Photo of the USS Yosemite at Christmas 1962 by Art Jorgensen
Bill Krug is Being Impersonated
Association Members, Please Note: I am being impersonated by correspondence from several different emails. Please disregard all communication from fake emails, except for those that have my correct email address, w.krugiii@gmail.com, as the sender. Please send any fake emails you receive impersonating me so that I can provide them to the FTC and Google for […]
Our Previous USS YOSEMITE Reunion Update
From the President’s Desk TO ALL HANDS, Philadelphia turned out to be a great opportunity for Yosemite Sailors and their families to unite and share all those special moments we had on a ship that was in service for 50 Years. The Valley Forge Casino Hotel / Radisson Hotel was spacious with wonderful rooms and […]
February 2018 Newsletter
Click on link below to view newsletter Yosemite Newsletter February 2018
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 14
Yosemite Ship Saga – Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It’s now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. First Call Home – Yosemite in U.S. As soon as the lines wee secured, some of us went off the ship. I remember […]
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 13
Yosemite Ship Saga – Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It’s now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Our hero has almost come full circle now that the USS Yosemite has put to sea after the final liberty on the Japanese […]
2018 Scholarship Program
The USS Yosemite Association will not award a Scholarship for the 2018 year. We will re-examine our membership and income next year and determine if we will be offering our Scholarship Program in 2019. Thank you for your understanding. USS Yosemite Association Leadership Team
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 12
Yosemite Ship Saga – Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It’s now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. We left our hero at Christmas aboard the Yosemite. A time when any of us spend the Holiday on board, it meant thoughts […]
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 11
Yosemite Ship Saga – Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It’s now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Shaft Alley The “A” division had to help out in a number of areas while we were at sea. The ice machine crew […]
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 10
Yosemite Ship Saga – Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It’s now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Dysentery Hits The Yosemite One of the things you have to constantly be aware of is the strict maintenance schedule for all equipment. […]
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 9
Yosemite Ship Saga – Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It’s now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Ice, Solid Gold There were two enemies in the South Pacific; the Japs and the heat. Those of us lucky enough to be […]