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Dec. 29, 1923: First cruise from New York to Portsmouth, England - Cherbourg, France - Naples, Italy, -
Gibraltar and back to New York arriving Feb. 15, 1924

May 5, 1927: Grounded off Governors Island New York

Nov. 5, 1931: Explosion in 5" gun turret killed 5 and wounded 23 others

March 1933: Earthquake assistance in Long Beach, California

Nov. 1933: Used as set for the movie Shipmates

Feb. 13, 1935: Searched for survivors of the crash of the airship USS Macon ZRS-5

July 1936: Overhaul at Bremerton, Washington

June 11 - July 22, 1937: Searched for missing aviator Amelia Earhart

Nov. 27, 1940 - Mar. 31, 1942 : In drydock at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington for overhaul
*Dec. 7, 1941

Nov. 8, 1942 - Sept. 17, 1943: Patrol duty in the Fiji Islands and New Hebrides area

Nov. 20 - 24, 1943: Bombarded Tarawa, Gilbert Islands

Dec. 1943: At Hunter's Point Navy Yard, California for repairs

Jan. 1944: Bombarded and supported landings at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Feb. 1944: Bombarded and supported landings at Enewetak, Marshall Islands

Feb. 28, 1944: Bremerton, Washington for repairs

June 10 - 24, 1944: Bombarded and supported landings at Saipan, Marianas Islands

July 14 - 21, 1944: Bombarded and supported landings at Guam

July 22 - 24, 1944: bombarded and supported landings at Tinian, Marianas Islands
*July 24, 1944 Hit by 22, 7.7" shells causing 240 casualties

Aug. 1944: Bremerton, Washington for repairs

Nov. 20 - 29, 1944: Battle of Leyte Gulf, Philippines
*Nov. 27, 1944 Hit by Kamikaze 19 of the crew were killed and 72 were wounded

Dec. 5 - 16, 1944: Bombarded and supported landings at Mindoro, Philippines

Jan 1 - Feb. 9, 1945: Bombarded and supported landings at Lingayen Gulf, Philippines
*Jan. 9, 1945 Accidental gunfire hit the superstructure killing 18 and wounding 51 others,
3 of these men later died of their injuries

Mar. 21 - May 22, 1945: Bombarded and supported landings at Okinawa
*3 men were killed in the Okinawa action

Aug. 27, 1945: Supported occupation force landings at Atsugi airfield, Tokyo

Sept. 2, 1945: Present at Tokyo Bay for the surrender of Japan

Sept. 20, 1945: Departed Japan

Nov. 1, 1945 - Jan. 31, 1946: Made five "magic carpet" trips returning 6,357 troops to the USA

Jan. 7, 1947: Placed in Reserve fleet, Bremerton, Washington

Credited with downing 11 Japanese aircraft

Aug. 30, 1923

Reginald Rowan Belknap

1930

W.S. Miller

1937

William L. Friedell

1941

Elmer L. Woodside

Sept. 1943

Aug. 21, 1944

William Granat

Aug. 21, 1944

Sept. 2, 1945

Walter S. Macaulay

Sept. 2, 1945

Augustus J. Wellings

November 5, 1931
Explosion in 5" gun turret killed 23
(list)

July 24, 1944
Hit by 22, 7.7" shells at Tinian causing 240 casualties
(list)

November 27, 1944
Hit by Kamikaze at Battle of Leyte Gulf killing 19
(list)

January 9, 1945
Accidental gunfire hit superstructure killing 18
(list)

Okinawa operation March - May, 1945
Three men were killed
(list)

Received seven battle stars for service in World War 2

* Gilbert Islands operation *

* Marshall Islands operation: Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls *

* Marianas operation: Capture and occupation of Saipan *

* Tinian capture and occupation *

* Leyte operation: Leyte landings *

* Luzon operation: Mindoro landings *

* Okinawa operation: Assault and occupation of Okinawa *

Earned the Occupation Service Medal-Pacific