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of the need, approval wes given in all cases and air transportation was
requested of Conmander Task Croup 132.2.
In this connection transportae
tion was requested and obtained for 8 medical evacuses and also 14 routine
trensfers (8 by air, 6 by surface transportation) ordered by apprepriate
porsonnel distribution authorities.
cf these medical cues,
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Escorts (5) were requiredfor some .
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During the months of September and October thé USS DIPHDA (TAKA-59),
USHS SGT JACK J. PENDLETON(TAKV=5) and USS LEO (TAKA-60) arrived with dry
cargo for the Navy Task Group.
No difficulties were encountered with these
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On 12 October 1952 the USS AREQUIPA (TAF-31) arrived with 266
Considerable
difficulty was encountered in getting the destroyers provisioned and beck
on patrol because Task Group 132.3 prdvisions had been overloaded at Pearl
Harbor with Wake Island cargo required for rehabitilation of Wake after
typhoon damage.
On 29 October the USNS BALD EAGLE (TAF~50) was scheduled to arrive with
659 neasureinent tons of stores for the Navy Task Group.
This ship had been
consignee loaded and it was expected that the foregoing difficulty would
not be ensountered.
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On 24 ani 25 October the USS TOLOVANA (A064) and USS NAMAKAGON
(A0G-53) arrived and topped off all ships of the Navy Task Group requiring
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fuel, except the destroyers.
The destroyers were to be fueled later from
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