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FROM THE DIARY OF HENRY ISBELL
BATTLES, RAIDS &
PLACES
from October 21, 1943 to December 19, 1945
Provided by Ty Tyler
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Oct 21, 1943 |
Commissioned U.S.S. Stephen
Potter, San Francisco |
| Nov 8, 1943 |
Arrived in
San Diego for shakedown |
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Dec 8, 1943 |
Arrived in San Francisco
from San Diego |
| Dec 26,
1943 |
Shoved off
for Pearl Harbor |
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Jan 1 - 16, 1944 |
In and about Pearl harbor
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| Jan 24,
1944 |
Crossed
Equator |
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Jan 29, 1944 |
Marshals Campaign
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| Jan 31,
1944 |
Invasion of
Kawajalein |
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Feb 6 - 12, 1944 |
Majuro Atoll, Marshal
Islands |
| Feb 12 -
17, 1944 |
First Truk
Raid |
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Feb 24 - Mar 6, 1944 |
Pearl Harbor |
| Mar 14,
1944 |
Bremerton,
Washington
(Escort for USS Washington. Bow sheared off in collision)
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Mar 16 - 18, 1944 |
San Francisco |
| Mar 31 -
Apr 1, 1944 |
Pearl
Harbor |
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Apr 7, 1944 |
Majuro Atoll |
| Apr 22,
1944 |
Invasion at
Hollandia |
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Apr 27, 1944 |
Sunk Jap Sub off Truk
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| May 1, 1944 |
Truk Raid,
Bombarded Panape |
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May 4, 1944 |
Majuro Atoll, Marshall
Islands |
| May 14,
1944 |
Wake Island
& Marcus Island Raids |
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May 26 - June 6, 1944 |
Majuro Atoll |
| June 10 -
17, 1944 |
Saipan,
Tinian, Guam, Rota Invasions |
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June 26, 1944 |
Pagan Islands Raid
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| July 1 - 2,
1944 |
Enewitok
Atoll, Marshal Islands |
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July 4, 1944 |
Bonin Islands |
| July 20,
1944 |
Guam
Invasion |
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July 24 - 25, 1944 |
Palaus, Yap, Ulithi Raid.
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| July 28,
1944 |
Siapan
(Overnight), Marianias Islands |
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Aug 10 - 25, 1944 |
Eniwitok Atoll |
| Sept 6 - 9,
1944 |
Palus
invasion |
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Sept 9 - 13, 1944 |
Mindanao Raid |
| Sept 20
-23, 1944 |
Luzon Raid
(First surface vessel to see the Island of Luzon since it's
fall,1st Plane downed) |
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Sept. 28, 1944 |
Ulithi Atoll, Caroline
Islands |
| Oct 11 -
16, 1944 |
Formosa
Raid |
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Oct 16 - 21, 1944
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Decoys for 3rd Fleet (our
second Plane downed) |
| Oct. 22,
1944 |
Leyte
Strike and invasion |
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Oct 26 to Nov 1,1944 |
Manus Island |
| Nov 4, 1944 |
Siapan for
two days |
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Nov 11 -12, 1944 |
Leyte Strike |
| Nov 18 -
19, 1944 |
Manila Bay
Raid |
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Dec 1, 1944 |
Ulithi atoll |
| Dec 14,
1944 |
Luzon
Straits |
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Dec 18, 1944 |
Typhoon (3 destroyers sunk
Hull, Spence, & Moaghan) |
| Dec 24,
1944 |
Ulithi
Atoll |
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Jan 6-9, 1945 |
Formosa raid |
| Jan 10 -
20, 1945 |
China Sea
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Jan 20 - 21, 1945 |
Formosa Raids |
| Jan 25 to
Feb 9, 1945 |
Ulithi
Atoll |
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Feb 19 - 20, 1945 |
Tokyo Raid |
| Feb 21,
1945 |
Iwo Jima
Invasion |
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Feb 25 - 26, 1945 |
Tokyo Raid |
| Mar 1 - 12,
1945 |
Ulithi
Atoll |
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Mar 16 - 21, 1945 |
Kyushu Japan Raids, Honshu
& Kobe |
| Mar 18 -
19, 1945 |
U.S.S.
Franklin hit with two bombs |
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Mar 20, 1945 |
Shot down one Jap suicide
plane "Jack" |
| Mar 21,
1945 |
Shot down a
"Francis" which dropped a bomb on us.(Missed!) |
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Mar 26 - Apr 5, 1945 |
Ulithi Atoll |
| Apr 8 - May
28, 1945 |
Okinawa
Invasion (shot down 2 Jap planes) (Strike on Kgosha on May 17,
1945, 2 planes) Bunker Hill hit by suicide dive bombers
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Apr 14 - 17, 1945 |
Dive bomber raids
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| May 13 -
14, 1945 |
Kyushu
Island Raid |
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May 11 - 14, 1945 |
Dive Bombers |
| June 1 -
12, 1945 |
Leyte Gulf,
Philippine Islands |
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June 20, 1945 |
Left Leyte for Pearl Harbor |
| July 2,
1945 |
Arrived
Pearl |
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July 3, 1945 |
Left Pearl for States |
| July 9,
1945 |
Arrived in
San Francisco - 8 AM. Proceeded to Mare Island |
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Sept 2, 1945 |
Left for San Diego |
| Sept 12,
1945 |
About to
leave for Pearl but received orders to decommission |
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Dec 1, 1945 |
Eligible for discharge
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| Dec 17,
1945 |
Detached
from U.S.S. Stephen Potter |
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Dec 19, 1945 |
Separated - and Potter
formally decommissioned |
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