September the 2nd, 2006

[Codger_64]

December 7th, 1941 is a date that still lives in most American memories, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. But few remember the significance of September 2nd.

Today, September the 2nd, 2006 is the 61st anniversary of the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Harbor aboard the U.S.S. Missouri.

Here is a list of the escorts for the BB-63 U.S.S. Missouri:

1. Battleships (BB)

USS
New Mexico (BB-40)
USS Mississippi (BB-41)
USS Idaho (BB-42)
USS Colorado (BB-45)
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
USS Iowa (BB-61)
USS Missouri (BB-63)
HMS Duke of York (17)
HMS King George V (41)


Light Aircraft Carriers (CVL)

USS Cowpens (CVL-25)
USS Bataan (CVL-29)


Escort Carriers (CVE)

HMS Ruler (D.72)
HMS Speaker (D.90)
Salamaua


Heavy Cruisers (CA)

USS Boston (CA-69)
USS Quincy (CA-71)
USS St. Paul (CA-73)
USS Chicago (CA-136)
HMAS Shropshire (96)

Light Cruisers (CL)

USS Detroit (CL-8)
USS San Diego (CL-53)
USS San Juan (CL-54)
USS Pasadena (CL-65)
USS Springfield (CL-66)
USS Oakland (CL-95)
USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
HMS Newfoundland (59)
HMAS Hobart (I.63)
HMNZS Gambia (48)


Destroyers (DD)

USS Ault (DD-698)
USS Mayo (DD-422)
USS Benham (DD-796)
HMAS Napier (G.97)
USS Blue (DD-744)
HMAS Nizam (G.38)
USS Buchanon (DD-484)
USS Nicholas (DD-449)
USS Caperton (DD-650)
USS Perkins (DD-877)
USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428)#
HMS Quality (G.62)
USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668)
USS Robert K. Huntington (DD-781)
USS Cogswell (DD-651)
USS Southerland (DD-743)
USS Colahan (DD-658)
USS Stockham (DD-683)
USS Cotten (DD-669)
USS Taylor (DD-468)
USS Cushing (DD-797)
HMS Teazer (R.23)
USS De Haven (DD-727)
HMS Tenacious (R.45)
USS Dortch (DD-670)
HMS Terpsichore (R.33)
USS Frank Knox (DD-742)
USS Twining (DD-540)
USS Gatling (DD-671) USS Uhlmann (DD-687)
USS Halsey Powell (DD-686)
USS Wadleigh (DD-689)
USS Healy (DD-672)
HMS Wager (R.98)
USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427)
USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)
USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
HMAS Warramunga (I.44)
USS Kalk (DD-611)
USS Wedderburn (DD-684)
USS Knapp (DD-653)
HMS Whelp (R.37)
USS Lansdowne (DD-468)
HMS Wizard (R.72)
USS Lardner (DD-487)
USS Wren (DD-568)
USS Madison (DD-425)
USS Yarnell (DD-541)


Destroyer Escorts (DE)

USS Goss (DE-444)
USS Ulvert M. Moore (DE-442)
USS Kendall C. Campbell (DE-443)
USS Waterman (DE-740)
USS Lyman (DE-302)
USS Weaver (DE-741)
USS Major (DE-796)
USS William Seiverling (DE-441)
USS Roberts (DE-749)


Frigates

HMS Derg (K.257)
HMAS Gascoyne (K.354)


Sloops

HMS Crane (U.23)
HMS Whimbrel (U.29)

Destroyer Minelayer (DM)

USS Gwin (DM-33)
USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24)


Destroyer Minesweeper (DMS)

USS Ellyson (DMS-19)
USS Hopkins (DMS-13)
USS Fitch (DMS-25)
USS Jeffers (DMS-27)
USS Gherardi (DMS-30)
USS Macomb (DMS-23)
USS Hambleton (DMS-20)


Submarines (SS)

USS Archerfish (SS-311)
USS Pilotfish (SS-386)
USS Cavalla (SS-244)
USS Razorback (SS-394)
USS Gato (SS-212)
USS Runner (SS-476)
USS Haddo (SS-255)
USS Sea Cat (SS-399)
USS Hake (SS-256)
USS Segundo (SS-398)
USS Muskallunge (SS-262)
USS Tigrone (SS-419)



The Heavy Cruiser CA-71 U.S.S. Quincey was one of the escorts for the USS MISSOURI into Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Japanese Surrender document. My father was there aboard the “Mighty Q” and I still have his “surrender witness” card, signed by the ship’s captain. Thank you one and all for your sacrifice.

Codger
Edited to add another ten years to my age

 

[mashduck]

Nice!!!!! Information I love stuff like this

 

[Mountainwind]

This was when wars were military campaigns, not political ones.

 

[Codger_64]

All wars are political. Including WWII. We would not involve ourselves in Europe without just provocation. It was anticipated that because of our steel and fuel embargoes, our demands that Japan withdraw from their China conquests, Japan would strike us and Germany would back their allies by declaring war on us. As simple as that.

 

[Mountainwind]

But once it started, you did not see the antiwar stuff you see today from our own government. If a flame thrower were used today, heads would roll.
Soldiers are sent to war today with their hands tied.

 

[xbxb]

Hey Codger thanks very much. I served aboard the USS Saint Paul CA-73. It was nice to see it in the list. Bravo Zulu!!!!

(DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
"Bravo Zulu"

This is a naval signal, conveyed by flaghoist or voice radio, meaning "well done"; it has also passed into the spoken and written vocabulary)

 

[kapt kopter]

Great Post Codger..................lest we forget

Kap

 

[glennbad]

We are all familiar with dates such as Dec 7, 1941.

However, I was watching TV last night, and couldn't figure out why they were showing shows about WWII. Makes sense now.

I watched a special last night about "H" company, one of the groups that landed on Iwo Jima. It was very insightful to me, as having never seen any battle during my time in.

I also see that the whole outlook on things were different then. It seemed that the country was actually behind the war effort. The thing that was the same was the resolve of the soldiers. These soldiers knew what their job was, and through incredible casualties and losses of life got their mission accomlished.

Surprising to me, was that each man they interviewed said they would do it again in a heartbeat, would join back up in a second.

Amazing...

Thanks, Mike...

Glenn

 

[Eyegor]

Nice work Codger. To paraphrase: "Those who forget History are doomed to repeat it." Don't know who deserves the credit for the quote or even if I got it right, but it makes the point. God Bless our Veterans.