Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-08-19
By the Associated Press.
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BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. l8.-The
transport General Harry Taylor
with 3,212 European war veterans
bound for the Pacific, was approach
ing the Panama Canal when the
captains voice doomed from the
loudspeakers:
Watch the shadow OF the ship
and the uniformed passengers
watched, spellooumd-"as it turns
toward New York;
The captain was L. B. Jaudon
U. S. N. r., of ST Louis and Sar
Francisco. He and the servicemen
aboard his ship told today of the
dramatic change in the Taylor
course when the peace announce
ment came last Tuesday.
"Uproar Was Terrific"
Warrant Officer Earl F. Dendle OF
West Pittston, Pa, aboard this first
ship to be re-routed to New York
since the japanese surrender an
nouncement, said "the uproar was
terrific" when the news was received
Il was on KIP duty down in the
galley and I though the ship would
lift out of the water by the yell the
boys let go when we found we
weren't going out to the Pacific after
ALL" said Pfc. Norman T. Stephens
of ksyi1le NJ n
Another Diverted Ship Arrives.
Another ship arriving today after
being diverted from it's route to the
Pacific was the Marine Panther,
with 2,438 men aboard.
Also arriving, and bringing the
days total of returnees to $500.
were the Joseph Aston with 1884
men; the Samuel Johnston, 1856:
James Duncan. 146; Cape Lookout,
10; Oliver Loving, Z; Fairwing, 9,
and Sarah j. Hale. 2.
Tomorrow five transports carrying
$3.50 troops. including two more
ships diverted from the Pacific, are
scheduled to arrive.
Other Vessels Scheduled.
The two diverted ships are the
Gen. Stewart with 1923 soldiers, ana
the Torrens with 1884 troops.
. Other scheduled arrivals are the
Explorer carrying 2,444 troops, the
Empire McCabe with 50 men and
the william T. Barry with 749
Troops aboard the Barry will be sent
to Camp Kilmer, N. j., and the
others will go to Camp Shanks, N. Y.
1t also was announced today that
the British liner Queen Mary.
scheduled to arrive next
Wednesday, would dock late Tues
day instead. She is carrying 14,809
veterans Of the European war.
Aboard the liner is Admiral
Harold r. Stark, commander of
naval forces in European
waters, and Maj. Gen. Leland S.
Hobbs, commander of the 30th In.
fantry Division.
The new Czechoslovakian minis
ter to the United States, M. Lob
kowicz, and his wife also are
aboard the ship.
Units scheduled to arrive today
are: .G
At New York-(aboard General
Stewart 7l5th Railway Operating
Battalion; 4th Photo Technical
32sth Cargo Mail Trans
port Squadron; Headquarters and
Detachment l338th
Engineer Combat Group; 551st Motor
Company; 3lst Ordnance
Heavy Maintenance Company; 976th
Signal Service Company; 497th
Aviation Squadron. fAboard Ex-
orer) 7e1st, 987th Field Artillery
Battalions; 1222d Military Police
Company; 42lst Medical Collecting
Company; 739th Amphibious Trac-
tor Battalion; 2777th, 2778th, 2779th
Engineer Rock Crushing Detach-
ments; 3185th Signal Service
Also (aboard Torrens) 414th Night
Fighter Squadron, 417th Quarter
master Platoon, 520th Army Postal
Unit, Headquarters and Base Serv-
Ice Squadron of 550th Air Service
Group, 701st Construction Mainte-
nance Company (aviation,, Booth
Air Materiel Squadron, s75th Signal
Depot Group taviatiol1), 976th Air
Engineer Squadron. l963d Ordnance