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U, 8. S, PORTLAND ,
DIARY FORM OF WAR RECORD FROM 7 DECEM MBER 1941 TO 17 JUNE 1945,

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\ 44 TO 36 APRIL 1942, |
COMMAND OF CAPTAIN CoE. VAI SHOOK, YL. Ne, 7 DECEMBER PORTLAND

WAS AT SEA ENROUTE PEARL HARBOR TO MIDWAY WITH A CARRIER GROUP, DUR-
ING REMAINDER �?~DECEMBER AND UNTIL 1 MAY OPERATED BETWEEN THE WEST
COAST, HAWAII], AND FIJI. IN LATE JANUARY CAPTAIN R. Re THOMPSON,
U.S,N. RELIEVED CAPTAIN VANHOOK As CON (ANDI NG OFFICER, AND WAS RE-
LIEVED AS SUCH BY CAPTAIN Be PERLMAN, USNs IN LATE APRIL.

4 = 27 MAY 1942 (CORAL SEA). o |
ON 1 MAY PORTLAND, IN LAT. 17-12 S., LONG. 162-41 E., (T.F. 17),

WAS ENROUTE TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, ARRIVED IN THAT VICINITY ON

4 MAY AND SCREENED YORKTOWN DURING HER AIR STRIKES ON ENEMY FORCES
�?oAT TULAGI. ON 8 MAY, LAT, 14-45 �?o LONG. 155 E., PARTICIPATED IN
�?oTHE CORAL SEA ACTION AND SPLASHED 4 PLANE. LEXINGTON WAS LOST AND

PORTLAND RECEIVED 39 OFFICERS AND 683 ENLISTED LEXINGTON SURV FVORS

FROM DESTROYERS ON 8 AND 46 MAY, ON 45 MAY ANCHORED IN TONGATABU,
�?oTONGA. ON 16 MAY CAPTAIN B. PERLMAN WAS RELIEVED BY CAPTAIN L.T,
DU BOSE, UsS.N. AS COMMANDING OFFICER, SAILED 19 MAY (T.F. 47.2)
AND ARRIVED PEARL HARBOR 27 MAY, (5

30 MAY TO.13 JUNE 1942 (MIDWAY). | A
SAILED PEARL HARBOR 39 MAY (T.F. 47), ON 4 JUNE IN LAT. 30°39 Ne,
LONG. 176-39 We, PARTICIPATED IN THE MIDMAY ACTION, SPLASHING 7
PLANES, YORKTOUN WAS LOST AND PORTLAND RECEIVED YORKTOWN �?oOUNDED
AND SURVIVORS FROM DESTROYERS ON 4 AND 5 JUNE, ON 6 JUNE TRANS= �?"
FERRED YORKTOUN PERSONNEL TO FULTON, ON 13 JUNE ARRIVED PEARL
ete :

45 JULY TO Os SEPTEMBER 1942 (GUADALCANAL - TULAGI LA NDING, CAP=
TURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL; EASTERN SOLOMONS. ;

SAILED PEARL HARBOR ON 15 JULY (T.F. 16). FUSLED IN NUKNALOFA, _
TONGATABU, TONGA ON 24 JULY AND DEPARTED ThE SAME DAY. ON 30 JULY ;
JOINED T.U. 46.1.2 (ENTERPRISE UNIT). SCREENED ENTERPRISE 7 = 9

U.S.S. PORTLAND

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AUGUST WHILE SHE FURNISHED AIR COVER AND SUPPORT IN THE LANDINGS AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF BEACHHEADS AT TULAG! AND GUADALCANAL. COMMENCING
4 AUCUST SCREENED ENTERPRISE DURING HER AIR OPERATIONS SUPPORTING
QUR FORCES ASHORE ON GUADALCANAL AND AGAINST ENEMY FORCES IN THE
EASTERN SOLOMONS. ON 24 AUGUST IN LAT. $831 S., LONG. 163-25 we
�?~FIRED ON ENEMY PLANES ATTACKING THE UNIT AND SPLASHED 3 PLANES. ON
99 AUGUST ANCHORED IN TONGATABU, TONGA. 3 - 49 SEPTEMBER ENROUTE

- eens TONGA TO PEARL HARBOR IN ENTERPRISE UNIT.

9- 48 OCTOBER (PORTLAND'S RAID ON TARANA - MALANA, AND APEMAMA.).
SAILED PEARL HARBOR 9 OCTOBER AND PROCEEDED | NDEPENDENTLY AS T.U.

46.94 AND ARRIVED OFF TARA WA, GILBERT ISLANDS, 45 OCTOBER. AT
4429 (-12) OPENED FIRE ON ENEMY GROUP COMPRISING ONE CL OR DL, ONE

DD AND TWO AK'S OBTAINING HITS ON THE CL OR DL AND ON ONE AK, AT

1461 CEASED FIRING AND WITHDREW. TO PORTLAND VOS BOMBED ONE AK
OBTAINING NEAR MISS. ONE PLANE WAS HIT BY ENEMY AA FIRE CAUSING A
GAS LEAK BUT PLANE RECOVERED. EXPENDED 245 ROUNDS MAIN BATTERY. _
RECONNOITERED APEMAMA FINDING NO SHIPPING NOR SIGNS OF OCCUPATION.
ON 46 OCT. SAN JUAN JOINED AND ON 18 OCTOBER ARRIVED ESPIRITU SANTO.

at- af OCTOBER 1942 (SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS).

