USS Wasatch (AGC-9)

Log of Movements
5/6/44 through 11/29/45

Aram L. Ehramjian Chief Radio Electrician
Assistant Radio Materiel Officer, USS Wasatch, 315964 USNR


Left Norfolk, Virginia NOB at 1600 June 27, 1944
Arrived Colon, Panama Canal Zone at 1400 July 3, 1944
Arrived Balboa, Panama Canal Zone at 2200 July 3, 1944
Left Balboa at 1000 July 5, 1944
Crossed the equator at 86°11' W. at 1300 July 7, 1944
Arrived Milne Bay, New Guinea at 1400 July 31, 1944
Left Milne Bay at 0900 August 1, 1944
Arrived Humbolt Bay, Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea at 1200 August 5
Left Hollandia at 2200 September 7
Arrived Aitape, British New Guinea at 0600 September 8
Left Aitape at 0700 for Morotai invasion September 10
Arrived at Morotai , Halmahera Islands at 0600
Invasion: Wasatch was the flagship for the invasion (Admiral Barbey)
September 15
Left Morotai Island at 1900 September 16
Arrived Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea at 0700 September 19
Left Hollandia at 0830 for Leyte invasion October 15
Arrived at Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands at 0600
Invasion: Wasatch was the flagship of the 7th fleet (Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid). General McArthur returns to the Philippines aboard the USS Nashville
October 20
The Battle of Leyte Gulf , the largest naval battle of all time. Admiral Kinkaid, aboard the Wasatch, commanded the naval forces of the 7th fleet. The 7th fleet was extremely successful during this battle. October 25
Left Leyte Gulf (off Tacloban) at 1600
Ran into a very bad typhoon
October 29
Arrived Hollandia, at 0900 November 2
Left Hollandia at 0700 November 21
Arrived Leyte Gulf at 0800 November 25, 1944
Left Leyte bound for the invasion of Lingayen Gulf in Luzon, Phillipines at 0100 January 6, 1945
Arrived at Lingayen Gulf at 0600
Invasion: Wasatch is the Flagship again
January 9
Left Lingayen Gulf at 1800 January 27
Arrived Mindoro at 0400 January 29
Left Mindoro at 1245 January 31
Arrived Leyte at 1100
Captain Ringle relieved Captain Granum in Command of the Wasatch
February 3
Admiral Kinkaid left the Wasatch February 4
Admiral Noble and staff came aboard March 22
Left Leyte at 1700 March 31
Arrived Mindoro (San Jose) at 0800 April 2
Left Mindoro at 1100 April 14
Arrived Parang, Mindanoa, Philippines at 0800
Invasion
April 17
Left Parang at 1800 May 17
Arrived Leyte Gulf (Tolosa) at 1100 May 19
Left Leyte (Tolosa) at 0100 May 24
Arrived Samar Island, (Guinon), Philippines at 0800 May 24
Left Guinon, Samar at 0100 May 25
Arrived Tolosa, Leyte Gulf at 0800 May 25
Left Tolosa, Leyte Gulf at 1100 May 26
Arrived Morotai at 1000 May 28
Left Morotai at 1400 for the invasion of Borneo June 26
Arrived Balikpappen Borneo at 0700
Invasion: Wasatch the Flagship
July 1
Left Balikpappen at 1900 July 3
Crossed the equator northbound July 4
Arrived Morotai at 0800 July 6
Left Morotai at 1800 July 6
Arrived Hollandia at 0830 July 9
Left Hollandia at 1800 July 9
Arrived at Manus Island in the Admiralty Islands at 0700 for refit for invasion of Japan July 11
Left Manus Island at 1600 September 3
Arrived Samar, San Pedro Bay at 0800 September 8
Left San Pedro Bay at 1600 September 8
Arrived at Manila, Luzon at 0900 September 10
Left Manila at 1800 September 13
Arrived at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon at 0900 September 14
Left Lingayen Gulf at 0600 September 19
Arrived atWakayama, Japan at 0600 September 25
Departed Wakayama at ______ October 24
Arrived Nagoya, Japan at _____ October 26
Departed Nagoya at 0700 October 31
Arrived at Taku, China at 0800 November 5
Departed Taku China at 1700 STATESIDE BOUND November 7
Crossed international date line at 2200 at 24 degrees north latitude November 18
Arrived at Pearl Harbor Hawai at 1030 November 21
Departed Pearl Harbor at 1745 November 21
Arrived at San Diego, California November 28

Note: I was detached from the USS Wasatch on November 29, 1945 at the NOB in San Diego, CA.