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Commanding Officer, USNS New Bedford, AKL-17. See the Texas Towers, TT#4, 1961.
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Captain Sixto Mangual served more than thirty years with MSTS, his ships included: USNS LST-694, USNS New Bedford (AKL-17), USNS General Maurice Rose (T-AP-126), USS Gen. R. Blatchford (AP-153), USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11), USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87), Sampson, Stewart, and Vela
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
Description The plan of the Pacific subseries was determined by the geography, strategy, and the military organization of a theater largely oceanic. Two independent, coordinate commands, one in the Southwest PaciThe plan of the Pacific subseries was determined by the geography, strategy, and the military organization of a theater largely oceanic. Two independent, coordinate commands, one in the Southwest Pacific under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and the other in the Central, South, and North Pacific (Pacific Ocean Areas) under Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, were created early in the war. Except in the South and Southwest Pacific, each conducted its own operations with its own ground, air, and naval forces in widely separated areas. These operations required at first only a relatively small number of troops whose efforts often yielded strategic gains which cannot be measured by the size of the forces involved. Indeed, the nature of the objectivesùsmall islands, coral atolls, and jungle-bound harbors and airstrips, made the employment of large ground forces impossible and highlighted the importance of air and naval operations. Thus, until 1945, the war in the Pacific progressed by a double series of amphibious operations each of which fitted into a strategic pattern developed in Washington.... More
People You Remember Merchant Marine Captain Sixto Mangual operated ships for the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSMerchant Marine Captain Sixto Mangual operated ships for the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and Military Sealift Command. Most of the ships were designated United States Naval Ship or USNS, the prefix designation given to non-commissioned ships that are property of the United States Navy. These are usually auxillary support vessels owned by the US Navy and operated by Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), and now Military Sealift Command (MSC), that are in service and crewed by civilians rather than Navy personnel. In comparison, US Navy ships commissioned into service have the designation USS and are crewed by US Navy personnel; commissioned and held in property by the United States Government. Captain Mangual was buried with Full Military Honors for his lifetime of Naval Service. Captain Sixto Mangual served more than 30 years with MSTS, his ships included: USNS LST-694, USNS New Bedford (AKL-17), USNS General Maurice Rose (T-AP-126), USS Gen. R. Blatchford (AP-153), USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11), USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87), Sampson, Stewart, and Vela... More
Commanding Officer, USNS New Bedford, AKL-17. See the Texas Towers, TT#4, 1961.
Captain Sixto Mangual served more than thirty years with MSTS, his ships included:
USNS LST-694, USNS New Bedford (AKL-17), USNS General Maurice Rose (T-AP-126), USS Gen. R. Blatchford (AP-153), USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11), USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87), Sampson, Stewart, and Vela