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I served on the Mighty Dale 1986 – 1989. We had the best times being in dry dock in Phila where my family is from. I’m trying to locate my fellow shipmate, Kevin Carter, from Flint, Michigan. Thanks

Years Served: 1986-1991…USS DALE WAS ONE HELL OF A SHIP AND WE HAD ONE HELL OF A CREW

Boatswain mate sailed on her 1971 to1972

Remember the oil spills

Hello all and I want to start by telling you THANK YOU for your service. I am just trying to find people, pictures or information on my father. He served in the US Navy and was on USS Dale during the Vietnam War. He was enlisted 1962-1966. He passed away a couple years ago from cancer and there are so many questions I would have asked him. His name was Phillip Peterson but may have went by Pete. Thanks for time.
Phillip Peterson Jr

1986-1990 Best friends forever.

I reported aboard on 15 October 1974 and debarked on 7 February 1978, I can’t begin to tell of the many memories i have of the my time on-board as there are many. There was only one USS DALE and though she may be in Davy Jones locker, she lives on in this crewman’s heart forever.

I don’t think this applies to me. I was on the plank crew of the USS Dale, DLG-19. I served on it from when it went into commission in 1963 until our return from Vietnam in 1965. I was a Radarman and worked in the Combat Information Center. We were the first naval vessel equipped with both passive and active Electronic Counter Measures equipment.