Presentation of Port Director's Chartered Transport Trophy to MS. Weltevreden.

26 april 1945

Presentation of Port Director's Chartered Transport Trophy to MS. Weltevreden. First row, sitting (left to right): Lieut.Comdr. Maas, Dutch Naval Liaison Officer, Capt. A. Verhoef, the new Master who will relieve Capt. Rommel, Admiral Helfrich, Delegate to the United Nations Conference, Lt.Comdr. Maclyn W. Wickersham, Naval Commanding Officer of Armed Guard Unit aboard the M.S. Weltevreden, Rear-Admiral Carleton H. Wright, Commandant of the 12th Naval District, Commodore Robert W. Cary, Commander of U.S. Naval Training and Distribution Center, Treasure Island, Calif, Mr. Adrian, Netherlands Economic Financial and Shipping MIssion, Capt. A. Rommel, the Master of the vessel, who is now retiring, Capt. J.Y. Dannenberg, Asst. Port Director, 12th Naval District. Second row (left to right): Lt.Comdr. L.B. Cutlar, Ch. Bosn'n J.E. Beckett, Lieut. B.E. Guse, Lieut. R.M. Chatton, Lt. (jg) D.J. Gancheff, Lt. (jg) C.B. Stebbins (all Officers of the Armed Guard Unit aboard M.S. Weltevreden), Chief Officier A. Kikkert, Mr. R. Visscher, Representative of Transpacific Transportation Co., Capt. L.T.R. Ouwerkerk, Marine Supt, and Representative of Transpacific Transportation Co., Commander Weymouth, Asst. Port Director in Charge of Personnel, 12th Naval District, Commander Harkleroad, Lieut.Comdr. Odegaard, Mr. C. Winkler, Representative of Transpacific Transportation Co., Mr. Evans, Representative of the British Ministry of War Transport, Lieut.Comdr. Holwerda, Commander Thomas Macklin, Executive Officer, Armed Guard Center, Treasure Island, Calif, Commander E.D. Flaherty, Commanding Officer, Armed Guard Center, Treasure Island, Calif. Lieut. W.A. Adrians, Armed Guard officer aboard this vessel (absent). 26 april 1945. NI 7085