USS VALLEY FORGE
(LPH-8)
FIRST IN PEACE - FIRST IN WAR
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LPH-8 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month |
Year |
to |
Month |
Year |
Deployment / Event |
| JAN |
1962 |
- |
JAN |
1962 |
Panama Canal |
| MAR |
1962 |
- |
|
|
Shellback Initiation - 23 MAR 1962 - Pacific Ocean |
| APR |
1962 |
- |
APR |
1962 |
Dependents Cruise |
| APR |
1962 |
- |
DEC |
1962 |
West Pac |
| APR |
1962 |
- |
DEC |
1962 |
West Pac |
| JUL |
1963 |
- |
SEP |
1963 |
Dry Dock |
| JUL |
1964 |
- |
SEP |
1964 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY |
1965 |
- |
OCT |
1965 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN |
1966 |
- |
JUN |
1968 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN |
1966 |
- |
JAN |
1968 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV |
1967 |
- |
AUG |
1968 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV |
1968 |
|
|
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Shellback Initiation - 1 NOV 1968 - Pacific Ocean |
| JAN |
1969 |
- |
SEP |
1969 |
West Pac-Viet Nam |
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