BAILED ESPIRITU SANTO WITH SAN JUAN ON 24 OCTOBER AND ON 23 OCTOBER

JOINED THE ENTERPRISE GROUP (TF .946) IN LAT, 12-43 IN LONG. 175-05
�?oE. ON 26 OCTOBER PARTICIPATED IN THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS ACTION �?o{ITH

ENEMY PLANES. ENTERPRISE, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND PORTER WERE HIT; PORT=
LAND SPLASHED THREE PLANES AND WAS HIT WITH THREE DUD TORPEDOES FROM

A SUBMARINE, A FOURTH TORPEDO PASSING AHEAD. ARRIVED NOUMEA, NEW
�?" GALEDONIA 30 OCTOBER. .

UsSeSe PORTLAND

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�?~7 = 14 NOVEMBER 1942 (THIRD SAVO).
. SAILED NOUMEA 7 NOVEMBER, COMMANDING OFFICER PORTLAND / AS C.T. Q, 67, 3,

SURFACE ATTACK GROUP; TO SUPPORT THE LANDING OF REENFORCING TROOPS
AT GUADALCANAL, ARRIVED OFF GUADALCANAL 44 NOVEMBER. ON 412 NOV=
EMBER SPLASHED 2 ENEMY PLANES. WITH SAN FRANCISCO (FLAC), HELENA,
JUNEAU, ATLANTA AND DD'S, ENTERED LENGO CHANNEL FROM EASTWARD AT
�?oMIDNIGHT 12 NOVEMBER, SEARCHING FOR ENEMY SURFACE FORCES. AT $427,
13 NOVEMBER, HELENA SIGHTED (RADAR) AN ENEMY SURFACE FORCE INCLUDING
BATTLESHIPS TO THE NORTHYESTWARD. AT 9454 PORTLAND OPENED FIRE ON
AN ENEMY DD AT 6,204 YARDS; ON THE SECOND SALVO THE DESTROYER BLEW
UP AND SUNK (HIBIKI CLASS, PROBABLY AKUTSUKI). AT $452 RECEIVED A
FIVE-INCH DUD HIT THE STARBOARD HANGAR. THEN FIRED TYO NINE-GUN SAL
- -YOES INTO AN ENEMY CRUISER AT 7, ,00@ YARDS OBTAINING HITS CAUSING A
FIRE. AT $458 A TORPEDO HIT PORTLAND ON THE STARBOARD QUARTER,
FRAME 134 BLOWING OFF THE INBOARD PROPELLERS, JAMMING THE RUDDER
5 DEGREES RIGHT, JAWMING NUMBER THREE TURRET IN TRAIN AND ELEVATION,
"AND DOING OTHER DAMAGE. THIS SHIP TOOK A FOUR DEGREE STARBOARD LIST
WHICH IAS SOON CORRECTED. BY SHIFTING FUEL AND WATER. HOWEVER, THE
STEERING EFFECT OF THE JAMMED RUDDER AND OF PROJECTING DAMAGED STRU-
�?oGTURE ON THE STARBOARD QUARTER GOULD NOT BE OVERCOME WITH THE RE-
" MAINING TWO PROPELLERS AND THE SHIP WAS FORCED TO STEAM IN CIRCLES.
To THE RIGHT. AT THE END OF THE FIRST CIRCLE A HARUNA TYPE BB ILLU-
MINATED BY NEARBY BURNING SHIPS AND FLARES, WAS TAKEN UNDER FIRE
WITH THE FORWARD TURRETS AT 4,009 YARDS, FOUR SIX-CUN SALVOES WERE
_ FIRED, OBTAINING HITS AND STARTING FIRES IN THE BATTLESHIP. SHE
RETURNED SEVERAL SALVOES "HICH PASSED OVERHEAD 4! THOUT PENETRATION,
AT $430 AND LATER, PICKED UP SEVERAL SURVIVORS FROM U.S, SHIPS, AT
9638 STILL CIRCLING IN LAT. 69-48 $., LONG. 159-58 E., OPENED FIRE
ON A SHIGURNE CLASS. DD AT 12,509 YARDS �?oITH SIX-CUN SALVOES. ON
THE SIXTH SALVO THE DESTROYER EXPLODED, ROLLED OVER AND SANK WITHIN
FIVE MINUTES. COMMENCING AT 9953, | ITH THE HELP OF HIGGINS BOATS

4-4-4-4-4

�?" SHOVING ON THE STARBOARD BO!!, PORTLAND MADE SLOW PROGRESS SOUTH-EAS=
TWARD. AT 13@¢ YP239 TOOK PORTLAND IN TOW BUT COULD NOT KEEP HER
HEADED UP�?T AGAINST THE STEERING EFFECT OF THE DAMAGED STRUCTURE AND
JAMMED RUDDER. AT 1722 TUG BOBOLINK AND YP239 STEADIED PORTLAND ON
A HEADING TOWARD TULAG! WHERE-SHE ANCHORED AT 9418, 14 NOVEMBER.

