Panama Canal Veterans

Veterans who crossed the Panama Canal

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hugh g. whiting February 27, 2010 at 8:00pm

while onboard uss talbot county lst 1153, our homeport away from little creek was rodman naval station, on the pacific side of the canal.
there was another "t" at the coco solo side, usually the churchill county
pacific side was much better. tranisted the canal a number of times, both ways. loved panama
Garland Odell Summerall February 22, 2010 at 10:47pm

Was aborad the good ship USS Arneb (AKA-56) on the way to Deep Freeze 63
Frederick (Rick) Becker February 19, 2010 at 11:15pm

Transited the Panama Canal in April 1966 enroute to Westpac from homeport of Davisville, RI on the USS Mazama AE-9.. I was throttleman, I don't recall how many bell I answered, but it was a lot !
Darrell A. Nelson ENC Retired February 18, 2010 at 10:58pm

Did it on the mighty Mazama on our 1966 West Pac cruise.

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Points of interest in the Canal Zone

Military pictures I was stationed in the canal zone back in 1967>1970 at the COCO SOLO Naval Station (Atlantic side) which was suport for a Naval Security Group Activity named Galate Island. There are a bunch of older pictures at the above link .I'll dig out some other links to the mess that place has become in the near future and add them as we go.

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