February 27th, 1945
Transcript
| Times | Log | Location | Source |
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0659* |
Steaming on course 312, speed 20, in company with USS Augusta, Tillman, Herndon and Satterlee enroute from Algiers, Tunisia to Newport News, VA. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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7:00am |
The task group changed speed to 24 knots. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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10:00am |
Task group changed course to 308. Very rough seas were now being encountered. Two of the escorting destroyers could not maintain speed and were forced to drop behind. The thermometer dropped rapidly so that by noon it was 18 degrees cooler than at 0800. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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12:00pm |
Course and position noted. Distance since noon: 464 miles. Distance since Algiers, Tunisia: 4193 miles. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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12:06pm |
The task group changed speed to 15 knots. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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12:28pm |
The task group entered the swept channel leading to Chesapeake Bay; changed speed to 24 knots; and, commenced maneuvering on various courses to conform to the channel. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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12:30pm |
Mr. Smith, Mr. Cornell and Mr. Nixon were luncheon guests of FDR and members of his Mess. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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5:19pm |
The task group passed through the submarine net gate and entered Hampton Roads, VA. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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5:45pm |
Mr. Edwards (local Navy pilot) came on board the USS Quincy. |
USS Quincy |
TRP |
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6:25pm |
USS Quincy moored, port side to, to the south side of Pier #6, Newport News, VA. Distance since noon: 89 miles. Total distance steamed, Algiers, Tunisia to Newport News, VA: 4282 miles. |
USS Quincy, Virginia |
TRP |
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6:30pm |
Adm. Jonas Ingram (Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet) and Rear Adm. D. M. LeBreton (Commandant 5th Naval District) were on the pier awaiting the arrival and came on board to call on FDR. |
USS Quincy, Virginia |
TRP |
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7:00pm |
Adm's. Ingram and LeBreton and Capt. Senn were dinner guests of FDR and members of his Mess. |
USS Quincy, Virginia |
TRP |
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8:45pm |
FDR left the ship and entrained in his private car, which was parked inside Pier #6. |
USS Quincy, Virginia |
TRP |
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8:50pm |
The remains of Gen. Edwin M. Watson were transferred from the ship to the train. Honors were given by the Marine Guard and Sideboys. The members of FDR's party, serving as honorary pallbearers, and six officers from the USS Quincy as pallbearers, accompanied the remains during the transfer. After the transfer was completed, FDR phoned Washington, DC and spent 30 min talking with people. He used the direct wire that had been installed in the train for his use. |
USS Quincy, Virginia |
TRP |
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10:15pm |
The train departed Newport News, VA for Washington, DC over the facilities of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to Richmond, VA and thence to Washington, DC via the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. |
enroute to Washington, DC |
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ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Lt. Comdr. and Mrs. McIllwraith and baby (dep. 6:20) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
These transcripts are based on archival sources documenting President Roosevelt's daily activities, including the White House Usher's Log and the White House Stenographer's Diary. The transcripts were created for reference purposes. Because errors can occur in data entry, we encourage you to review and cite to the original sources displayed below.
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February 27 1945 - Stenographers Diary
February 27 1945 - Ushers Log
