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

U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3)

Photographed by James Hulse, April 27, 2022

1. U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3) Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the Memory of Those Who Served
U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3)
"In the Dark of the Solomon's Moon"
Awarded Presidential Unit Citation, May 26, 1944
Credited With Probable Sinking of Two Enemy Submarines,
and
Two Battle Stars.

Brown, T. Eugene, S2 • Crisler, Carl, CMoMM • Crumb, Windell Herbert, CPM • Cummings, Clyde T., CHT • Davis, Jr., Arthur E., LT(g) • Eichner, Arthur, GM2 • Ellwanger, Edward W., CM2 • Felton, Rex, LT(g) • Foster, Victor Y., CQM • Frey, James, Bkr3 • Grigsby, Royce D., RdM2 • Herkimer, Lawrence, F2 • Higginbotham, Charley, CRM • Howard, Gene P., RdM3 • Hyland, Robert F., TM2 • Johnson, Wallace A., SMI • Jones, Williams J., MoMM1 • Krivdo, Jack K., RM1 • Lynch-Quarterman, Robert, S1 • McAuley, Terrance, LT(jg) • McAnany, Joseph A., SC2 • McQuaid, John, GM1 • Maguire, John, SK2 • Michael, Shurley A., CMoMM • Moore, Emerson, MoMM1 • Payne, Ralph, BM1 • Prescott, Kenneth W., Capt. • Rinaldi, John G., RM1 • Sackett, Albert M., RAdm. • Sells, A. Jay, S1• Stahura, Stephen, CBM • Tucker, James M., QM1 • Warner, Arthur R., MoMM1 • Whiting, George W.B., CWO • Williams, James A., CY • Withers, F.A., GM1

Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II

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Location. 30° 16.348′ N, 98° 52.031′ W. Memorial is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. It is at the intersection of East Austin Street and North Washington Street on East Austin 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 311 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Shinyo Maru (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Our Fallen Comrades (here, next to this marker); The U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) (here, next to this marker); "Lefty's Wolfpack" (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Mattaponi (AO-41) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Natoma Bay (CVE-62) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Bisbee (PF46) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Trenton (CL-11) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Regarding U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3). The tender was redesignated AGP-3 on 13 January 1943 instead of its earlier classification as a patrol gunboat (PG-55).

Also see . . . USS Jamestown (PG-55).

The <i>U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3)</i> Marker is the first marker on the right side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 27, 2022

2. The U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3) Marker is the first marker on the right side

Wikipedia

USS Jamestown (PG-55) was a patrol gunboat and after 13 January 1943 a Jamestown-class motor torpedo boat tender acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her task in her final classification was to provide a "home base" for torpedo boats in remote parts of the ocean during the war, and to provide them with necessary services, such as fuel, food, and repairs.

(Submitted on November 1, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional keywords. U.S.S. Jamestown (AGP-3)

<i>U.S.S. Jamestown (PG-55)</i> image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Navy - National Archives 19-N-25720, October 11, 1941

3. U.S.S. Jamestown (PG-55)

Tending PT boats at the New York Navy Yard on 11 October 1941 (PT-37 is in the lower right). Jamestown is unarmed and has few visibile military fittings.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.