Continued from May 19, 2017.
The Bayfield then went to the Pacific and was at the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
With the end of the war, the Bayfield participated in "Operation Magic Carpet" to return veterans to the States. It was at the atomic testing for "Operation Crossroads " at Bikini Atoll, but not one of the target ships. It was stationed 22 miles from the detonation.
From 1946, the Bayfield was in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It was also active in the Korean War.
In 1954 it carried refugees from the partition of Vietnam.and was still in service during the Vietnam War until 1968.
Click on the USS Bayfield label to see the other entries on this interesting ship.
Quite a Remarkable Ship. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Showing posts with label USS Bayfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Bayfield. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Friday, May 19, 2017
The USS Bayfield (APA-33)-- Part 2: At D-Day
The Bayfield was 492 feet long, had a beam of 69.6 feet and regular complement of 51 officers and 524 enlisted. As a transport, it could carry 80 officers and 1,146 troops. It was capable of 18 knots and mounted two 5-inch guns and an assortment of anti-aircraft guns.
After commissioning, it carried troops to the British Isles for the D-Day invasion (and Yogi Berra as well). At D-day, Berra was a gunner's mate, but not on the Bayfield, but a much smaller rocket ship. After disembarking its troops, the Bayfield supplied firepower and later operated in the area for a while before taking part in operations on the southern coast of France.
--GreGen
After commissioning, it carried troops to the British Isles for the D-Day invasion (and Yogi Berra as well). At D-day, Berra was a gunner's mate, but not on the Bayfield, but a much smaller rocket ship. After disembarking its troops, the Bayfield supplied firepower and later operated in the area for a while before taking part in operations on the southern coast of France.
--GreGen
The USS Bayfield (APA-33)-- Part 1: Served in Three Wars
From Wikipedia.
Yogi Berra served aboard this vessel during World War II.
A Bayfield-class attack transport named for Bayfield, Wisconsin. This ship participated in three wars and atomic testing. And, as I wrote about earlier in the week, was the ship that famous New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra served on during World War II. (Evidently not the Coast Guard ship Buckley as reported in the article. I could not find any mention of a Coast Guard ship of that name.)
It was commissioned 20 November 1943 and decommissioned 28 June 1968.
It received four Battle Stars in World War II, four in the Korean War and two in the Vietnam War.
The Bayfield was scrapped in September 1969.
--GreGen
Yogi Berra served aboard this vessel during World War II.
A Bayfield-class attack transport named for Bayfield, Wisconsin. This ship participated in three wars and atomic testing. And, as I wrote about earlier in the week, was the ship that famous New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra served on during World War II. (Evidently not the Coast Guard ship Buckley as reported in the article. I could not find any mention of a Coast Guard ship of that name.)
It was commissioned 20 November 1943 and decommissioned 28 June 1968.
It received four Battle Stars in World War II, four in the Korean War and two in the Vietnam War.
The Bayfield was scrapped in September 1969.
--GreGen
Monday, May 15, 2017
Yogi At War-- Part 1: Almost Went With the Army
From the October 12, 2015, Navy Times "Yogi at war: Before pinstripes, Berra donned Navy blue" by Kevin Lilley.
Many consider Yogi Berra as the greatest catcher in history, but in 1943, he first year in pro baseball, he hit .253 with a midlevel minor league baseball team. But, like many other professional sports figures of the time, Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra joined the military.
Yogi Berra died September 22, 2015, at age 90.
But, before getting to the majors, he left the diamond to serve in the Navy during World War II. He remembered: "I almost joined the Army after I had enlisted in the Navy. The Army would have allowed me to spend a couple weeks back home before I shipped out. But, off I went to the Navy."
He headed to Europe aboard the Buckley, a Coast Guard attack transport. Both his ship and Berra had been pressed into Navy service for the Allied invasion of German-occupied France.
There is some confusion here as I can find no mention of a Coast Guard ship named the Buckley, but several sources have Berra serving on the USS Bayfield, an attack transport.
--More to Come. --GreGen
Many consider Yogi Berra as the greatest catcher in history, but in 1943, he first year in pro baseball, he hit .253 with a midlevel minor league baseball team. But, like many other professional sports figures of the time, Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra joined the military.
Yogi Berra died September 22, 2015, at age 90.
But, before getting to the majors, he left the diamond to serve in the Navy during World War II. He remembered: "I almost joined the Army after I had enlisted in the Navy. The Army would have allowed me to spend a couple weeks back home before I shipped out. But, off I went to the Navy."
He headed to Europe aboard the Buckley, a Coast Guard attack transport. Both his ship and Berra had been pressed into Navy service for the Allied invasion of German-occupied France.
There is some confusion here as I can find no mention of a Coast Guard ship named the Buckley, but several sources have Berra serving on the USS Bayfield, an attack transport.
--More to Come. --GreGen
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