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Vet's story

Though the various stories and portrayals of the Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal campaigns go into great detail as to the nature and cost of the operation both in lives and assets, the role of the USS Auburn (AGC-10) has largely gone unnoticed. According to my father, who was a Plank Holder (original member of the crew when the ship was commissioned) and Electronic Technician Mate 1st Class (ETM-1C) aboard the USS Auburn (AGC-10), this ship served as the Admiral's Flagship and the Joint Services Command and Control vessel for the planning and operational stages of the Iwo Jima campaign and later at Guadalcanal. As such, it housed the leadership of the Navy, Marines and Army that were in operational control, and served as their base of operations throughout the operation. The USS Auburn (AGC-10) also played a similarly critical role during the Guadalcanal operations and, due to it's importance, was the target of approximately 62 kamikaze attacks by the Japanese Air Force. Due to the heavy protective shielding from the destroyers assigned to protect it, these kamikaze attacks were mostly ineffective and the USS Auburn (AGC-10)was able to complete it's task successfully.

Photo of USS Auburn-AGC 10

I have a photo of the USS Auburn-AGC 10 taken at Wakayama, Honshu, Japan in September 1945 at the time of the Japanese surrender. I was not a member of the crew, but a member of the Admiral's Joint Intelligence Staff, although I was in the US Army. I am not not able to add the Auburn's photo to the article, but will email the photo to anyone who would like to do so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.12.160 (talk) 23:20, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]