that on the day the Yancey sailed the weather, which had been ideal
during loading, broke, and no loading could have been performed during
the week after the Yancey departed.
CHAPTER 9 = DEPARTURE AND EMBARKATION
Two bus convoys, eight in the first and six in the second, departed
from Fort Worden, 0900, 12 December 1947, with Headquarters and Head-
quarters Company, Company D, Company E, and the Medical Detachment,
532d EB&SR, for $Seattle ’ whore the troops entrained for Port Hueneme
at 1300, 12 December 1947. "tho trains were used to move the entire
Regiment. cio‘second t
& rain arrived at Port Hueneme before the first
train, causing a minor problem since the Commander of Troops and the
records had been placed aboard the first train, No appreciable delay
resulted since the roster of the organization was divided in two parts
and the troops were aboard the train in the order of embarkation.
On 14 December, all the odd pieces of Engineer equipment had
arrived and vere loaded’ aboard the Yancey, Warrick andPickaway, with
the exception of two or three 26 cu. ft. Tefrigeratcrs which were
booked for the "Marshall Victory", due to sail four days after the
Pickaway.
Loading out of these items through NABD, Port Hueneme, was
done efficiently under professional supervision of the experienced
shippers. The 2d ESB Liaison Section was notified at 0900 of that day
that the troop trains would begin arriving at 1130.
The last information received from Fort Worden about the arrival
of troops was on Saturday, 13 December 1947, when it was learned that
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