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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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United States fleet destroyers and light cruisers depart San Diego on June 29 for Fourth of July assignments at Pacific coast cities including Seattle, San Francisco, and others.
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SAN DIEGO ON
HOLIDAY TRIP
SAN DIEGO, June 29. (U.P.)-Destroyers and light cruisers of the
United States fleet began leaving
their San Diego bases today for
Fourth of July assignments at principal
cities of the Pacific coast.
Assignments included:
Truxton to Crescent City; Litchfield,
Southard, Chandler, and Long to Eureka;
Hovey to Reymond; Bainbridge and Sturtevant to
Hoquiam; Goff and Reuben James to
Anacortes.
Omaha (light cruiser) to Tacoma;
Milwaukee (light cruiser) to Everett;
Detroit (light cruiser) and Altair (tender) to Seattle;
Decatur, Evans and Wickes to San Francisco,
and Twiggs to Santa Barbara.
Roper and Leu to Stockton; Dorsey
to Richmond; Perry, Trever,
Wasmuth and Zane to Bellingham.
Wednesday the Wright, flagship
of base force aircraft, will leave for
San Francisco. Tenders Gannet and
Thrush will leave at the same time
for Astoria and Seattle. The MacLeish
will start Thursday for Cayucos.
The Simpson will go to Huntington
Beach, the McCormick to Oceanside,
the light cruiser Concord and destroyers
Pruitt and Dallas to San Pedro, the destroyer
Alden to Newport harbor.
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San Diego
Event Date
June 29
Event Details
Destroyers and light cruisers of the United States fleet began leaving their San Diego bases today for Fourth of July assignments at principal cities of the Pacific coast. Assignments included: Truxton to Crescent City; Litchfield, Southard, Chandler, and Long to Eureka; Hovey to Reymond; Bainbridge and Sturtevant to Hoquiam; Goff and Reuben James to Anacortes. Omaha (light cruiser) to Tacoma; Milwaukee (light cruiser) to Everett; Detroit (light cruiser) and Altair (tender) to Seattle; Decatur, Evans and Wickes to San Francisco, and Twiggs to Santa Barbara. Roper and Leu to Stockton; Dorsey to Richmond; Perry, Trever, Wasmuth and Zane to Bellingham. Wednesday the Wright, flagship of base force aircraft, will leave for San Francisco. Tenders Gannet and Thrush will leave at the same time for Astoria and Seattle. The MacLeish will start Thursday for Cayucos. The Simpson will go to Huntington Beach, the McCormick to Oceanside, the light cruiser Concord and destroyers Pruitt and Dallas to San Pedro, the destroyer Alden to Newport harbor.