1945

1945

January 1 - 7, : En route from Guam, Marianas Islands to Pearl Harbor, T.H.

January 7, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Station.

January 8 - 10, : Loaded cargo and 23 F6F's, 12 FM's, 8 SBD's, 5 SB2C,s, 15 SNJ's, 1 JRB, 11 TBM's and 10 F4U's. Embarked passengers.

January 21, : Arrived Guam. Moored to bouy in Apra Harbor. Unloaded aircraft and disembarked passengers.

January 22, : Underway toward designated areas in west of Guam to conduct refresher landing qualifications for CVG 17.

January 23 - 25, : Conducted refresher flight operations.

January 25, : Set course for Pearl Harbor, T.H.

February 3, : Arrived Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Station.

February 4 : Loaded 53 F4F's, 12 TBM's, 11 SB2C's and embarked passengers.

February 5, : Underway for San Diego, CA.

February 11, : Arrived at San Diego. Moored at Naval Air Station. Disembarked passengers and unloaded aircraft.

February 12 - 14, : Embarked passengers. Loaded cargo and 19 F4U's, 23 F6F's, and 26 TBM's.

February 15. : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T.H.

February 21, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Supply Depot. Disembarked passengers.

February 22, : Embarked CVG 83 for passage. Underway for Guam, Marianas Islands.

March 4, : Arrived at Guam. Moored to buoy at Apra Harbor.

March 2 - 5, : Unloaded aircraft and cargo and disembarked passengers.

March 6, : Loaded 8 F6F's and 4 TBM's. Embarked for passage 115 patients, veterns of Iwo Jima. Underway for Pearl Harbor, T.H.

March 15, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Station.

March 16, : Loaded 12 PV's and 17 F6F's. Embarked passengers.

March 17, : Underway for Alameda, CA.

March 23 , : Arrived at Alameda. Moored at Naval Air Station. Captain Norman W. Ellis, USN, relieved as Commanding Officer by Commander Frank Turner, USN, of Savanah, GA. Unloaded aircraft and disembarked passengers.

March 24, : Moved to berth at Unied Engineering Company docks, Alameda.

March 25- April 2, : Underwent repairs and alterations by United Engineering Company.

April 3, : Moved to Naval Air Station.

April 4 - 5, : Loaded 19 FG's, 41 F6F's, 3 FM's and 18 TBM's. Took on cargo and passengers.

April 5, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T. H.

April 11, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Station. Discharged cargo, aircraft and passengers.

April 12, : Loaded 6 F6F's and embarked passengers for return trip.

April 13, : Underway for Alameda, CA.

April 19, : Arrived at Alameda. Moored at Naval Air Station. Unloaded aircraft and passengers

April 20 - 23, : Loaded cargo and following aircraft : 48 F4u's, 8 FM's,and 23 F6F's. Embarked CVG 94 for passage.

April 24, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T. H.

April 30, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Staion. Unloaded all aircraft except 8 FM's and 2 F6F's. Disembarked passengers

May 1 - 2, : Loaded cargo and following aircraft : 45 F4U's, 5 SC's. 6 SOC's and 8OS2U's. Embarked passengers.

May 3, : Unerway for Guam, Marianas Island.

May 13, : Arrived at Guam. Moored to buoy in Apra Harbor. Unloaded all aircraft and some cargo. Disembarked and embarked passengers. Loaded cargo.

May 14, : Underway for Manus, Admiralty Islands.

May 17, : Arrived at Manus. Anchored in Seeadler Harbor. Unloaded and loaded cargo. Loaded the following aircraft : 18 F6F's, 5 FG's, 7 TBM's, 4 FM's, 1 AE, 1 J2F, 2 JRB's, 1 HE, 14 SBD's and 5 SNJ,s.

May 18, : Underway for Samar, Philippine Islands.

May 22, : Arrived Samar. Anchored in Guiuan Roadsted. Unloaded aircraft.

May 23, : Unloaded cargo. Took on passengers and cargo including 1 F6F for return trip. Underway for Manus, Admiralty Islands.

May 27, : Arrived at Manus. Anchored in Seeadler Harbor.

May 27 - 28, : Loaded 61 SB2C's. Embarked passengers, including VJ-2.

May 28, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T. H.

June 6, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor, T. H. Moored at Naval Air Station.

June 6 - 8, : Discharged aircraft, cargo and passengers. Loaded 9FG's, 5 TBM's and 2 FM's. Embarked passengers.

June 8, : Underway for San Diego, CA.

June 14, : Arrived at San Diego. Moored at Broadway Landing. Disembarked passengers.

June 15, : Moved to Naval Air Station. Unloaded aircraft.

June 16 - 17, : Loaded the following aircraft : 30 F6F's, 8 F4U's, 10 FG's, 3 SNJ's, 15 TD2C's, 12 SB2C's and 8 FM's. Embarked passengers.

June 18, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T. H.

June 24, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Station. Disembarked passengers. Loaded Cargo. Embarked passengers, including VC-7.

June 25, : Embarked CVEG 33 for passage. Underway for Saipan, Marianas Island.

July 5, : Arrived at Saipan. Disembarked passengers, including VC-7. Underway for Samar, Philippine Islands.

July 9, : Arrived at Samar. Anchored in Guiuan Roadstead. Disembarked all passengers.

July 9 - 10, : Unloaded aircraft and cargo. Loaded the following aircraft : 6 F6F's, 8 TBM's, 5 F4U's and 1 FM. Embarked CVG 25 and other passengers.

July 10, : Underway for Alameda, CA.

July 27, : Arrived Alameda. Moored at Naval Air Station. Discharged passengers.

July 28, : Unloaded aircraft.

July 28 - August 8, : Moored at Naval Air Station, Alameda, undergoing repairs by United Engineering Company, Ltd.

August 7 - 8, : Loaded cargo and the following aircraft : 6 PV's, and 6 PBY's. Embarked passengers, including VC 20 and VPB 115.

August 9, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T H.

August 15, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor. Moored at Naval Air Station. Unloaded aircraft and disembarked passengers, including VB 149.

Aughust 15 - 21, : Unloaded cargo. Loaded 6 PBY's. Embarked passengers, including VB 149.

August 21, : Underway for Alameda, CA.

August 27, : Arrived at Alameda. Moored at Naval Air Station. Unloaded aircraft and disembarked passengers.

August 18 - 30, : Loaded cargo and embarked passengers.

August 31, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T.H.

September 6, : V-J Day. En route Pearl Harbor.

September 6, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor.

September 14, : Arrived San Diego.

September 19, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T.H.

September 25, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor.

September 28, : Underway for Guam.

October 8, : Arrived Guam.

October 10, : Underway for Okinawa.

October 14, : Arrived at Okinawa.

October 17, : Underway for Tsingtao, China.

October 20, : Arrived at Tsingtao, China.

October 22, : Underway for Samar, Philippine Islands.

October 27, : Arrived at Samar, Philippine Islands.

October 28, : Underway for Guam.

November 1, : Arrived at Guam.

November 3, : Underway for Philippine Islands.

November 11, : Arrived at Philippine Islands.

November 15, : Underway for the States.

November 21, : Arrived at Mare Island, Vallejo, CA.

December 8, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T.H

December 14, : Arrived at Pearl Harbor.

December 17, : Underway for Guam.

December 27, : Arrived Guam

December 28, : Underway for Pearl Harbor, T.H