The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-09-27
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ship tons Of cargo were sent from
the Army's West Coast ports OF
embarkation in the IS months
from December 1941 through APP
e1,st 1945, it was announced Nom
day in war Department report
issued by Colonel Robert L. Allen,
Jr.. commanding officer OF Port
land Port Of Embarkation. 1t was
the first release of information
concerning the movement of sup
plies and troops into the Pacific.
This transportation feat was sol
tremendous that it was equivalent
to transporting the entire popu-
lation of the state of Louisiana
Tor Florida, Oklahoma, MISSISSIPPI
nil over some 5000 to 5000 miles
Of ocean to foreign bases scat.
tered all the way from New Zea-
land to Japan, and then carry
IMP to it not only supplies neces.
sary for feeding, clothing and
medical care but also the fire
power necessary to defeat the fan
atical japanese enemy.
Americas mighty battle
strength funneled to the fighting
fronts half world away through
three major ports and two SUBJ
ports operated by Army Trans.
. portation Corps. The San Fran
: cisco Port of Embarkation han
died the bulk Of the load, with
1.655. 900 troops embarked and
22.75i 900 ship tons Of cargo out
loaded. Troops passing through the
Golden Gate were processed at
Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, Cal
ifornia, and Fort Mcdowell, An
rel Island, California the port
Staging Areas.
khaki clad Americans to the
total Of $4,000 and supplies to|
the tune Of 1O,219,000 ship tons
moved to the Pacific through
the Seattle Port Of Embarkation.
Fort Lawton, Washington, was
the staging area for the great
Northwest port.
The Portland SUPPORT, admin
istered under the Seattle Ports
control, handled $1,000 troops|
through the Vancouver Barracks
staging area, and 1873, 900 ship
tens Of cargo.
Another Seattle Sub Port,
Prince Rupert, British Columbia,
embarked s., 600 troops and ship
ped 1000 ship tons Of supplies.
There, troops were proce5sed
through q staging area located ct
Fort Edward, B. G.
The Los Angeles Port Of En-
barkation at Wilmington, Calf.
handled $4,000 troops and $685.
600 ship tons Of cargo.
The rapidly increasing build
Of American power in the Pacific
Is best shown by the sharp an
nual gains in authorizations and
exports. The year 1912 saw 1858,
COO troops and 5,764, 900 ship tons
: Of cargo going to the Pacidc|
! through the Transportation Corps
Pacific ports. The record for the
next year was sec, 900 troops em-
barked and 10,076, 900 ship tons
Of supplies outloaded. In 1914
78O.O 700 American soldiers and H.
SIS, 900 ship tons Of cargo LETT
West Coast Getaways, And, in the
first eight months Of 1915, some
100000 troops and 13, 737 900 ship
tons Of supplies headed out on
the long sea journey.
Soon after We Day, the War
Department had disclosed the &C.
tivities Of East and Gulf Coast
ports 50 far as the war in the At
lantic was concerned. Today, the
Army announced the complete
war record Of all IL Of the Trans
portation Corps principal ports.
supports and cargo ports.
The number Of troops sent over.
seas by ship from the United
States was greater than the en-
tire population Of the continent OF
Australia, or In excess OF 2 mil
lion three hundred thousand.
The volume Of supplies export
ed was so tremendous that it to-