Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
U.S.S. Clinton
(APA-144)
Photographed By James Hulse, August 18, 2023
1. U.S.S. Clinton Marker
U.S.S. Clinton (APA-144)
The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast
Landed 795 Marines of the 22nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division on Okinawa on May 27, 1945
Transported wounded service men from Okinawa to Saipan on June 4, 1945
Landed Ground Forces of the 7th Bomber Command at Okinawa on July 2, 1945
Transported 1037 Okinawan & Korean Prisoners of War from Okinawa to Pearl Harbor on July 27, 1945
Transported a Battalion of the 43rd Army Infantry Division from Manila to Yokohama, Japan, on Sept. 13, 1945
Landed a Battalion of the 6th Marine Division at Tsingtao, China, on October 11, 1945
Transported 2122 Troops of the 52nd Nationalist Chinese Army from Haiphong, French Indo-China, to Chinwangtao, China, on Nov. 7, 1945
As part of the "Magic Carpet Fleet" brought Service Men home from the Pacific on December 18, 1945
Awarded one Battle Star for Service in the Okinawa Campaign
Awarded Chinese War Victory Memorial Medal by Government of Taiwan
Commissioned February 1, 1945 - Decommissioned May 2, 1946
Erected 2006 by U.S.S. Clinton Reunion Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II
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Location. 30° 16.361′ N, 98° 52.019′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. Memorial is at the intersection of East Main Street and North Washington Street on East Main 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: 340 E Main St, 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. USS Oklahoma City (here, next to this marker); Patrol Squadron Forty-Four (here, next to this marker); Rear Admiral Walter N. "Buck" Dietzen Jr. (here, next to this marker); USS Cabot (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Ozbourn (DD 846) (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Franklin (CV-13) (here, next to this marker); USS Oklahoma City CL-91 (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to All Who Served Aboard the USS Steinaker DD/DDR-863 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
Also see . . . USS Clinton (APA-144). Wikipedia
USS Clinton (APA/LPA-144) was a Haskell-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1984.(Submitted on March 18, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, August 18, 2023
2. U.S.S. Clinton Marker
The marker is the third large marker from the right side.
Public Domain - US Navy, circa 1945
3. U.S.S. Clinton
The U.S. Navy attack transport USS Clinton (APA-144) underway, circa in early 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 17F. The photo was probably taken from an airship from Airship Squadron 31 (ZP-31), based at Naval Air Station Santa Ana, Clifornia (USA).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
