Willie James White served aboard the USS Calvert from April 1951 to December 1952 as a Steward Third Class (St3c) and Ship’s Serviceman Third Class (Sh3c).

Willie is quickly approaching his 100th Birthday, this coming August, 2024!

Here is a photograph of Willie at his time of enlistment in the U.S. Navy in 1943.

Willie served aboard the following ships during his many years of service in the U.S. Navy:

• USS Denver CL-58
• USS Cascade AD-16
• USS Okanogan APA-220
• USS Calvert APA-32
• USS George Clymer APA-27
• USS Montrose APA-212
• USS Turner DDR-834

Appreciation to Willie’s grand daughter, Donna, for providing the photographs and service information.

This document is a chronologically ordered set of historical research notes for the period January 1, 1960 to November 21, 1960.

View and download the 64 page document here: USS Calvert – Historical Research Notes – 1960.01.01 to 1960.11.21 (the document will open in a new tab).

Chronological highlights for this period include:

• San Diego, North Pier – January 1 to January 4
• Underway to San Francisco – January 4 – 7
• Overhaul and dry docking, Hunter’s Point, U.S. Naval Shipyard, San Francisco – January 7 to March 11
• Underway to San Diego – March 11 to March 13
• U.S. Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego – March 14 to 27
• San Diego and Coronado Roads area for exercises – March 28 to March 31
• USS Calvert designated Flagship, Commander Amphibious Squadron Five – April 1
• Periods of fleet refresher training, San Diego area – April 1 to June 30
• Training exercises, San Diego, Coronado Roads, and Camp Pendleton areas – July 1 to August 26
  • Change of Command: Captain Collum relieves Captain Kaufman
• U.S. Naval Station, San Diego – August 27 to September 18
• Exercises, Port Hueneme and San Clemente Island, California – September 19 to October 18
• U.S. Naval Station, San Diego to prepare for Far East Cruise – October 19 to November 21

Additional documents covering other periods of WWII are available here: https://www.usscalvert.com/history/1960s-vietnam-war/

Thank you for visiting the website and anything you are wiling or able to share regarding the history of the USS Calvert. Please contact me with questions, additions, or corrections.

Document version history and notes:

• First version: v2024.04.27
• Second version: v2024.12.07 – Updated charts.

This document contains research notes and historical content for the period December 10, 1944 to February 9, 1945.

View and download the 46 page document here: USS Calvert – Historical Research Notes – 1944.12.10 to 1945.02.09 (the document will open in a new tab)

During this period the Calvert and crew participated in 2 amphibious landing operations in the Philippines operating area:

• Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines, January 9, 1945 – Amphibious assault landing.
• Mindoro, Philippines, February 9, 1945 – Amphibious assault landing.

Additional documents covering other periods of WWII are available here: https://www.usscalvert.com/history/apa32-1942-1947/

Thank you for visiting the website and anything you are wiling or able to share regarding the history of the USS Calvert. Please contact me with questions, additions, or corrections.

Document version history and notes:

• Updated several details for January 1945: v2024.03.02
• First published: v2024.02.24

This document contains research notes and historical content for the period May 1, 1944 to August 21, 1944.

View and download the 76 page document here: USS Calvert – Historical Research Notes – 1944.05.01 to 1944.08.21 (the document will open in a new tab)

During this period, the USS Calvert and crew:

• May: Amphibious training exercises in Maui and preparation for the Invasion of Saipan.
• June: Invasion of Saipan.
• July: Invasion of Tinian.
• August: Return to Pearl Harbor.

Additional documents covering other periods of WWII are available here: https://www.usscalvert.com/history/apa32-1942-1947/

Thank you for visiting the website and anything you are wiling or able to share regarding the history of the USS Calvert. Please contact me with questions, additions, or corrections.

Document version history and notes:

• v2024.06.23: Added minor details to the document.
• v2024.02.18: Revised by removing details for the period August 21, 1944 to September 30, 1944 and combining those details in a new document covering the period August 21, 1944 to December 10, 1944.
• v2023.09.23: First published.