Early Film of the Gal

Just added another video file to the USSGalveston.org site. The video was prepared by shipmate Charles Fritz from film and tapes supplied by five other shipmates and includes some of the earliest known film of the Gal from the late 1950s. The film is grainy, but if you've ever been aboard, you'll remember what you're seeing. What follows is a short preview of the video.

To view the complete movie, return to the Associations Home Page menu and navigate to Ship's History then Videos.

New Video 1968/69 Galveston Cruises

The video clip below is just a preview of a movie now viewable on the Galveston website. Shipmate Cyrus Moy - RM3 made the movie from 8mm film he shot over the 1968 and 1969 WesPac and Med Cruises. Included are narrated clips of Panama Canal crossings, liberty ports, unreps, and much more.

To view the complete movie, return to the Associations Home Page menu and navigate to Ship's History then Videos.

Did You Get All the Medals You Earned?

Depending on when you served aboard the Gal, you may have earned some or all of these ribbons and medals. Our Association Historian, Art Tilley, has compiled a comprehensive list of awards and dates earned by Galveston crew members. To review the list, you can follow the home page navigation menu from "Ship's History" and then "Medals and Awards" link.

There are also links on the Medals and Awards page that will take you to instructions on requesting issuance of you earned medals and/or personnel (DD214) record.

While you're on the Ship's Log page take a look at the recently added link for Videos. Depending on your computer configuration and Internet provider, you may not be able to view the videos directly from this site, so we also loaded lesser quality copies on YouTube. Just click on one of the YouTube links on our video page. If that doesn't work, try again later... the technology is getting better everyday! Good Luck.

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