Docked without the aid of tugboats in New York, by Commodore Irving. Robbins - Worthen Families, Image USS Mobile III USS Mobile (CL-63) 1943 The third Mobile (CL-63) was a World War II light cruiser of the 27-ship Cleveland class. At 8 am on December 7, the Japanese submarine I-26 torpedoed SS Cynthia Olson, manned by mariners and transporting lumber for the Army from Tacoma, Washington to Honolulu.All aboard perished, making these merchant mariners among the earliest American casualties of the war. Banquet rooms are operational. US Army photograph, from CMH Publication 100-11, Omaha Beachhead (6 June 1944 13 June 1944). Fold3.com has WWII British Admiralty War Diaries online. Mediterranean cruise: New York, Las Palmas, Tangier, Piraeus, Naples, Cannes, Palma, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Madeira, New York. The Base Said Nothing. Remaining on the island after the campaign, the division was further weakened by malaria, jaundice, and even malnutrition. After midnight Feb. 3, 1943, the Dorchester was torpedoed by a U-boat in the Labrador Sea off Greenland and went down in 20 minutes, according to official records. opens. This is a List of Allied convoys during World War II by region. Docked without tugs in New York, by Captain S.A. Jones. Please note that these records do not include passenger lists, and if multiple ships left on the same day, it may not be possible to narrow down which ship he was on. At Cunard Lines annual meeting, Chairman Sir Thomas Royden makes the first official announcement that the question of new tonnage is one constantly in our minds. The Cunard Line begins plans to design a new pair of super ocean liners to replace the Mauritania, Aquitania and Berengaria on their North Atlantic route. Lt. George L. Fox, a Methodist minister from Pennsylvania; Lt. Alexander D. Goode, a Reform rabbi from New York; Lt. Clark V. Poling, a Reformed Church in America minister from Ohio; and Lt. John P. Washington, a Catholic priest from New Jersey, were each posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart. [3] World War II [ edit] A U.S. General G. O. Squier -class troop transport For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov. The Queen Mary celebrates 30 years in Long Beach. Crossing Information Sorted By Troop Unit. Cruise from Southampton to Las Palmas. Audio tours begin again in English, German, Japanese and Spanish. Sometimes they list which units were embarked. Major General Terry Allen. If you have any correspondence he sent from overseas around that time, check the V-mail or envelopes, as soldiers were required to list their name, grade, service number, and unit. Many historians have written about the famous Buffalo Soldiers of the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division, who fought with distinction during World War II. Removed from British registry and officially turned over to the City of Long Beach. The Big Red One participated in eight campaigns, spent 443 days in combat, and had sixteen members received a Congressional Medal of Honor, including Sergeant Walter Elhers, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 9-10, 1944. First letter of inquiry from H.E. The Normandie wins the honor back in 1937. Fastest eastbound crossing since Blue Riband record: 4 days, 10 hours, 6 minutes. Twenty of the Queen Marys lifeboats were left off the ship to save weight. Vital Statistics: Length: 577 feet S1, Crew: 501 S5, Width: 72 feet S1, . In the course of the rescue mission, Lt. Langford Anderson, the Comanche's executive officer, slipped and fell into the frigid waters. First Meeting between Lord Mancroft and Long Beach, California representatives in New York. For his heroism, David was posthumously awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Medal and, in 1999, was recognized with the Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity," Thiesen wrote. Queen Mary holds the all-time record, with 15,740 troops on a single passage in late July 1943,[3] transporting a staggering 765,429 military personnel during the war.[3]. The Cunard Line and White Star line merged in 1934 when the two companies had experienced financial difficulties. ALMAAK War Diary. 1965 - by ship: 650,000; by air: 4,000,000. The German forces there were able to fight off the Americans long enough to slip out of town and escape across the Strait of Messina to Italy. Landing ships beach themselves and bring their troops directly ashore. It's really a shame that the WWII discharge paperwork did not include all of a soldier's units. Courtesy of the Imperial War Museum IWM (A 18392). For more information about Navy and Merchant marine deck logs, please see the History Hub blog Vessel & Station Log Books. She later carried more than 22,000 war brides and children to the . Officiating are RMS Foundation President Joseph F. Prevratil; H.R.H. King Edward VIII makes inspection tour of the ship. Welcome to WWII Forums! For more information about these non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at, Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgment as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RE-NY and RDT2. The remainder landed at Clyde (Scotland) around Oct 6. RMS Foundation, Inc., schedules Diamond Jubilee Celebration for the 60th Anniversary of the Queen Marys Maiden Voyage from Southampton to New York. Here are some sites on the topic of troopships that you might want to visit. "Despite his secondary status in a segregated service, Charles Walter David Jr. placed the needs of others before his own. If there is, it will probably name the troopship that they sailed on in it. