Years Served: 1965…served my last year in the Navy aboard the Swenson as a DC2, graet ship and crew
Years Served: 1968-1970…QM3 on Swenson, now living in Oroville, CA
Years Served: nov.1955 till nov 1958…Hello ship mates
Years Served: 1960-1963…Two years in westpac was great duty.
Years Served: 1952-1956…i now live in oloathe Kansas
Years Served: 1956 Far East Cruise 1955-1956…8) Hi Gang, Hopefully we can stick together after being on that Great Ship Swenson. Since the ship is gone, we have to hold the place in our history where she lived. I see Ed Rose and Joe Coker have signed the log here, maybe we can e-mail and keep in contact. Have any Cruise Pic’s ? God Bless America, she needs it. resultsr@charter.net Carson City, NV.
Years Served: 1964/1965/1966…SN served on John A. Bole DD 755 in WestPac then on the Lyman K. Swenson DD 729 for the return trip to Nam. Enjoyed more than 7 trips to Hawaii, Guam, Midway, Japan, China Taiwan among other ports. What a great way to travel for free. There’s no better food than Navy chow!
Years Served: 1961-1963…Great memories. Both of the Foster brothers that served on the LKS from 1961 to 1963 are deceased. I’m not sure when Jack died but Alfred died in 2008 I miss them both.
Years Served: 1…RM2 (USNR).
Years Served: 1967-1968…Living in Madison, Alabama.
My father Thomas F. Taylor served on DD729 sometime between 1947 and 1948, in the radio shack. He turns 95 in April. Just told me his ship number for the first time today.
Hello gentlemen of the LKS, (I use that term loosely, haha). My father, Gary Pigman served on board the LKS 58-61. I am unable to find out where the ship steamed to during 1961, after the refit to FRAM II.
Did she sail to the shores of Vietnam, or stay ‘local’ ?
Gary speaks very highly of the ship and her crew. I am trying to determine exact movement, to make sure he has the appropriate medals for a shadowbox I am putting together.
Thank you all in advance, and for your service to our country ! Without you, I would not have been able to serve and retire from the Navy …
Peace,
Eric Pigman, Chief(ss), Ret, USN
Anyone around who served aboard during 1967-1968?
I was an SM2 & our LPO was SM1 Johnson
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Years Served: 1964-1966…SM3, Cleveland Heights OH
Years Served: 1965…served my last year in the Navy aboard the Swenson as a DC2, graet ship and crew
Years Served: 1968-1970…QM3 on Swenson, now living in Oroville, CA
Years Served: nov.1955 till nov 1958…Hello ship mates
Years Served: 1960-1963…Two years in westpac was great duty.
Years Served: 1952-1956…i now live in oloathe Kansas
Years Served: 1956 Far East Cruise 1955-1956…8) Hi Gang, Hopefully we can stick together after being on that Great Ship Swenson. Since the ship is gone, we have to hold the place in our history where she lived. I see Ed Rose and Joe Coker have signed the log here, maybe we can e-mail and keep in contact. Have any Cruise Pic’s ? God Bless America, she needs it. resultsr@charter.net Carson City, NV.
Years Served: 1964/1965/1966…SN served on John A. Bole DD 755 in WestPac then on the Lyman K. Swenson DD 729 for the return trip to Nam. Enjoyed more than 7 trips to Hawaii, Guam, Midway, Japan, China Taiwan among other ports. What a great way to travel for free. There’s no better food than Navy chow!
Years Served: 1961-1963…Great memories. Both of the Foster brothers that served on the LKS from 1961 to 1963 are deceased. I’m not sure when Jack died but Alfred died in 2008 I miss them both.
Years Served: 1…RM2 (USNR).
Years Served: 1967-1968…Living in Madison, Alabama.
My father Thomas F. Taylor served on DD729 sometime between 1947 and 1948, in the radio shack. He turns 95 in April. Just told me his ship number for the first time today.
Hello gentlemen of the LKS, (I use that term loosely, haha). My father, Gary Pigman served on board the LKS 58-61. I am unable to find out where the ship steamed to during 1961, after the refit to FRAM II.
Did she sail to the shores of Vietnam, or stay ‘local’ ?
Gary speaks very highly of the ship and her crew. I am trying to determine exact movement, to make sure he has the appropriate medals for a shadowbox I am putting together.
Thank you all in advance, and for your service to our country ! Without you, I would not have been able to serve and retire from the Navy …
Peace,
Eric Pigman, Chief(ss), Ret, USN
Anyone around who served aboard during 1967-1968?
I was an SM2 & our LPO was SM1 Johnson