USS York County   LST-1175  Photos - 1961 and various patches/memorabilia

Images from George Morton

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In April 1961, the USS York County, LST-1175, set out for a five month cruise around Africa, West Coast to East Coast, with a SECGRU detachment aboard that included: LTJG Robert B. Young CTR1 Duane E. LEIFER CTI1 James L. GORE CTT1 Joe TEZBER CTR1 James T. SULLIVAN CTR1 Carl NELSON CTR2 Jack L. BAIR CTR2 George H. MORTON CTR2 Reginald L. CABELL CTR2 Herbert A. WOJAHN CTM2 James J. WALKER We were part of President Kennedy's "People to People" program in the South Atlantic, or SOLANT AMITY II. In the Task Force was the Flag Ship USS Spiegel Grove; the York County; two Destroyers, the NEW and the INGRAM, and one small oiler, the AOL CHAWAKUEN. A side note, the Spiegel Grove was sunk off Key Largo, FL and made into a "live" reef. Countries we visited: Gambia South Africa Madagascar Kenya Zanzibar Dahomey Gabon Seychelle Islands Togo Trinidad (returning home) Full time of cruise:    April 20, 1961 - Sept 5, 1961 In the Cruise Book, there is a nice picture of us - NavSecGru, known as the Communication Support Group. The Task Force Commander was Rear Admiral E. B. Fluckey, who was the skipper of a Submarine during WWII.

CTR2 George Morton in Victoria, Seychelle Islands

CTR2 George Morton, CTM2 Jim Walker, CTT1 Joe Tezber

On board the York County CTR2 Jack Bair, CTR1 Duane Leifer, CTR1 Jim Sullivan

Pier to town of Bathurst, Gambia

Helo from the USS Spiegel Grove, LSD-32, arriving on board York County

Post card of Capetown - showing Table Rock Mountain

Post card of Capetown

USS York County LST-1175 Logo

100th Anniversary of the Submarine Service 1900 SS - 2000 SSN

Kami Seya PandR Section 3 patch - 1963

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