I was in the deck gang on 1968. To 1969 west-PAC cruise I sleeped forward
My job was to drive the ship
I remembered when we were on water rations for about 18 days
One of our boilers went I think. Wow couldn’t take full bath I think we hooked up a garden hose and bathed
I remember we were anchored off the coast of vet nam and swift boat came out to us and a father and son saw each on our ship for about all day
64 -68 Aft Fireroom 3 med Cruises 1 Virgin cruise ,Couple Gitmo. Was On Board when we ran aground What a deal.
frank hager MR 3 servered aboard during cuban missele crises brought russian sub up 1962/1963
1964-1966 Sonar Tech E4. One Med cruise. The ship took up station off cypress for evacuation purposes as needed. I was assigned to a landing party and given instruction on how to use a BAR. Boy, glad we never had to land. We encountered a hurricane our way home and had to put in at Rosie Rhodes, PR. Seemed that we spent way too much time in and out of Gitmo. I was in the gun director with torpedoman Gurrero and Lt Fant with Lt Melampy (all great guys) below us and just above the bridge for 1AA. We went into the yards at Portsmouth for overhaul. John Daly, E6 was the sonar lead. while at Portsmouth, Senior Sonar Chief Talty came aboard. Life became a bit easier. The entire USS Waller experience was unforgettable and rests squarely in the plus column for me.
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I was in the deck gang on 1968. To 1969 west-PAC cruise I sleeped forward
My job was to drive the ship
I remembered when we were on water rations for about 18 days
One of our boilers went I think. Wow couldn’t take full bath I think we hooked up a garden hose and bathed
I remember we were anchored off the coast of vet nam and swift boat came out to us and a father and son saw each on our ship for about all day
64 -68 Aft Fireroom 3 med Cruises 1 Virgin cruise ,Couple Gitmo. Was On Board when we ran aground What a deal.
frank hager MR 3 servered aboard during cuban missele crises brought russian sub up 1962/1963
1964-1966 Sonar Tech E4. One Med cruise. The ship took up station off cypress for evacuation purposes as needed. I was assigned to a landing party and given instruction on how to use a BAR. Boy, glad we never had to land. We encountered a hurricane our way home and had to put in at Rosie Rhodes, PR. Seemed that we spent way too much time in and out of Gitmo. I was in the gun director with torpedoman Gurrero and Lt Fant with Lt Melampy (all great guys) below us and just above the bridge for 1AA. We went into the yards at Portsmouth for overhaul. John Daly, E6 was the sonar lead. while at Portsmouth, Senior Sonar Chief Talty came aboard. Life became a bit easier. The entire USS Waller experience was unforgettable and rests squarely in the plus column for me.