Welcome to the USS Charles S Sperry DD-697 Guestbook Forum

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The above named sailor was my Uncle.WW 1 and WW2. Navy cross in WW1.

Looking to hear from any qm’s or sm’s from Sperry

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Would like to hear about a reunion

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Years Served: 1962 – 1965…I was an STG2. Had a great time and a lot of memories. Always would like to hear from anyone I served with.

Years Served: December 66 – October 68…I wish I knew then what I know now—I would have made better use of my time and enjoy the variety of experiences that life on a destroyer offers.

Years Served: May 1967 – April 1968…I joined the ship and the ET gang for the 1967 West Pac cruise. I left when we returned to Newport, RI and got an engineering degree. I’ve been working for the Navy since then on communications security problems. The Sperry was a good experience (and good training) in a lot of ways.

Years Served: 1964-1966…

Years Served: ‘56-’60…I’m signing this guestbook on behalf of my father, Richard Rick Yaeckel who was, to the best of my knowledge, an EM4 or an EM3. Dad is in hospice care and will be with us only shortly, just days at this point. My father related many stories to me about his time on the Sperry. Stories of a cook from NYC who would spit on the grill to see if it was hot enough to cook dad steak and eggs early on a Sunday morning or getting ice cream made for him in return for hooking up a fan over someones bunk to keep them cool when they slept. I have a pic of my dad with a sailors hat on peeking his head over a wall. We also uncovered some old slides from his time on ship when we were emptying out the house.

Years Served: 1963 to 1967…:D Hello to all my old shipmates. I have a lot of memories from the Charlie one screw. I would love to here from anyone who also served onboard her. I live in upstate New York 518 785 8279 or rjlzzz@aol.com if you would like to get in touch with me. Following winds and smoothe seas to all.. Rick LopezSmc (sw) Ret.

Years Served: 8/58 – 7/60…This was my 1st of many ships that I served on, and the only one, that I enjoyed being on; I came aboard as a RMSA, and left as a RM3; Cdr Roy E. Burton, Jr. was the C.O. and a very fine man; I still contact with a few shipmates from those days, and will always consider them to be my friends.

Years Served: 1955-57…Wonder if anyone remembers me. I was the IC3 who kept the gyro-compass from tumbling and the phone systems working. And I was the guy who ran the movies on the fantail when we were at sea and gave private showings in the IC shack for the mess cooks and the officer stewards. They always brought a few steaks to be grilled on my small burner. Did I mentioned that me and a couple of others had a raison-jack still on the 01 deck in one of the radar closets.

Years Served: 1957 – 1960…

Years Served: 1956-1957…I came on board in early 1956 – just in time to do the Roslare, Ireland cruise when we delivered the statue, and stayed until after the Med. cruise in 1957. I was a Machinery Repairman striker when I came on board and took the place of a guy who went by the nickname, Frenchy an MR3. When I was transferred off, I was an MR3. I had the bottom rack just outside the Machine Shop. There was a Richard Conn ?? who had the top rack there and I was with him, along with 3 others, when he rolled his car over during a week-end liberty.

Years Served: 1962 To 1965…I would like to say HEY to all the guys that served from 1962 – 1965 and hope they are all well. 8)

Years Served: 1972 – 1974…I was an STG2 on board the Sperry for her last years. I was part of the Decom crew in Philidelphia. I have alot of great memories of the ship and crew! I enjoyed Philly and the fun I had there and in New Jersey. I’d love to hear from anyone from my crew mates during this period!!