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Continues to be an outstanding website!! Greetings to any
and all plankowners (727) still about. I served aboard the Dehaven from 61-63.Would like to hear
from some of the guys that were on board at that time. Spent
my time in the engine room. Had a great time in wespac.Would
like to hear from of my snipe buddies. I was a member of the 1st Marine Div at the amphibious
assualt of Inchon and remember the DeHaven off our starboard
side before we went ashore at Wolmi-Do Served on DeHaven from 10/7/71 until decommissioned. That is my grandson email address he checks it daily and
will keep me up to date. Just checked the log for members I might know. Have been
looking for W.S. Smith, ET2 for some time now but haven't
found him yet. M.R. Osborne, RD2 DD-727, 1952-1954. If
anybody knows his whereabouts I would appreciate a note.
Thx. I served on the DeHaven from Oct 1968 until Oct 1969 as a
QM3. Skip Meinke found me and mentioned the site. Great to
find it and I hope I locate some of the others from OC
Division at that time I would like to know how to get a DeHaven (dd727) hat.
Let me know where and how much and I'll send a check.
Thanks, Gene I was on the USS DeHaven 1971-1973 was on ship before at
decommision . Served aboard in 66-67. Still wonder what ever happened
to the "Gun-Gang". Any one out there know what
became of the Aldredge brothers, Doug and Dan? Or the
Williams brothers? Big & Little? Valentine? Duke? Where
have all my shipmates vanished to? I cannot possibly be the
only survivor with a PC!!!! My Father served onboard during WW2. My last duty station
was CVN 65, I got out of the Navy in 1977 after ten years. Hey, does anyone have any info. about the DeHaven? My
grandpa was aboard the ship, I would like to know how it was
like.He was on the USS DeHaven in 51 to 56, so if you have
any info., an e-mail would be nice I served on the USS DeHaven DD727 in 1968 as a signalman.
Glad to have found you. This is a really cool website! My grandfather was a
sailor on the USS DeHaven. I don't really know much about
it, but I'm learning! See ya' later. I served on the USS DeHaven in 1968 in WESPAC stationed
in Japan. My first ship of three during my four years active
duty. Still trying to find if Gene Haynes{mid-fifties)has a
computer and an E-mail address. Any info.? Enjoyed the reunion in Bremerton. Looking forward to
seeing pictures taken there. I served on the Dehaven from 1944 to late 1945 as a radar
man. Looking for anyone who was ther with me during this
time. Site looking better all the time when I have more time I
will send some photos and stories. Little Man from the flat
land Served aboard Dehaven from 63-64 as an ET served onboard in 68 for about six months. went to Taiwan
while onboard. transfered from ranger to dehaven to halsey.
tomany po's in the boilerrooms. Beatty D. Bm3 Dec. 13, 1400hr 1968-Feb.7, 1972- DD727 Jim
and Joe Story how you doing? Well I hope. Has anyone heard
anything about Capatin Morris,He was a great Guy and one
hell of a leader, would have followed him to hell and back.
We did didnt we, even though we never got to Sidney, Aus.
Thanks Cap. I am just tring to find the ship that my grandfather was
on. This is what I know it was a USS Destroyer and that it
sunk in Japan or near there. I'm tring to find out
information on this particular ship. If anyone knows what
I'm talking about please e-mail. Thank you!! My father served aboard the DeHaven during WWII. GLAD TO SEE A GREAT WEB PAGE FILLED WITH INFO AND PICS OF
MY FELLOW SHIPMATES!!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB!!!!!!!! 3 Great years - WestPAC 1961-1963. Sonarman 3rd Class.
Anyone recognize the name, please respond. Skip. thx for the pix. Now I do feel my age! Hope you and
Scott have aged better than I. Missed you all at the Orleck
homecoming. Maybe I can make Korea.I'll have to check with a
1/2 dozen Dr's but, I'll give it a shot. I served from Dec 1960 to June !962. I just found out
about the "Association". I can't believe the names
of the people being mentioneed. Hey, how Chief BM Omar
johnson, Bm Jensen,or Everett Walters BM2(probably one of
the most decorated men aboard). I also would like to know
what ever happened to Clinton Saylor sh3/2. I have
communicated with Ens.J. Davidson who was the supply
officer,who is now an Adrm. now & plays golf with Capt.
