These
are pictures of the DeSoto County
at
various locations in the Great Lakes.
(page updated
September 6, 2003)
Many
of these photos were generously provided by
Lt.
Cdr. Horace D. Mann, Captain of the DeSoto
during
this cruise. Thanks, "Skip".
The pictures
from Capt. Mann are scanned copies of
xeroxed photographs.
I
now have a few pics from the crew,
which
I have added below.
Point
of information: We are not sure where in the Lakes some of them were
taken
(it
was, after all, 37 years ago).
On
Oct. 10, 2002, I received excellent information from Nancy Tanner Boyd,
whose
brother, Robert Tanner, was an Engineman 3rd class on this cruise.
Thank
you, Nancy, for taking the time to copy all that valuable Big 'D'
memorabilia.
There is much more than I can post.
Ports of Call
Ogdensburg, N.Y. Bay City, Mich. Milwaukee, Wis.
Rochester, NY Sault St. Marie,Mich. Muskegon, Ill
Buffalo, N.Y. Duluth, Minn. Port Huron, Mich.
Erie, PA. Marquette, Mich. Cleveland, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio Chicago, Ill. Oswego, N.Y.
Detroit, Mich. Great Lakes, Ill Montreal, Canada
First,
of course, the officers and crew.
Need I tell you that Captain Mann is front row, center?
I only
count 43 White Hats, so this can't be the entire crew,
and,
since I don't recognize anyone, possibly Engineering Dept.
I've thumnailed a few of the pictures for easier downloading of the
page.
Click image for larger size - hit "Back" to return.
The Big D passes thru a RR bridge. |
Thanks to information provided by Nancy Boyd, this picture was taken in Erie, PA. |
I think this is the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, NY. |
No landmarks, but again thanks to info from Nancy, this is entering the harbor at Buffalo. |
I like
this picture - New information! Larry of LST 825 said
that
Chicago has a three masted tour schooner that looks like this one,
and
that there is a similar jetty in Chicago. Reckon that puts this
picture
in Lake Michigan! Thanks, Larry.
Information
confirmed by Capt. Mann.
Of course,
I'm guessing, but Chicago sound right? Absolutely!
Here
are a few shots sent to me from Larry Adamik and Joe Grage.
Thanks
to both for these interesting pictures.
From
Larry, this picture of a flag raising ceremony in Bay City, Michigan.
Larry
is the first sailor on the right. Recognize him?
And these are from Joe, taken in Chicago.
Lining up to visit |
Chicago piers |
Rescue mission |
Chopper on main deck |
Visiters on deck |
Ship in harbor |
And here are a few shots from
Ken Friske. Ken also has contributed a few shots
that are in the Gator Gallery
and the 1171 Gallery.
Fireboat welcome, city unknown. |
UDT charges in Toledo, Ohio. |
UDT pickup in Toledo. |
Helo taking off in Toledo. |
Helo returning, Toledo. (Liberty run?) |
The locals come to see us in Toledo. |
Docking in Chicago. |
Comments?
