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YG-24

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
YG-22 Class Steel-hulled Garbage Lighter (Self-propelled):
  • Built by Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
  • Laid down, 03 July 1942
  • Launched, 27 February 1943
  • Completed and placed in service as YG-24, 25 June 1943 1
  • Towed from Pearl Harbor to Noumea by LST-487, July 1943
  • Stationed at Efate, August 1943 - December 1944
  • Towed from Efate to Espiritu Santo by Cor Caroli (AK-91), 04-05 December 1944
  • Served at Eniwetok, October 1945
  • Placed out of service in reserve, April 1948
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 May 1974
  • Sold for scrap, December 1974
    1. Pearl Harbor Navy Yard's War Diaries show her in active service at Pearl as early as March 1943.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 313 tons
    Length 118' 9"
    Beam 27' 7"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    one direct-drive Atlas Diesel engine
    single propeller, 240shp
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    YG-24 112k YG-24 in reserve at Orange TX, 03 Apr 1973. Photo from Ted Stone Collection. George Schneider
    There is no DANFS history record for YG-24 available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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    Last Updated 09 February 2018