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USS George Clymer (APA-27)
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USS George Clymer (AP-57) (1942 - 1943)

International Radio Call Sign:
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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) - American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1)
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (7) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Quemoy-Matsu, 3-Vietnam)
Fourth Row - Vietnam Service Medal (3) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (2) - Philippine Liberation Medal
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Arthur Middleton Class Transport:

Laid down as SS African Planet, a Maritime Commission type (C3-P&C) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, 27 September 1941

Renamed George Clymer, 9 June 1942

Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned as USS George Clymer (AP-57), 15 June 1942, CAPT. Arthur T. Moen in command

Redesignated Attack Transport (APA-27), 1 February 1943

During World War II USS George Clymer (AP-57 / APA-27) was assigned to both the European Theater and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters and participating in the following campaigns:

Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign	Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
North Africa occupation Algeria-Morocco landings 7 to 15 November 1942	Treasury-Bougainville operation Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina, 1 to 3 November 1943
.	Leyte operation Leyte landings, 21 October 1944 - Dulag landing
.	Marianas operation Capture and occupation of Saipan, 17 to 30 June 1944 Capture and occupation of Guam, 21 July to 15 August 1944
.	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 1 to 5 April 1945

During the Korean War USS George Clymer (APA-27) participated in the following campaigns:

**Korean War Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
North Korean Aggression 2 to 4 August 1950 18 September to 30 October 1950	Second Korean Winter 5 to 18 December 1951 20 to 30 December 1951 11 January 1952 22 to 23 January 1952
Inchon Landing 15 to 17 September 1950	Third Korean Winter 28 to 31 January 1953 23 February to 6 March 1953
Communist China Spring Offensive 5 to 8 July 1951	Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 18 to 20 July1953
UN Summer-Fall Offensive 9 to 19 July 1951 28 to 31 August 1951 31 October to 1 November 1951	.

During the Vietnam War USS George Clymer (APA-27) participated in the following campaigns:

**Vietnam Campaigns**
Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Vietnam Defense 4 to 9 July 1965	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 30 to 31 July 1966
Vietnamese Counteroffensive 22 to 25 March 1966 28 March to 4 April 1966 12 to 15 April 1966 6 to 18 May 1966 9 to 27 June1966	.

Decommissioned, 31 October 1967, at San Diego, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 26 July 1968, to National Metals & Steel Corp.,

USS George Clymer received five battle stars for World War II and seven battle stars for Korean War service and three campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Specifications:
Displacement 9.000 t.(lt) 16,725 t.(fl)
Length 491'
Beam 69' 6"
Draft 26' 6"
Speed 18.4kts
Complement 578
Troop Accommodations 1,304
Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

four 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts

eight single 20mm gun mounts

four .50 cal AA machine guns
Propulsion Steam turbine, single shaft, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS George Clymer (AP-57)
	68k	*Namesake* George Clymer, born in Philadelphia, Pa., 16 March 1739, was a Philadelphia merchant and prominent American patriot. Among the first to advocate complete independence from Great Britain, he became a member of the Pennsylvania Committee of Correspondence in 1774 and was elected to the Continental Congress, serving as one of two treasurers from July 1775 to August 1776. He signed the Declaration of Independence 2 August 1776. During the War of Independence, he fought in the Battle of Princeton and served on many commissions that dealt with the war and financial matters. He joined Robert Morris and others in founding the Bank of Pennsylvania in 1780. He again served in the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783 and was an influential member of the Pennsylvania Assembly from 1785 until 1789. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and from 1789 to 1791 served in the First Congress. President Washington appointed him Supervisor of Internal Revenue for Pennsylvania in 1791, but he resigned after the Whisky Rebellion in 1794. In 1796 he served on a special commission that negotiated a treaty with the Creek and Cherokee Indians in Georgia. George Clymer enjoyed a wide reputation for patriotism, learning, and ability in financial matters. He died in Morrisville, Pa., 23 January 1813. Photo source: constitution.org	Bill Gonyo
	52k	*USS George Clymer* (AP-57) moored pierside at Casablanca inboard of USS Hambleton (DD-455). The destroyer had been torpedoed amidships off Fedala, Morocco, 11 November 1942. Other ships present are USS Henry T. Allen (AP-30), at left, and the French merchant ship De La Salle**, at right. US National Archives photo # 80-G-21886, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.	US Naval Historical Center
USS George Clymer (APA-27)
	82k	One of *USS President Jackson* (APA-18)'s LCVPs approaching a Bougainville beach during a resupply mission, 5 January 1944.The ship in the center right distance is USS George Clymer (APA-27)*. US National Archives photo # 80-G-55881*, a US Navy photo now in the collections at the US National Archives	Submitted by Scott at LBS Products
	93k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** underway as part of the Guam invasion task force, July 1944. USS George Clymer is painted in camouflage scheme Measure 32 Design 16D. Photo from the Dwight Spayth collection, taken from *USS Ringgold* (DD-500)**	John Chiquoine
	167k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
	127k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
	450k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	David Buell
	64k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)**'s LCVP #3 alongside receiving a dog being lowered down in a sling.	Hyperwar US Navy in World War II
	73k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, October 1953	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	52k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** underway, circa 1953 location unknown. US Navy photo	.
	72k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** at anchor off the Hawaiian Islands, 1964.	Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.
	62k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27) (right) and USS Pickaway (APA-222)** (left) at anchor off the Hawaiian Islands, 1964.	Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.
	93k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** passing Ballast Point as she clears San Diego harbor on her way out to sea, circa October 1965. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, October 1965	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	73k	*USS George Clymer* (APA-27)** at anchor off Danang, South Vietnam, 1965.	Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.