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APD-69 Yokes
United States Navy fast attack transport
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Buckley - 1943/08/22
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1943/11/27 1944/12/18 1964
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Namesake: S2/c William John Yokes, KIA onboard s/s Steel Navigator in attack made by U-610 1942/10/19
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/03/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/03/14 45/03/19     San Diego - training   66 
45/03/19 45/03/26     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
45/03/26 45/04/0?     P.H. - UDT exercises   66 
45/05/01 45/07/04 Iceber 52.11/32 ?? Okinawa - ASW, rescue, escort duty   66 
45/05/28   Iceber   rescued (with Pavlic) Drexler survivors   66 
45/07/04 45/07/10     escort LSTFlot36 from Okinawa to Saipan   66 
45/07/1? 45/07/25     sail from Guam to P.H.   66 
45/07/25 45/08/02     sail from P.H. to Oceanside, Calif UDT-28 onboard   66 
45/08/02 45/08/05     San Diego   66 
45/08/05 45/08/20     Western Pipe & Steel Co., San Pedro - availability   66 
45/08/20 45/09/05     S California - training   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex DE-668; 1944/06/27 > APD-69; 1964/04/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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