IN HIS ENDORSEMENT FORWARDING PORTLAND'S ACTION REPORT, ADMIRAL
HALSEY, COMSOPACFOR, GOMMENTED IN PART AS FOLLOWS: "THE PORTLAND'S
PERFORMANCE WAS MOST COMMENDABLE, ESPECIALLY AS REGARDS SHIP AND
DAMAGE CONTROL. THE SINKING OF AN ENEMY DESTROYER BY PORTLAND THREE
HOURS AND FORTY=FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE NIGHT ACTION, WHILE STILL OUT
OF CONTROL AND STEAMING IN GIRCLES, WAS ONE OF THE HIGH-LIGHTS OF
THIS ACTION." 3

22 NOVEMBER 1942 TO MAY 1943. ne
SAILED TULAG! 22 NOVEMBER UNDER TOW BY NAVAJO AND ARRIVED SYDNEY,

AUSTRALIA 3@ NOVEMBER, WHERE PRELIMINARY REPAIRS WERE MADE TO PER=
MIT THE SHIP TO PROCEED TO THE UNITED STATES. SAILED SYDNEY THE ©
MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY, AND PROCEEDED, WITH SHORT STOPS AT SAMOA AND :

EARL HARBOR, TO THE NAVY YARD, MARE ISLAND, ARRIVING THERE 3 MARCH.
�?oBATTLE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, SHIP OVERH AULED, AND SHE WAS READY FOR �?"
SEA LATE IN MAY. CAPTAIN A.D. BURHANS RELIEVED CAPTAIN L.T. DU BOSE
ON 23 MAY.

MAY TO OCTOBER 1943 (ALEUTIAN OPERATIONS).
SAILED TARE ISLAND LATE MAY AND AFTER AN OPERATIONAL TRAINING PER=

�?o10D IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS, ARRIVED IN ALEUTION WATERS 41
JUNE. ON 22 JULY (T.G, 16. 22) BOMBARDED KISKA, ON 26 JULY (T.G.
46.7) PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRING ON FALSE CLOSE RADAR CONTACTS (BAT
TLE OF SITKIN PIP). ON 15 AND 46 AUGUST (T.U. 16.4.4) BOMBARDED �?"
-KISKA IN FOG. ON 17 AUGUST, IN FOG, COVERED THE KANE RECONNAIS=

~ SANCE LANDING ON LITTLE KISKA. LEFT ALEUTIAN WATERS 25 SEPTEMBER,

PROCEEDED TO PEARL HARBOR, THEN TO SAN FRANCISCO IN EARLY OCTOBER

RETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR IN MID-OCTOBER. PROCEEDED TO EFATE IN

ic EARLY: NOVEMBER.

U.S.S. PORTLAND

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NOVEMBER 1943 (GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATIONS).

ON 12 NOVEMBER SAILED EFATE, NEW HEBRIDES (T.F. 53). ON 29 NOVEMBER

CONDUCTED COUNTER-BATTERY FIRE WHILE UNDER FIRE FROM ENEMY SHORE

BATTERIES, AND BOMBARDED BiTITU AND ADJACENT ISLANDS, TARAWA, GIL-

BERT ISLANDS. ON 21 NOVEMBER FIRED ON ENEMY PLANE WEST OF TARAWA,

ON 22 NOVEMBER BOMBARDED BITITU, COMBATDIV 2 IN DESPATCH 292204

NOVEMBER 1943, ADDRESSED TO PORTLAND AND FOUR OTHER UNITS IS IN PART:
NTASK FORCE COMMANDER, SAYS, WELL DONE." COMBATDIV 2 SAYS, 'PERFECT.

YOU FIRED THE BEST BOMBARDMENT | HAVE SEEN YET. NO SHORTS, NO OVERS,
ALL IN TARGET AREA�"�, >

4-9 DECEMBER (CARRIER RAIDS ON MARSHALLS). ee
ON 1 DECEMBER AT SEA IN LAT. 13-08 N., LONG, 176-53 ¥., (TGs BOD)

ON 4 DECEMBER SCREENED CARRIERS DURING AIR STRIKES ON THE MARSHALL |
ISLANDS, ARRIVED PEARL HARBOR 7 DECEMBcR.

32 JANUARY TO 7 MARCH 4944 (MARSH ALL OPERATIONS).
ON 23 JANUARY SAILED PEARL HARBOR, (T.G. 54. 2) AND PROCEEDED 70 THE:

SOUTHWESTWARD. ON 31 JANUARY BOMBARDED DARRIT ISLET, MAJURO, MAR
SHALL ISLANDS, �?~BRIEFLY UNTIL IT WAS FOUND THAT NO ENEMY TROOPS WERE
PRESENT. THEN REMAINED AT AND IN THE VICINITY OF MAJURO UNTIL 3 FEB
RUARY WHEN PORTLAND WAS DETACHED FROM T.G. 51.2 AND SAILED MAJURO.

| - REPORTED TO C.T.G. 50.15 IN THE VICINITY OF MALEOLAP ATOLL THE SAME 3

DAY AND RETURNED WITH UNITS OF THAT GROUP TO MAJURO 4 FEBRUARY. 5
~ 7 FEBRUARY OPERATED IN THE VICINITY OF WOTUE ATOLL AND ARRIVED
KWAJALEIN ON 8 FEBRUARY. ON 15 FEBRUARY SAILED KWAJALEIN AND JOINS
ED ToC. Stott, ENINIETOK EXPEDITIONARY GROUP. ON 17, 48, 19 AND 24
_ FEBRUARY BOMBARDED PARRY, JAPTAN AND ENINETOK ISLETS, ENIETOK ATOLL

