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==Built in Oakland, California== |
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''USS Pinkney'' (APH-2) was laid down as ''Alcoa Corsair'' (MC hull 176), 3 June 1941, by the [[Moore Dry Dock]] Co., [[Oakland, California]]; launched 4 December 1941; sponsored by Miss Ruth Grove; designated for [[U.S. Navy]] use and assigned the name ''Mercy''. After the [[bombing of Pearl Harbor]], she was renamed ''Pinkney'', 13 August 1942; acquired, by the U.S. Navy, 27 November 1942; and commissioned the same day |
''USS Pinkney'' (APH-2) was laid down as ''Alcoa Corsair'' (MC hull 176), 3 June 1941, by the [[Moore Dry Dock]] Co., [[Oakland, California]]; launched 4 December 1941; sponsored by Miss Ruth Grove; designated for [[U.S. Navy]] use and assigned the name ''Mercy''. After the [[bombing of Pearl Harbor]], she was renamed ''Pinkney'', 13 August 1942; acquired, by the U.S. Navy, 27 November 1942; and commissioned the same day. |
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== World War II Pacific Theatre Operations == |
== World War II Pacific Theatre Operations == |
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Following extensive fitting out and [[ |
Following extensive fitting out and [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]], ''USS Pinkney'', an [[Evacuation Transport]], departed [[San Diego, California]], for [[Pearl Harbor]] and the South [[Pacific Ocean]], 27 January 1943. In mid-February, she arrived at [[Espiritu Santo]], whence she sailed to [[Purvis Bay]] to deliver reinforcements and replacements to the veteran units of the fight for [[Tulagi]] and [[Gavutu]]. |
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⚫ | Throughout the remaining battles for the [[Solomon Islands]], among them [[Munda, Solomon Islands|Munda]], [[Vella Lavella]], [[Shortlands]], [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]], and the numerous engagements in the "Slot", she brought men, food and [[ammunition]] forward and evacuated casualties from field [[hospital]]s to better facilities on [[New Caledonia]] and in New Zealand. She also transported American and New Zealand nurses to and between various southwest [[Pacific Ocean]] hospitals. |
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⚫ | Throughout the remaining battles for the [[Solomon Islands]], among them [[Munda, Solomon Islands|Munda]], [[Vella Lavella]], [[Shortlands]], [[Bougainville Island|Bougainville]], and the numerous engagements in the "Slot", she brought men, food and [[ammunition]] forward and evacuated casualties from field [[ |
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By August 1944, island hopping had carried the Allies to and past the [[Marshall Islands]] and [[Mariana Islands]]. On 8 September, ''USS Pinkney'' departed [[Guadalcanal]] for the [[Palau]]s, the next group en route to the [[Philippine Islands]]. On the 15th, she delivered her passengers, men of the [[1st Marine Regiment (United States)|1st Marine Regiment]], to [[Landing Vehicle Tracked|LVTs]], which took them on to the beaches at [[Peleliu]]. She then took up position 6,000 yards off the assault area to expedite offloading of equipment and embarkation of casualties. On the 20th she sailed for [[Manus Island]], whence she returned to the Palaus, again and again, to evacuate the wounded. |
By August 1944, island hopping had carried the Allies to and past the [[Marshall Islands]] and [[Mariana Islands]]. On 8 September, ''USS Pinkney'' departed [[Guadalcanal]] for the [[Palau]]s, the next group en route to the [[Philippine Islands]]. On the 15th, she delivered her passengers, men of the [[1st Marine Regiment (United States)|1st Marine Regiment]], to [[Landing Vehicle Tracked|LVTs]], which took them on to the beaches at [[Peleliu]]. She then took up position 6,000 yards off the assault area to expedite offloading of equipment and embarkation of casualties. On the 20th she sailed for [[Manus Island]], whence she returned to the Palaus, again and again, to evacuate the wounded. |
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=== Invasion of the Philippines === |
=== Invasion of the Philippines === |
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In early October, she returned briefly to the [[Solomon Islands]], then sailed for [[Jayapura|Hollandia]], then the Philippines. Into November, she evacuated [[Leyte]] casualties to Hollandia, [[Mantis (disambiguation)|Mantis]], and [[New Caledonia]]. In December, she prepared for the [[Luzon]] invasion. On 9 January 1945, she landed Army troops on the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf|Lingayen]] beaches, and, once again, assumed responsibilities for the care and evacuation of casualties, this time to [[Leyte]]. |
