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Description
SS Pioneer Dale at the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad pier in Searsport.
In January of 1950, before the Korean War broke out, The Pioneer Dale came under fire from Chinese aircraft, causing minor damage to the ship and one minor injury. In June 1950, after North Korea invaded South Korea, the ship, which was docked in Puson, South Korea, evacuated U.S. Army dependents to Fukuoka, Japan.
About This Item
- Title: Pioneer Dale, Searsport, ca. 1965
- Creator: Richard W. Sprague
- Creation Date: circa 1965
- Subject Date: circa 1965
- Location: Searsport, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 6 cm x 6 cm
- Collection: Richard Sprague
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Piers & wharves--Maine--Searsport
- Harbors
- Pioneer Dale (Ship)
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Facilities
- Ships
Other Keywords
- B & A
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
- BAR
- China
- Fukuoka
- General Walker
- Japan
- North Korea
- Pioneer Dale
- Puson
- South Korea
- SS Pioneer Dale
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Oakfield Historical SocietyPO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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