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Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. She was named for rear admiral carl theodore vogelgesang usn 18691927. Carl theodore vogelgesang, born on 11 january 1869 at north branch, calif. Uss mccaffery dd860, uss harwood dd861, uss vogelgesang dd862. It is manufactured by the same company that supplies the united states armed forces and is of the highest quality. Our team extensively researched ways to simplify the process of verifying whether coordinates from ship logs were inside the zone. The national association of destroyer veterans tin can sailors. Online resource for all things navy 802 cornaga ave far rockaway, ny 11691 phone. Feb 16, 2012 uss general alexander m patch, troop ship that took me to bremerhaven, germany from brooklyn army depot, new york.
Nor is it associated with any group of former or existing members of u. Patches the national association of destroyer veterans. Uss vogelgesang dd862 19451982 the uss vogelgesang was laid down on august 3, 1944, by the bethlehem steel company of staten island, new york, and launched on january 15, 1945. This category includes large oceangoing ships that operated primarily on vietnams offshore waters for gunfire support of ground operations and interdiction of enemy vessels traveling along coastal waters.
The artwork depicts the uss vogelgesang in all her glory. This emblem, seen here as an embroidered patch, was in use in 1966. Many ship s patches were designed onboard and then produced by a local embroidery shop, often overseas. At the completion of his requisite two years of sea duty before final graduation, he. Destroyers, aircraft carriers, cruisers, cargo, tugs, river boats, subs. This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that conducted a variety of missions along the close coastal waters of vietnam for extended. Uss maddox dd168 weigand cover 2071940dd168001 uss maddox dd168. Navy aircraft carrier ship patches cv, cvn, cvs, from. Vogelgesang dd862 provided gunfire support while in thu. We are happy to offer an authentic 5 panel custom us navy destroyer dd 862 uss vogelgesang embroidered hat.
Uss brownson dd868 operated on song nha be river and mekong river delta during february 1967. Ware dd865 custom ship cap, uss cone dd866 custom ship cap. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Like other navy warships, the inexpensive asbestos materials were often used for piping and insulation throughout the ships. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Help us build up ships photo database by adding photos of ships you served on. More than just an artistic concept of the ship, this display includes a custom designed ship crest plaque and an engraved ship statistics plaque. Uss vogelgesang dd862 ship patch flying tigers surplus.
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