Sailors
of the DeSoto County and
other
'T's of the 1171 Class
Updated as regularly as
photos are
received Actually, rather sporatically,
but.... Have some new stuff coming
and hopefully a memorial page for those we know have passed.
In next week or two - promise!
Photos
here
are of shipmates, some we
may not remember their names. I'll start
with a few of mine,
then photos
that
you would like to share.
Be sure to scroll down to see all, and newer submissions.
The
DeSoto
County sailed under the U.S. flag for over 14 years,
so I know there are a lot of you Gators out there. Let's have
fun and share some memories here.
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These
are
some shots of me and my shipmates.
Bob "Deno" Denoncourt paints a masterpiece
38 years later... "Deno" and I in my wife's art studio
Jim Hague and I in Scotland
Otis Black and I in a photo booth somewhere
Fred Nelson in Panama
Bob Hess in Panama
Gerry "Tiger" Gahagen in Washington
Couple of Marines on our Panama cruise
Bridge gang - l to r Bergeron, Bob D., Joe LeBlanc, Lee Curtin, Gene Cain, and ?
Don Godfrey on the 3"50
GM Chief Hogerson, my boot camp leader
I don't remember who any of these guys are. Panama 1964 barbeque
Brother in uniform - Miller, RDSN
Bob Tanner, Eng 3, 1963 Pic from Nancy Boyd, Bob's sister
Willy Farber on bow ramp
Riebel CS3 - the best cook we had
Jim Bontrager and I At NAS EM Club 9 days before I reported to the 1171 in 1961.
Ship's beach (beer) party Taranto, Italy in 1962 Clyde Stone, me, Bob Osinsky, Floyd Pratt, Ken Huizinga, and Gary Champagne
Gerry "Tiger" Gahagen and I at the same party.
Bill Kirkland, Larry Sinclair, Floyd Pratt, and myself in Genoa, Italy, 1962
Liberty call, Taranto. Me, a Marine named Blake, and Clyde Stone.
Tom Wolfhart plays in the 1st deck compartment
Wally Emilantsev looks at the camera, Deno and Dawson ignore me.
Gary Pierce and I on the flying bridge
Joe Grage and Willy Farber
John Moran
Bob Todd
Another shot of Deno and I in Panama 1964
Party in the BM locker - Are we having fun yet? Dawson, me, Farber
These
shots
were sent to me by Larry Ziegler, SH3. Thanks, Larry.
Bob Whipple, BM1 and "Reb," CS3
Jim Hague, SN
Larry Ziegler as a SH striker in 1960
Cactus Club in Naples. l to r: SK1 Bjorum, Cactus Queen, EM2 Cameron, and RD1 Glass
Here
are
several from Larry Adamik; Thank you Larry. I put one
in the Great Lakes Gallery as it was taken in Bay City, MI
Larry Adamik
Larry and friend, Billy Joe Wiley
Larry and "Alabama" Adkinson
Larry in quarters
Sharp, Adkinson, Wiley (l to r)
Departing for service
Kelley Ledbetter
Joe
Grage
sent these - and a couple others he sent have been
added to the Great Lakes Cruise Gallery. Thanks, Joe.
Joe's on the bridge
Capt Mann discusses the next beach beer party - or maybe
the last one?
Ready to drop anchor!
Who said Gators can't be swingers!
George Shumate, a Seabee on
the
DeSoto's Med cruise in 1959 sent these terrific
pictures.
Thank you, George.
George Shumate and Sgt. Sapp go on liberty 6/59 - Italy
George in Toulon, France replacing the 1171's screw
(l to r) George, Morrison, Sloop, & Sexson in Bombia, Lybia.
This must have been fun! On every Med cruise, the youngest Seabee was picked to be Queen Bee. Seaman Mosser got the honor on this trip.
Here are a couple arrivals
from
Ken Friske DK3, who sailed with the DeSoto from 1963 to
1965.
Have more from Ken in the Great Lakes Gallery. Thank you, Ken, for sharing.
