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Contact Info
Home Town Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Last Address Richmond, VA
Date of Passing Sep 15, 1979
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, North Atlantic Ocean
After his retirement from the Navy, Jose Cabanillas took advantage of the GI Bill and received a degree in Law. For six years he was the law librarian at the University of Richmond School of Law before joining a law firm in Richmond, VA.
Description Operation Magic Carpet was the post-World War II operation by the War Shipping Administration to repatriate over eight million American military personnel from the European, Pacific, and Asian theaters. Hundreds of Liberty ships, Victory ships, and troop transports began repatriating soldiers from Europe in June 1945. Beginning in October 1945, over 370 navy ships were used for repatriation duties in the Pacific. Warships, such as aircraft carriers, battleships, hospital ships, and large numbers of assault transports were used. The European phase of Operation Magic Carpet concluded in February 1946 while the Pacific phase continued until September 1946.
