Personal Log of John Duvernay Miscellaneous Pics October 21, 1944: Boarded ship. November 1, 1944: Left Charleston, SC November 2, 1944: Arrived Norfolk, VA November 28, 1944: Left Norfolk, VA December 3, 1944: Arrived Panama Canal December 4, 1944: Left Panama Canal December 18, 1944: Arrived Pearl Harbor (manuevers) January 27, 1945: Left Honolulu February 5, 1945: Arrived Eniwetok February 7, 1945: Left Eniwetok February 11, 1945: Arrived Saipan February 16, 1945: Left Saipan February 19, 1945: Invasion of Iwo Jima February 23, 1945: Observed US flag being raised on 'Hot Rock'(Mt. Suribachi) March 5, 1945: Left Iwo Jima when unloaded March 9, 1945: Arrived Leyte in the Philipines March 21, 1945: Brought troops aboard March 27, 1945: Left Leyte April 1, 1945: Arrived Okinawa April 6, 1945: Downed 65 Japanese planes (also TBF-F4F and an F6F) April 9, 1945: Japanese suicide boat hits the USS STARR, 0420 April 11, 1945: Left Okinawa April 14, 1945: Arrived Guam (left same day) April 18, 1945: Passed south of Eniwetok April 20, 1945: Over 180degree meridian at 0100 April 25, 1945: Arrived Pearl Harbor April 28, 1945: Left Pearl Harbor May 5, 1945: Arrived San Pedro May 17, 1945: Eleven day leave May 29, 1945: Returned to ship Captain Goldsmith was taken off the ship. Lt.Cmd. H.A. Moody was placed in command, with Lt. C.B. Brailey as Executive Officer. June 24, 1945: Left States for Guam July 7, 1945: Arrived Eniwetok July 8, 1945: Left Eniwetok July 11, 1945: Arrived Guam July 20, 1945: Left Guam July 28, 1945: Arrived Pearl Harbor August 7, 1945: Left Pearl Harbor August 14, 1945: Received word of Japan's surrender August 19, 1945: Arrived Guam September 2, 1945: Left Guam September 3, 1945: Passed Ulithi Isles September 6, 1945: Arrived Leyte September 8, 1945: Left Leyte September 10, 1945: Arrived Iloilo September 15, 1945: Left Iloilo Ships in convoy are: AP 3- DIV AP54 APA91 APA121 APA70 PC555 AKA67 September 22, 1945: Arrived Jinsen (Inchon), Korea, September 26, 1945: Liberty in Jinsen September 27, 1945: Left Jinsen September 29, 1945: Headed back because of typhoon September 30, 1945: Joined convoy of navy and merchant ships October 1, 1945: Left convoy October 4, 1945: Arrived Leyte October 6, 1945: Left Leyte for Guinian October 7, 1945: Left Guinian October 9, 1945: Passed Corregidor and arrived San Fernando October 16, 1945: Left San Fernando October 19, 1945: Passed west of Okinawa [October ?, 1945: Arrived, departed Jinsen, Korea] [October ?, 1945: Arrived, departed Bouganville] November 24, 1945: Left Manus Isle November 28, 1945: Arrived Samar November 30, 1945: Left Samar December 5, 1945: Arrived Tsintao, China (left same day) December 20, 1945: Arrived Sasebo, Japan December 24, 1945: Left Sasebo, Japan December 27, 1945: Arrived Vladivostok, Siberia [journal entries end]
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