1945 Itinerary

Maetsuycker Itinerary for 1945

Based on David Whittlesey’s Logbook

1 Jan 1945 to 6 Jan            Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

7 Jan to 9 Jan                        At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

10 Jan to 14 Jan                  Leyte, Philippine Islands

15 Jan                                    Port Moresby, Papua, New Guinea

15 Jan to 17 Jan                  At sea en route to Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

18 Jan to 21 Jan                  Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

22 Jan                                    At sea en route to Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

23 Jan                                    Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

24 Jan                                    Oro Bay, Papua, New Guinea

25 Jan                                    Lae, Northeast New Guinea

26 Jan                                    Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

27 Jan                                    At sea en route to Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

28 Jan to 1 Feb                    Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

2 Feb to 3 Feb                      Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

4 Feb to 5 Feb                      At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

6 Feb to 9 Feb                      Leyte, Philippine Islands

10 Feb to 12 Feb                 At sea en route to Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

13 Feb to 15 Feb                 Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

16 Feb to 17 Feb                 Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

18 Feb to 19 Feb                 At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

20 Feb to 23 Feb                 Leyte, Philippine Islands

24 Feb to 27 Feb                 At sea en route to Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

28 Feb to 1 Mar                    Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

1 Mar to 2 Mar                       Lae, Northeast New Guinea

2 Mar to 3 Mar                       Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

Mar 4                                      At sea en route to Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

Mar 5 to Mar 6                      Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

Mar 7 to Mar 8                      At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

Mar 8 to Mar 11                    Leyte, Philippine Islands

Mar 12                                    At sea en route to Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, and Philippine Islands

Mar 13 to Mar 16                  Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Mar 17 to Mar 18                  Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Mar 18 to Mar 19                  Manila Bay, Philippine Islands

Mar 20 to Mar 24                  At sea en route to Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

Mar 25 to Mar 27                  Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

Mar 28 to Apr 1                     At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

(Typhoon Mar 30 pm through Mar 31)

Apr 2 to Apr 7                       Leyte, Philippine Islands

Apr 8                                      At sea en route to Manila, Philippine Islands

Apr 9 to Apr 11                     Manila, Philippine Islands

Apr 12 to Apr 15                   At sea en route to Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

Apr 16 to Apr 18                   Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

Apr 19 to Apr 22                   At sea en route to Manila, Philippine Islands

Apr 23 to Apr 25                   Manila, Philippine Islands

Apr 26                                    At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

Apr 27                                    Leyte, Philippine Islands

Apr 28 to Apr 29                   At sea en route to Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

Apr 30 to May 2                    Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

May 3 to May 4                     At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

May 5 to May 7                     Leyte, Philippine Islands

May 8                                     At sea en route to Manila, Philippine Islands

May 9 to May 11                   Manila, Philippine Islands

May 12 to May 15                 At sea en route to Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

May 16 to May 17                 Biak, Netherlands New Guinea   

May 17 to May 18                 Windy Island, Shouten Island group

May 19 to May 21                 At sea en route to Manila, Philippine Islands

May 22 to May 24                 Manila, Philippine Islands

May 25 to May 28                 At sea en route to Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

May 29                                   Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

May 30                                   Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea

May 31                                   At sea en route to Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

June 1 to June 3                  Finschhafen, Northeast New Guinea

June 4 to June 7                  At sea en route to Gulf of Leyte, Philippine Islands

June 8 to June 9                  Leyte, Philippine Islands

June 10                                 At sea en route to Manila, Philippine Islands

June 11 to June 22             Manila, Philippine Islands

June 23 to June 25             At sea en route to Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

June 26 to June 27             Biak, Netherlands New Guinea

June 28 to Jul 6                   At sea en route to Sydney, Australia

Jul 7                                       Sydney, Australia (final destination)

Sept 24                                  Deactivation of 196th Station Hospital begins