Delivering Supplies and Troops Before 1968, American forces were transported to Vietnam on MSTS troop transports operated by civilian mariners. Feb 16, 2012 - USS General Alexander M Patch, Troop Ship that took me to Bremerhaven, Germany from Brooklyn Army Depot, New York. Starboard side, under sail. Center, Department of the Navy, 1994 Starboard side. Germany 31 March 1945. Port bow, at wharf. Staff of the 2d Armored Division in January 1942. National Defense Service Medal (w/2 service stars), Korean Service Medal (w/6 service stars), Vietnam Service Medal, of the Marine Amphibious Force Logistic Command which handled the runs to Europe and back. Houston (AK1), formerly Liebenfels. 900 0 obj <>stream He then took command of the 4th Army in July 1945 and died 21 November while on duty at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. Port side. M2A3 Bradley firing its M242 Bushmaster. Port bow, underway. MSTS took about 100 Victory in 1964 by a mine placed by skin divers], Maps and Saigon Pilot's Guide http://grambo.us/atav/pilot.htm. AA1 (SS52), renamed T1. Wadsworth (DD60). Nearly 4,000 fighting men, mainly troops of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, were embarked and delivered safely to Melbourne and Wellington before the ship moored again at San Pedro 16 January 1945. However, when the vulnerability of these ships to return fire was realized during World War I most were used instead as troopships or hospital ships. Port bow, underway. underway. For a presumptive service connection for exposure to Agent Orange or other toxic herbicides, evidence requirements may vary depending on the dates the Veteran was aboard and what ship activity occurred on those dates. Below is the current list of ships with smaller craft going ashore in Vietnam. "The Starboard bow, Guantanamo Bay. What happened to C-123 aircraft? Port side, underway. additional information about action and casualties in Vietnam. This category includes large ocean-going ships of the Blue Water Navy that conducted supply missions to Vietnam or transported troops into and out of the country through use Delaware (BB28). USNS General William O. Darby (T-AP-127) Soldiers lunching in the ship's troop mess hall. Between 1965 and 1972, HMAS Sydney (III) undertook 25 voyages to Vietnam and transported 16,094 troops, 5753 deadweight tons of cargo and 2375 vehicles. Texas (unnumbered), renamed the San Marcos. Fleet. Onondaga, 1864. 12,657 tons ALARM New evidence emerged today of a large number of troops and military hardware on Ukraine's northern border - within striking distances of the capital Kiev. abortive Hungarian Revolution in October 1956 They should be recognized as veterans. Port stern quarter, on James River.. Owl (AM2). to Vietnam -- 10,000 miles from the Pacific coast. * uncertain if Bunker Hill was in Vietnam service. Gloucester formerly J. P. Morgan's Corsair. Sealift Magazine, October 1969 Starboard bow, underway, crew on deck. Aerial, port bow, underway. Fleet in San Francisco Harbor, Virginia bow on. page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ Maryland (BB46). ships) during the particularly hazardous 35 mile river transit to Saigon: [Security for arrival of the 863 0 obj <> endobj For troops transported by helicopter, see, APPENDIX B: VICTORY TROOPSHIP CONVERSIONS, "Queen Mary - Ship History and Specifications", Project Liberty Ship: Armament Aboard SS JOHN W. BROWN, "Troop Ship of World War II, April 1947, Page 356-357", Binghamton NY Press Grayscale 1945 Fulton History, Oct. 15, 1945, "1941 Dunera Boys Hay Internment Camp Collection", "Last voyage for Canberra, the Great White Whale of the Falklands", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Troopship&oldid=1126310860. We would appreciate 12-gun schooner. was reacquired by the Navy from the Army Transport Service as General Alexander M. Patch 1 March 1950 and assigned to MSTS. In the case of captured enemy ships it includes their original name. It was yet another contract flight and I think it was Pan Am (1967) and for some strange reason we had to travel in . Specifications: In the 19th century, navies frequently chartered civilian ocean liners, and from the start of the 20th century painted them gray and added a degree of armament; their speed, originally intended to minimize passage time for civilian user, proved valuable for outrunning submarines and enemy cruisers in war. Aerial, starboard bow, with six submarines alongside. SEA Express was the name of the program which delivered other Casualty list of 56 dead or Port bow, under sail. Aerial, port bow, underway, launching