General John Pope Class
Transport:
Laid down, 14 March 1944 as a
Maritime Commission type
(P2-S2-R2)
hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 677) at Federal
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.,
Kearny, NJ; Launched, 3
September
1944; Acquired by the Navy, 4
January
1945; Commissioned USS General
William Weigel (AP-119), 6 January
1945, with a Coast Guard crew at
Bayonne, NJ; Decommissioned, 10
May
1946 and Struck from the Naval
Register, at New York, NY.;
Returned
to the Maritime Commission for
assignment to the US Army
Transportation Service, renamed
USAT
General William Weigel;
Re-acquired by
the US Navy, 20 July 1950 and
placed
In-service with MSTS as USNS
General William Weigel
(T-AP-119); 1
August 1950; Placed in Reduced
status
1955; Placed Out-of-service and
returned to the Maritime
Commission,
12 June 1958, for lay up in the
National
Defense Reserve Fleet Olympia
WA.;
Re-acquired, 18 August 1965,
Placed
In-service with MSC as USNS
General
William Weigel (T-AP-119); Placed
Out-of-service and struck from the
Naval Register, 31 March 1986;
Final
disposition, disposed of by MARAD
exchange, 10 April 1987, fate
unknown.
Specifications: Displacement
11,450
t.(lt) 20,175 t.(fl); Length 622' 7";
Beam
75' 6"; Draft 25' 6"; Speed 20.6kts;
Complement 533; Troop Capacity
4,244; Armament four single 5"/38
dual
purpose gun mounts, sixteen 1.1"
guns,
twenty 20mm guns; Propulsion
steam
turbines, twin shafts, 17,000hp.
Transport:
Laid down, 14 March 1944 as a
Maritime Commission type
(P2-S2-R2)
hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 677) at Federal
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.,
Kearny, NJ; Launched, 3
September
1944; Acquired by the Navy, 4
January
1945; Commissioned USS General
William Weigel (AP-119), 6 January
1945, with a Coast Guard crew at
Bayonne, NJ; Decommissioned, 10
May
1946 and Struck from the Naval
Register, at New York, NY.;
Returned
to the Maritime Commission for
assignment to the US Army
Transportation Service, renamed
USAT
General William Weigel;
Re-acquired by
the US Navy, 20 July 1950 and
placed
In-service with MSTS as USNS
General William Weigel
(T-AP-119); 1
August 1950; Placed in Reduced
status
1955; Placed Out-of-service and
returned to the Maritime
Commission,
12 June 1958, for lay up in the
National
Defense Reserve Fleet Olympia
WA.;
Re-acquired, 18 August 1965,
Placed
In-service with MSC as USNS
General
William Weigel (T-AP-119); Placed
Out-of-service and struck from the
Naval Register, 31 March 1986;
Final
disposition, disposed of by MARAD
exchange, 10 April 1987, fate
unknown.
Specifications: Displacement
11,450
t.(lt) 20,175 t.(fl); Length 622' 7";
Beam
75' 6"; Draft 25' 6"; Speed 20.6kts;
Complement 533; Troop Capacity
4,244; Armament four single 5"/38
dual
purpose gun mounts, sixteen 1.1"
guns,
twenty 20mm guns; Propulsion
steam
turbines, twin shafts, 17,000hp.
Marines, the following video was
supplied by B. Sean Fairburn,
SOC. Turn up your speakers and
enjoy!!
supplied by B. Sean Fairburn,
SOC. Turn up your speakers and
enjoy!!
The troop transport ship U.S.N.S
General William Weigle departed
San
Diego, California on February 18,
1966
for Pearl Harbor. Arrived on March
5th.. Picked-up some Army troops
and
departed 24 hours later. Arrived in
DaNang on March 10th.. Many
Marines on board were assigned to
3rd.
Battalion, First Marines and were
transported to Chu Lai on March
14th.
Arrived with only our sea bags.
Received M-14's and ammo a
couple of
days later...much of the gear had
been
used by dead or wounded Marines
on
Operation Utah.
General William Weigle departed
San
Diego, California on February 18,
1966
for Pearl Harbor. Arrived on March
5th.. Picked-up some Army troops
and
departed 24 hours later. Arrived in
DaNang on March 10th.. Many
Marines on board were assigned to
3rd.
