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Major George H. Harrell

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Tug:
  • Built by Equitable Equipment, Madisonville, LA (YN 139)
  • Delivered to the US Army Quartermaster Corps as the tug Major George H. Harrell, November 1941
  • Registered to Puerto Rico Agricultural Co., Santurco, PR, as tug Major George H. Harrell (ON 253593), 1947
  • Registered to McCarren Towing Line, New York, NY, renamed Bergen, 1948
  • Registered to Russell Brothers Towing Co. (Newtown Creek Towing Co.), New York, NY, renamed Russell 18, 1950
  • Russell Brothers acquired by McAllister Brothers, Inc., name retained, 1961
  • Renamed Ann McAllister, 1963
  • Final disposition, scrapped during 1980s
    Specifications:
    Displacement 142 gross tons
    Length 82'
    Beam 23'
    Draft 10'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion
    one Superior 8-cylinder diesel, 560 hp
    single propeller
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    Namesake
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    George Harrison Harrell was born in Bertie County, North Carolina, 06 November 1872. He enlisted as a Private in the First Artillery, 01 November 1892. Rising to the rank of quartermaster sergeant, Harrell accepted a commission as captain in the Quartermaster Corps, August 1917. He died 06 December 1936 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

    		 Dave Wright
    Maj. George H. Harrell
    Maj. George H. Harrell
    3015901202    		 25k Major George H. Harrell as completed, 1941.
    Photo from Diesel Progress, January 1942    		 Dave Wright
    Commercial Service
    Maj. George H. Harrell
    3015901201    		 72k Russell 18, underway in New York harbor, date unknown.
    Photo by Capt. Brian Fournier, courtesy Tugboat Information    		  
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