You might be able to find some of your old shipmates at:

[Buckshot]

http://www.mustangone.com/cgi-bin/crewlisting.pl

I found the captain and one of the hull techs I knew!

..............Buckshot

[Buckshot]

.............Here we go, I found some photo's. The old gray mobile home.

http://www.fototime.com/CFAC202026C2A07/standard.jpg
Sumners and Gearings, nifty 'Pocket' crusiers! Motoring along.

Getting ready to take some "Green" over the bow.
http://www.fototime.com/0873B070D0AAA91/standard.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/CF843B26D987CA4/standard.jpg
Hey LOOKIT! No guns on the back!

http://www.fototime.com/FE3EDB2B894918D/standard.jpg

..............Buckshot

[Buckshot]

Here ya go Bill ........................

The GURKE is named in honor of Pfc Henry Gurke of the United States Marine Corps. Pfc Gurke was born 6 November 1922 in Neche, North Dakota. He attended local schools and enlisted in the Marine Corps 15 April 1942. Joining the Second Pack Howitzer Battalion of the Twenty-Second Marines, he shipped overseas on 10 July 1942 and landed at Apia, Opolu, British Samoa one month later. In September he was transferred to "D" Company of the Third Raider Battalion, and in February 1943 he accompanied his unit to the Russell Islands, returning to Espiritu Santos in March 1943.

He was transferred to "M" Company, Third Raider Corps in June. In November Private First Class Gurke came face to face with the enemy at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, Soloman Islands. On 9 November 1943, he sacrificed his life in order that the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) man by his side could continue to provide effective resistance to the enemy. For this action he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. The citation was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and presented to his parents at ceremonies in the Navy Department on 31 May 1944. USS Gurke (DD-783) is the first ship

Only 359 days 'till start of the 27 April 2006
USS GURKE Reunion in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky

http://www.ussgurke.org/

[StarMetal]

THE place to go for shipmates, for Destroyers, is www.destroyersonline.com


Joe

[XBT]

Buckshot,
Yer destroyer pic's are making me homesick. I never thought I would miss the "cans", but after forty-five years all I am remembering is the fun stuff.

BTY guys, thanks for the links.

Jim

[NVcurmudgeon]

Buckshot, I am signed up on the Gurke site, even exchanged an E-mail with one of my old shipmates. His web site is some university. I told him "Still in school, huh? Just kidding, you must be running the place." The silence was deafening. He better watch it, or I'll tell about him getting the applause disease in Yokosuka! Don't think I'll go to a Gurke reunion, I'm afraid it would be like a high school reunion. Only the people you hated show up! One of your pictures shows a DD 7X2. It it is 782 it is the Rowan, flagship of the Gurke's division. At the last Reno gun show I wore my Gurke ball cap and consequently met a Rowan sailor who served when I did. Small world. Also talked with a WWII tincan sailor and thanked him.

[StarMetal]

Bill

I don't see you as a crew member on this site http://www.mustangone.com/cgi-bin/crewlisting.pl?

Sign up there, see anyone your recognize?

Joe

[flhroy]

Here's one for you Buckshot. If this link will open for you The USS Gurke is the one in the middle.


http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/023428.jpg


Respectfully
Roy

[crazy mark]

For all you shallow water sailors like me the place to go is: http://www.fredsplace.org

[NVcurmudgeon]

Roy, Thanks for the picture of the Gurke. I was on the Gurke pre-FRAM, so it was interesting to see the new configuration. Buckshot was on the USS Noa.

[Ken O]

Here is a link, click on Navy and the website is broke down by hull type, and all the auxillry, air wings etc. http://www.vetsrollcall.com/boards.htm