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WWII Navy ship Amsterdam Fall 1945:Mission of small group who want ashore near Kyushu during typhoon?

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My uncle was a signal man in the navy in WWII on the CL101 ship Amsterdam off coast of Japan. He remembers that around Sept. 1945 he volunteered to go ashore, which was a significant distance from the ship,  which he did with 4 or 5 others in a small boat which was not able to communicate with the Amsterdam.  He remembers that the sea was or became very rough due to a typhoon.  He remembers once on shore walking up some stairs and that he became or had become separated from the rest of the small contingent.  He believes he was in Kyushu and woke up very hungry in a building.  He was picked up by a US shore patrol and returned to the ship. He would like to know what was the mission of this small group? He does not remember what he volunteered for...

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    Thank you for posting on the History Hub! 

    This is in response to your inquiry to the National Archives related to the Navy records of the USS Amsterdam (CL-101) for dates in September 1945.

    Most of the War Diaries and Action Reports for this ship have been scanned and are available on our online catalog, which may be the easiest way to find the information you are researching. Enter the link: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4697018 In the Details area, click on the “Search within this Series” button, which will open a new page. In “Advanced Search,” enter the name of the unit or ship and click on the Search button. On the results page, click on the document title and a new page will open for viewing the record.

    The September 1, 1945 - October 30, 1945 War Diary can be found at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77529223

    After a brief search of the Deck Logs, these records contain many names and details about transfers and going ashore. If you can provide the name of the researched individual, we can conduct a detailed records review search on your behalf and provide complimentary copies of the related pages. However, you would need to email us directly at archives2reference@nara.gov so we can email the results with the scanned pages to you.

    Otherwise, our current fee for electrostatic (paper) or digital (on CD-R or download) copies is $0.80 per page with a minimum mail order fee of $20.00. Please be aware that WWII Deck Logs usually average 35 pages per month, which would cost $28.00 per month to order. We would also need a mailing address and phone number in order to create a price quote. If  you are interested in ordering copies of the Deck Logs, please email us directly at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can create a price quote for ordering copies.

    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub. We hope this assists you with your research! 

    Sincerely,

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

    RR2RR 24-66682-PC

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    Thank you for posting on the History Hub! 

    This is in response to your inquiry to the National Archives related to the Navy records of the USS Amsterdam (CL-101) for dates in September 1945.

    Most of the War Diaries and Action Reports for this ship have been scanned and are available on our online catalog, which may be the easiest way to find the information you are researching. Enter the link: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4697018 In the Details area, click on the “Search within this Series” button, which will open a new page. In “Advanced Search,” enter the name of the unit or ship and click on the Search button. On the results page, click on the document title and a new page will open for viewing the record.

    The September 1, 1945 - October 30, 1945 War Diary can be found at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77529223

    After a brief search of the Deck Logs, these records contain many names and details about transfers and going ashore. If you can provide the name of the researched individual, we can conduct a detailed records review search on your behalf and provide complimentary copies of the related pages. However, you would need to email us directly at archives2reference@nara.gov so we can email the results with the scanned pages to you.

    Otherwise, our current fee for electrostatic (paper) or digital (on CD-R or download) copies is $0.80 per page with a minimum mail order fee of $20.00. Please be aware that WWII Deck Logs usually average 35 pages per month, which would cost $28.00 per month to order. We would also need a mailing address and phone number in order to create a price quote. If  you are interested in ordering copies of the Deck Logs, please email us directly at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can create a price quote for ordering copies.

    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub. We hope this assists you with your research! 

    Sincerely,

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

    RR2RR 24-66682-PC

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