This page features views of life and work on board USNS Fred C. Ainsworth during a trans-Pacific voyage from the United States to the Korean War zone in late 1950.
More photographs taken during this voyage are presented
in: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth --
Views On Board during a Late-1950 Trans-Pacific Voyage
For additional images of and on board this ship, see: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181)
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
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Photo #: 80-G-424251 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Chaplain Racy L. Akins conducts religious services in the ship's lounge, while en route to the Korean war zone with U.S. Army troops and dependents, 14 December 1950. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424248 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army personnel ready to watch a movie on board, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Among those present are (back row, left to right): Private Raymond C. Blevin; and First Sergeant George Robertson. (Front row, left to right): First Sergeant Lee Humberg; Master Sergeant Roy McMann; and Master Sergeant Ed Debruhl. Note "Bradley Chevrons" worn by these soldiers. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 115KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424249 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army Corporal Johnny Potts and other musicians entertaining passengers, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 585 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424250 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army officers "Trip the Light Fantastic" with female passengers, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. The officer in center wears the Eleventh Airborne Division's insignia. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424252 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) May Fujisaki, Ship's Librarian, helps Army Lieutenant C.R. Johnson select a good book from the library, while en route to the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 100KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424254 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Army Lieutenant James C. Oliver romances with Civil Service worker Miss Thelma Sandak, while the transport was en route to Japan and the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 87KB; 590 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424265 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) Lieutenant Commander Frank C. Black (ChC) leads sailors, soldiers and civilians in song, while en route to Japan and the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. The woman in the left center, below the fan, is the Ship's Librarian, May Fujisaki. Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 117KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-424266 USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181) "King Neptune" holds court as the transport crosses the International Date Line, en route to Japan and the Korean war zone, 14 December 1950. Participants in the foreground are the "Royal Baby" and the "Mermaid". Photographed by Tatum. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 130KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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More photographs taken during this voyage are presented
in: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth --
Views On Board during a Late-1950 Trans-Pacific Voyage
For additional images of and on board this ship, see: USNS Fred C. Ainsworth (T-AP-181)
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
16 January 2000