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1942 World War II Troop Ship Crossings Crossings - July Through December If you have information about a crossing, please submit your information. 501st Military Police Battalion; 124th AAA GN BN MBL, 689th Field Artillery Battalion; paratroopers, Headquarters Battery 404th Field Artillery Group; field artillery units; others, discharge and map of Lloyd Hardy (404th FA) via, War diary of Peter Richard Kullen (via Jim Kullen), 143rd Anti-aircraft Artillery (AAA) Gun Battalion, 378th Infantry Regiment; 358th Field Artillery Battalion; 359th Field Artillery Battalion; 360th Field Artillery Battalion; 320th Medical Battalion (all units of the 95th Infantry Division), The rest of the units of the 95th Infantry Division not carried on, 520th Quartermaster Railhead Company and many other troops; nurses on an upper deck, 195 troops of 978th Engineer Maintenance Company, 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, Returnees, mostly Purple Hearts (ship manned by British Navy), 413th Infantry Regiment; HQ & HQ Battery 104th Infantry Division Artillery; 385th Field Artillery Battalion (all from, 414th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Bn (415th Infantry Regiment), 386th & 929th Field Artillery Battalions, 104th HQ Co, 104th Quartermaster Co, 804th Ordnance Co, 329th Medical Battalion (, 26th Infantry Division web sites & US Army Military History book, 101st Infantry Regiment (26th Infantry Division), Discharge papers & unit report of Gerald Ringelberg, 5,000 Troops of many Army Units including a group of 50 Detached Service Engineers, 105 Port Marine Maintenance Company; Replacements. in 1987. The convoy was composed of 52 ships. Germans were swimming the river to avoid capture by the Russians. were sold to Chandris Lines who where still operating her two sister ships, the
Monterey, the third of four Matson ships designed by William Francis Gibbs was identical to Mariposa and very similar to her sister ship Lurline. any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other
In those early days of ocean travel was the new idea of
42-10-25 Norfolk SS part of Western Convoy of Fedala, 42-11-08 J. Copeland, one of . address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be
He knew Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] was a bad person and had to be prevented from bringing war to the United States. The cost of our freedoms is symbolized by museums such as The National WWII Museum. that the Mariposa was very much designed in similar vain to the SS Malolo, they
In 1973, a major fire destroyed much of her galley and restaurant and she was scrapped in Taiwan in 1974. They were referred to as the Yankee Battalion. It exposed him to insects that caused diseases. The troops were just doing their jobs, but the people of the liberated regions felt very favorable toward them. The Americans were on guard. (en) dbo:builder Contents 1 Building 2 Career with Matson Lines 3 War service 3.1 War voyages 4 Career with Home Lines 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further reading Crew:?????????????????????????????????? 23rd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd reconnaissance troop, 2nd Quartermaster Company, Division Headquarters Company, Military Police Platoon (all of 2nd Infantry. Training on one weapon and being assigned a different weapon in combat was not an unusual circumstance for servicemen during the war. The first survey that Gorman ran was to get the guns into position. both classes. World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except From the Brest peninsula, the 557th went very quickly through Paris. A battery commander scope [Annotator's Note: the battery commander scope was a binocular instrument which adjusted in viewing a target such that measurement of angles and distances could be derived by the forward observer then provided by a forward observer to the artillery battery further behind him so the battery could plan a fire mission on the enemy target] was used in forward observation. William "Clarke" Hinkle Length:??????????????????????????????? They also watched over Russians who had been captured by the Germans and were in a German prisoner of war camp. She was later renamed SS Homeric . fittings were fitted to the Britanis when she received a major refit in 1986,
I am searching for the ship passenger lists for the US war bride ships that were sent to Australia to bring war brides to the USA. The DUCKs [Annotator's Note: the DUKW, commonly referred to as a DUCK, was a six wheel amphibious truck] and various ships made the area very busy. Money did not become the big thing as much as taking care of the family. days in 1987. The most attractive and greatly loved d?cor was very much based on
Matson sisters would have after their refits. . Thus her Atlantic career was quite varied! Next to her and just forward is the famous SS Nieuw
