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Photos' 1 to 8 show ships' store prior to opening on Sept. 3rd.
Lil Menta and Betty Culp packing mail orders. |
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Marty and Carol Sippel folding shirts.
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Did you ever see a Chief working? Heres' one,
Dick Hamann stacking shirts. |
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Claire Hamann is making sure that BM2 Bill Frost and Chief Hamann are
stacking the shirts in size order. |
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Kathy Frost and Lil Menta, your guess is as good as mine as to what they
are doing. But they do look busy don't they? |
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Next three photos show the tables nicely set up and ready
for our
Association members. |
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Carol, Peg Simpson and Lil taking care of customers, left Bill Harness,
unknown, Ken Frank. |
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Left- Gloria & Milton Contaras. |
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Registration, I see
Herb Risse far left. |
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Time out for some refreshments in the sea stories room.
Left- George and Joan "Corky" Johnson, Beverly and Harold
Carlyon and Harvey Green. |
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Wednesday night dinner at Fisherman's Wharf.
Jane and Peter Cross getting their food. |
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Busy eating! |
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On the right Hanna and Michael Kassner |
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Carol, Marty, Kathy, Bill and Ed Maul |
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Thursday morning the shoppers arrived. Left, Dempsey Clemons,
Charles and Sally Stevenson. |
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Check out the jackets guys. |
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This is what the ship's store looked like most of the time. |
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Charlie I hope you bought that tie. |
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Sorry we only take cash and checks. |
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Raffle tickets and cruises sold here. |
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Line up for the Spirit Of Norfolk lunch cruise on Thursday afternoon. |
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Left is Dean and Elinor Giroux, followed by Betty Jane and Ron
DiGrazia enjoying lunch I hope. |
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Foreground:
Vicky and Bud Forney
Top: Kathy and Bill Frost
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Left to Right: Unknown, Harvey Green, Dick & Claire Hamann,
Tamiko, Stosh Simenc,
Lil Menta. |
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Al Winterburn,
David, Crystal & April McMillan |
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Left Jack Ritter uncle of
Capt. Kathleen Pierce,
and brother Art Ritter |
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L to R John Lloyd, Joe McStay, and Bill Walther
1945-1947 Marine Det. |
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Ralph Gillum enjoying a cool one. |
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She looks beautiful!
Nice shot Bill Walther. |
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Our members entering Nauticus Friday morning. |
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Pledge Board listing the names of our Association members who
have made a donation to help pay for the bridge leading to our ship. |
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Mike Rigdon doing a two step.
Mike didn't have the honor of serving on our ship, I believe our ship was
in moth balls during his time in the navy. He served aboard the USS
Jupiter AVS-8 |
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Inside the officers wardroom. |
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L to R W. Riding,
R. Weston, C. Sikes.
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C. Sikes next to his old bunk. |
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D. Matthews next to his old bunk.
Ah what memories |
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Radio room |
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XO's Office
Peeking in the door is
Al Hilliard.
To the right is Frank Moore |
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Officers showers |
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Ships office |
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Sinks in officers head |
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Peeking inside turret three. |
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Prior to the start of the Memorial service. |
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Sgt. Bill Lewis opens the Memorial Service.
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Invocation by
Deacon R. Simpson |
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Jerry Wiedenhoeft placing a flower in the wreath. |
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Deacon Simpson placed a flower in the wreath for Chaplains
Lonnie Meachum
and
Eugene Kapalczski |
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Jim FitzGerald Capt. USN Ret.,
placing flower in wreath. |
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Susan McClure placing flower in wreath for her Dad Robert McClure |
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Carl Capestrain |
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Bill Henson |
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Ward H.Sachs V
placing flower in wreath
for his great grandfather
LCDR (CAPT.)
Ward Sachs Jr. |
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Tom Lowney GM1
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Dom hard at work? |
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Ralph Gillum |
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Al Dunning, nice shot!. |
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James Dodd |
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Carl & Bill |
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Bill & Carl jettison the wreath |
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You will not be forgotten! |
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To the left is Dora & Dave Sewell. |
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James Dodd with Grandpa
Frank Saracione |
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3rd Div.
Front row: Dick Hamann, Jack Trimmer,Martin Sippel
2nd row:
Norman Nottingham,
Herb Dent, Ken Sampey
Back row: Unknown
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Martin Sippel |
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Checking out the ship |
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Look familiar? |
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B-Div. L to R:
Jim McLaughlin,
Ralph Vanhorn,
Francis Jordon and
Charlie Storrs. |
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Line dancing. Is that
Jean & Bernie Padgitt, Charlie & Carola Storrs in the front row? |
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L to R: Jerry O'sullivan,
Alan Dean, George Tully,
Alex Randolph. |
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Mary Ann & Stan Kobos
Jerry & Leone Myers |
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L to R: Steve Largent,
Ed Lowe, Tom Bradshaw,
unknown |
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L to R: Mary & John Rodencal, Gabe & Sally Fiore, Marty & Carol Sippel
Betty & Jack Culp |
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Dick & Claire Hamann,
Lil Menta,Tamiko,Stosh Simenc,
Peg & Bob Simpson. |
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Claire, Nickie, Lil |
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The dancers, on the left is Marion & Bud Andrews |
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Bill Frost, is your head cold?
