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Show Green River Sailor on Carrier (12HL0322C1) USS Ticon-decrga Ticon-decrga (FTHNC) September 18 Aviation Electrician's Mate Third Class Lloyd J. Mecham, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd B. Mecham of Green River, Utah, is serving serv-ing aboard the attack aircraft air-craft carrier USS Ticondero-ga Ticondero-ga which recently returned to San Diego, Calif., after seven months in the Western Pacific. The Ticonderoga spent most of its tour on Yankee Siation just off the coast of Vietnam. It served there as a unit of the U. S. Seventh Fleet's carrier striking force. During four line periods on Yankee Station, the Ticonderoga Ticon-deroga launched air strikes m .support of allied forces fighting in Vietnam. At the end of the tour, the Ticonderoga became the first carrier to complete five combat com-bat deployments to Vietnam. |