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2 × depth charge tracks. USS Cone (DD-866) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral "Hutch" Cone USN (1871–1941). She was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Staten Island, New York, on 30 November 1944, launched on 10 May 1945 by Mrs. H. I. Cone, and commissioned on 18 August 1945.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m 2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing ...
USS Hawkins. USS Henderson (DD-785) USS Henry B. Wilson. USS Henry W. Tucker. USS Herbert J. Thomas. USS Higbee. USS Hoel (DDG-13) USS Holder (DD-819) USS Hollister.
Ralph H. Johnson. Ralph Henry Johnson (January 11, 1949 – March 5, 1968) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. When a hand grenade was thrown into his fighting hole, he immediately covered it with his body—absorbing the full impact of the blast—sacrificing ...
2006-03-18 02:08 Pjblead 535×369×8 (46281 bytes) Was included with a Christmas card for, most likely, 1959. My father served on the Cone and his tour ended in April of 1960.
USS. Orleck. USS Orleck in July 1965. USS Orleck (DD-886), is a Gearing -class destroyer that was in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982 she was sold to Turkey and renamed Yücetepe (D 345). After her final decommissioning the Turkish government transferred Yücetepe to the Southeast Texas War Memorial and ...
Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. Its notable aircraft and museum ships include the South Dakota -class battleship USS Alabama and Gato -class submarine USS Drum. Alabama and Drum are National Historic Landmarks; the park as a whole was listed on the Alabama ...
V. Vietnam War patrol vessels of the United States (1 C, 48 P) Categories: Vietnam War naval ships by country. Vietnam War ships of the United States. Naval ships of the United States. Military units and formations of the United States in the Vietnam War. Ships of the United States by conflict. United States Navy in the Vietnam War.