aircraft. Compiled from 10 years of Naval Constellation, 1798. Pennsylvania (BB38). Merchant Marine served Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible. USS Magoffin (APA-199) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and other Vietnam locations from October 1965 through February 1966 and May through November, 1967 USS Navarro (APA-215) conducted troop on and off loading operations from May 1965 to February 1968 at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai Province Crew members were given Navy grades and rank Merchant Marine, Military Watch. Additionally, many of these ships are listed for extended time frames because they routinely travelled back and forth between the US and Vietnam, and between Vietnam and other Asian Pacific ports, as they delivered supplies and troops to Vietnam. evacuated about 10,000 refugees each. Vehicle & Space Ship Replicas; Share | Add to Watchlist . He was promoted to Major General 5 September and was killed in action in a Front." Agent Orange Record West Virginia (BB48). Violators will be banned. In an operation reminiscent of Dunkirk, 193 ship loads rescued 105,000 U.N. troops; 91,000 refugees; 350,000 MT of cargo; and 17,500 vehicles from encirclement and delivered them . Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. The MSTS Corpus Christi Bay, which housed Transport. Propulsion Type: Eighteen days later on 24 June 1966, the 503rd PIR disembarked at Vung Tau, South Vietnam. For example, Convoy 21 in June 1916 carried some 25,333 troops. 7. During the first 8 months of 1966, she made eight round-trip Ammunition ship. In 1954, after the partitioning Conn., enlisted as a private in the Colorado National Guard in June 1916; U.S. Explorer 2-18-68 Indianapolis (heavy CA35). Troop Ship I went to Vietnam on along with my outfit. Kings Pointer, Fall 1982, Merchant the SS Meredith Victory were added as troop carriers. Much of the Third Brigade, 9th Infantry Division went by troop train from Fort Riley, Kansas to Oakland, departing aboard the Rose in mid-December 1966 and arriving at Vung Tau late on December 31. Bremerhaven and back between 16 January and 4 August, General 76 feet On a 3-month round-trip voyage out of San Francisco, beginning 23 January, she took troops to Guadalcanal, Auckland, and Nouma, and brought 1,300 men back to San Francisco 9 March. She arrived at Vung Tau on 29 July 1967 to disembark the 244th Aviation Company and the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment. Saratoga (CV3). Boise (light CL47). Arriving Qui Nhon 16 September, she steamed. Ranger (CV4). Port side, underway. Starboard bow.on James River.. Lexington (CV2). Port bow, crew on deck. ships out of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (mothball fleet), The VA Says:This category includes large ocean-going ships of the Blue Water Navy that conducted supply missions to Vietnam or transported troops into and out of the country through use of smaller landing craft housed within the mother ship. US marines APAs were used in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and in every landing in the Pacific war's island-hopping campaign. North Vietnam. 0 role during the action. United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam . Tacoma, Washington and sixteen days later, on August 6, 1966, landed at Qui Nhon, Republic of South Vietnam. to be taken by the crew of the SS President Garfield (and other From 1965 through 1970, she transported troops to bases in the Pacific and Far East, supporting the anti-communist struggle in South Vietnam. Effective December 1966, the military was granted authority SS Neva West. Sea Transportation Service, and Military Sealift Command in Vietnam. Starboard bow, laying a smoke screen. Table of Contents 1. Port side. Gannet (AVP8), formerly Minesweeper AM41. She departed her first troop lift on 2 August . Maurice Rose departed New York 14 August website lists troopships by number and provides tonnage, speed, company who owned the ship and when Commonwealth control of the ship ended. was succeeded by Military Sealift Command. MSTS had four separate Series AWM963/23/* contains statistics, lists of ships in some convoys, administrative arrangements for some convoys e.g. two thirds of U.S. troops to Vietnam; later, most American troops traveled Starboard bow, underway. In this image, Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division arrive in Cam Ranh aboard the troop transport, ***Our website URL has changed. USNS Howze was one of many MSTS ships involved in "Passage [Your webmistress arrived in the United States in 1949 . steel and cement for use by Navy Seabees. hb```S@(87:L8 {Sq#j/l+E]vPi`4b;*+V-_5jnQL(+td88$s|fn!mn=?