▁later ▁the ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁ ▁joined ▁the ▁con voy ▁as ▁esc ort ▁commander . ▁The ▁assemb lage ▁of ▁ships ▁and ▁yard ▁craft ▁crossed ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 th ▁mer id ian ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January , ▁losing ▁ 2 6 ▁January , ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁dog ▁watch ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January , ▁at ▁ 1 7 : 5 5 , ▁Lyn x ▁emb ark ed ▁Serge ant ▁Claude ▁E . ▁Rud y , ▁US MC , ▁a ▁passenger ▁in ▁the ▁t ug ▁Z uni , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁append ic itis . ▁Ult imately , ▁T G ▁ 1 1 6 . 1 5 . 3 ▁reached ▁its ▁destination , ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February , ▁standing ▁in ▁to ▁Pal lik ula ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Del iver ing ▁her ▁to w ▁upon ▁arrival , ▁Lyn x ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Seg ond ▁Channel , ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo , ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁transferred ▁S gt . ▁Rud y ▁and ▁Sea 1 c ▁Morris , ▁the ▁two ▁recover ing ▁append ic itis ▁patients , ▁back ▁to ▁Z uni , ▁while ▁the ▁t ug ▁returned ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship ' s ▁Franklin ▁life ▁bu oy ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁during ▁the ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁save ▁Sea 2 c ▁Bos sh art . ▁She ▁also ▁began ▁dis charg ing ▁and ▁un loading ▁cargo ▁over ▁the