”Come In, Swanee Leader"
The Thirty-Three-Month Odyssey of LST 561 in the 1950s
with Over 300 Photographs by the Author
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"Come In, Swanee Leader" includes over 300 photos by the author. These are a few. |
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Steering jackstaff to mast en route to Hawaii. 1951. |
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Street scene in Pusan, Korea. 1952.
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This view is from the bow of LST 561 looking toward the stern. Pusan Harbor. 1951.
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A South Korean guerilla junk in Haeju Bay. North Korea. 1952.
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En route to Koje-do with 600 North Korean Prisoners of War. 1951. |
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The harbor of Sasebo, Japan from Ebitsu Kaiwan. 1952.
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Backloading U.S. Marine vehicles at Camp McGill, Japan. 1953.
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An LVT(A) approaching bow ramp for backloading. Tokchok-Ri, Korea. 1952.
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Two LCUs backloading U.S. Marine tanks at Camp McGill, Japan. 1953.
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USS LST 561 beached at Koje-do, Korea. 1952.
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LST Division 32 en route from Point Barrow to Barter Island. Arctic. 1953.
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