ON 21 FEBRUARY ONE OF PORTLAND'S PLANES FAILED TO RETURN FROM ANTI

�?"ASUBHARINE PATROL AND WAS GIVEN UP AS LOST. ON 24 FEBRUARY CAPTAIN
BURHANS WAS DETACHED TO A HOSPITAL SHIP FOR TREATMENT AND COMMANDER �?"
WeE. GUITAR ASSUHED TEMPORARY COMMAND, SHIP REMAINING AT ENIWETOK
ATOLL. ON 3 MARCH CAPTAIN TeGell. SETTLE, U,S.N. RELIEVED COMMANDER

U.S.S. PORTLAND
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GUITAR AS CONMANDING OFFICER, ON 5 MARCH WITH CRUISERS DIVISION 4
AND OTHER UNITS, SAILED ENIWETOK AND ARRIVED MAJURO ON 7 MARCH.
22 MARCH TO 6 APRIL 1944. (PALAU RAID). |
SAILED MAJURO 22 MARCH (T.G. 58.9). ON 27 MARCH OTHER UNITS JOINED,
TASK GROUP DESIGNATION CHANGED TO 58.3. ON 29 MARCH FIRED ON ENEMY
PLANE PASSING CLOSE ABOARD: FOUR PORTLAND MEN WOUNDED, THREE MINOR

ONE SERIOUS, BY SPLINTERS FROM PLANE'S FIRE AND THAT OF AN ADJACENT
SHIP. SCREENED CARRIERS DURING AIR STRIKES: Ol PALAU, YAP, ULITHI,
AND WOLEAL, 3¢ MARCH TO 1 APRIL. ARRIVED MAJURO ON 6 APRIL.

43 APRIL TO 4 MAY 1944 (NEW GUINEA AND TRUK AIR STRIKES, SATAWAN
~~" BOMBARDVENT).

SAILED HAJURO 13 APRIL (T.G. 58.3). 21 - 24 APRIL SCREENED CAR-
RIERS DURING AIR STRIKES ON NORTHERN NEW GUINEA, IN CONNECTION WITH
LANDINGS OF OUR AMPHIBIOUS FORCES. 29 APRIL SCREENED CARRIERS DUR=
ING AIR STRIKES ON TRUK, ON 30 APRIL IN COMPANY �?~ITH FIVE OTHER
CRUISERS, AND DESTROYERS, BOMBARDED SATAWAN, NOE! GROUP. ON 4 MAY �?"

ARRIVED MAJURO,

44 MAY 10 7 AUGUST 1944 (NAVY YARD).
ON 14 MAY SAILED | �?~AJURO AND PROCEEDED VIA PEARL HARBOR TO NAVY YARD,

MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA ARRIVING 25 MAY FOR OVERHAUL EXTENDING UNTIL

q AUGUST TO 4 OCTOBER 1944 (PALAU LANDING).
SAILED WARE ISLAND 7 AUGUST AND PROCEEDED VIA PEARL HARBOR TO PURVIS

BAY, FLORIDA, 8.8. 1., ARRIVING 36 AUGUST, ON 6 SEPTEMBER SAILED
PURVIS BAY (T.G. 32.5). ON 12 SEPTEMBER ARRIVED OFF PELELIU AND
CONDUCTED PRE-LANDING BOMBARDMENTS ON THAT ISLAND 42 = 44 SEPTEMBER.
ON 45 SEPTEMBER SUPPORTED LANDINGS ON PELELIU AND CONDUCTED CALL
FIRES, ON 416, 17, AND 49 SEPTEMBER, CALL FIRES ON PELELIU. DURING
EVENING DUSK, 19 SEPTELBER, WHILE ALONGSIDE AN AMMUNITION SHIP IN
KOSSOL ROADS AN ENEMY FLOAT PLANE (JAKE) DROPPED TWO SMALL BOMBS AT

PORTLAND, MISSING. 24 - 24 SEPTEMBER CALL FIRES ON PELELIU. ON 23 9 =

U.S.S. PORTLAND
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SEPTEMBER FIRED INEFFECTIVELY ON ENEMY PLANE NORTHWEST OF PELELIU.
25 = 27 SEPTEMBER AT KOSSOL ROADS, REPLENISHING, 28 - 29 SEPTEMBER
STOOD BY OFF PELELIU FOR CALL FIRE AND ON THE LATTER DATE LEFT THE
AREA (TeUs 32019. 1), ARRIVING SEEADLER HARBOR, MANUS, ADMIRALTY
ISLANDS ON 4 OCTOBER.

