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USS Comfort (AH-6)

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The second USS Comfort (AH-6) was launched 18 March 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by First Lieutenant E. Hatchitt, USAMC; transferred to the Navy the same day; converted to a hospital ship by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, Calif.; and commissioned 5 May 1944 with Commander Harold Farnham Fultz in command.{{sfn|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Comfort}}

History

Comfort was one of three hospital ships, the others being {{USS|Hope|AH-7}} and {{USS|Mercy|AH-8}}, built, commanded and crewed by the Navy for the Army. These ships, unlike the Navy hospital ships, were intended for evacuation and transport of patients after primary care had been given. Medical equipment and personnel were provided by the Army. The Army medical complement table of organization provided for the temporary reinforcement of the staff if the ship directly supported amphibious operations.{{sfn|Condon-Rall|1998|p=258}}{{sfn|Smith|1956|pp=326, 422, 424}}

Comfort operated throughout World War II with a Navy crew and Army medical personnel. She sailed from San Pedro, 21 June 1944 for Brisbane, Australia, and Hollandia, New Guinea. Operating from Hollandia, where a major Army hospital center had been established to handle casualties from the Philippine operations,{{sfn|Condon-Rall|1998|p=258}} the hospital ship evacuated wounded from Leyte, Philippine Islands on two voyages in October and November and then brought patients back to San Pedro, Calif., in December. Returning by way of Leyte, Comfort reached Hollandia 6 February 1945. Following a voyage to Subic Bay and Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, for evacuees in March, the hospital ship stood by off Okinawa from 2 to 9 April, receiving wounded for evacuation to Guam. Returning to Okinawa 23 April, 6 days later she was struck by a Japanese suicide plane.{{sfn|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Comfort}} The plane crashed through three decks exploding in surgery which was filled with medical personnel and patients.{{sfn|Condon-Rall|1998|p=392}} Casualties were 28 killed (including six nurses), and 48 wounded, with considerable damage to the ship.{{sfn|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Comfort}}^[1]^[2] After temporary repairs at Guam Comfort sailed for Los Angeles, Calif., arriving 28 May.

Comfort arrived in Subic Bay 5 September 1945 and until 11 October served as station hospital ship. Following a voyage to Okinawa she sailed for home by way of Yokohama, Japan, and Guam, reaching San Pedro, Calif., 11 December. She made another voyage to Manila, Yokohama, Inchon, Korea, and Okinawa between 1 January and 4 March 1946 before being decommissioned at San Francisco 19 April 1946. She was transferred to the Army the same day.{{sfn|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Comfort}}

Comfort received two battle stars for World War II service.{{sfn|Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Comfort}}

Comfort was loaned to the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine in 1953, serving as one of the schools training ships TS State of Maine until 1963.^[3]

In pop culture

The ship was mentioned in the JAG episode "Each of Us Angels" (episode 8.14) which aired 4 February 2003. This focused on the United States Navy Nurse Corps in World War II during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

References

1. ^{{cite video | year =1945 | title =Video U.S. Turns To Japan After German Defeat [ETC.] (1945) | url =https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.39062 | publisher =Universal Newsreels | accessdate =20 February 2012}}
2. ^{{cite video | year =10 May 1945 | title =Video: Funeral Pyres of Nazidom, 1945/05/10 (1945) | url =https://archive.org/details/1945-05-10_Funeral_Pyres_of_Nazidom | publisher =Universal Newsreels | accessdate =20 February 2012}}
3. ^{{cite web|last1=McGrogan|first1=Don|title=USS Comfort (AH-6)|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/12/1206.htm|website=www.NavSource.org|publisher=Paul R. Yarnall & NavSource Naval History.|accessdate=15 January 2015}}

{{cite book |last1=Condon-Rall |first1=Mary Ellen |last2=Cowdrey |first2=Albert E. |year=1998 |title=The Technical Services—The Medical Department: Medical Service In The War Against Japan |series=United States Army In World War II |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Center Of Military History, United States Army |isbn= |lccn=97022644 |page= |ref=harv}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c11/comfort-ii.htm |title=Comfort |author=Naval History And Heritage Command |date= |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History And Heritage Command |accessdate=9 July 2013}}
{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Clarence McKittrick |last2= |first2= |year=1956 |title=The Technical Services—The Medical Department: Hospitalization And Evacuation, Zone Of Interior |series=United States Army In World War II |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Center Of Military History, United States Army |isbn= |lccn=55060005 |page= |ref=harv}}

External links

Aboard the U.S.S. Comfort, 1945; personal account of life on the Comfort, including the kamikaze strike, from last known surviving nurse, 1st Lt. Doris Gardner (Howard).

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