USS Estes AGC-12 1954 1955 Far East Cruise Book Tachen Island Chinese Evacuation With News Article
Dedication: to the free peoples of Vietnam and the Tachen islands in whose future we will share and injuring interest
When she returned to the states, the Estes had a period of relative tranquility before leaving for Eniwwetok and more atomic experiments, in January 1954. Upon completion of these tests she returned to San Diego for eight months of rest and leave. In June Rear Admiral L.S. Sabin, Commander Amphibious Group One, came aboard, and on July 6, the Estes left for the far east.This book is a record of that cruise……
Contents
The cruise
West from point Loma
Hawaii
Japan
Suddenly… The Japanese interlude was broken, and we sailed under secret orders. Rumors and tension mounted until Admiral Sabin announced that we were going to…
Indochina
Haiphong
Saigon
The refugees
Crossing the line
Singapore
Change of command
Hong Kong
Korea
Japan
Faces of Japan
Operation “pull back”
While we were again in Indochina, new an undisclosed orders came for us, and we steamed northward to Formosa on a mission which we soon learned was to be the evacuation of Chinese Nationalist soldiers and civilians from the Tachen islands, only a few miles from the coast of Communist China. It was a sensitive and potentially explosive operation, because no one knew what to expect from the nearby Reds. We steamed in close to the Tachens under the protecting guns of the seventh fleet. Working night and day, combinded forces of the U.S. and Chinese nationalist Navy’s had the island’s cleared of people and material in less than a week. The communists never opposed the operation, and we sailed safely away…
Department’s-divisions
Ship’s officers
Flag officers
First division
Second division
Tare division
Charlie division
Marines
Easy division
Fox division
George division
How division
Item division
Jig division
Mike division
Nan division
S-2 division
Roger division
Able division
S-1 division
TACRON
Flag division
Helicopter division
Sports-activities
Roster: statisticians have found that the average man can expect to find his name in some publication at least twice in this lifetime but statistics are cold figure’s and names are warm and personal, at least to the people possess them. So for those important words in your life we include these next few pages…
Dedication: to the free peoples of Vietnam and the Tachen islands in whose future we will share and injuring interest
When she returned to the states, the Estes had a period of relative tranquility before leaving for Eniwwetok and more atomic experiments, in January 1954. Upon completion of these tests she returned to San Diego for eight months of rest and leave. In June Rear Admiral L.S. Sabin, Commander Amphibious Group One, came aboard, and on July 6, the Estes left for the far east.This book is a record of that cruise……
Contents
The cruise
West from point Loma
Hawaii
Japan
Suddenly… The Japanese interlude was broken, and we sailed under secret orders. Rumors and tension mounted until Admiral Sabin announced that we were going to…
Indochina
Haiphong
Saigon
The refugees
Crossing the line
Singapore
Change of command
Hong Kong
Korea
Japan
Faces of Japan
Operation “pull back”
While we were again in Indochina, new an undisclosed orders came for us, and we steamed northward to Formosa on a mission which we soon learned was to be the evacuation of Chinese Nationalist soldiers and civilians from the Tachen islands, only a few miles from the coast of Communist China. It was a sensitive and potentially explosive operation, because no one knew what to expect from the nearby Reds. We steamed in close to the Tachens under the protecting guns of the seventh fleet. Working night and day, combinded forces of the U.S. and Chinese nationalist Navy’s had the island’s cleared of people and material in less than a week. The communists never opposed the operation, and we sailed safely away…
Department’s-divisions
Ship’s officers
Flag officers
First division
Second division
Tare division
Charlie division
Marines
Easy division
Fox division
George division
How division
Item division
Jig division
Mike division
Nan division
S-2 division
Roger division
Able division
S-1 division
TACRON
Flag division
Helicopter division
Sports-activities
Roster: statisticians have found that the average man can expect to find his name in some publication at least twice in this lifetime but statistics are cold figure’s and names are warm and personal, at least to the people possess them. So for those important words in your life we include these next few pages…
Dedication: to the free peoples of Vietnam and the Tachen islands in whose future we will share and injuring interest
When she returned to the states, the Estes had a period of relative tranquility before leaving for Eniwwetok and more atomic experiments, in January 1954. Upon completion of these tests she returned to San Diego for eight months of rest and leave. In June Rear Admiral L.S. Sabin, Commander Amphibious Group One, came aboard, and on July 6, the Estes left for the far east.This book is a record of that cruise……
Contents
The cruise
West from point Loma
Hawaii
Japan
Suddenly… The Japanese interlude was broken, and we sailed under secret orders. Rumors and tension mounted until Admiral Sabin announced that we were going to…
Indochina
Haiphong
Saigon
The refugees
Crossing the line
Singapore
Change of command
Hong Kong
Korea
Japan
Faces of Japan
Operation “pull back”
While we were again in Indochina, new an undisclosed orders came for us, and we steamed northward to Formosa on a mission which we soon learned was to be the evacuation of Chinese Nationalist soldiers and civilians from the Tachen islands, only a few miles from the coast of Communist China. It was a sensitive and potentially explosive operation, because no one knew what to expect from the nearby Reds. We steamed in close to the Tachens under the protecting guns of the seventh fleet. Working night and day, combinded forces of the U.S. and Chinese nationalist Navy’s had the island’s cleared of people and material in less than a week. The communists never opposed the operation, and we sailed safely away…
Department’s-divisions
Ship’s officers
Flag officers
First division
Second division
Tare division
Charlie division
Marines
Easy division
Fox division
George division
How division
Item division
Jig division
Mike division
Nan division
S-2 division
Roger division
Able division
S-1 division
TACRON
Flag division
Helicopter division
Sports-activities
Roster: statisticians have found that the average man can expect to find his name in some publication at least twice in this lifetime but statistics are cold figure’s and names are warm and personal, at least to the people possess them. So for those important words in your life we include these next few pages…
