John Frykman STG3 – On board Turner Joy 66-69. Just to set the record straight on MT53 that night. Seaman Roberts, fellow Sonarman Solano and I were the regular watch for MT53, but that night MT53 was down so we stood watch in MT51 magazine. I was sitting against the bulkhead when all of a…
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Wow… We are reaching back some 30 years here – Yes, I do remember this (vaguely) since I also was on that cruise. What I REALLY remember is finishing dinner in the wardroom one evening whilst Mount 31 or 52 was banging away at hapless barge boats moving south down the coast (we did some…
In early December 1966, the TJ pulled into Guam for an overnight fuel stop on our way to Vietnam. In a single day there, we lost all of our rated cooks. Our first class and leader left on emergency leave to care for his family, the second class had a heart attack and was transferred…
Submitted By: Ed Briggs, CDR, 66-68, VADM (Ret)– 03/22/07 Dick: I am sure it has occurred to you that the Website history will bring forth notable comments, sea stories, and memories in all the crewmembers. I am wondering whether the newsletter might help whet appetites for submitting those recollections to you for inclusion in the…
Submitted By: Mike Austin – 02/15/07 Okay, now that I have this figured out, I wanted to share the news that we have been very fortunate in locating the “last round” that TJ fired to conclude the Vietnam War. Thanks to information shared via the 21MC in which I followed up on several initiatives that…