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Normandy Bombardment Ship - Tokyo Bay Ship - USS Quincy (CA-71). ...
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Normandy Bombardment Ship - Tokyo Bay Ship - USS Quincy (CA-71). USS Quincy (CA-71) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser. Commissioned in December of 1943, she was the third and last warship to bear the name of the "City of Presidents," Quincy Massachusetts, birthplace of both John Adams and John Quincy Adams.This is a lightweight, nylon bunting, 67" X 117", 50-star, Schiffli embroidered, sewn stripe flag finished with a heading and grommets. The flag is marked on the upper obverse hoist, "USS QUINCY (CA71)." The 50-star flag was introduced on July 4, 1960. From 1954 to 1973, Quincy was in the reserve fleet at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, this ensign dates from that period.
The Quincy entered the war with a convoy to Europe, arriving in May 1944, in time to be included in the Operation Neptune Preparations, the maritime component of Operation Overlord, the invasion of Europe. Quincy was assigned to Bombardment Group 1125.8 of Assault Force "U" of the Western Task Force. Accordingly, on June 6, 1944, she was pounding German shore batteries at Baie de la Seine on the right flank of Utah Beach. For the rest of the Normandy campaign, Quincy bombarded shore installations and mobile targets in an around Quineville. She participated in the Battle for Cherbourg before sailing for North Africa, Malt and Sicily for both bombardment and training for the invasion of southern France.
She returned to the States and escorted President Franklin D, Roosevelt to the Yalta conference. It was during this cruise that FDR met with King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia and made the then secret Quincy Agreement, wherein, the U.S. agreed to protect the Saudis in exchange for oil.
After her diplomatic duties were concluded, Quincy sailed for the Pacific arriving in Pearl Harbor in March of 1945 to support the carriers in the Okinawa Campaign, after which, she conducted strikes on the Japanese home islands until the termination of hostilities. She was at Tokyo Bay for the surrender on September 2, 1945, after which, she was assigned occupation duties. She would serve again during the Korean War before being decommissioned in 1954.
Any collector of WWII artifacts would welcome a chance to acquire a flag from ship that was at both Normandy and Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender.
During WWII, the USS Quincy was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign with two campaign stars, World War II Victory Medal, and the Navy WWII Occupation Medal w/ASIA and EUROPE Clasps.
Condition: The ensign is in fair condition. It is used, worn, soiled, and faded. There is fabric loss in the lower fly and along the fly edge.
This flag was formerly in the collection of Dr. Clarence Rungee, and is accompanied by his original museum inventory sheet with identifying information.
Auction Info
2020 June 6 Historic Flags of WWII and other Historic Flags Signature Auction - Dallas #6226 (go to Auction Home page)
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