Updated the Timeline with all items from the U.S.S. New York Track Chart that fell between the date of 13 Apr 1943 (reported on Board) until 15 Dec 1945 (transfer off the New York).


  1943
       
                 18          May            Cruise to Portland, ME.                     USS New York Track Chart

                 18          July -          Operated as Training Ship in             USS New York Track Chart
                                  May 44       Chesapeake Bay

               

   1944

                 
                 19         June -          Midshipmen's Practice Cruises to       USS New York Track Chart
                                Sept               Trinidad

               
                 19         Nov 21-      Cruise - Norfolk To San Pedro            USS New York Track Chart
                                Dec 7

                 20         Dec 3-4       Investigated Clipperton Jap Act          USS New York Track Chart

               
   1945

                 20          Jan 12 -19   Cruise- San Pedro To Pearl               USS New York Track Chart
                                                        Harbor

                 20          Jan 27 -      Cruise - Pearl Harbor to                      USS New York Track Chart
                                  Feb 5                   Eniwetok

                 20          Jan 31         Crossed International Date Line         USS New York Track Chart

                 20          Feb 7 - 16   Cruise - Eniwetok To Iwo Jima          USS New York Track Chart
                                                      via Saipan

                                                   Lost Port Propeller Blade                  USS New York Track Chart

                 20          Feb 16-18  Bombardment of IWO JIMA              USS New York Track Chart

                 20          Feb 19 -     Iwo Jima To Manus

                                                  Lost Starboard Propeller Blade          USS New York Track Chart

                 20          Feb 27        Crossed Equator                                 USS New York Track Chart

                 20          Mar 19-      Cruise - Manus to Okinawa               USS New York Track Chart
                                    27               via Ulithi

                 20          Mar 27 -     Bombardment of OKINAWA            USS New York Track Chart
                                 June 11

               
                 20          Apr 14       Hit by Kamikaze Plane at Okinawa     USS New York Track Chart

           
                 20          June 11-14 Okinawa to Leyte                               USS New York Track Chart

                 20          June 17 -    Return Cruise To Pearl Harbor           USS New York Track Chart
                                 July 1         For Re-Gunning

               
                 20         Sept 2 - 26  Cruise To San Pedro, Cal. and            USS New York Track Chart
                                                      Return to Pearl Harbor

                 20          Sept 29 -    Homeward Bound Cruise to                USS New York Track Chart
                                 Oct 19          New York

               
                 20          Oct 27        Navy Day - New York City                USS New York Track Chart

Muster Rolls

Summary of the 15 listings in the Navy Muster Roll Database on Ancestry.com.

Report of Change USS New York 

Date of Report                 Date of Event                  Event

30 Apr 1943                       13 Apr 1943                   Received on Board fm NTSchl(Sig&Rad)
                                                                                    UofChicago

31 Oct 1943                       1 Oct 1943                      Change of Rating To S1cV6, Auth: BuPers C/L                                                                                       110-43

31 Dec 1943                      1 Dec 1943                     Change of Rating To SM3c. Auth: BuPers 110-43                                                                                   & 218-43

31 Oct 1944                       1 Oct 1944                      Change of Rating To SM2c(T) Auth: BuPer C/L                                                                                     134-44

01 Jan 1946                       15 Dec 1945                   J1 (Tran)   RS Pier 92 NY FFT

Muster Roll USS New York

Date of Roll                     Rating

30 June 1943                    S2c V6

30 Sept. 1943                   S2c V6

31 Dec 1943                    SM3cV6

31 Mar 1944                   SM3cV6

30 Jun 1944                    SM3cV6

30 Sept 1944                  SM3cV6

31 Dec 1944                   SM2cV6

31 Mar 1945                   SM2c(T) V6

01 Jul 1945                     0703

01 Oct 1945                   SM2c

              
Updated Timeline with Report Of Change and Muster Roll

Navy Muster Roll - Reporting on Board Apr 43

Copy of the REPORT OF CHANGES for the month ending 30 day of April, 1943 obtain from the Navy Muster Roll database on Ancestry.com.

Norman is listed on line 1 of page 15 of the report.

1 Name:  HANNA, Norman L.

2 Service Number:  203 43 83                             [Same as on Separation Paper Work]

3 Rating at Date of Last Report:  S2cV6             [Seaman 2nd class - General Service and Specialists                                                                                         (USNR classification)]

4 Date of Enlistment:  Day   Mon  Yr:                 [Agree with Separation Paper Work]

                                     20      Oct   42

5 Place of Enlistment:  Boston

6 Branch of Service:  USNR                                 [United State Navy Reserve]

7 Occurrance:  REC                                              [Received]

8 Date of occurances:  4-13-43                              

9 Vessel or station from which received:  fm NTSchl(Sig&Rad) UofChicago 


Based on this additional information will be able to add onto Timeline when he reported to the USS New York.  Will wait and review all Muster Rolls before adding all events from the Track Chart onto Timeline.

