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The fun began only three days into the best westpac ever when we collided with the uss wichita aor 1 during refueling operations. Wichita earned four battle stars for vietnam service. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Navy surface auxillary and service ship ad, ae, afx, agx. She was the second ship to be named for the city of wichita, kansas. This new condition high quality embroidered patch is on. Aor1 uss wichita, wicked witch of the west one the. There are a total of 46 vietnam war ships and submarines 19551975 entries in the military factory. Uss wichita lcs is a freedomclass littoral combat ship of the united states navy, the third ship named after wichita, the largest city in kansas.
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Although constructed in the shadow of boston, the ship was destined to spend the bulk of its service in the pacific and indian oceans. Ranger collides with uss wichita aor 1 during refueling. Uss mispillion, uss navasota, uss passumpsic, uss pawcatuck. The above uss witchita aor 1 history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the uss witchita aor 1, or by other noncrew members, and text from the dictionary of american naval fighting ships.
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