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Contact Info
Date of Passing Jun 07, 1981
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
USS Sarasota (APA-204)
(at Lingayen Gulf, probably around 1 August 1945)
She was a Haskell-class attack transport ship that was part of the Invasion of Luzon, the Invasion of Okinawa. and the Invasion of Ie Shima (Considered a part of the Battle of Okinawa).
She suffered kamikazi attacks, saved thousands of lives, and earned 3 battle stars during World War II.
Other Comments:
James Ian MacPherson, Captain, USNR
US Occupation of Japan
From Month/Year
August / 1945
To Month/Year
September / 1951
Description At the end of the Second World War, Japan was occupied by the Allied Powers, led by the United States with contributions also from Australia, British India, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. This foreign presence marked the first time since the uni
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
August / 1945
To Month/Year
September / 1951
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember CDR. MacPherson, James Ian USNR 16 August 1944 - 17 November 1945
Memories On the 29th, USS Sarasota (APA-204) shifted to Naha to load her first contingent of occupation troops, units of the XIV Corps. On 8 September, she disembarked those troops at Jinsen, Korea. On the 14th, she returned to Okinawa, whence on 1 October she delivered marines to Chinwangtao. Following offloading, she assumed station ship duties in the Tientsin-Taku area; and, at the end of November, she was reassigned to transport duties, this time with Operation Magic Carpet to carry servicemen back to the United States.