$+P"ur8v~i[@lt$Pv ::v0)n= Assigned to the 47th Infantry at Fort Bragg, N.C., in August 1940, he was promoted to Brigadier General 4 August 1941. Mayflower (PY1). MSTS delivered the goods "Special Express" USS Zelima (AF-49) [Auxiliary Stores Ship] conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from July-October 1965, January-August 1966, October-December 1968, and May-June 1969, USS Mars (AFS-1) [Combat Stores Ship] conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from May 1965 to November 1972 with evidence of crewmembers going ashore, USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from April 1968 to March 1973, USS White Plains (AFS-4) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau, and An Thoi from January 1969 to March 1973, USS San Jose (AFS-7) conducted on shore supply replenishments with helicopters and small boats at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from October 1971 to February 1972 and September 1972 to March 1973, USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) [Amphibious Force Flagship] conducted troop and supply beach landings at Da Nang and elsewhere during March-May 1965, June-July 1966, and July-November 1967, USS Estes (AGC-12) conducted troop and supply beach landings at Chu Lai and Da Nang during March-October 1965, USS Winston (AKA-94) [Attack Cargo Ship] conducted troop and supply beach landings during July 1965; April-August 1966; September-October 1967; and November 1968-May 1969, USS Mathews (AKA-96) on-loaded supplies at Da Nang and delivered them up the Cua Viet River to Dong Ha with mike boats from August through December 1967, USS Merrick (AKA-97) conducted troop and cargo beach landing with small boats at Hue, Chu Lai, and Da Nang from July 1965 through November 1968, USS Seminole (AKA/LKA-104) [Attack/Amphibious Cargo Ship] conducted troop landings with small boats at Da Nang, Hoi An, and Quang Tri from March through August 1967, September 1968 through February 1969, and during January 1970, USS Skagit (AKA/LKA-105) conducted troop and cargo beach mike boat landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai from November 1965 to November 1967, USS Union (AKA/LKA-106) conducted numerous troop and cargo mike boat beach landings at Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, and Chu Lai from March 1965 to November 1969, USS Washburn (AKA/LKA-108) conducted numerous small boat beach landings at Da Nang, Thon My Thuy, Hue on Perfume River, and Dong Ha on Cua Viet River from 1965 to 1969, USS Tulare (AKA/LKA-112) conducted troop and cargo mike boat beach landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cam Ranh Bay, and Vung Tau from 1966 to 1972, USS St. Louis (AKA/LKA-116) conducted troop and cargo landings with small boats at Da Nang, Vung Tau, and Quang Nam Province during August-October 1970; January-March 1971; and April-November 1972, USS General R M Blatchford (AP-153) [Transport Ship] landed elements of 1st Infantry Division at Vung Tau by small boats during October 1965, USS George Clymer (APA-27) [Amphibious Attack Transport] conducted troop and supply mike boat beach landings during July 1965, and March-July 1966, at Da Nang and Chu Lai, USS Bayfield (APA-33) conducted troop on loading and mike boat landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, Baie de My Han, and Cua Viet River from July through October 1965 and February through May 1967, USS Cavalier (APA-37) conducted troop landings with mike boats at Chu Lai and Da Nang during March- August 1966 and January-May 1968, USS Henrico (APA-45) conducted numerous troop landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Hue from March through May 1965 and from August 1966 through March 1967, USS Lenawee (APA-195) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and Chu Lai from April 1965 to December 1966, USS Magoffin (APA-199) conducted troop and supply landings at Da Nang and other Vietnam locations from October 1965 through February 1966 and May through November, 1967, USS Navarro (APA-215) conducted troop on and off loading operations from May 1965 to February 1968 at Da Nang, Chu Lai, and Quang Ngai Province, USS Okanogan (APA-220) conducted troop and supply landings at various locations during January-July 1962, September 1963-April 1964, July-October 1965, July 1966, November 1966- March 1967, and June-November 1968, USS Pickaway (APA-222) conducted troop and supply landings at various locations during January 1963, July 1965, March-June 1966, and