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USS Atherton DE 169 |
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DESTROYER ESCORT - CANNON CLASS |
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• U-853
History
On 28 May, Atherton sailed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She arrived on 1 June and held a week of exercises with Escort Division 13 before sailing on 6 June for the Pacific.
Proceeding via the Panama Canal and San Diego, Atherton arrived at Pearl Harbor on 29 June. There, the ship underwent a tender availability and carried out a series of exercises before getting underway on 15 July for the Marianas. She reached Saipan on 26 July and conducted antisubmarine patrols off Saipan.
On 5 August, she got underway for Ulithi, where she operated on picket station until 18 August. Between 19 August and 16 September, Atherton made two round-trip voyages escorting convoys to Okinawa. She was then assigned to rescue station duties out of Saipan which lasted through the end of the war.
PACIFIC LOG
| Destination | Date |
|---|---|
| Colon, Panama | 10-Jun-45 |
| San Diego | 18-Jun-45 |
| Pearl Harbor | 29-Jun-45 |
| Bikini Atoll | 17-Jul-45 |
| International Date Line 18 – 20 | July 1945 |
| Eniwetok Is. | 22-Jul-45 |
| Saipan Is. | 26-Jul-45 |
| Ulithi, Atoll (O.B.) | 6 Aug. 1945 |
| A-Bomb dropped on Japan | 6th and 9th Aug.1945 |
| The Captain announced over PA "The war is Over" | Aug. 15, 1945 |
| Okinawa, Is | 25 Aug. 1945 |
| 25 Aug. 1945 | |
| 31-Aug-45 | |
| Japan surrendered … VJ DAY | 15 Aug. 1945 |
| Okinawa Is.(Typhoon 185-225 mph) The ship rolled 63 degrees | 12-Sep-45 |
| Ulithi, Atoll | 18-Sep-45 |
| Guam Is. | 20-Sep-45 |
| Saipan Is. | 22-Sep-45 |
| Marcus Is. | 12 Oct. 1945 |
| Saipan Is. | 16 Oct. 1945 |
| Pagan Is. (3000. Jap. Eng. Gr. Surrendered to us) | 17 Oct. 1945 |
| Saipan Is. | 27 Oct. 1945 |
| International Date Line | 6 – 6 Nov. 1945 |
| Pearl Harbor | 9 Nov. 1945 |
| San Diego | 18-Nov-45 |
| Colon, Panama, Passed through cannel, turned heading for Home Port | 28-Nov-45 |
| Charlston, NC Arriving | 4 Dec. 1945 |
| Arrived Green Cove Springs Florida | 25 Jan. 1946 |
| Decommission | August, 1946 |