Joe Kwapisz. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. was also on hand.". On 1 March 1950, she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General C. C. Ballou (T-AP-157). had heard of the land that was now only a few days away. She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. Cruise books are yearbook-style books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. How are things going for you? Others congregated in groups, telling each other of the things they 's stood there on deck watching their In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. Korea I am keeping a list of all of our fellow passengers who want to contact each other via email, snail mail, or phone. Must leave a note for anyone interested. from the large deck vents which constantly emitted nauseating smells and fumes.". One lives 45 minutes away and we are good friends. She participated in Operation Earnest Will and Operation Prime Chance. Typical C-4 Troopship used to transport Displaced Persons, "We watched them come aboard On February5, 2014, Taylor was scheduled to enter the Black Sea along with Mount Whitney in support of the Sochi Olympics. She promptly returned to Guam with vitally needed troops . I also remember the sad burial at sea, the crowded conditions and a big storm in the North Atlantic toward the end of the long voyage. Keep in touch. Ohio, Hi Gerhard, She was transferred to the Navy in 1842, and used for a time in the Gulf of Mexico. I never had any grandparents to ask as they were deceased (tragically in most cases) before I was born. "Cargo of Hopes," John K. Tennant, The Mast Magazine, December voyages. The list of fellow passengers on the USS General Ballou is growing. [1][2] Her fate thereafter is unknown. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare. Ship USS General Blatchford 1949-1950 Passenger Lists Can anyone help with finding the passenger lists for the USS General Blatchford arriving in Sydney Australia in 1949-1950. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Kbert-77 Additional comment actions There is this websiteand it has the General Blatchford. Though there were 193 family groups aboard, there were no facilities for quartering of the state and of the city welcomed them as future citizens. Gerhard Maroscher, fellow passenger on the USS General Ballou, departing Bremerhaven, March 31, 1952. You may quote material on this web page as long as you cite American USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. The paddlewheels were 16 feet in diameter and 4 feet 10 inches wide, with fourteen 1-foot 10-inch width paddles. She was launched November5, 1983, and commissioned December1, 1984 in Bath, Maine. That gentleman is about 83. The author mentioned Refugees from many countries were on board. The vessel had an average speed of 8 and a maximum speed of 9 knots. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. General C. C. Ballou received five battle stars for Korean War service. "Immigrant Ships, Transcribers Guild, General Haan", "Kaiser Company, Inc., Richmond No. They left Bremerhaven, Germany on March 27, 1949 and arrived in New York City on April 6, 1949. O'Dwyer spoke of the people of New York City itself. Like other Displaced Persons, we soon found out ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2016 and may NOT be ), and that he has I was born in Germany in a DP camp to Polish parents and was carried to Boston on the Gen. C.C. [2] She completed another voyage to Sydney on 23 March 1950 with 1266 more refugees. I was on this same vessel with my parents. R. L. Howze. (which is also free) There is also an option to purchase a frameable certificate with your relatives manifest info printed on it that I think is pretty neat. She was launched in August 1776. She and other women and their small children were berthed in officers quarters while the men slept in hammocks. I was sea sick the whole time. Required fields are marked *. Refugee Organization. Hermann Haffner we were on the same ship and I too remember the burial at seawhere are you living now? Just the other day another passenger on the ship contacted me, although he sailed to the USA one year before you and I did. USS General A. E. Anderson earned two battle stars for Korean War service I suspect that you can also find it from Ellis Island archives. ; USS Washington was a row galley that operated in Narragansett Bay during the winter and spring of 1776.; USS Washington was one of 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress. Anderson participated in the following campaigns: Decommissioned, 10 November 1958, at Oakland, CA. In the mid-1840s, General Taylor's crew included two future Engineers-in-Chief of the Navy. I remember the soldiers giving me salted peanuts to combat seasickness. [11] Destroyed prior to commiss For most refugees their embarkation point was Bremerhaven; others the land of golden opportunities. The paddlewheel diameter was also enlarged by a foot, and the number of paddles reduced by one to thirteen. Following World War II USS General George M. Randall was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods: Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in October 1949 Decommissioned, 2 June 1961, at Bayonne, N.J. My memory of the trip is quite good since I was almost nine. I found the manifest through http://www.ancestry.com. Take care, Hermann H. Hermann H. Im Gerda Konyen. The search/info is free, but you do have to create an account with your name and email. Women were assigned to help in the kitchen; [9], On 10 October 1846, General Taylor caught fire while lying at the wharf of the Pensacola Navy Yard, and was burned to the water's edge. Do you recall some of the other descriptions of our trip across the angry North Atlantic that I describe in my book? The ship had been enroute from Marseille France to the Pacific front when the war ended and instead headed for New York AP Newsfeature Photo # C-4397 For use with Tom Henshaw's AP story on the end of WWII Unknown Photographer I had to join ancestry.com to gain access. I was eleven and I had to be with the adults. They include the volumes in the Navy Department Librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Prior to her Navy service, she operated as a transport and supply vessel during the Second Seminole War . You were too young to remember the voyage. The USS General Ballou sailed between Bremerhaven and the USA for several years, a few passengers, such as you, who crossed the Atlantic at other times have also contacted me. harbor on an Easter Sunday. