MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY (contd)
DATE
February
13
LST 219 arrived Pearl.
LATONA (AF 35) arrived forenoon at Eniwetok and departed
same day.
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CTG 7.3 and Staff departed Pearl for Terminal Island
by air; Commander Schade designated CTG 7.3 representa~_
tive at Pearl Harbor.
FASIG completed delivering 2,000,000 gallons of fresh
water to Island Commander, kwejalein, refueled and returned to Eniwetok, arriving on 25 February.
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CTG 7.3 and Staff arrived Terminal Island, CTG hoisted
flag in MT. MCKINLEY.
MT. MCKINLEY, BAIROKO, ALBEMARLE
‘and CURTISS reported to CTG 7.3 for operational control.
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LST 611 departed Fearl for Eniwetok; LST 611 is lifting
AVR #26638 and #26653 to Eniwetok.
NEMASKET (AO@ 10) departed Pearl for Eniwetok to offload
aviation gasoline.
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RABY reported a sonar contact at 1357 Mike, bearing 252°T,
distance 26 miles from the center of Eniwetok Atoll.
PERKINS joined RABY in tracking the probably submarine
contact.
Section VII
Contact was lost at 1951 Mike; without submarine
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