Montgomery (now Adrm. Montgomery). Formosa Patrol,quem moi,
matsu and sing Tao (?) Wow what a cruise. Oh, yes Vietnam,
but that was on the "cassified action". Since No
Americians were in So. East Aisa in 1961 just us and 50k
other guys & ships of "DESRON 9" Got out in
"63" went back to college got a degree in
psych.Retired from Sn. Berdo Co. After 27 yrs. of service as
a Mental Health clinician.I'll never forget the "DE
Haven". Signing on from my new computer-HP Pavilion.Works great I served on the USS DeHaven from 1964-1967. Drop me a
line, but don't throw the anchor. Crew member from Sept73 to Dec 73. Cross decked from USS
Higbee DD806 to assist in turn over to ROK. Reported aboard
as MM2. Retired at 20 yrs in Nov 1986 as Cwo3 7131. My Dad, Coy H. Robertson, served on the DeHaven. I just took a look at the photos offered by Skip. I
noticed more than a few familiar faces from the past. Thanks
for the visual memories, like, carrying ammo, unrep
procedures, bar girls(none of barely remember them!.) Hong
Kong was my favorite spot for R&R...but I wouldn't take
anything for any of the other adventures we had during the
'66-'69 tour....Thanks again, Clif(SH2) Captains address is as follow Mr. & Mrs Thomas Hunt,-
914 Brandeis Ave.- Panama City, Fl. 32405-3904 The Moose is
Loose, Moose, I have tried to get this on several times. But here goes
again. As a lot of you know Captain Hung was going on the
cruse next year. The other day I received a call from Mre
Hunt telling me that they were going to cancel out. For a
number of reasons, MOst of them medical, and the fact that
they may be a burden . Here is what I am sugesting, That as
many of us that can send a note to the captain , Telling
them that we sure would like to have them along, That there
will be plenty of people willing to help out with looking
after the captain, In that way Mrs Hunt would be free to
enjoy her self get out with the other wives, I for one will
help look after the old man, any one else? Moose- My two twin cousin's were were on board and killed when
the DeHehaven sank I love youre web site. MY DAD DK1 JUAN F. REBOLLIDO, SERVED HIS LAST TOUR OF SEA
DUTY (CIRCA 1971) TO VIETNAM PRIOR TO RETIRING 1975. I am checking out the DeHaven web pg. I was in deck dept. in 1962 in Yokosuka. Met some great
guys. Formoso Patrol was hell. I remember BM Jensen (who I
met again on CG-12 Columbus). I was a green kid, and this
was hard duty. I had to drop by when my Pop said his picture was posted
here. Nice job on the sight. Very well put together. My first of a long line of duty stations boarded her on
02/52 departed 06/53 Made two Korean cruises.Had a great
tour, hope the koreans treat her well Good renuion this year all who did not come missed a lot
of good fellowship Served aboard DeHaven from March '58 until Sep. 58. Was a
BT2, worked in forward fireroom. Was aboard during Operation
Hardtack I (Marshall Islands Atomic Testing)during the
summer of '58. Left the ship in Yokosuka shipyard Sep 7,
1958 Nice reunion in Bremerton. Nice for Betty and i to meet
you Scott! WHERE ARE THE 69-71 CREW? Glad to find this site. Lcdr DeHaven is part of family
history. Would like to comment on how great it was to see a few of
the old DD-727 sailors at the reunion. Always great to see
Dan and Mary. Nice also to see Chief Johnson. What a memory!
Remembered me after 40 years with out me hinting at my name.
I'm excited about the 2001 reunion being at sea. The price
for the cruise is certainly reasonable. Such a bargin my
wife has asked my daughter and son-in-law to go with us.
They'll be tickeled pink to meet my old friend from eons
ago. Really had a good time if it was very brief. We jsut
moved from the Seattle area in 98, so we had seen most of
the sites. Just talked (online) with Robet Bentel, Ens.
early 60's. Great to have him on board. Keep up the great
work Scott!! Jerry (Steve) Stephenson BT2 1958-1961 my dad was on the dehaven, arthur w coughlin looking for
some info. Served on the De Haven from 1962 - 65 Mark 8/11 on your calendar. The USS Orleck DD-886, is
coming home to Orange, TX. She will be arriving from Turkey,
via a very long tow, on August 10/11th. If you have nothing
better to do, or are just looking for an excuse to get away
from the wife for a week, drop by and say hello. Just got back from the reunion in Bremerton. What an
incredible event!! Although I was not able to attend all the
functions due to business obligations, I was able to be at
the banquet and meet most everyone for a few minutes. A
hearty "WELL DONE" to all the organizers of this
event. For those of you who were not able to attend, perhaps
Scott will have another CD full of photos. Looking forward
to the next reunion. I feel as though I served with all of
those who attended even though i represented the last crew
on board in '73. Ed Empey RM1 1965 - 1973 Hello fellow DeHaven crew members, I served on DeHaven
from 68 to 72 as an deckhand and TM-3. Updating new e-mail
address. would like to chat about old times at sea and in
port visit's. I have changed my email address from loelam@webtv.net to
that shown above. My uncle Michael Korpita went missing in action on
2-1-43. It left a huge whole in my mothers heart. She is
looking for any information or anyone that may have been on
the boat and survived to talk to them regarding this extreme
event. She has searched for many years for some closure and
needs it. (They were very close) Thank you 1966-1967 Hello, just love this site i am a dehaven and just got
back from a dehaven club reunion last month it was fun seing
many other dehavens love to hear from dehavens and those who
served on these wonderful ships My uncle was missing in action on this ship my mother
never new what happoened to him or nows how to research such
information I am looking for any and all information. If anyone out there is sitting around being bored, I may
have a solution. Be in Orange Tx, around the 9th of August.