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Hello! You can email me at info@themaroscherstory.com Email is more private than these notes which the whole world can see. Free Trial - Ancestry.com US Deluxe Membership. 28 August 1942 | 30 August 1942 | 31 May 1946, Muster Roll A picture capturing the sinking of the USS General Taylor. Research for the original information found in the ISTG COMPASS was conducted by Harriet Rosch and the late Donna Jackson. We are a bit older now. [3], General C. C. Ballou was reacquired by the Navy 1 March 1950 for MSTS and for nearly 2 years sailed between Europe and the United States with refugees. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device Ive been contacted by twelve passengers who were on the ship at the same time as me and my family. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Charles Clarendon Ballou. US troops returning home aboard the USS General Harry Taylor in August 1945 The points system in Band of Brothers is one of the historically accurate aspects of the show. She was retired in 1983 and sunk as an artificial reef in May of 2009. It joined ships from Poland, Germany and Spain. Seq No Surname Forename 1 ABELE Aina 2 . long and rough. To emigrate to the U.S., a Displaced Person needed a sponsor His living accommodations Thanks for contacting me! Are there any correspondents who were on that voyage? I have had no success finding it online. From 1949 to 1952, the ship, U.S. Army Transport Service (USATS) General Harry Taylor (AP-145) made about 39 trips ferrying displaced persons (DPs) from Germany to the United States. Taylor was homeported in Charleston, South Carolina, was part of Destroyer Squadron 6 "Greyhounds", from 1985 to 1993. anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. [2] However, as of 2004, all significant anti-aircraft capability was deleted from this class. Sunday, Jan. 1st: Open at 10am, last entry at 2:30pm. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Because I can speak German, lived in Germany, and taught German in my second career, most people who know me think I was German. Taylor was sponsored by Barbara A. Taylor, the widow of the ship's namesake, and Diane Taylor-Oeland as matron of honor. We use cookies to give you the best experience. She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145). I will send you the money for the book and will order several more will also speak to our library about ordering Thank You. [8] William H. Shock, Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy in the 1870s, also served on General Taylor in the late 1840s. Though only an auxiliary ship, General Taylor appears to have had quite a colorful career. In the event, these precautions proved unnecessary as the men on the island eventually dispersed peacefully. I am in a positive-shock state-of-mindyou are the first person I have connected with that was on that voyage to AmericaI am so very grateful that we connectedwe will speak again soon. at Bremerhaven, many dressed in cast-off clothes and carrying their pitifully General C. H. Muir (AP-142) was launched 24 November 1944 under Maritime Commission contract by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, Calif.; sponsored by Mrs. John H. Deasy; acquired and commissioned 12 April 1945 at Portland, Captain J. D. Conway in command. Ive captured some of my recollections of the voyage in my memoir. By the way, this May I published a second edition of my book. They realized I think it was in the neighborhood of $50 for a year membership. 3 Yard, Richmond CA", Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_General_C._C._Ballou_(AP-157)&oldid=1093104450, Transport ships of the United States Army, Korean War auxiliary ships of the United States, Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 15:37. were quite different from those pictured above. Thank you for your note. My parents and I- I was 8 at the time came to the US just a little later, arriving in NY on June 10, 1952, also on the Gen. Ballou. The transport decommissioned at Hoboken, New Jersey, 17 May, was returned to the Maritime Commission, and eventually served as a transport for Army Transportation Service. I do however vividly remember our sleeping quarters and the burial at sea of a person lost during the voyage. The General W.M. In 1940 we resettled to Austria, then part of the Deutsches Reich after the Anschluss in 1939. 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Deck Logs I was on the same ship in 1952. So glad that I found you and thanks for the great work! Thank you for the research. the first time in my life I had oranges, bananas, nickel Cokes in bottles USS General Taylor was a small sidewheel steamer which served in the U.S. Navy from 1842 to 1852. The USNS General CC Ballou, Part 1 Posted on June 4, 2015by Gerhard Maroscherunder Daily Life, Excerpts, Family, War When we came to the States in April, 1952, nearly all traffic across the Atlantic was by ship.
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