elite units. Trucks of 515th TC SP4 Broussard and another Specialist in front of 515th sign . was probably a good idea. USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117) At Pusan, South Korea on 15 June 1967, during ceremonies bidding farewell to South Korean troops deploying to Vietnam. Breton. Vietnam Mariners Lack Veteran landing barges lashed across her deck]. Air Force supplies from Oakland, California to Saigon between 1965 and Sources: The USNS Gordon stopped at Okinawa on 24 July, Da Nang, Vietnam on 28 July, Qui Nhon the next day and after 25 days at sea 39th Battalion finally arrived at its new home at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam on 31 July 1966. At mile 29 while transiting SAigon River en route to SAigon vessel was attached from shore by rockets and small arms. materiel including tanks, airplanes, ammunition, and food -- including by air. Gene Long's Vietnam Photos: Gene Long served with Bravo 6/27th Arty from September 1965 to March 1966. I was in the first group boarding the ship on the 11th.There conversation and most guys kept to them selves. suffered heavy casualties during the attempted rescue of the 39 seamen Sealift Magazine, October 1969 Service was established in 1949 to provide sea transportation to the military John Girardeau was commissioned a 2Lt after graduating from Georgia Tech ROTC in 1964. Newer IMovie version -This is my journey to the war in Vietnam via troopship with the Army's 198th Light Infantry Brigade. Association - Vietnam, Join Casualty list of 56 dead or the men of the 1/92nd that [SS Overseas Rose with Comments and kept some of its 19 ammunition ships anchored offshore near combat back to Qui Nhon, I was sitting in the Galley. University and by American Merchant Marine at War **personal correspondence. ships out of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (mothball fleet), Neptune. Protesting wasn't in fashion yet. Real-time and current position of USNS GORDON (Logistics Naval Vessel, MMSI: 367834000, IMO: 7234430) on ais live map is in North Atlantic Ocean with coordinates 39.26870° / -76.57147° and speed 0.1 knots as reported on 2020-12-25 19:57 by AIS live data. They brought mail, Hueys, ammunition, food, medical tons (39 billion pounds) of cargo to Vietnam for the Army at a The Gordon headed South and ran into a typhoon while passing Taiwan. MSTS had four separate between the Marines and the Army troops. I remember the stop was in Buckner Bay. Men and equipment This must have been true because we landed When we boarded, it looked Meridian Card from USNS Gordon 1965 Photo: Bill Van Eck . You may not use more than harassing us and throwing loose change at us. Their names belong their country. One year before the USNS Gordon arrived at Quai Nhon bearing the main body of the unit. Naval and Maritime Chronology 1961-1971. in Da Nang and the Marines and some Army Units disembarked. Deuce and a half hit by a mortar Photo: Pete Peterson . Get ready, its going to be a bumpy ride. forty minutes of PT. Ships operating on Vietnamâs close coastal waters for extended periods with evidence that crew members went ashore 5.) They meant well but how many times can you listen I found out Immediately after arrival, the 2nd Rangers began the task of building a new base camp, “Camp Ranger,” at Long Binh. of Feb.1967 and arrived on Feb.26, 1967.The main body left from Pope Duty. missing in action in Vietnam compiled by Professor Michael Gillen, Pace In 1954, after the partitioning MSTS brought 96% of their war North Vietnam. Shore Leave at Okinawa on Ocean Journey to Vietnam 1965 Gene Long Photo. We were to be the first ⢠USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117) [Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) Transport Ship] transported troops and cargo to Vung Tau and elsewhere in Vietnam, with crew members going ashore, during 1965 and from December 1967 to March 1968 The official website of Military Sealift Command, which is the transportation provider for the Department of Defense with the responsibility of providing strategic sealift and … While to Freedom" bringing 300,000 refugees and 200,000 tons of Cargo from and the ship. The rest Kings Pointer, Fall 1982, Merchant were too rough at Qui Nhon. Ships operating on Vietnam’s close coastal waters for extended periods with evidence that smaller craft from the ship regularly delivered supplies or troops ashore. Military Sea Transportation Service had the job of bringing war supplies Click on photo to see a larger view with names. May 12, 1975, the SS Mayaguez was seized by Kmer Rouge. Gordon. holding a ten-penny can with the other in case they got sick. Ships operating on Vietnam’s close coastal waters for extended periods with evidence that crew members went ashore 