Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

USS Oakland CL-AA 95

Commissioned: 17 July 1943 Decommissioned: 1 July 1949

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 24, 2014

1. USS Oakland CL-AA 95 Marker

Inscription. Commanding Officers
Captain William K. Phillips, USN • Captain Kendall S. Reed, USN • Captain Allen P. Calvert, USN • Captain Thomas J. Casey, USN • Captain John N. Opie III, USN • Captain Hugh J. Martin, USN • Commander E.B. Ellsworth, USN

The U.S.S. Oakland CL-AA 95 earned 9 Battle Stars * Gilbert Islands Operation: 13 Nov. to 8 Dec. 1943
* Marshall Islands Operations: 29 Jan. to 8 Feb. 1944
* Hollandia Operation: 21 April to 1 June 1944
* Asiatic – Pacific Raids: 16 Feb. to 1 May 1944
* Marianas Operation: 11June to 5 Aug. 1944
* Western Caroline Island Operation: 6 Sept. to 24 Sept. 1044
* Leyte Operation: 10 Oct. to 26 Oct. 1944
* Okinawa Gunto Operation: 14 March to 11 June 1945
* Third Fleet Operation against Japan: 10 July to 15 Aug. 1945

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 37° 48.314′ N, 122° 19.381′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. Memorial is on Middle Harbor Road, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3660 Middle Harbor Road, Oakland CA 94607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. USS Oakland Mast (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John "Alex" Alexander

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(about 700 feet away); Rear Admiral R.J. "Bear" Arnold, U.S.N. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Training Wall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chappell Roland Hayes (approx. 0.4 miles away); Western Pacific Mole (approx. half a mile away); The Shorey House (approx. 1.1 miles away); West Oakland and Prescott (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

More about this marker. This marker is located in Middle Harbor Shoreline Park.

Also see . . . CL-95 USS Oakland - USS England.org. Following a shakedown and training cruise off San Diego in the summer of 1943, Oakland sailed for Pearl Harbor arriving 3 November. Joining with three heavy cruisers and two destroyers, she linked up with carrier Task Group 50.3 near Funafuti in the Ellice Islands to help pave the way for operation "Galvanic," the amphibious push into the Gilberts. (Submitted on March 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 24, 2014

2. USS Oakland CL-AA 95 Marker

USS Oakland Mast image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 24, 2014

3. USS Oakland Mast

Photographed By Unknown, n/a

4. USS Oakland

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 639 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.