Do you have a head ache?
What hurts, Boats?
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Jerry DeChant with his son
and daughter. |
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Carl and Martin Fisher, Director of the Science Programs at Nauticus,
demonstrated a science program called "Battle Blast" |
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Bill Walther & Joe McStay |
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Alex Randolph, Earl & Sally Wiechelt, Bernie Johnson in background
This way to have your photo taken for the memory book. |
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Lee & Sherri Winter
The outfits were made
by Sherri. Terrific job Sherri,I thought they were store bought. |
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3rd Div.
Front row: D. Hamann,
K. Sampey, J. Trimmer,
M. Sippel.
Back row: N. Nottingham,
G. Jenkins, H. Dent, ?
D. Menta. |
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TEN CENTS A DANCE. |
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Original plaque that marked the spot where the ship was hit on March
15, 1952 while in Songjin, Korea. Three crew members were injured. |
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Banquet, Saturday Sept. 7.
Post the colors |
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Invocation by Deacon Simpson. |
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Welcome, by our President
Carl Capestrain. |
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Installation of our 2003-2004 officers by
Jack Kavanaugh, Radm. USN,Ret.
Carl Capestrain President, William Henson Vice President,
Dave Patrykus Treasure.
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Jack Kavanaugh presents shadow box holding Flag that flew over the Wisconsin to Steve
Dugas. A Surprise from his son Mike Dugas.
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Jerry Blesch addressing former crewmembers about Planned Giving.
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1940s' Plank Owners |
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Bill Lewis presents plaques to Sam Knepley and Mike Hodgis, band
members of the fifties, who played echo taps at our memorial service. |
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Nickie and Bill Henson, receive a plaque of appreciation from the
Association for outstanding work as past editors of our
news letter, "The Badger"
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L to R- B.Johnson,
W. Palac, J. Naizer, Shirley, H. Gingrich,
A. Murphy, M. Johnson |
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Entertainers,
The Doorway Singers. |
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The Windell Johnson family. |
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Starting at the 6 o'clock position and going clock wise is: Megan
Gossard, Jacob, Gayle and Jim Bates, Tamara, Jeffery and Mike Gossard,
John, James and Lisa Curtis and LeeAnn Bates.
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L to R Alice McGuire,
John & Mary Lloyd,
Bill Walthers,
Rod Rodrigues,
Gene Malkut
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Bill Walther, John Lloyd,
Rod Rodrigues, Joe McStay |
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A few good men----MARINES! |
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Top L to R Lorna Piersante,
Harvey Green, Marion & Marshall Andrews |
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L to R Jerry Camaione & Kathy, George & Florence Sprock, Jerry
& Kitty Wiedenhoeft |
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J. Trimmer N. Nottingham and friend |
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Left-Ken & Marlene Sampey |
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Right-Kathy & Herb Dent |
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Marlene & Frank DeFazio
John & Fran Slania |
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Charlie Storrs and a few
members of "B" Division
from the 1950's. |
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Jim & Millie FitzGerald,
H. Green, Bud & Marion Andrews |
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David & Crystal McMillian & April
Karin & Charles Sikes |
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Gabe & Sally Fiore, George & Audrey Miller, Bernice & Jim
Boehm, Kathy & Carl Capestrain
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Fair Winds and Following Seas
Shipmates. |
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Photo sent in by
Joan Romatowski
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Next 4 photos sent in by
Jerry Wiedenhoeft.
L-R Jerry, George Ward, and friend Lew |
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Corky & George Johnson |
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George Foglia & Son |
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Lorna &Vince Piersante
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Photo by Dom
John was one of 3 crewmembers that were injured when the ship was hit on
3/15/52
John is standing next to plaque that marked the spot where the ship was
hit.
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Sent in by John Gormican
E. Hassay, Hospital Corpman &
Dr. F. Vossenberg,both attended to Johns' wounds. |
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Next 2 photos sent in by
Pete Murphy
Percy & Betsy Sussex |
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Kathy, Florence Sprock,
Percy Sussex, Joe Determan & George Sprock
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Next 3 photos sent in by
Tom Lowney
Robert & Deborah Smith
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Art Hogberg, winner of
Franklin Mint model of the
USS Wisconsin
Art looks like he is trying to figure out how to stretch this model to 887
ft. |
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Dave Patrykus presents grand prize print of
'USS Wisconsin in WW II' to winning ticket holder, Buck
Schumaker,
FM Div. 1951-1954 |
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Nickie & Bill Henson
Next 2 photos by Rita Janz |
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Sam Knepley, 1952-1954 & Mike Hodgis, 1954-1955
BB64 Buglers
EX Div. |
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Photo sent in by
Curtis Twiford
7th/4th Div. 1951-1955 |
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Photo by
Charles Szerszen
2nd - FM Div. 1955 - 1958
Elias (Bus) Etheridge, on right |
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Next two photos sent in by
Robert Laese
M Div. 1951-1954
L to R: D. Wilson, W. Thibeault, W. Henson and R. Laese |
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L to R: W. Henson,
R. Laese, D. Wilson and
F. Romatowski |
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It was good to see her again. |
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She still has that great shape. |
