Special thanks to Lowell E. Hootman RD2 11/16/1961 to 8/19/1963
Special thanks to Paul L. Sador IC2 8/8/1963 to 8/27/1965
Special thanks to Gary W. Sagaert CYN3 1965-1966
Special Thanks to my wife, Cheryl, for keeping her letters so I could re-create the logs from 9/18/1966 to 11/29/1968
November 1961
16 ... Reported aboard at San Francisco, California ( Lowell E. Hootman ) 18 ... USS Uvalde Re-Commissioned 24 - 26 ... Sea trials
December 1961
1 ... NSD Oakland, California 11 ... San Diego, California
January 1962
15 ... Left for new home port Norfolk, VA. 18 ... Mazatlan, Mexico 26 ... Arrive panama City, Panama 31 ... Passed thought the Panama Canal
February 1962
2-23 ... Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 26 ... Arrived Norfolk, VA
March 1962
14 ... Berkley, VA
April 1962
9 ... Norfolk, VA 12 ... Depart for Caribbean Sea 13 ... Sunny Point NC pick up Marines 24 ... Underway for Vieques Island
22-27 Vieques Island LANPHIBEX 1-62 Landings 28 ... Ensenda Honda, Puerto Rico
May 1962
4-7 ... Ponce, Puerto Rico ( marines took control of local radio station) 7-12 ... South Vieques - War games 12 ... San Juan, Puerto Rico
25 ... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 30 ... Castries, St. Lucia
June 1962
3...Bridgetown, Barbados 7...Vieques - 1 Alpha ( Amphibious Landing ) 8...San Juan, Puerto Rico. 22...Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
26-27 ... Guantanamo Bay Area short war games 27 ... underway for Norfolk, VA
July 1962
1... Morehead City, NC unload Marines 2 ... Arrive Norfolk, VA short overhaul
August 1962
6 ... Exercises of Little Creek Va. 7 ... Norfolk, VA 10-13 ... New York, NY 16 ... Norfolk, VA August 16 - October 22 Norfolk, VA.
October 1962
22 ... Underway for Cuba ( Many of the crew still not aboard ) 24 ... Moore Head City, NC Loaded Marines ( The meanest looking I've ever seen.)
26 ... Underway for Cuba at General Quarters Oct, 26 to Nov, 18 no records kept. ( however we were at Guantanamo Bay )
November 1962
18 Charleston, SC Liberty and took on more crew. 24 ... Anchored off Mayport FL
December 1962
3 ... Morehead City, NC unload Marines 6 ... Norfolk, VA 10 ... Berkley, VA for a overhaul
January 1963
14 ... Norfolk, VA Prepare for Mediterranean Cruise
February 1963
5 ... Morehead City, NC load Marines 7 ... Underway for Mediterranean Sea 21 ... Rota Spain 1806 local time
22 ... Sighted the Rock of Glbraltar (1501) entered the Mediterranean Sea 22 ... Aranci Bay Sardinia 28 ... Beach Party Sardinia
March 1963
Other ships in task force USS Thuban AKA-19 USS Rushmore LSD-14 USS Mt. McKinley AGC-7 USS Chilton APA-38
USS Traverse County LST-1160 USS Wahkiakum County LST-1162 USS San Marcos LSD-25
Replenishment Ships USS Mattabesset AOG-52 USS Antares AKS-33 USS Aucilla AO-56 USS Rigel AF-58
4-13 Naples, Italy 3-17...Sailed between Sicily and Italy into the Ionian Sea to Timbarkion, Crete 17-30 ... Amphibious Landings Timbakion Crete
April 1963
1 ... Underway for Greece 2 ... Replenishment at sea 4 ... Arrive Rhodes, Greece 8 ... Underway for Turkey
13 ... Man Overboard on the USS Traverse County LST 1160 At night ( sailor never found)
13 ... Arrive Izmir, Turkey 17 ... Underway to Athens, Greece 18 ... Anchored off Piraeus, Greece 25 ... Underway for Cannes, France
May 1963
2...Anchored at Golfe Juan, France 6...Left for operation FAIRGAME with the French Navy 9 -13...Santa Monza, Corsica Amphibious Landing
14-18 ... Arrive Barcelona, Spain (Ship's Party May 17) 21 ... Arrive Rota, Spain 22 ... Underway to USA
June 1963
1 ... Arrive Charleston, SC 4 ... Unload Marines Morehead City, NC 5 ... Arrive Norfolk, VA
July 1963
15 ... ISE 19 ... Return to Norfolk, VA 22 ... ISE off Virginia Capes 25 ... Return to Norfolk, VA
August 1963
8 ...... Paul L. Sedor reports for duty 19 ... Underway to Bermuda 23 ... Arrive Bermuda 25 ... Depart Bermuda
29 ... Arrive Norfolk, VA ( Lowell Hootman left the Uvalde for the last time 1505)
December 1963
3 ... Left Norfolk NOB for Caribbean 4 ... Embark Marines Morehead City, NC 9 ... Arrive Vieques Island for exercises 14 ... Arrive San Juan 15 ... Out to Sea Return to San Juan for Christmas
January 1964
2 ... Underway to Panama with a stop in Gitmo
9 ... Arrive Cristobal, Canal Zone. Riots in Panama kept us tied to the pier for several weeks without liberty, did get to see the Gatun locks.
