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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The Korean War, 1950-1953 --

Trans-Pacific Logistics, 1951 (Part II)


This page features images of the transportation of personnel, equipment and supplies to and from the Korean war zone in 1951.

For more views of trans-Pacific logistics efforts in 1951, see: Trans-Pacific Logistics, 1951.

For links to pictures of Korean War trans-Pacific logistics efforts in 1950 and 1952-53, see: Korean War -- Trans-Pacific Logistics.


For links to more pictures of Korean War logistic efforts, see:

  • Korean War Logistics & Support, 1950-1953.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

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

    Photo #: 80-G-428659

    USNS General LeRoy Eltinge (T-AP-154)


    Receives a sendoff from Navy patrol craft and the harbor tug Kittaton (YTB-406), as she leaves Sasebo, Japan, en route to the U.S. with some 1500 Korean War Army veterans on board, 30 April 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-428657

    USNS General LeRoy Eltinge (T-AP-154)


    Some 1500 Korean War Army veterans receive a royal sendoff as they depart Sasebo, Japan, for home, 30 April 1951.
    Note signs bearing the insignia of several Army divisions, including (from left): Eleventh Airborne Div., Third Infantry Div., Second Infantry Div., and First Cavalry Div.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 145KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-429655

    USNS General William Weigel (T-AP-119)


    Navy replacements come ashore at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, after a voyage from the United States, 11 June 1951.
    These men are (from left to right): DC1 John R. Stamper; AD3 Lee T. Feemster, Jr; and FPAN Walter L. Brown.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 98KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-432372

    Chief Electronics Technician William M. Villines, USN


    With his family on board USNS General Hugh J. Gaffey (T-AP-121), while en route to Seattle, Washington, from the Far East, 28 July 1951.
    Note his rating badge, containing what appears to be a Radarman's specialty mark, rather than that of a ET.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 94KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-434460

    USS General William Mitchell (AP-114)


    Passes under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay, California, 26 September 1951.
    She was inbound from Korea with men of the First Marine Division on board. They were returning home under the Korean War rotation plan.
    Note welcoming fireboat at left.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-434459-A

    USS General William Mitchell (AP-114)


    Men of the First Marine Division crowd the rail as the transport docks at Treasure Island, California, 26 September 1951.
    They are returning to the U.S. under the Korean War rotation plan.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 106KB; 740 x 600 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-434458-A

    Staff Sergeant Phillip Korei, USMC


    Rejoins his wife and son, Phillip, Jr., after months of separation, at Treasure Island, California, 26 September 1951.
    He returned to the U.S. on the USS General William Mitchell (AP-114), under the Korean War rotation plan.
    Note miniaturized Marine uniform worn by Phillip, Jr.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 620 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-437315

    USNS General Edwin D. Patrick (T-AP-124)


    Arrives at Yokohama, Japan, with Servicemen's families, November 1951. They were the first dependents to arrive since the outbreak of the Korean War.
    Note Army band playing welcoming tunes at left.
    Photographed by AFAN T.G. Donegan.
    Photo is dated 3 November 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-435170

    Chief Storekeeper Ralph A. Boyd, USN


    Greets his family as they arrived at Yokohama, Japan, in November 1951. They were among the first dependents to arrive in Japan since the outbreak of the Korean War.
    Family members include (from left): Mrs. Margaret I. Boyd, William B. Boyd, Russel P. Boyd (held by his father) and Margaret K. Boyd.
    The ship that brought them from the U.S. was either USNS General M.M. Patrick (T-AP-150) or USNS General Edwin D. Patrick (T-AP-124).
    Photo is dated 5 November 1951.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 615 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     

    For more views of trans-Pacific logistics efforts in 1951, see: Trans-Pacific Logistics, 1951.

    For links to pictures of Korean War trans-Pacific logistics efforts in 1950 and 1952-53, see: Korean War -- Trans-Pacific Logistics.


    For links to more pictures of Korean War logistic efforts, see:

  • Korean War Logistics & Support, 1950-1953.

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of other aspects of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


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    15 August 2000