The Road to Victory; A History of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation in World War II

Wheeler, William Reginald (Editor)

Edité par Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation/Yale University Press--printed under the direction of Yale University Press, which holds the copyright, Newport News, VA, 1946

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This is a 2 volume set. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Ex-US Army Center of Military History Library. Color frontis in each volume. Vol. I xxiii, [1], 146 and Maps of Port Area Camp Patrick Henry and photo section (unpaginated) and Vol. II, xii, 147-330 pages and unpaginated photo section. 380 numbered plates. Editor was Port historian. Contains Foreword, Introduction, List of Illustrations, and chapters on The Geographical and Historical Environment of the Port; The Development of the Port; Camp Patrick Henry; Embarkation; Debarkation, Prisoners of War; The Sailing for the Invasion of North Africa of Task Force "A," Commanded by Major General George S. Patton, Jr.; The Saga of the Contessa; The Sailing for the Invasion of Sicily and Italy of Task Force "B" with the Forty-fifth (Thunderbird) Division, Commanded by Major General Troy S. Middleton; Cargo Movement; Oversea Supply; Liberty Ships as Troop Transports; Cargo Security Officers; and The Women's Army Corps. Volume two of the set contains The Technical Services Quartermaster; Military Personnel; Civilian Personnel; Morale Services; Processing of Vehicles for Overeas; Training; Prisoner-of-War Command, Italian Prisoner-of-war Camp; German Prisoner-of-War Camp; The Port Surgeon; Intelligence and Security Division, The Baltimore Cargo Port of Embarkation; The Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation and the Middle East; Combat Experiences of Ships' Officers. Appendices: Battle Memorandum; Decorations Awarded; Letter from Chief of Transportation; T C Troop Units trained at the Port; and Statistical Summary. Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation was the Army command structure and distributed port infrastructure in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia supporting movement of personnel and cargo overseas. It had been activated as the Newport News Port of Embarkation in World War I, deactivated, then reactivated 15 June 1942. Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation (HRPOE or HRPE was the third largest United States Army Transportation Corps port of embarkation in terms of passengers and second in terms of cargo tonnage on the East Coast of the United States during World War II. Until June 1942 Hampton Roads was a sub-port of the New York Port of Embarkation. Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, administratively based in Newport News, Virginia, included the exclusively cargo sub port of Baltimore. The port, along with its Baltimore cargo port and the Philadelphia cargo port that was a sub port of the New York Port of Embarkation (NYPOE), was mainly focused on shipments to the Mediterranean and European areas. Troops were temporarily quartered in embarkation camps where the port was responsible for ensuring final outfitting before embarkation with HRPOE's Camp Patrick Henry being capable of housing 24,100 troops. Shortly after its activation 15 June 1942 the port was responsible for combat loading the Western Task Force of the North African invasion assault convoy. All of the combat loaded ships from the United States bound for North Africa, except Seatrain New Jersey with the 39th Combat Team embarked at the NYPOE, were loaded at the HRPOE. The port was again called on to combat load the reinforced 45th Infantry Division for Sicily. HRPOE had developed an efficient plan in which combat loaded ships were loaded in two "flights" whereby the first group would practice debarkation in the Chesapeake while the second group loaded and the second group would practice as the first refueled and topped off supplies. During the period of its operation as of August 1945 its passenger total was 725,880 and cargo tonnage was 12,521,868 and its subsidiary Baltimore cargo port accounted for 6,504,028 tons.

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• Titre: The Road to Victory; A History of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation in World War II
• Éditeur: Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation/Yale University Press--printed under the direction of Yale University Press, which holds the copyright, Newport News, VA
• Date de parution: 1946
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Allan D. Jones (Paintings), and Edward A. Chavez (
• Édition: Presumed First Edition, First printing.
• État de l'article: Good
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