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George Morton Randall, born 8 October 1841 at Conneaut, Ohio, enlisted as a private in the 4th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the fall of 1861. He served in New York and Washington, and in the field with the Army of Potomac. Brevetted Captain for gallant service in the Battle of Antietam, he was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel, then Colonel for gallantry in the attack on Fort Stedman. Va. After fighting Indians on the southwestern frontier, he served with the Big Horn, Yellowstone, and Powder expeditions against Indians in the Rockies. General Randall subsequently was on duty at New York and Knoxville, Tenn., prior to commanding the Department of Luzon in the Philippines from 1903 to 1905. After further duty at St. Louis, General Randall retired 8 October 1905 and died 14 June 1918 at Denver, Colo.
Digital ID: cwpb 04974 Source: Library of Congress Prints |
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USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) underway in 1944, location unknown. Note camouflage scheme measure 32/10T. US Navy photo. |
Courtesy, Chuck Ulrich, coordinator/historian AP Transport Group |
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USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) underway in 1945, location unknown. US Navy photo. |
Courtesy, Chuck Ulrich, coordinator/historian AP Transport Group |
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USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) docked at Naval Supply Center Oakland, CA. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, May 1949 |
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USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) departs Yokohama, Japan with the first Korean War dead to be returned to the United States., 11 March 1951 US National Archives photo 80-G-427104, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
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USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) departs Yokohama, Japan, with the first Korean War dead to be returned to the United States. Photo dated 11 March 1951. Photographed by C. K. Rose. Note Armed Services honor guards in attendance, Army Band, and press area at left. US National Archives photo 80-G-427106, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the National Archives. |
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USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) underway in 1952. |
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