Here's Ken with the USS Enterprise CVA (N) 65 in the background.
Ken and friend on church balcony in Portugal 11/64.
Guarding Panama, 1/64.
L to R: Oram-Smith, Ens; Armissegger; Alexander, SK; Stokes, SK; Ken; & Myers, CS.
New arrivals from Henry
Ruiz,
DC2 Med cruise, 1962.
Thanks,
Henry. Memories!
From Doyle Neal,
Plankowner These may be a little fuzzy
- had to resize from small scan
Doyle
5 Buddies
Touring (Med '59?)
Couple of pictures from
Chuck
DiSilvestro on board '68 to '70 -
Thanks
Chuck.
Ready for action and danger!
Somebody's gotta steer
These photos
are from Chuck's
cruise book
Brand new (March 2011) from Bob Syvertson era - 1963-1965 Do
you recognize those w/o a name? Kelley Ledbetter has a great
memory! 3 down, 3 to go...
Bob Syvertson
Larry Potts
Captain on Bridge
Mystery Sailor #1
Dan Radar, SM3
Mystery Sailor #3
J. Warner, YN1 &
Powell, PN2
Mystery Sailor #6
Also, from
Brenda Stalnaker, sister of Howard Wine.
Howard was tragically killed in an auto accident as Duty Driver in Dec.
1964
Howard Wine
Brenda Stalnaker and Captain Mann
Other
Gator Brothers
Start with a couple from Jim Blankenship (Golfsman) from the
Graham
County LST 1176 A couple more of Jim's pics will be in the Sister
LST Galleryshortly. Thanks, Jim.
Jim Blankenship and friend
Jim Blankenship
These pictures come from "Pete' Petry of the Grant County. They were taken in 1971 and '72. Thanks, Pete.
Paul "Pete" Petry - 1972 Grant County LST 1174
(l to r) Paul Debault, Paul Petry, Jamerson, and Soriano - ready for liberty in Barcelona, 1971
Air lifting a medical emergency to the hospital
These two pictures were taken by Wally Romeo, En1. They were taken in 1967 off Veiques Island, where Bob Hope was filming on the USS Kerwin. However, he had to cross the 1176 to get there, hence the photo op. I got the pics thru Wayne Halloran and Jim Armedarez. Thanks
to all.
Thanks for the
Memories,
Bob! 1903-2003 All of us will remember
your
dedication to the troops.
Here are a few pictures from Jack Oaks, LST 1176. Thanks for sharing them, Jack.
Jack in 1960
Jack and "Tank" Waters
Just in from Jim Armendarez, BM3, USS Graham County LST 1176 These three got together in Clearwater Fla. in 2002 Thanks for sharing, Jim - bet you had a great time.
(l tor) Amendarez, Foley, Lee
Changing order, but same guys. (l to r) BM3 J. Foley, QM3 K. Lee, BM3 S. Armendarez
Some new pictures from Joe Morris, QM3, of the USS Grant County
LST
1174. These pictures were taken during the Med cruise of 1959 with the
DeSoto County. Thank you, Joe, for sharing.
Had to lighten this to see, but this is Joe Morris
Morris and Nees on liberty in Bari, Italy
Nees and Karmon on the bridge
Adkins, USN, and Langley, USMC work mouont 33
Lacey and DiSilvio
Joe didn't ID 'em, so I sure as hell can't!
Liberty launch, away!
I have received a few pictures from a new member of
the
AAFA, Dennis McDowell
Dennis served on the USS Oglethorpe AKA 100.
Pictures
of her are in Gallery
2
Dennis and his shipmates - then and now. Thanks
for the pics, Dennis.
Dennis McDowell
Jim Loving and Dennis
John Farley
Dennis & his wife are on right,
Jimmy Loving & his wife left,
Frank Thomas & his wife center
AKA 100 Reunion,
Savannah, GA
Dennis and Jimmy and their wives again.
These are many of those that I
have
received.
Do you have any you would like
to post?
