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Photo #: NH 104840

USNS General W. H. Gordon
(T-AP-117)

Participating in the "Big Buildup" in Europe during the 1961 Berlin crisis.
The crisis began in June, a month after General W. H. Gordon had been reactivated to replace General George M. Randall (T-AP-115), and subsided at the end of the year.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the Naval Historical Center.

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Image posted 6 June 2007