Jason (AR 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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JASON TODAY JASON RETURNS HOME 31 MARCH 1981 FROM ESTPAC I.O. DEPLOYMENT 13

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USS JASON (ARS) ouintled wiih gum fore and ih. »iih pcnonnel at quancn After the Japanese surrender, JASON proceeded to Buckncr Bay. Okinawa and then to Jinsen, Korea with the first occupation troops. She assisted in the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Korea and China. For the next four years she continued to provide service to the Pacific Fleet, alternating between Japan and California and as the Communist menace grew bolder in Korea. JASON spent more and more time in Sascbo providing vital support in a conflict where naval power became increasingly important. Following the cessation of hostilities in Korea, one crisis after another flared up in the Far East. For a period of ten years J.ASON worked tirelessly with other support ships to keep the all-imp irtant Seventh Fleet in a state of maximum combat readiness. In the late fifties and early sixties, the Communists began switchmg lo Southeast Asia: the Vietnam War. of course the result During this pciod JASON ' s crew worked arduously repairing battle damage to such ships as LSS GOLDSBOROLGH and regunning others others such as L ' SS PROVIDENCE. In a conflict where gunfire support figured so prominently, such services were crucial in defending American lives. 12

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