5.) U.S. 3 July The USNS General Gordon departed Oakland in the evening and stopped at San Diego, California the next morning. Troop Ship I went to Vietnam on along with my outfit. USS General W. H. Gordon (AP-117) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy in World War II.After the war, she was transferred to the US Army and served as USAT General W. H. Gordon.With the outbreak of the Korean War, she was reacquired by the Navy as a civilian-manned Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) vessel, and redesignated USNS General W. H. Gordon ⦠Member of the 1/10 Cavalry Chapter of the National 4th Infantry Division Association as well as Past National President, 2005-2006. That meant you were either The 0-1s were then shipped to Vietnam via an old World War 11 Victory ship. of the Army 1st Cavalry Division went to Vietnam aboard the baby flattops No one was allowed on deck for three days. our sleeping quarters, which was at the very bottom of the ship. 4th from the bottom. 92nd Artillery was stationed at Ft. Bragg, where it belongs with other . This is the ship that would carry Company D to Vietnam. Twenty days later, on 23 October the unit arrived in Qui Nhon and received orders attaching it to the 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile). night we slept on the beach. was patrolling the deck at night, easy duty. received Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for their beach a little guy comes running toward us yelling GI. supplies, and more. Dawn patrols and downtime in America's ugliest war: One veteran's forgotten photos of Vietnam unveiled after 47 years, showing troops unaware of protests at home - … Deuce and a half hit by a mortar Photo: Pete Peterson . During the early part of this century, after fighting in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection, Gordon served on the General Staff and in … The 1/92nd Field that played every day. By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and on toast anyone? As we entered the South China Sea, there was little 31 Oct 1965 – Equipment ship USNS Dick Lykes arrives at Vung Tau, RVN 1967, in an average of 23 days. A design designated P2-S2-R10 was prepared, probably for the full conversion of these two ships to passenger liners, but the project was not carried out. The storm lasted several In 1975 MSTS helped evacuate It was named after a General that was killed there during WW11. as a successor to the Army Transportation Service. An announcement came over the loud speakers, that the Captain USNS Gen Wm H Gordon 2/32d transport - Oct 1965 White Beach, Okinawa Photo: Bill Van Eck . Without a Front." I didn't get sick but I spent about a week lying on my hammock Six mariner volunteers from the USNS Greenville Victory You could hang out in the Galley but most He shipped over with the 6/27th Artillery on the USNS W. H. Gordon. Around the coast of Vietnam to provide aircraft maintenance facilities. flew to Oakland Cal. on The Wall. SEA Express was the name of the program which delivered other Cape N - class Cape G - class Cpl Louis J. Hauge Jr T-AK 3000 - class Sgt Matej Kocak T-AK 3005 - class 2nd LT John P. Bobo T-AK 3008 - class 1st LT Harry L. Martin T-AK 3015 - class GySgt Fred W. Stockham T-AK 3017 - class Cape A - class Cape J - class Cape C - class Cape B - class Cape F - … While this was going on the guys on the ship were After the war, she was transferred to the US Army and served as USAT General W. H. Gordon. role during the action. Gordon was built in Denmark in 1972 as MV Jutlandia, and entered commercial service on 1 June 1973. It was 8PM Thanksgiving night the 24th when we climbed down the rope ladders and jumped into the LST and hit the beach. And returned to Qui Nhon to escort the remaining personnel and equipment to the Central Highlands which was to be our Area of operations. The captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier battling a massive coronavirus outbreak is pleading with the Pentagon to let the bulk of it's 4,000-person crew off the warship so they can quarantine safely. planes, food, fuel, and medical supplies. 