Battalion, First Marines and were
transported to Chu Lai on March
14th.
Arrived with only our sea bags.
Received M-14's and ammo a
couple of
days later...much of the gear had
been
used by dead or wounded Marines
on
Operation Utah.
Dr. Claude V. DeShazo, 3/1
Battalion Surgeon treating
Vietnamese children in Quang Ngi ,
1st. quarter 1966.
Battalion Surgeon treating
Vietnamese children in Quang Ngi ,
1st. quarter 1966.
Recommended reading:
* A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan
* A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
* Dereliction of Duty by H.R. McMaster
* Conversations with the Enemy by Winston Groom
*
* A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan
* A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo
* Dereliction of Duty by H.R. McMaster
* Conversations with the Enemy by Winston Groom
*
Commanding Officer
Lt. Col. James R. Young
Lt. Col. James R. Young
I'm Stanley D. Young the son of Col. James R.
Young,
U.S.M.C. (ret.). I was in the 8th. Grade in Fallbrook,
Ca.
and my brother, Roland, was a sophomore in
Fallbrook
Union High School while Dad was away with the
battalion
in '65-'66. I did a search on 3/1 and found your
website.
After living in Arizona for 26 years after retirement in
1976,
Dad is currently living in a nursing facility here in Fort
Collins, Co. which is his hometown. He turned 77 in
August 2003. Dad's story as a Marine officer,
serving with
distinction for 26 years with his disability from his
Korean
War wound was pretty unique.
Young,
U.S.M.C. (ret.). I was in the 8th. Grade in Fallbrook,
Ca.
and my brother, Roland, was a sophomore in
Fallbrook
Union High School while Dad was away with the
battalion
in '65-'66. I did a search on 3/1 and found your
website.
After living in Arizona for 26 years after retirement in
1976,
Dad is currently living in a nursing facility here in Fort
Collins, Co. which is his hometown. He turned 77 in
August 2003. Dad's story as a Marine officer,
serving with
distinction for 26 years with his disability from his
Korean
War wound was pretty unique.
The text copy of the email I received
from Stan Young is to the right. Most
of
the young Marines who served under
his
fathers command did not know him
but
would have to agree with Stan in his
observations of his father.
from Stan Young is to the right. Most
of
the young Marines who served under
his
fathers command did not know him
but
would have to agree with Stan in his
observations of his father.
This website is dedicated to all
the Marines and Navy
Corpsman who served in Vietnam.
We will never forget our
fallen comrades. The site is
intended to serve as a contact
point
for locating old friends,
identifying faces and viewing
some of
the landscape we traversed.
the Marines and Navy
Corpsman who served in Vietnam.
We will never forget our
fallen comrades. The site is
intended to serve as a contact
point
for locating old friends,
identifying faces and viewing
some of
the landscape we traversed.
Once a Marine by Charles Latting and Claude
DeShazo, M.D.
DeShazo, M.D.
Hello Marines & Welcome Home
Small world I guess. Was on that ship with you. One thing I
really remember that it turned into a real puke bucket after the
Army got on board. I went to 3/3 (0351), Danang Airbase,
Hill 22, Rockpile, Razorback, Payable Hill and some other
scenic areas. Also did a 2 month stint with 1/26.
Richard "RJ" Collins, Sgt. 0351 3/3, Best Regards and
Semper Fi
Small world I guess. Was on that ship with you. One thing I
really remember that it turned into a real puke bucket after the
Army got on board. I went to 3/3 (0351), Danang Airbase,
Hill 22, Rockpile, Razorback, Payable Hill and some other
scenic areas. Also did a 2 month stint with 1/26.
Richard "RJ" Collins, Sgt. 0351 3/3, Best Regards and
Semper Fi
Starting December 25,2008
Marines, the video below is from 1966-67 and was
shot in the area south of DaNang. The slides
were taken when I was with Kilo Company and
the Super 8mm film is from the time period when I
was a Scout with H&S Co.
To watch the video, right-click, and then click on
save target as...
shot in the area south of DaNang. The slides
were taken when I was with Kilo Company and
the Super 8mm film is from the time period when I
was a Scout with H&S Co.
To watch the video, right-click, and then click on
save target as...
James Roland Young, Colonel USMC Retired, passed away on
March 30, 2009. Jim was born
August 23, 1926, in Fort Collins, the only child of Roland A.
