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Crossing the equator on July 24, 1964 at 151 degrees 16 minutes 2 seconds East longitude

En route to Australia

 

USS COLLETT PICTURES

Art Horsch

On the wing of the bridge.

Corpsman, Mike Spahn, and Hank Swan.

On the Torpedo Deck.

Yokosuka, Japan

Christmas 1962

Pago Pago, Samoa

Touring the ship.

Jack Palmer

Jack Palmer

Executive Officer

USS COLLETT (DD-730)

1961-1963
 

Friend and Shipmate Passed Away December 16, 2007

 

"Fair Winds and Following Seas"


Photos of Officers in the Wardroom - 1963

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Christmas Eve 1963: Bill Hansen, Bill Brockett; Gracia Slater; Rich Gregory

Christmas 1963: Chick Mommson, Bill Brockett, and Maya(spelling?)


Plaque in Honor of John Collett
Click here to read a transcription of the plaque.

Bill Tarver in foreground.
John Collett memorial and sword on the wardroom bulkhead.


Additional Photos

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Refueling in Rough Weather.
January 1963.

Refueling in Rough Weather.
January 1963.

Highlining to USS BLUE in December 1963.
That's me in the chair.

Highlining to USS BLUE in December 1963.
That's me in the chair.

Romeo at the dip in calm seas.

Capt. Bischof and LCDR Patton in October 1962.