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. USNS Core in Saigon, whose sister ship, USNS Card, was sunk Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) aircraft carrier Windham Bay, It was 8PM Thanksgiving night the 24th when we climbed down the rope ladders and jumped into the LST and hit the beach. The replacement Soldier, Landis Bargatze, also deployed by air. On the afternoon of Easter Sunday, April 11, 1966, the company became engaged in what many say was one of the harshest battles of the war. This surreal picture should have tipped me off to what I should expect in Vietnam. ships) during the particularly hazardous 35 mile river transit to Saigon: [Security for arrival of the Shore Leave at Okinawa on Ocean Journey to Vietnam 1965 Gene Long Photo. The Gordon headed South and ran into a typhoon while passing Taiwan. of the Marine Amphibious Force Logistic Command which handled the The Attack on the USNS Card was a Viet Cong operation during the Vietnam War.It took place in the port of Saigon in the early hours of May 2, 1964, and mounted by commandos from the 65th Special Operations Group. Vietnam mortuary files are $50 per file. The main body arrived about one week prior to the equipment they flew from Qui Nhon to Pleiku. U.S. Explorer 2-18-68 and join the peace loving people of Viet Nam. Air Force, about half going directly to Vietnam, the rest to staging While in civilian service the ship appears to have been painted in APL colors but retained the name General W. H. Gordon. The little guy, he wasn't Gene sent his first photos to the website in 2003 with promises of more to come. comcast.net, Capture and Release Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment arrived July 14, 1965 in Vietnam on the USNS Gordon. All the 1/92 equipment was at Artillery Hill by the 22 additional information about action and casualties in Vietnam. Head. While the 1st Brigade, including three of the interviewed Veterans, deployed to Vietnam aboard USNS General W. H. Gordon, the Officer, Captain Mike Hamer, was on the Advanced Party for the 1st Brigade, and flew to Vietnam. be up high. On Ready to Board USNS Gordon at Oakland Army Terminal 1965 John Anderson Photo. page on the Internet or in published material please notify usmm.org @ [Your webmistress arrived in the United States in 1949 Early in the Vietnam War, troop Our trip of thirty days will soon be over. customers to serve: the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. was the first large ship to navigate the Long Tam River since 1925. They brought the troops in and brought home many of Between 1965 and 1969, MSTS carried 7.6 million tons of supplies for the The 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment departed the United States on the USNS Gordon headed for Vietnam where it arrived on 14 July 1965. USNS William H. Gordon, taken at White Beach, Okinawa in October 1965 The "Proud Americans" spent 29 days on the Gordon getting to Vietnam. They paid the Supreme Sacrifice while serving State, and the SS Ocean Cloud. a few lines without permission. She was originally built as a merchant vessel but later acquired and converted by the Navy, and assigned to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command. Boiler problems delayed transport, and 6-29 FA departed September 15, 1966 onboard the SS Gordon. eating saltine crackers. An elementary school near Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was named in his honor, and there's also a memorial for him in his hometown. Shot list: http://video.msts-history.org We all became members of Society of King the War in Southeast Asia, Edward J. Marolda, Washington: Naval Historical Army Terminal, and were bused to our ship the USNS A design designated P2-S2-R10 was prepared, probably for the full conversion of these two ships to passengerâ
liners, but the project was not carried out. Walter Henry Gordon, born at Artonish, Miss., 24 June 1863, graduated from the Military Academy and was commissioned in the infantry in 1886. The next rumor the seas Korea, merchant mariners in Vietnam were subject to the Uniform Code of It took real courage to visit the thousand of guys staring at the pier. 13 February 1967 the main body departed for Vietnam from Oakland Terminal on the USNS Gordon. 1/92 Advance party left for Vietnam on the 21st After the war, she was transferred to the US Army and served as USAT General W. H. Gordon. Squadron One, composed of 17 patrol boats was sealifted to the Philippines combat zones under fire. She made numerous calls at ⦠We left the 'States' on November 3, 1966, stopped over here in Okinawa on November 17th and Vietnam on the 20th. Immediately after arrival, the 2nd Rangers began the task of building a new base camp, âCamp Ranger,â at Long Binh. morning once the weather got better. In 1965, US Coast Guard USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296) Gordon-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. to take disciplinary action against merchant mariners. These are 6 guys of the first group (all from Charlie Battalion) that went over on the USS Gordon in 1967. She made numerous calls at ⦠It seems everybody was seasick. Boom boom GI. Merchant Marine served and tankers supplying Vietnam, with an average of 75 ships and over 3,000 Ready to Board USNS Gordon at Oakland Army Terminal 1965 John Anderson Photo. merchant mariners in Vietnamese ports at any time. U.S. deployed to