In early October, she returned briefly to the [[Solomon Islands]], then sailed for [[Jayapura|Hollandia]], then the Philippines. Into November, she evacuated [[Leyte]] casualties to Hollandia, [[Mantis (disambiguation)|Mantis]], and [[New Caledonia]]. In December, she prepared for the [[Luzon]] invasion. On 9 January 1945, she landed Army troops on the [[Invasion of Lingayen Gulf|Lingayen]] beaches, and, once again, assumed responsibilities for the care and evacuation of casualties, this time to [[Leyte]]. |
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In late February, while en route to the Solomons, she was diverted to [[Guam]], thence to [[Iwo Jima]]. On the 28th, she returned to Guam, disembarked her patients and began preparations for her last campaign, [[Okinawa]]. |
In late February, while en route to the Solomons, she was diverted to [[Guam]], thence to [[Iwo Jima]]. On the 28th, she returned to Guam, disembarked her patients and began preparations for her last campaign, [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]. |
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=== Okinawa operations === |
=== Okinawa operations === |
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On 1–2 April, ''USS Pinkney'' participated in the feints against southern [[Okinawa]], then shifted to the [[Hagushi]] assault area where she landed [[U.S. Marine]] combatant and hospital units on the 10th. Casualties, from ships and from ashore, were soon filling her hospital wards. Caring for patients and expediting transferral of others to the [[hospital ship]] [[USS Samaritan (AH-10)|USS ''Samaritan'']], she dodged enemy shells and [[kamikazes]] until the 28th. |
On 1–2 April, ''USS Pinkney'' participated in the feints against southern [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], then shifted to the [[Hagushi]] assault area where she landed [[U.S. Marine]] combatant and hospital units on the 10th. Casualties, from ships and from ashore, were soon filling her hospital wards. Caring for patients and expediting transferral of others to the [[hospital ship]] [[USS Samaritan (AH-10)|USS ''Samaritan'']], she dodged enemy shells and [[kamikazes]] until the 28th. |
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=== Struck by a kamikaze === |
=== Struck by a kamikaze === |
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[[Image:USS Pinkney 1 May 1945.jpg|thumb|Viewing the damage, with electrical cables and hoses from support ships across the hole.]] |
[[Image:USS Pinkney 1 May 1945.jpg|thumb|Viewing the damage, with electrical cables and hoses from support ships across the hole.]] |
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On that day, at 1730, a low-flying [[kamikaze]] was spotted closing the ship. Seconds later USS ''Pinkney'' was rocked by an explosion and the after-end of the [[superstructure]] was walled by a sheet of flame. Ammunition began to explode. Water lines, electrical conduits, and steam pipes ruptured. The crew immediately formed rescue and [[damage control]] parties. Live ammunition was thrown overboard. All but 16 patients, killed in the initial explosion, were transferred to safety. |
On that day, at 1730, a low-flying [[kamikaze]] was spotted closing the ship. Seconds later USS ''Pinkney'' was rocked by an explosion and the after-end of the [[superstructure]] was walled by a sheet of flame. Ammunition began to explode. Water lines, electrical conduits, and steam pipes ruptured. The crew immediately formed rescue and [[Damage control (maritime)|damage control]] parties. Live ammunition was thrown overboard. All but 16 patients, killed in the initial explosion, were transferred to safety. |
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Rescue [[tugboat|tugs]] and [[landing craft]] moved in to assist in fire fighting, but the flames continued for another three hours, by which time USS ''Pinkney'' had lost 18 of her crew and had taken on a heavy list to port. A jagged hole, 30 feet in diameter, extended from the [[Bridge (ship)|bridge deck]] to the [[Bulkhead (partition)|bulkhead]] deck. All wards in the [[amidships]] hospital area were burned out. |
Rescue [[tugboat|tugs]] and [[landing craft]] moved in to assist in fire fighting, but the flames continued for another three hours, by which time USS ''Pinkney'' had lost 18 of her crew and had taken on a heavy list to port. A jagged hole, 30 feet in diameter, extended from the [[Bridge (ship)|bridge deck]] to the [[Bulkhead (partition)|bulkhead]] deck. All wards in the [[amidships]] hospital area were burned out. |
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=== Return to Stateside for repairs === |
=== Return to Stateside for repairs === |