U.S. World War II Navy Muster Roll

In an attempt to determine when my father reported aboard the USS New York, I turned to Ancestry.com and the U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 database.

The following information about the database is provided by Ancestry.com,

This database contains U.S. Navy muster rolls and associated reports of changes for U.S. Navy enlisted personnel who served on U.S. Navy ships or in other naval activities between 31 January 1938 and 31 December 1949. Over 33 million records are contained in this database.

Muster rolls were quarterly lists of enlisted naval personnel attached to each ship, station or activity. Information usually available on muster rolls includes:

• Name of enlistee
• Rating (occupation/specialty)
• Service number
• Date reported for particular duty or on board
• Date of enlistment
• Name of ship, station or activity
• Ship number or other numeric designation
• Date of muster roll

It will be necessary to view the image of the muster rolls in order to obtain most of this information. Some of the records for personnel on aircraft carriers also include corresponding images of the ship.

Reports of changes were compiled monthly and are found in between each quarter's muster roll. They were alphabetical listings of enlisted personnel who were subject to significant status changes during the month. Status changes included reporting to or transferring from the activity, promotions or demotions, change in rate, departing for or returning from leave, temporary attached duty, and formal inpatient status for treatment in a medical facility. Personnel deaths that occurred during the month were also recorded on these reports. Information usually available on these records includes:

• Name of enlistee
• Date of the change
• Explanation of the change

The rolls may also list passengers aboard naval vessels, and officers may be found among passengers on troop transports. Women (including officers) of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps may be found on medical ships and as passengers aboard Navy ships and at some Navy shore installations. Wives and children of Navy personnel, as well as civilians, can be found among passengers as well.

Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Original data: Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949; A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, ARC ID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group Number 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

Upon doing a search on Norman Hanna, 42 records were found.  Of these records, 15 were for a Norman Hanna stationed on the New York BB-34.

View Record	Name	Ship, Station or Activity	Ship Number or Designation	Muster Date	View Images
View Record	Norman L Hanna	New York	BB-34	30 Apr 1943
View Record	Norman L Hanna	New York	BB-34	30 Jun 1943
View Record	Norman L Hanna	New York	BB-34	30 Sep 1943
View Record	Norman L Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Oct 1943
View Record	Norman L Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Dec 1943
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Dec 1943
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Mar 1944
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	30 Jun 1944
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	30 Sep 1944
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Oct 1944
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Dec 1944
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	31 Mar 1945
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	1 Jul 1945
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	1 Oct 1945
View Record	Norman Leslie Hanna	New York	BB-34	1 Jan 1946

A review of the above list would indicate that he was on board the USS New York from Apr 1943 to Dec 1945.  This agrees with the information obtained from the house resources.  I will review each of the records and update the timeline.

Medals

From the Separation From The U. S. Naval Service paperwork I added three medals to the Military Service Questionnaire. Below you will find the information that I was able to find on each of the medals.

World War II Victory Medal   

Description

The Bronze medal is 1 3/8 inches in width. On the obverse is a figure of Liberation standing full length with head turned to dexter looking to the dawn of a new day, right foot resting on a war god’s helmet with the hilt of a broken sword in the right hand and the broken blade in the left hand, the inscription ''WORLD WAR II'' placed immediately below the center. On the reverse are the inscriptions ''FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND WANT'' and ''FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION'' separated by a palm branch, all within a circle composed of the words ''UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1914 1945''.

Ribbon

The ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: 3/8 inch double rainbow in juxtaposition (blues, greens, yellows, reds (center), yellows greens and blues); 1/32 inch White 67101; center 9/16 inch Old Glory Red 67156; 1/32 inch White; and 3/8 inch double rainbow in juxtaposition. The rainbow on each side of the ribbon is a miniature of the pattern used in the WWI Victory Medal.

Background

The World War II Victory Medal was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945.
The medal was designed by Mr. Thomas H. Jones and approved by the Secretary of War on 5 February 1946.
The Congressional authorization for the World War II Victory Medal included members of the Armed Forces of the Government of the Philippine Islands. It also specified the ending date would be the date of the termination of hostilities as proclaimed by the President. President Truman officially ended the state of hostilities on 31 December 1946.

The Institute of Heraldry: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the ARMY. Retrieved 2015-06-20.


Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal-2 stars

Description

The Bronze medal is 1-1/4 inches in width. On the obverse is a tropical landing scene with a battleship, aircraft carrier, submarine and an aircraft in the background with landing troops and palm trees in the foreground with the words ''ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN'' above the scene. On the reverse, an American bald eagle close between the dates ''1941 - 1945'' and the words ''UNITED STATES OF AMERICA''.

