1945 WWII Navy Transport Ship HODGE PODGE Army War News USS GENERAL H.F. HODGES

Description

December 21, 1945
Friday
Vol. I, No. 134
"THE HODGE PODGE"
Original (not a reproduction) newsletter for the Army military men and women on the Navy's USS General H.F. Hodges, Navy troop transport ship.
Measures 8" by 13" consisting of 4 pages (2 sheets with type and illustrations on both sides).
Condition as shown - paper has creases and folds, rub and scuff, age and use, type copy print is light in places. It is being sold "as is" as was found for your collection.
The USS General H.F. Hodges at this time was on the way to New York City and would reach NYC by Christmas Eve. Here is background for your reference:
General H. F. Hodges
(AP-144) was launched 3 January 1945 under Maritime Commission contract (MC #711) by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Mrs. Hodges Dickson; acquired by the Navy and commissioned 6 April 1945, Comdr. C. H. Hilton, USCG, in command. After shakedown training,
General H. F. Hodges
sailed from San Francisco 10 May 1945 with over 3,000 troops and a contingent of Army nurses. In the ensuing two months, she steamed to Hollandia, Manila, Leyte and Biak in support of the accelerating push toward Japan before returning to San Francisco on Independence Day 1945. The transport departed 8 July for New York via the Panama Canal; and, after stopping there briefly, departed 5 August for Naples on a troop rotation voyage. While at sea she received word of the Japanese capitulation. She returned to Boston 31 August with passengers from Naples.
General H. F. Hodges
then made two long voyages through the Suez Canal to India bringing home American troops, ending the second cruise when she reached New York Christmas Eve. The transport departed New York 31 January 1946 for Ceylon and India, continuing by way of the Pacific Islands to the United States, arriving 28 March 1946. She remained at Seattle until decommissioned 13 May 1946 and was returned to the Maritime Commission for transfer to the Army Transport Service. She was used to transport troops from Japan to the US by way of Korea in March 1947.
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Condition Guide:
Near Fine
: May be aged but book shows little if any visible wear.
Very Good
: May show light shelf wear but appears overall little read or used. Owner's name or inscription but no other markings.
Good
: Overall shows moderate use and shelf wear. Small tears and creases, spots and stains. May have owner's name or inscription and underlining, notes in text.
Fair
: Shows heavy use, large stains, heavy soiling, tears, and a page may be loose or missing.