Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

"The Wartime Journal"
of Harold M. Fowler MoMM 2/c, USS PCS-1429


July 27, 1943 - Reported to Induction Station - Camp Croft, S.C.

July 29, 1943 - Sworn into the Navy A.S.

Aug. 8, 1943 - Arrived at Bainbridge, Md for Boot Training.

Sept. 29, 1943 - 9 days leave.

Oct. 8, 1943 - Reported back.

Oct. 21, 1943 - Transferred to Richmond diesel school.

Dec. 18, 1943 - Finished school as F 2/c and transferred to S.C.T.C. Miami Fla.

Jan. 1, 1944 - Made F 1/c

Feb. 1, 1944 - Transferred to Jacksonville, Fla. to pick up PCS-1429.

Feb. 3, 1944 - 5 days leave.

Feb. 8, 1944 - Reported back.

Feb. 9, 1944 - Commissioned PCS-1429.

Feb. 18, 1944 - Underway for Mayport, Fla.

Feb. 21, 1944 - Underway for Miami, Fla.

March 1944 - Underway for Key West, Fla.

April 8, 1944 - Underway for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Apr. 11, 1944 - Underway for Trinidad, B.W.I.

May 1944 - Underway for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

May 1944 - Underway for Panama Canal

June 1, 1944 - Made MoMM 3/c.

June 24, 1944 - Through the Canal to Balboa.

June 27, 1944 - Underway for San Diego, California.

July 2, 1944 - Stopped at Manzinillo, Mexico.

July 7, 1944 - Arrived.

July 17, 1944 - Underway for San Pedro, California.

July 19, 1944 - Underway for Pearl Harbor.

Aug. 26, 1944 - Maneuvers - Maui.

Sept. 10, 1944 - Underway for Eniwitok, Marshalls

Sept. 26, 1944 - Underway for Manus, Admiralities.

Oct. 4, 1944 - Arrived. Me + Shorty.

Oct. 11, 1944 - Underway for Leyte invasion (7th Fleet).

Oct. 20, 1944 - Arrived.

Oct. 24, 1944 - Underway for Hollandia, New Guinea.

Oct. 30, 1944 - Arrived.

Nov. 23, 1944 - Underway for Bouganville, Solomons.

Nov. 30, 1944 - Arrived.

Dec. 15, 1944 - Underway for Lae, New Guinea for landing maneuvers.

Dec. 17, 1944 - Underway for Manus, Admiralities.

Dec. 27, 1944 - Underway for invasion of Luzon at Lingayan Gulf.

Jan. 7, 1945 - Attacked by Jap plane of Mindoro.

Jan. 9, 1945 - Landed at Luzon at Lingayan Gulf (7th Fleet).

Jan. 31, 1945 - Underway for Leyte, Philippines.

Feb. 4, 1945 - Arrived.

Feb. 5, 1945 - Underway for Manus, Admiralities.

Feb. 14, 1945 - Arrived.

Feb. 16, 1945 - Underway for Guadalcanal, Solomons.

Feb. 22, 1945 - Arrived and went on landing maneuvers.

March 5, 1945 - Underway for Ulithi.

March 21, 1945 - Underway for invasion of Okinawa in Ryukyu Islands (5th Fleet)

April 1, 1945 - Made landing.

May 11, 1945 - Underway for Saipan, Marianas.

May 19, 1945 - Arrived.

May 29, 1945 - Underway for Okinawa, Ryukyus.

June 5, 1945 - Ran into typhoon.

June 9, 1945 - Arrived.

June 24, 1945 - Underway for Pearl Harbor.

July 5, 1945 - Arrived at Eniwitok. Me + Shorty.

July 8, 1945 - Underway for Pearl Harbor again.

July 21, 1945 - Arrived.

Aug. 14, 1945 - War ended.

Sept. 15, 1945 - Made MoMM 2/c.

Oct. 17, 1945 - Underway for San Francisco, California.

Oct. 28, 1945 - Arrived.

Nov. 15, 1945 - Underway for Napa, California decommissioning. Arrived same date.

Dec. 11, 1945 - Decommissioned PCS-1429 and transferred to Treasure Island.

Dec. 14, 1945 - Transferred to receiving ship.

Dec. 23, 1945 - Thirty days leave.

Dec. 27, 1945 - Arrived home.

Jan. 28, 1946 - Reported in to Columbia, SC and transferred to Charlston, SC.

Feb. 28, 1946 - Transferred to inactive fleet and reported aboard YW-119 for temporary duty.

********************************************************************************************************************

July 30, 1943
March 19, 1946
2 yrs. 7 Mo. 19 days
Overseas 22 mos.


Back To The Main Photo Index Back to the Patrol Craft/Gunboat/Submarine Chaser Ship Index Back to the Patrol Craft Sweeper (PCS) Photo Index Back to the PCS-1429 Page

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster

This page created by Joseph M. Radigan and maintained by Tom Bateman
All pages copyright NavSource Naval History