Anniversary | YMS-346

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"Where the fleet goes, we've been."

US Navy Seaman John P. Whiteman 1942

Drawing of minesweeper YMS-346 by Seaman John P. Whiteman

US Navy Signalman John P. Whiteman YMS-346

This site was created in memory of John Patrick Whiteman,

Signalman Third Class (SM3c), and in honor of the crew of the USS YMS-346 for their role in American history.

YMS-346

CELEBRATES

FIRST ANNIVERSARY

20 AUGUST 1943 TO 20 AUGUST 1944

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YMS-346 First Anniversary

First Anniversary
written by
Yeoman M.H. Leavitt,Y1c

YMS-346 Anniversary Dedication

The officers and enlisted men to which this anniversary issue is dedicated

YMS-346 Crew 1943 and 1944

Officers and crew
August 20, 1943
August 20, 1944

General Eisenhower's D-Day Statement

General Eisenhower's
D-Day statement to Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen

Minesweepers poem

Minesweepers
by Michael Ciaccio
The Silent Defenders

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