Years Served: 1963…I served on the USS McKean DDR-784 as a radioman. We sailed on a short cruise to the Phillipines, Hong Kong and Japan. We made a quick trip to Alaska escorting a carrier back to the USA. Hello to anyone who served on the McKean during 1963 under Captain Clark. A good ship, good officers and good crew.
Years Served: 1957-58 (Communications Officer)…Best wishes to all shipmates. After a year on the McKean under Captain Craw, I have found the rest of my life much easier.
My name is Brandi Reed.
My father was Neil “Knee-High” Reed (RIP 2010).
He served on the McKean from 1971-1974.
I’m looking for any kind of information about him who served with him.
Thank you very much for serving and have a wonderful day everyone.
I also was on the McKean during that WestPac deployment. Left the McKean in June of ‘72:
Served on USS Mckean 69 and 70 during our west pac trip april 70 thru sept 70. Was BM3 during that time. When we returned to Long Beach and went into drydock, I made BM2 and got orders to riverboats in nam. I remember a few of crew. Bm1 Johnson, Bm1 Wheeler
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Years Served: 1963…I served on the USS McKean DDR-784 as a radioman. We sailed on a short cruise to the Phillipines, Hong Kong and Japan. We made a quick trip to Alaska escorting a carrier back to the USA. Hello to anyone who served on the McKean during 1963 under Captain Clark. A good ship, good officers and good crew.
Years Served: 1957-58 (Communications Officer)…Best wishes to all shipmates. After a year on the McKean under Captain Craw, I have found the rest of my life much easier.
My name is Brandi Reed.
My father was Neil “Knee-High” Reed (RIP 2010).
He served on the McKean from 1971-1974.
I’m looking for any kind of information about him who served with him.
Thank you very much for serving and have a wonderful day everyone.
I also was on the McKean during that WestPac deployment. Left the McKean in June of ‘72:
Served on USS Mckean 69 and 70 during our west pac trip april 70 thru sept 70. Was BM3 during that time. When we returned to Long Beach and went into drydock, I made BM2 and got orders to riverboats in nam. I remember a few of crew. Bm1 Johnson, Bm1 Wheeler