John "Johnny Blood" McNally 700 There was a significant amount of seasickness. The winter of 1944 and 1945 brought on the Battle of the Bulge. The bus stopped and the Frenchmen tried to get in Gorman's foxhole, but he rejected that idea. Lines promotional Image - From the authors private collection. RM TA2FF2 - The passenger and mail ship 'Mariposa' after her arrival in the port of New York. ANMM Collection 00042584. That was Gorman's first experience with incoming enemy fire and with meeting Free French soldiers. The Mariposa's cargo included: 10,529 sacks of copra, 61,734 cocoanuts, shells, vanilla boans and fruit. / 78th US.Infantry Division, Unknown, incomplete, or uncertain items of information are in. The following web anchors are no longer available. 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. [Annotator's Note: Gorman chuckles when he discusses the idiosyncrasies of the individuals.] very best any ship could offer, and whenever she became a one class ship during fine view of the ships stern, a good way to remember the first of the Matson popular, thus many Australians and New Zealanders would sail on Join our community and help us keep our history alive. - http://global-mariner.com/index113ShipFerries.html, Another since 1960, although is now retired but having written on well over, 700 Classic Liners, humble Migrant Liners and Beam:????????????????????????????????? From the Brest peninsula, the 557th went very quickly through Paris. Credit is given Happier times: The stylish cover of a pre-war SS Mariposa passenger list. There was a warning film shown on sexually transmitted diseases. 44-08-17. "A" Battery - 656th Field Artillery Battalion; Unit History of the A Battery of the 656th Field Artillery Battalion, 76th Infantry Division Headquarters Advance Party, 275th Infantry Regiment, 276th Infantry Regiment and Company L of 274th Infantry Regiment (all of, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment (10th Mountain Division), Remainder of 76th Infantry Division (see 44-11-23), replacements, units unassigned, all headed for 3rd Army, T. Carnall, via M. Moore (e-mail address defunct), 3,145 mix of sailors, soldiers and marines, 596th Air Engineering Squadron (380th Air Service Group), Jack Wickham, of 38th Inf Reg (2nd Inf Div), via, See the Final Crossing of the Leopoldville web page, Helen Halcovage of the 201st Gen Hosp, via, 42 merchant crew; 26 armed guard; 30 Air force men; 64 misc Army medical personnel, If you have information about a crossing, please. 1938, and no not by a British ship, or another American ship, but believe it or Mariposa, like all Matson liners Lines trio built, known They were referred to as the Yankee Battalion. A no doubt very scarce Zippo World War II era S.S. Mariposa Matson Lines Ocean Liner/troop transport cigarette lighter. While away from the maneuver bivouac, he was probably the only sober soldier in his group. Mariposa ship Stock Photos and Images. He signed off the SS Gaines Mill at Martinez, My Grandmother has not heard from him since that time. With a bad layout of American artillery pieces, Battery B was shelled by friendly fire. A Service peed: 21 knots. Click second ship of the trio, the SS Monterey then named the Britanis ended her The trip was made on the SS Dominion Monarch. In calculating targets, the men were trained in the use of the transit [Annotator's Note: a transit is a survey measurement device to determine horizontal and vertical angles] to determine locations and performing surveys. The Mariposa, Monterey and Lurline were all Matson Liners used to transport war brides from Australia to the US, although Liberty ships were used as well. I sailed on her from LA to Australia in the fall of 1958, I have in my possession a menu from said cruise and also many pics.I was a young man of 14 and hd fun getting lost in places and passagways I should not have gone. SS Mariposa was designed for service in the Pacific Ocean including regular stops in ports along the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.Her maiden voyage began 16 January 1932 in New York City where she sailed to Havana, transited the Panama Canal and berthed in the Port of Los Angeles before continuing on to tour ten more . Made from a quality 100% linen HBT material with five colors. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings. Monterey was the third of the four ships of the matson lines white fleet, which were designed by william francis gibbs and also included ss malolo, ss mariposa and ss lurline. Create an account. The survey group found a railway station and managed to be more comfortable than those in exposed positions. World War II through the eyes of the Cape Fear. The group that surrendered was only about 300 soldiers. My father Joey Rardin was the entertainment Director on the Monterey and the Mariposa at that time. In 1973, a major fire destroyed much of her galley and restaurant, and she was scrapped in Taiwan next to Holland America Line SS Nieuw Amsterdam in 1974. United States and have her cruising there on a full time basis, as With the women is American consulate, Eli Palmer. He wanted to finish college, so he went to the chairman of the town Selective Service Board to request consideration. That was the only special training they did in camp. One thing So if you are looking for a particular ship or unit, you will have to use the FIND function in your browser. Launched;???????????????????????????? [1], 1946 Australia/New Zealand dependent voyages from Australia[21]. Different units aboard are separated by semi-colons (;). Screws:??????????????????????????????? Thanks Source: ww2db.com The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation built Mariposa at Quincy, Massachusetts, completing her in December 1931. The time frame was approximately October or November 1944. The Americans were on guard. The Russians were given control of their camp. Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author. World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except Buy It Now +$1.00 shipping. He was then sent to Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Cabins were a simple delight on the Homeric as the were He knew Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] was a bad person and had to be prevented from bringing war to the United States. Across the Rhine, the inhabitants of the German town of Minden had evacuated and the Americans took over the houses. While observing the Germans, an enemy shell penetrated the building where they were situated. Karsten Petersen Denmark the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. )[2] serving as a fast troop carrier, bringing supplies and support forces to distant shores as well as rescuing persons stranded in foreign countries by the outbreak of war. The troops were just doing their jobs, but the people of the liberated regions felt very favorable toward them. My great-great-great aunt was on board from New York on January 16, 1932 returning to San Francisco April 28, 1932. Jin Jiang 1984, Published By Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping Company. Please note: I days in 1987. RM G3CN7N - Matson liner Lurline (sister ship of Monterey and Mariposa) entering Honolulu harbour . "Lightning Division". All rights reserved. The sleeping in the bunks was done on a rotation basis. The Mariposa and her A battery commander scope [Annotator's Note: the battery commander scope was a binocular instrument which adjusted in viewing a target such that measurement of angles and distances could be derived by the forward observer then provided by a forward observer to the artillery battery further behind him so the battery could plan a fire mission on the enemy target] was used in forward observation. Monticello. successful, and they decided it was time to redeploy the SS Homeric to the The Images below represent the SS Mariposa as It was a new experience for him. in 1954. WW2troopships.com & WWIItroopships.com Ninety-Fifth Infantry Division History 1918-1946, by George M. Fuermann and F. Edward Cranz . The accuracy was very effective. Gorman does not carry continuing negative memories of the death and destruction. The trip was made on the SS Dominion Monarch. Henry "Hank" Bruder & It was shocking. Tonnage: 17,232 GRT / 1937: 17,226 GRT. Rather than going to a basic training camp, they went directly to artillery training. Milton "Milt" Gantenbein 410ggg-1. Gorman's wife found an apartment for them. Gross register tonnage increased to 18,563. Robert Gorman arrived in Belgium after transfer from the Brest peninsula. (Sorry, but there was no word on why the records were destroyed.) Linda Snock. Gorman found the Russians intimidating. In 1956 she was purchased by the Oceanic Steam Ship Co., rebuilt as a passenger vessel, and renamed 'Mariposa'. Above The civilians in England treated the American soldiers well, but Gorman did not have much interaction with them. Enterprise. five years. service! Although he had considered entering the Army Specialized Training Program, he barely missed the required score to enter. Her registered length was 604.0ft (184.1m), her beam was 79.3ft (24.2m), and her depth was 30.5ft (9.3m). I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Gorman fought in the war because he knew he had to go. Launched June 16, 1892. voyage. Ultimately, the destination was Belgium. In their haste, the two surveyors could not get the measuring tape back into a roll because it was twisted up so they just threw it in the back of the truck and headed out. 45-07-28. non-commercial and privately owned. years, but, more often than not the Tasman will be as smooth as silk, for the She proved to be very That did not work out. Screws: Twin. Robert Gorman left England by transiting through Wales. They slept in two tier bunks with black out curtains on the windows. "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." 1st Australian Signal Training Battalion ? But, what was that one feature that is still Part Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia the Oceanic There were six members of the section. During maneuvers, Gorman purchased a wedding ring for his fiance in Jasper, Texas. 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour is owned & ? Homerics turbines and other she continued courageously. . Lo breakout in September 1944. This was the first occasion of being strafed, but it occurred again while they were in camp. ?????????????????????????????????????????? photo of the Homeric in Taiwan, Gorman dealt with the transition without having difficulties. But there was one feature that stood out until the final two Italy She had? Homeric seen during an Trans Atlantic crossing, Home Prior to the Battle of Bulge, Robert Gorman saw the American infantrymen passing the 557th [Annotator's Note: 557th Field Artillery Battalion] on the way to their foxholes on the front. 192.6m / 632ft. Our family was transported by the US Navy - my father was in the service at that time - in September, 1971, from Honolulu to San Francisco on the SS Mariposa. Builders:????????????????????????????? The gun crews had more to do than the survey unit. The Waifs song is a great one - they capture that sense of sad farewell and adventure beautifully. Elements of the 66th Infantry Division; others, (unknown - large ship, not an ordinary troop carrier), Replacements (total of 11,891 troops & 1,061 crew). sold in 1953 to the Italian Home Lines of Genoa, which was registered as Home Gorman's transport to England was during July 1944, after the Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944. The unit took over a farm with animals so food was plentiful. as a sitting room. There was no doubt that both classes offered the This resulted in some respite for the 557th [Annotator's Note: 557th Field Artillery Battalion]. excellent covers, that have water colours that highlight the Pacific and The He received a telegram giving him the news. Tourist suites on Main deck. 23rd Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd reconnaissance troop, 2nd Quartermaster Company, Division Headquarters Company, Military Police Platoon (all of 2nd Infantry. Down Under the SS Mariposa became years of superb service, including her war duties, but less her lay ups, A we see one of the unique covers with a touch of gold and velvet, this menu was 195.5m / 641ft. Once glamorous liner August "Mike" Michalske, D'Nel Grove Stucki Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.164.103.47 (talk) 20:29, 19 October 2011 (UTC). option, especially as she was an empty canvas as she had almost been stripped This collection consists of lists of those arriving in San Francisco, California. 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