Toms River in Ocean County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Anchor from the Aircraft Carrier USS Randolph CV-15
1944-1969
— 15 Ton —
Photographed By Don Morfe, January 19, 2016
1. Anchor from the Aircraft Carrier USS Randolph CV-15 Marker
Inscription.
Anchor from the Aircraft Carrier USS Randolph CV-15. Served with distinction during Kamikazi attacks in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. It later joined fleets in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and played a part in America’s early space program. Returned John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, to Grand Turk Island for medical exams.
This anchor is also a symbol that represents the early shipping commerce on the Toms River which helped build the village as a commercial center.
Served with distinction during Kamikazi attacks in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. It later joined fleets in the Atlantic and Mediterranean and played a part in America’s early space program. Returned John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, to Grand Turk Island for medical exams.
This anchor is also a symbol that represents the early shipping commerce on the Toms River which helped build the village as a commercial center.
Location. 39° 57.031′ N, 74° 11.822′ W. Marker is in Toms River, New Jersey, in Ocean County. Memorial is on Robins Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Toms River NJ 08753, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Anchor from the Aircraft Carrier USS Randolph CV-15
Photographed By Don Morfe, January 19, 2016
3. Anchor from the Aircraft Carrier USS Randolph CV-15
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
