Events from the Official DECK LOG RECORDS of the USS SALT LAKE CITY CA25 December, 1941 List of Information Transcribed from Copies of Originals

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Dec. 1st, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness III, in company of TASK FORCE 8. Escorting the USS ENTERPRISE CV-6, Aircraft Carrier [4-8 Hours] Commenced maneuvering to conform to movements of guide during launching of aircraft. Moss, Abbie L., MM2c, USN made daily inspection of all power boats, conditions satisfactory. All aircraft inspected by Officer, Cheney, Ralph E., Ensign, USNR. Conditions satisfactory. [8-12 12- 16 Hours] Commenced & completed fueling USS CRAVEN alongside to starboard, having delivered 63,822 gals. fuel oil & providing provisions. Made daily inspection of magazines and smokeless powder samples... conditions normal. Commenced & completed fueling USS ELLET, having delivered 51, 785 gals. fuel oil and provisions. Commenced maneuvering to take station in cruising disposition 8-V, 1 mile from USS ENTERPRISE fleet guide. [16-18 Hours] Commenced conforming to movements of the USS ENTERPRISE recovering aircraft. USS NORTHAMPTON left formation. Dec. 3rd, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness III, in company with TASK FORCE 8, with USS ENTERPRISE. Dec. 7th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming as before in condition of readiness III in company with TASK FORCE 8, in the company of the USS ENTERPRISE [8-12 Hours] Word received of Japanese attack on PEARL HARBOR & ISLAND OF OAHU. State of War exists between the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the EMPIRE OF JAPAN. Catapulted SOC 5-CS-15 to starboard, Pilot Crowley, Dennis S., Lt. USN Catapulted SOC 5-CS-16 to port, Pilot Davis, B. L., Ensign, USNR. [12-16 Hours] Steaming as before. Sighted NUHAY ISLAND. Sighted enemy aircraft, distance 28 miles. Set condition II, starboard watch in main battery. [16-18 Hours] West, Ernest W., S1c, USN, received wound above left eye. Treated in Sick Bay and returned to duty. Not due to misconduct. Merchant ship sighted on parallel course, distance abt. 18 miles. Directed to join COMDESBATFOR. Made various course and speeds to form column. Dec. 8th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness II in company with COMCRUDIV 5, USS NORTHAMPTON guide. [4-8 Hours] Steaming as before Catapulted following planes as indicated: 5-CS-13 to starboard, pilot, Tate, William J., Jr., Lt. (jg), USN. 5-CS-14 to port, pilot, Katenkamp, Edmond H., Ensign, USNR. [8-12 Hours] Commenced acting independently and maneuvering incident to entering port and streaming starboard paravane. Captain at the Conn., Navigator on the bridge, engines in high pressure combination. Both anchors ready for letting go. Passed between Pearl Harbor channel entrance buoys. Orresen, O. H., Pilot, USN reported on board for duty. [12-16 Hours] Maneuvering, conforming to channel. Moored starboard side to port side to USS NEOSHO. Commenced fueling ship. Transferred Raymond, J., F2c, USN to USS SOLACE for treatment, with bag & hammock. Records & accounts retained on board. Received Waldrup, Benny Dewey, CSM, USN, from USS SOLACE for duty having completed treatment. [16-18 Hours] Moored in harbor. Hoisted in the following airplanes to port as indicated: 5-CS-15; 5-CS-13; 5-CS-14; 5-CS-16. The following men reported aboard from the USS VESTAL for duty: Jerney, K. A., BMkr1c, USN,  Macumber, M. M., BMkr1c, USN,  Watson, O. L., F2c, USN, Young, E. F., BMkr2c, USN Received from US NAVHOSP, Pearl Harbor, T.H., for duty Pierce, Robert E., FC2c, USN. [18-20 Hours] Completed receiving 689,808 gals. fuel Received on board from USS OKLAHOMA Leonard, Cecil B., F2c, USN Polk, Howard M., F2c, USN

Received on board from USS WEST VIRGINIA

Ancel, J. B., S1c, USN Bagdricwicz, J., F1c, USN Balser, L. F., F2c, USN Barns, K. R., F2c, USN Barritt, George N., S2c, USN Baucom, R. O., S1c, USN Bender, W., S2c, USN Bennett, Lacey E., S1c, USN Bingham, B. L., S2c, USN Boyd, W. T., S2c, USN Branson, M. G., F2c, USN Branswim, J. K., S1c, USN Brawn, L. M., F1c, USN Brooks, L. E., S1c, USN Bryan, D. E., F2c, USN Burdick, D. C., S2c, USN Casey, J. J., F2c, USN Chambers, T., S1c, USN Christiansen, J. J., F2c, USN Cole, D. F., F2c, USN Connal, D. R., S2c, USN Cooley, A. L., S1c, USN Cooper, S. D., S2c, USN Cotton, G. L., S2c, USN Cowell, K. W., S1c, USN Cox, A. C., S1c, USN Cunningham, James L., S2c, USN Cyr, J. L., F2c, USN Dolinsky, J. J., S1c, USN Drummond, H., S1c, USN Egeland, E. D., S1c, USN Ellison, W. C., S2c, USN Ely, E. N., F2c, USN Engstrom, R. L., S2c, USN Ernst, W. J., S2c, USN Everman, A. B., S2c, USN Fortenberry, G. N., S1c, USN Fussell, J. H., S2c, USN Gaffaney, D. A., S1c, USN