12 OCTOBER TO 41 NOVEMBER 1944 (L EYTE. LANDINGS AND SURIGAO BATTLE).
SAILED MANUS ON 42 OCTOBER (T.G. 77.2) AND ARRIVED OFF LEYTE GULF

17 OCTOBER. ENTERED LEYTE GULF 48 OCTOBER. CONDUCTED PRE-LANDING
BOMBARDMENT ON LEYTE 419 OCTOBER. ON 2 OCTOBER SUPPORTED LANDINGS,

_ THEN CONDUCTED CALL FIRES. 24 = 23 OCTOBER CALL FIRES. ON 22 OCT
OBER SPLASHED ONE VAL. ON 24 OCTOBER FIRED ON ENEMY PLANE INEFFECT=
IVELY. ON 25 OCTOBER AS A UNIT OF GRUISERS, LEFT FLANK FORCE, (77.2
AND 7743) PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAITS (BATTLE FOR
LEYTE GULF). THE ENEMY FORGE COMPRISED TWO BATTLESHIPS; ONE HEAVY

- GRUISER; AND FOUR DESTROYERS, AND APPROACHED TO THE NORTHWARD uP
�?"SURIGAO STRAITS, WHILE OlfN FORCE DISPOSED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE
STRAIT "CROSSING THE ENENY'S 'TEE�"�, AT 9352 OPENED FIRE, AFTER
RADAR TRACKING, ON THE LEADING ENEMY HEAVY UNIT, AT 45,500 YARDS;
FIRED ON FIVE UNITS AND ASSISTED IN SINKING TWO BATTLESHIPS, TWO
DESTROYERS AND IN DAMAGING THE HEAVY CRUISER DURING THE MAIN ACTION
AND THE PURSUIT WHICH FOLLOWED PART WAY DOWN SURIGAO STRAITS, THE
ACTION CONTINUING UNTIL $539. THE ENEMY RETURNED SEVERAL INEFFECT-
UAL SALVOES TO THE VICINITY OF THE LEFT FLANK CRUISERS. FIRED ON
ENEMY PLANE INEFFECTIVELY LATER ON 25 OCTOBER. DEPARTED LEYTE GULF
29 OCTOBER AND ARRIVED ULITHI 41 NOVEMBER.

2 = 22 NOVEMBER 1944 (PHILIPPINES AIR STRIKES).

SAILED ULITHI ON 2 NOVEMBER (T.G. 38. 1). SCREENED CARRIERS DUR ING
AIR STRIKES ON LUZON AIR FIELDS 5 ~ 6 NOVEMBER, AND ON VISAYAN SHIP=
PING 14 NOVEMBER, AND ON THE MANILA AREA 13 - 14 AND 19 NOVEMBER,
ON 24 NOVEMBER DETACHED FROM T.G. 38.1 AND ARRIVED KOSSOL ROADS ON
22 NOVEMBER.

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"BIL_NOVEMBER TO 20 DECEMBER 1944 Lee aut PATROL AND MINDORO
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SAILED KOSSOL ROADS 27 NOVEMBER AND ARRIVED LEYTE GULF 29 NOVEMBER
JOINING T.G. 77.2. LATER ON 29 NOVEMBER SPLASHED ONE ZEKE ATTEMPT-
ING TO CRASH PORTLAND. FIRED ON ANOTHER ENEMY PLANE WHO CRASHED
INTO MARYLAND, 2 DECEMBER SHIFTED TO T.G. 77.3, LEYTE GULF PATROL.
ON 6 DECEMBER FIRED INEFFECTIVELY ON ENEMY PLANE. ON 12 DECEMBER |

SAILED LEYTE GULF FOR THE MINDORO OPERATION, (T.G. 7743, A COMPONENT

OF T.G. 78.3). 13 DECEMBER FIRED INEFFECTIVELY ON ENEMY PLANE. 15

DECEMBER COVERED MINDORO LANDING; ASSISTED IN SPLASHING ONE ENEMY

PLANE

aa ~ 31 DECEMBER 1944 (FORAGING).
ON 23 DECEMBER SAILED LEYTE WITH DESTROYERS MOALE AND INGRAHAM SCRE=

ENING, TO OBTAIN STORES AND MAIL AT OTHER BASES, 25 = 26 DECEMBER

AT KOSSOL ROADS, 27 - 28 DECEMBER AT ULITHI. 29 DECEMBER, KOSSOL =

ROADS. 34 DECEMBER ARRIVED SAN PEDRO BAY, LEYTE, Pele

es. JANUARY. TO 4 MARCH 1945 par ees CORREGIDOR OPERATIONS) Ce
�?"_-SAILED LEYTE 3 JANUARY (T.G. 7722). 4 JANUARY FIRED INEFFECTIVELY

AT ENEMY PLANE WHICH CRASHED CLOSE ASTERN OF LUNGA POINT. 5 JAN=

~�?"UARY ARRIVED OFF LINGAYEN GULF AND BOMBARDED VICINITY CAPE BOLIANO,

AT 4436 FIRED ON ENEMY PLANE WHICH CRASHED CLOSE ABOARD COLUNBIA �?"
NEXT ASTERN OF PORTLAND, AT 1699 ENTERED LINGAYEN GULF. AT 4749
. COMMENCED BOMBARDMENT OF EASTERN SHORE BUT DISCONTINUED IMMEDIATELY
Pe as HEAVY ENEMY AIR ATTACK (KAMIKAZE) CAME IN LASTING UNTIL 1834,
FIRED ON ENEMY PLANES AND MANY SHIPS WERE CRASHED INTO INCLUDING
COLUMBIA (AGAIN) AND LOUISVILLE ADJACENT TO PORTLAND IN COLUMN, =�?�
7 = 8 JANUARY CONDUCTED BOMBARDMENT AND UNDER WATER DEMOLITION TEAM
__(UDT) SUPPORT FIRES, AND FIRED ON BOGIES. 9 JANUARY SUPPORTED LAND=
Be ONG AND FIRED ON BOGIES, 49 JANUARY REPLENISHED ANMUN IT LON, THEN ae
LRT LINGAYEN GULF TO CRUISE NORTHWESTWARD, (T.G. 77.2, LINGAYEN -
DEFENSE FORCE) UNTIL 48 YANUARY WHEN RETURNED TO THE GULF. 49 = 34

