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Hiroshima Occupation (1946)
Hiroshima Occupation (1946)
OCCUPATION REPORT
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HIROSMI/AA
HONSHU
MITSUHAMA
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MATSUYAMA
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Lieutenant, US2IR,
Flag Secretary,
C O M MA H J « A M P^H I ^ 1 0 U. S G S O U P •¥ L E V £ U
tE OF C0N1EHTS
Part I
Part II
.sk Organization ..: ' , . /••-•
B: - Operations •: •; ^ - : . ^ , ; : / . ' : -'. ... •
Part IV - Ctoittod
Part VI
B - Ampnibious action
2. Lancing Craft
- 3» ^ i n e s l e e p i n g , UnocrtJ-ltor Dorcolition
4 . Landing of Troops and Cargo
5» C a s u a l t i e s
C.1 Special
1. Coi'iibat I n f o m a t i o r Center - OmitJfed
2 . CoDCLunications
1. S&okv, Csoioujfla^e, deception - Ondtted
4 . navigation 1
5. Engineering - Omitted
6. Logistics
7. ;..
D - Special Features - Or.dtted
PART I
• . BRIEF
Occupation Group (CTG 54.11). The period ends on 31' October 1945
with departure of CTG 54.11 from HIRO WAN for TOKYO to assume the
troops, the 24th Infantry Division, and the 41st Infantry Division.
for KOCHI and the landing at MITSUHAKA in the HATSUYAik:A .Irea was
Summary,
Fire support, ships and air support, units were present9 and standing
**'.
(I) - 2
FART II - Prel
List of Directives
MATSUTAMA. AREAS
(2) Commander FIFTH Fleet Operation Plan No. 6-45, Serial 000165,
(3) Commander FIFTH Fleet Operation Plan No. 9-45, Serial 00301,
Army Forces).
(5) CTP 51, Commander Southwestern JAPAN Force Operation Plan No.
Fleet)<
(7) CTF 5l> Commander Southwestern JAPAN Force Operation Order No<,
(II)
Part II -Section A
Commodore
• , .. McGOVERN
TOLLaND AKA 64
MilTESIDE AKA 90 2 MA
: ; AKA 93 1 AKA •
AKA 71
AKA 34 2 AKA
(II)(A) - 1
462
\l 466 5 LSM
(II)(A) -2
•v' Part II - Section ;
;••. Task. Organization
PC 1251
PC 1127 2. PC
SC 1312 1 SC
N
RUMELS APD 85 1 APD
54.12.8 KURE Service Unit ~ SerDrv 103 Unit DOG - Comdr,. CALDWELL
ENOREE ,. AO 69
SAUGATUCK • AO 75
COSSATOT AO 77 3 AO
ix 117 1 IX
KARIN AF 33 " M
EURYALE AS 22 S
COUC/iL s
LCI 944
(II)(A) w 3
•%„
ATR 9 : 1 ATR
Mbvement:
TransRon 16 (Temp)
(as listed under 54*12•1) •, ' 15 APA
6 AKA
5h*2%*\ LST Group 96 (Temp), Unit
(as listed under 54»12«21) 6 1ST
Unit
(as listed under 51»3*32) 2 LC(FF)
12 LCS
54.15.1 'l&b'Group; 44 1 1 ^
(as l i s t e d under 54«12l22) 4 1ST ;
, 1 LIBERTY
E DATl;
CEFHEUS•;•••
AELECTRA •
4 AKA
;•• ' -j / A
26 October 1 APa
Ai) * 4
ComFhibGr-11
Action Report ~, KUEE-HIROSH.B^.. andlf!
'ask Organisation
12Q 416
289 429
357
.', -.- •••••• •••'•*;.•• 3 6 9 " V : - ' - • 1 1 L S M
(plus LSMts 119 r 123, 367 for Mitsuhama)
••-, : 2
495
•539
637
. r 703
. • . : . : . : . - • - • • • ' ' . • • • : •
799 ••••'. ;
••' -- .: l ;
: 7 I B T
(plus LST's 3 9 0 , 6 5 2 , 800,
:;
•:•; - . 8 8 7 , 1048 for MITSUHAMAJ. •'
- - : 9 4 2 - ••"••-'••
1083
. 1 1 2 3 •:-.
