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CLICK HERE FOR TIMELINES & SHIPMATES OF 1946-1949 (Compiled by Frank Olderr) |
OUR
SHIPMATE ALTON MECKES WHO DIED AT SEA ON 6 JUNE 1946 (by Al Vernon and Julious (Windy) Windham) |
THE 1946 NAVY DAY BOOKLET (from Perman Smith)
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1947 CHRISTMAS DINNER BOOKLET WITH CREW ROSTER (Via Robert Wylie's
daughter-in-law Mishael Wylie) |
1948 PORTLAND NAVY DAY VISIT (From Robert O. Wylie (submitted by son Robert
A. Wylie. and daughter-in-law Mishael Wylie)) |
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CLICK HERE FOR TIMELINES & SHIPMATES OF 1950-1955 (Compiled by Frank Olderr) |
1949-1952: MY TIME ONBOARD THE USS COLLETT (by Ed Shumer) |
MAP OF
1950 KOREAN WAR CRUISE (Via Bob Whitt)
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DESRON NINE
AND THE "SITTING DUCKS" IN KOREA (by Joe Carrillo) |
NAVAL ACTION IN 1950 - NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT DAILY NAVAL OPERATIONS OFF KOREA
(Via Bill Kephart) |
THE TRICK THAT
WON SEOUL, AN ARTICLE FROM THE SATURDAY EVENING POST of 11 NOVEMBER 1950
(Via Jerry Alderman)
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ARTICLE ON
COLLETT’s PARTICIPATION IN THE INCHON INVASTION (via Howard Leazer)
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1950 NAVAL COMMUNIQUE (via Frank Miller) |
"SITTING DUCKS" SQUADRON
QUEST FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. (From Chuck Kiesling)
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SHIPS OF THE COMMONWEALTH NAVIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE KOREAN WAR
(From Roger Farmer) |
1953 - SHIP'S
COMPANY IN OCTOBER, A PHOTO (From Jim Brosseau's son Randy)
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1953 -
PHOTOS (WITH CAPTIONS) OF BROSSEAU'S PHOTO PF SHIP'S COMPANY IN OCTOBER (From Chuck Kiesling) |
1953 CHRISTMAS MENU (Via Tom Briley) |
1953-1954 PORTS OF CALL (From Chuck Kiesling) |
1954
USS COLLETT 10th Anniversary (Via Gerald Gardner) |
1955 CRUISE BOOK (Via Gerald Gardner) |
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CLICK HERE FOR TIMELINES
& SHIPMATES OF 1956-1959 (Compiled by Frank Olderr) |
1957 CRUISE BOOK (Via Ron Elliott) |
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MARCH 1957 - FOUR AMERICAN DESTROYERS ON VISIT - A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING (from Wayne Bessett) |
1958
CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION HARDTACK (From Ron Elliott) |
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS FROM 1958-1960 (from Tom Craver) |
1959 CHANGE OF COMMAND (Via Bill Brooks) |
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CLICK HERE FOR TIMELINES & SHIPMATES OF 1960-1965 (Compiled by Frank Olderr) |
USS COLLETT (DD-730) – From FRAM II to 19 July 1960 (By Bill Brooks) |
1MC ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR EVOLUTIONS (compiled by Frank Olderr) |
1960 COLLISION WITH USS AMMEN ON 19 JULY 1960
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HOW THE USS COLLETT GOT IT'S SHIP'S INSIGNIA IN 1961(By Bill Wardell) |
USS COLLETT INSIGNIA INFORMATION (From Andy Anderson) |
COLLETT'S ASW EFFECTIVENESS - AUGUST 1961 (From Bob Kitt)
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1962 COLLETT JOURNAL (Of Durward Mommsen) |
USS COLLETT ROLE IN THE CUBAN MISSILE
CRISIS OF OCTOBER 1962 (By Richard Gregory) |
1962 CRUISE BOOK
(Via Arthur Horsch) |
1962 CHANGE OF COMMAND (From Robert (Bob) Kitt) |
POD FOR DECEMBER 9, 1962 (via John Slater) |
EXCERPTS OF LETTERS FROM JOHN SLATER IN 1962 & 1963 |
