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My brother John J. Santos JR. served on th Purdy from 1961-1965 he has since passed away in 2009 thank you for letting me keep his spirit alive

I had the pleasure of serving on the PURDY from Nov 69 to January 1972. I worked in the Ship’s Office as a Personnel and worked closely with DK2 Joe Lingle. I enjoyed my time on the PURDY.

I was USN from 67-71 and served as the Disbursing Clerk on the Purdy from 12/31 69 to 05/25/71. I could not have asked for a better group of officers and enlisted men to have served under and with! They were – and remain – the best, & I will never forget them.

My Uncle Frank served (1944-1946) & was telling us about the 4/12/45 Okinawa attack which left them “dead in the water” until repairs done. He found out years later after my dad (Taylor) had married his sister (our mom) and a Navy doc with Marines, that they were both at Okinawa! He’s 93; still a sharp, great guy and now the last of that dutiful breed in our family.

Still remember as a kid walking roped planks to ships 3-4 thick docked together with dad to the radar rooms he worked in the early 60s at piers1and 2 in Newport RI Remembering dad DARREL WESLEY COLE rip