Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
U.S.S. Essex CV-9
Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 2022
1. U.S.S. Essex CV-9 Marker
"The Oldest and the Boldest"
This Plaque Is Dedicated to All Men That Served Aboard the
U.S.S. Essex - CV- CVA - CVS-9
First of the Essex Class
Commissioned: 31 Dec 1942
Decommissioned: 9 Jan 1947
Recommissioned: 15 Jan 1951
Decommissioned: 30 June 1969
Engagements
Asiatic - Pacific Areas: 1943-45
68 Assaults including Marcus and Wake Island
Rabaul - Marshalls - Truk - Mariana - Bonins - Philippine Sea - Gilberts - Palau - Leyte
Luzon - Formosa - China Sea - Iwo Jima - Honshu - Okinawa - Japan
1951-1953 Korea • 1958 Lebanon - Taiwan
1961-1962 Cuba (Bay of Pigs) - Berlin - Cuban Blockade
Awards/Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Expeditionary Medal
China Service (Extended) Medal
American Campaign Service Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - 13☆
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal (Asia Clasp)
National Defense Service Medal - 1☆
Korean Service Medal - 4☆
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - 3☆
Republic of the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Philippine
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United Nations Service Medal
Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 30° 16.356′ N, 98° 52.022′ 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. The 158th Regimental Combat Team (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. San Juan CL-54 (here, next to this marker); Seagoing Marine Detachments (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Samuel S. Miles (here, next to this marker); LCI(G) - 449 (here, next to this marker); Sino-American Cooperative Organization (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Renshaw (here, next to this marker); AOG - Auxiliary Oil Gas (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
Also see . . . USS Essex (CV-9). Wikipedia
USS(Submitted on December 31, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), eventually becoming an antisubmarine aircraft carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, playing a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also participated in the Korean War, earning four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation. She was the primary recovery carrier for the Apollo 7 space mission.Photographed By James Hulse, April 27, 20222. U.S.S. Essex CV-9 MarkerThe marker is the third large marker from the right side.
Public Domain - PHCS Jackman, U.S. Navy, June 22, 1967
3. U.S.S. Essex CV-9
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVS-9) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 22 June 1967. Essex, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 54 (CVSG-54), was deployed to the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea from 29 May to 22 September 1967.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
