GMGSN Howlett standing in hatch of Mt. 51. I believe we were in
Yokosuka, Japan at the time.
Yokosuka, Japan at the time.
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Believe it or not, I wasn't the only man on the ship, all the pictures notwithstanding...haha! That's
GMG1 McDaniels on the deck and BM2 Bustos next to him. (hey guys...its been 30 years, so if I
get a name wrong and you know who it is, don't be bashful, huh? Thanks)
GMG1 McDaniels on the deck and BM2 Bustos next to him. (hey guys...its been 30 years, so if I
get a name wrong and you know who it is, don't be bashful, huh? Thanks)
My stepfather at the time. I was then, and still am now, proud to
have been able to call him "Dad"..
have been able to call him "Dad"..
SFM2 James L. Welch in front of the 5" gun mount. I believe he
said something to the effect,"Hey, I'm busy so lets get this over
with, ok.. Jim was the Damage Control Party leader on the ship
and he was also one hell of a comshaw artist!!
said something to the effect,"Hey, I'm busy so lets get this over
with, ok.. Jim was the Damage Control Party leader on the ship
and he was also one hell of a comshaw artist!!
We named our 5' gun, "Baby Huey", after the
cartoon duck by that name. QM3 Hector Cardenas
has identified this man as Matahali "Su" Sui, a
Signalman from Samoa. Notice how corroded the
brass plate is on the side of the gunmount...
cartoon duck by that name. QM3 Hector Cardenas
has identified this man as Matahali "Su" Sui, a
Signalman from Samoa. Notice how corroded the
brass plate is on the side of the gunmount...
Me again... Now look at how shiny that brass
plate is now. Guess who had the "privilege" of
shining that thing after each cruise.... (Do you
really need three tries?)
plate is now. Guess who had the "privilege" of
shining that thing after each cruise.... (Do you
really need three tries?)
Hey, is that me again? This is what I was required to
carry for "repel boarders" and "abandon ship". I had a
satchel of about 20 magazines of .45 caliber
ammunition for the Thompson that I was supposed to
abandon ship with... Rrrrrright! I'd sink like a
rock..Were they trying to tell me something? That's
Seaman Dugan in the background behind the 40mm
guntub, the intrepid leader of "Dugan's Gang", a motley
group of Deck and Gunnery types.
carry for "repel boarders" and "abandon ship". I had a
satchel of about 20 magazines of .45 caliber
ammunition for the Thompson that I was supposed to
abandon ship with... Rrrrrright! I'd sink like a
rock..Were they trying to tell me something? That's
Seaman Dugan in the background behind the 40mm
guntub, the intrepid leader of "Dugan's Gang", a motley
group of Deck and Gunnery types.
I believe this is Seaman Cassone carrying a very important
piece of military equipment on board. I don't know what he's
smiling about, that might be tonights dinner in there..just
kidding(?).
piece of military equipment on board. I don't know what he's
smiling about, that might be tonights dinner in there..just
kidding(?).
Seaman Tucker (from Chicago) cleaning one of
the rocket launchers.
the rocket launchers.
XO Don Larson in Olongopo bar,
Phillipines.
Phillipines.
Captain Reese Pritchard at General Quarters on the
bridge. He took command after Captain McCoy shortly
before August 1967.
bridge. He took command after Captain McCoy shortly
before August 1967.
"Aw, c'mon Cap'n, how many more of these damn
rockets can we put in this ship?" Ltjg. Dave
Christner resting in Cam Rahn Bay.
rockets can we put in this ship?" Ltjg. Dave
Christner resting in Cam Rahn Bay.
Always in training, men of the Carronade would take
every opportunity that presented itself to sharpen their
gunnery skills. Here, we see two men showing how one
man ducks and reloads as the other fires his snowball at
an unseen target of opportunity (it couldn't have been an
officer!!) This was taken in December of 1968 in
Yokosuka, Japan.
every opportunity that presented itself to sharpen their
gunnery skills. Here, we see two men showing how one
man ducks and reloads as the other fires his snowball at
an unseen target of opportunity (it couldn't have been an
officer!!) This was taken in December of 1968 in
Yokosuka, Japan.
The woman in pink holding someone's baby is my Mother and the little girl to her left, in the green
dress, is my sister. They were on one of the piers in Yokosuka, Japan
dress, is my sister. They were on one of the piers in Yokosuka, Japan