On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 Donald W. Harris dwesh@aol.com wrote: 32065 SW Cypress Point Wilsonville, OR 97070 Telephone:503-694-2384 Fax:503-684-6133 The USS Menard APA201 active in both WWII and Korea has now had its 8th reunion and is planned through the year 2000 Any one interested shgould contact me at dwesh@aol,com for more information. We can also provide Ships history if you wish to publish it on your list.
On Sun, 11 May 1997 Dwesh@aol.com wrote: Menard (APA 201) was laid down by Kaiser Co., Vancouver,WA., 12 July 1944; Launched 11 October, 1944; acquired bt the Navy 31 October, 1944; and commissioned the same day at Astoria, Or., Comdr James B. Bliss in command. She sailed for Hawaii and then on to the American bases in the Marshalls, Carolines, and the Palaus. She was assigned to Transport Div 14 in Leyte Gulf. She was involved in the landing on Okinawa. After taking occupation forces into Nagasaki she was assigned Magic Carpet Duty Shuttling Veterans back to the States. Menard was decommissioned in San Francisco 14 June 1948. She was recommissioned 2 December 1950 She spent the next 4 years in support of the Korean forces engaged in the Korean War and finally winding up as part of the Passage to Freedom in the Vietnamese era. She returned to the west coast in Mid summer 1955 and was decommissioned 18 October 1955. She remained berthed at Longbeach and was stricken from the Navy list on 1 September 1961. She received one battle star for WWII and 3 stars for Korean Service. We will be holding our 8 th reunion of crew from WWII and Korea in Bardstown, Kentucky on Sept 21 thru 27, 1997. For more information contact lrutherfor@aol.com