Ribbon

The ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: 3/16 inch Yellow 67108; 1/16 inch White 67101; 1/16 inch Scarlet 67111; 1/16 inch White; ¼ inch Yellow; center 1/8 triparted Old Glory Blue 67178, White and Scarlet; ¼ inch Yellow; 1/16 inch White; 1/16 inch Scarlet; 1/16 inch White; and 3/16 inch Yellow.

Background

The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal was established per Executive Order 9265, dated 6 November 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and announced in War Department Bulletin 56, 1942. The criteria was initially announced in Department of the Army (DA) Circular 1, dated 1 January 1943, so that the ribbon could be authorized prior to design of the medal. The criteria for the medal was announced in DA Circular 84, dated 25 March 1948, and subsequently published in Army Regulation 600-65, dated 22 September 1948.


The ribbon design was approved by the Secretary of War on 24 November 1942. The yellow ribbon has white and red on each side to represent the Japanese colors. The center blue, white, and red stripes are taken from the American Defense Service Medal ribbon and refers to the continuance of American Defense after Pearl Harbor.

The medal was designed by Mr. Thomas Hudson Jones. The reverse side was designed by Mr. A. A. Weinman and is the same design as used on the reverse of the European-African-Middle Eastern and American Campaign Medals. The medal design was submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts on 22 May 1947 and the first medal was presented to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on 17 December 1947.

A bronze star is worn on the ribbon to indicate participation in designated campaigns.


The Institute of Heraldry: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the ARMY. Retrieved 2015-06-20.

It was awarded to any member of the United States Military who served in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945 and was created on November 6, 1942 by Executive Order 9265^[2] issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Based on the Track Chart For the USS New York the two stars would be for the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa




American Threatre Medal

Description

The Bronze medal is 1 ¼ inches in width. On the obverse is a Navy cruiser under full steam with a B-24 airplane flying overhead with a sinking enemy submarine in the foreground on three wave symbols, in the background a few buildings representing the arsenal of democracy, above the scene the words ''AMERICAN CAMPAIGN''. On the reverse an American bald eagle close between the dates ''1941 - 1945'' and the words ''UNITED STATES OF AMERICA''.

    

Ribbon

The ribbon is 1 3/8 inches wide and consists of the following stripes: 3/16 inch Oriental Blue 67172; 1/16 inch White 67101; 1/16 inch Black 67138; 1/16 inch Scarlet 67111; 1/16 inch White; 3/16 inch Oriental Blue; center 1/8 triparted Old Glory Blue 67178, White and Scarlet; 3/16 inch Oriental Blue; 1/16 inch White; 1/16 inch Scarlet; 1/16 inch Black; 1/16 inch White; and 3/16 inch Oriental Blue.

Background

The American Campaign Medal was established per Executive Order 9265, dated 6 November 1942, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and announced in War Department Bulletin 56, 1942. The criteria was initially announced in Department of the Army (DA) Circular 1, dated 1 January 1943, so that the ribbon could be authorized prior to design of the medal. The criteria for the medal was announced in DA Circular 84, dated 25 March 1948 and subsequently published in Army Regulation 600-65, dated 22 September 1948.
The ribbon design was approved by the Secretary of War on 24 November 1942. The blue color represents the Americas; the central blue, white and red stripes (taken from the American Defense Service Medal ribbon) refers to the continuance of American defense after Pearl Harbor. The white and black stripes refer to the German part of the conflict on the Atlantic Coast, while the red and white stripes are for the Japanese colors and refer to that part of the conflict on the Pacific Coast.
The medal was designed by Mr. Thomas Hudson Jones. The reverse side was designed by Mr. A. A. Weinman and is the same design as used on the reverse of the European-African-Middle Eastern and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals. The first medal was presented to General of the Army George C. Marshall on 17 December 1947.

The Institute of Heraldry: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the ARMY. Retrieved 2015-06-20.

Criteria

The requirements for the American Campaign Medal were for service within the American Theater between 7 December 1941 and 2 March 1946 under any of the following conditions:^[1]

1. On permanent assignment outside the continental limits of the United States.
2. Permanently assigned as a member of a crew of a vessel sailing ocean waters for a period of 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days.
3. Outside the continental limits of the United States in a passenger status or on temporary duty for 30 consecutive days or 60 nonconsecutive days.
4. In active combat against the enemy and was awarded a combat decoration or furnished a certificate by the commanding general of a corps, higher unit, or independent force that the Soldier actually participated in combat.
5. Within the continental limits of the United States for an aggregate period of 1 year.

Wikipedia. Retrieved 2015-06-20.



Updated Timeline to Include the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. This was based on the his eligibility to ware the  Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal with 2 stars and according to the Track Chart these were the two battles that would meet the requirement of the two stars.