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Years Served: 1958 to1960…Was on Salem CA 139 in Flag until Des Moines came to Med, moved to Des Moines and served in Flag and then ships company H Div. for 6 mos. then went to Corps School in July 1960. I remember the fire in the uptake space as I called in the alarm and fought the fire for over an hour.

Years Served: Feb 1952 to Feb 1954…Failed to bring the Daisy Mae to Milwaukee, not by lack of effort, but lack of local government support. Sorry to see her scrapped. Will always be proud to have served aboard and cherish the memories .

Years Served: 4…Had some good times aboard that gunship! The USS Des Moines was a fine ship and the crew wasn’t too bad either!

Years Served: 1957-1960 B Divison…she was a beatuful ship there was a lot of hard work done to keep her that way .had some real good times and made alot of good long lasting friend.I attend the reunion each year,and have united with some of my old mates.

Years Served: 1958 – 1961…Served onboard Des Moines from May 58 to Feb 61 as the Navigation and Operations Department Yeoman.