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Entry: 71530 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	USS BEGOR(APD-127) HISTORY
THOMAS E. (T.E.) MOORE wrote on September 6, 2009 City and State: ESTERO FL Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: THE USS BEGOR,WAS NAMED FOR LT.(jg).FAY B.BEGOR,M.D., USNR(1916-1943),WHO WAS KIA AT LAE,NEW GUINEA IN WWII, AND AWARDED THE NAVY CROSSS MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY.THE SHIP WAS LAYNCHED 25,MAY,1944 AS;USS BEGOR(DE-711),RUDDERROW CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT.THEN ON 17,JULY, 1944,SHE WAS CHANGED TO TO A CROSLEY CLASS FAST TRANSPORT,AND DESIGNATED USS BEGOR(APD-127).SHE WAS COMMISSIONED 14,MARCH,1945,WITH A DISPLACEMENT OF 1,450 TONS,AND A COMPLEMENT OF 204(12 OFFICERS--192 ENLISTED).WITH LCDR.B.T.BROOKS,USNR IN COMMAND SHE WENT TO THE PACIFIC 3RD.FLEET TO OCCUPY JAPAN.------ DURING THE KOREAN WAR,THE USS BEGOR(APD-127)SERVED TWO TOURS OF DUTY,UNDER THE COMMAND OF;SKIPPER,WILLIAM A. WALKER III---SKIPPER ARCHIE C.KUNTZE,AND SKIPPER GEORGE HAMILTION.THE SHIPS FIRST KOREAN TOUR,(DEC.1950-SEPT. 1951),SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE HUNGNAM MAJOR EVACUATION,LATE DEC.1950,SHIPLOADS OF MEN,AND MATERIAL WERE EVACUATED FROM HUNGNAM HARBOR,AND ABOUT 105,000 SOLDIERS,AND MARINES,98,000 CIVILIANS,17,500 VEHICLES, AND 350,000 TONS OF SUPPLIES WERE SHIPPED TO PUSAN IN ORDERLY FASHION. HUNGNAM WAS DEMOLISHED,UDT-3 HAD HELP FROM APD-127,IN THAT OPERATION.THE SHIP ALSO WAS IN (SPECIAL OPERATIONS),R and D MISSIONS. ON 7,APRIL,1951, AS PART OF TASK-FORCE-74,IN SUCCESSFUL DESTRUCTIVE RAIDS,UTILIZING 250 COMMANDOS OF THE "41ST.INDEPENDENT ROYAL MARINES"--------ON THE SHIPS 2ND. KOREAN WAR TOUR,(14,NOV.1952-12,AUG.1953),SHE WAS INVOLVED IN UDT MISSIONS,AND POST ARMISTICE POW EXCHANGE.------ THE SHIP WAS DECOMMISSIONED 20,JULY,1959,AND LAID IN THE RESERVE FLEET,SHE WAS COMMISSIONED AGAIN IN 1961, THE SHIP WAS DECOMMISSIONED AGAIN ON 1,JAN.1969,AND REDESIGNATED TO;AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT SMALL(LPR-127). THE SHIP WAS STRUCK FROM NVRON 15,MAY,1975,AND ON 6,DEC.1976 WAS SOLD FOR SCRAPPING,FOR $60,000,TO NATIONAL MEDAL and STEEL CORP.,TERMINAL ISLAND,CA.----- GO TO; WWW.USSBEGOR.ORG ---------. Keywords: LT.(jg).FAY B. BEGOR,M.D.,USNR(1916-1946)------ USS BEGOR-(DE-711)--(APD-127)--(LPR-127)------ WWW.USSBEGOR.ORG --------------

Entry: 47787 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	LT. EARL J. MARCONNED
OLETA BRYSON wrote on December 29, 2004 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: I'm looking for information about my Grandfather Lt.Earl Marconnet who served aboard the USS Begor during the Passage of Freedom. I just want to know if anyone knew him and if they could tell me anything about him. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Oleta Bryson Keywords: USS Begor Passage to Freedom

