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would like to contact others who were aboard at that time.

Years Served: June 1959 to February 1962…Ran the ship store on the 60 to 61 Med cruise

Years Served: 1961to 1965…The years spent on the uss Purdy were one of the best times of my life.Remembering the med , cruises the the best with the hardest work crew of men anyone could have been a part of.Still keep in touch with Charle R.D.2, Frank Renner R.D.2 Vincent Gallager, Rod Knox, Malcolm Mc Cluskey, Tom Ashmore. Would love to hear from Radar crew members that served at the same time I did. Until then, Tom G R.D.2

Years Served: 61-64…Lets see it was late Nov 1961 I was tad on board the tender when this pile of rust came steaming down the channel. The next day i went aboard. A few months later we went to sea for a day of testing with a new coat of paint and all fixed up looking proud. We did 36 knots that after noon and she got a coat of something other than paint or saltwater. All of us new guys were glad to see the peir. Richard L. Kain RD2

Years Served: I didn’t…Are there any USS Purdy veterans still alive. My grandfather served on the USS Purdy.