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Shaping her course via the Panama Canal Long Beach and HawaiiNew Jerseyreached Yokosuka 5 April and next day relivedMissouri(BB-63) as flagship of Vice Admiral Joseph H. Clark Commander Seventh Fleet. Chongjin felt the weight of her shells 12 April asNew Jerseyreturned to action; in seven ...
It was the summer of 1987 during required active duty for training that I decided to reenlist and go back to what I truly loved -- being at sea. Hailing from Missouri my desire was to serve aboard USS MISSOURI (BB-63), but the crew was already established so my detailer offered the ...
Barrett Bethany Beach, DE jab1assc(CV11)msn.com Weapons 65 - 66 Pat Barrett Missouri City, TX leftieb(CV11)entouch.net B 68 - 72 Stan Barrett Binghamton, NY barrett.stan(CV11)gmail.com E 61 - 65 Dave Barron Tamaqua, PA dwbarron(CV11)verizon.net Marines 66 - 69 Darrell Barrow ...
Survivor to List Crew Names at Rites for the USS QuincyLegere, Christine
Attack Transport, 1942-1966: WWII, Korea, Vietnam Welcome! This website is dedicated to the men who served aboard theUSS Calvertduring WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Many of the photographs and stories on this site were shared by former crew members or their families. I am grateful for their...
Worcester's group which already included the British light cruiser HMS Ceylon and the heavy cruiser Helena besides the American warships Rochester (CA-124), Harold J. Thomas (DDR-833), and Maddox (DD-731). On the 12th, the battleship Missouri (BB-63) joined, bringing her heavy guns to ...
Ault operated off the coast of Honshu on patrol until 2 September when she entered Tokyo Bay and anchored near Missouri (BB-63) during the formal surrender ceremony on board that battleship. The destroyer soon resumed patrol with the task group out of Tokyo and continued that duty until 30 ...
his presence in the area being to represent the U.S. Naval submarine forces at the formal signing of the surrender documents on 2 September on board the U.S.S. MISSOURI (BB63). As per orders of the Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, twelve U.S. submarines also had been ordered...
List of Allied ships at the Japanese surrender topic These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). Battleships ...