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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Asia clasp)
Gilliam Class Attack Transport:
  • Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (S4-SE2-BD1) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Consolidated Steel Corp, Wilmington CA.
  • Launched, 3 May 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 15 September 1944
  • Commissioned USS Banner (APA-60), 16 September 1944
  • During World War II Banner was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Following World War II Banner was assigned to Operation Crossroads as a target vessel during July and August 1946
  • Decommissioned at Bikini Atoll, 27 August 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, scuttled off Kwajalein, 16 February 1948
  • Banner received two battle stars for her World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,247 t.(lt), 7,080 t.(fl)
    Length 426'
    Beam 58'
    Draft 16'
    Speed 16.9 kts.
    Complement 27 Officers 295 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 47 Officers, 802 Enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 85,000 cu. ft., 600 t.
    Armament 1 single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, 4 twin 40mm gun mounts, 10 single 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion Westinghouse turbo-electric drive, 2 boilers, 2 propellers, Design shaft horsepower 6,000
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    Banner 76k Banner (APA-60) at anchor off the Naval Repair Base, San Diego, CA., 27 October 1945.
    US Navy BUAIR photo by Ens. R.G. Beidleman.    		 Bill Smith USS Banner
    Banner 100k Banner (APA-60) Landing Craft Division, Joseph Villy Touchet, fourth row, tenth from the left.
    US Navy photo.    		 Joey Touchet for his father
    Joseph Villy Touchet USS Banner
    Banner 70k Banner (APA-60) crew members, date unknown. Wes Stone, Lusby, MD. In memory of the men who trained at the USNATB Solomons.
    Banner 84k One of Banner (APA-60) boats underway, date and place unknown. Wes Stone, Lusby, MD. In memory of the men who trained at the USNATB Solomons.
    View the Banner (APA-60)
    DANFS history located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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