••- 1 1 4 0
6 LST
Ibrl
\ Areas - Part I I - Section
Task Organization
ISM H I
227 •
286
. 4 6 9 "••:•:•••••• 4 ISM
(plus LSM 474 {F), 44, 94, 263, 467
f o r MITSUHMA)
30 October: OKINAWi LSM Follow»up Unit 2
ISM 4 3 0 1 LSM
ETA 5 November OKINAWA it 5
ISM 452 1 LSM
Task Organization
•"••,.- "
PC-1127 1 PC
5^13w6
MATSUYAMA LCT Unit - Lt. CAMFRF.T.I
. . -.' , , ; • M E A D O V i B
, t 1 LCI
MATSUYAMA
UNITS: . •' '
Arrival Date
21 October
54.13.2
Transport Movement Unit - Commodore RYAN
5.-AKA
23 October
54.15.6
LSM Group 34 (Temp) Uoit - Lt->Camdrr. vlEBB
LSM 119
1 2 3 .•..
36 ' 3 ISM
it*9DT Hiro)
ComPhibGrp-11.
LST 166
986 Pontoons
Commandei - McKEE
ISM 78
103 ' " . 476 . . . • • .
122 478
•:•... V$> . 499 8 LSfs/I
L t . Comdi*•• McCOY
- ; • • • : • • • •
IStS. 474
- 283
m
467
44 (Via HIRO am).
: 94 (Via HIRO WAN) 5 Lai
31 October (MTTSUHMA). QKINAi/i/A ISM U n i t - ' 3
: 1 LSM
LSM;384.. ; . , •
95.*
BIRGIT AKA 24
- 9
5UX3*12._,.OKlJM&ii--Tractor Unit
643 •• , ;
: :975: v 3 1ST
—~: f ' "'
OKAYBk'Escort Unit
1 DD
(participated as TU 54.12.3)
CL 57 (F)
T 5 . T T C\^J"^T
,CL 80 2 CL
FR^3}JKFORD ,; DD 497 Of)
C'OJIPTON DD 705
CHAfdPLIN .•.;, DD 601
DD 706
G A I N i i R P ' • " •••' :
•
ROWAN DD 732
JOHN R . PIERCE DD 753 6 DD
LCS(L) (3) GROUP KING ~ ComLCS Flot 5
- ' I IC(FF)
LC(FF) 1 LC(FF)
125
'128
129 '
130
100 2^
101
3
12 LCS
(II)(A) - 10
ComPhibGr-11
TU 5 1 . 3 . 3 3 CARRIER Support U n i t
SUVfaNNEE CVE 27
SAMEE CVE 29 2 CVE
COMCORTDIV 69 Comdr. KEATING
/ ' ' ' ' • • • •
, RIEGS
2 CL
.5 DD
(II) (A)
PART (II)
Group was ever formed for mounting the, TENTH Corps. As L^T's
on FOX Day.
(II)(B) - 1
FOX Day, and arrived there on'25 SepteDb'er,' FOX Day was' finally,
;6«. : '•'. At, 0800 5 October rendezvous was> effected with CTF %.:
110 miles of swept charinel- to HIRO- IJiJ 'was commended, Ail units
anchored for the night in %Ue swept channel off MtTSUHAMA. and
nel, 1681 vehicles and 64$ total cargo had been unioaded,'
Sedtian (B)
HIRO "-JAN the unloading of Corps elements and 21st RCT prc>
- (c) Control naval gunfire and air support as made ava il»
;
(d) Conduct harbor'and beech clearance as: required tf^
]
'attached units less
occupy OKAYAMA. The basic plan was based on the assumption that
area on:nF^2M Day,.and this was in effect carried out. The prox
imity of the M/LTSUyAJI4_ Area to the KURS Area and the •.interval be
the narrow j^§s%ga jBetwe^en the main island of HONSHU and. KURAKASHI
ComFhibGr-ll
Preliminaries -i Plans.
the use of 2 SB's to remain outside the 100 fathom curve and. co"ver
CVS's, outside the 100 fathom curve to furnish air support, was
reduced to 2 CVS's.
