Notes
Note N26
Index
Over 1,000 troops of the 24th Infantry Division were transported from Mindanao, Philippines, to Okajama, Japan on the Mifflin.
Notes
Note N27
Index
Sailing to Okinawa 30 October, she engaged in "Magic Carpet" duty from November to March 1946, returning additional thousands of veterans to San Francisco.
Notes
Note N28
Index
Walked the 5 miles to school and back with his brothers.
First car was obtained as a result of the suicide of a travelling salesman during the Depression. Shared the car with brother Lester.
Enlisted in the Merchant Marines in 1930.
Enlisted in the US Navy in 1933. Honorable discharge in 1966.
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Notes
Note H29
Index
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1913 - Birth Certificate
1920 - US Census
1930 - US Census
1932 - Burley High School Diploma
1932 - USN Military Records
1947 - Marriage Certificate
2004 - Death Certificate
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1942 - Military Record
US Navy - World War II Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Report of Changes of USS Penguin for the month ending 31st day of October, 1940 date of sailing
from [nil entry] to [nil entry]
Line 5 - TILLEY, Mark
Column 2 - Service Number - 368-22-76
Column 3 - Rating at Date of Last Report - S K 3c [Store Keeper Third Class]
Column 4 - Date of Enlistment (Year, Month, Day) - 1940 Aug 13
Column 5 - Place of Enlistment - Salt Lake City, UT
Column 6 - Branch of Service - USN
Column 7 - Received, transferred, deserted, discharged, change of rating, death, or any other change of status - REC
Column 8 - Date of occurences in column 7 - 1940 October 31
Column 9 - Vessel or station from which received, in what vessel or station transferred, where discharged and character of discharge, where deserted, and amount due or overpaid. Where died, cause of death and where and when buried. If rated and authorityfor same. If disrated, give cause; if on detached duty, give place of duty. If passenger, give purpose of travel and final disposition - From USS Chaumont, FFT to USS Gold Star
Stamped and signed E [B] Wakefield, Lieutenant, USNavy Commanding
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USS Gold Star (AK-12) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gold_Star_(AK-12)
USS Gold Star (AK-12) was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering necessary goods and equipment to ships and stations in the war zone.
Gold Star (AK-12) was built in 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, Delaware: taken over by the Navy as Arcturus from the USSB 8 November [1921]; commissioned as Arcturus (AK-12) 1 February 1922 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lt. Comdr. J. Katterfield, USNRF, in command and 5 days later renamed Gold Star (AK-12) on 6 February. The ship was reclassified AG-12, 12 May 1922.
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In the Philippines when World War II started[edit]
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, Gold Star was coaling at Malangas, Philippine Islands.[5] She sailed for Manila 8 December, but was ordered by Commander, Asiatic Fleet, to proceed to Balikpapan, Borneo.[6] She arrived 14 December as the Japanese advanced quickly southward; and after issuing urgently needed provisions to units of the Asiatic Fleet there, steamed by way of Macassar, Celebes, to Darwin, Australia.[7] Following her arrival at Darwin 28 December, Gold Star served as a coastal cargo carrier, steaming between such Australian ports as Brisbane, Sydney, and Fremantle. She thus contributed importantly to strengthening Australia and to checking the Japanese advance in New Guinea. After 15 August 1943 the veteran ship continued her coastal operations in Australia, but also began a series of cargo voyages to New Guinea and the Admiralty Islands. Gold Star brought many loads of vital supplies to Milne Bay as the Allies began the push toward the Philippines.
NB: Darwin bombed 19 February 1943
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A Blue Sea of Blood: Deciphering the Mysterious Fate of the USS Edsall
By Donald M. Kehn
Reference to USS Goldstar
[extract from this book] Gold Star (aka Goldie Maru) left Darwin 26 January for Sydney via inside track between Barrier Reef & coast with ship Marshall Joffre
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1942 - Military Record
US Navy - World War II Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Report of Changes of USS Penguin for the month ending 30th day of November, 1940 date of sailing
from [nil entry] to [nil entry]
Line 4 - TILLEY, Mark
Column 2 - Service Number - 368-22-76
Column 3 - Rating at Date of Last Report - S K 3c [Store Keeper Third Class]
Column 4 - Date of Enlistment (Year, Month, Day) - 1940 Aug 13
Column 5 - Place of Enlistment - Salt Lake City, UT
Column 6 - Branch of Service - USN
Column 7 - Received, transferred, deserted, discharged, change of rating, death, or any other change of status - TRAN
Column 8 - Date of occurences in column 7 - 1940 November 23
Column 9 - Vessel or station from which received, in what vessel or station transferred, where discharged and character of discharge, where deserted, and amount due or overpaid. Where died, cause of death and where and when buried. If rated and authorityfor same. If disrated, give cause; if on detached duty, give place of duty. If passenger, give purpose of travel and final disposition - To USS Gold Star, for duty
Stamped and signed E [B] Wakefield, Lieutenant, USNavy Commanding
There are 9 names (some a number of entries showing movement from hospital to active duty) on this page, all being transferred to Gold Star:
Stewart, Donald
Taylor, Paul E
Tilley, Mark
Vergara, Constancio
Veth, Geroge F, Jr
Walker, Malcolm C
Wells, Frederick P
Wootten, Weston W
Young, William W
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