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for World War II US Military Mess Kit 1943 5 Piece Foley Mfg Co USA at the best online prices at eBay! We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience as we balance mission-critical work and the safety of our staff during the pandemic. Two ship service begins for Cunard with the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Courtesy of The National WWII Museum. It was a time of freedom most African American GIs could not believe. Dry docked in Singapore. Again, that would likely list the ship. The operation reports sometimes provide the names of the ships that the unit used for transit, but please note that this information is not always included. Modern mechanized armies need a robust logistics chain to provide fuel, ammunition, and other sinews of war to sustain combat operations. For more information about Navy and Merchant marine deck logs, please see the History Hub blog. "38th Armored Infantry Battalion (7th Armored Division)", or vice versa "7th Armored Division (38th Armored Infantry Battalion)". If you can identify his ship, you may be interested in requesting deck logs. The Queen Mary collides with British light cruiser Curacoa. The amount of information recorded in deck logs about passengers varies. Voyage #397 West. "Titanic: The Expedition" exhibit makes its West Coast debut aboard the Queen Mary. We also located World War II Operations Reports, 1940-1948 in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917 - 1985 (Record Group 407) that may include records of his unit during WWII. Several weeks later, David died of pneumonia at a hospital in Greenland from the hypothermia he suffered during the rescues. Related: WWII Chaplain Who Comforted Sailors in Shark-Infested Waters Awarded Posthumous Navy Cross. World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except King Edward VIII, Her Majesty Queen Mary, the young Princess Elizabeth, the Duke and Duchess of York (soon to be King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), the Duke and Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester visit the ship. Preview opening of Marys Gate Village (Now the Queens Marketplace). "I could hear men crying, pleading, praying and swearing. The British Treasury makes advances of 4,500,000 toward the completion of #534, and authority was to be sought to make an advance not to exceed 5,000,000 for a second liner. G to M The Long Voyage from Gourock, to the Suez, Sydney, Australia, and return to Gourock. Prince Michael of Kent representing the British Royal Family, grandson of Her Majesty Queen Mary; Scotland's Clydebank District Provost Jack McAllister and other special guests. Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Launch and Naming of the great liner. When the Dorchester was going down, the Coast Guard cutter Comanche ignored the threat of another U-boat attack and raced through heavy seas to pick up survivors. Last Eastbound transatlantic crossings. "According to our [U. S. National Archives] records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all passenger lists, manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army Transports for World War II." S1, February 1943: Windhuk sailed from Brazil to Norfolk Virginia, a voyage of 30 days. With plenty of time, money, and youth, Americans were often referred to by the British as overpaid, oversexed and over here. As many as 9,000 babies were born in Britain out of wedlock as a result of the ease with which American men mingled with British women. When the invasion finally arrived, the Allies would need every pound of food, ammunition, and weaponry to keep their armies pushing into Germany. The North Atlantic Shipping Bill is passed. First cruise: Southampton to Las Palmas. The Queen Mary celebrates 40 years in Long Beach. Work to restore the ship to passenger service begins as the ship at the King George Dry Dock. Picture 1 of 12. . The great liner joined other "drafted" passenger ships similarly loaded with equipment and men, forming a huge convoy protected by the Royal Australian Navy. The United States used two designations: WSA for troopships operated by the War Shipping Administration using Merchant Marine crews, and USS (United States Ship) for vessels accepted into and operated by the United States Navy. Disney advises the City and Port of Long Beach that it will end its lease for the operation of the Queen Mary and Spruce Goose. Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. The Queen Mary arrives in Long Beach, California. The operation reports sometimes provide the names of the ships that the unit used for transit, but please note that this information is not always included. Often they simply note that they embarked troops. Note that units may have crossed on multiple ships. Fighting the Allies during the North African campaign of 1942-1943, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommels Afrika Korps (DAK) was resupplied by a concerted air and sea lift effort. Winston Churchill transported from Gourock to New York, to meet with President Roosevelt. The Allied victory against the Axis was a long journeyone that actually took much longer than the war itself. This buildup had begun in 1942 with the expectation of a cross-Channel action in 1943, but a lack of resources and a shift in strategy in the Mediterranean moved the Allied invasion of the continent to 1944. If it was to fight well there at the side of the inexperienced divisions and under the command of an inexperienced corps, the division desperately needed a change in its perspective The 1st Division, under Allens command, had become too full of self-pity and pride. I especially remembered doing a project about World War II and how important troopships were for the D-Day invasion. At Halifax, it was joined by NA.16. As England and France declare war on Germany, the Queen Marys days as a passenger ocean liner appear over. On her sixth round-trip voyage, the Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband for the fastest North Atlantic crossings from the French Line's Normandie. Courtesy of The National WWII Museum. First time more than 10,000 persons had traveled on any ship (9,880 troops, 875 crew). Troopships were operated by the Army Transportation Service, with "civilian" mariners; by the U.S. Navy; and the War Shipping Administration. for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". If you can figure out his battalion or regiment (or even division), you might be able to find a unit history at NARA. The Queen Mary celebrates her 75-year anniversary of the Maiden Voyage. The ship was 1,031 feet (314 metres) long and 118.5 feet (36 metres) wide and had a draft of 38 feet (11.6 metres) and an original gross tonnage of 83,673. 504-528-1944. Included below are links to only a few of the documents found about AT.23 on Fold3. The Queen Mary departs Southampton at 4:33 p.m. on her maiden voyage, arriving in Cherbourg, France at 8:47 p.m. and departing at 12:39 a.m. the following morning. The 1960s were a decade of major change and with the rise of popularity in air travel; ocean liners were slowly becoming obsolete. Help for civilians and veterans seeking information and military records, past and present. The Queen Mary celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its Opening Day. Dis. It's a bit time consuming and won't give you a specific ship, but as a last resort you might also try searching the Arnold Hague Convoy Database to see if any convoys departed New York for the British Isles match those dates. On November 5, 1943, ships carrying the 1st Infantry Division pulled into the Liverpool harbor. Rest was brief, as the First was thrown back on the line after the German breakout on December 16. Captain John Treasure Jones, the 33rd and last captain of the Queen Mary dies at the age of 87 at his home in Chandler's Ford, England, just north of the port town of Southampton. Troop capacity increased. US Army Signal Corps photograph. Attack transports,[1] a variant of ocean-going troopship adapted to transporting invasion forces ashore, carry their own fleet of landing craft. The Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, of Newport News, Virginia, began construction on April 14, 1941, and launched the vessel on May 15, 1942. Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal), you might also see the unit he was a member of at the time, since the General Order may be listed. You need a free trial, a paid subscription, or access offered through some libraries to view (or wait for free-access days). Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden sail aboard the Queen Mary to visit with President Harry S. Truman. The men had been told to remove their division patches and not divulge their previous locations in an effort to mask the buildup of American units that was taking place in England in 1943. When the supply ran out, the chaplains gave away their own life vests to four men who had none, survivors said. The SS United States secures Blue Riband traveling from Bishop Rock to Ambrose Light in 3 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. Installation of engines and almost all of the heavy machinery is completed. Dry docked in King George V Graving Dock. The two naval battles in the Ofotfjord on 10 April and 13 April were fought between the British Royal Navy and Nazi Germany Kriegsmarine, while the two . An estimated 70,000 British women married American men during the war or just after. Queen Elizabeth returns to England aboard the Queen Mary after three-week good will tour of Canada and the United States. