Day 33, 24 Oct. 1945 at sea
0900 Devotional… Most of the day was spent in trying to get things organized. Sea quite rough; we are going north around the noth point… Read More »Day 33, 24 Oct. 1945 at sea
Jacob Wendell Beck
Day 32, 23 Oct. 1945 Manila
Advance Party came aboard at 0815. Sullivan and I went ashore to get speaker repaired and films exchanged; spent all day being run from one… Read More »Day 32, 23 Oct. 1945 Manila
Day 31, 22 Oct. 1945 Manila Bay
Arrived Manila Bay at 0800… to anchorage; we went in to Pier 15 at 1800 and began to debark at 2000 and were done at… Read More »Day 31, 22 Oct. 1945 Manila Bay
Day 30, 21 Oct. 1945
0930 General Service on deck; 150 att. Hosp. service at 1030… 52 att. CH Moscinski held mass this afternoon… 44 att. Things are really fouled… Read More »Day 30, 21 Oct. 1945
Day 29, 20 October 1945
1000 devotional A lovely day. But the ship is a mess; not enuf well people to keep it clean. Making good time. Spent some time… Read More »Day 29, 20 October 1945
Day 19, 10 October 1945 –Manila Bay
We pulled out into the stream at 0700 with instructions that we were to return at 1700 to embark troops. At 1530 they signaled for… Read More »Day 19, 10 October 1945 –Manila Bay
Day 18, 9 October 1945 –Manila Bay
We came into Pier 15 at about 1300: a steel Pontoon pier; didn’t take long to debark troops. The AAF men got into trucks, and… Read More »Day 18, 9 October 1945 –Manila Bay
Day 17, 8 October 1945 –Manila Bay
Arrived in Manila early this AM; I got up at 0715 and we were just passing Corregidor. The Bay is full os [of] ships; I… Read More »Day 17, 8 October 1945 –Manila Bay
Day 16, 7 Oct. 1945
0930 Service… 450 att. Rosary. 85… 1045 We saw LAND to Starboard. Land about 55 miles away. looked awfully good after not seeing any since… Read More »Day 16, 7 Oct. 1945