The USS Eversole received a change of orders Mid April 1961 to rejoin The USS Coral Sea and TG. 77.4 off Coast of Hong Kong B.C.C. The Eversole participated in a joint seato Amphibious operation "Pony Express" Task group departed for Borneo on April arriving off the coast February 26th.
The situation in Laos had become critical. The Eversole was ordered to proceed to Laos 150 miles off of Coast of Vietnam.
The USS Eversole served 2 tours in the Korean War but never in the Vietnam War. She was transfered to Turkey in 1973.-----------This is incorrect the USS Eversole DD-789 did serve in Vietnam. She is a proud member of the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club. I know this because my father served aboard her and I have his cruise book back at home. So if anyone remembers my dad hit me up he is ET3 Robert J. Stocklas I can be reached at Robert.Stocklas@us.army.mil
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The USS Morton (DD-948) served in the Vietnamese theater of operations off and on from August 1964 through 19 February 1973 . See link below .
In 1959.
No, the USS Eversole DD789 was entered into service in 1946, October 6, in San Diego, CA. It served well in the Far East, South East Asia and near Japan. It never broke in half or had to cruise in backward into Japan's harbors. It was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey in 1973. It was decommissioned in 1995 by Turkey and is on display as a museum at Izmit.
Yes. The USS Enterprise launched jet fighter bombers over Vietnam, becoming history's FIRST atomic powered warship to engage in combat.
Eversole commenced her 16th deployment to WESTPAC on January 5th 1971, WESTPAC'S are usually 6mo.
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Action Ribbon as a result of our action in the Gulf of Tonkin. Apr 1972 thru Nov 1972
The destroyer USS Higbee commenced operations in hostile waters in 1964 and departed for a brief period in '67, returning to the gunline about a year later, until taking a bomb hit from a NVAF MiG-17 in '72. She was sunk as a target in the mid 1980's off California.
USS Texas is the only dreadnaught remaining afloat. It is a WW1 ship. Her last war was WW2. Her sister was the battleship USS New York, which was sunk in the Pacific Ocean as a target, after WW2. The only US battleship to fight in Vietnam was the Iowa class battleship USS New Jersey.
Obtain book titled: "Where We Were in Vietnam: A Comprehensive Guide to the Firebases, Military Installations AND NAVAL Vessels of the Vietnam War 1945-1975." By Michael P. Kelley
The USS Morton (DD-948) served in the Vietnamese theater of operations off and on from August 1964 through 19 February 1973 . See link below .
In 1959.
USS Pueblo
No, the USS Eversole DD789 was entered into service in 1946, October 6, in San Diego, CA. It served well in the Far East, South East Asia and near Japan. It never broke in half or had to cruise in backward into Japan's harbors. It was decommissioned and transferred to Turkey in 1973. It was decommissioned in 1995 by Turkey and is on display as a museum at Izmit.
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