- AANUARY CONDUCTED SUPPORT FIRES, AIR AND PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE

U.8.S. PORTLAND

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�?oFOR THE ARMY ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF LINGAYEN GULF. (ARMY GENERAL

KRUEGER COMMENDED THE PHOTOGRAPHIC AND RECONNAISSANCE WORK OF THE

PORTLAND PILOTS.) ON 15 FEBRUARY (T.U. 77.3.5) SAILED FOR CORREG
(DOR AND ON 416 FEBRUARY BOMBARDED THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THAT ISLAND
PREPARATORY TO PARATROOPS AND AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS, RETURNED TO LIN-
GAYEN GULF ON 17 FEBRUARY. ON 26 FEBRUARY (T.G. 76.6) SAILED LIN-
GAYEN AND ARRIVED SAN PEDRO BAY, LEYTE ON 4 MARCH, (ENDING PORTLANDS �?"
TWENTIETH WEEK OF CONTINUOUS DUTY IN ADVANCED AREAS).

24 MARCH = 2¢ APRIL 1945 (OKINAWA SHIMA ASSAULT). ;
SAILED ULITH! 24 MARCH (T.G. 54.3) ARRIVED OK I NAWA 26 MARCH. 6765,

26 MARCH COMMENCED BOMBARDMENT OF ASSIGNED AREAS, WEST SIDE OF YON-

TAN AIRFIELD, ON 27 MARCH AT 6629, UNDER HEAVY AIR ATTACK AND ASSIS

TED IN SHOOTING DOWN ONE LARGE JAP 80M MBER. AT 9932, THE SAME MORN=

ING, HHILE UNDERWAY IN COLUMN ASTERN THE U.S.S. PENSACOLA, TWO a

PEDO WAKES WERE SIGHTED BY THE PORTLAND FIRED IN Quick SUCCESS | ON
yore AND. NARROWLY. MISSED THE PENSACOLA. A PERISCOPE AND THEN CONNING

"TOWER OF A MIDGET SUBKARINE EMERGED, PORTLAND TOOK IT UNDER er

MATIC WEAPON GUNFIRE AND USED FULL RUDDER AND ENGINES TO-ATTEMPT =
RAMMING. THE SUB THEN TURNED SHARPLY TO CROSS AHEAD TO STARBOARD,

AND DESPITE FULL OPPOSITE RUDDER THE PORTLAND'S STEM MISSED THE JAP=
__ANESE'SUBMARINE STERN BY 49 = 29 FEET. THE SUB WAS UNDER HEAVY POINT

BLANK FIRE FROM THE PORTLAND, SCORING MANY DIRECT HITS ON THE CON
NING TOWER AND PERISCOPE, ESCORTS CAME UP. AT HIGH SPEED AND DROPPED
ONE DEPTH CHARGE PATTERN--NEGATIVE RESULTS. 4 APRIL BOMBARDED WEST

COAST OF OKINAWA SHIMA IN SUPPORT OF LANDINGS BY U.S. TROOPS. 7 APR=
___-IL_JOINED T.G. 54.7 IN APPROACH DISPOSITION IN ANTICIPATION OF EXPEC=

TED NIGHT ACTION WITH ENEMY SURFACE FORCE HEADED BY JAP BATTLESHIP
YAMAMOTO, AT 2245 THAT NIGHT CHANGED TO CRUISING DISPOSITION POM
NOTIFICATION THAT T.F. 58 HAD ALREADY SUNK THE ENEMY SURFACE FORCE.
46 APRIL BOMBARDED IE SHIMA IN SUPPORT OF LANDING BY U.S, TROOPS,

) DURING THE PERIOD 26 MARCH TO 20 APRIL OF SUPPORTING THE xing

PAIN, THE PORTLAND. UNDERWENT �?~TWENTY-FOUR AIR RAIDS; SHOT DOWN

| U,8.8. PORTLAND

~ ENEMY. PLANES; 35 AND ASSISTED 1N DOWNING EIGHT OTHERS, ON APRIL, iL 6 THE
~ PORTLAND SHOT DOWN THREE KAMIKAZE PLANES IN ONE ATTACK CLOSING FROM