You can watch the USS Orleck DD-886 come home from Turkey to
the place of her birth. Gonna be one heck of a big shindig.
Would love to be there myself,she was my first ship. Dr's
seem to be saying otherwise so somebody fill in for me. By
the way, whatever became of "Carl" Robinson BMSN?
Anybody know? He was aboard from '65 thru 67 as I recall. Husband was on this Ship late 50's or early 60's. He
passed away in 1973.He was MANFORD R FRICHETTE Served 1960-1962--Ltjg Damage Control Officer CO Cdr
Singletary XO Lcdr Manring looking for barry rackover sm2, served aboard the de
haven 1966, please contact me. thom davis
qm3-480-981-0522-lannymactheo@aol.com Served onboard DeHaven in early 60s in G division. Was a
firecontrolman under Chief Barker. My husband, Robert, would like to hear from his ship
mates. I was not on the Dehaven ,I was aboard the Turner Joy
DD951 63'-65',but my uncle was aboard DeHaven 50'-52',his
name was Ronald C. Harris he was a BM. . Great site!!!!! QM3 '68-'69 Long Beach, Ca. Before I didn't mention my grandfathers name it was
Charles Richard Ward I dont know the first name of the rest
of my relatives last name was "READ" PLEASE EMAIL
ME IF ANY INFO Thanks Scott, I know you're at work and this post will page you.
I found it and sent it. Have a great day! Terrie Wow - what a websight. First time that I've ever seen a
picture of my ship on ANYTHING. G.G. Shattuck. MM2 USS
MANSFIELD (DD728) Aboard Mid 58 til Dec 59 BT/3 Look forward to hearing from shipmates. My name is Bob Avery and I served on the DeHaven from
1943 until 1945. I was aboard the ship after it was built, a
plank owner. I was a RM1C (radio operator). Please contact
me if you know of anyone else that served on the ship at the
same time. Contact me through a friends email at eoliver12@hotmail.com. I am the daughter of Richard L. Dexter, who served on the
DeHaven in the Pacific in WWII. He told me about the site,
and thanks so much to all who served on the DeHaven. Thanks
from a grateful citizen. Mary. L. Dexter HEY STORY WHY DIDNT YOU ANSWER MY E MAIL my great great grandfather was benjamin f. dehaven. i was
wondering who it was named after. Thank you all who served on the USS DeHaven and all
others involved in serving our country. My family are
indebted to you all. May God Bless you. My uncle,Dwight G.Davis was killed on the DeHaven in
Feb,1943. Did anyone out there know him? Also, on the
casuality list they have his home address as St Louis, Mo.
and that is wrong. How can I get this corrected? I am a survivor of the USS Dehaven DD469 and would like
to correspond with other survivors. I went on board at Bath,
Maine and was a Seaman 1st ,later promoted to Torpdedoman
3rd. NIECE OF ARTHUR J BAXTER KILLED IN ACTION WHEN THE
ORIGINAL USS DEHAVEN WAS SUNK just found this site,i was abourd dehaven 1970-1972. just
wondered about any other crew members from then. If you were aboard DeHaven in Nov '65 returning from
Sasebo we were in a tremendous typhoon. I was aboard
Ingersoll DD-652. After 3 days of battling the storm the
decision was made to unrep for fuel -starboard side to- AT
NIGHT. Since this was the opposite side we had used and at
night in a storm I thought this was insane. DeHaven (it is
my recollection) was ahead of us. The seas were so rough
that I heard you lost about 50 feet of lifeline and aborted.
The sensible action I believe. The next morning we all
refueled in calm seas. Do you recall this incident? By the
way one of the first huge waves broke over our bridge and
sheared off the stowing pin on Mount 51 and stove in the
side! The mount was replaced when we returned to San Diego!