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. Exacerbating their frustration was the assumption that their next stop would be home to become a training unit. "It was the finest thing I have seen or hope to see this side of heaven," he said. The Division gets its nickname from this patch, the Big Red One. Remember that one or more transfers was common during World War II and that discharge paperwork will probably only have his last unit. The link provided by Lowell Silverman above. The Queen Marys amateur radio station (W6RO) is renamed the Nate Brightman Radio Room in honor of Mr. Brightmans more than 40 years old dedication to the station. Hotel Queen Mary closes. --The left margin of an Admiralty War Diary page operates as a kind of index or tab. Using the US departure and ETO arrival dates provided, it appears your father was a part of convoy AT.23. , ATTN: Research Library, 300 Washington Boulevard, Besson Hall, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5260. Foulke - Haas - Please check NARAs web page about COVID-19 updates for the latest information. Hotel Queen Mary reopens with 125 rooms operational. You are at a gateway to WWII discussion, research, exploration, & analysis. In his book, A Soldiers Story, Bradley wrote of the 1st Division, Under (Major General Terry) Allen the 1st Division had become increasingly temperamental, disdainful of both regulations and senior commands. Queen Mary holds the all-time record, with 15,740 troops on a single passage in late July 1943, [3] transporting a staggering 765,429 military personnel during the war. After 28 months, construction resumes on job #534. Unfortunately, unlike for World War I, there are no searchable databases of passenger lists for troop transports. Learn more. Queen Mary Story and Power Train Tour, and Upper Decks opened, weekends only. Most restaurants and Sunday Brunch are back. 14,833 troops and 1,000 crew transported. When the under-strength 1st Division arrived in Liverpool in November 1943, it accounted for fewer than 15,000 of the 173,860 Americans who arrived in the United Kingdom that month. Furnishings reinstalled after being recovered from different ports around the world. Two Cunard legends meet for the first time. Could you be more specific? The Comanche lowered a cargo net, but many of those in the lifeboats were too weak and numbed by the cold to climb aboard. They then linked arms, offered prayers and sang hymns as the ship went down. On November 5, 1943, ships carrying the 1st Infantry Division pulled into the Liverpool harbor. All images are copyright their respective owners. The ship is officially handed over from John Brown Shipyard to Cunard White Star Line at exactly noon. European Coastal Atlantic convoys[ edit] North Atlantic convoys [ edit] North American coastal and Caribbean convoys [ edit] Mediterranean and North African coastal convoys [ edit] South Atlantic convoys [ edit] Indian Ocean convoys [ edit] Pacific convoys [ edit] The 368-foot steamship Dorchester, operated by the War Shipping Administration, was part of a convoy that left New York in January 1943 bound for the Army Command Base at Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland. At some point, the convoy split into parts (I believe to go to various ports in the UK.). Ship transferred to Atlantic Ocean. We directly support the repository at WW2.ORG, and several other worthwhile projects that add to the historical record. African American troops are greeted in England after disembarking from a transport ship. Cunard announces that the Queen Mary is for sale. Often they simply note that they embarked troops. 417, 101 ABDIV, 326th Airborne Medical Company, 92nd Mediacl Gas Battalion, Service record of Robert James Foust (via, 957th Field Artillery Battalion; 721st Field Artillery Battalion. Read Next: These Marines. Remainder of 1992, The Port of Long Beach becomes operator of property, and looks for new operator. A total of 675 of the 904 aboard drowned or died of hypothermia in the frigid waters in what was believed to be the worst single death toll for a U.S. convoy during WWII. Paid as much as five times as British soldiers, Americans were able to entertain locals, especially women. Funnels and both masts are in position. Voyage #477. N to R The Gripsholm WWII Exchanges. . 25 September, 2015 They hadnt been home in a year, fighting first in North Africa, then Sicily. Please note that according to our records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army transports for World War II and most of the passenger lists. This is a book about Troopships during WWII. The modern troopship has as long a history as passenger ships do, as most maritime nations enlisted their support in military operations (either by leasing the vessels or by impressing them into service) when their normal naval forces were deemed insufficient for the task. Second fastest Atlantic crossing since 1938. Services of Supply troops asked them how things were back home, but the men of the 1st Division couldnt answer. Diana: A Legacy of a Princess Royal Exhibit premiers at the Queen Mary. 1943 December 23, 1942 - April 22, 1943 "The Long Voyage" from Gourock, to the Suez, Sydney, Australia, and return to Gourock. Won the Blue Riband back from the Normandie on her 48th round-trip voyage. So search on "Scotland" for any arrivals there, since the variants are numerous. The First would return to England (it had been their first stop overseas in 1942) and prepare physically and mentally for the invasion of France. Record turnaround in New York of 17 hours and 58 minutes. Different units aboard are separated by semi-colons (;). Unit names are spelled out when they fit (but not always); so search for the unit number - e.g., "106" or "106th" for the 106th Infantry Division. Officially retiring from ocean travel, the Queen Mary was moved to sunny Long Beach, California where it is a living landmark, popular attraction and hotel, exposing a whole new generation of fans to bygone era. 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