Welcome to the USS Shelton DD-790 Guestbook Forum

Years Served: 1965 – 1967…Looking for ET buddies during mid 1960’s

Years Served: 1965-1967…Hope this finds all of you well and eating good.

Years Served: 1961-1963…I reported aboard the Shelton just after she got out of drydock in Long Beach, CA. She just got out of a FRAM job and the whole ship was painted terra cotta. No hull number! As a MMFA and never been to sea, I panic because I couldn’t find my ship, until I asked one of the sailors on the pier if he knew where the Shelton was tied up. He pointed to the ship with no hull number. I reported to the OOD, after getting over all the lines coming from the pier to the Shelton, and amidst all the chipping hammers and human traffic the OOD sent me to the ship’s barracks. Eventually my work station was the AFT engineroom, with the rest of the snipes.

Years Served: 1965-1967…This was the best ship in the fleet, I really missed the ‘SHELTONIERS’ when I was transferred to ‘Boots On Dirt’ in Chu Lai Vietnam.

Years Served: 1963-1967…It’s great to see this guestbook up. After looking back through the years to remember my life as a Radarman on the Shelton it is mostly good memories. 2 trips across the equator was especially fun. Looking for some of my Radar shipmates. Let’s hear from you.