Bill Darusmont FTG3 My father was CO of the DeHaven in the late 1960's and
early 1970's. I am just researching the history of the ship. My grandfather served as well as other relatives if any
info on the last names "Ward or Read" please email
me thank you Served aboard the USS Yorktown CVS10 in Vietnam 65-66 and
the USS Wilkinson DL5 during 67-69, looking for old
shipmates and a little assistance. I f you know anything
about “Access” and / or “database relationships”, I
need some help. E-mail guidance would be appreciated, but if
you are in the Sacramento area, WOW, what a blessing that
would be. I can be reached at jlhi_99@yahoo.com or through
my friend, garyrpeters@yahoo.com. Any help at all would be
welcome. Served aboard DeHaven in 1949 and 1950. Made the Inchon
shootout and landing. Was SOM1 at the time and Operations
Division PO. She was one great ship. I was briefly TAD to DeHaven cir. April 63 for special
ceremony in Beppu, Japan; member of band (MU3) for that
ceremony anyone rem the mission? I hold a special card from
CDR Montgomery. Great crew, good times, thanks to the crew! Hey Scott! Read your email. Nifty, I wrote a letter to
the Daily News Public Forum re: letters saying we had no
respect for Memorial Day...that we should close
stores...that we should all spend that day at Memorial
Cemetaries etc...Look for: Celebrating Freedom in todays
paper...or go to: http://www.dailynews.com/archives/today/forum.asp
and scroll down to Celebrating Freedom. Nifty!! Looking for shipmates of the USS DeHaven DD727 during
'52-54. I was an Electrician's mate. Especially interesed in
hearing from "Moose" and John Lamar Coggins.
E-mail A.S.A.P. Served on board 1966 through 1968 as Postal Clerk Served on board 1966 through 1968 as Postal Clerk My brother Mike and I served aboard the DeHaven until she
was decomissioned. Both of us have good memories of our time
there and would like to hear from any of our shipmates! Served on the DeHaven 1955-57 radarman Heard of a new web-site on Memorial Day, oddly enough,
its http://veterans.com. Seems to be brand new and I wasn't
able to find any of the DeHaven crew listed in there log.
Worth the effort to check it out. Good stories from
"way back when" 'til last week. Super Site! My grandfather lost his younger brother Ed
that faithful day. A subject never discussed in much detail.
It was great to read the history and eye witness
documentary. Being Memorial Day weekend I found your site so
to pay tribute to a family member I never was able to meet.
If there are any survivors who new Eddy Baker I would love
to hear your memories of him. God Bless you all! Milford G. Martin (Clayton) is my uncle. I never had the
honor of knowing him in person. My father told me many
stories about him and thanks to this website I now know much
more, thank you. My father (Clyde H. Martin) also served in
the Navy in WW11 and retired in 1963. He died in 1979. I
work for the Navy (20 years) first in Chas. SC and now at
NAS.JAX If anyone knew my father or my uncle please e-mail
me. rickmart58@webtv.net Thanks I was a RM3 aboard the DeHaven from '52-55. Would like to
hear from shipmates from that period. Looking forward to seeing all you guys this July.Dec.61
to Nov.63 What a pleasure to visit this site and read stories and
see names from out of the past. I was FA-BT2 on board
DeHaven 58-61. Just saw Randy Nordel's name and snapped him
a email. Thanks for such a great Job.! IC3 58 to 61 I was a radioman aboard the DeHaven from 1952 to 1955. served aboard 1965 sr chief machinst mate My best friends dad was a survivor on dd469, looking for
a survivor list.His father has since past on.any help would
be appreciated. His last name is Dawson. I served on the Dehaven for two years 1972-1973 as an ET,
until decommisioned. I enjoyed reading and looking at the
pictures at this site. While onboard I was unaware of most
of the Dehaven's history. This site is a Great tribute to
all that have served on these ships. Please keep up the good
work. Thanks had two uncles on the dd 469 one went down with his ship
the other survivor looking for survivor list have death list had two uncles on the dd 469 one died one survivor
looking for survivors list have crew list of death of people Still a great site. Enjoy the comments. Special greetings
to all 469 survivors from a shipmate. Smooth sailing and
fair winds to all 469 & 727 DeHaven mates. Nick Doulas -
DD469 survivor. I wasn't on the DeHaven but I just wanted to say GREAT
SITE!!! And keep up the great work. HEARD ABOUT THIS SITE FROM OLD SHIPMATE. I WAS BT3 IN AFT
FIREROOM 69-70. hello to my old mates, from an airdale .I served on the
727 from 9-69 to 3-70. Hello, Tim & holly... Served as QM2 in Navigation Division aboard USS DeHaven
in 1970-71. Home Port ~ Long Beach Naval Station served aboard the de haven in vietnam 1966 i was a
quartermaster QM3. I was aboard 1966-69. Any of you guys out there from
B-Division? Whoops, pulled a boo-boo. Pls chek my RIGHT email
address. Served aboard Dehaven from 1949-1951 looking for Emmett
L. Cox. and Huey Watson and Joe the Indian. or any one that
remembers (Little) Daugherty. 1949-1951 Since I first came across this site I have tried the
sites of other ships I served on. None of them compare. This
is without a doubt the best. Keep up the great work. Did you guys know you have earned medals for the service
of our country?? I just found out! Go to: http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/korea.htm and http://www.history.navy.mil/medals/ndsm.htm I called the VA and they are sending me an application to
get Dad's. The number is 1-800-827-1000 Be patient, there is
one of those stupid tapes on there...hint, use the phone
buttons..voice doesn't work. Neat! At age 80 last fall, I surrendered and bought an iMac.
