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Entry: 77742 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	PASSAGE TO FREEDOM VIETNAM INDO CHINA
BILL VAN SOEST JR. wrote on February 6, 2011 City and State: KENNESAW GE Unit: S DIVISION Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I was a baker on the magoffin during the vietnam war also an assault boat coxswain any one with me during that time please write Keywords: operation passage to freedom evacuation tom dooly

Entry: 71746 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	JAN, 1952-OCT, 1954
RALPH LONGBINE wrote on September 24, 2009 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I was engineer on lvcp 22 and later on the captains gig. Keywords:

Entry: 60613 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	MY DAD GEORGE LATHAM
KAREN LATHAM-WILLIAMS wrote on April 9, 2007 City and State: NATCHEZ MS Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: DOES ANYONE REMEMBER MY DAD GEORGE LATHAM? HE SERVED ON THE USS MAGOFFIN FROM 1950-1953. I AM TRYING TO PUT A SCRAP BOOK TOGETHER FOR MY SON. DAD DIED DEC.10, 2006. Keywords: USS MAGOFFIN APA-199

Entry: 56765 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	LOOKING FOR FRIENDS OF GENE QUARANDO
IRENE QUARANDO wrote on April 21, 2006 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Keywords: Looking for shipmates of the USS Magoffin APA 199 who knew Gene Quarando RM3/c serving on the Magoffin during WWII. He was on the ship during the Okinawa invasion on Easter Week. Just curious about the problems you sailors encountered. He past away on Aug. 30, 1990. I am his widow. Would appreciate any information. Thank you. This will be past on to his children and grandchildren.

Entry: 56421 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	CREWMEMBER FROM MAR66 - JAN68
LESTER STEVENSON JR. wrote on March 28, 2006 City and State: HAMPTON VA Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: I'm not a Korean War Veteran, however I was stationed aboard USS MAGOFFIN from MAR66 - JAN68. I started out in Deck Department as a Non-Designated Seaman -- 8 months later I transferred to the Navigation Department -- Rate SN/SM3. Personnel that I seem to remember are SMSN LARSON, SM1 MOON, SM2 SIMMS, QM2 HALL and SN LANE I would love to hear from old shipmates that were stationed on board the ole lady during my timeframe. Thank-you. And Good Luck to ALL. s/ Lester Stevenson Jr., CWO4, USN(Ret) Keywords:

Entry: 49351 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	DECK DIVISION BM3
ARTHUR BARRETTA wrote on March 4, 2005 City and State: TEANECK NJ Unit: DECK Service or Relationship: - Comments: 1959--1962 BOAT GROUP AND NUMBER 1 HATCH Keywords:

Entry: 43995 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	SERVED MAR 51 TO MAR 54
MERRILL JACK STAMPER wrote on June 22, 2004 City and State: HAYDEN ID Unit: R DIV DC3 Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 43157 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	FRIENDS OF RM3/C GENE QUARANDO
IRENE QUARANDO wrote on May 19, 2004 City and State: LORAIN OH Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Just curious of his experiences Keywords: uss magoffin - just want to hear from of his friends while in the navy. Ornsby is one of the names I remember.

Entry: 42411 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	USS MAGOFFIN
JUDY NEFF wrote on April 18, 2004 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Stanley Teslow, GMC was stationed aboard the USS Magoffin in 1951. Would like to hear from anyone who knew him, anyone have any pictures? Keywords: Pearl Harbor survivor

Entry: 41514 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	USS MOGFFIN APA 199
JOSEPH (JOE) ROMEO wrote on March 5, 2004 City and State: FRESNO CA Unit: BAKER Service or Relationship: UNITED NATIONS VETERAN - KOREA Comments: I went aboard her in San francisco at Hunters Point in 1950 till April of 1954. I would like too hear from anyone from that time. Keywords:

Entry: 33444 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	USS MAGOFFINAPA199
BOB ELDER wrote on April 6, 2003 City and State: BELLEVILLE IL Unit: BOAT UNIT ONE Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: i was in boat unit one in 1952 the magoffin apa 199 was the ship we went from san diego to yokosuka japan on.i got seasick and became a construction mechanic as the result. Keywords:

Entry: 32872 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	KOREAN WAR MEMORIES
FRED SMALL wrote on March 18, 2003 City and State: DECATUR IL Unit: BOAT GROUP Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Our boat group was made up mostly of veteran naval personnel, men who had been part of the amphibious forces in WW-II. This was a highly skilled group. As Boat Group Commander I was privileged to lead this boat group to a level that was graded "outstanding" by the Commander Amphibious Forces, USS Pacific Fleet. We were not called upon for action during the Korean Conflict, but were ready. Keywords: I was Boat Group Commander aboard USS Magoffin during period 1950-1952. I was called back to active duty in September 1950 from Naval Reserve Div. 9-140 in St. Louis, MO.

Entry: 32128 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	MY DAD WAS NORMAN THOMAS
ELLIE DELGADO wrote on February 17, 2003 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: - Comments: Does anyone remember my dad, Norman Thomas? He served on the Magoffin from 6/1952 to 8/1/1953. He had red hair and was an engineman Class A. Thanks, Ellie Keywords:

Entry: 31040 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	S-1 DIV JAN 52 THRU JAN 55
ROBERT KUKLENSKI wrote on January 7, 2003 City and State: OXNARD CA Unit: S 1 DIVISION Service or Relationship: - Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 26693 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	USS MAGOFFIN APA 199
FRANCIS (BUD) CHURCH wrote on July 2, 2002 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Was an EM2 when I left the Magoffin in 53. Our home port was San Diego. Left for Korea July 10 1952. Trained marines while at Inchon. Took part in mock landing at Wonson. Back to San Diego in Dec. Back to far east in Aug 53. Took marines to Japan, picked up army troops in Pusan and brought them back to San Francisco. Magoffin was a good ship. We have reunions about every 18 months. Keywords:

Entry: 26614 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	P. BOAT DRIVER
JACK CRIMAN wrote on June 29, 2002 City and State: DODGE CITY KS Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 24873 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)	7/52-8/53
FRANCIS (BUD) CHURCH wrote on April 21, 2002 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Trained marines at Inchon Korea. Also in Japan. Took part in the Wonson mock landing. Brought army troops back home from Pusan. Keywords: USS Magoffin APA 199 July to November 1952 August September 1953

Entry: 15952 USS MAGOFFIN (APA-199)
ERWIN LANGLO wrote on April 15, 2001 City and State: SANTA BARBARA CA Unit: U.S.N.R. USS MAGOFFIN APA 199 Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: would like to find someone who was abord ship when i was. took it out of moth balls in stockton in 1950,went to korea in 1951 Keywords: USS Magoffin APA 199 1951 to 1952

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