November 17, 1943 seventy one years ago today per Franklin D Roosevelt Day by Day............ 1:00am All ships clocks ere set ahead one hour to conform to Zone Plus One time. 8:00am Ships course and position noted. During the forenoon Ross T. McIntire and Lt. Comdr. Fox attended a conference of the ships medical and dental officers. 1:47pm The US destroyers USS Ellyson (DD454), with Commander Destroyer Squadron Ten embarked therein, USS Rodman (DD456) and USS Emmons (DD457) joined Task Group 27.5 as anti-submarine screen for the USS Iowa. On being relieved, the USS Hall, USS McComb and USS Halligan departed our company for duty assigned. Air coverage furnished by fighter planes from the USS Santee (escort aircraft carrier), operating as part of task group 25 miles to the northward of our line of advance. 5:31pm The USS Ellyson was called alongside and came under the USS Iowas port quarter and an important dispatch was passed to her by hand. Was then directed to leave our company temporarily to effect radio transmission of message. This procedure was followed so that use of her radio transmitter would not disclose to enemy the location of the main body of our task group. Upon completion of task, the USS Ellyson rejoined us.
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