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• Added newspaper article about Archie Fields and the attack on the 469 to the 469 history page.
• We learned that Billy White GM3 from 51-55 passed away on June 3.
• A newsletter from the early Viet Nam deployment.
• Pictures from Ken Stilson MM2 51-55

May 7, 2008

• Sorry to announce another passing of a shipmate. Barry Grant Maxfield passed away on 4/28/2008. We have a page for him in our memorial section.

April 21, 2008

• Added story from Korean era about a downed RAF plane and the DeHaven's assistance to them. Mayday in the Tsushimi Straits
• Added a story by our own Carl Berntsen about Typhoon Cobra and the DeHaven's experience.
• Made some adjustments to the menus and links throughout the site. We've abandoned the discussion groups and the chat page as they weren't being used. Also, we've added additional relational links on selected pages.

November 27. 2007

• Added a link in the left hand margin to my own personal weather station. Click on it to see what's happening at the home of the website.

October 17, 2007

• DeHaven Sailors Association proudly announces its Scholarship Fund.

October 5, 2007

• Included a letter from Tom Bogard in the 469 history. PDF's of documents he sent along with his letter are included as well.
• A new patch displayed on the patches page. The Task Force 77 patch from Korea

August 27, 2007

• Added a page showing a Crossing Certificate from a 1968 crossing of the equator signed by Captain Franz. It's in the photo section or can be accessed directly.

August 26, 2007

• Started a new menu item, "Vietnam" under the history category. Included are a couple of articles about the early Vietnam era by Rear Admiral James Montgomery, a former skipper of the DeHaven.

October 5, 2006

• Our membership is saddened by the loss of shipmate William F. Brouillette.

August 2, 2006

• We've received a copy of the Navy Unit Commendation that the DeHaven earned for her service in Vietnam.

December 27, 2005

• "Moose" Espenchied has donated $1000 to the DeHaven Scholarship Fund. He has challenged all other members to donate to the fund, "no matter what amount", by December 31. The particulars have not been figured out as yet on the scholarship fund. It was begun by a rather large donation from a deceased members family. More on this as we have it.

November 23, 2005

• Added a page about the Christening Bottle from the launch of the DeHaven DD-727

April 15, 2005

• Added two links to Plans of the Day to our Inchon Invasion Page courtesy of Carter Jefferson.

February 10, 2005

• We now have the information available for the 2005 reunion to be held in Oklahoma City, OK from Sept 13-17. Look here for more information.

December 28, 2004

• We've learned that we've lost a dear shipmate, Leonard Elam. Leonard was one of the survivors of the sinking of the USS DeHaven DD-469. He was a contributor to our pages on the history of that ship. He will be missed.
• I've put some movie clips up on the website. They show the DeHaven underway and tying up in port. Check them out.

December 20, 2004

• It is late but I've finally got Sam Penington's tribute page put together. See it here.

October 14, 2004

• We're sorry to have lost another shipmate on October 8. Frank X. Bonilla served aboard DeHaven in WWII from 1943-1945. Our tribute begins here.

September 8, 2004

• I'm sorry to announce that Donald F. Daugherty has passed away on September 7. He was one of our Korean War Veterans serving on the DeHaven from 1949-1951. Please see our tribute to him.

August 15, 2004

• Dale Harbin RM3 adds to our collection some picture from his days on the DeHaven in 1953 and 1954. Dale was part of the radio shack gang while aboard. See them here.

June 14, 2004

• It grieves me to announce that we have lost our President, Sam Pennington Last night. He succumbed to congestive heart disease while undergoing therapy for bone marrow cancer. He was a gentleman and a great leader of our Association. He will be sorely missed. I prayers go out to Sam's wife Marie and their family.

March 4, 2003

• We're going to be dedicating a plaque honoring both DeHavens at the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, TX on March 26. For information, contact Sam Penington
• Jim Riggen sent us a wonderful piece on how it feels to have once been a Navy Man. You can read it here.
• We've updated the message area of our site. We're essentially starting over in a much more intuitive format. Check it out here.

October 4, 2003

The 2003 reunion is history. All that attended had a great time. The CD from the reunion will be done soon. If you were not there and wish to order one, you should do that now.

June 28, 2003

• Some more good stuff on the 469 thanks to Ralph Corley who sent me a first hand article written by a W. R. Stevenson. He tells of his account of the sinking of the 469 in an article entitled "Three Bombs and Hell"

March 16, 2003

We've got the 2003 Reunion Information for you. Check here.

February 2, 2003

We've lost another shipmate. Bill Wood, who recently was stricken with Septic Shock, passed away yesterday 2/1/03 at 5:45 PM. He was with family. 

Bill and Marge at last reunion

Bill was a W.W.II veteran serving aboard the DeHaven during the war from 45-46 as a RD3. Bill was known to many as he and his wife Marge were very active in the DeHaven Sailors Association and had attended the last six reunions. He will certainly be missed by all.

Cards may be sent to Marge at:

Marge Wood
5146 US Highway 42
Mount Gilead, OH  43338-9595

I'll pass along more information as I receive it.

January 23, 2003

• We've lost Dick Deppe. He died yesterday of a heart attack. He was a very active member of the Association and attended seven reunions. Dick was loved by many and will be sorely missed. His family can be reached at:

Dana Murry

423 W 1st

Monticello IA  52310 

January 19, 2003

• We're introducing a new photo collection from Dave Anderson. LTJG Dave Anderson served aboard DeHaven from 1965-1967 as 2nd Division Officer, DASH Officer and Navigator. He has been kind enough to share with us some terrific color photos of that era

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December 30, 2002

• James Shue passed away on Dec. 25 of pulmonary fibrosis. He was aboard the DeHaven from 1948-1953 and saw service in the Korean War. He was a BT1. 
  
