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Signup for the 2024 Reunion
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 Signup
2024 Reunion Reminder
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...
2024 USS Yosemite Reunion Update
The Hotel is beautiful, just renovated during COVID. I looked at all the rooms that we would have for our events. In all cases, the rooms are bigger and better than the rooms of our previous Reunion in Jacksonville. I was particularly impressed with the room for our...
2024 Reunion is for All Sailors that Served on the “Busy Lady”
Our 2024 Reunion is open to all Navy veterans who previously served onboard the "Busy Lady" that don't have an Association Membership. This is a first for our Association, so you can try our Reunion out and have fun! I just talked with Bill Krug, the USS Yosemite...
Request for 2024 Reunion Input
Our USS Yosemite President, Bill Krug, requests all Association members and Navy veterans who served on the USS Yosemite to complete the 2024 Reunion Survey. Bill needs the headcount numbers for attending our 2024 Reunion, so he can meet with Hotel management to...
2024 Reunion Survey
We need your input regarding our 2024 Reunion on April 24, 2024.
Yosemite Ship Saga
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Sea Stories
Vincent Diomede’s Story
Nineteen-Part Video of the USNM Interview with Vincent Diomede The story of United States Navy Veteran, Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Vincent Diomede was presented on July 2022 on the United States Navy Memorial website as the featured article of the month. We didn't...
Buffy Lin Levasseur’s Story
Local Veteran Shares Story of Service Aboard Destroyer Tenders in U.S. Navy A young Buffy Lin Levasseur had finished her high school education in 1986 while employed as a sitter for a military family at Fort Carson, Colorado. Inspired by a number of relatives who had...
Jim Jewell’s Story
Read Jim Jewell's Impressions about the Sinking of the USS Yosemite If you didn't get the chance to read Jim's article, click on the link below and scroll down to the photo of the USS Yosemite. The article begins after the photo. Click Here to Read Jim's Story, "USS...
The Busy Lady by Robert J. Cressman
This article can be found on the US Naval Institute website; click to read it on Historic Fleets - The Busy Lady on the US Naval Institute website. Or you may read the two-page article below as either an image file or a PDF file if enlarged: Click on...
USS Yosemite 1957
USS Yosemite 1957 was published by Woody's Words This article originally appeared in our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. USS YOSEMITE – 1957 My first shipboard duty was aboard the...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 1
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. The entire Yosemite Ship Saga story was captured and presented...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 2
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. First Chance To Board The Yosemite The next time I went to the...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 3
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Time Was Near For Commissioning Soon, additional crew reported...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 4
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Seasick As the Yosemite steamed south, we passed the rugged...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 5
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Pearl Harbor We hadn't been out to sea but a couple of hours...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 6
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. Last Visit With the USS Swordfish On one of my liberties, I...
Yosemite Ship Saga – Part 7
Yosemite Ship Saga - Blog Article by Dick Wibom, MM2/c This article originally appeared on our previous USS Yosemite Association website. It's now republished for your reading pleasure on our new website. On To Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands The time had...
USS Yosemite Unofficial Insignia
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.
Ship’s Store Products
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USS Yosemite Tote Bag
$11.00
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USS Yosemite Seal Car Magnet
$13.00
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USS Yosemite Officer's Black Hat
$18.00
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USS Yosemite Chief's Hat
$18.00
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USS Yosemite Official Seal
$13.00
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USS Yosemite Windbreaker Jacket
$55.00 – $60.00
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USS Yosemite Navy Hoodie
$40.00
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USS Yosemite AD-19 Shoulder Patch
$7.00
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USS Yosemite Golf Shirts
$30.00 – $35.00
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USS Yosemite Hat Pin
$9.00
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USS Yosemite AD-19 Officer's Shoulder
$10.00
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USS Yosemite 50 Years Patch
$14.00
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USS Yosemite Challenge Coin
$8.00
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USS Yosemite Association T-Shirts
$20.00 – $28.00
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USS Yosemite Ships Silhouette Hat
$18.00
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Reunion
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