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Subject: I served on the Catoctin


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James Weldy Jr.
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Date Posted: 10:49:21 12/07/13 Sat
In reply to: Bantz Arbogast 's message, "U.S.S. Catoctin AGC-5" on 14:20:00 04/11/10 Sun

I served as a SF on the Catoctin on it's shakedown cruise and inaugural commissioning. War service...Algiers, Italy, France and D-Day, Russia and the Yalta Conference. We later crossed the Pacific ultimately going to North China. I was in the 3rd Division. I'd love to hear from any shipmates.

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My Dad served on the Catoctin during WWIIGreg Clark13:09:32 12/11/13 Wed
    CATOCTIN CRUISE BOOK AVAILABLERuss Padden - webmaster03:16:19 12/12/13 Thu


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