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Entry: 72681 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	USS YMS-422----USS OSPREY-AMS-28
THOMAS E. (T.E.) MOORE wrote on December 8, 2009 City and State: ESTERO FL Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: USS OSPREY (AM-29), A LAPWING-CLASS MINESWEEPER WAS COMMISSIONED 7,JAN.,1919, DECOMMISSIONED 12,OCT.,1920, RECOMMISSIONED 17,SEPT.,1941 AS USS CRUSADER (ARS-2) SALVAGE SHIP, AND DECOMMISSIONED 13,FEB.,1947--------. USS OSPREY(SP-928), A MOTORBOAT THAT SERVED DURING WORLD WAR ONE.---------------. USS OSPREY(AM-56), A AUK-CLASS MINESWEEPER WAS COMMISSIONED IN DEC.,1940. ON 5,JUNE,1944, WHILE SWEEPING IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, SHE STRUCK A MINE, AND SUNK. THE FIRST US NAVY SHIP LOST IN THE NORMANDY OPERATION.-----------------------------. USS YMS-422 WAS COMMISSIONED 27,SEPT.,1944,AT ASTORIA, OREGON,WITH LT.SEATON R.DALY IN COMMAND. THE SHIP SERVED IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC IN WW-II.------THE SHIP WAS THEN DESIGNATED USS OSPREY(AMS-28). THE 136 FOOT LONG WOODEN-HULLED SHIP WAS IN JAPANESE WATERS, AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE "KOREAN WAR",IN JUNE,1950. THE USS OSPREY(AMS-28)ON 14,JULY,1950, MADE SWEEPS OF THE ANCHORAGE AT POHANG, TO CLEAR MINES FOR THE US ARMY, 1ST. CAVALRY DIVISION'S AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT. WHEN THE KOREAN WAR BEGAN THERE WERE SIX AMS AUXILIARY SWEEPS IN ADMIRAL JOY'S FAR EAST COMMAND,THEY WERE THE NEGLECTED ORPHANS OF THE POST WAR US NAVY. THE NORTH KOREANS HAD STREWN MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND SOVIET MINES ALONG BOTH KOREAN COASTS. CAPTAIN RICHARD T. SPOFFORD,COMMANDING MINE SQUADRON-3, BEGAN THE WONSAN HARBOR MINE CLEARING TASK ON 10,OCT.,1950, WITH THE ADVANCE GROUP OF SIX AMS'S. THE TASK OF DETECTING, SWEEPING, AND DESTROYING APPROXIMATELY 225 MINES IN THE DESIGNATED APPROACH CHANNEL FROM THE SEA, TOOK 15 DAYS. 21 TROOP TRANSPORTS, AND 15 LST'S CARRYING THE 1ST. MARINE DIVISION,THEN THREADED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PASSAGE ON 26,OCT.,1950, TO FIND A SIGN ON THE WONSAN BEACH, STATING; "THIS BEACH IS ALL YOURS THRU COURTESY OF MINE SQUADRON THREE"! THEN IT WAS OFF TO THE YELLOW SEA ON THE WEST COAST OF KOREA, TO SWEEP THE INCHON,NORTH KOREA HARBOR TO PREPARE A FIRE BASE ANCHORAGE FOR THE BATTLESHIP USS MISSOURI, AND HER 16 INCH GUNS, FOR THE 15,SEPT.,1950 INCHON AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS, PLANNED BY GENERAL MACARTHUR.----------. THEN IN OCT.,1950, THE USS OSPREY(AMS-28) WAS BACK IN THE SEA OF JAPAN ON THE EAST COAST OF NORTH KOREA, AT THE WONSAN AREA. WHILE SWEEPING ON 12,OCT.,1950 IN WONSAN HARBOR, HER SISTER AMS-SHIPS,USS PIRATE, AND USS PLEDGE STRUCK ENEMY MINES AND SUNK ELEVEN MINUTES APART,WITH 92 CASUALTIES. NORTH KOREAN SHORE BATTERIES WERE HAZARDOUS TO THE HEALTH OF US MINE-SWEEP SAILORS. THE USS OSPREY(AMS-28)WAS HIT THREE TIMES BY ENEMY SHORE BATTERIES IN WONSAN HARBOR,(A 300 SQUARE MILE HARBOR,WITH MANY ISLANDS) ON 29,OCT.,1951, WITH ONE CASUALTY. THE SHIP WAS HIT AGAIN BY ENEMY SHORE BATTERIES UP NORTH AT SONGJIN,NORTH KOREA ON 24,APRIL, 1952. AFTER BATTLE DAMAGE REPAIR IN JAPAN, THE USS OSPREY(AMS-28)WAS BACK IN THE WAR,UNTIL THE TRUCE, 27,JULY,1953, SWEEPING CHANNELS, AND HARBORS. BOTH EAST AND WEST KOREAN COASTS FEATURE SOUTH FLOWING CURRENTS, ALLOWING THE NORTH KOREAN ENEMY TO RELEASE FREE-FLOATING MINES, OR "DRIFTERS", IN HOPES OF DAMAGING OR SINKING UN BLOCKADING SHIPS FARTHER DOWN THE COASTS. WITH THE HARD WORK OF THE USS OSPREY (AMS-28), AND HER SISTER SWEEPS, NOT ONE UN TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP HIT A MINE DURING THE KOREAN WAR.-----. THIS GREAT LITTLE SHIP, AFTER THE WAR WAS LOANED TO THE JAPANESE, AND SERVED AS YAKUSHIMA(YTE-10). THE SHIP WAS STRUCK FROM THE US NAVY LIST ON 15,JUNE,1969. THE USS OSPREY(AMS-28)RECEIVED 2 BATTLE STARS FOR WW-II SERVICE, AND 10 BATTLE STARS FOR KOREAN WAR SERVICE. THE SHIP WAS ONE OF ONLY THREE US NAVY SHIPS IN THE KOREAN WAR(USS KITE(AMS-22--USS REDHEAD(AMS-34) TO RECIEVE "THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION"-PUC(10-24 OCT.,1950), AND "THE NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION"-NUC(16 APRIL-19 MAY,1952;12,OCT. and 15,OCT.,1952).------------ USS OSPREY(AMS-28), "WELL DONE".-------------------- Keywords: POHANG INCHON WONSAN LT.(jg)PHILIP LEVIN SONGJIN