Young, formerly Superintendent of Roads and Parks for the City of
Fort Collins and Edith Childers Young. Jim's parents and several
uncles, such as "Red Feather" Lou Young and Harry Young,
homesteaded during the early 20th century in the Prairie Divide area
near Livermore/Red Feather Lakes. Jim spent a lot of time during
his youth in the mountains and countryside near Fort Collins and
Red Feather camping, hunting and fishing. Jim was very active in
DeMolay and Boy Scouts as a young man, raised rabbits for profit
during the Great Depression and had a large newspaper delivery
route. Jim also worked at several of the local businesses including
Ted's Place.
Jim attended Washington School, Lincoln Junior High and
graduated from Fort Collins High School in the class of 1944. He
enlisted in the Navy earlier that year, reported for duty after
graduation and was sent to study at Colorado College under the
Navy's V-12 Engineering officer's training program. After the war
ended, he was honorably discharged and transferred to the
University of Colorado, Boulder under an NROTC scholarship
where he graduated in 1948 with a BS in aeronautical engineering
and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United
States Marine Corps.
On graduation, he married (Donna) Camille Matteson, daughter of
Dr. Clarence D. (Wyoma) Matteson DDS, also of Fort Collins. Jim
had two sons from this marriage, Roland Louis Young, Alexandria,
Va., with wife Ann, and Stanley DeWitte Young, Fort Collins with
wife, Lynn. Jim and Cam divorced in 1969. Cam passed away in
May, 2008. Jim remarried in 1970 to Marina York, a widow with
two children, Patricia and (Horace) Edward York. Marina passed
away from leukemia in 1990. Jim has two grandchildren, the
children of Stanley, Matthew W. L. Young and Jana M.L. Young,
both of Parsippany, N.J.
Jim served in the 5th Regiment of the 1st Provisional Marine
Brigade on the Pusan Perimeter early in the Korean War and was
severely wounded in September of 1950. Jim received several
military awards, including the Bronze Star with V device for Valor,
the Army Commendation Medal with V device for Valor and the
Purple Heart, for his service, bravery and wounds. After nearly
three years of grueling medical treatment and rehabilitation, Jim was
able to return to duty as a Marine officer. Due to his wounds, his
right arm became almost useless but was not amputated. Instead, it
was surgically rebuilt so that he was able to remain an active duty
Marine. Being naturally right-handed, he had to relearn to perform
all activities left-handed.
Jim later served in numerous positions of increasing responsibility
such as Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the University of
Louisville from 1960 - 1963. In 1965-1966, Lt. Col. Young
commanded and deployed the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Marine
Regiment to the Chu Lai area of Vietnam where he participated in
several early campaigns of the Vietnam War. Jim received both the
Silver Star and Legion of Merit with V device for Valor for his
performance during several battalion combat operations. Later in his
military career, Jim attained the rank of Colonel and served with the
3rd Division, the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Joint Chiefs of Staff
in Virginia, Okinawa and at the Pentagon culminating as the Chief of
Staff, Marine Corps Schools. Jim attended the National War
College in 1971 - 1972 during which time he also obtained a
master's degree in International Relations from George Washington
University.
Jim retired after 30 years of military service in 1976 and lived in the
Phoenix, Ariz., area until 2003, when he returned to live in Fort
Collins. During his military career and retirement, Jim maintained a
strong association with the Fort Collins area by returning often to
visit family and friends, where he enjoyed backpacking in the
Rawah Wilderness and hunting near where his father had a cabin in
the Poudre City area of Poudre Canyon. Jim was a life member of
the NRA and was an avid outdoorsman who particularly enjoyed to
hunt and who instilled in his sons a love of the outdoors.
A private gathering for family and friends will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, a donation in his memory to any wildlife or big
game hunting non-profit that works to preserve wildlife or to the
NRA in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive, Ft.
Collins, CO 80524.
Please visit bohlenderfuneralchapel.com to send online condolences
to the family
C-rations-twelve different
meals and about 1,200
calories per meal. Also
required was the P-38 can
opener and a heat tab or
some C-4 for heating.
meals and about 1,200
calories per meal. Also
required was the P-38 can
opener and a heat tab or
some C-4 for heating.
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