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Temporary repairs took 8 days. On 9 May, USS ''Pinkney'' got underway for [[Saipan]] en route to the United States. She arrived at [[San Francisco, California]], 8 June, and underwent repairs. |
Temporary repairs took 8 days. On 9 May, USS ''Pinkney'' got underway for [[Saipan]] en route to the United States. She arrived at [[San Francisco, California]], 8 June, and underwent repairs. |
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== Conversion to U.S. Army use == |
== Conversion to U.S. Army use == |
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Converted to an AP by the Puget Sound Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., and renamed ''USAT Pvt. Elden H. Johnson'', 31 October 1947, she remained with the Army Transportation Service (ATS) until returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission, thence to the U.S. Navy, 1 March 1950. |
Converted to an AP by the Puget Sound Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., and renamed ''USAT Pvt. Elden H. Johnson'', 31 October 1947, she remained with the Army Transportation Service (ATS) until returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission, thence to the U.S. Navy, 1 March 1950. |
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== Final decommissioning == |
== Final decommissioning == |
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As USNS ''Pvt. Elden H. Johnson'' (T-AP-184) she continued to serve the U.S. Navy until 1957. On 27 December, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration's [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] and her name was struck from the [[Navy List]]. Into 1970, she remained with the NDRF, berthed with the [[Hudson River]] group. |
As USNS ''Pvt. Elden H. Johnson'' (T-AP-184) she continued to serve the U.S. Navy until 1957. On 27 December, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration's [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] and her name was struck from the [[Navy List]]. Into 1970, she remained with the NDRF, berthed with the [[Hudson River]] group. |
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== Honors and awards == |
== Honors and awards == |
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USS ''Pinkney'' (APH–2) earned six [[battle stars]] during [[World War II]]: |
USS ''Pinkney'' (APH–2) earned six [[battle stars]] during [[World War II]]: |
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: '''Consolidation of Solomon Islands''' |
: '''Consolidation of Solomon Islands''' – Consolidation of southern [[Solomon Islands]], 8 February to 20 June 1943 |
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: '''Western Caroline Islands operation''' |
: '''Western Caroline Islands operation''' – Capture and occupation of southern [[Palau Islands]], 15–20 September 1944 |
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: '''Leyte operation''' |
: '''Leyte operation''' – Leyte landings, San Pedro Bay, 30 October to 3 November 1944 |
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: '''Luzon operation''' |
: '''Luzon operation''' – [[Lingayen Gulf]] landings, 9 January and 2 February 1945 |
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: '''Iwo Jima operation''' |
: '''Iwo Jima operation''' – Assault and occupation of [[Iwo Jima]], 24–26 February 1945 |
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: '''Okinawa Gunto operation''' |
: '''Okinawa Gunto operation''' – Assault and occupation of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] Gunto, 1 April to 8 May 1945 |
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Qualified on-board personnel were authorized the following: |
Qualified on-board personnel were authorized the following: |
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: [[Combat Action Ribbon]] (retroactive 28 April 1945 – [[Okinawa]]) |
: [[Combat Action Ribbon]] (retroactive 28 April 1945 – [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]) |
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: [[American Campaign Medal]] |
: [[American Campaign Medal]] |
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: [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] (6) |
: [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]] (6) |
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Also awarded: |
Also awarded: |
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: [[Purple Heart]] (18-KIA, 28 April 1945 – [[Okinawa]]) |
: [[Purple Heart]] (18-KIA, 28 April 1945 – [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]) |
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==See also== |
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*[[Evacuation transport]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p7/pinkney.htm}} |
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/p7/pinkney.htm}} |
