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The USS LYIVIAN K. SWENSON displays her World War Il razzle-dazzle camouflage. THREE WARS ln June 1950, at the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, the LYIVIAN K. SWENSON was immediately assigned wartime missions. During the INCHON landing, SWENSON and accom- panying ships earned the nickname Sitting Ducks. During the prelanding bombardment, all six ships anchored in the channel were subjected to heavy counter-battery fire. Because of the outstanding part played in the success of the mission, the ships were awarded the NAVY UNIT COIVINIENDATION and the KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. The SWENSON suffered her first casualty when the nephew of Captain' Lyman K. SWENSON, LTJG David H. SWENSON, USN, was killed in action during naval gunfire support action at lnchon. Captain Lyman K. SWENSON, USN I 3
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efsfftzaeeaf ff na-'4 ggi WMWWM.. is g5 Hs vw 3 I M wk 4 D352 jviwrs k 1 ML K x Hugh and Dry The SWENSON rests In a floating drydock during one of her overhauls A DISTINGUISHED RECORD. .. Between 1954 and 1960 SWENSON returned to the WESTERN PACIFIC annually for deployments averaglng sux months In June 1960 the USS LYNIAN K SWENSON entered lVIare Island Naval Shipyard to begun her Fleet Rehabnlltatlon and Illlodernlzatlon IFRAIVII Mark ll the fnrst Paclflc Fleet destroyer to undergo such overhaul at IVIare Island From February 1962 untul June 1964 SWENSON was homeported at Yokosuka Japan as a unlt of Destroyer Squadron NINE In July 1964 the shlp returned to San Diego as a part of Destroyer Squadron FIVE In July 1966 SWENSON Destroyer Squadron SEVENTEEN was assigned to
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