  He is survived by his wife Faye. She can be reached at:

2900 S Valley View TRLR 39
Las Vegas, NV 89102-5931
fshue01@msn.com

December 3, 2002

• It saddens us to report the death of another member. This is the note we received from his widow.
   
  "This is to inform the friends of the DeHaven that my husband, Bill Conine, lost his battle with Pulmonary
  Fibrosis the afternoon of Sept 21, 2002 at the Bennington VT Veterans Home. Bill was a survivor of the sinking of the DeHaven Feb 1, 1943 in the Pacific.
   
  Sincerely,
   
  Hazel Conine
   
  If any of you wish to send notes her address is 
  10 Jennings Dr.,
   Bennington VT 04201 - 2119.

   

October 23, 2002

• It saddens me greatly to announce that Ron Empfield has lost his battle with Mesothelioma. Ron was a Viet Nam era sailor who was active in both the DeHaven Sailors Association as well as his local VFW. Ron will be missed. More details as we get them. Wife Susan can be reached at:

  Susan Empfield
  604 E Spaulding St.
  Riverton, IL 62561-9671

October 6, 2002

• A new President's message from our new President, Sam Penington.

June 8, 2002

• Jim Parris has sent us information about a Destroyer Exhibit at the US Navy Memorial in Washington DC. If your are traveling there in the next year, you might want to check out the information he provided.

• We've created a "In Memoriam" page to honor our lost shipmates. Submittals are welcome at memoriam@ussdehaven.org .

May 25, 2002

• The DeHaven Association is deeply saddened by the passing of Carl Leffel. Carl was a fixture at all the reunions and will be dearly missed. Our prayers are with his wife Carol and his family. His obituary page.

April 29, 2002

• The 2002 Reunion has now been finalized. Get all the information on our 2000 Reunion page. In addition, the registration forms are now available.

March 29, 2002

• We've lost another shipmate. Bill Gray SO1 (1949-1950) passed away March 24 after battling a brain tumor for six months. Our condolences to his family. We have a picture of Bill playing his ukulele. 

March 7, 2002

• Tragically, we've lost our beloved President, Dan Wisner. Dan died at his home on March 7. See our eulogy and obituary for details.

March 3, 2002

• Added some pictures of the launching of the 469 donated to us by Dave McComb.

March 2, 2002

• Added some more history items: 
  A detailed history of the DeHaven first appearing in the newsletter. 
  Shootout in Tokyo Bay, a detailed article on the DeHaven's operation there. Includes another new photo.

• A new photo of the DeHaven in Inchon as part of the "6 Brave Ships" page. This one was taken from the HMS Kenya and contributed by Tony Berry. 

February 2, 2001

• Bill Bonewitz sent us some pictures. They are from 1949-50. A picture of "O" division may even include you. Check them out.

• Judge Springer wrote his first hand view about the Invasion at Inchon Harbor. It is now part of our Inchon Invasion collection and can be found here.

August 29, 2001

• Dave McComb from the USS Nicholas site has put together a page about the 469 that is worth looking at. 

• We've heard from CDR H. C. Morris who was the CO of DeHaven from 1970-1972. Check out his bio.

August 3, 2001

• Thanks to a lot of help from some of our members, we've developed a new mailing list. Our mailing list will keep you up to date on the latest developments here at the website and other information pertinent to the DeHaven Sailors Association.  If you were on the old list, you'll be migrated to the new one. If you're not on the list, why not? You can join here.

July 27, 2001

• I've included another version of the history of the 469. This time, it's from the Navy Public Relations department dated 1948. This version was considered very accurate by 469 survivor Nick Doulas. See it here.

• Beginning with the above history account, I will be including PDF (Adobe Acrobat ) version so that you may print them for sharing with others. As time permits, I will make PDF versions of the others. If you don't have Acrobat Readers, it's time to click the button in the left hand column and get your free copy.

• Speaking of the left column, if you wish to shop at Amazon.com, please enter their site through the button on your left. The DeHaven web site will get some credit for any purchases you make.

• The "Listbot" mailing list is history as of today. I'll be getting your addresses from their site and maintaining the list myself. If you're not on our mailing list, contact us at list@ussdehaven.org and we'll take sign you up.

July 22, 2001

• A couple of new sea stories from MMFN Bob Adams. You'll find them on our Sea Stories page or go directly to his Scrambled Eggs story or the Safeties story.

• Speaking of sea stories, I know you have them and you need to share them with us!

July 14, 2001

• Mary Wisner, our Association Treasurer, has taken ill. She has been in the hospital and is now home. She's feeling better but they're still not sure what is ailing her. You can send cards to:

Mary Wisner
1902 E. Iowa Ave.
Nampa, ID 83686-5636

• The benefit for Ron Empfield went really well with not only many friends and family attending, but several of Ron's closest shipmates as well. Gloria Brewster was kind enough to send us pictures.

June 23, 2001

• As you may already know, the Wisner's (Dan and Mary) had a fire in their barn. They suffered quite a loss of equipment and belongings but fortunately, no one was hurt. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so they shared some pictures with us.

June 21, 2001

• Unfortunately, Barbara Frye has passed away. See the note below. Our prayers are with Doug with his tragic loss. Cards can be sent to:

Doug Frye
6241 Mar Vista Dr.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647-2311

June 6, 2001

• Barbara Frye, wife of Doug Frye, another 50's sailor is quite ill. She is suffering from numerous complications from kidney cancer aggravated by her diabetes. She is now having to have dialysis.  Doug and Barbara do not have access to the Internet but cards can be sent to: