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USS
PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG June 6, 1944 Zone description_plus
ten: Steaming as before. 0636 Changed base course to 270° T & G, 257° psc. 0648 PORTER
and WICKES left stations to investigate suspicious radar contacts
bearing 278° T distant 33000 yards. Took station #1 in antisubmarine screen 56 during
their absence. 0655 Contacts
identified as friendly. PORTER and WICKES rejoined. Resumed station
#5 in antisubmarine screen 59. 0700 Changed
speed to 20 knots. 0704 Changed
speed to 15 knots. 0800 Position
Latitude 53° 15’ N., Longitude 176° 59’ E. 0825 Changed
speed to 20 knots. 0935 Took
station #5 in screen of cruising disposition 5R, CONCORD guide. Fleet
axis 270° T., Base course 270° T & G, 257° psc. 1008 Took
station in screen of cruising disposition 5V, CONCORD guide. Fleet axis
and, base course 270° T & G, 257° psc. Speed 20 knots. 1040 Changed
base course to 274° T & G, 261° psc. Commenced fighter director exercise in
accordance with Exercise 7 of ComCruDiv Five Exercise Plan 5-44. 1200 Position
Latitude 53° 22.2’ N. Longitude 175° 02’ E. 1216 Exercise
completed. 1304 Changed
speed to 16 knots. 1330 Radar
contact on Attu Island bearing 242° T & G, distant 58 miles. 1335- Fired
automatic weapons antiaircraft practice using sleeve target 1419 towed by
plane. Expended 268 rounds 40mm AA and 879 rounds 20mm. A~A ammunition. 1427- Steaming
various courses and speeds while exercising at deployment 1500 in battle
disposition. 1506 Took
station #5 in screen of cruising disposition 5R, CHESTER guide, fleet axis and
base course 175° T & G, 181° psc. Speed 14 knots. 1603 Changed
base course to 180° T & G, 193° psc. 1641 Changed
base course to 182° T & G, 184° psc. 1731 Commenced
steaming various courses and speeds patrolling channel entrance to Massacre
Bay, Attu in accordance with ComCruDiv Entrance Plan 1-44. 1830 Entered east channel to Massacre Bay. 1930 Anchored in 15 fathoms of water in berth D-26,
Massacre Bay, Attu. Ships present: various units of U. S. Fleet. S.O.P.A. is
CTF 94 in CHESTER. June 7, 1944 Zone description_plus
ten: Anchored in berth D-26, Massacre Bay,
Attu. June 8, 1944 Zone description_plus
ten: Anchored in berth D-26, Massacre Bay,
Attu. June 9, 1944 ___________
Zone description_plus ten: Anchored in berth D-26,
Massacre Bay, Attu. 1317 Underway
in accordance with ComDesRon 49 despatch 091935 of June 1944 to go alongside U.S.S.
BRAZOS to fuel. 1355 Moored
port side to BRAZOS, fueled to capacity. 1410 U.S.S.
WICKES moored alongside to starboard and fueled. 1632 Completed
fueling, underway for anchorage. 1644 Anchored
in 15 fathoms of water in berth D-26, Massacre Bay. June 10, 1944 Zone
descripti~pius ten: Anchored in berth D-26,
Massacre Bay, Attu. 0848 Underway
in company with destroyers of Task Force 94 in accordance with CTF 94 mailgram
100125 of June, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds while standing out of
South. Channel, Massacre Bay and patrolling during sortie of cruisers, Task
Force 94. 1000 Cruisers
commenced sortie. 1047 Took
station #5 in screen of task force cruising disposition 5 Roger, CONCORD guide.
O.T.C. is CTF 94 in CHESTER. Fleet axis 230° T., base course 230° T
& G, 226° psc. Speed 16 knots. 1110 Changed
base course to 178° T & G, 186° psc. 1115 Changed
speed to 18.5 knots. 1200 Position
Latitude 52° 27.5' N. Longitude 172° 48’ E. 1312 Changed
base course to 173° T & G, 182° psc. . Changed speed to 16 knots 1604 Changed
speed to 15.5 knots. 1617 Changed
speed of advance to 16 knots. 1641 Changed
base course to 23l° T & G, 228° psc. 1724 YOUNG left
formation to take station as picket. PICKING took station #5 in eight
ship screen. 2000 Position
Latitude 50° 45’ N. Longitude 172° 01’ E. 2019 Changed
base course to 230* T & G, 226* psc. 2150 YOUNG rejoined
formation. PICKING took station #5 in nine ship screen. 2230 CHARLES
J. BADGER left formation to take station as picket. PICKING took
station #3 in eight ship screen. June 11,1944 Zone
description p1us ten: Steaming as before. 0800 Position
Latitude 48° 49’ N. Longitude 168° 33’ E. 1115 RALEIGH
and ISHERWOOD left formation. PICKING took station #1 in seven
ship screen. 1200 Position
Latitude 48° 01.5’ N. Longitude 166° 58.5’ E. 1255 ISHERWOOD
and RALEIGH resumed stations. CHARLES J. BADGER returned from
picket duty. PICKING took station #5 in nine ship screen. 1600 RALEIGH
left formation to return to Adak. 1645 Took
station #5 in screen of cruising disposition 6 Roger. Changed fleet axis to 260°
T. Changed base course to 231° T & G, 229°. 1814 Proceeded
to investigate radar contact reported by CHESTER bearing 300° T.,
distant 8000 yards from formation. Search negative. Resumed station. 1900 Changed
base course to 235° T & G, 232° psc. 1928 CHARLES
J. BADGER left formation to take station as picket. PICKING took
station #3 in eight ship screen. 2000 Position
Latitude 46° 46.5’ N. Longitude 164° 35’ E.
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