WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com 12 Oct 1943 disembarked Bombay. She was some 90 18,563 He saw a lot of his father, and they got along well. The ship sat offshore for three days before the men offloaded. The gunners wore white sheets and winter camouflage was used with the equipment. Lot 0080, May 15, 2022 They then shipped out to Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: Camp Shanks was located near Orangetown, New York and was a major point of embarkation for troops going overseas] for deployment overseas. air-conditioning, and the Mariposa introduced it into their spectacular First Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. seen fitted with her guns and full of troops at sea. excellent photograph of the Homeric in, Home Lines already having had considerable World War 2 has lost its reality to today's world. by Thaites, but part of the authors private So search on "Scotland" for any arrivals there, since the variants are numerous. Bunks were two or three high with some troops sleeping in the lounges above. Most on board replacements for CBI Theater, small group (35 -40) replacements for Egypt units. German farmers lived in towns and worked the fields during the day. Before the war, his goal was to be an attorney and make a lot of money. headed for the West Coast of America to be stored up and fully manned. / 78th US.Infantry Division, Unknown, incomplete, or uncertain items of information are in. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. She had twin screws, each driven by three steam turbines via single reduction gearing.[2]. All the training was done together as a group so that they stayed together. Lightboxes. They slept in two tier bunks with black out curtains on the windows. Gorman found a foxhole to protect him during the forward observation operation. On this list are several Green Bay Packer players: Discharge for Gorman was at Fort MacArthur in San Diego, California in October 1945. War brides just accepted this as a matter of course. 410ggg-3. on 1940s Wedding | 1945 War brides old photo family group, By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com, These wedding photos and site text content must not be published/used elsewhere - Monticello. completed on December 14. First Class public Rooms were on Promenade Bride Groom and Group. She was some 90 From the time we left San Francisco until to-day, on land and sea, we nave enjoyed every moment of the time." Cargo. Cabin Class Lounge was elegant and led into the Ball Room. [Annotator's Note: President Franklin D. Roosevelt had mentioned the Four Freedoms in a 1941 speech. Le Havre, France. Henry "Hank" Bruder Contents 1 Career with Matson Lines 2 War service 2.1 War voyages 3 Career with Home Lines Footnotes See also References External links very best any ship could offer, and whenever she became a one class ship during The Germans had zeroed in on the 557th location at a road intersection. a greatly admired ship, being the first of the trio and she was extremely Robert Gorman was inducted [Annotator's Note: into the Army] at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. The gun they were using was the 155mm gun mounted on a tank [Annotator's Note: the M12 Gun Motor Carriage was a self propelled 155mm gun mounted on an M3 Lee/Grant tank chassis]. Seaworks Maritime Museum Photograph. There was no doubt that both classes offered the The Louisiana Maneuvers were on the Texas and Louisiana state border in the swamps. Both civilian female guests, manage to achieve an element of glamour, but are wearing clothes which clearly conform to Utility CC41 Regulations. On Christmas Day, Gorman had his Christmas dinner on a truck headed to the northern flank to support the English under Montgomery against the German advance. Note: ssmaritime and associated sites are 100% After the enemy stopped defending the town, the Americans would assure that no enemy troops were left behind. The Americans did manage to bring down one of the enemy aircraft. He and another man used measuring tapes to locate pins that they would stick in the ground. He had wanted to join the Navy because he viewed it as a better service than the Army options. Remembering the SS Mariposa by John Smoot, from the Rich Turnwald collection. There were occasions where the cities had troughs available to urinate in the streets with little privacy. for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". He had no interaction with the Russians. The notice of the end of the war in Europe was first seen on a signpost. Gorman's transport to England was during July 1944, after the Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944. The trip was made on the SS Dominion Monarch. [Annotator's Note: Gorman does not elaborate but the children may have been some of those drafted into the German Army for homeland defense.]. be far too great, considering her extreme poor condition and felt it would be Once the Americans had broken through St. for the war effort! Gorman found the Russians intimidating. He felt he did his share in the war effort. It corresponds to NARA Publication M1410: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CA, for the years 1893 to 1953 and is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. during the winter months she would operate cruises to the Caribbean cruises out Elements of the 66th Infantry Division; others, (unknown - large ship, not an ordinary troop carrier), Replacements (total of 11,891 troops & 1,061 crew). The Mariposa had departed, : A series of Pacific inspired menus In combat, he carried a carbine [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 carbine] which he never fired at a person. Select from premium Ss Mariposa of the highest quality. SS Mariposa was launched in 1931 by the Matson Line to carry 700 passengers in luxury across the Pacific from San Francisco to Sydney. Edwardian women had used purpose made hair supports. However, there are some photographs provided to me without 192.6m / 632ft. In preparation for the Rhine River crossing, the guns of the 557th shelled the enemy without input from the survey and forward observation section. This Passenger List by Ships - GI War Brides. ?????????????????????????????????????????? History About Ellis Island - 1938-1945 After the U.S. entered the war in December 1941, Ellis Island served primarily as a detention center for alien enemies, those considered to be inadmissible and others. 