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/24/2402.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive |
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/24/2402.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive – USNS ''Private Elden H. Johnson'' (T-AP-184) – ex-USAT ''Private Elden H. Johnson'' (1946–1950) – USS ''Pinkney'' (APH-2) (1942–1946)] |
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United States | |
Name | USS Pinkney |
Namesake | Ninian Pinkney, who developed the field of surgery and medicine for the U.S. Navy. |
Ordered | As Type C2-S1-A1 hull, MC hull 176 |
Builder | Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California |
Laid down | 3 June 1941, as SS Alcoa Corsair |
Launched | 4 December 1941 |
Sponsored by | Miss Ruth Grove of Berkeley, California |
Acquired | By the Navy, 27 November 1942 and on 1 March 1950 |
Commissioned | 27 November 1942 as USS Pinkney (APH-2) |
Decommissioned | 9 September 1946 |
In service | 1947 as USAT Private Elden H. Johnson |
Out of service | 1950 |
Refit | Converted to a transport at Puget Sound Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company for the U.S. Army |
Stricken | 27 December 1957 |
Honors and awards | Six battle stars during World War II |
Fate | Scrapped, 28 September 1970 |
Notes | Returned to service as USNS Private Elden H Johnson (T-AP-184) on 1 March 1950; removed from service on 26 December 1957. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tryon-class evacuation transport |
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Length | 450 ft 2 in (137.21 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 25 ft 7 in (7.80 m) (max) |
Propulsion | Steam turbine, single shaft, 8,500 hp (6,338 kW) |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Troops | 1,166 |
Complement | 460 officers and enlisted |
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USS Pinkney (APH-2) was a Tryon-class evacuation transport that was assigned to the U.S. Navy during World War II. Pinkney served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations and returned home safely post-war with six battle stars but missing 18 crew members who were killed in action.
In 1947 she was acquired by the U.S. Army who renamed her USAT Pvt. Elden H. Johnson and retained her in Army service until 1950 when she was returned to the Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Pvt. Elden H Johnson (T-AP-184).
Built in Oakland, California
[edit]USS Pinkney (APH-2) was laid down as Alcoa Corsair (MC hull 176), 3 June 1941, by the Moore Dry Dock Co., Oakland, California; launched 4 December 1941; sponsored by Miss Ruth Grove; designated for U.S. Navy use and assigned the name Mercy. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, she was renamed Pinkney, 13 August 1942; acquired, by the U.S. Navy, 27 November 1942; and commissioned the same day.
World War II Pacific Theatre Operations
[edit]Following extensive fitting out and shakedown, USS Pinkney, an Evacuation Transport, departed San Diego, California, for Pearl Harbor and the South Pacific Ocean, 27 January 1943. In mid-February, she arrived at Espiritu Santo, whence she sailed to Purvis Bay to deliver reinforcements and replacements to the veteran units of the fight for Tulagi and Gavutu.
Throughout the remaining battles for the Solomon Islands, among them Munda, Vella Lavella, Shortlands, Bougainville, and the numerous engagements in the "Slot", she brought men, food and ammunition forward and evacuated casualties from field hospitals to better facilities on New Caledonia and in New Zealand. She also transported American and New Zealand nurses to and between various southwest Pacific Ocean hospitals.
By August 1944, island hopping had carried the Allies to and past the Marshall Islands and Mariana Islands. On 8 September, USS Pinkney departed Guadalcanal for the Palaus, the next group en route to the Philippine Islands. On the 15th, she delivered her passengers, men of the 1st Marine Regiment, to LVTs, which took them on to the beaches at Peleliu. She then took up position 6,000 yards off the assault area to expedite offloading of equipment and embarkation of casualties. On the 20th she sailed for Manus Island, whence she returned to the Palaus, again and again, to evacuate the wounded.
Invasion of the Philippines
[edit]In early October, she returned briefly to the Solomon Islands, then sailed for Hollandia, then the Philippines. Into November, she evacuated Leyte casualties to Hollandia, Mantis, and New Caledonia. In December, she prepared for the Luzon invasion. On 9 January 1945, she landed Army troops on the Lingayen beaches, and, once again, assumed responsibilities for the care and evacuation of casualties, this time to Leyte.
