USS Randall (APA-224)

: "For other ships of a similar name see USS Randall (disambiguation)."

USS Randall was a sclass|Haskell|attack transport of the United States Navy. She was named after Randall County, Texas and was commissioned on December 12, 1944, under the command of Captain Harold Stevens. After training, the ship left for Pearl Harbor February 9, 1945. She then sailed to the Volcano Islands. She arrived at Iwo Jima on March 5, unloaded Army personnel and supplies, and uploaded Marines on their way to Guam. The ship returned the Pearl Harbor on April 20. She next carried petroleum products to Kwajalein and took on Navy and Marine personnel for return to the USA. Arriving in San Francisco on June 18, she proceeded to Ulithi, picked up Army units, and then continued to Okinawa, returning on August 12. When World War II ended, she transported Army and Marine personnel from various points in the Pacific to the US mainland. [cite book|title=Mike Papa: Tet Offensive Of 1968 |author= John Anthony|year= 2004|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|pages=25|id=ISBN 1401063136|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=h8f97Yk8Yw4C&pg=PA25&ots=rf1xzVobF6&dq=%22USS+Randall%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=r4NvXW147tDhhGvqmebRfy9lb4Q]

From 1952 until her decommissioning, the ship sailed from Hampton Roads and Little Creek, often berthing at NOB Pier 2. Between 1952 and 1955, she made numerous trips to the Caribbean for training purposes and a six month training cruise to the Mediterranean. She had a total of three Captains - Nicholas Frank, Henry Sturr and Robert Theobald, all Naval Academy graduates. In 1954 she received the "E" award for her class.

In 1956 USS Randall was used in the filming of Away All Boats, mainly around St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands and Vieques Island, Puerto Rico.

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