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The monument commemorates the graduates of the United States Army Small Ships Apprentice Seamanship School.
The 163 boys who qualified were sent to a combat area in New Guinea to assist in crewing vessels of British registry that were supporting the Australian and American troops who were fighting the Japanese.
Location
| Address: | Hickson Road, Dawes Point Public Jetty, The Rocks, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.853889 Long: 151.208333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 8th March, 2008 |
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In memory of the men and teen aged boys who served on the US Army Small Ships in New Guinea, the Philippines, Okinawa during WWII and during the occupation of Japan.
From 1942 to 1946, Australian & New Zealand vessels that had been confiscated, leased or purchased were provisioned, victualled and armed at Wharf No 10 Walsh Bay prior to sailing to New Guinea and the islands north of Australia during the Battle for Australia.
No 10 Walsh Bay was also the location of the training school for apprentice seamen, which was held from April to July 1943. The students were boys of 14 to 16 years of age, there were three intakes each of four weeks duration.
The 163 boys who qualified were then sent to a combat area in New Guinea to assist in crewing vessels of British registry that were supporting the Australian and American troops who were fighting the Japanese.
This plaque was unveiled by the Hon Alan Griffin MP Minister for Veterans Affairs, Mrs Judith Fergin, Consul General of the United States of America and Mr Ernest A Flint MBE ED, President of the US Army Small Ships Association on the 8th March, 2008.
This plaque was blessed by Sister Mary Leahy of the Apostleship of the Sea.
Plaque :
The Roll of the US Army Small Ships Apprentice School Seamen
Captain A E Morgan Chief Instructor
School Instructors Captains, May, McCullough, Wood
Students
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