Thousands Tour USS DuPont as Oswego Welcomes Warship
Oswego crowds toured the USS DuPont at the Port Authority dock with a steady stream of visitors from Central New York and nearby counties. A companion destroyer, USS Putnam, was to join Sunday, as Operation Inland Seas neared its finale. Officials expected over 25 000 visitors during the Oswego visit with more than 10 000 anticipated for today and Sunday.
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USS DuPont
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DuPont
USS Putnam
Welland Canal
Wee Tots
Trim Destroyer Squadron 22
Navy Yard
Oswego
St. Lawrence Seaway
Inland Seas
Malcolm T. Munger
USN
Navy Department
New York
Oswego County
Binghamton
Naval Reserve Training Center
Navy ships visit Oswego for Fort Ontario tours and events
Sailors from the DuPont and escorting tugs enjoy a town visit in Oswego New York with a block dance at City Hall and a free pop donation. Fort Ontario draws outsiders while the USS Putnam docks Sunday afternoon and the fleet heads to the Seaway after a noon lunch aboard the DuPont.
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Fort Ontario
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Oilers
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Corsall
City Hall
Ralph Shapiro
Pontiac
USO
Syracuse
Navy
Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee
Canale
Chamber of Commerce
Armed Forces Committee
Commodore Munger
Cdr
Paul Arbo
Oswego Sees First Shore Patrol Details
Oswegonians report the Navy shore patrols on duty for the city as ships arrive. Patrols cooperate with local police, ride patrol cars, and monitor taverns and theaters to keep an eye on sailors in white uniforms. Incidents reported remain minor and mostly handled without issue.
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Camp Oswego
Navy
Oswesgo
Army
Weather Disrupts Navy Visits at New York Ports
Weather disruptions cancel visits of USS Cambria in Rochester and limit USO events for USS Macon crew in Buffalo. NIKE units still host a party for the flagship crew while visitors aboard Cambria were ferried by landing craft. A man named Robert Ingerson, 48, is treated in Oswego Hospital after a concussion found in Central Square.
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New York
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Army
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Rochester
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Lilac City
Robert Ingerson
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Sheriff Department
Central Square
Welland Canal Jam Continues Through Port Colborne
A contingent of Operation Inland Seas ships moves through the Welland Canal with several destroyers progressing. The USS Henley clears toward Rochester while the USS Putnam heads for Oswego and 24 other downbound vessels follow. Seaway officials report Welland tonnage up by one million tons in three months vs 1938, eight million tons since opening, and seven million tons in the comparable 1958 period.
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Ont
Inland Seas
Welland Canal
Sulalo
Putnam
Oswego
Lake Ontario
Henley
Rochester
Uss Willard Keith
St. Lawrence Seaway
Welland
Seaway
It's a Man's World Aboard U S Ship
A female reporter tours the U S S DuPont in Oswego and finds a masculine fortress where women feel like intruders. She notes narrow gangways, sharp door hazards, and a shipboard culture that challenges feminine presence, while crews warmly welcome visitors and even watch a fashion show on TV.
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U.S
Sara Jane Mackin
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
United States Navy
U. S. S. DuPont
Oswego
Joseph Gamboa
New Orleans
U. S. 8. DuPont
Mr. Gamboa
DuPont
Macon Gods At Buffalo Loses Out to Army
Navy sailors were unable to reach shore in Buffalo Harbor as high winds and waves thwarted USS Macon visitors. Army personnel from a nearby NIKE base hosted 150 pounds of roast beef 23 dozen rolls and 115 hostesses for the troops in a planned USO event tied to Opération Inland Seas.
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USO
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Macon
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Great Lakes
Nike Base
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