MEMORIES OF ONE TRIP ABOARD THE GENERAL BUTNER

- BY JACK JUNGROTH -

jack_jungroth@nextsteps.com

The pictures were taken from November, 1950 through January of 1952.  Those were the 13 months that I was aboard the Butner.   I picked her up at Mare Island, CA.,  just after outfitting, we were loading ships stores. 

We sailed from the west coast to Korea to Bremerhaven, Germany. 

 

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The Skipper brought the

Butner out of drydock at Mare

Island in November 1950.

Captain Dale E. Collins

[shown] was replaced by Capt.

Chas. R. Khoury In May ''51,

Khoury was replaced by  Capt.

Mayer in June '52, Mayer was

replaced by Capt.

Brennaman in June '53,

Brennaman ws replaced by

Capt. Gibbs in May '54.

 

 

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The bow of the ship is

from Pier 10, Staten

Island

 

 

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The White Cliffs of Dover as we were waiting for the pilot going in to Bremerhaven

 

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The group on the Bremerhaven pier is the Keystone Division from Pennsylvania being welcomed by General Eisenhower, he is the one in the camel coat to the left of the bunch on the reviewing stand above the 28 Inf. sign.

 

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Harry Bostrom,  J. D.

Cecil, and me taken in

our electronics shack.

 

 

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Jim Murray, RD3