Commendation For Efficient Performance At Leyte
Her performance at Leyte earned her favorable comments: Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal, commanding Group 6 of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Forces, called Almaacks performance of duty "excellent" and her unloading carried out in "an outstanding manner." Commander, 3d Amphibious Force, Vice Admiral Theodore S. Wilkinson, considered Almaacks unloading — an overall average of 72 tons of cargo per hour, and maintaining an average of 105 tons per hour for one nine-hour stretch — as "outstanding and in close accord with estimates made during planning."
Arriving at Hollandia on 27 October, Almaack departed that place on 2 November, being routed to Morotai and arriving there after daylight on the 5th. She commenced loading cargo — 163 vehicles, 169 drums of gasoline, and equipment of the Army's XI Corps Headquarters units and of the Army Air Force's 310th Bombardment Wing. Japanese air raids, executed in nearly clockwork fashion, made the ship's stay at Morotai memorable. Almaack went to general quarters 13 times as a result of enemy aircraft in the vicinity. On one occasion, Almaack contributed eight rounds of 5-inch and four of 3-inch to a barrage. During her stay at Morotai, she also fueled six destroyers.
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