Japan Bound -- about 30 days via the Marshall Islands. Specifically the atolls Taongi, Bikar, and Taka near the equator. Orders called for checking the atolls for Japanese stragglers from the WW 2 that were rumored to still be there. No persons were found but evidence was all around that they had been there. Approaching Taongi atoll. Only the rim can be seen.Rim The North Pacific, location of the atolls noted above. Click to enlarge Try clicking on thumb nails Thanks to Joe Lewin we have these photos on the Atoll. I lost mine in the sea. LCVP transports the search team to Taongi atoll. <<< proud team members. LST 1138 Chiefs Miles and Dougherty comimg in from the sea. Signaling the ship- Oh for a cell phone Goony bird being stalked by a Chief ? This shot taken from the beach of Taongi atoll. You can see the 1138 in the distance >> Joe, seated, who is the other ? Who is this athlete ? LCVP landed on Marshall Island Bikar atoll 1953 Photo by J Lewin Bikar atoll, another Marshall Island 1953 Photo by J lewin Skeleton of Japanese landing craft Hawaii, en route to Japan Oahu is the location of Pearl Harbor which is our intermediate destination. Diamond Head appears and we find our way to the entry to Pearl Diamond Head from a distance that does not do it justice in black and white. Quartermaster watching Oahu beach during practice beaching. Drawing of the entry to Pearl Harbor. Pearl itself is on the tip of the peninsula in the upper center. Evening at sea with a slight roll Beaching exercise on Oahu Time was spent in this great area practicing beaching and working with the land forces. Sasebo Harbor 1953-4 The USS Reagan passing the Arizona in Pearl Harbor- 2006 Pearl, More beauty in Hawaii from our practice beaching location 1953 This is the Bill Weber ( Army Man ) corner since he furnished the four photos shown below during operations in Hawaii called the Mickey Maneuvers about 1949-50. Looking Down - Bow to ramp Looking from ramp to beach Whoop-de-do, this is class Bow doors open, ramp down twin 40s pointed at danger 28th street ,San Diego 1954 Hawaii beach 1954 A series of 10 photos taken on December 7, 1941 can be seen on page 11 of this website << Ken Nielsen, a former shipmate, on the 1138 for a few months found this site and contacted us via the Email and later sent these 3 photos for use. Ken now lives and works in Denmark EU. He is the one with the trumpet. If you know any one of the other two let us know. These 3 photos were taken between Jan and August of 1953 >>> ? and Ken ? and Ken |
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