Name/Title
Jack K. Raasch UniformEntry/Object ID
NavyUniform2022.50Description
Jack K. Raasch
SN:301533
Artificer
Electricians Mate Third Class
Enlisted: December 12, 1942
Discharged:
Date of Birth: August 23, 1922
Place of Birth:
Date of Death: December 1, 2004
USS YMS-387
YMS-1 Class Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper
(Passenger)
Received: November 20, 1943
Received for transport to SCTC, Terminal Island, California
Transferred: November 20, 1943
Delivered to SCTC, Terminal Island, California
USS Change (AM-159)
Admirable Class Minesweeper
Plank Owner
Received: February 28, 1944
Received from RECship, Portland, Oregon.
Transferred: April 15, 1945
Transferred to nearest West Coast Classification Center, AUTH: ADComMineCraft. ltr. P11/MM #1960, 3-28-45
About the Ship:
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
She was launched 15 December 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Portland, Oregon; commissioned 28 February 1944 and reported to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Change arrived at Kwajalein 2 June 1944 for convoy escort duty between Pearl Harbor, Kwajalein, Majuro, and Eniwetok. Providing essential services in guarding the enormous volume of men and cargo moved in rear areas to provide support for the frontline campaigns, Change based at Eniwetok from 15 September. Her operations took her to Guadalcanal, Manus, Ulithi, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Saipan before 5 August 1945, when she cleared for Seattle, Washington.Label/Inscription/Signature
name stamped on labelCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Sep 2, 2022Create Date
September 2, 2022Update Date
November 30, 2022
