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...
Here’s a letter from Harbor Freight Tools that I was impressed with their efforts to help veterans: Today we honor the men and women who have served in our U.S. armed forces. On Veterans Day and every day, we are enormously grateful for the sacrifices they and...
Gilbert B. “Smokey” Honermann passed away Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, peacefully at The Homestead of Rochester, with family by his side from COVID complications/Lewy-Body dementia. Gilbert Honermann was born March 21, 1935, in Adrian, MN, the son of William...
2024 USS Yosemite Association Annual Reunion When: 24 April 2024 – 27 April 2024 Where: Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick (Airport) Address: 801 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 To signup today, click on 2024 Reunion...
Our coming 2024 USS Yosemite Reunion will be held in Rhode Island. This is just a Quick Reminder about our 2024 Reunion on April 24, 2024Rhode Island is a change of venue for us. We usually have our reunions in the southeast or southwest. The USS Yosemite Association...
Membership and Association positions are open to the family of those that served on "The Busy Lady"
Bill Krug is being impersonated by email. Please disregard all fake emails except those from his correct email address, w.krugiii@gmail.com. Thank you.
Yosemite Sam is the traditional mascot of the US Navy ship that bears his name. In 1979, Warner Brother Studios gave permission to reproduce Yosemite Sam's likeness for the USS Yosemite use.
Our mission is to keep the memory of the USS Yosemite AD-19 alive.
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