18 November 1944
GQ 2350 — secured at 0045 GQ 0200 — secured at 0515 GQ 0700 — secured at 0845 Four Jap planes shot down, one crashed… Read More »18 November 1944
USS Fremont APA-44
18 November 1944
The good word has come. We’re off for Humboldt Bay, Hollandia, New Guinea. Goodbye San Pedro Bay.
17 November 1944
A quiet day – Received our first mail in .36 days. only one GQ from 1650 to 2105.
16 November 1944
Just a routine day with one 3 hour QQ.
15 November 1944
Three GQs during last night and early this morning. A forty-four LST convoy arrived this morning with more troops. No GQs during the daytime.
14 November 1944
Large convoy arrived with 24,000 troops, unloaded and departed in the evening. The Jap “Vals” flew overhead during arrival of convoy, one shot down and… Read More »14 November 1944
13 November 1944
Quiet during the day. Two very large Jap torpedoes were brought aboard this afternoon for inspection. Had been found unexploded on the beach. They were… Read More »13 November 1944
12 November 1944
Two long GQs early this morning. Six Jap planes shot down. One Jap plane dropped a bomb on a LST and then suicide dived onto… Read More »12 November 1944
11 November 1944
Three long GQs last night. Navy bombers sunk 6 Jap APAs, 2 DDs and 2 DEs plus several small craft off west coast of Leyte… Read More »11 November 1944