February 19642
3 ... Arrive Norfolk
April 1964
6 ... Out at sea off Norfolk VA, 15 ... Return to Norfolk
May 1964
8 ... Underway for GITMO 20 ... Return to NOB Norfolk
June 1964
23 ... Set sail for the Caribbean
August 1964
16 ... Liberty in Curacau N.A.
September 1964
23 ... Return to Morehead City NC 24... Arrive Norfolk
October 1964
6 ... Underway for Med Operation Steel Pike... Liberty in Canary Islands
November 1964
27 ... Arrive Sunny Port, NC 29 ... Arrive Norfolk VA.
January 1965
7 ... Arrive Naval Shipyard New York
April 1965
23 ... Return to NOB Norfolk VA
May 1965
17 ... Underway for GITMO Ciba
July 1965
2 ... Return to NOB Norfolk VA
August 1965
27 ... Paul L. Sedar IC2 left the Uvalde for the last time.
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11-65 to 04-66 Gary W. Sagaert
October 1965
4 ... Depart Nofolk, VA for MED Cruise 5 ... Arrive Morehead City, NC 6 ... Depart Morehead City, NC with Marines
19 ... under the command of ComSixthFlt 20... Arrive Almeria, Spain 23 ... Departed Almeria, Spain 26 ... Arrive Marseille, France
November 1965
1 ... Departed Marseille, France 5 ... Arrive Aranci Bay, Sardinia 10 ... Departed Aranci Bay, Sardinia 13 ... Arrive Valetta, Malta
22 ... Departed Valetta, Malta 24 ... Arrive Naples, Italy 25 ... Change of command, Captain Sherman relieved Captain Butler
December 1965
6 ... Departed Naples, Italy 8 ... Arrive Santa Manza, Corsica 16 ... Departed Santa Manza, Corsica 20 ... Arrive Genoa, Italy
January 1966
3... Departed Genoa, Italy 7 ... Arrive Porto Scudo, Sardinia 13 ... Departed Porto Scudo, Sardinia 18 ... Arrive Livorno, Italy
24 ... Departed Livorno, Italy 26 ... Arrive Palma, Mallorca 31 ... Depart Palma, Mallorca
February 1966
2 ... Arrive Barcelona, Spain 10 ... Departed Barcelona, Spain 12 ... Arrive Almeria, Spain - No Landing 13 ... Arrive Mazzaroni, Spain
18 ... Departed Mazzaroni, Spain 21 ... Arrive Toulon, France
March 1966
3 ... Depart Toulon, France 5 ... Arrive Santa Manza, Corsica 7 ... Departed Santa Manza, Corsica 9 ... Return to Santa Manza, Corsica
10 ... Depart Santa Manza, Corsica 12... Arrive Palma, Mallorca 17 ... Depart Palma, Mallorca 19 ... Arrive Rota, Spain - Turn over to PhibRon 6
29 ... Depart Rota, Spain for the States - Change operational control to CincLantFlt
April 1966
1…Arrive Morehead City, NC disembark Marines 2...Depart Moorehead City NC 3...Arrive Norfolk, VA
Gary W. Sagert left the Uvalde for the last time.