Fussell, J. H., S2c, USN Gaffaney, D. A., S1c, USN Gassidy, P. E., S2c, USN Gleason, A. J., S2c, USN Hall, E. C., S1c, USN Henderson, J. J., S2c, USN Hinds, E. S., S2c, USN Holtz, W. F., F2c, USN Horton, F., F1c, USN Hunter, J. D., F1c, USN Isaacs, J. H., F2c, USN Johnson, S. E., S1c, USN Kent, H. A., S2c, USN Kent, R. R., S2c, USN Kronberger, E. M., S1c, USN Kuechenmeister, H. F., F1c, USN Lane, Herman L., S2c, USN Leyden, J. E., S1c, USN Lichtman, B., S1c, USN Lilly, A., S1c, USN Liment, J. H., F1c, USN Lorenzen, R. C., S2c, USN Lovegrove, D. W., F1c, USN Lyon, A. T., S2c, USN Martin, J. W., F1c, USN Masci, A. J., S1c, USN McCarthy, R. P., F1c, USN McMichen, A. L., S1c, USN Mickelson, D. A. S2c USN Moylan, A. W., S2c, USN Peterson, H. C., S2c, USN Sissna, W. R., F1c, USN Snead, H. L., S2c, USN Taylor, L. A., S2c, USN Thrailkill, H. F., F1c, USN Vandre, Glenn E., S1c, USN Wells, C. A., S2c, USN Witherow, E. H., F1c, USN

