Welcome to the USS Ault DD-698 Guestbook Forum

Years Served: 1970 – 1071…Glad to see a guestbook.

Years Served: 1964-67…I was on the Ault when she went to Vietnam

Years Served: 1961-1964…Came aboard Ault in July 1961 fresh out of EM School Great Lakes and sailed for the Med one week later. Talk about getting your sea legs. On return followed the same pattern as Mike Harshbarger except made a second Med cruise from December 1963 until July 1964. Discharged in Mayport as an EM2. Heard the ault was scrapped in Baltimore in 1976. Have lived my whole life and still am in Baltimore. Still keep in touch with Mike Harsbarger, Larry Mantta, Dana Butcher. Interesting note: My next door neighbor was Exec. officer aboard the Hanesworth (one of our squadron ships) the same time I was on the ault in Norfolk. We still swap old salt tales. He retired a captain and is a great old gentleman.

Years Served: January 1963 to April 1966…:)

Years Served: 1960-1962…I came on in 1960 as a BM and left as a SM in 1962. Do not remember much else other than we sailed out of Norfolk.

Years Served: 68-71…Radarman on the Ault. After discharge I rode the GI Bill to be graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 75 and Princeton Theological Seminary in 78. Have been a Presbyterian minister for the last 30yrs.

Years Served: 62-64…Electrician’s Mate. Some of the greatest times of my life were cruising on the Ault! I boarded the week she came out of Boston after FRAM conversion. I am a consulting Mechanical Design Engineer these days.

Years Served: Jan. 53-Apr.56…Made many cruises to the Caribbean, includind Havana, Cuba before Castro took over. That was good liberty. We made the world cruise with a tour in Korean waters, where we collided with the USS Hainsworth while on ASW patrol,. The Ault lost approx. 20 ft. of her bow. We had to be towed backwards to Yokosuka shipyard where we spent 3 mos. in drydock. More liberty than money.Continued around the world, saw many beautiful places. Don’t regret any time spent on the Ault. We’ve been having reunions for about the last 8 yrs. Anyone wanting information, contact Scotty McLean at encsmclean@aol.com

Years Served: 1970-1973…I was on the Ault in Galveston and besides being a radarman I was her postal clerk. After my time I and my wife came back to Bellevue, Ohio. Our daughter was born in Galveston while i was on the Ault.I became a Rural Mail Carrier and have retired with more than 30 years. :D

Years Served: 5.5 Years…Took her out of dry dock in the early 60’s, went to Gitmo and took Med. cruise. Wound up at the Naval Academy for my final years in the Navy. Enjoyed my time in the service and enjoyed the camaraderie of my shipmates

Years Served: 1965…Served aboard Ault in 1965 thru Dec.‘66. Was then transfered to Jonas Inghram & served there until separation in May ’67. (Just before the westpac cruise.) I was a MM3 . I’m wondering does anyone know of the whereabouts of Donald Vineyard (was also an MM3)or of a Cpo,last name Greenleaf. Any help would be appreciated. ( e-mail me @ bmarse1998@yahoo.com)

Years Served: 1965-1968…Loved the Ault. Left as FTG2 and later retired as CDR. Now practicing as Attorney in Utah and PhD College Professor. Rember the summer in Charleston, SC in the shipyard (and the forced change of command after many of the chiefs went AWOL??)? Like others of you, I remember with pride our time in Nam where, as Smitty said, we did, kick some serious booty on the gunline. Med Cruise in ’68 – and then home to chase the lost submarine Brandywine, Brandywine: this is White Fang, Over but alas, the Scorpion did not respond: Eternal Patrol!

Years Served: Dec.1954 to Sept1957…Came aboard the Ault just after her world cruise of 1954 As EM3 thy put me in the I.C.group due to shortage of I.C. men.Did 2Med cruses we got locked in Red Sea for two extra Mo.when Egypt closed the Canal.Had great Shipmates and no regrets .

Years Served: Oct 66 – Jan 68…I was a boilerman , just out of A school, when I first went aboard the Ault at MayPort Florida. I will never forget the Vietnam cruise we made in 67. It was suppose to be around the world cruise but the six day war closed the Suez and we only made a half way round the world cruise. I look at the cruise book occasionally and I still remember the crew mates as if it was yesterday. I will never forget Sanchez , Steve (coonass) Slocum . Hendrics. etc. Anyone who served on the 67 vietnam cruise I would like to hear from. I still live near Roanoke, Virginia where I came back to, after my Navy days.

Years Served: 1968…QM2…served on the Ault in 1968 and played touch football on the Ault’s team. Went to the Atlantic Coast Championship playoffs in Norfolk where we got stomped by much bigger ships, and the Marine base team. The Ault was a very good ship and I am proud to have been part of her crew.

Years Served: 2…I served on the Ault 65-67 as a Sonarma 2nd class.

Served on Ault 64-66 Em3.Discharged in Charleston shipyard May 66!

Onboard during Fram in Boston left ship 2/66.
Electrician Mate 2class

My dad (Peter P Zimmerman) would have served approx 1945-1950’ish?? Would love any way to connect some dots for historical family records? He passed away in 1988 at the young age of only 59 (born in 1929).

was on Ault 56 to 60 worked in ships office with AH Smith