Photo #: NH 104840
USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117)
Participating in the "Big Buildup" in Europe during
the 1961 Berlin crisis.
The crisis began in June, a month after General W. H. Gordon
had been reactivated to replace General George M. Randall
(T-AP-115), and subsided at the end of the year.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 104842
USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117)
Docked at La Pallice, France on 11 August 1962, preparing to
transport troops home to the United States during Operation Roundout.
Photograph by SP-5 Richard E. Riggins, U. S. Army
Official U.S. Army Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 104841
USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117)
Troops line the rails on 11 August 1962, during the ship's departure
from La Pallice, France, bound for the United States during Operation
Roundout.
Photograph by SP-5 Richard E. Riggins, U. S. Army
Official U.S. Army Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 104843
USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117)
Probably photographed from the bridge of USNS General R. M.
Blatchford (T-AP-153) during that ship's return to New York
on 11 August 1963.
General R. M. Blatchford had been deployed since February
1961 transporting United Nations troops to and from their home
countries in support of United Nations operations in the Congo.
On the right is SS San Angelo Victory of the Prudential
Lines (renamed from Prudential Steamship Co. circa May 1962).
Photograph by Journalist J. J. Sarver, USN, who covered the return
of General R. M. Blatchford.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 104844
USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117)
Probably photographed while transporting troops to Vietnam from
Baltimore, Md., circa 1965.
Note the car belonging to the Radio Television News Center of
Maryland. This model (a redesigned Chevrolet Corvair) became
available at the end of 1964. In June 1965 General W. H. Gordon
was in California loading troops for Vietnam, having been reassigned
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 104845
USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117)
Probably photographed while transporting troops to Vietnam in
the mid or late 1960s.
Note the UH-1 "Huey" helicopters overhead.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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Photo #: NH 104846
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.
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. The throngs of people on the
pier appear to be mostly civilians, including a group of school
children in their school uniforms.
Photograph by Colonel Spears, U. S. Army, of the U. S. Military
Assistance Group (MAG) in South Korea.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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