OCTOBER 1945

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
             
30 SEPTEMBER - 6 OCTOBER 1945

 

     

30 September 1945

 

Still waiting for that LSM.

   

Whilst the 2d Battalion sits on the beach at Pulupandan awaiting the LSM, it is apt to include the written summary of "D" Company's September history.

 

"1 September: Company was alerted to move to another station. Company prepared by making statos & men organizing their duffle bags. The regiment was scheduled to move to Dumaguette, Oriental Negros by LSM. Entrucked to Pulapandan, board ships there. Within a few days this move was cancelled. Few more days passed & company was again alerted. the company commander held a formation & gave out with the latest poop. The 503d was scheduled to pack bags for a new station at Yokomama, (sic) Japan. Company made out requisitions for winter garments. The morale was high & every man did want to see Japan. Nothing was really definite as to the time of leaving, etc. Company did its usual guarding of Japanese prisoners of war at Fabrica. High point men were still waiting to be released from the regiment, (80 points). Another move was to take place & all alerted. This time it did happen. Entire Second Battalion, except Easy Company, left by truck for Pulapandan,the point to board LSM ships. The trip to Dumaguette, Oriental Negros, was almost two days. Arrived in Bay of Dumaguette in early part of the afternoon. LSM pulled up to docks & company disembarked. Trucks came to take company & equipment to new camp site, one half mile from the town of Dumaguette. Tents were raised & darkness came, then camp was asleep. Following days were spent beautifying the camp area, policing of all types was carried on."

 

 

31 September 1945

REMARKABLY, FOR THIS JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER HAS 31 DAYS.

 

No LSM until Oct 1st. Men getting pissed off lying in sand.

 

1 October 1945

 

LSM arrives. Off - to Dumaguete. 14 hr trip ends at 1900 hr. will move to permanent area tomorrow: Br upon arriving in Dumaguete started building up a Bn area

 

2 October 1945

 

   

This page is deliberately blank

 

3 October 1945

 

"10/3/45 1st Lt Lewis B. Crawford, Jr., assumed command from 1st Lt Joe M. Whitson, Jr. 3rd Oct 45

   
 

4 October 1945

 

   

This page is deliberately blank

 

5 October 1945

 

   

This page is deliberately blank

 

6 October 1945

 

This page is deliberately blank