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USS Ormsby
(APA-49) Timeline
1943 |
28-Jun |
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Ormsby Commissioned, San Francisco,
CA |
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28-Jun |
- |
24-Jul |
San Francisco |
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26-Jul |
- |
29-Jul |
San Diego |
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5-Aug |
- |
14-Aug |
Pearl Harbor |
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21-Aug |
- |
31-Aug |
Funafuti, Ellice Islands |
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3-Sep |
- |
5-Sep |
Pago Pago, Samoa |
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11-Sep |
- |
1-Nov |
Wellington New Zealand, Practiced
amphibious landings. |
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7-Nov |
- |
13-Nov |
Efate, New Hebrides |
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20-Nov |
- |
28-Nov |
Invasion Landing of US Marines,
Tarawa, Gilbert Islands |
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7-Dec |
- |
22-Jan |
Pearl Harbor, Practiced amphibious
landings. |
1944 |
31-Jan |
- |
4-Feb |
Invasion Landing of US Army
Troops Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
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8-Feb |
- |
19-Feb |
Funafuti, Ellice Islands |
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24-Feb |
- |
27-Mar |
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands -
Practiced amphibious landings. |
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28-Mar |
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Reinforcement Landing of US Army
Troops, Bougainville, Solomon Islands |
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31-Mar |
- |
19-Apr |
Milne Bay, New Guinea |
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23-Apr |
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Invasion Landing of US Army
Troops, Aitape, New Guinea |
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26-Apr |
- |
1-May |
Longamak, New Guinea |
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3-May |
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Reinforcement Landing of US Army
Troops, Aitape, New Guinea |
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10-May |
- |
4-Jun |
Russell Island, Solomon Islands.
Practiced amphibious landings ending at Guadalcanal |
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8-Jun |
- |
12-Jun |
Kwajalein, Marshal Islands |
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15-Jun |
- |
1-Jul |
Saipan, Marianas Islands - Steamed
in circles awaiting orders to land reinforcement troops for the
battle of Saipan. |
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3-Jul |
- |
17-Jul |
Eniwetok |
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21-Jul |
- |
25-Jul |
Invasion Landing of US Marines,
Guam, Marianas Islands |
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28-Jul |
- |
30-Jul |
Eniwetok |
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5-Aug |
- |
14-Aug |
Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides |
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16-Aug |
- |
8-Sep |
Guadalcanal |
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15-Sep |
- |
20-Sep |
Invasion Landing of US Marines,
Peleliu, Palau Islands |
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24-Sep |
- |
25-Sep |
Manus, Admiralty Islands |
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26-Sep |
- |
13-Oct |
Hollandia, New Guinea, Humboldt Bay |
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20-Oct |
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Invasion Landing of US Army
Troops, Leyte, Philippine Islands |
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25-Oct |
- |
2-Nov |
Hollandia |
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5-Nov |
- |
10-Nov |
Moratai, New Guinea |
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14-Nov |
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Reinforcement Landing of US Army
Troops, Leyte, Philippine Islands |
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20-Nov |
- |
21-Nov |
Manus Island |
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25-Nov |
- |
27-Nov |
Tulagi/Guadalcanal |
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14-Dec |
- |
15-Dec |
San Francisco |
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17-Dec |
- |
12-Mar |
San Pedro, CA for repairs &
overhaul |
1945 |
13-Mar |
- |
20-Mar |
Port Hueneme, CA |
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26-Mar |
- |
29-Mar |
Pearl Harbor |
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6-Apr |
- |
7-Apr |
Eniwetok |
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11-Apr |
- |
15-Apr |
Guam |
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18-Apr |
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Eniwetok |
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24-Apr |
- |
29-Apr |
Pearl Harbor |
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5-May |
- |
7-May |
San Francisco |
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10-May |
- |
22-May |
Seattle |
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29-May |
- |
2-Jun |
Pearl Harbor |
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10-Jun |
- |
11-Jun |
Eniwetok |
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14-Jun |
- |
23-Jun |
Guam |
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24-Jun |
- |
25-Jun |
Tinian |
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25-Jun |
- |
26-Jun |
Saipan |
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30-Jun |
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Eniwetok |
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6-Jul |
- |
7-Jul |
Pearl Harbor |
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13-Jul |
- |
31-Jul |
San Francisco |
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13-Aug |
- |
16-Aug |
Eniwetok (on 14 Aug, word reaches
Ormsby that Japan has surrendered) |
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22-Aug |
- |
23-Aug |
Ulithi, Caroline Islands |
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27-Aug |
- |
6-Sep |
Manila, Philippine Islands |
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13-Sep |
- |
19-Sep |
Occupation
Landing of US Army Troops - Yokohama, Japan |
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24-Sep |
- |
30-Sep |
Guam |
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1-Oct |
- |
2-Oct |
Saipan |
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11-Oct |
- |
17-Oct |
Occupation
Landing of US
Marines for repatriation of Chinese people - Tsing Tao, China |
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23-Oct |
- |
30-Oct |
Manila, Philippine Islands |
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2-Nov |
- |
14-Nov |
Haiphong, French Indo China -
Loaded Chinese 62nd Army Troops |
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18-Nov |
- |
19-Nov |
Takao-Ko, Formosa - Disembark
Chinese 62nd Army Troops |
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22-Nov |
- |
27-Nov |
Manila, Philippine Islands |
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30-Nov |
- |
3-Dec |
Okinawa |
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20-Dec |
- |
17-Jan |
Portland, Oregon |
1946 |
20-Jan |
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San Pedro, California |
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29-Jan |
- |
31-Jan |
Panama Canal Zone - Passed through
Panama Canal |
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4-Feb |
- |
6-Mar |
New Orleans, Lousiana |
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7-Mar |
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Arrived Mobile, Alabama |
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13-Mar |
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Crew left the ship |
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15-Mar |
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USS Ormsby APA-49 Decomissioned -
End of an Era |
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