Return To The Philippines
On 27 November at 0642 hours, PGM-3 departed Shanghai in company with PGM’s 1, 4, 5, and 6, en route to Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. At 1418 hours the PGMs were anchored off the Yangtze entrance buoy, awaiting the arrival of USS Kenneth M. Willett (DE-354). The next day the PGMs departed in company of USS Willett, bound for Subic Bay. At 1250 hours on 29 November, the PGM-3, in accordance with AlPac 297, dropped all exposed ammunition in 1,466 fathoms of water. The convoy entered Subic Bay at 1440 hours on 2 December. The next day PGM-3 anchored at the Alva Docks, Naval Base, Olongapo, Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippine Islands. PGM-3 remained at this location until it was decommissioned on 12 January 1946.
All but 5 crew members of PGM-3 were billeted ashore at the Repair Base, Navy 3002, on 19 December. On 11 January at 1030 hours Captain Alston Ramsey, USN, came aboard with an inspecting party for pre-decommissioning inspection. On 12 January 1946, USS PGM-3 was decommissioned at 1400 hours. The ship’s log on this date was signed by A. C. Cordes, Ens., USNR.
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