USS James O'Hara (APA-90) Areas With Asbestos Exposure

High risk of asbestos exposure

Engine Rooms
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boilerman
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Engineman
- Fireman
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Damage Control Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Boatswain’s Mate
- Damage-Control man
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760-621-6147
Pump Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Electrician Mate Operations
- Shipfitter
- Pipefitter
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760-621-6147
Propulsion Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Machinist’s Mate
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760-621-6147

Medium risk of asbestos exposure

Powder and Shot Magazine
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Storekeeper
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760-621-6147
Ward Room
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Low risk of asbestos exposure

Junior Officers Quarters
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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Sick Bay
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Doctor
- Nurse
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760-621-6147
Mess Deck
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Crew Member
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760-621-6147
Reefer
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Engineman
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760-621-6147
Pilot House
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
- Crew Member
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760-621-6147
Admiral's Cabin
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Captain
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760-621-6147
Galley
You have been exposed to asbestos if you worked as a:
- Chef
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760-621-6147

Shipmates

EUGENE RALPH BACKOFEN

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ROBERT BARBUTAS

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JOHN ANDREW BRASS

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Stuff You Should Know

USS James O’Hara was a Frederick Funston-class attack transport laid down on June 16, 1941 and launched on December 30, the same year. It was commissioned on April 26, 1943 under Comdr. Charles Allen’s command with the hull number APA-90 and it served in the US Navy for 17 years until it was decommissioned on January 14, 1960. During its activities, the ship carried a complement of 519 people onboard and had the main missions in Sicily, Pearl Harbor, Ulithi, Saipan, New Caledonia or Eniwetok. It participated also in the Operation Magic Carpet. After the decommissioning, the ship was struck from the Navy List on July 1, 1961 and scrapped in 1968. For the services brought to the country during the World War II, USS James O’Hara received 7 battle stars and another 2 battle stars for the Korean War.

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