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Jul 24, 1943 |
USS Dempsey Commissioned |
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Sept 23, 1943 |
Left States for PH (Pearl Harbor), Assigned to ship |
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Oct 17, 1943 |
Returned to States |
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Oct 17, 1943 |
Left States last time, went on board from TI, (Treasure Island) |
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Oct 25, 1943 |
Arrived PH 2nd time |
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Oct 30, 1943 |
Left PH for New Hebrides |
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Oct 31, 1943 |
Crossed Equator 1st time |
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Nov 3, 1943 |
Crossed 180th Meridian 1st time |
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Nov 6, 1943 |
Arrived New Hebrides 1st time |
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Nov 8, 1943 |
Arrived Nandi Bay, Fiji Island (correct spelling is Nadi Bay but is pronounced Nandi) |
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Nov 12, 1943 |
Left Nandi Bay to proceed to scene of torpedoing of the SS Cape San Jaun |
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Nov 13, 1943 |
Took on survivors from SS Cape San Juan |
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Nov 14, 1943 |
Delivered some survivors to Suva, Fiji |
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Nov 16, 1943 |
Returned to Nandi Bay |
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Nov 18, 1943 |
Left Nandi Bay for operation with invasion forces of Gilbert Islands |
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Nov 27, 1943 |
Left Task unit after taking part in securing Gilberts |
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Dec 2, 1943 |
Arrive PH, had duty in Hawaiian area until Jan 25, 1944. Spent first Christmas at sea on "Ping Line". |
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Jan 25, 1944 |
Left PH for invasion of Marshall Islands |
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Feb 3, 1944 |
Arrive Majuro Atoll, Marshall Isl, the 1st Marshall Isl we saw |
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Feb 4, 1944 |
Left Majuro for Kwajalein |
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Feb 11, 1944 |
Arrive Kwajalein, anchored near Roi Island |
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Feb 12, 1944 |
Approx 0300 hrs, Roi Bombed by returning Jap Planes |
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Feb 15, 1944 |
Left Kwajalein for PH |
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Feb 24, 1944 |
Arrive PH |
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Feb 25, 1944 |
Left PH last in 15 months |
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Mar 2, 1944 |
Stopped in Samoa for fuel |
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Mar 8, 1944 |
Arrive Noumea, New Caledonia |
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Mar 14, 1944 |
Leave for Guadalcanal |
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Mar 17, 1944 |
Arrive Guadalcanal |
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Mar 18, 1944 |
Arrive Purvis Bay, Florida Island 1st time |
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Mar 26, 1944 |
Arrive Treasury Island 1st time |
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Apr 4, 1944 |
Arrive Emirau Island 1st time |
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Apr 14, 1944 |
Arrive Emirau Island 2nd time |
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May 8, 1944 |
Arrive Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides for Dry Dock |
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June 6, 1944 |
Leave Espiritu Santo for Purvis Bay |
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Jun 8, 1944 |
Arrive Russell Island 1st time |
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Jun 14, 1944 |
Leave for Treasury Island |
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Jun 15, 1944 |
Leave for Munda Bay, New Georgia Island |
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Jun 18, 1944 |
Arrive Bougainville 1st time, saw Mt. Bogona (volcano) |
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Jun 21, 1944 |
Arrive Green Island 1st time |
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Jul 5, 1944 |
Arrive Emirau Island 3rd time, start operations in Solomon Islands area which continued thru Sept 22, 1944. |
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Sept 22, 1944 |
Leave Purvis Bay and Solomon Area for last time. |
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Sept 27, 1944 |
Arrive Manus, Admiralty Islands for new assignment |
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Oct 2, 1944 |
Leave Manus for Ulithi Atoll |
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Oct 6, 1944 |
Arrive Ulithi Atoll |
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Oct 7, 1944 |
Arrive Palau Island |
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Oct 23, 1944 |
Leave for Kossol Passage for fuel and "K" rations. |
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Oct 28, 1944 |
Sank Jap P.T. boat (the other 4 got away) |
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Oct 28 - Nov 1, 1944 |
All other days since Oct 6 were spent on "Ping Line" (ASW) for the open sea and inter-island patrol for Jap barge and small craft. Part time (Screen Command) |
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Nov 1, 1944 |
Arrive Kossol Passage, assistant Harbor Command of all ships, Merchant and Escort. |
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Nov 15, 1944 |
Leave Palau for New Assignment |
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Nov 17, 1944 |
Arrive Ulithi Atoll |
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Nov 19, 1944 |
Arrive Guam |
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Dec 12, 1944 |
Arrive Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands |
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Dec 19, 1944 |
Return to Guam |
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Dec 25, 1944 |
Spent 2nd Christmas in Harbor at Guam, on beach in afternoon |
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Dec 28, 1944 |
Leave for Leyte, Philippines |
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Jan 11, 1945 |
Arrive Leyte, Philippines |
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Jan 14, 1945 |
Leave Leyte, Philippines |
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Jan 17, 1945 |
Arrive Ulithi Atoll |
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Jan 24, 1945 |
Returned to Guam |
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Feb 8, 1945 |
Assigned to Enewetak Command for duty |
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May 25 - Jun 5, 1945 |
Kwajalein Hunt and Reserve Duty |
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Jun 5, 1945 |
Return to Enewetak Atoll |
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Jul 2, 1945 |
Receive our orders to return to States (THANK GOD!) |
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Jul 5, 1945 |
Leave Enewetak Atoll and the whole #$%&*@#$ Pacific for the States |
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Jul 7, 1945 |
Passed back into Western Hemisphere |
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Jul 11, 1945 |
Arrive PH |
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Jul 12, 1945 |
Leave PH |
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Jul 18, 1945 |
Passed under the Golden Gate Bridge!!!!
LEAVE starts July 18, 1945 at 2000 hrs.
THAT'S ALL!!!!! |
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In going thru Dad's papers, Mom found this date diary that Dad had kept during the war. I felt that it was significant and transcribed it for this page. I found it to be very interesting and enlightening, especially the last few entries. Some of the language I could not print, so I fudged a little in the transcribing on a couple of words. The closer to the states Dad got, the bigger the printing became.
Transcribed by Steve Carlson |
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