October 16, 1944 - 5:15 morning got underway with 31 other LST, a bunch of transports, and two aircraft carriers. We are to go in on D-plus 2 at Leyte gulf just past Mariquitdaquit Island in the Philippines. This is a really big operation.
This WWII Journal chronicles the life of an USNR Radioman, my grandfather-in-law, on board the LST 740. The Journal includes dates from 4/20/1944 through 5/29/1945.
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