19 September 1944
Summary
US Navy — Administrative classification and forwarding of three reports.
Location Details
Guernsey
Diary Entry
19 September 1944 US Navy August island action reports reclassified and forwarded
Commander, Eleventh Amphibious Force, forwarded both sets to Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, via Commander, Twelfth Fleet, changing the correspondence classification to SECRET. Both were signed J. L. Hall, Jr., under file 11thPhib/A16-3. The 11–12 August report carried serial 001042; the 13–14 August report carried serial 01043. Both pages bear receipt stamps dated 20 September 1944. [A page 5; B page 4]
The Guernsey report was forwarded by Commander, Eleventh Amphibious Force, to Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, via Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe. Signed J. L. Hall, Jr., file 11thPhib/A16-3, serial 001039. Its classification was changed to SECRET. Copies were listed for Commander MTB Squadron 34 and Commander PT Squadrons 11th Amphibious Force. A receipt stamp bears 20 September 1944. [C page 4]
Copies for the 11–12 August report were listed for Commander MTB Squadron 34 and Commander PT Squadrons 11th Amphibious Force. The 13–14 August endorsement also listed OTC PT 505. [A page 5; B page 4]
Source of Information
US Navy. Eleventh Amphibious Force, source sets A page 5, B page 4 and C page 4. Supplied compilation: Jersey Convoy Action 13 to 14 August 1944.docx. Set letters and page or screenshot numbers refer to that compilation.
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