KUEE was based on the assumption that formation of the KURiS Port
Group was at OKINAWA awaiting a firm Fox Day all available Port
Nathan Bard, U.S~N., KIJRS Port Director in RUNELS (APD 85) rend
ezvoused with the transport group prior to entry into BUI-JGO StylDO.
VULCAN (AR 5) and Captain Bard assumed all Port Director functions
its departure.
resentative, KURE).
(II).(G): - 3
v :
• . •. •;••;• ; •-';•••-':•. . . ? A R T I I I • ;/
5, September 1%5
' • • - • 2 - *
~ 8
MANILA,
:
9 September 1945
I'lagship
T
VJILLLJ'I ::, HOBBY ( A P D 95) reported for duty* The
(APD' 3^) reported for duty at LISYTE and were ordered to complete
4* 10 September 1945
RFS at'LEYTE.
(Ill)
il I/rV
6 !
» 12 September 1945 .
:i
8. ,14 Sept ember 1 9 4 5 ' ;•'••••••••'-• •
barked TQM. officer's of the LSMA^ES (APA 19$) and WHITESIDE (AKA
(III) - 2
ComPhibGivll
Chro
• ; 9« 15 September 1945
CORPS troops.
ANGA with LST's 777, 787, 933, 1025. LST 1027 sailed in company
> 3
b;- the CH/kRLSS LAWRENCE arrived BUGO at 1045, embarked Army boats
D/.NAO closed at 1800 and reopened at the same time aboard the
proceed to SAN PEDRO BAY for logistics,- thence via Route SQUASH
(HI) -5
,-«.. * jk.-,
:d of Events.
KING in LC(FF) 1083, reported for duty at. OKINAWA with LCS(L)(3)
0044.
DANIEL T. GRIFFIN was established for movemont of the 41st INF. DIV.
and• Xth CORPS Headquarters to HIRO-^IM, This: T.ASK GROUP less WHITE
SIDE, PiU-.IINA, and GHi'RLJSS L/jmMCK ;got:: underwajr f rom, iiBUIOG anchor
age at 0551 and sort led on. course 105° in'.cruising forraation 1 ABLE
126° 5?-' 05" E) the formfition came,to eourse 02<D°, and procoeded
Positions of TG .54..28r
10 p 126° 013'
release a t OKINAWA. • ' ':••• • .:• ' ' '• ••=/•. -'
P o s i t i o n s o f TG 5 4 . 2 8 : .'. ' .; • . .
:
arrived OKiil/:.^ a t . 0 7 0 0 . ;',.'. • . ;/ .
- "•'.-.•,
- a t 0 8 3 5 - . ,• " •...'• ' . . . • ,.,.' ' ••.'•.. ' :' ' ••' • .•••; :• '.•; '
0730, tcking station 2000 yards ahead of the eolunin Three leader.
Positions of TG 54.28;
"(III)
19. 25 j ^ e m b e r 194£
TU 54.28.1 and TG 54.28 continued toward .OKINAWA, l a t t e r
on course 359°^ steaming at 13 Imots.
- Positions of TG 54.28: .
20
- 26 Sept ember ,1945 -..-•, . .