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September 1966
18 ... Arrived aboard the Uvalde docked at NOB Norfolk VA. ( Phil Belliveau SMSA ) 21 ... Drill off the cost of Virginia 23 ... Arrive NOB Norfolk
October 1966
11 ... At sea off the cost of Virginia 14 ... Return NOB Norfolk 17 ... Off the cost of South Carolina 21 ... Return to NOB Norfolk
26-31 Liberty trip to Port Royal SC
November 1966
5 ... Arrive in NOB Norfolk 14 ... At sea with new Capt P.V. Purkrabek 15 ... Return to NOB Norfolk 28 ... Practiced Amphibious Landing
December 1966
2 ... Arrive NOB Norfolk, in port more or less the entire month
January 1967
9 ... Practiced Amphibious Landings off cost of VA 13 ... Return to NOB Norfolk 16 ... Leave for Moorhead City NC to embark Marines 18 ... Leave for the Caribbean Sea 28 ... Arrive ST Thomas VI 30 ... Depart St. Thomas VI
February 1967
3 ... Arrive San Juan PR 16 ... Arrive NOB Norfolk VA
March 1967
6 ... landings off the cost of VA 10 ... Return to NOB Norfolk 30 ... Left Norfolk 31 … Arrive Morehead city to embark Marines
Ships in Amphibious Squadron Six
USS Cambria APA-36 (Flag) USS Sandoval APA-194 USS Uvalde AKA-88 USS Shadwell LSD-15 USS Casa Grande LSD -13 USS Terrebonne Parish LST-1156 USS Lorain County LST 1177 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment
April 1967
1 ... Left for the MED 15 ... Sighted the Rock of Gibraltar 0300 Hrs 20 ... Anchored off Sardinia
21 ... Steaming 300 miles off Greece Conducted landings
May 1967
1 - 5 Liberty Toulon France 6-15 Amphibious Landing Lovo Santo, Corsica 17-25 Liberty Naples Italy 29 Arrive Valetta Malta for Liberty
June 1967
16-19 Amphibious landing Navplion, Greece 22-28 Liberty Bari, Italy
July 1967
3-8 Liberty Livorno, Italy 7-26 Landing Timbakian, Crete
21 ... 60 knots wind had to leave anchorage. Lost part of radar and some signal halyards. quite a storm.
August 1967
1-7 Liberty Palermo Sicily 12-18 Landing Porto Scudo, Sardinia 25-31 Liberty Alicante, Spain
September 1967
2 ... Rota, Spain Left for the States 14 .. Arrived Morehead City NC left Marines 15 ... Arrived new homeport Little Creek Amphibious Base VA.
October 1967
24-29 ... Drills off the cost of Virginia Return to Little Creek VA
November 1967
7 ... Arrive NOB Norfolk VA 13-17 Drills off the coast of VA 17 ... Return to NOB Norfolk VA 22 ... Depart for Little Creek VA
23 Arrive Little Creek VA in port until January
January 1968
15 ... Underway for the Caribbean Embark Marines at Morehead City NC 23 ... Arrive St. Thomas V.I. 15 ... Depart for San Juan P.R.
31 Arrive San Juan P.R.
February 1968
1-4 Independent steaming 5 ... Arrive Viequies 7 ... Arrive San Juan P.R. 10 ... Leave for Little Creek VA
13 ... Arrive Little Creek in port until April
April 1968
2 ... out for 1 day sea trials 3 ... 1 day dependents cruise 16 ... Depart for Sunny Point SC to load Marines and begin MED cruise
18 ... Departed with 3rd Battalion 8th Marine Regiment
Ships in Amphibious Squadron Six
USS Cambria APA-36 ( Flag Ship ) USS Rockbridge APA-228
USS Uvalde AKA-88 USS Shadwell LSD-15
USS Casa Grande LSD-13 USS Terrebonne Parish LST 1156
USS Suffolk County LST-1173
MAY 1968
4 ... Passed through the Straight of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea USS Tonconic AGC-17 assumes Flag
21 ... Liberty Malta 29 ... Leave Malta for Amphibious landing 30 ... Ammo transfer with the USS Surabachi AE-21
June 1968
1 ... Landing Aranci Bay Sardinia 10 ... Underway for Turkey 11 ... Sailed through the straights of Macenia
14 ... Captain Rush Smith assume command 15 Arrive Izmir, Turkey for liberty 20 ... Under way for 9 days of steaming
July 1968
1 ... Landing Timbakian, Crete 10. Underway 11 ... Replenishment at sea USS Denebola AF-56 and USS Neosho AO-143
16 ... Arrive Toulon, France 26 ... Underway for Italy 27 Arrive Livorno, Italy for liberty
August 1968
6 ... Underway for France. 8 ... USS Yancey AKA-96 is our replacement in the MED.
We are homeward bound Rumors the Uvalde will be decommissioned when we return.
22 .. Debarked Marines in Morehead City NC 28 ... Arrive Little Creek VA
September 1968
1 ... Many guys getting transfers 2 ... Out to AMMO anchorage to unload. 27 .. decommissioning set for November
October 1968
30 .. Spent last night aboard the Uvalde 31 ... All remaining sailors moved to barracks.
November 1968
29 ... USS Uvalde decommissioned
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I lowered the commissioning pennant and left the USS Uvalde AKA-88 for the last time. ( Phil Belliveau SM2 )