USS Henrico (APA-45)

USS Henrico (APA-45)

USS "Henrico" (APA-45) was a sclass|Bayfield|attack transport that served with the US Navy in World War II, and subsequently in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Operational history

World War II

*Invasion of Normandy (Omaha Beach, Easy Red Sector, the Big Red One.): 6 June 1944
*Invasion of southern France: 13 August 1944
*Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto: 26 May to April 1945
*Invasion of Northern Africa
*Invasion of the Phillipenes

Korean War

*North Korean Aggression: 1 August 1950 - 11 January 1952
*Communist China Aggression: 19 November - 29 December 1950
*Inchon Landing: 13 - 17 September 1950
*First UN counteroffensive: 5 to 11 February 1951
*UN Summer-Fall Offensive: 6-14 November 1951
*Second Korean Winter: 5 December 1951 - 11 January 1952
*Korean Defense Summer-Fall: 5 to 26 June 1952
*Third Korean Winter: 17 to 30 April 1952
*Korean Summer-Fall: 1 May 1953 to 25 July 1953

Vietnam War

*Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II: 26 August 1966 - 24 March 1967

References

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03045.htm AP-90 / APA/ LPA-45 "Henrico"] , Navsource Online

External links

* [http://www.henricoapa45.org// USS "Henrico" official site]


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