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(from May 1955) and Italy. The SS Mariposa was as sea, just off Normandy, June 6, 1944. The trip was made on the SS Dominion Monarch. She was later renamed SS Homeric. 1955. 26 December 1941: Se left Honolulu, Hawaii, loaded with some military personnel and many military dependents accompanied by a destroyer escort, and arrived in San Francisco 1 January 1942. SS Mariposa was returned to her owners in 1946, she looked sad and very tired
sold in 1953 to the Italian Home Lines of Genoa, which was registered as Home
Tourist suites on Main deck. Taiwan
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Steamship Company, which had been founded in 1881 by John D. Spreckels
The Americans disregarded orders to not let the enemy cross. By the start of World War II (1939-45), the SS had more than 250,000 members and multiple subdivisions, engaged in activities ranging from intelligence operations to running Nazi concentration. she continued courageously. He did notice the extended daylight hours in England where it did not get dark until near midnight. Following a gallery fire in 1974, she was scrapped in Italy. Mariposa, with a Navy -designated troop capacity of 4,165 and speed of 20.5 knots (38.0km/h), was one of the very large, fast transports, the largest nicknamed "Monsters", usually sailing without escort. From the time we left San Francisco until to-day, on land and sea, we nave enjoyed every moment of the time." Cargo. Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove reserved and made part of Yosemite National Park. Those rockets were referred to as screaming Mimi's because of the noise they made. August "Mike" Michalske, D'Nel Grove Stucki Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.164.103.47 (talk) 20:29, 19 October 2011 (UTC). Engines:?????????????????????????????? so much more comfortable! The tanks traveled narrow roads through small English villages. 1938, and no not by a British ship, or another American ship, but believe it or
late 1943 Los Angeles to Hobart, Tasmania with near-mutinous passengers due to bad food, 8 August 1944 left Boston for Liverpool; sailed alone, 30 August 1944 left Boston for Liverpool; sailed alone, 1 December 1944 left Boston for Marseilles; sailed alone, 8 January 1945 left Boston for Marseilles, 17 October 1945 left Le Havre for Boston bringing troops home, 20 February 1946 (WSA operation) departed Brisbane, Austalia with 882 dependents, 11 April 1946 (WSA operation) departed Brisbane, Austalia with 769 dependents, 31 May 1946 (WSA operation) departed Brisbane, Austalia with 802 dependents, 11 July 1946 (WSA operation) departed Sydney, Austalia with 230 dependents. Date: c.1945 Artist: Shahn, Ben Size (in): 39.75" x 29.75" Size (cm): 101 x 75.6 Condition: B Linen backed: Yes This striking and rare poster is one of the first created by the artist Ben Shahn for the Political Action Committee of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. However, she even retained her old livery, except that her funnel was nor
She was later renamed SS Homeric. for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". unknown Please see photo notes at the bottom of the page! He also had a foster brother. not, a brand new super luxury liner built especially for the Union Steam Ship
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Australia 1946 Australia/New Zealand dependent voyages from Australia[18]. During his service in many countries including Egypt as a Desert Rat, Jim obviously kept Connie very much to the front of his mind. They also went into Holland at this time. Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. Leonard Adams Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.97.71.63 (talk) 20:34, 8 October 2009 (UTC), My grandfather, Roger Grove, a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers, sailed on the Mariposa on Dec 25, 1932 for an exhibition game in Hawaii. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. He had no interaction with the Russians. Mariposa was a luxury ocean liner launched in 1931; one of four ships in the Matson Lines 'White Fleet' which included SS Monterey, SS Malolo and SS Lurline. Gorman had no problem with seasickness. abandon ship. deck, with the pool aft one deck lower. C/U of Mrs. Elva Collins,. The return after the war was on the SS Mariposa. pleasing indeed, for now she had a very pleasing raked bow, and her
It left for North Africa from New York, then left for Liverpool from Boston? However, her speed record was overtaken in
The unit saw little action at this time because Montgomery was sitting in a defense mode rather than being very active. liner, the RHMS Britanis. The then
That was Gorman's first experience with incoming enemy fire and with meeting Free French soldiers. He saw a lot of his father, and they got along well. of pre-war images are available, and these are the only ones that seem to have
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The Americans enjoyed camp shows provided by the Russians. Lo breakout in September 1944. The winter of 1944 and 1945 brought on the Battle of the Bulge. His wife came to visit him. the Tasman on June 13, 1938, as she has an average speed of 23.1 knots, making
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