WIDELY SEPARATED ANGLES AND ASSISTED IN DOWNING THO OTHERS. 2g ) APRIL
-SAILED FOR ULITHI

24 APRIL - 5 MAY (REPLENISHMENT, WITH!) a
ARRIVED ULITHI FOR TEN DAYS AVAILABILITY, REPLENISHE D FUEL, STORES,
AMMUNITION AND PERFORMED ROUTINE UPKEEP AND MINOR REPAIRS, DEPARTED
ULITHI 5 MAY FOR OKINAWA. co

wu MAY = 47 JUNE (SECOND PHASE, OKINANA ! BOMBARDMENT AND CAPTURE). os
_ REPORTED 0 Oi sG, 5442 FOR rn 8 MAY OFF HACUSHI BEACH. RESUED
BOMBARDMENT SOUTHWESTERN OKINAWA WITH ILLUMINATION ASSIGNM ENTS

he �?~ON 8, 9, AND 49 JUNE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF THENTY-SIX "OUNDED AND
, SORE DECEASED ARMY AND MARINE CASUALTIES FROM ASHORE VIA AMPHIE 1OUS

CRAFT FOR MEDICAL CARE AND HOSPITALIZATION. ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE. FRE-
�?oQUENTLY. INTHE VICINITY DURING THIS PERIOD BUT THIS VESSEL HAS. �?~nor
�?oATTACKED, OR DID THE PORTLAND, BRING ANY. ENEMY. AIRCRAFT. UNDER. FIRE,
EPARTED OKINASA ON 47 JUNE FOR LEYTE FOR UPKE EP AND PE ERSON! EL RELAX
ATION. IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT PORTLAND FIRED HER LAST. =
AGAINST. THE UAPANESE=-A UNIT OF "THE FLEET THAT CAME TO STAY. a

�?o2h JUNE ~ 34 JULY (REPLEN 11 SHMENT, LEYTE). 0 A ee
�?oANCHORED IN SAN PEDRO BAY, LEYTE, Pel, AS UNIT IN ToFe 32, FOR, AVA AIL
ABILITY UNDER CONSERVRON 40. REPLENISHED FUEL AND STORES. 25 wULY
TF 92 DISOLVED. PORTLAND ASSIGNED T.G, 95.7. 26 JULY CAPTAIN,

: on eee �?oaaor PERE ghar cate

LYMAN A. THACKREY, U.S.Ne, RELIEVED CAPTAIN T.Gell, SETTLE, UsSsNgy
AS COM MANDING OFFICER. CONTINUED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MINOR RE=
PAIRS, PERSONNEL RELAXATION AN ID TRAINING. . eae

Fis OER 18 A UNIT OF T. U. = Le pees TO OKINAWA. fet)

CEIVED WORD SISTER~SHIP U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS LOST AT SEA eAROUTE
geen AUCUST ANCHORED. 1H BUCKNER BAY, OKINAUIZ SHINS Poe
9. 3. CONDUCTED ) ROUTINE MALNTENAICE ANI 2 TRAINING. 12 Au

\

UsS.8. PORTLAND |
44-11-14-11-44

- PENNSYLVANIA, ANCHORED NEREBY IN BUCKNER . HIT BY AERIAL TOR-
PEDO. RUMOR OF JAPANESE CAPITULATION. 43 AND 14 AUGUST UNDERWAY
AS A UNIT OF T.G. 95.3 FOR NICHT RETIREMENT. 45 AUGUST IN ACCORD
ANCE WITH COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC FLEET'S DESPATCH, CEASED ALL
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PENDING SIG=
NATURE OF PEACE TERMS. 45TH AND 16TH UNDERWAY FOR NICHT RETIREMENT.

24 AUGUST TO 1 SEPTENB 3ER 1945 {APRA HARBOR , GUAM, MARIANAS ISLANDS, )

2 ee: SSIS OR TR smnciectiiatiinatabiaigsits aE wate

24 AUG, ASSIGNED TO T.G. 95.2 FOR DUTY. 25 AUG., 1914, UNDERWAY �?"
AS C.T.U. 95.3.7 FOR APRA HARBOR, CUAM, MARIANAS ISLANDS. U.SsS.
MUGFORD SCREENING, 41692 U.S.S, RALPH TALBOT RELIEVED MUCFORD AS
SCREEN. 28 AUGUST ARRIVED APRA HARBOR GUA REPLENISHED FUEL.

3@ AUGUST, $449 CONMANDI NG OFFICER, U.S.S. PORTLAND, ASSUMED DUTIES

ts 0.PiAc. 34 AUGUST, 4700, VICE-ADMIRAL GEORGE D, MURRAY, U.S.No :
COMMANDER MARIANAS, CAME ABOARD WITH HIS STAFF AND ASSUMED FUNCTIONS

Or Oe Pale 94.302 AND S, O.P.As. 41 SEPTEMBER UNDERWAY TO TRUK AS
FLAGSHIP OF VICE-ADMIRAL GEO. D. MURRAY TO ACCEPT SURRENDER OF THE

CAROL INES «2
2 AUGUST 1945 (SURRENDER OF C/ROLINES AT TRUK),

HITH VICE=ADMIRAL GEORGE D. MURRAY, U.S.N., ABOARD, ARRIVED TRUK
ATOLL TO ACGEPT THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE HELD ISLANDS UNDER
THE COMMAND OF THE SENIOR JAPANESE IMPERIAL FORGES BASED AT TRUK,
CAROLINE ISLANDS. @92¢ JAPANESE SIGNATORIES BOARDED PORTLAND FR
THEIR MOTOR LAUNCHES. 4045 a a Se SURRENDER ACCEPTED. AND
JAPANESE DEPARTED VIA MOTOR LAUNCH, SAILED TRUK FOR APRA HARBOR,
GUAM ARRIVING SEPTEMBER 3, VICE=ADMIRAL MURRAY SHIFTED FLAG TO
GUAM.

