SS CEDAR MILLS

For actions on December 1, 1943.

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

In December 1943, SS CEDAR MILLS and her French destroyer escort were caught in a violent cyclone and became widely separated. The destroyer, short of fuel and unable to maneuver, was in a sinking condition...

SS NATHANAEL GREENE

For actions on September 12, 1942

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

During a long voyage to north Russia, SS NATHANAEL GREENE was under incessant and violent attack by enemy planes and submarines. In most gallant fashion, and in spite of many crew casualties, she consistently...

TUG TEXACO FIRE CHIEF

For actions on June 2, 1973

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

At 0040, June 2, 1973, responding to a radio report that two ships had collided and were on fire at an anchorage in the Port of New York, the Tug TEXACO FIRE CHIEF alerted the U.S. Coast Guard that she was approaching...

Tug Grace McAllister

For actions on June 2, 1973

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

About midnight, June 2, 1973, the Tug GRACE MCALLISTER received a message that the C/V SEA WITCH was about to ram a loaded tanker in New York Harbor. Immediately, a drifting mass of flames was sighted. One of the...

TUG ADELINE FOSS

For actions on November 26, 1965

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

Responding to a distress call on November 26, 1965, from the SS ODUNA which had run aground during a storm, the ADELINE FOSS raced to her aid. Heavy snow squalls and mountainous seas prevented rescue by sea. The...

SS PRESIDENT JACKSON

For actions on January 14, 1970

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

On late afternoon January 14, 1970, the PRESIDENT JACKSON having lost all radio antennas before dawn in full storm winds and mountainous seas, reestablished HF communications through a jury-rigged antenna and...

SS MEREDITH VICTORY

For actions on December 22, 1950

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

At the height of the epoch-making evacuation of Hungnam, Korea, by the United Nations Forces in December, 1950, the MEREDITH VICTORY was requested to assist in the removal of Korean civilians trapped and...

SS JAPAN BEAR

For actions on January 13, 1965

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

During the early morning of January 13, 1965, the JAPAN BEAR received an SOS from the Chinese Nationalist Ship Grand, immediately altered course and raced to intercept the distressed vessel. Late...

SS DOLLY TURMAN

For actions on October 26, 1961

Gallant Ship Award Citation:

Responding to a distress call on October 26, 1961, from the Japanese Ship SS FUKUZAN MARU foundering in mountainous seas on the edge of a typhoon, the DOLLY TURMAN raced to her aid. With the...

A Landmark Liberty Ship

The Liberty ship Booker T. Washington was the first major U.S. oceangoing vessel to be named after an African-American.

The Booker T. Washington was built by the California Shipbuilding Corp. at Terminal Island, Los Angeles. Launched in 1942, the Liberty ship was...