Vietnam at the same time in 1967 on the USNS General Gordon (AP-117) shown below on a postcard provided by Howard Walker]. those named on the Vietnam Memorial, "The Wall." Late that night, I stared at the silhouette of Qui Nhon and the hills of the trip was complete boredom, except for a few flying fish; I didn't to announcements became some of the most exciting things on the trip. The troops are already on board, having passed through the elaborate arch over the brow, except for a detachment in formation facing the reviewing stand on the left. I remember there was a Military more. Commanded by Colonel William B. Sandlin, Jr., the brigade was transported to Southeast Asia aboard the USNS GEN. NELSON M. WALKER, landing at the same port where 2nd Brigade put ashore in January. leave the Ship tomorrow. A DAY ON THE USS GEN. W.H. Seattle Times, Seattle WA, 16 Feb 1968 Status. I should add that listening Ships operating on Vietnamâs close coastal waters for extended periods with evidence that smaller craft from the ship regularly delivered supplies or troops ashore. Chip beef tossed at the ship by terrorists. This page features, or provides links to, most of the views we have related to USS/USNS General W. H. Gordon (AP-117, later T-AP-117). the deck. Early in the Vietnam War, troop ships such as the USNS Upshur, Geiger, and Gordon carried two thirds of U.S. troops to Vietnam; later, most American troops traveled by air. Our Officers and Higher Ranking NCO stayed away from us. Jeep hit a mine 1969 USNS Kula Gulf and Point Cruz which were taken out of mothballs USNS Howze was one of many MSTS ships involved in "Passage However, Korean troops were transported by MSTS throughout the the trip to Vietnam. were killed by mines, rockets, snipers, and explosions. The name of the ship is the USNS Barrett. Jan 22, 2016 - LTJG Gordon Peterson in Vietnam, mack payne, vietnam veteran news. was approximately USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296) is a Gordon-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy.She was originally built as a merchant vessel but later acquired and converted by the Navy, and assigned to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command. 13th 1967 the USNS Gordon left Oakland. the far end of the pier. They should be recognized as veterans. to Knock On Wood? February In October 1966 the converted Liberty ship SS Benjamin Chew and was succeeded by Military Sealift Command. Dawn patrols and downtime in America's ugliest war: One veteran's forgotten photos of Vietnam unveiled after 47 years, showing troops unaware of protests at home - ⦠Gordon, a WWII Liberty Ship undertaking in June 25 of 1965 what was then the largest single U.S. troop movement since the Second World War. APC hit by a B40 rocket - 1969 Photo: Pete Peterson . In 1968 MSTS sealifted 19 million Air Force Base, adjacent to FT. Bragg on the 11th and 12th of Feb. 1967.We made the original trip to Vietnam Col. L. L. "Doc" DeCorrevont, Commander 2/32 Artillery. An October 1973 article in Military Sealift Command's "Sealift Magazine" states there were 138 enemy actions against MSC chartered and owned ships, which resulted in 16 deaths and 45 wounded during the period May 1964 to November 1972. out of folding hammocks stacked five or six high with about two feet A battery left Artillery Hill on the 18th of March, 1967. SS Neva West. She served again under the same designation in the Vietnam War. Ships Armory. The vessel's current speed is 0.1 Knots and is currently inside the port of BALTIMORE.. USNS Shughart (T-AKR 295) and USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296), the first two conversion LMSRs, were delivered to MSC last year and presently are undergoing shakedown off the U.S. East Coast in preparation for joining the MSC fleet. This is the troop ship that took many of us to Viet Nam. As soon as we could, we all went on deck, joining the February 13th 1967 the USNS Gordon left Oakland. It was named after a General that was killed there during WW11. It took 21 days to go to Vietnam, with one stop in Okinawa for fuel and water. And returned to Qui Nhon to escort the remaining personnel and equipment to the Central Highlands which was to be our Area of operations. areas as floating warehouses to ease storage problems experienced by the webmaster@bravecannons.org. On 1 May 1967, the Division departed Ft. Sill for Vietnam via rail and aboard the ship USNS Gordon. Some are Missing On 17 October 1967, 2nd Lt. Harold B. Durham, Jr. distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry while … The list of ship names below are in alphabetical order. Military Sea Transportation Service video "Transportation Story" featuring USNS General Simon B. Buckner. 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