On the S.S. Monterey, Bernardin conducts conferences, services and visits soldiers in the hospital.  The S.S. Monterey may have been an Hospital Transport Ship. January  5 – S.S. Monterey passes through Panama Canal and docks at Balboa. January 17 – Arrives at Honolulu. January 31 – Anchors in Milne Bay. February 8 – Arrives at Noumea, New Caledonia. February 11 – Crosses the International Date Line. February 22 – Docks in San Francisco, California.March 8 – Sails from San Francisco, California. March 20 – Crosses the International Date Line.M arch 24 – Anchors in Milne Bay. April 9 – Crosses the Equator. April 15 – Arrives in San Francisco, California. April 20 – Arrives in Seattle, Washington. April 27 – Arrives in Honolulu. May 8 – Crosses the International Date Line. May 12 – Arrives at Finschafen.  HQ XI Corps stationed there. May 19 – Arrives in Milne Bay. May 28 – Conducts service for the mental patients in the hospital.June 6 – Docks in San Francisco, California. June 14 – Sails from San Francisco, California. June 19 – Arrives in Honolulu.June 23 – Visits the hospital and the prisoners of war. June 26 – Arrives in San Francisco, California. July 3 - Sails from San Francisco, California. July 8 - Arrives in Honolulu. July 17 - Crosses the International Date Line.July 23 – Ship runs into a reef. July 26 – Anchors in Oro Bay. July 28 – Arrives in Milne Bay.August 1 – Arrives at Lunga Bay, Guadalcanal. August 10 – Crosses Equator.August 16 - Arrives in San Francisco, California.August 30 – Sails from San Francisco, California. September 4 – Arrives at Honolulu.September 12 – Arrives in San Francisco, California. September 16 – Transferred from the S.S. Monterey to be Transport Chaplain of the S.S. Sea Scamp. September 17 – October 11 – On leave. October 12 – Begins working on S.S. Sea Scamp and attends classes (Port Class, Censorship Class).  Joins Olympic Club. November 9 – Transferred from the S.S. Sea Scamp to the U.S.S. Republic. November 18 – Sails from San Francisco, California.November 20 – Arrives at San Diego, California. Dece mber 2 – Lands at Pearl Harbor.December 3 – Ship moves to Honolulu.December 13 – Arrives in San Francisco, California.December 30 – Placed on temporary duty at Camp Stoneman, California.