GTU 54.15.1 (COM LST GROUP 44) in LvST 924 with LST's
354, 810, -1.045•> and SS JASPER F. CROPSSY departed BUGO a t 1400
for HIRO WAN,; r c ^ e d 7 miles to starboard of Routes IRON, SULPHUR,
and '2ING t o . Foitot pyLLST. STA Point PULLST 0400 3 October.
l
The WILLIiJl IL H0I3BY arrived Mi&Xiu*J> a t 0900 and r e
:
ported to. CokFIFTHFHIBFOR. • . - •• • ;: '.-•..;.
and TU 54.28-.1- sortied from BUCKiJEIi B,,Y and steamed to the south
7 knots and at 1715 in Lat. 25° 56' N,. 12.7° 551 30" E the formation
came to course 270° and remained on this course until 0539 29 Sep~"
tember. At 2000/the TASK GROUP was in.Lat. 25° 56' N, Long. 127°
(3) GROUr KING until ordered to sail for the objective; loading
Positions of TG 54/28:
27.5' 1-T, Long. 126° 01,5' B, course 270°, speed 8.6 knots.
f
126°° 27 S, TG 54.28 came to course 080° and proceeded toward the
arjd YORQN JILI/i to join Route ZINC at Point GQ0S&. Speed was in-
of TG 54*28:
129° 00.1'" E.
(Ill) -10
Action Report -, - Part '(III)
Chronological Record of Events.
the objective^ and at Q900 in™position La.tV 26° 39-'N, Long.. 124°
23' hed altered course to 080° and increased speed to 8.6 knots,
the revised FOX DAY and requested to delay sailing orders of HIRO
:
•.-• 25> ;" 1'October 1945 ' . . ;; .
aboard arrived at Point BUI^Q at 0^00 and was, led by the TRACI: '•=
been diverted by COM TKAMSRQN 1 4 , arrived SUBIC 'BAY at I3OO, ' ;'
embarked boats and departed for LEYTE via> Si-J& FERMANI)O.: The •'..-.
^ .- (III) - 11
..-'• ". TU 54.28.1 departed BUCKN13R BAY at 1800 for HIRO WAN,
LCS(L)(3) GKOUF KING, departed BUCKNER B/Y $£ 1800 for HIRO KAN,
Task Unrb' was ordered to rendezvous at Point PULLET with CTG 54.28 .
.
in CALVKR.T at 050100 and to follow transports through, the swept
Long. 130° 39'• .3, course 005°, SGA 10,9 knots. The Task Unit-'was
( I l l ) -"12
A c t i o n Report.--,
K . U R ^ Part (III)
C h r o n o l o g i c a l R e c o r d of.'• E v e n t s .
:
,. ,' 26.'.'4 October, 1945 ^- .' ^ • \ ' : '• /
r
TU's '54,28.1, .54v28.g,-54*15.1 and TG 54-28 continued
• ' / . • ' • . . • •
proceed into the INMND $$At Spee4 was increased to 9 knots at.
;
2 0 3 . 0 t o a f f o r d ' b e t t e r m a n e u v e r a b i l i t y . ••; ' . '•.•"•.'••
Positions of TG 54.28: •
00' E. '
5 October 1945
(HI) - 13
MT, MCKINLEY with RUNKLS and HARVESON; BASSET escorting COM LSLI
GROUP 36 in LSM'420 with LSM's 62, 337/< 338 and 354 from. T'sAKAYAMA,
ports formed single column astern of CALVERT. The TASK GROUP pro
.USUKU HAN, all units which entered BUNGO SUIDO in the morning of
5 October anchored for the night in the swept channel between lat
5000 yards bearing 186 from the-Southern tip of. TJRI SHII3A.
ing through the swept channel on 5 October. Of these one ¥/as sunk
by gunfire. . • , .
that they would be unable-to reach USUKU WAN. prior to dark, The
Chronological Recor
the T^LLiAM M. HOBBY with UDT 5 embarked;: "and LSM 386 with a
:
f o r l o g i s t i c s . ' .-. ' • ; • " ' ; ' • • .••.'••.• •'' v •'•:. '.:.'' -•;";•..' -. •'.".•'' ; v
:
' ' 31. 7 O c t o b e r 1945 • ' • • :' ' ' '•":;• •''/::-) .
i r : :
C • - / ' - y ••'::•: '••"•;'•'•'•-•::' .;_ ; - : x " " . - V . -'••,;. • ' ' • .-.. ••-.\ ' ; v ' • • • / ; , - , : .
