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USS Whiteside (AKA-90)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Lima - Sierra
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal (4)
Fourth Row - Philippines Liberation Medal - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Andromeda Class Attack Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down, 22 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1190), at Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA.
  • Launched, 12 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS Whiteside (AKA-90), 11 September 1944, CDR. C. P. Woodson in command
  • During World War II USS Whiteside (AKA-90) participated in the following campaigns:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Iso Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 9 February to 5 March 1945     		Okinawa Gunto operation
    Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 9 to 16 April 1945

  • During the Korean War USS Whiteside (AKA-90) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaign
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates3
    North Korean Aggression, 2 August to 13 September 1950 Inchon Landing, 14 to 17 September 1950
    Communist China Aggression, 8 to 14 December 1950 Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952, 12 to 13 June 1952

  • Decommissioned, 30 June 1958, at Astoria. OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Reacquired by the Navy for use as a target
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target 1971
  • USS Whiteside earned two battle stars for World War II service and four battle stars for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,556 t.(lt) 13,900 t.(fl)
    Length 459' 2"
    Beam 63'
    Draft 26' 4"
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 247
    Cargo Capacity 4,450 dwt
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    eighteen single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Boats
    eight LCMs
    one LCP(L)
    fifteen LCVPs
    Propulsion steam turbine, single shaft, 6,000shp
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    Whiteside 1389k Overhead view of USS Whiteside (AKA-90) underway while conducting shakedown training, 20 September 1944. David Buell
    Whiteside 65k USS Whiteside (AKA-90) at anchor, date and location unknown. Mike Fry
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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