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Named Tor Yancey CounTy in NorTh Carolina, USS YANCEY QAKA-935 was commissioned in 0cTober, l91l1l- l-ler TirsT assignmenT was To ioin The U.S. Pacific l:leeT in preparaTionTor The impending invasion oi lwo Jima during World War ll. ln April, l91l5, The YANCEY Took parT in The landing oi The 27Th. Division, U.S. Army on l-lagushi Beach, Gkinawa. During The ohc-loading phase oi This operaTion, The YANCEY, conTinUally plagued by air raids, scored iTs TirsT hiT on enemy aircraTT. Beiore The war was over, orders were received Tor deTached duTy in connecTion wiTh The movemenT of personnel and eauipmenT Trom rear bases, which was To Take The YANCEY To Niro Wan, The Sea oi Japan, l-liroshima, Manila and French lndo-China. V ATTer The war and one year of service in The ATlanTic l:leeT, The YANCEY parTicipaTed in The ToUrTh Byrd expediTion To AnTarcTica, The largesT oi iTs kind in hisTory. Q
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Executive Ilfficer The Execufive Officer of The YANCEY, George S. Grey. was born in Newchang, China. He was commissioned in The grade of Ensign in i943 while on board The USS SUSAN B. ANTHONY CAFTA-725. ln 1947, Commander Grey aTTended The Amphibious lnTelligence School aT l..iTTle Creek, Virginia. He served aboard The USS WACCAMAW CAO-lO9l from T949 To l95l as OperaTions Officer, NavigaTor and CommunicaTions Officer. ln lviay of l955, Commander Grey aTTended The U.S. Naval Ship Salvage School aT Bayonne, New Jersey, and in July he assumed command of The USS HOIST CARS-1105 .- Commander Grey served as OisTricT OperaTions and Plan- ning Officer aT STaff HeadauarTers, lsT. Naval DisTricT before reporTing To Precommissioning School, l:leeT Training CenTer, San Diego, California, for recommissioning of The YANCEY. GEORGE S GREY CUMMANDER U S N
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