Pursuant to COMCRUSCOFOR mailgram 180023 of Nov. 1941, received Chabot, J. A. A., MM1c, USN, with bag & hammock for duty. [20-24 Hours] Moored as before Got underway to shift berths. Captain at the Conn., Navigator on the Bridge. Anchored in Pearl Harbor, TH. in 6 fathoms of water, mud and sand bottom, with 15 fathoms of chain to starboard anchor. Electricial fire in uptakes of No. 1 fire room. Fire extinguished with slight damage. Dec. 9th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Anchored in Pearl Harbor, TH. Condition of readiness III set. Commenced all preparations for getting underway. [4-8 Hours] Completed preparations for getting underway. 0447: Got underway in company with TASK FORCE 8, Captain at the Conn., Navigator on the Bridge. Standing out of Pearl Harbor, TH. conforming to movements of USS ENTERPRISE. Too station 3500 yards astern of USS ENTERPRISE. Hoisted colors at the gaff. All aircraft inspected by Lt. D. S. Crowley, USN. Conditions satisfactory. A. L. Moss, MM2c, USN, made daily inspection of all power boats. Conditions satisfactory. Insert..."Press Release"...abt. Dec. 8-9th, 1941 Remarks made by Capt. Ellis M. Zacharias to his ship's company. Dec. 10th, 1941 [0-4 - 4-8 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness III, in material condition "ZED", in company with TASK FORCE 8. Steaming as before. Commenced maneuvering conforming to movements of USS ENTERPRISE launching aircraft. SLC aircraft inspected by Ensign R. P. Morse, USNR; condition satisfactory. Inspection of all power boats J. H. Vanden Bos, MM1c, USN; condition satisfactory. [8-12 Hours] Steaming as before. Commenced zigzagging in accordance with plan No. 2. Acting on signal of destroyer ahead to avoid submarine waters. Conformed to movements of USS ENTERPRISE in recovering aircraft. [12-16 Hours] Steaming as before. Conforming with movements with GUIDE in conducting aircraft operations and to avoid submarines. Sighted submarine periscope. Fired two 5" shots to call attention to danger. Dec. 11th, 1941 [0-4 - 4-8 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness III in company with TASK FORCE 8. Word received GERMANY has declared war on the USA. Word received ITALY has declared war on the USA. [8-12 Hours] Steaming as before Sighted submarine periscope, distance about 400 yards. Fired machine gun in order to call attention to submarine. Swung left to bring submarine astern. Torpedo wake believed sighted on port quarter after ship straightened out. AA Director picked up periscope and opened fire with 5" gun. Sighted oil spot about 300 yards. [12-16 Hours] Steaming as before. USS GRIDLEY reported submarine contact and dropped 4 depth charges causing black eruption. Maneuvered to avoid submarine waters. Fired machine gun in direction of periscope. USS GRIDLEY attacked, bringing oil slick to surface. Dec. 12th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness III in company with TASK FORCE 8. [4-8, 8-12 Hours] Steaming as before. Aircraft inspections made by Ensign R. P. Morse, USNR. Power boat inspections made by A. L. Moss, MM2c, USN. Conditions satisfactory. Avoiding submarine waters. Catapulted the following aircraft: 5-CS-15 to starboard, pilot, Ensign R. P. Morse, USNR 5-CS-16 to port, pilot, Lt. (jg) W. J. Tate, Jr., USN. [12-16 Hours] Steaming as before. Maneuvering to avoid submarine waters. Launched the following aircraft as indicated: 5-CS-13 to starboard, pilot, Ensign E. H. Katenkamp, USNR 5-CS-14 to port, pilot, Ensign R. E. Cheney, USNR Commenced maneuvering to recover aircraft "DOG" method. Recovered airpane 5-CS-16 to starboard. Recovered airplane 5-CS-15 to port. USS GRIDLEY fired 5" battery and proceeded to vicinity of hostile submarine where depth charge was dropped. [16-18 Hours] Steaming as before. Recovered following airplanes "DOG" method: 5-CS-13 to starboard & 5-CS-14 to port. Dec. 13th & 14th, 1941 Steaming as before. Normal procedures. Fueled the USS FANNING, USS MAURY & USS MCCALL & provided provisions. Dec. 15th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming in condition of readiness III in company with TASK FORCE 8. [20-24 Hours] Graves, W. H., F2c, USN received second degree burns, left arm, when he fell while on watch in the after-engine room, arm striking hot steam line. Diagnosis: Heat exhaustion. Injury received within command, negligence not apparent. Admitted to Sick Bay for treatment. Dec. 16th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming as before in condition of readiness III in company of TASK FORCE 8. [12-16 Hours] Sighted Island of Oahu, T. H. Left formation, took command of USS BALCH and proceeded independently to Pearl Harbor, T.H. [16-18 Hours] Moored in Berth C-3, Pearl Harbor, TH. Received Shipley, Jack P., F2c, USN from US NAVHOSP, Pearl Harbor, T. H., with bag and hammock, for duty. [18-20 Hours] Moored as before Gardner, V., S2c, USN, returned aboard having been on temporary boat patrol duty. [20-24 Hours] Received aboard from US NAVHOSP., Pearl Harbor, TH. with bag and hammock for duty Osborne, W. R., S2c, USN Dempsey, M. M., S2c, USN Received aboard from the USS OKLAHOMA for duty Spence, A. J., BM2c, USN Cain, C. E., GM3c, USN Berkeley, H. H.[J], F2c, USN Received aboard from the USS WEST VIRGINIA for duty Sulewski, Frank, GM1c, USN George, D. A., SK1c, USN returned from 51 days leave. Dec. 17th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Moored in Berth C-3, Pearl Harbor, T.H. [8-12 Hours] Kent, O. L., Machinist, USN reported on board for temporary duty. [12-16 Hours] Received the following men on board from the USS WEST VIRGINIA for temporary duty: McLear, F. W., S1c, USN Watkins, B. J., Cox, USN Bray, R. T., Y3c, USN Smith, A. D., GM3c, USN Conningham, P. D., GM3c, USN Emergency Personnel Office ordered the following men from Rec. Ship, Pearl Harbor, T. H., on board for temporary duty. Linn, R. S., Elect, USN Hughes, T. H., MM2c, USN Talbert, Carl L., F1c, USN from the USS CASSIN DD372 Mitchell, P. J., S1c, USN from the USS WEST VIRGINIA Strawn, W. A., SF3c, USN from the Rec. Station, Pearl Harbor, T. H. for temporary duty. De Los Santos, G., OC1c, USN from the USS OGLALA for temporary duty. Visconti, A. A., F3c, USN from the Rec. Station, Pearl Harbor, T. H. for temporary duty. Breeze, E. H., S2c, USN from the USS WEST VIRGINIA for temporary duty. [16-18 Hours] Emergency Personnel Office ordered received Penhollow, M. D., SM2c, USN from the USS CALIFORNIA for temporary duty. Grant, Robert L., S1c, USN returned aboard having completed temporary duty at the NAS, Pearl Harbor, T. H. with bag, hammock, records and accounts. Quigley, Lowell M., S1c, USN returned aboard having completed temporary duty with TRAIN SQUADRON SIX BASE FORCE, with bag, hammock, records, and accounts. Received from YARDCRAFT for temporary duty Jennings, D. G., MM1c, USN Rourke, J. P., S1c, USN Received the following men from the USS OKLAHOMA for temporary duty. Boyer, M. L., BM1c, USN Comorat, V. J., BM2c, USN Mihalka, A. M., Cox, USN Claudemantle, A., GM2c, USN Postlethwaite, R. E., BM1c, USN Monroe, L. L., Cox, USN Ware, D. A., CMM, USN for temporary duty Received the following men from the USS WEST VIRGINIA Bush, H. P., Bkr3c, USN Clingenpeel, D. O., S1c, USN Holt, B. E., MAtt1c, USN from USS NEVADA Purvis, W. R., F3c, USN from USS ARIZONA Ramsey, C. P., F2c, USN from USS SHAW Received the following for temporary duty Lade, H. J., QM1c, USN from USS OKLAHOMA Barkley, O. D., RM3c, USN from USS CALIFORNIA Jodoin, R. J., F2c, USN from USS NEVADA Bidwell, F. S., S1c, USN from USS WEST VIRGINIA Received on board from the USS ARIZONA Foster, J. P., S1c, USN Harrell, A. B., S1c, USN Collier, R. P., S2c, USN from USS OGLALA Melville, A. C., S2c, USN from USS CALIFORNIA [18-20 Hours] Received on board with bag & hammock for temporary duty Stecz, Michael, QM3c, USN

