Gunston Hall (LSD 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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ABOUT OUR SHIP U.S.S. Gunston Hall LSD-5 1755 GUNSTON HALL 1950 . •-. ' GUNSTON HALL The U.S.S. GUNSTON HALL {LSD-5), a 10,000 ton landing Ship Dock, was built by the Moore Dry-dock Company, Oak- land, California, and was commissioned on November 10th, 1943. ' The Gunston Hall was named after the home of George Mason (1725-1792), who was a statesman of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. He was born in Fairfax County, where his family had extensive land holdings and where he later built Gunston Hall. Shortly after her launching, the Gunston Hall commenced her shake-down training, and was soon ready for her first as- signment. After three years of service with the Pacific Fleet she was de-commissioned at San Diego, California, in 1946. In 1949 the Gunston Hall was recommissioned at the Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. Taking her place once again with the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force, she took part in Operation Miki, large scale landing operation at the Hawaiian Islands. The outbreak of the Korean War sent the Gunston Hall to the Far East in August, 1950, for her first Korean assignment. She took part in the historic Inchon and Wonsan Landings, and conducted minesweeping operations off the coast of North- ern Korea. Early February, 1951, the Gunston Hall arrived in San Diego after successfully completing her first tour in Korea. After a dry dock period at Bremerton, she returned to the Far East for her third tour in early 1953. This brought to her credit a total of twenty-six months in the Far East since the outbreak of the conflict.

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CAPTAIN H. M. LINDSAY. JR., USN Captain HARRY M. LINDSAY, Jr., is the present Commanding Officer of U. S. S. GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5). His present and permanent address is 3904 University Way, Seattle, Washington. Captain Lindsay is married to the former Ruth EUza- beth JOHNSON of Seattle. He has two children, Harry M. LINDSAY, III, age 11, and Kristina M. LINDSAY, age 2. Captain LINDSAY ' s parents are Harry Meakin LIND- SAY (deceased), and Helen Elizabeth LINDSAY (deceased). Captain LINDSAY attended Erasmus High School, Brooklyn, New York, and graduated in 1929. He was then appointed to the United States Naval Academy, An- napolis, Maryland, and was commissioned in the class of 1933. Among other duties, Captain LINDSAY commanded two submarines, U.S.S. THRESHER (SS200) and U.S.S. TUNA (SS203), served as Chief of Staff, Peruvian Fleet at the United States Naval Mission, Peru, and since 1949, has served as Chief Staff Officer of three different units, ComTransRon ONE, ComTransRon TWELVE, and Fleet Training Group, Pearl Harbor. Captain LINDSAY assumed command of U.S.S. GUNSTON HALL (LSD-5) on February 7, 1953. Captain LINDSAY has been awarded the Bronze Star V , the Air Medal, Com- bat Submarine Patrol Insignia, Army distinguished Unit Badge, and the Peruvian Nnvnl Cross.