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Photo # NH 104015: USNS General W. H. Gordon on 15 June 1967 during ceremonies at Pusan, South Korea bidding farewell to South Korean troops deploying to Vietnam.

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USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117), 1944-1987
-- Operations, 1961-1970


This page features views of USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117) conducting operations between 1961 and 1970.

For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • USS General W. H. Gordon (AP-117), later USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117), 1944-1987.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    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.

    Online Image: 80KB; 665 x 675 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 62KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    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.

    Online Image: 143KB; 740 x 620 pixels

     


    For other images concerning this ship, see:

  • USS General W. H. Gordon (AP-117), later USNS General W. H. Gordon (T-AP-117), 1944-1987.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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