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USS Pickaway (LPA-222)
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 USS Pickaway (APA-222) (1944 - 1969)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Romeo - Echo
 NPRE
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1)
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal (6)
Fourth Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (4) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6)
Fifth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Haskell Class Amphibious Transport:
  • Laid down, 1 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 570) at Permenente Metals Corp., Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 5 November 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on loan-charter and Commissioned USS Pickaway (APA-222), 12 December 1944, CDR. H. L. Bixby in command
  • During World War II USS Pickaway (APA-222) was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater:
    TransRon Twenty-Three, COMO. A.S. Witherspoon;
    TransDiv Sixty-Nine, CAPT. P.R. Glutting USN (16) and participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima, 6 to 16 March 1945

  • During the Korean War USS Pickaway (APA-222) participated in the following campaigns:
    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    North Korean Aggression
    2 to 3 August 1950
    7 to 12 September 1950
    18 to 25 September 1950
    7 to 29 October 1950    		 Second Korean Winter
    5 to 6 December 1951
    17 to 18 December 1951
    23 to 30 December 1951
    3 to 4 February 1952
    Inchon Landing
    13 to 17 September 1950    		 Third Korean Winter
    15 December 1952
    13 to 15 February 1953
    13 to 20 March 1953
    UN Summer-Fall Offensive
    2 to 3 August 1951
    26 to 29 October 1951
    11 November 1951    		 Korea, Summer-Fall 1953
    1 to 11 June 1953

  • During the Vietnam War USS Pickaway (APA-222) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnam Defense
    4 to 7 July 1965    		 Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II
    to 3 July 1966
    14 to 30 June 1966
    Vietnam Counteroffensive
    24 March to 7 April 1966
    21 April to 8 May 1966
    10 to 30 June 1966    		 Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase III
    28 to 30 June 1967
    19 to 28 September 1967
    17 to 23 October 1967

  • Redesignated Amphibious Transport (LPA-222), 1 January 1969
  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register in January 1970
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration, 26 August 1970 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Final Disposition, withdrawn from reserve, 26 March 1980, and delivered to A. L. Burbank & Co.(MARAD Trade-in and Exchange Program), Moore McCormack sold vessels with MARAD approval to Carol Shipping and Trading Co., Liberian Corp. for scrapping. Carol Shipping resold the ship Kang Hua Enterprise Co, Taiwan for scrapping in Taiwan.
  • USS Pickaway received one battle star for World War II service, six battle stars for Korean War service and four campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,873 t.(lt) 14,837 t.(fl)
    Length 455'
    Beam 62'
    Draft< 24' (lim)
    Speed 17.7 kts (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 56
    Enlisted 480
    Troop Accommodations
    Officers 86
    Enlisted 1,475
    Largest Boom Capacity 35 t.
    Cargo Capacity 2,900 DWTs
    non-refrigerated 150,000 cul ft.
    Boats
    two LCMs
    one open LCPL
    one covered LCPL (Captain's Gig)
    two LCPRs
    eighteen LCVPs
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    one quad 40mm AA gun mount
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacities
    NSFO 7,800 Bbls
    Diesel 970 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse geared steam turbine
    two Combustion Engineering header-type boilers, 465psi 750°
    double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear
    three turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    one propeller, 8,500shp
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    Pickaway 232k USS Pickaway (APA-222) change of command. CAPT. Augustus R. St Angelo (Left) relieved CAPT. Samuel H. Crittenden, Jr. at Mare Island, 6 January 6 1951.
    File name: APA 222 7933-1-51, US Navy Photo, 1/6/51 from the collections of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum collection.    		 Darryl Baker
    Pickaway 126k Stern view of USS Pickaway (APA-222) while at anchor in San Diego Bay, CA., circa 1952. Don Garner
    Pickaway 44k USS Pickaway (APA-222) underway, circa 1953, location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Pickaway 111k USS Pickaway (APA-222) moored pierside at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippine Islands circa December 1962. Pickaway had transported a battalion of Marines to the Philippines for jungle warfare training. R.P. Richard USMC 1960-64.
    Pickaway 147k
    George Clymer 62k USS Pickaway (APA-222) center and USS George Clymer (APA-27) (right) at anchor off the Hawaiian Islands, 1964. Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.
    Pickaway 69k USS Pickaway (APA-222) at Subic Bay PI, April 1966 © Richard Leonhardt
    Pickaway 27k USS Pickaway (APA-222) underway, date and location unknown. USS Pickaway
    web site
    Pickaway 68k USS Pickaway (APA-222) at Manila, P.I., date unknown. USS Pickaway
    web site
    Pickaway 48k USS Pickaway (APA-222) underway, date and location unknown. Tom Crew
    USS Pickaway (APA-222 / LPA-222)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Bixby, Harry Llewellyn 12 December 1944 - 21 February 1946
    02CAPT. McMurtrey, Thomas Bradford21 February 1946 - July 1947
    04CAPT. Crittenden Jr., Samuel Hallett :RADM1950 - 6 January 1951
    05CAPT. St. Angelo, Augustus Robert6 January 1951 - ?
    06CAPT. Robbins Jr., Berton Aldrich :RADM1953 - ?
    09CAPT. Ross, James GrantAugust 1959 - August 1961
    10CAPT. Leon, Strauss SamuelAugust 1961 - November1962
    11CAPT. McDougal, Clifford Alexanderno dates
    15CAPT. Holder, Billy Douglas :RADM1966 - ?
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information Web Sites
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Pickaway APA 222
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