In late February, while en route to the Solomons, she was diverted to Guam, thence to Iwo Jima. On the 28th, she returned to Guam, disembarked her patients and began preparations for her last campaign, Okinawa.
Okinawa operations
[edit]On 1–2 April, USS Pinkney participated in the feints against southern Okinawa, then shifted to the Hagushi assault area where she landed U.S. Marine combatant and hospital units on the 10th. Casualties, from ships and from ashore, were soon filling her hospital wards. Caring for patients and expediting transferral of others to the hospital ship USS Samaritan, she dodged enemy shells and kamikazes until the 28th.
Struck by a kamikaze
[edit]On that day, at 1730, a low-flying kamikaze was spotted closing the ship. Seconds later USS Pinkney was rocked by an explosion and the after-end of the superstructure was walled by a sheet of flame. Ammunition began to explode. Water lines, electrical conduits, and steam pipes ruptured. The crew immediately formed rescue and damage control parties. Live ammunition was thrown overboard. All but 16 patients, killed in the initial explosion, were transferred to safety.
Rescue tugs and landing craft moved in to assist in fire fighting, but the flames continued for another three hours, by which time USS Pinkney had lost 18 of her crew and had taken on a heavy list to port. A jagged hole, 30 feet in diameter, extended from the bridge deck to the bulkhead deck. All wards in the amidships hospital area were burned out.
Return to Stateside for repairs
[edit]Temporary repairs took 8 days. On 9 May, USS Pinkney got underway for Saipan en route to the United States. She arrived at San Francisco, California, 8 June, and underwent repairs.
Post-War operations
[edit]On 21 October, sailed for the Far East again, this time to carry replacements and occupation troops to Tokyo and Sasebo and return with veterans. By February 1946, she had completed another U.S. West Coast—Far East run. Inactivation followed and on 9 September she was returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission and simultaneously transferred to the Army Transportation Service.
Conversion to U.S. Army use
[edit]Converted to an AP by the Puget Sound Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., and renamed USAT Pvt. Elden H. Johnson, 31 October 1947, she remained with the Army Transportation Service (ATS) until returned to the U.S. Maritime Commission, thence to the U.S. Navy, 1 March 1950.
Conversion to MSTS use
[edit]Designated AP–184, she joined the newly formed Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and was assigned a civil service crew. As an MSTS vessel, she plied the same waters, Atlantic Ocean–Mediterranean–Adriatic Sea, as she had under ATS until mid-1951, when runs to Caribbean ports were added to her schedule.
Final decommissioning
[edit]As USNS Pvt. Elden H. Johnson (T-AP-184) she continued to serve the U.S. Navy until 1957. On 27 December, she was transferred to the Maritime Administration's National Defense Reserve Fleet and her name was struck from the Navy List. Into 1970, she remained with the NDRF, berthed with the Hudson River group.
Final Disposition: scrapped in 1971
Honors and awards
[edit]USS Pinkney (APH–2) earned six battle stars during World War II:
- Consolidation of Solomon Islands – Consolidation of southern Solomon Islands, 8 February to 20 June 1943
- Western Caroline Islands operation – Capture and occupation of southern Palau Islands, 15–20 September 1944
- Leyte operation – Leyte landings, San Pedro Bay, 30 October to 3 November 1944
- Luzon operation – Lingayen Gulf landings, 9 January and 2 February 1945
- Iwo Jima operation – Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 24–26 February 1945
- Okinawa Gunto operation – Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 April to 8 May 1945
Qualified on-board personnel were authorized the following:
- Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive 28 April 1945 – Okinawa)
- American Campaign Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (6)
- World War II Victory Medal
- Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
- Philippine Liberation Medal
Also awarded:
- Purple Heart (18-KIA, 28 April 1945 – Okinawa)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive – USNS Private Elden H. Johnson (T-AP-184) – ex-USAT Private Elden H. Johnson (1946–1950) – USS Pinkney (APH-2) (1942–1946)