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AT-108 / ATF-108 Pakana

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Individual Awards

Purple Heart (3)
Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug:
  • Laid down, 1 October 1942, at United Engineering & Drydock Co., Alameda, CA.
  • Launched, 3 March 1943
  • Commissioned USS Pakana (AT-108), 17 December 1943
  • Redesignated Fleet Ocean Tug (ATF-108), 15 May 1944
  • Decommissioned in October 1945
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1963
  • Transferred the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Custody transferred to the Dept of Interior, Bureau of Mines
  • Final Disposition, sunk by gunfire, 27 May 1975
  • Pakana earned one battle star for service in World War II
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,240 t.(lt) 1,589 t.(fl)
    Length 205'
    Beam 38' 6"
    Draft 15' 4"
    Speed 16.5 kts.
    Complement 85
    Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm guns
    Propulsion diesel-electric, four Alco diesel main engines driving four General Electric generators and three General Motors 3-268A auxiliary services engines, single screw
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    Pakana 35k Pakana (ATF-108) at anchor, date and place unknown. Courtesy USS Bush (DD-529) web site
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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