EXCERPTS OF LETTERS FROM HENRY EARL MILLINER IN 1962 & 1963
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POD FOR APRIL 3, 1963
(Via Henry Earl Milliner)
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PLAN OF THE WEEK
- APRIL 8-12, 1963 (Via Carl Rotola) |
1963 A VISIT FROM BILL BROCKETT'S FATHER (Via Frank Olderr) |
POD FOR
APRIL 8, 1963 (Via Carl Rotola) |
POD FOR NOV 25, 1963 (Via John Douglas)
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"FAMILYGRAM" OF DECEMBER 1963 (By William Bischof via Carl Rotola) |
POD
for JANUARY 21, 1964 in Hong Kong (Via James Koranda) |
CAPTAIN'S LETTER TO A SHIPMATE'S MOTHER (Via Pat Manion) |
THE GREAT ALASKA EARTHQUAKE OF MARCH 1964 AND MEMORIES OF BILL BROCKETT (By
Joe Kozerski, Frank Olderr, Mike Kipper and Lin Morgan) |
COLLETT
HISTORY TO MAY 1964 (Via Carl Rotola) |
May 1964 BLACK SHIP FESTIVAL (Via Ed Arnhols) |
"FAMILYGRAM"
OF JUNE 64 (By William Bischof via Carl Rotola) |
4 PODs FOR JULY
1964 (Via Carl Rotola) |
PODs FOR JULY 25,
AUGUST 6 & 10, 1964 (From Earl Mayer) |
SYDNEY,
AUSTRALIA NEWSPAPER CLIPPING OF AUGUST 7, 1964 (Via Carl Rotola) |
NEWSPAPER
ARTICLE OF COLLISION AND PLANS OF THE DAY FOR 7/25/1964 AND AUGUST 6 AND 10,
1964 via Earl Mayer |
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CLICK HERE FOR TIMELINES & SHIPMATES OF 1966-1970 (Compiled by Frank Olderr) |
WESTPAC deployment 1966-1968 (From Swede Michaelson) |
USS
COLLETT participation in SAR rescue in 1966 off North Vietnam (from Ken Burns of HS-6) |
CDR Kearney
letter of Dec 1966 (via Terry Nelson) |
MY tour of duty on the USS COLLETT (DD-730) 1966-1968 (DD 730) 1966-1968 (From Steve Blanchard) |
About
Operation Sea Dragon in April 1967 (From Bob Ross) |
Frank Madden RDC - April 1967 (From Bob Hall Via Eileen Hall) |
SHOOTING WAR 1967 - A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING (Via Ken Pistor) |
DECK LOG FOR JUNE 6 AND 7 1967 (From James Brewer) |
WELCOME ABOARD BROCHURE FROM 1967 (Via Steve Killen) |
COMMAND HISTORY FOR THE YEAR 1967 (Via Andrew Bradick) |
"FAMILYGRAM"
OF December 1967 (By John Kearney via Terry Nelson) |
CDR Kearney
letter of Feb 1968 (via Terry Nelson) |
POD for 19 February 1968 (via Eddie Cook) |
WELCOME ABOARD BROCHURE FROM 1968 (Via Steve Killen) |
COMMAND HISTORY FOR THE YEAR 1968
(Via Swede Michaelson) |
USS
COLLETT (DD-730) in action in 1968 as transcribed by Frank Olderr |
CDR
Kearney letter of June 1968 (Via Larry Berwald's son Lance) |
POD for 19 February 1968 (via Eddie Cook) |
USS Blue and USS Collett return –a newspaper clipping (via Terry Nelson) |
2 Destroyers Return from Vietnam –a newspaper clipping (via Terry Nelson)
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1969
CHRISTMAS GREETING:
USS COLLETT,
USS CORAL SEA,
USS HOEL (From Bob Engblade) |
CRUISE SUMMARY AND CRUISE BOOK FOR 1969-1970
(Via Bill Huffman) |
DECOMMISSIONING CEREMONY, 1970
(Via the archives of the COLLETT Association) |
COMMANDING AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (Compiled by Frank Olderr) |
THE USS COLLETT AS THE "PIEDRA BUENA" (From many sources) |
JACK
ANDERSON COLUMN RE: TRANSFER OF USS COLLETT TO ARGENTINA |
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Access to
Deck Logs of 1956-1970 (via Lloyd Balch & Frank Olderr)
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USS COLLETT – SERVICE MEDALS AND BATTLE STREAMERS
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Veterans
Administration Department Web Contact Listing (From the Internet via Bob
Kitt in 2011) |
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