |
*D-Day,
Lingayen Gulf |
| 1/10/1945 |
*Left
Lingayen, hit by Jap suicide bomber |
| 1/13/1945 |
Arrived
at Leyte |
| 1/26/1945 |
Left
Leyte to invade San Antonio Bay at Luzon, Phillipine Islands |
| 1/29/1945 |
*D-Day,
invaded San Antonio Bay |
| 1/29/1945 |
Left
Sand Antonio Bay for Leyte |
| 2/1/1945 |
Arrived
at Leyte |
| 2/11/1945 |
Left
Leyte for Manus Islands, Admiralties Group |
| 2/18/1945 |
Arrived
at Manus Islands |
| 2/19/1945 |
Left
Manus for Pearl Harbor |
| 3/2/1945 |
Arrived
at Pearl Harbor |
| 3/3/1945 |
Left
Pearl Harbor for States |
| 3/9/1945 |
Arrived
San Francisco, U.S.A. |
| 5/14/1945 |
Left
San Francisco |
| 5/16/1945 |
Arrived
Seattle, Washington |
| 5/20/1945 |
Left
Seattle |
| 5/27/1945 |
Arrived
Pearl Harbor |
| 5/29/1945 |
Left
Pearl Harbor |
| 6/6/1945 |
Arrived
at Eniwetok Island |
| 6/18/1945 |
Left
Eniwetok Island |
| 6/22/1945 |
Arrived
Ulithi, West Carolines |
| 7/1/1945 |
Left
Ulthi |
| 7/5/1945 |
Arrived
Okinawa, Ryukyos |
| 7/8/1945 |
Left
Okinawa |
| 7/12/1945 |
Arrived
Saipan |
| 7/13/1945 |
Left
Saipan |
| 7/14/1945 |
Arrived
Guam |
| 7/15/1945 |
Left
Guam |
| 7/18/1945 |
Arrived
Eniwetok, left same day for States |
| 7/28/1945 |
Arrived
San Francisco, U.S.A. |
| 8/12/1945 |
Left
San Francisco |
| 8/24/1945 |
Arrived
Eniwetok Islands |
| 8/25/1945 |
Left
Eniwetok Island |
| 8/29/1945 |
Arrived
Ulithi, West Carolines |
| 9/2/1945 |
Left
Ulthi |
| 9/5/1945 |
Arrived
at Leyte |
| 9/8/1945 |
Left
Leyte |
| 9/10/1945 |
Arrived
at Subic Bay, Luzon, Phillipine Islands |
| 9/11/1945 |
Left
Subic Bay |
| 9/12/1945 |
Arrived
at Linguyan Gulf, (San Fernando) |
| 10/1/1945 |
Left
Linguyan Gulf for Japan |
| 10/6/1945 |
Arrived
with occupation forces at Wakayama, Japan |
| 10/26/1945 |
Left
Wakayama |
| 10/27/1945 |
Arrived
Nagoya, Japan |
| 10/29/1945 |
Left
Nagoya, Japan for Home |