Entry: 46000 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	A FEW WEB SITE TO VISIT AND COMMENT
RUSS W. (MAC) MACHEN wrote on September 25, 2004 City and State: TECUMSEH OK Unit: USS BEGOR (APD-127) Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: ~~~~~~~~~ HTTP://MY-VERY-OWN-WEB-PAGE.TRIPOD.COM ~~~~~~~ HTTP://MY-PERSONAL-WEB-PAGE.TRIPOD.COM ~~~~~~~ HTTP://THOUGHTSFORLIVING.TRIPOD.COM ~~~~~~~ HTTP://USS_BEGOR.TRIPOD.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASSOCIATED WEB SITES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ! . LET'S USE THEM . ! . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keywords: WEB SITES FOR VETS WHO HAVE OR ARE BEING SCREWED OVER BY OUR GOVERNMENT...

Entry: 45994 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	MY WEB SITES TO VISIT
RUSS W. (MAC) MACHEN wrote on September 25, 2004 City and State: TECUMSEH OK Unit: USS BEGOR (APD-127) Service or Relationship: - Comments: WITH-IN THESE WEB SITES IS MY LETTER TO PRES. BUSH (2004) ASKING HIM AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS COUNTRY FOR "HELP"...I AM BEING "TOTALLY" IGNORED... ~~~ SEND ME YOUR STORY ABOUT BEING NOW OR AT ANY TIME "SCREWED" BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE VERY COUNTRY OF WHICH WE PUT OUR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR AND MANY OF OUR "BROTHERS and SISTERS" DIED TO PRESERVE OUR FREEDOM...I WILL PUT YOUR STORY IN "ALL" MY WEB SITES... Keywords: YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT MY WEB SITES: HTTP://USS_BEGOR.TRIPOD.COM HTTP://THOUGHTSFORLIVING.TRIPOD.COM HTTP://MY-PERSONAL-WEB-PAGE.TRIPOD.COM

Entry: 45993 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	A LETTER TO PRES. BUSH (2004)
RUSS W. (MAC) MACHEN wrote on September 25, 2004 City and State: TECUMSEH OK Unit: USS BEGOR (APD-127) Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: IF ANY OF YOU VETS HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING SCREWED OVER BY THE U.S (FEDERAL) GOVERNMENT - PLEASE - SEND ME A LETTER TELLING ME ALL ABOUT IT AND I WILL PUT IT IN "ALL" OF MY WEB SITES... Keywords: A LETTER TO PRES. BUSH (2004) REGARDING HOW I AM BEING TREATED BY THE U.S. (FEDERAL) GOVERNMENT... AND THAT NO SEEMS TO CARE...

Entry: 37068 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	USS BEGOR WEB SITE BEING RE-BUILT
RUSS W. (MAC) MACHEN wrote on September 21, 2003 City and State: TECUMSEH OK Unit: USS BEGOR (APD-127) Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: THROUGH THE WONDERS OF THE INTERNET - THE ENTIRE WEB SITE FOR THE "USS BEGOR" WAS DELETED.. I AM ATTEMPTING TO RE-BUILD IT "AS WE SPEAK".. DROP IN FOR A VISIT.. http://uss_begor.tripod.com Keywords: USS BEGOR (APD-127) WEB SITE BEING RE-BUILT..

Entry: 31519 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	ALL INFO DELETED
RUSS W. (MAC) MACHEN wrote on January 27, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: THE URL's and WEB SITES AS WELL AS THE E-MAIL ADDRESS DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY RUSS W. MACHEN - USS BEGOR (APD-127)HAVE BEEN DELETED FROMTHE INTERNET... Keywords: ALL URL's and WEB SITES CREATED BY RUSS W. MACHEN, AS WELL AS THE ADDRESS:USS_BEGOR_APD127@hotmail.com HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE INTERNET..

Entry: 7578 USS BEGOR (APD-127)	LOOKING FOR USS BEGOR OR USS ASKARI
JEFFREY ROBINSON wrote on March 20, 2000 City and State: CAMPTON KY Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Keywords:

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