Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39)

Dedicated to all who served aboard

— "Pipeline of the Seven Seas" —

<i>U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39)</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022

1. U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

First Commissioned 1942-Final Decommissioning 1968
Earned 6 Battle Stars for World War II Service

Navy Occupation Service Medals-Asia and Europe
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

Earned 1 Battle Star for Korean War Service
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
United Nations Service
Korean Service Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals-Cuba and Dominican Republic
"A Great Lady, That Served Our Men and Country"

Dedicated by the members of the U.S.S. Kankakee Association

Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 30° 16.343′ N, 98° 52.035′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Austin Street and North Washington Street. The marker is located in the central section of the WWII Veterans Memorial Courtyard which

The <i>U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39)</i> Marker is the first large marker from the left image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022

2. The U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39) Marker is the first large marker from the left

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is a part of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U.S.S. Taylor (DD/DDE-468) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. L.S.T. 811 (here, next to this marker); USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236) (here, next to this marker); Destroyer Squadron 29 (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Fletcher (a few steps from this marker); Americal Division (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Trenton (CL-11) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Also see . . . USS Kankakee (AO-39).

USS Kankakee (AO-39) was a Kennebec-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy. The ship was built as SS Colina by Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Maryland (hull number 4358 and Maritime Commission number 146), launched on 24 January 1942, sponsored by Mrs. D.A. Little, acquired for the Navy on 31 March through the Maritime Commission from her owner, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later renamed Mobil Oil), New York City, and commissioned as Kankakee at Norfolk, Virginia, on 4 May.

(Submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39) image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Navy, circa 1942

3. U.S.S. Kankakee (AO-39)

The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Kankakee (AO-39) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.