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Entry: 66154 LST-973 TRAPP	CREW MEMBER LST973
WILLIAM RICHARDS SR. wrote on June 21, 2008 CITY AND STATE: RIVERSIDE CA UNIT: NAVY CDR (RETIRED) SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: OTHER Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 60659 LST-973 TRAPP	LST 973: 1944-46
CALVIN BARD wrote on April 13, 2007 CITY AND STATE: SAN ANTONIO TX UNIT: LST 973; DECK DIVISION SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I stand corrected. As a late arrival aboard the ship, I wasn't familiar with the 973's origins other than she was laid down somewhere on the East coast. For those interested, the original skipper, George Irwin Purdy made his home in Japan after the war where he wrote his autobiography. "A Summer For A Lifetime: The Life and Times of George I. Purdy: as told to Thomas Caldwell." In it, according to the publisher, he tells the part the 973 played in the Pacific war. You young whippersnappers might find it interesting reading if you can tear yourselves away from your boob tubes and shuffle boards. LOL Keywords: CORRECTION: Commissioning Date;

Entry: 60653 LST-973 TRAPP	LST 973: 1945-46
CALVIN BARD wrote on April 12, 2007 CITY AND STATE: SAN ANTONIO TX UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I'm astounded to learn that the 973, was still in service in 1950, much less until 1960. I left her at Subic Bay in February,1946 and it was my understanding she was to be turned over to the Dutch. I joined the crew of the 973 upon release from the Naval Hospital, Bremerton, WA. in April of '45. The 973 was my second ship. Keywords: LST 973, "The Lone Wolf", commissioned in 1945; Lt. G. I. Purdy, commanding.

Entry: 51223 LST-973 TRAPP	ROBERT (ANDY) ANDERSON, LST973
ELMER WALLACE wrote on May 30, 2005 CITY AND STATE: LANCASTER TX UNIT: LST973 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Looking for ROBERT (Andy) Anderson. Last known location was Kansas City Fire Dept. Had a GM3 rating. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Andy, his old LST buddies are asking about him. We were in Inchon together on Sept. 15, 1950. We are having reunions and still missing a lot of the original crew. The skipper, R. I. Trapp is alive and well. Keywords: Inchon, Wonson, Hungnam, Koje Do, LST973

Entry: 24226 LST-973 TRAPP
L.W. (ROCKY) STROUD wrote on March 25, 2002 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: - Comments: I WAS A MEMBER OF THE CREW ON LST 973 during the landing at Inchon Korea Sept 15'th 1950 and was one of the most severly wounded. I would like to hear from any member of any of the LST's in that landing. Keywords:

Entry: 24045 LST-973 TRAPP	MEMBER OF THE CREW LST 973
L.W. (ROCKY) STROUD wrote on March 18, 2002 CITY AND STATE: BOYCE LA UNIT: LST 973 SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I was in the first group of reserves called up from Houston on August 2nd 1950,flown to Japan and assigned to the LST 973. We picked up Marines at Kobe Japan and made the landing at Inchon on Sept. 15th, 1950.It was almost dark when we headed in to the sea wall. The firat LST to reach the wall took a direct hit on the gasoline drums and fire quickly spread all over the ship. I believe it was completely destroyed. We were the 3rd ship to reach the wall and received heavy mortar and small arms fire.Our drums were punctured by shrapnel but did not catch fire. I was wounded by shrapnel to my back which broke two vertebra, which resulted in a medical discharge in June 1951.I was quickly moved to inside the ship, sedated and saw no further action.I am very interested in hearing from any member of any of the LST's. Especially from the 973. Keywords:

Entry: 20539 LST-973 TRAPP	WW II LST-973
LISA ADAMS wrote on November 11, 2001 CITY AND STATE: UNIT: SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My name is Lisa Adams and my father is William W. Watson. He served aboard the LST-973 from Jan. 1945, when it was commissioned in Boston, MA. until it was decommissioned in June 1946 in the Phillipines. My father left Boston in Jan. 1945 aboard LST-973 and sailed to the Phillipines by way of Norfolk, Va., Cuba, through the Panama Canal, to Seattle, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and finally to the Phillipines. The LST-973 was under the command of George I. Purdy. He has told me many times of going into Tokyo Bay on V-day + 2 and how Cmd. Purdy made the crew go into the Bay under general quarters and how all the other sailors were sunning themselves on the decks of their battleships and laughed at this little LST coming into harbour at general quarters. According to my father, the ship never partially sank in the Phillipines. He said the ship spent the war and the time immediately after going from the Phillipines, to Okanwa and Japan. He enjoyed watching the History Channel's special on LST-325's return to the US from Greece and was pleased to hear about the LST-973's role in the Korean war. I hope this information about the LST-973 before the Korean war is helpful. Keywords: William W. Watson LST-973 Jan. 1945 - June 1946

Entry: 14808 LST-973 TRAPP	LST-973
RICHARD BROWN wrote on February 4, 2001 CITY AND STATE: JACKSON NJ UNIT: 395TH SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: I am a son of John Lewis Brown who was on the LST-973 in 1952. He was stationed at Mare Island and San Diego around that time. Any info you may have would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Richard Keywords:

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