Dec. 18, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Moored in Berth C-3, Pearl Harbor, T.H. [8-12 Hours] Loe, Donald G., S2c, USN returned on board from REC. STAT. Pearl Harbor, TH., having completed temporary duty. Emergency Personnel Office received the following men from the USS WEST VIRGINIA, with bags & hammocks, for temporary duty:

Corder, C. S., S1c, USN Gregory, T. I., S2c, USN Jacobson, O. M., S1c, USN May, J. G., S1c, USN Lalime, A. W., S1c, USN Barton, J. D., S1c, USN

Branson, D. K., S1c, USN Krenn, A. J., S1c, USN Ankrom, R. M., S2c, USN Briscoe, E. W., S1c, USN Yunker, S. N., F3c, USN

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, USN, hauled down his personal flag and Admiral W. S. Pye, USN, hoisted his personal flag and took command as CINCPAC. Received the following men from the USS OKLAHOMA with bags & hammocks, for temporary duty: Smith, L. F., F2c, USN Received from the USS UTAH with bags & hammock for temporary duty: DeLara, J., OS1c, USN Aaron, G. L., S2c, USN Received from the USS WEST VIRGINIA with bags & hammock for temporary duty: Lagesse, L. E., S1c, USN Woodbury, O. N., S2c, USN [12-16 Hours] De Honestis, V. J., BMstr, USN Transferred with bag, hammock, records & accounts, to REC. Station, Pearl Harbor, T.H. for General Detail. Received the following men from the USS ARIZONA for temporary duty: Bowen, Jr., Andrew Jackson, CMM, USN Eskew, W. V., MM2c, USN Gallagher, W. F., CEM, USN Ridley, W. H., RM3c, USN Bush, L. W., MAtt2c, USN [18-20 Hours] Received from the USS SHAW for temporary duty: Lynch, J. E., RM3c, USN [20-24 Hours] Reported aboard this vessel for temporary duty as EXECUTIVE OFFICER Stone, Earl E., Comdr., USN Dec. 19th, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Moored in Berth C-3, Pearl Harbor, T.H. [8-12 Hours] Got underway, Captain at the Conn., Executive Officer & Navigator on the Bridge. Standing out of Pearl Harbor, TH. to Channel. [12-16 Hours] Commenced maneuvering to conform to movements of the USS ENTERPRISE recovering aircraft. Medley, W. J., S1c, USN, received lacerated wounds of the right brow, left elbow, left abdomen, and scalp, when thrown against a lifeline stanchion by a wave as he was walking aft on the starboard side of the main deck aft, negligence not apparent. Treated in Sick Bay and man admitted to the sick list. Dec. 20th - 30th, 1941 consisted of conforming to the formation of the USS ENTERPRISE, inspections, sending out scout planes. Dec. 31st, 1941 [0-4 Hours] Steaming in company of TASK FORCE 8, USS ENTERPRISE as guide. [12-16 Hours] Maneuvering to enter Pearl Harbor, TH. Channel. Received Hannus, M., Pilot on board. Moored starboard side in Berth 17, US NAVY YARD, Pearl Harbor, TH. Receiving fresh water from dock. [16-18 Hours] Commenced receiving fuel from the dock. The following men returned from leave on time: Milliken, W. A., CBM, USN Ross, V. R., ACOM, USN Matison, Carl O., EM2c, USN

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