June-October 1967, USS Renville (APA-227) conducted troop landings at Da Nang during August-September 1964, May-August 1965, and March-October 1966, USS Paul Revere (APA-248) conducted small boat troop landings at Quang Ngai Province, Da Nang, and elsewhere from August 1965-April 1966, June- November 1967, March-August 1969, September 1970-March 1971, and August 1972-February 1973, USS Mobile (LKA-115) [Amphibious Cargo Ship] transported troops and cargo to/from Da Nang and elsewhere July-September 1970, during April 1971, October-November 1971, and January-July 1972, USS Vancouver (LPD-2) [Amphibious Transport Dock] while anchored offshore, conducted numerous amphibious troop beach landings with smaller mike boats in the areas of Da Nang, Cam Ranh Bay, Cua Viet River, and Mekong River Delta from February 1965 to September 1971, USS Cleveland (LPD-7) while anchored offshore, sent mike boats up Cua Viet River and Hue River from November 1967 through 1968 and up Saigon River during September 1969, USS Dubuque (LPD-8) transported troops, equipment, and supplies ashore with smallervessels and docked at Da Nang and elsewhere from June-November 1968, October-December 1969, January-March 1970, and April-July 1971, USS Denver (LPD-9) transported troops, equipment, and supplies ashore with smallervessels and docked at Da Nang and elsewhere from February-September 1970; March-June and November 1971; and January-August 1972, USS Juneau (LPD-10) picked up troops and equipment with smaller vessels and transported them out of Vietnam from August 1970 to March 1971 and June to November 1972, USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) [Landing Platform, Helicopter] operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore for amphibious assaults from May 1965 to August 1972, USS Okinawa (LPH-3) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore for amphibious assaults, with evidence that crew members went ashore to assist civilians, from April-November 1967, December 1968-May 1969, June- November 1970, and April-November 1972, USS Princeton (LPH-5) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore during April 1962 and from October 1964 to December 1968, USS Valley Forge (LPH-8) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore from September 1964 to September 1969, USS Tripoli (LPH-10) operated as troop transport with helicopters and smaller vessels transporting troops on and off shore intermittently from May 1967 to December 1973, USS Carter Hall (LSD-3) [Landing Ship Dock] while anchored offshore, conducted troop-landing operations with mike boats at Da Nang, Dong Ha, and other locations from July 1965 through November 1968, USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) conducted numerous troop, supply, and equipment landings at Da Nang, Chu Lai, etc. Port bow, camouflaged, Norfolk. Some of these ships later served in . MOSCOW, February 27. Aerial, port bow, aircraft on deck. areas in the Pacific. and kept some of its 19 ammunition ships anchored offshore near combat Bonhomme Richard (formerly the Duc de Duras). Starboard bow, camouflaged. Starboard side. Ohio (BB12). Downes (DD375). Sailing Ships 8 Cushing (Torpedo Boat 1). Families of service members hope they will be involved in a protracted war after being told they could be away from home for nine months. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, Vessel and Station Log Books at the National Archives, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records. The Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) was established in 1949 to consolidate shipment of military supplies from the four separate services used during World War II into a unified command. PT8 (motor torpedo boat). Starboard beam, underway. She sailed on to Da Nang to disembark remaining elements of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Large numbers of troopships were employed during World War II, including 220 "Limited Capacity" Liberty ship conversions, 30 Type C4 ship-based General G. O. Squier-class, a class of 84 Victory ship conversions, and a small number of Type-C3-S-A2 ship-based dedicated transports, and 15 classes of attack transports, of which some 400 alone were built. In October 1966 the converted Liberty ship SS Benjamin Chew and MSTS and On 6 June 1966, elements of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment boarded the General John Pope at Oakland Army Base. "HMT" was also used, for a while, to designate "Hired Military Transport."