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APA / LPA-222 Pickaway

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - China Service Medal (extended)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - 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 Pickaway (APA-222) participated in the following campaign:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Iwo Jima operation
    Assault and occupation of Iwo Jima
    14 to 20 March 1945

  • During the Korean War 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 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 June1966    		 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 1 September 1976
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD, 1 February 1980, fate unknown
  • 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'
    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
    2 LCM
    12 LCVP
    3 LCPU
    Armament
    one 5"/38 DP gun mount
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    ten single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion
    1 Westinghouse geared turbine
    2 Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers
    1 propeller, design shaft horsepower 8,500
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    Pickaway 44k Pickaway (APA-222) underway, circa 1953, location unknown. Robert Hurst
    George Clymer 62k Pickaway (APA-222) center and George Clymer (APA-27) (right) at anchor off the Hawaiian Islands, 1964. Photo by LT. Richard Dawson USS Renville.
    Pickaway 69k Pickaway (APA-222) at Subic Bay PI, April 1966 © Richard Leonhardt
    Pickaway 27k Pickaway (APA-222) underway, date and place unknown. USS Pickaway
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    Pickaway 68k Pickaway (APA-222) at Manila, P.I., date unknown. USS Pickaway
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    Pickaway 48k Pickaway (APA-222) underway, date and place unknown. Tom Crew
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