Tvr ibOO 13-941 personnel, 1681 vehicles and- 64$ oi"••••total cargo had
Leev: unloaded. ]By 2000 ;APAfs were 75/^ unloaded, AKA's. 58^ \
for duty after the VULCAN, with SerDiv 103 Unit DOG embarked, had
0600 •• ESMOND fe )/
0600 . LSM 386 for- SASE30i ; -'N ': ';•, '. . " . •
Arrivals, at Hgg)
(III) - 16
ComPhibGr-ll
•None. ;; ' •• • •
, - .• ; • • t o avra.it a r r i v a l of t a n k e r SAUGATUCK. • . (
• 'Typhoon, c o n d i t i o n 1 wa
winds did not i n c r e a s e during the
:
:' / -. • tin). - .i1
ComPhibGr^:
Action Report -%K - Part ( i l l )
Record' of'jSvents,
1 throughout the day, LCT's and small boats took shelter in KURE.
dition 2 was set at 1722. At 2000 the barometer reached the lowest
reported. • • :
JiIRO;W
N o n e - . . •• . - • • • • •
35 v i i ^ O c t o b er_l_945 . •- ••.-.• ^ „
(III) - 18
ComPhibGr-11 •
a c t i o n . Report...- KURS-MROSHB^- and JIATSUYAMA AREAS - P a r t (ill)'
* - v '• ' ' G^rpnpiQgical.'Record-of'-jSvents.
s u r v i v o r s .
v roconnaisance party to
: ;
A-rivalf:.6t,HIR0• WSi
• ' • • '
36.
12-October.J.
A r r i v a l s a t HIRQ "*AN: \
37
to depart WAKAXAilA-- at 1600 the same day, arriving HIRO VJAN at 1500
cing 14 October. . . .
embarked.
253., 309, 440> 462, 466, 476, 478, 499 entered BUNGO SUIDO at 0800
but failed to reach HIRO WAN prior to darkness and anchored for the
inaugurated.
(III) - 20
ComPhjbGr-ll
Action -Report"'- KUJG-KIROSHIHii and WiTSWAltti AREA^ - " P a r t (III)
Chronological Record of E v e n t s .
(III)
T H I S P k G E •• B L A M K
(in) >-,22;
ComHiibGr-.il
Action Report. - KURlMIIRQSHBia. and
Chronological Record of Events.
LSM's 493 (F) 112, 309, 462 and 466 remained off
•t
A r r i v a l s a t HIRQ WAN;
Infantry Division,
:
"' ). ' I500: JOHN R, PIERCE %W 753) from WAKMiMh. on
•; c o u r i e r . ; t r i p , ' . i . 1 - - ^ ,:.,:.•... ', '• •
( I l l ) - 24
3
Action Report - art '(ill)
Chronological R e c o r d of • Events «••
0700
SUKUMO
tMIMARD
r 25
Action
A r r i v a l s a t KIBO raAN:' . . .
;
:. ••;• ; 0 9 0 0 . ^
(III) - 26
102,
T R A N S R O N 14. - .-.'.'.
C/iWTER. •.-."•
:
• • , _ .'; , (III) 27 ._ _ . „ «»« m
;.«%
ComPhibGr-11 '
Action Report - /v %d pg!§U*[M± AREAS - P a r t (III)
of Events.
1 tf* , . . , ,
'*'' The PQJTAWATGkll followed transports through t h e channel
prepared t o render assistance t o any ship in difficulty..
ATR 9 sortied from USUKI WAN and preceded transports
through swept channel to MITSUH/11A searching for mines»
Chronological •'Record o
1630 TU 5 ^ 1 3 . 2 , COlIT
. • / with-.-.50IXINGE?t,. GRIGGS, L,xNDER, DUPLIN,' .S
G ^ S V I L L S / S U I I T E R , T/iBO&i, QKANOGAN, BLuDSN,
CRITTEMDSN, ROJ^I©,-SYLVaNIA, I^SHBUIiN e s c o r t e d
b y NIBLiiGK, PC. 1 1 2 7 , a n d PQTAl/ATOlil,
Departures froy i
1225 i corps
. arid •- staff embarked.
