World War II service USS Bergen (APA-150)

1 world war ii service

1.1 landing troops on saipan
1.2 west coast operations
1.3 disembarking troops , supplies @ okinawa
1.4 end-of-war operations

world war ii service

after fitting out @ astoria , loading landing craft @ san francisco, california, bergen reported @ san pedro, california, in mid january 1945 shakedown training. shakedown , amphibious warfare training occupied until 12 february. on 13th, began post shakedown availability @ terminal island, california. attack transport completed repairs on 23 february and, next day, got underway san francisco. between 25 february , 2 march, loaded cargo, fuel, , provisions , took passengers on board. on 2 march, bergen stood out of san francisco bay. arrived in pearl harbor on 8 march, disembarked passengers, , began unloading cargo. on 25th, ship moved honolulu , started loading cargo. on 27th , 28th, officers , men of various u.s. army units came on board.

landing troops on saipan

bergen put sea on 29 march , set course mariana islands. en route, suffered engineering casualty forced stop @ eniwetok 6 9 april repairs. returned sea on 9th , arrived @ tanapag harbor, saipan, on 12th. after troops went ashore, bergen unloaded cargo , began taking hospital patients on board evacuation hawaii. on 15 april, cleared tanapag , set course oahu. attack transport entered pearl harbor on 25 april, disembarked patients, , began repairs main propulsion plant. completed repairs on 15 may, remained in hawaiian islands until end of month conducting trials , amphibious exercises. after embarking passengers, bergen stood out of honolulu on 30 may on way u.s. west coast.

west coast operations

the attack transport moored @ san francisco on 5 june, , passengers left ship same day. bergen remained @ san francisco until 21 june when got underway seattle, washington. ship stopped @ seattle between 24 , 27 june load cargo. on latter day, headed hawaii. entered honolulu on independence day 1945, , passengers reported ashore. attack transport unloaded cargo make room cargo , new passengers. on 11 july, ship set out western pacific ocean. after fueling , provisioning @ eniwetok, arrived in ulithi atoll on 23 july. bergen stayed there until 8 august when exited lagoon on way ryukyu islands.

disembarking troops , supplies @ okinawa

her convoy reached hagushi anchorage off okinawa on 12 august, , attack transport dropped anchor begin disembarking troops , unloading cargo. witnessed several air raids on next 3 days—the last 3 of war. after end hostilities on 15 august, bergen rode peacefully @ anchor. on 26 august, shifted berths buckner bay anchorage and, on 30th, began loading cargo. ship began embarking troops on 1 september , got underway korea on 5th. 3 days later, entered port @ jinsen, korea. spent 5 days @ jinsen disembarking occupation troops , unloading supplies , equipment.

end-of-war operations

on 13 september, bergen stood out of jinsen return okinawa. arrived @ destination on 15th. thereafter, attack transport began embarking elements of 7th marines. on 26 september, departed okinawa , headed northern china. ship reached taku, china, in morning of 30 september. discharged both cargo , troops 5 october , got underway philippines. bergen entered manila bay on 13 october , began taking on homeward-bound veterans there , @ subic bay. stood out of subic bay on 31 october , shaped course united states. attack transport arrived in san francisco on 20 november, disembarked passengers, , began needed boiler repairs @ hunters point, california. bergen put sea again on 7 december bound philippines. on 22d, destination changed samar manila. arrived there on 29th , began embarking naval officers , enlisted men passage united states. on 3 january 1946, ship moved subic bay, took on more passengers, , shaped course home.