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

U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191)

Dedicated to All Who Served Aboard

 
 
<i>U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191)</i> Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022
1. U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191) Marker
Inscription.
Commissioned 24 September 1944
Decommissioned 6 June 1946

Earned One Battle Star for the Okinawa Campaign

Casualties two, Fatalities none

Awarded
American Theater Medal
Asiatic Pacific Medal (One Star)
Philippine Liberation Medal
China Service Medal
Navy Occupation Medal
World War II Victory Medal

WWII Amphibious Force

 
Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 30° 16.345′ N, 98° 52.033′ 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 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. Three Feindt Boys (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Wm. P. Biddle (APA-8) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Centaurus (AKA17) (here, next to this marker); Destroyer Squadron 29
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(here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Cebu (ARG-6) (here, next to this marker); USS Humphreys (APD-12/DD-236) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Halford (DD-480) (here, next to this marker); USS Hugh W. Hadley (DD774) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Also see . . .  USS Pondera (APA-191).
USS Pondera (APA-191) was a Haskell-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II for the task of transporting troops to and from combat areas.
(Submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
The <i>U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191)</i> Marker is the sixth large marker from the left image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022
2. The U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191) Marker is the sixth large marker from the left
<i>U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191)</i> Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By James Hulse, circa 1945
3. U.S.S. Pondera (APA-191) Marker
The U.S. Navy attack transport USS Pondera (APA-191) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), in late 1945 or early 1946. She was returning troops from the Western Pacific to the United States as part of Operation Magic Carpet.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.

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