by atm | Feb 23, 2023 | AD-19, Story
My naval career started on July 28, 1944; I was sent to Sampson, New York for recruit training. After twelve weeks of boot camp, I took a one-week leave. I returned to Sampson and was then was shipped on a troop train to San Diego, California. Upon arrival there, I...
by atm | Feb 19, 2023 | AD-19, Inform, News, Story
I was an old fellow when I was aboard with over 22 years of service (91-93), but there were a lot of much younger sailors, some just beginning their Naval Service. This is of course, why we have been trying to focus on the Jacksonville area to gain some of the later...
by atm | Jan 11, 2023 | AD-19, News, Story
Jim Jewell’s “Steel Decks and Glass Ceilings – A Navy Officer’s Memoir” describes the first assignment of women for shipboard duty on the USS Yosemite. One of those women officers was Lieutenant Deborah A. Loewer, that achieved a long and...
by atm | Jan 8, 2023 | AD-19, Inform, News
The USS Yosemite Association Website has a new feature to capture the stories of the crew. We all know we lose shipmates every year, and our USS Yosemite’s oral history is slowly being lost. Our goal this year is to capture as many stories as possible from the...
by atm | Jan 1, 2023 | AD-19, News, Newsletter, Reunion
Click on the link below to view our newsletter USS Yosemite 2023 Reunion Newsletter
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