Luckenbach Steamship Co.. United States Army Transport Service. United States Maritime Commission (Danish ships). While the majority of these ships were freighters. which during 1940 and 11 months of 1941 were pouring essential raw materials into the United States. the big passenger carriers. such as the Presidents Coolidge. Pierce. Cleveland. and Taft were shuttling back and forth across the Pacific. bringing home capacity loads of evacuees and refugees. On their outward voyages these same vessels were carrying Army and Navy personnel and needed supplies to bases overseas. General MacArthur and his staff originally sailed to Manila on the President Coolidge.
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