USCG VANCE WDE 487 1952 - 1954 Official History
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COAST GUARD VESSELS ELIGIBLE FOR THE KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL WITH DATES TAKEN FROM NAVPERS 15,790

BERING STRAIT (AVP 382)
26 Dec 1951 to 3 Feb 1952 - Sugar
21 Jan 1954 to 3 Feb 1954 - Victor

CHAUTAUQUA (WPG 41)
31 May 1951 to 13 June 1951
28 Feb 1952 to 12 Mar 1952
16 Mar 1952 to 6 Apr 1952
23 Nov 1952 to 14 Dec 1952
15 January 1953 to 22 Jan 1953
25 Mar 1954 to 6 Apr 1954

DURANT (WDE 489)
6 November 1953 to 19 November 1953 - Uncle

ESCANABA (WPG 64)
2 Dec 1951 to 23 Dec 1951 - Victor

FALGOUT (WDE 424)
10 Aug 1952 to 31 Aug 1952 - Victor
16 Sep 1953 to 8 Oct 1953 - Sugar

FINCH (WDE 428)
20 Jul 1952 to 10 Aug 1952 - Victor
14 Aug 1952 to 26 Aug 1952
24 Sep 1953 to 1 Oct 1953

FORSTER (WDE 434)
24 Jul 1952 to 5 Aug 1952

GRESEAM (WAVP 387)
20 Jun 1951 to 4 Jul 1951

IRONWOOD (WAGL 297)
19 Nov 1951 to 24 Nov 1951
21 Jun 1952 to 15 Jan 1953
9 May 1953 to 29 Jul 1953
27 Dec 1953 to 2 May 1954

IROQUOIS (WPG 43)
21 Oct 1951 to 11 Nov 1951 - Victor
6 Feb 1953 to 13 Feb 1953 - Sugar

KLAMATH (WPG 66)
23 Aug to 5 Sep 1951 - Sugar
6 Apr 1952 to 27 Apr 1952 - Victor
1 May 1952 to 12 May 1952
18 Jul 1953 to 5 Aug 1953 - Victor
4 Sep 1953 to 11 Sep 1953

KOINER (WDE 431)
8 Jun 1952 to 29 Jun 1952
13 May 1953 to 3 Jun 1953
2 Jul 1953 to 10 Jul 1953

KUKUI (WAK 186)?
27 May 1953 to 1 Jun 1953

LOWE (WDE 425)
31 Aug 1952 to 21 Sep 1952 - Victor
24 Sep 1952 to 7 Oct 1952
3 Jun 1953 to 24 Jun 1953
23 Jul 1953 to 31 Jul 1953

MINNETONKA (WPG 67)
13 Jan 1952 to 28 Jan 1952 - Sugar
3 Feb 1952 to 24 Feb 1952 - Victor
31 Dec 1953 to 13 Jan 1954

NEWELL (WDE 442)
2 Nov 1952 to 23 Nov 1952 - Victor
29 Oct 1953 to 18 Nov 1953 - Victor

PLANETREE (WAGL 307)
15 May 1954 to 27 Jul 1954

PONTCHARTRAIN (WPG 70)
30 Mar 1951 to 9 Apr 1951 - Sugar
21 Mar 1952 to 1 Apr 1952
25 Jan 1953 to 15 Feb 1953 - Victor
19 Mar 1953 to 27 Mar 1953

RAMSDEN (WDE 482)
15 Feb 1953 to 17 Apr 1953 - Victor

RICHEY (WDE 485)
12 Sep 1951 to 16 Sep 1953 - Victor
15 Oct 1953 to 22 Oct 1953

TANEY
12 Sep 1951 to 26 Sep 1951
30 Sep 1951 to 21 Oct 1951
27 Apr 1952 to 18 May 1952
21 May 1952 to 4 Jun 1952
21 May 1953 to 29 May 1953

WACHUSETT (WPG 44)
11 Mar 1951 to 22 Mar 1951 - Sugar
8 Feb 1952 to 18 Feb 1952 - Victor
30 Apr 1953 to 8 May 1953 - Sugar

WINNEBAGO (WPG 40)
6 Dec 1951 to 18 Dec 1951
23 Dec 1951 to 13 Jan 1952
18 May 1952 to 8 Jun 1952
12 Jun 1952 to 24 Jun 1952
13 Aug 1953 to 21 Aug 1953

WINONA (WPG 64)
26 Oct 1951 to 6 Nov 1951
11 Nov 1951 to 2 Dec 1951
12 Oct 1952 to 2 Nov 1952
6 Nov 1952 to 19 Nov 1952


SHORE UNITS
CDR FAR EAST SEC, TOKYO to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, BATAAN 18 Jun 1953 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, ELMO No. 4, PUSAN 1 Aug 1952 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, ICHI BAMARE, OKINAWA 27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, IWO JIMA 27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, MATSUMAE, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN 3 Jan 1952 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, NIIGATA, HONSHU, JAPAN 3 Jan 1952 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, OSHIHA, HONSHU, JAPAN 27 Jun 1950 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, RIYAKO JIMA, MIYAKO 18 Jun 1953 to 27 Jul 1954
LORSTA, TOKYO, HONSHU, JAPAN 16 Dec 1951 to 27 Jul 1954
MERMAR DET, JAPAN 14 Oct 1952 to 27 Jul 1954

HAND WRITTEN NOTE:
SUPPORT SIDE
Plane guard - weather patrol Meterological and communication Support
DE'S: Safeguard troops and supplies being sent by air and sea to Korea.
End of PS 1 March 1954 P15

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