Can't remember anything as frustrating, but it does keep my
mind off old Big A...arthritis, which pretty well confines
me to home. Not as bad as it may sound...several years back
we retrofitted and added on to he old homestead. Everything
is on one level and have a dandy big sunroom out back that
is ideal for reading. (Six or eight magazines, the latest
WWii books released by the Naval Institute). I have been
sort of confused by all the moving and changing going on in
the organization, but the latest RAVEN (when did it change
from "RAVIN'") tells me where to send my dues. So
I'll be sending along my check when I fire up my Quicken in
a couple of days (the only thing on the damned computer I
have been able to master!). I send along my best to any and
all plankowners extant, plus that splendid group of
shipmates I met in St Louis. And, of course, to Dan and
Mary! Clear sailin'...DEX grandaughter of Helen Sue Dehaven QM2 ON SHIP 1968 TO 1970 Excellent site! You have done a great job with your well
thought out design. Mom told me about the site and it's taken me forever to
get to you. You folks have done a wonderful job. My Dad
served on the DeHaven in the early 50's. I just love hearing
the stories he tells us. Keep up the good work. I am directly related to the man who both the ships were
named after. We believe that he would have been my great
great great uncle. Just passing through reading up on all the posts. Onboard
Dec '51, through Oct '55. Worked in ship's office (PN2),
still looking for a shipmate, James F Bailey. Hi Scott I have changed my e-mail to a local provider and
just want to update for future messages. It is always good
to look back and see if there are some names that bring back
memories of the days on the DeHaven. Have a wonderful
Easter. Bob Baker My sister, Beatrice Eleanor Preussel, was married to
Kenneth L. DeHaven. looking for members of the 469. I had a relative on the
ship. Al Breining where are you I can't believe it my wife and I's Best Man just signed
in below this message. Thanks Skip for the call to let me
know Jerry was onboard. Jerry, you and I have got to talk. Assigned to the dirty d from 1965 to 1968 in the honkin
tonkin. Made it to 3rd class petty officer - Radarman. Forgive me,but in my excitement,I forgot to include my
father's name in the previous posting.His name is Bill
Burrows.He served from,I believe,'56 till'58. I may be a
little off on the years...but that's close.Anyway,thanks
again. This is a very interseting site,one that my father,who
served on the Dehaven will be very interested in. I will
pass this information along to him. If you are interested in
contacting him,let me know and I will furnish you the
information. Thank you Served on board from summer of 1952 thru May 1955. Made
one reunion - Charlestown, SC Served aboard from 67-68 in "M" div. Great
site. Thanks for the work to put it together. Brought back
lots of memories, some good, some bad. The pictures are
great! Fa-MM3, on board from Aug. 1967- Aug 1968 Served aboard Arnold j Isbell 71-72 need info on a mishap
thet occured to a ship seving there during this time, only
remember something happening to the rear gunmount if anyone
has any info on what ship and what happened would be greatly
appreciated, i know was a long time ago but i do remember
something happened but just cant remember what ship,
remember seeing the aft gunmount torn apart... Thank-You
Rick Sorry for the extended delay in signing the log. To date
I have been most impressed by the efforts of all
concerned in the organization of this DeHaven group. Keep up
the good work. Just checking in. Hi Skip, hope all is well. very good sight I served aboard as m div chief Just checking in. Was looking for a shipmate and was
hoping to find a crew roster. Served aboard from time of commission Boston '44 thru
Shanghai '46 as EM2/c i had my pc re-built and have lost the main URL address
for the dehaven assn. HELP My dad, BT2 Carlton Dale (BT2 at the time) served aboard
this ship from 61-63. Still trying to tell the old snipe
that airdales do it better...... |
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