The uss yorktown cv 10, cva10, cvs10 was born from the fighting of world war 2 and persevered through some of the more important battles of the pacific campaign. Tour the uss yorktown cv 10 aircraft carrier at patriot s point, located in charleston harbor. She was named after the battle of yorktown of the american revolutionary war, and is the fourth u. Initially to have been named bonhomme richard, she was renamed yorktown while still under construction to commemorate the loss of uss yorktown. See more ideas about uss yorktown, aircraft carrier and moon orbit. Uss yorktown cvcvacvs10 is one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world. After shakedown, she passed throught the panam canal in july to join the war against japan. Here you can download the uss yorktown cvs 10 westpac cruise book 196263 as a high resolution.
Yorktown remained at ulithi arming, provisioning, and conducting upkeep until 10 february. Go to midway radio room page lots of photos from my 2012 visit. Uss yorktown cvs10 19621963 far east cruise book ebay. The premier site for military history research for genealogists, researchers, history buffs. The books are cvs10 and are dated 19581959 and 19591960. Here you can download the uss yorktown cva 10 westpac cruise book 195354 as a high resolution. The uss yorktown cv10 was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the united states navy.
Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991. Under construction as bon homme richard, this new essexclass carrier was renamed in honor of yorktown cv5 sunk at the epic battle of midway june 1942. Commissioned in november 1962, he subsequently served aboard uss yorktown cvs10, and as onic r in charge, class c welding school, san diego. Throughout her 27 years of service beginning in 1943, the uss yorktown cv 10 performed training operations, fought in combat missions and. In the history of the cvs10, they left out the yorktowns particpation in the nuclear tests near christmas island in 1961.
Customs services and international tracking provided. For media relating to the yorktown after it became a museum ship, see category. Marines entered the war for the first time, all 3,500 of them, when they began landing ashore in da nang on march 8th with orders to guard our air base there. Uss yorktown, a 27,100ton essex class aircraft carrier built at newport news, virginia, was commissioned in april 1943. Uss hornet cvs12 cruise book 1963 1964 westpac wanderer military huk navy. Media relating to the uss yorktown during its life as an aircraft carrier from 19411973.
The uss yorktown cv 10, which was named in commemoration of a craft sunk in the battle of midway, was an aircraft carrier that heroically served in wwii, the vietnam war and a nasa recovery mission. Updates on blue water navy agent orange legislation. Uss yorktown cv10 us navy korean war project page 1. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. I am looking for an uss yorktown cva10 patch from 195557 and an va192 uss yorktown cruise patch. Uss yorktown cvcvacvs10 is one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united. My uncle leonard was killed on the uss underhill de682 in july, 1945. The uss yorktown cvs 10 entered the vietnam war several months before it really got started on feb. Browse through military records by war, date, locations and name. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note.
I have double bypass, steel rods in my back,and no feelings in my legs or arms. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. His ship was named for a naval pilot that was killed at the battle of the coral sea in may, 1942. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Check out our uss yorktown cv 10 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Uss yellowstone ad 27 cruise book log med 1955 1956 cd. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.
It had no return address but i have enjoyed the slides for years. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. The deployment lasted until 6 june 1963 at which time the carrier set a course back to long beach.
Uss yorktown cvcvacvs10 is one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united states navy. Radio room 3 restoration photos 615 thanks to dave sowers and monti montillo. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Grumman c1a trader aboard uss yorktown cvs10, circa in. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009.
Uss yorktown cv 10, later cva10 and cvs10, 19431975. On 2 september, yorktown departed norfolk for a northern european cruise and. Uss yorktown cvs 10 westpac cruise book 196162 did you serve aboard uss yorktown cv 10. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Apache atf 67 naval cruise book, class of 1969, page. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. At that time, she sortied with tf 58, the 3rd fleet becoming the 5th fleet when spruance relieved halsey, on a series of raids on the japanese and thence to. Under attack gulf of tonkin uss yorktown cv10 stories. Uss yorktown association news bulletin about the blue water navy vietnam veterans act signed into law june 25, 2019 lets join art leach to celebrate his 100th birthday on may 1, 2020 we were sailors. See more ideas about uss yorktown, yorktown, cruise. Military records for family, persons, notables and others. Nov 9, 20 in 1971 i recived a package in the mail filled with slides taken for the 1968 westpac cruise yearbook.
Uss yorktown cvs 10 far east cruise 19621963 hardcover january 1, 1963 by commanding officer waller clarke moore author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Yorktowns first combat operation was a strike against marcus island at the. Yorktown arrived back in her home port on 18 june 1963 and resumed normal operations. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss yorktown cv 10 cruise book during world war ii. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. Yorktown, with assigned carrier antisubmarine air group 55 cvsg55, was deployed to the western pacific from 26 october 1962 to 18 june 1963. Uss yorktown cv cva cvs 10 is one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united states navy.
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