16. Staff
Memorandum #30, ~Administrationand Loading Arrange-
nmts at Terminal Island,~ published 23 January 1948. ‘fhi@=or~dum
assigned responsibilitiesfor the handling,
loading, and reporting of
cargo and personnelarriving at Terminal Islaml for loading. It aleo
prescribed liaison to be rnintainod between the Terminal Ishnd Naval
Shipyard and Commanding General, San Francisco Port of 13abarkation.
Outloading of Water Shipments
17.
It was necessary, as in most operations of this type, to send
the major portion of troops and car~ to the forward ●rea by water~
During the period 15 October to 15 February, the outloadlng ●nd delivery
of
-i
.
persomel and aeterial to the forward area was complotd except for
minor Eintenance support. Attached as Annex 1 and Annex 2 is a sumary
of the vessels used to mmre car- and personnel to ~wetok
ad
Kwajalein,
together with sailing dates ●nd the amunt of cargo Lwved on each vessel.
Total car~ ~ved was about 55,OCKlM/T of wNch
in the U. S. and 25,W
1
rou@ly ~,000 originated
in Oahu. Initial planning had indicated that
2 LSTIs and 1 C1.MA-Vl would be sufficient to mve
the initial water
echo]on from Oahu to Mwetok.
However, equi~nt
to be mxed
from about 5,~
This increase was due to expansion
to 9,000 @T.
requirementsand also because mre
of the required equi~t
in Oah than it had be- originally anticipatedwmld
increased
of
.
*
was found
be the case.
Arrangemmts were made to obtain 2 ●dditiorml ET ~s from the Navy and
to utilize 2 Army FS boats which were afterward to be used as a shuttle
In the forward area between Fhiwetok and Kuajalein. On the 16th of
Section XVII
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