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USS Genesee (AOG-8)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Bravo - Juliet
 NCBJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (28 April 1968) - Navy Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (1)
Fourth Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Vietnam, 1 July 58 - 3 July 65) - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6)
Sixth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Personnel Awards

Purple Heart (1-KIA Arthur Ball SFM3, 22 April 1968)

USS Genesee (AOG-8) was transferred to Chile, renamed Beagle
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Cargill Inc., Savage, MN.
  • Launched, 23 September 1943
  • Commissioned USS Genesee (AOG-8), 27 May 1944, Lt. O. R. Heath in command
  • During World War II USS Genesee was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 20 May to 30 June 1945
  • Decommissioned, 14 December 1949, at San Francisco, CA.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Recommissioned, 28 July 1950
  • During the Korean War USS Genesee participated in the following campaign:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Second Korean Winter Campaign
    25 February to 1 March 1952
    1, 7 to 8 and 15 to 16 April 1952
  • During the Vietnam War USS Genesee participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Defense
    4 July to 24 September 1965     		Vietnam Counteroffensive-Phase IV
    31 March to 30 June 1968
    Vietnam Counteroffensive
    3 June to 30 June 1966     		Vietnam Counteroffensive-Phase IV
    1 July to 6 July 1968, 8 August to 16 October 1968
    Vietnam Counteroffensive-Phase II
    1 to 12 July 1966, 26 August to 25 October 1966     		.

  • Decommissioned (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 25 June 1992
  • Transferred to Chile under terms of the Security Assistance Program, 25 June 1992, renamed Beagle
  • Decommissioned by the Chilean Navy in January 1992
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • USS Genesee earned one battle star for World War II service, one battle star for Korean War service and five campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,850 t.(lt) 4,335 t.(lim)
    Length 310' 9"
    Beam 48' 6"
    Draft 15' 8"
    Speed 14 kts. (trial speed)
    Complement
    9 officers
    118 enlisted
    Largest boom capacity 3 tons
    Armament
    four 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    twelve single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity
    Oil 7,975 Bbls.
    Gasoline 410,500 Gals.
    Ship's service generators
    two 225Kw 240V D.C.
    one 10Kw 240V D.C.
    Fuel Capacities 2,240 Bbls. diesel
    Propulsion
    two General Motors 16-278A diesel engines
    single Fairbanks Morse main reduction gear
    twin shafts, 3,300hp
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    Genesee 405k USS Genesee (AOG-8) in Mississippi River Lock No. 15 at Rock Island, IL. in tow of Federal Barge Lines Towboat James W. Good, 19 April 1944. She is painted in camouflage scheme 32/2D. John Fitzgerald, Archivist, USACE, Rock Island District.
    Genesee 81k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown. She is painted in camouflage scheme 32/2D. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan.
    Genesee 137k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, overhead view, date and location unknown. She is painted in camouflage scheme 32/2D. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Genesee 106k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown. She wears camouflage scheme 32/2D. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Genesee 165k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown. She is painted in camouflage scheme 32/2D. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Genesee 75k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown. Genesee wears camouflage scheme 32/2D. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Genesee 144k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Genesee 143k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Genesee 77k Pearl Harbor, HI, 11 April 1969, in background USS Genesee (AOG-8),
    foreground, USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), FTM2 Nelson,
    second from left, far right GMMC Northcut    		 © Richard Leonhardt
    Genesee 109k USS Genesee (AOG-8) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from DANFS    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    View the USS Genesee (AOG-8)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Genesee's Vietnam history contributed by John Heatherman RMC USN Ret. USS Genesee
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Avgas Mogas & Jet Fuel - The Story of the Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker
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