it
material it wus rojuired onuiy thit she ve accompanied to San Frunciseoe
by another eurface vessel,
TES wan ussigned.
The two ships were
formed into ea task unit with Conmanding Officer, -STES the officer
in tastiesl comand, em completed the voyege without incident,
CURTISS
discharged her AEC cargo at tha Naval “ayarine, Fort Chicago and at
Bega) Supply Center, Oskland, while KSTES continued on to San Diego
te prepare for deployment to the Fer Bast.
AINSHORTH arrived at
Eniwetok froa Bikini on 13 Kay, enburked 9 cabin ani 197 troop class
presencera and departed on the ldth. for San Prancises,
She was routed
via “earl Harbor where she reverted to nomad KTS employment for
the remainder of the voyace.
Yhree DDEs of Kecort Destroyer Division
T@RLVE, EPPERSON, NICHOLAS and RENSHAS with the Division Conmsnier in
EPPERSON, sailed from tiiwetok the Lith,
Thay rendesvoused next acrne
ing off Bikini with the fourth ship of the diviaion, RIILIP, ext sailed
for Peerl Harbor to prepare for deploymat to the Ear Zaate
@.
G15 May LST 1157 camleted her tasks ab Bniwetok and
Bikini and sailed for KFuajalein.
Prior to her dapartare she loaied
two boat pool LOis for return to San Diego, the e juipasnt Cron the
navy recreation island at Bikini for rekurn to CHSSWP.C, and batlding material provided by CJTF SVEN for the soastruction of living
quarters for the saiives who had been evacuated from Rongerlan,
The
natives were to be re-settled taapor:rily on enrother atell since Rongekap
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