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APA-221 Oneida

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)
Haskell Class Attack Transport:
  • Laid down, 30 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 569) at Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter
  • Commissioned USS Oneida (APA-221), 4 December 1944, CAPT. Arthur C. Geisenhoff USN in command
  • During World War II Oneida was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, 27 December 1946
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Long Beach Group
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1958
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Oneida earned one battle star for services in World War II
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
    Length 455'
    Beam 62'
    Speed 19 kts.
    Complement 56 Officers 480 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 86 Officers 1,475 Enlisted
    Cargo Capacity 150,000 cu. ft, 2,900 tons
    Boats
    two LCMs
    twelve LCVPs
    three LCPUs
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual-purpose gun mount
    one quad 40mm AA gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse geared turbine
    two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers
    single propeller
    design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    Oneida 49k Oneida (APA-221), date and place unknown. Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 87k Oneida (APA-221) Commanding Officer Capt. A.C. Geisenhoff USN during ceremonies celebrating the "Mighty O" crossing the Equator at 1120 30 September 1945. Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 65k Oneida (APA-221) junior officers, Keith, Hanna, LaGrange, and Good, date and place unknown. Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 56k Oneida (APA-221) junior officers, Ensigns Lee, Smith, Hanna, Crowley, Good, Keith, and Gould, date and place unknown. Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 260k Oneida (APA-221) officers roster. Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 111k Oneida (APA-221) embarking Japanese POW's at Okinawa for transport to Pearl Harbor, 24 June 1945 Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller crew member
    Oneida 67k Oneida (APA-221) with Japanese POWs on deck during voyage from Okinawa to Pearl Harbor, circa June 1945 Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 118k Oneida (APA-221) moored at Pearl Harbor, disembarking Japanese POWs from Okinawa, 13 July 1945 Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 137k Oneida (APA-221) moored at Pearl Harbor, disembarking Japanese POWs from Okinawa, 13 July 1945 Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    Oneida 171k Oneida (APA-221) Port Log. Prepared in the ship's office enroute to the US from Manila. Oneida actually returned to San Pedro, CA. vice San Francisco. The ship was rerouted to San Pedro as San Francisco was overcrowded with returnees at the time of Oneida's planned arrival. Rick Dahlen for his father
    A. James Heller USS Oneida
    View the Oneida (APA-221)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Interested in a Reunion? Contact A. James (Jim) Heller
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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