• 1445:- IClBLaCK (Dp. 424)/for ^HIRO.;^ to complete
" •; . logistics.. • •••• *-::: • •'•;:' '•••-' ;
- ' ' "'• •_* •
Arrivals at k l T ^
(III)
i®**wgr
\wmwi
&l AREAS - Part (III)
(in) v;30
ComPhibGr-H
Chronological
• / H I R O WxU';•• • - .•.'.'.•
1
Unloading of the 21st BCT from ships of TRaNSDIV 38• (Temp)
was completed a t 1100,
' Ships of TU 54fl5*5 continued to unload elements of X
Corps. By 2000 1'AP& ..and 1 AKA were complotely unloaded• Remaining
APA's were 67^ unloaded; i i f e
Arrivals- a t '
civilians.
(III) •
of Events*
23 October (Con't)
Anchored in 1Y0 .
c a r r y i n g NCB.Units, f o r A C O R N , 5 2 . •;:••
CO. XSM3ROUP 45 in ISM 474 with imis 283 and 467 for
MITSUMA plus ISM's 44, 94, HI,. 227/286, 469 £or HIBO.
• Philippine Departures; , . . . .
:
48. 24 October 1945.: - ;; - : :
2000 all transports were Unloaded, with the exception of the WASHBURN
>' XSLPs 283, 467 and 474 completed unloading during the
Chronological Record of
Arrivals at
.-.-.:.•. LUDLOVy (DD 438), EDISON (DD 439), arid NIB^CK (DD 424)
were released from escort vdi;ty. f o r assignment' by CTF -:54#
• • • • ' ' • • . . , " " . . • . , . ^
(III) - 3
ComPhibGr-*!!
-» — _ — ^. — — « . — — Y — — - . — — —
MITSUHAUA , .. . . •
duty
Departure : ,from-if
A r r i v a l s a t KETSUHMU;. . •_.'•.' ;
v
is, * £• ^
commence unloading^
( H I ) - 34
CpmPhj.bGr^-11
Action, Report KURS-HIR03HIMA and MATSUYAMA ARI
Chronological Record, of I
(HI) - "35 .
ord of EventSi
;.. • 0745 CTU 54.1&.3 in LSM 283 with LSM« s 44, 94 and
467 to join 6-'LSMfs from KIRO and proceed to
engers for'U,' S. A, •
:
HAGI, .KAEDS, TAKENA, TAKE, HABUTQ, S H U
^ 103 '
and 108
•era) - 3.7
51.
xilTSUHAIilA ..
# • • • •
D e p a r t u r e s from I
HIRO, W.N
28th.
MITSUJ^MA '• . •• • •
(III)^
ComPhibGr-11 . . ' . . . ' . . . . • • • . . , :
• o n w a r d pouting t o P3/,HL.
O O M S E R V D I V 1 0 3 R e p r e s e n t a t i v e ; Coraniander CiiLDV^ELL,
:
:
assumed duties o f SOP/;. U d m i n j , : :--:", [••"
v
: :
• . • •. • • \ •. • • • •. ' -
53
29 October J
HIRQ imN : .
(III) - 40
ComPhibGr-11
COMLSTGROUP 13 in LST 431 and ISVs 643, 809, 811, 830, 953 (at
HIRO WAN ( f f )
Departures from KIRQ WAN;
trip. . '. •
A r r i v a l s at H I R Q W A N : '••; .
perspnnei embarked. .
engine trouble delaying her RFS date until 2400 31 October, LST
P K I B S P A C iiJiItlAiJAS f o r f u r t h e r 1 o r d e r s . '•• ;
.; . .'.-, :
: HIRO
CoraPhibOr-ir
,ction Report - KURE-HIROSEDI/,. and IIATSUrH^ /-reas - Part ( I I I )
Chronological Record of
Arrivals at MITSUH/-HA-;
" HIRCHVAN
' o n t o HAGOYA. . •
- 42
ComPMbGr-.ll
r Report - KURS-HIROSHIM/i and Jfo (Ill)
Chronological Record of.Events.
