September 24, 1945

24- _____ Nothing of importan happen _ only the ships of the so called 3rd fleet left here for the states. that is the
USS Alabama
USS Indiana
USS Wis
USS Miss
_________

Wis = Wisconsin
Miss = Mississippi

Photo shows the USS Indiana followed by another battleship and 2 cruisers.

Probably the largest ships were sent back to the states because they could hold the most soldiers going home. The smaller ships like the Mobile were left to ferry soldiers and ex-POWs back and forth to Okinawa. This whole operation off getting the soldiers home was dubbed Operation Magic Carpet.