The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss john king ddg 3. Uss springfield clg7 flagship sixth fleet cruise book. After battle report of the mighty ws sinking of the kirishma and the ayanami. We tried to find additional information about coleman, coles, cummings, king, and pye on and at the national archives but were unsuccessful. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization scanning, please contact the association historian by hovering over the image of the cover, text will show with a description of the cruise book, provided by richard w.
Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at. John king, born in ireland 7 february 1865, enlisted in the navy as a coal. Duty oil king, we had a bunch of great times guys ddg3 rodney smitty smith pn3 may 62 feb 64. Uss john f kennedy cv67 1992 1993 cruise book the uss kennedy was the last conventionally powered carrier built or the u. Alameda to 1975 10nov1958 careless magazine explosion kills 2, off san francisco 3jan1959 to 27jul1959 1st westpac cruise. After korea, before the mines of the arabian gulf hit samuel b. Uss springfield clg7 flagship sixth fleet cruise book 196061. Examples of such vessels include hospital ships, harbor. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss john paul jones dd 932 cruise book during this time period. Documentary evidence has been obtained for all ships in this category showing that some crew members actually went ashore. Navy photo 1 from the uss john king ddg3 1989 cruise book available at. Loss of uss oriskany cva34 pilot, deck log entry, december 6, 1961. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
Uss ranger 1957 1958 cruise book, 1st cruise book 20aug1958 ports. See more ideas about kennedy, aircraft carrier, john f kennedy. King received the medal of honor while in vicksburg for extraordinary heroism in the line of his. John shuff and lcdr howie thayer had a night time inflight collision about 2 3 miles aft of the ship. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss john king page. Roberts, princeton and tripoli, one ship of the united states navy took a couple a mine hits and, through heroic effort her crew, was brought into port afloat and with no loss of life. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss warren cruise book during world war ii. This is when the independence took over from uss midway cv41 as the forward deployed carrier based in japan. Edward mcfall 195462 and john scagliola 196162 international date line games. This website is operated by two former crew members jason and darrell winchell.
Cruisebook for the uss independence cv62 s 1990 operation desert shield deployment. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51774 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Sept 15 returned to boston naval shipyard for major alterations to the missile fire control. Perhaps because the incident was deemed one of friendly fire the ship was either in the wrong place or the mines were not. I am sending you the 1969 wespac cruise book to get back on the site. In years to come, when old tales be retold, may this book help the men who lived and fought and became a part of her recall their life and experiences aboard the u. Uss john king ddg 3 mediterranean cruise book 197172. Veterans of the uss john hood dd655 have organized an association which locates, maintains records, and holds reunions for personnel who served aboard the hood for 30 days or more during world war ii or during the later commissioned period from 1951 to 1964.
This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that conducted a variety of missions along the close coastal waters of vietnam for extended periods of time. He served on board massachusetts in the caribbean during the spanishamerican war, and in 1900 was transferred to vicksburg for service during the philippine insurrection. Media in category uss john king ddg3 ship, 1960 the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Built at the bath iron works in bath, maine, uss john king was an atlantic fleet ddg homeported in norfolk, virgina for the majority of her service career with a single west pac deployment to vietnam in 197273. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or. Adamsclass guided missile destroyers, was commissioned on 4 feb 1961. Reunion information, photo galleries, former crew contact information, a crew forum and news for the guided missile destroyer uss richard e, byrd ddg23.
Our killed or missing in action according to ship records are listed separately. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization. Uss john king ddg3 was one of several ships in the same squadron. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. John paul jones, second of the initial class destroyers of postwar design, conducted exhaustive shakedown training out of guantanamo bay, cuba, after which she departed for a cruise to northern europe and the british isles. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Fired twenty missiles at roosevelt roads missile firing range to evaluate the tartar missile system. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss john king tin can sailors the national association of. Several were killed in a gun explosion in 1931 and are marked with as is john a. Full text of uss ozbourn dd 846 westpac cruise book, 19691970 see other formats iy,mn7 wx m y. This beautiful cruise book is just over 450 pages with colour photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 14 cvw145. Big john was decommissioned in 2007 after nearly 40 years of service.
Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was born on 29 may 1917 in brookline, mass. When the uss olympia arrived in november 1921 carrying the world war i unknown soldier, the ship arrived at the washington navy yard, located less than a mile from where dixon lived as a child. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. I served from 19671969 and the uss mazama ae 9 in the 1st deck division. John king, ddg3, 1967, 197172, 1977, 197879, 1982, 1987, 1989. Full text of uss ozbourn dd846 westpac cruise book. The destroyer sailed for the mediterranean once more 3 august and. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986.
The uss john king ddg3, the second of the charles f. John king ddg3 1967, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1989 john s. Kilday, wife of representative kilday of texas and commissioned on 4 february 1961. A ships cruise book was published for most of the uss kings deployments. One of the most dangerous events we had on the whole cruise was a hot gun problem. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. He served in washington in the office of naval intelligence october 1941january 1942 and under commandant, sixth naval. Here you can download the uss john king ddg 3 mediterranean cruise book 1989 as a high resolution. Carlson killed by electric shock in 1945 aboard ship.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. This is the nato ships up to the kiel beer tent scene. Uss king cruise books a ships cruise book was published for most of the uss kings deployments. The scans below are from uss john kings mediterranean cruise book 1989. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Uss john king was the second ship in the charles f. The long lost video cruisebook from our 1986 nato cruise. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. I came aboard the ship in davisville ri on august 09 1967 after a tour of pbr in vietnam. Great blue nose cruise narvik,norwaynorthern europeiceland land of the midnight sun ddg3 ron short ftm3 1265967 rshort44 at. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization scanning, please contact the association historian. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. John king departed for her second mediterranean cruise 6 february 1963.
Uss john king ddg3 at willemstad, curacao, in june 1984. John king, born in ireland 7 february 1865, enlisted in the navy as a coal passer in vermont 20 july 1893. Photographer for 1967 cruise book ddg3 tommy sink bt2 676380 mt. Adamsclass guided missile armed destroyer in the united states navy named for medal of honor recipient john king john king was laid down by the bath iron works at bath in maine on 25 august 1958, launched on 30 january 1960 by mrs. The collection bibliographies cruise books research guides exhibits. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. During this voyage commander hayler and members of the crew visited the birthplace of john paul and presented the ships emblem to. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization, please contact the association historian. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Joseph william ozbourn, usmcr, who was posthumously awarded the congressional medal of honor for unhesitatingly grasping an. Kennedy conducted carquals from 1923 january 1970, then underwent repair and maintenance at norfolk naval shipyard from 30 january, a preadministrative readiness inspection while in restricted availability at the shipyard from 48 may, and a fast cruise on 1819 may. Uss independence cv62 1990 desert shield cruise book.
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