USS President Jackson (APA-18)


Entry: 34203 USS PRESIDENT JACKSON (APA-18)	INCHON

JAMES GIBSON wrote on May 16, 2003 City and State: LOGANVILLE GA Unit: USS PRESIDENT JACKSON, APA 18 Service or Relationship: Comments: HI HAL, I WAS ABOARD THE USS PRESIDENT JACKSON, APA 18, INVASION OF INCHON KOREA WE PICKED UP THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION IN SAN DIEGO CALIF., SAILED 14 AUGUST 1950, FOR JAPAN, ARRIVING KOBE JAPAN, 29 AUGUST TO PREPARE FOR THE INVASION AT INCHON, WE LEFT KOBE 11 SEPT. WITH VESSELS OF TG 90.2, WE UNLOADED ON THE ASSAULT BEACHES OF INCHON, WE WERE AT THAT TIME An AMPHIBIOUS SHIP, WE LANDED THE FIRST DIV, AND THEN SERVED AS A CASUALTY RECEIVING SHIP, AND THEN EVACUATED THE CASUALTIES TO YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO., WE WERE A 12 SHIP CONVOY, THE BIG MOE WAS RIGHT THERE WITH US, WITH 16 INCH GUN'S. I WAS JUST PRINTING INFORMATION ON MY SHIPS, AND RAN ACROSS YOUR COLUMN, AND THOUGHT I WOULD DROP YOU A LINE. MY COUSIN RICHARD ALLEN WAS ABOARD THE USS FISKE DDF842, ALSO IN KOREA, LISTED AS THE FORGOTTEN WAR, BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET. JAMES E. GIBSON, JAMESEGIB@AOL.COM 4316 FOXBERRY RUN. LOGANVILLE, GEORGIA, 30052. Keywords:


Entry: 28407 USS PRESIDENT JACKSON (APA-18)	CAMP ELLIOT, RIFLE FOR 1/2 DAY

JARED (JERRY) BYRD wrote on September 21, 2002 City and State: BURLINGAME CA Unit: 2021 U.S.N.R. Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Remember names: Gerald Simon A- Division Bill Joe Ferguson, Goa 2nd Class AVBoats. Carvell Roost AM1 Commander Dawson and his red jeep Keywords: On President Jackson APA 18 1952 than Sitkoh Bay Cve 86 52-55