July 29, 1943 - Sworn into the Navy A.S.
Aug. 8, 1943 - Arrived at Bainbridge, Md for Boot Training.
Sept. 29, 1943 - 9 days leave.
Oct. 8, 1943 - Reported back.
Oct. 21, 1943 - Transferred to Richmond diesel school.
Dec. 18, 1943 - Finished school as F 2/c and transferred to S.C.T.C. Miami Fla.
Jan. 1, 1944 - Made F 1/c
Feb. 1, 1944 - Transferred to Jacksonville, Fla. to pick up PCS-1429.
Feb. 3, 1944 - 5 days leave.
Feb. 8, 1944 - Reported back.
Feb. 9, 1944 - Commissioned PCS-1429.
Feb. 18, 1944 - Underway for Mayport, Fla.
Feb. 21, 1944 - Underway for Miami, Fla.
March 1944 - Underway for Key West, Fla.
April 8, 1944 - Underway for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Apr. 11, 1944 - Underway for Trinidad, B.W.I.
May 1944 - Underway for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
May 1944 - Underway for Panama Canal
June 1, 1944 - Made MoMM 3/c.
June 24, 1944 - Through the Canal to Balboa.
June 27, 1944 - Underway for San Diego, California.
July 2, 1944 - Stopped at Manzinillo, Mexico.
July 7, 1944 - Arrived.
July 17, 1944 - Underway for San Pedro, California.
July 19, 1944 - Underway for Pearl Harbor.
Aug. 26, 1944 - Maneuvers - Maui.
Sept. 10, 1944 - Underway for Eniwitok, Marshalls
Sept. 26, 1944 - Underway for Manus, Admiralities.
Oct. 4, 1944 - Arrived. Me + Shorty.
Oct. 11, 1944 - Underway for Leyte invasion (7th Fleet).
Oct. 20, 1944 - Arrived.
Oct. 24, 1944 - Underway for Hollandia, New Guinea.
Oct. 30, 1944 - Arrived.
Nov. 23, 1944 - Underway for Bouganville, Solomons.
Nov. 30, 1944 - Arrived.
Dec. 15, 1944 - Underway for Lae, New Guinea for landing maneuvers.
Dec. 17, 1944 - Underway for Manus, Admiralities.
Dec. 27, 1944 - Underway for invasion of Luzon at Lingayan Gulf.
Jan. 7, 1945 - Attacked by Jap plane of Mindoro.
Jan. 9, 1945 - Landed at Luzon at Lingayan Gulf (7th Fleet).
Jan. 31, 1945 - Underway for Leyte, Philippines.
Feb. 4, 1945 - Arrived.
Feb. 5, 1945 - Underway for Manus, Admiralities.
Feb. 14, 1945 - Arrived.
Feb. 16, 1945 - Underway for Guadalcanal, Solomons.
Feb. 22, 1945 - Arrived and went on landing maneuvers.
March 5, 1945 - Underway for Ulithi.
March 21, 1945 - Underway for invasion of Okinawa in Ryukyu Islands (5th Fleet)
April 1, 1945 - Made landing.
May 11, 1945 - Underway for Saipan, Marianas.
May 19, 1945 - Arrived.
May 29, 1945 - Underway for Okinawa, Ryukyus.
June 5, 1945 - Ran into typhoon.
June 9, 1945 - Arrived.
June 24, 1945 - Underway for Pearl Harbor.
July 5, 1945 - Arrived at Eniwitok. Me + Shorty.
July 8, 1945 - Underway for Pearl Harbor again.
July 21, 1945 - Arrived.
Aug. 14, 1945 - War ended.
Sept. 15, 1945 - Made MoMM 2/c.
Oct. 17, 1945 - Underway for San Francisco, California.
Oct. 28, 1945 - Arrived.
Nov. 15, 1945 - Underway for Napa, California decommissioning. Arrived same date.
Dec. 11, 1945 - Decommissioned PCS-1429 and transferred to Treasure Island.
Dec. 14, 1945 - Transferred to receiving ship.
Dec. 23, 1945 - Thirty days leave.
Dec. 27, 1945 - Arrived home.
Jan. 28, 1946 - Reported in to Columbia, SC and transferred to Charlston, SC.
Feb. 28, 1946 - Transferred to inactive fleet and reported aboard YW-119 for temporary duty.
July 30, 1943
March 19, 1946
2 yrs. 7 Mo. 19 days
Overseas 22 mos.
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