This document contains research notes and historical content for the period September 1, 1943 to December 31, 1943.
View and download the 67 page document here: USS Calvert – Historical Research Notes – 1943.09.01 to 1943.12.31
During this period, the USS Calvert and crew:
- Steaming to San Diego, in company with Task Force 20:15, having recently transited the Panama Canal.
- Arrived in San Diego on September 9, 1943, and then continued to San Francisco with arrival on September 12, 1943.
- Departed for Hawaii on September 20, 1943 as part of Task Force 12.5, with elements of the 6th Army Division embarked.
- Arrived at Honolulu, Hawaii on September 26, 1943.
- Underwent intense amphibious exercises and training with units of the Army 27th Infantry Division during the period early October through early November.
- November 10, 1943: Departed for Operation Galvanic, the invasion of Makin, with the men of the 165th Regimental Combat team, 27th Infantry Division embarked.
- November 15, 1943: The convoy crossed both the equator and the international date line.
- November 20 to November 24: Landings at the Island of Makin, Gilberts, Operation Galvanic.
- Novmeber 24 to December 2: Steaming independently to Hawaii.
- December 2 to December 12: At Hawaii.
- December 12 to December 19: Steaming independently to San Diego.
- December 20 to December 31: Preparation and loading for Operation Flintlock. Embarkation of troops and equipment of the 3rd Battalion Landing Team, 23rd Regimental Combat Team, 4th Marines.
Additional documents covering other periods of WWII are available here: https://www.usscalvert.com/history/apa32-1942-1947/
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Document version history and notes:
- v2023.03.26 – First published research notes for the period 1943.09.01 to 1943.11.10
- v2023.05.13 – Document extended and updated for the period 1943.09.01 to 1943.12.31
- v2023.09.25 – Miscellaneous additions and updates.
- v2024.06.23: Added photograph of the USS Calvert to the November 21, 1944 section (Invasion of Makin) of the document.
- v2025.01.11: Added image of the crew’s Christmas Dance entry ticket, San Diego, December 1943
- v2026.02.01: Added chart of route to and from Makin; Added memorandum to crew by Captain Sweeney.