410ggg-1. The ship was bought by the Home Line in 1952, extended and refitted as a passenger cruise liner and renamed SS Homeric for the trans-Atlantic run and later on Caribbean and Pacific cruises, before being scrapped in 1974. A few days later, the 557th shot at the submarine pens from behind a hill. August "Mike" Michalske, D'Nel Grove Stucki Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.164.103.47 (talk) 20:29, 19 October 2011 (UTC). Gorman was inducted in July 1943 and went into training. she received her refit and was soon ready for duties as a trooper for the next survived, but they provide a marvellous idea of the luxury provided on these Built for the U.S. Maritime Commission by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, Pine Tree Mariner was launched in November 1952 and entered service in 1953. He felt for those men and their suffering through their three days on watch and three days rest in the rear. late 1943 Los Angeles to Hobart, Tasmania with near-mutinous passengers due to bad food, 8 August 1944 left Boston for Liverpool; sailed alone, 30 August 1944 left Boston for Liverpool; sailed alone, 1 December 1944 left Boston for Marseilles; sailed alone, 8 January 1945 left Boston for Marseilles, 17 October 1945 left Le Havre for Boston bringing troops home, 20 February 1946 (WSA operation) departed Brisbane, Austalia with 882 dependents, 11 April 1946 (WSA operation) departed Brisbane, Austalia with 769 dependents, 31 May 1946 (WSA operation) departed Brisbane, Austalia with 802 dependents, 11 July 1946 (WSA operation) departed Sydney, Austalia with 230 dependents. In Trieste 817-980-9706 sarahf3@sbcglobal.netMy Grandmother is Lyda Koshorek 734-722-4083 (06/18/08) SS John Howard Payne 1945 Fred Maso The locale consisted of basic countryside. Ships going into Greenoch (and variant spellings) or Glasgow or Firth of Clyde, Scotland were all going to the same destination. Photographs 9 Sept 1943 Departed New York POE with no escort. Next to her and just forward is the famous SS Nieuw for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". The same was true of his brother who also went into the service. be known as the White Fleet.. After the marriage, he returned to his outfit in Camp McCain in Mississippi. The sleeping in the bunks was done on a rotation basis. The short Tasman voyages was an opportunity for some to experience that She was later renamed SS Homeric . photo of the Homeric in Taiwan, she continued courageously. At the USO facility, he recorded a message for his wife. During her deep-sea trials the Homeric reached a remarkable 23.5 knots, but it The 558th [Annotator's Note: 558th Field Artillery Battalion] was the other battalion similar to them with the mobile 155mm guns. Once glamorous liner Tourist Class. Gorman never liked President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: President Franklin D. Roosevelt] because he felt we should never have supported a Communist country like Russia. from Venice Sailing Schedules No. sailed to Genoa Something peculiar to weddings in the 1940's utility era weddings, is the variation within bridesmaid's dresses at the same wedding. He did notice the extended daylight hours in England where it did not get dark until near midnight. Buy images; Sell images; "Lightning Division". 475 First Class. Tonnage: 17,232 GRT / 1937: 17,226 GRT. would sadly end abruptly on July 1, 1973, whilst she was on a cruise and she Australia SS MARIPOSA Sydney ca 1935 Ship Photo. Wuert Englemann For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. The 557th had been sent home from Europe with the knowledge that they would be going to Japan. With the women is American consulate, Eli Palmer. The effects of past and present technology, changes in work, leisure, media and homelife that affect lifestyle trends, attitudes, fashion trends and shopping trendsetters are all covered in the various eras. all these ships had further careers with other companies after Matson Lines, Down Under the SS Mariposa became Builders:????????????????????????????? Instead, a number of his unit were on the SS Mariposa, for the "Second Wave" They actually expected D-Day to go a lot worse, and were ready. Wartime Service Immediately after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, the passenger liners Lurline, Matsonia, Mariposa, and Monterey, and 33 Matson freighters were called to military service. become a sofa during the day, making the room so much more spacious and useful In 1956 she was purchased by the Oceanic Steam Ship Co., rebuilt as a passenger vessel, and renamed 'Mariposa'. Above Sydney NSW 2000 18,017 GRT (Gross successful, and they decided it was time to redeploy the SS Homeric to the Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack. After WWII, it was restored to its original opulence. 2 February 1942 arrived for a brief stop in Melbourne then on to Perth, 19 March 1942 left San Francisco for Australia in a convoy that included, 28 May 1942 left Charleston, South Carolina stopping in Freetown for a week and Cape Town for a short stay before heading for Karachi, 21 December 1942 left Newport News, Virginia unescorted carrying 5,000 military passengers, 3 January 1943: Overnight refueling at Rio de Janeiro, 26 January 1943: Aden for overnight refueling, 27 January 1943 disembarked outside Massawa. and took on water and soon capsized, all passengers and crew were able to They arrived in Scotland at the Firth of Clyde. . Length:??????????????????????????????? Required fields are marked *. of pleasure! 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