[16][17]. Commander, the Pioneer Contender and the Navy's U.S.S. On 18 May 2010, the last surviving P2-S2-R2 U.S. Army Transport vessel of her type, the General John Pope departed San Francisco Bay for her final voyage to Texas. . On 20 November 1966 the first elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade departed the Oakland Army Base on the General Daniel I. Sultan. carry ammunition across the Pacific. MSTS ships Starboard beam, underway. Tradues em contexto de "troops from across" en ingls-portugus da Reverso Context : Over years of negotiating, he welcomed troops from across Africa and the Middle-East, fostering stronger ties between TSCTP members and African Standby Force countries. [18] By the end of the twentieth century, nearly all long-distance personnel transfer was done by airlift in military transport aircraft. Port bow. Before 1968, American forces were transported to Vietnam on MSTS troop transports operated by civilian mariners. S1(SS105). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Holland (AS3). Marblehead (light CL12). She operated in the Western Pacific, supporting I was a civilian. planes, food, fuel, and medical supplies. attended Officers Training Schoo1 at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1917; and was materiel including tanks, airplanes, ammunition, and food -- including Multi-Mission Helicopters 6. Manned by a civilian crew, she operated out of New York to Bremerhaven, Germany, and Southampton, England, during the next 5 years, rotating troops, transporting military dependents, and carrying European refugees to the United States. Ironclad river gunboat. Departing Okinawa the following day she arrived at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam on 21 November 1967 and disembarked the 61st Assault Helicopter Company. Helicopters allowed for the easy transport of . 28). The Military Sea Transportation Early in the Vietnam War, troop Media related to Troop ships at Wikimedia Commons, "Troop transport" redirects here. Converted yacht. 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Three days later, on 15 December 1966 the 58th Field Depot disembarked the General John Pope at Qui Nhon. Communists had already overrun Da Nang, the ships evacuated thousands The M3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle was an anti-tank weapon, carrying missiles and a two-man scouting team. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. On 8 January 1967, she departed Oakland Army Base with the remaining elements of the 9th Infantry Division to South Vietnam, disembarking the units at Vung Tau on 30 January 1967. Following seven transatlantic voyages to Bremerhaven and back, General Alexander M. Patch resumed troop transport duty to South Vietnam. Following the gallant but Diamond Head in background. The 70 Hindustan T While Enterprise (CV6). The final years of the General John Pope began when she was placed out of commission once again on 1 May 1970, transferred to MARAD, and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. to Vietnam in 1966. In October 1990, the General John Pope was struck from the Naval Register. Interactive Map of Agent Orange Spraying Locations, Copyright 2023 Avue Technologies Corporation, Ships Primary or Exclusive to Vietnam Inland Waterways, Ships Operating Temporarily On Vietnam Inland Waterways, Ships With Crew Members Going Ashore in Vietnam, Leaving Military Service: What Documents Youll Need for Benefits, Education: Student Veterans Benefits and the States, Accessible Veteran Information for Veterans and Families. aboard the Rose in mid-December 1966 and arriving at Vung Tau late on December December 1964. Aerial, starboard side, underway. By VE-Day, the WSA miraculously had scrounged up 546 vessels to begin returning overseas troops homeward using nearly anything that could float. [1], Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 50th Infantry, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "Deck Plans: USS General John Pope (AP-110)", General John Pope, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Solano County, CA, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_John_Pope_(AP-110)&oldid=1133663798, This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 23:07. Side-wheel gunboat. Monadnock (BM3), starboard side, in Chinese waters. PC451. to transport the 434 aircraft and other equipment. In August 1966 USNS Patch and Darby carried troops 12,500 Converted yacht. of ships and had charter agreements with commercial shipping firms. You can see a submarine docked to the left of the ship. There she embarked South Korean soldiers and sailed for Nha Trang 30 August, arriving 7 September. Six mariner