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YOG-56

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
YOG-5 Class Gasoline Barge (Self-propelled):
  • Built by RTC Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ (YN 158)
  • Laid down, 17 May 1944
  • Launched, 30 September 1944
  • Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service as YOG-56, 19 February 1945
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 July 1972
  • Transferred to Vietnam as HQ 475, 30 June 1972
  • Final dispostion, fate unknown - did not escape Vietnam
    Specifications:
    Displacement 440 tons (lt) 1,390 tons (fl)
    Length 174'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 13'
    Speed unknown
    Complement 1 Officer, 22 Enlisted
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion diesel engines, single screw, 1,700hp
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    YOG-56
    141305602    		 853k "My father, Ralph J. Mason (USS Oriskany) and his older brother, my uncle, PFC Thomas J. Mason... pictured in front of YOG-56... likely when Dad was on leave from the Oriskany to meet with his brother somewhere off the coast of Japan or China. On July 21, 1953... Thomas Mason died in a hospital unit near the front lines of the battle near Seoul, Korea... where his tank had been hit by enemy fire... only six days from the end of the Korean War. This was the last time that my Father ever saw his older brother, Thomas Jefferson Mason (1932 - 1953)" This photo was probably taken at Yokosuka in 1953. Dave Mason
    for his father and uncle
    YOG-56
    141305601    		 559k YOG-56 underway in harbor, probably in Vietnamese waters in the 1960s. Note the cartoon rat artwork on the stack.
    Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 103141, donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005    		 NHHC
    There is no DANFS history available for YOG-56 at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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    Last Updated 02 June 2023