George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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B R I E F H I S T O R Y m mm .m.jmMM ..wm The USS GEORGE CLYMER bears the name of an outstanding American Patriot — a niemher of the original Gontinental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A close friend of President Washington and a firm and fair arbitrator. George Ch mer was appointed by Washington to settle the dispute between the Cherokee and the Creek Indians in Georgia. The USS GEORGE CL ' IVIER was commissioned on 1.5 June. 1942. She is the largest and oldest of the venerable Attack Transports. She was the first American Attack Transport to participate in both Major Theaters during W.W. II — the Mediterranean and the Pacific. The first landing of American Troops in North Africa on 7 November 19 f2 marked the beginning of her combat career. In all she took part in six major combat operations: French Morocco. Guadalcanal. Bougainville,

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? u 1962-1963 USS GEORGE CLYMER APA-27 CRIISE BOOK STAFF LTJG M. J. KOKTH. EDITOR ENS J. L. BENDS. PHOTOGRAPHER ENS J. D. JOHNSON. FINANCE PUBLICITY

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- ' ■ ' Guam. Leyte. and Okinawa, nuring her World War II career the CLYMER steamed 163.000 miles, carried 16.000 tmops and cared fur 2.600 sick and wounded. The CL MER was again readv at the outbreak of the Korean conflict and par- ticipated in the amphibious operations at Inchon and Hununam. Since Korea, numer- ous cruises to the Western Pacific have been made in support of I nifed States foreign |)olic and in assisting to maintain a bulwark agaiii t the ccmnnunist- in that area. The CLYMER is capable of carrying 1200 conibat luaded Marines and their associated c(pii|)inent — a Ratlalidri Landing Team — and of landing them on a hostile sJKire in amphibious assault. Ihat is her role. She plaxs it as a ital member nf the Amphibious Task Force Team. -.