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1950 Photos |
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1950 photo of the entire CIC/Radarman crew taken from the signal
bridge, starboard of the pilothouse. To get them all together at one
time while dockside suggests that it was just before payday.
Top (l-r):L Gene Dube (deceased), CT, Eugene R. Brown, Janesville, WI, Ronald K. Brown ,IN. Bottom (l-r): Walter Clark, Brooklyn, NY, Larry Bridge, Latrobe, PA, Adam Vanyo, PA (now Boston), and Floyd Peterson, MN. Joe Garrison originally gave the photo to Larry Crouth, who then sent it to Floyd Peterson. Courtesy of Floyd & Dorothy Peterson. |
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Joe Cummings on the twin 40mm mount.
Courtesy of Joe Cummings. |
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Joe sitting on the winch in front of the number one 3" gun. Notice
the metal bars welded onto the gun tubs. These guards prevented the
guns from depressing enough to fire into the ship's superstructure.
Courtesy of Joe Cummings. |
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Think you are underpaid? Here's Joe's W-2 from 1951 proving E-4 pay was
$1,458.86 after taxes.
Courtesy of Joe Cummings. |
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On the way to Baton Rouge, LA in February 1950. From left to right:
Humphries, Wilson, Mills and Rayburne. Humphries was replacing Bob Wilson
as supply officer.
Entering Havana, Cuba on 16 April 1950.
Adam Vanyo in Robbie's radar room.
Adam climbed to the top of the mast to get this shot of the number one and two 3" guns.
An unknown carrier in the distance taken from Robbie's flying bridge. Contributed by Adam and Mae Vanyo. |
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Underway in June 1950 from Key West, Florida with most of the DEs and
Destroyers from DesDiv 601.
Courtesy of Floyd & Dorothy Peterson. |
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