USS Dixie, AD14 was on active U.S. Navy duty until 15 June 1982. Aloha Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of marilyn E B Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:00 PM To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GN] Edgar Ellison Garrett 1918-1990 Thank you so much. I think for once I have found him. It is likely he did enlist in Nashville. The uncles in the Army are shown as enlisting at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. I need to see if I can find any information concerning the Dixie, as that may have been the ship that was either destroyed or damaged. I know grandma received an MIA telegram at least once. You are always so great about helping all of us with our searches. Marilyn On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Kith-n-Kin <Kith-n-Kin@cox.net> wrote: > Marilyn > > There are, in fact, eight. > > Edgar Ellison Garrett, Mccawley, 30 Sep 1942 Edgar Ellison Garrett, > Mccawley, 31 Dec 1942 Edgar Ellison Garrett, Mccawley, 31 Dec 1942 > Edgar Ellison Garrett, Mccawley, 31 Mar 1943 Edgar Ellison Garrett, > President Adams, 30 Sep 1943 Edgar Ellison Garrett, President Adams, > APA 19, 31 Dec 1943 Edgar Ellison Garrett, Dixie, AD 14, 30 Apr 1945 > Edgar Ellison Garrett, Dixie, AD 14, 30 Apr 1945 > > On the McCauley, there were three Garretts: SK2c Charles Garvis, > enlisted > 21 > May 1940, reported on board 1/15/1941, CM3c Edgar Ellison, enlisted 4 > Jan 1941, received on board 8/16/1942 and OffCklc James Grandison, > enlisted 26 Sep 1940, received on board 10/10/1940. > > The next muster, 31 Dec 1942, adds that Edgar enlisted from Nashville, > Tenn, James Grandison from Portsmouth, VA. Charles Garvis is no longer > aboard. > > Charles shows up on the next muster, again 31 Dec, which has the same > information, except for the rates. Charles Garvis is SK2c, Edgar > Ellison CM2c, and James Grandison is OCC(AA) > > Well, well, the next muster, 31 March of 1943, Charles Garvis is SK1c, > Edgar Ellison is CM2c, and a new Garrett, Jack Perry, S.2c.V6, > enlisted 17 Sept 1942, reported 3/31/1943. > > Edgar next goes to the President Adams. The others do not. > He reported to the vessel 15 July 1943. Rate still MC2c. > The next muster, 31 December 1943, Edgar is promoted to CM1c. > > On the Dixie, 30 Apr 1945, has no further information, just that he > was aboard on the date of sailing. > > Unfortunately, these muster rolls do not include the interesting > information as to where the ships were at the time, you'd have to go > to the individual record for that, I would guess. > > I googled USS President Adams apa 19 and came up with quite a few > hits, including this one: > > http://www.hullnumber.com/APA-19 > > and this one > > http://www.ww2troopships.com/ships/p/presidentadams/default.htm which > includes: > > "1943 > > Organized resistance on Guadalcanal ceased on 9 February but the > campaign for the Solomons was not over. President Adams, redesignated > APA-19 (effective 1 February), continued to carry men and equipment to > and from the embattled islands of the south Pacific, escaping serious > damage from numerous Japanese air attacks. During March and April she > trained assault troops in New Zealand then transported men and > materiel from there, and from Australia, to Guadalcanal, whence she > steamed with Army forces for Rendova. > Landing those troops on 30 June, she took on survivors from McCawley > on 1 July and sailed to Noumea. From New Caledonia, President Adams > returned to New Zealand, underwent an abbreviated overhaul, then > resumed transporting men and equipment to the Solomons and training > assault troops for amphibious operations - this time for Bougainville. > On 1 November, after bombarding the beaches at Torokina Point, she > landed the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, at Empress Augusta Bay. During > the next six months, President Adams returned to Bougainville three > times with reinforcements; carried Army Engineers to Emirau; > transported two groups of Army reinforcements to Cape Gloucester on > New Britain; and then prepared for action in the Marianas." > > Good luck with your searching. > > Pat > In Tucson > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gen-newbie-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of marilyn E B > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:22 PM > To: gen-newbie; Genealogy-Computers-Chat; Internet Genealogy > Subject: [GN] Edgar Ellison Garrett 1918-1990 > > Could SKS check the Navy Muster Rolls (World War 2) for Edgar Ellison > Garrett, born 1918 Fentress County, TN. > > I no longer have an Ancestry Subscription but when I ran a search > today I got 8 hits but I can not check to make sure this is my uncle. > I know he served from around 1940 to 1960. I would like more > information but Navy information is hard to find. > > TIA > > Marilyn > > -- > "If you don't get outside every day, even for a minute, you have not > appreciated what God has done. 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