| 3 20 SEPTEMBER 1945 (GUAM), |
| 3 SEPTEMBER ANCHORED IN APRA HARBOR, GUAM. CONTINUED ) ROUTINE UP=

_ KEEP AND MINOR REPAIRS, 40 SEPTEMBER DUTY COMPLETED T.F, 94, 42

_ SEPTEMBER RECEIVED 500 NAVY AND 346 MARINE DISCHARCEE PASSENGERS

ABOARD, �?~SAME AFTERNOON DEPARTED GUAM FOR PEARL HARBOR TO REPORT
10 CsT.F. 44 FOR ONWARD ROUTING TO U.S. ARRIVED PEARL 2d SEPTENBER.

3.8. PORTLAND

| 44-44-14-14-44
24 - 24 SEPTEMBER 1945 (PEARL HARBOR).

ANCHORED IN PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, HAWATIAN ISLANDS AS A UNIT OF T,F. 44
CONTINUED SHIP'S UPKEEP, MINOR REPAIRS AND PERSONNEL RELAXATION, 24
SEPTEMBER RECEIVED 600 NAVAL DISCHARGEE PASSENGER

25 SEPTEMBER - 42 OCTOBER.1945 (PANAMA CANAL ZONE).

wer Nr a TS OE ero =:

#744 UNDERWAY, WITH C.T.G. 14.6 IN ENTERPRISE, SAILED PEARL HARBOR
ENROUTE EAST GOAST VIA PANAMA CANAL, 8 OCTOBER AT $657 ARRIVED BAL~
BOA, PANAMA. REPORTED TO CINCLANT FOR DUTY, ARRIVED MIRAFLORES LOCK
1957. COMPLETED TRANSIT THROUGH PANAMA CANAL AND MOORED TO DOCK AT
CRISTOBAL, LIMON BAY, PANAMAL CANAL ZONE AT 1839. CONTINUED SHIP'S
UPKEEP, iINOR REPAIRS AND PERSONNEL RELAXATION, 42 OCTOBER AS UNIT
IN T.F. 62 UNDERWAY AND ENROUTE CONTINENTAL U.S. AND PORTLAND, MAINE
FOR NAVY DAY CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 27TH.

| 2 | | ~U.S.8, PORTLAND

OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENTS IN WHICH THE PORTLAND HAS PARTICIPATED:

CORAL SEA �?o4 = 8 MAY 142,°
MIDWAY i. 6 JUNE 142. .
GUADALCANAL = TULAGI LANDINGS 9 AUG; 142;
CAPTURE AND DEFENSE OF GUADALCANAL 1-25 AUG: 142;
EASTERN SOLOMONS (STEWART ISLANDS) 23~25 AUG. 142,
SANTA GRUZ ISLANDS | ry ae a.
GUADALCANAL (THiRD SAVO) 12-45 HOV, Thee:
GILBERT ISLANDS OPERATION 19 eg ~ 3 DEC. 143.
MARSHALL ISLANDS OPERATION (ONLY: 4 STAR)

3 CARRIER STRIKE AGAINST MARSHALLS 4 DEC. 143,

&« ee: �?~ @ @®: @:.@:.@: :
a

B) OCCUPATION OF KWAJALEIN Ai'D MAgURO 29 JANs- 8 FEB; aa
_. (@) OCCUPATION OF ENIWETOK 47 FEB. = 2 MAR.
ASIATIC=PACIF IC RAIDS~1944 (ONLY 1 STAR) 3

A) PALAU, YAP, ULITHi, WOLEAT RAID . 30 MAR.= 4 APR:
B) TRUK, "SATAWAN, PONAPE RAID a ae APR 2 MATS

WESTERN NEW GUINEA OPERATIONS
(A) HOLLANDIA OPERATIONS 24=24 APRIL 144,
WESTERN CAROLINE ISLE, OPERATION. (ONLY 1 STAR)

(A) GAPTURE AND OCCUPATION OF THE SOUTHERN a
PALAU ISLANDS 12=29 SEPT, 144,
LEYTE OPERATIONS (ONLY 1 STAR). ye ae

(A) LEYTE LANDINGS % > A380 Olt. ta

(B) BATTLE FOR LEYTE GUEF (INCLUDING BATTLE oak A Ge

FOR SURIGAO STRAIT). 24�?"96 OCTs 44,
(GC) LUZON ATTACKS 5 = 6 NOV, '44;
(CARRIER FORCE) © , : 43-14 NOV... 144,

(D) VISAYAS ATTACKS 144 NOV, '44,

LUZON OPERATIONS (ONLY 4 STAR). | iy Med
3 MINDORO LANDINGS 12-18 DEC, 44;

B) LINGAYEN GULF LANDINGS 4-18 JAN, 145,

©) BATAAN = CORREGIDOR LANDINGS | 4516 FEBS "45,
OKINAWA SHIMA ASSAULT : ee
(A) OKINAWA 7 _ 24 MAR.-20 APR, 145,

: 8 MAY=17 JUNE '45,

(B) {E SHIMA , 16 APRIL 145,