MITSUHAjlA . •. • ;..
.. •••-. /ill Navy Beach Party and pontoon personnel and equip
ment were withdrawn and army assumed unloading c o n t r o l .
- None.
(AGC 7) and CTG 54.11 in the CiXVItET (•P;1 32) escorted by the HAR
One man was .reported1 missingv, six nen suffered-mild blast effects.
The LSM. was directed to submit a detailed report to-, the Area .
(Ill)
Ill) - 44
(III) -45
MATSUYAMA'AREAS OF JAPAN
i L Y - ' . - : Ordnance
''omitted.
(IV) - 1
V - Damage
• This fia-rt'-oinitted.
AMPHIBIOUS
This unit was not under command of CTG 54.11* but was directed to
fire, and the responsibility for the use of gunfire, however, were
vested in CTG 54.11. CTU 51.3.32 cooperated in every way with CTG
Support would agree with the plan devised by the .Amphibious Coi^
0400 local time on both FOX and GEORGE Days, and were secured at
noon each day, after it became apparent that opposition would not
be encountered.
(b) (Air support for^KURB area secured per C?T.r,G.o 54*11 Dis
patfeh 080627.
(VI) (A).
• MATSUIAMA AREAS OF J A P A N
1. Troops..and Car^o - ,
This Il£t w a r u ^ o a ^ ^ ^
ladder carrying the 21st RCT for OKlC&JLx, broke off and
tal, of 1622 porsonncil and 392 vehicles and 840' long tons
c a r g o . , .; • • , • • • • • • • • " ' • • • . . .
(vi) (B) -;
ComPhibGrrU
Action.
2. .'Landing Crafts
the seawall. . . •
(VI)(B) -2
ComPhigGr-11
(c) Control
through BUNGD SITIDQ and, the JNL^TD SEA to: HI30-, in-accordance
yards extended from the 100 fathom curve for & distance of
and anchorage area was oxtonded. form the main cnannel off
:
, in. the area. ; . ,.' : .' ~\ . .
.
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fjj« *
(VI)(B) -3
CoaPhibGr-11
n"''Report| Part P
"oirjnerits an ection (B) Amphibious
Action.
:
• B e a c h , •• ' ; • . • / ' • ."''. ' .-• •••';;••••'•...
or equipment. / . ;'
(VI)(B) -i,
"RED BEACH THREE
(2) .id)
BEACH: TWO
7r
LEGEND!
ComPhibGr-11
Action., '
trucks at beaches/ • , •
•<VI)(B) -5
"Action. • " • . . . . • • •
needed. •
Casualties: .
h infectious j
jaundice and ^malaria, ./and- too ill
r .• • • \ , . • •• • •• •• •
v ' • v
ive. • ^ ..;"-. ''• . r'/::r.'::.:' '.'".• "':'''•[•• ' . ' • r ' . ':
4. Navigation
. ' '• • . . ' • • • • •
100 fathom curve off BUNOO SUIDO t o ; AKI NADA and i-^BD
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Action Report - KUR3-HIR0SHBIA AND MATSui
Section C— Special Comments
5« Engineering - Omitted. • .
6. LogjLstics ,
a
\ ( ) - SUPPORT '; ' • .'• • •
6-45 and- Com Fifth Phib For Oplan No. Al501-45. The
(5) ComServEon 6 .
(6) CbmServRon 7
LOCrlSTICS AT ST/GING ARg/V
At ifenila and Leyte ships of the Central Occupation
£ were supplied and provisioned, in so far as possible,
a t the following l e v e l s : ., • -:
g^-. 90 days
;
? • . M e d i c a l • ; •.'••••• '•• :: ":: '; , - ; " • •
native foods and drinking untreated water. Fresh water aboard ships
was chlorinated and salt water was used only for head flushing pur*
ized against cholera and typhus fever, and typhoid booster inject
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COMMANDER AMPHIBIOU
(VII)