volunteers from the USNS Greenville Victory However, Korean troops were transported by MSTS throughout the war, with the first 2,000 coming on the MSTS Mann in March 1965. on The Wall. USS Perch in October 1950 landed 67 British marines behind North Korean lines on a mission to blow up a railroad tunnel. MSTS operated a fleet Division went by troop train from Fort Riley, Kansas to Oakland, departing She later served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a civilian-crewed Military Sea Transportation Service vessel, as USNS General John Pope (T-AP-110). Starboard side, underway. Enhancements in the mess hall included new recessed flourescent lighting and a new paint job. This troop transport ship for the Colonial Marines is badass. Examples of such vessels include attack cargo ships, amphibious attack transports, and landing ship docks. Aerial, starboard beam, underway. 74-gun ship of the line. Agent Orange at Okinawa Henderson (AP1). Aerial, starboard side, airship Shenandoah (ZR1) moored at mast. Many of the ships that formed MSTS in the early years were reassigned from the Army Transportation Service (ATS). Naval Base San Diego, transporting elements of the U.S. Army 244th Aviation Company (aerial surveillance), elements of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, and elements of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines. USS General John Pope (AP-110) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II. Sailing via Charleston, S.C., and Long Beach, Calif., she carried troops and supplies to bolster American military aid for strife-torn South Vietnam. refugees from Da Nang and later, Saigon. Air Force supplies from Oakland, California to Saigon between 1965 and New York (BB34). to take disciplinary action against merchant mariners. Port stern quarter, at wharf. Commodore Barney, starboard stern quarter, on James River. the coast of Vietnam to provide aircraft maintenance facilities. Herbicide Tests, Usage, & Storage Outside of Vietnam, Interactive Map of Agent Orange Spraying Locations, Despite links to Agent Orange, hypertension still not considered presumptive by VA, Study: CPAP helps vets with PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, Changes Coming to Outpatient VA Medication Copay. On three Light-draft monitor. Battle with the Serapis, 1779. When the decision came down to integrate, Vietnamese Army and Marine troops replaced the Americans on these Tango boats. In April 1967, she transported the 589th Engineer Battalion to Qui Nhon from Oakland. Air Force, about half going directly to Vietnam, the rest to staging Tarantula (SS12), renamed B3. General John Pope reactivated 17 August 1965 to serve again as a civilian-crewed ship of MSTS, operating from San Francisco. General John Pope was launched under a Maritime Commission contract 21 March 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Kearny, New Jersey; acquired by the Navy 2 July 1943; placed in ferry commission the same day for transfer to Baltimore for conversion to a transport by Maryland Drydock Company, and commissioned in full 5 August 1943. MSTS and the Merchant She was struck from the Naval Register on 26 October 1990. It was built around 1945. served during the next two decades at various posts in the United States and at Prior to World War I, he served in Texas and Arizona; and from June 1917 until May 1919 he joined the 18th Infantry in France participating in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihel, and Meuse-Argonne Offensives. This included the 3rd Australian Division and reinforcements to replace the casualties of the AIF to that point. Wright (AV1). endstream endobj startxref Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he assumed command of Allied forces in New Caledonia 12 March 1942, and on 8 December he relieved General Vandegrift, USMC, on Guadalcanal and took command of composite American forces operating against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. merchant mariners in Vietnamese ports at any time. General John Pope reactivated 17 August 1965 to serve again as a civilian-crewed ship of MSTS, operating from San Francisco. . Fighting Ships. aggression, she sailed via Long Beach, Calif., and Pearl Harbor to Qui Nhon, Therefore, military records should be checked to ensure that the Veteran was aboard when the ship was in Vietnamese waters (as shown by a PIES O34 request). In early January 1967, the General John Pope returned to San Francisco Bay. took many of us to Viet Nam. Leading the Squadron of Evolution. 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