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Years Served: Dec-1957 -Oct.1960…USS PORTERFIELD, DD-682, AFT FIRE ROOM, BOILER TECH. FA, FN, BT3

Lawrence A. Kalakauskis

Years Served: 1959-1962…I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO WAS ABOARD DURING THAT TIME

LARRY PATTERSON ET3

Years Served: 1960…Made trip from San Diego to Everett, Washington.

Kenneth Larry Reeves

Years Served: 1968-1969…Served aboard between May 1968 to October 1969. MM3, after engine room.

Jim Devin

Years Served: 52-54…Jack Mc Kay.Steamed aft and fwd engine rooms during 52-54 during time aboard the Porterfield. Discharged in 54 as a mm2.Would like to hear from any of my old shipmates.

jack mc kay

Years Served: 1954-1958…Would like to hear from anyone aboard 1954-58

Jack Kilcrease

Years Served: 1954 – 1958…Living in Puerto Rico now. Would like to hear from anyone that wants to e-mail me

Dwight Gastineau

Years Served: Jan 58-Dec 60…I came onboard from FT school as a FTSA, and was discharged as an FT2. My actual discharge date (minority cruise) was 12-14-60, but was transferred to DESBASE for discharge shortly after Thanksgiving as the ship was scheduled for a WESPAC cruise. I made 2 WESPAC cruises while on the Porterfield. I worked in Aerospace for 9 years, and after layoff worked in security and as a computer programmer, then retired from the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept in Calif in 1995, moved to Kansas where I was employed and retired as Chief of Police in a 3 man Police Department in Sedan. My wife of 54 years and I have a home on 80 acres outside of Sedan, where we enjoy(?) mowing about 10 acres of yard weekly during the growing season, watching the deer and other wildlife, and freezing our rear ends off in the winter. Sure miss that California weather!! I would greatly enjoy hearing from any of my old shipmates although I know that we are a rapidly disappearing breed.

Donald E. Creel

Years Served: 1966-1969…She really was the best of the 2100’s

Donald D. Stone, STG2

Years Served: 1964-1968…Hi shipmates of the USS Porterfield. Would love to hear from you. Have contacted a few I served with. Trying to find more. I was in the After Engine Room. I was in M-Div. I have the 1966 Cruise book for reference pictures,

Dick Syslo

Years Served: 1959 – 1962…No comment at this time

Charles D. Stinar

Years Served: 1964—1966… hello to all of my shipmates that i have served with during my enlistment…the Porterfield was the greatest experience of my entire service in the navy…if any of you sailors want to contact me at…. rugormae@yahoo.com …and if you have any info concerning gerald cockrell or the ships barber before i came along as barber in 1965, as my memory strays from me, frank emilio from the Philadelphia area, and various others that time has caused me to forget there names but not our friendship.

bobby payne

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