The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. "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." (Sorry, but there was no word on why the records were destroyed.) Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings.
- The list is in chronological order by departure date. So if you are looking for a particular ship or unit, you will have to use the FIND function in your browser. 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.
- Different units aboard are separated by semi-colons (;). If a unit was attached to another unit, either the larger unit will be in parentheses - e.g. "38th Armored Infantry Battalion (7th Armored Division)", or vice versa "7th Armored Division (38th Armored Infantry Battalion)". This means only the smaller unit is known to have been on board; the larger unit is included, since people may be searching on that. Note that units may have crossed on multiple ships.
- Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. So search on "Scotland" for any arrivals there, since the variants are numerous.
- RAMPs are Recovered Allied Military Personnel. These were former prisoners of war, who had priority for going home.
- Unknown, incomplete, or uncertain items of information are in bold type. If you know any of these, please submit your information.
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Departure Date
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Embarkation Place
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Vessel
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Units on Board
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Convoy Number
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Debarkation Place
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Arrival Date
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Source of Information
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46-07-01
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Southampton,
England
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2,543 passengers and 993 crew
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Sailed alone
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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46-07-04
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-07-05
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Unknown
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Sailed alone
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New York,
NY
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46-07-06
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-07-10
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New York,
NY
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1,217 passengers and 1,006 crew
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Sailed alone
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Southampton,
England
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46-07-14
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-07-mid
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Manila, Philippines
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Fox
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about 2000-2500 unattached troops
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sailed alone
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San Francisco,
CA
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46-07 or 08
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46-07-19
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Manila,
Philippines
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Marine Panther
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Unknown
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???
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San Francisco,
CA
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46-08-12
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46-07-20
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Tsing Tau,
China
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Butner
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Unknown
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???
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Tsin Tsing,
China
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46-07-??
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William M. Thomas S1/C
(who was on board)
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46-07-20
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Southampton,
England
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Unknown
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Sailed alone
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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46-07-23
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-07-24
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Unknown
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Sailed alone
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New York,
NY
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46-07-25
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-07-25
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Tsin Tsing,
China
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Butner
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Unknown
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???
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San Diego,
CA
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46-08-09
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William M. Thomas S1/C
(who was on board)
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46-07-29
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New York,
NY
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Unknown
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Sailed alone
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Southampton,
England
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46-08-02
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-08-08
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Southampton,
England
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2,428 passengers and 994 crew
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Sailed alone
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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46-08-11
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-08-13
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Hailfax,
Nova Scotia
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Unknown
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Sailed alone
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New York,
NY
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46-08-13
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-08-15
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Weehawken,
NJ
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Unknown
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Replacements
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Sailed alone
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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46-08-24
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Robert J. Furey (who was on board)
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46-08-17
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New York,
NY
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1,419 passengers and 1,018 crew
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Sailed alone
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Southampton,
England
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46-08-21
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-08-27
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Mauretania
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Approx 600 on board including civilians
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sailed alone
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Liverpool,
England
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46-09-02
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46-08-28
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Southampton,
England
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2,370 passengers and 995 crew
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Sailed alone
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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46-08-31
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-08-31
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New York,
NY
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Colby Victory
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Japanese Occupation Forces
(Army)
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Sailed alone
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Yokohama,
Japan
(via Panama Canal, San Pedro, CA, and Honolulu, HI)
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46-09-30
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Discharge papers of Pvt. Joseph J. Burnett
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46-09-??
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Manila,
Philippines
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General Brewster
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Army Air Corp 13th Air Force
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Sailed alone
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Oakland,
CA
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46-10-??
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46-09-early
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Brooklyn,
NY
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Edmund B. Alexander
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2,500 wives and children of US Constabulary troops in Germany
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sailed alone
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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46-09-mid
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46-09-02
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Unknown
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Sailed alone
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New York,
NY
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46-09-03
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-09-06
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New York,
NY
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1,455 passengers and 972 crew
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Sailed alone
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Southampton,
England
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46-09-10
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-09-11
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Casablanca,
French Morocco
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Elgin Victory
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Remaining US troops of Persian Gulf Command, Iran and other troops picked up in Bremerhaven
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none
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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46-09-??
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Mervin D. Chew who was on board
(via web form)
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46-09-15
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Southampton,
England
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2,077 passengers, 993 crew
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Sailed alone
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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46-09-18
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-09-21
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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Elgin Victory
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Remaining US troops of Persian Gulf Command, Iran and other troops picked up in Bremerhaven
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none
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New York,
NY
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46-09-30
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Mervin D. Chew who was on board
(via web form)
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46-09-24
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Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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993 crew
(Demobilized upon arriving at Southampton)
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Sailed alone
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Southampton,
England
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46-09-27
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S. Harding - Gray Ghost
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46-09-30
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San Francisco,
CA
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Marine Fox
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Undesignated troops assigned to occupation duty
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Sailed alone
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Inchon,
Korea
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46-10-21
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David M. Evans
(who was on board)
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46-10-??
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??,
Japan
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General Black
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24th Signal Company
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Unknown
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Camp Beale,
CA
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46-10-??
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46-10-18?
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Yokohama, Japan
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Admiral Mayo
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returning occupation troops
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San Francisco,
CA??
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46-10-31??
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F. Lutes (aboard Marine Swallow) via G. Lutes
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46-10-18
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Yokohama, Japan
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Marine Swallow
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returning occupation troops
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San Francisco,
CA
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46-10-31
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46-11-??
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Southampton,
England
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Elgin Victory
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Occupation troops
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None
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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46-11-??
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William J. Curnow
(who was on board)
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46-11-??
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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New York,
NY
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46-12-02
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46-11-20
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Alameda,
CA
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Marine Fox
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Army Air Force; others
(Replacement troops for Korea and Japan)
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None
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Pusan,
Korea
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46-12-20
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Stanley Ward
(who was on board)
and
Robert A. Lessman
(who was on board)
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46-11-21
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Bremerhaven,
Germany
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Admiral R. E. Coontz
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Returning troops
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Unknown
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New York,
NY
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46-12-??
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Cecil R. Gates
(who was on board)
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46-12-??
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San Francisco,
CA
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Chanute Victory
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Occupation forces
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None
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Yokohama,
Japan
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46-12-23
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Robert I. Hone
(who was on board)
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46-12-03
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Bremerhaven, Germany
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(Red?) Robin Victory?
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returning occupation troops
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USA
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46-12-15?
(about 12 day voyage)
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46-12-04
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San Francisco,
CA
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Marine Serpent
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Post-war draftees, enlistees, and troop replacements
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None
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Yokohama,
Japan
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47-01-06
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Robert I. Bolduc
(who was on board)
(more)
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46-12-??
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Cohb,
Ireland
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Washington
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returning occupation troops, war brides & children
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???
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USA
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46-12-23
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Patricia Marunick
(who was on board)
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46-12-20
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Pusan,
Korea
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Marine Fox
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Army Air Force; others
(Replacement troops for Korea and Japan)
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None
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Yokohama,
Japan
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46-12-23
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Stanley Ward
(who was on board)
and
Robert A. Lessman
(who was on board)
(more)
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46-12-24
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Bremerhaven, Germany
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Admiral R. E. Coontz
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civilian employee of Army
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New York,
NY
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47-01-07
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