Information About Specific Crossings
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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.

If you have information about a crossing, please submit your information.

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Quick Info About This Ship
Ship Type:
War Service Dates:
Built:
Troop Capacity:
Disposition:

1941
October 4 to ??
Embarkation/Debarkation: San Francisco, CA to Manila, Philippines
Units on Board: 19th Bomb Group Ground Echelon & support units.
Convoy Number: Unknown
Source: Mark Kelso (whose grandfather was on baord) and Robert B. Heer.
Notes:

This information, specifications and resulting ship histories are gathered and compiled from from various sources that many times conflict. If you find an error or discrepancy, please email me at troopships@pier90.org or
fill out our online crossing submission form.
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