Entry: 71413 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	CO AMS 28
HENRY LITVIN wrote on August 26, 2009 City and State: JENKINTOWN PA Unit: 2ND BATT, 5TH REGMT, 1ST MARINE DIVISION Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Lt Philip Levin CO of AMS 28 at Inchon and Wonsan died Saturday, August 22, 2009. He lost his final battle to Parkinsons disease. Keywords: Inchon, Wonsan, Korea

Entry: 40118 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	USS OSPREY AMS 28
STEVEN POWELL wrote on January 20, 2004 City and State: VAN ALSTYNE TX Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My Grandfather was on the USS Osprey Ams 28 in the Korean War from 1951-53. His name is Kenneth Powell. I am looking for contacts for information on the USS Osprey and/or people who were in her crew during that time. Keywords: USS Osprey, AMS 28, Korean War, 1951-1953

Entry: 25867 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	USS SUTHERLAND KOREAN WAR
LEONA GREENE wrote on May 29, 2002 City and State: SPRINGFIELD MO Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: My dad was in the Korean War, his name was Denny Lee Greene, his nik name was The Breeze. I am seeking anyone who may have been on that very same ship with him. I am hoping to get a photo of the ship to add to his file in my genealogy tree. I do have one photo to share with anyone that may have served with him. Hopefully you may have one to add to my collection. Leona R. Greene Keywords: USS SUTHERLAND

Entry: 24646 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON BILL M SUTHERLAND
BILL G. SUTHERLAND wrote on April 9, 2002 City and State: STOCKTON CA Unit: NAVY/USS OSPREY Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Keywords:

Entry: 24639 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	INFO ON DAD BILL SUTHERLAND AKA SUDS
BILL G. SUTHERLAND wrote on April 9, 2002 City and State: STOCKTON CA Unit: NAVY/USS OSPREY Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Hello I am looking for any information on my dad he serve with the us navy on the uss osprey I am his oldest son my name is bill g sutherland and his name is bill m sutherland his nike name was (SUDS)Ilost him about 2 years ago I have not and my mom has not really got over our lost so if any one has any information on my dad could you please e-mail me at billsutherland162@msn.com THANK YOU very much Keywords: Navy/ussosprey

Entry: 21481 USS OSPREY (AMS-28)	USS OSPREY
KEN HOLLAND wrote on December 14, 2001 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Served on the Osprey from Jun 53 to Oct 54 Keywords:

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