High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 6 text:
“
vf 'galaf.x-5Q.gx-ax,-L.ti,gg,1LQy5::-2.4,-D-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS l Ship's History RADM 1. T. Burke jr. RADM F . W. Vannoy Capt. R. B. Pond Cdr. Galloway Administration Cperations Communications Deck SUPP15' Engineering Navigation Medical Marines CCMPHIBCRU THREE Capt. Robinson Capt. Durham Hawaii Subic Bay Okinawa Taiwan Hong Kong Bangkok Vietnam Miscellaneous Cruise Book Staff iHrr57a:Pn.':.-'.-:1'qnq1-fr.s-1-.-gx-1-:v'-:.x ---f-f-
”
Page 5 text:
“
41.-.-A fx, , 4 K 1' US V 2 11 1 we If WEASTPAC CRUISE 1967 USS ELDORADO CAGC - 1 15 ELDORADO SI-IIP'S HISTORY Originally designed as the SS Monsoon and built by the North Carolina Ship Building Company, Wilmington, North Carolina, ELDORADO was converted to an Amphibious Force Flagship by the Bethlehem Steel Cor- poration at Brooklyn, New York. As flagship for Commander Amphibious Forces, U. S . Pacific Fleet, in World War 11 she lead the invading forces to the beaches of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. At the end of the hostilities, ELDORADO returned to the States, arriving in San Francisco October 12, 1945. f. After several trips to the Western Pacific acting as flagship for Commander Naval Forces, Western Pacific, ELDORADO was sent into action to support the Korean War. On August 28, 1950 ELDORADO departed San Diego for Inchon, Korea. She arrived in the latter stages of the invasion and acted as a standby flagship. ELDORADO spent 148 days at lnchon during which she transmitted the first pictures of the Kaesong Truce Talks to the outside world. Completion of the Korean War put ELDO- RADO back on rotation between Stateside and WESTPAC, acting as flagship for vari- ous Force and Fleet Commanders . In 1956 and 1957 the rotation was interrupted for replenishment runs to the Arctic to provide logistical support for our Air Defense Early Warning Stations . 1 ln October, 1962 ELDORADO made an eight-week deployment to the Caribbean during the Cuban Crisis. On her ninth WESTPAC deployment which began in january, 1964 ELDORADO spent 48 days at sea on patrol off the Vietnam Coast following the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Then after a FRAM ll overhaul, her tenth WESTPAC deployment and an eight month stay in the States, ELDORADO departed San Diego on 4 january 1967 for latest deploy- ment.
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
