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Years Served: 1970-1972…Came aboard the morning that Laffey deployed for the Med. April 1970. Transferred to 2nd Class Diver Training Sept 1972. After serving 22 years in the NAV, I still fondly remember Laffey. She was my favorite ship. Great crew & a helluva bunch of partiers!! Viva Malta!
Years Served: 1946/1947…I served as replacement crew member on the Laffey immediately after it was rebuilt from the kamikaze attacks near Iwo jima…I boarded in San Diego in april 1946 and we left for Pearl Harbor immediately destined for Bikini Atoll for atomic bombs #4 and 5…This was known as Operation Crossroads…We were at Bikini longer than most because we spent a month or so afterward patroling the area to map migration of the radioactivity in the sea water from the two bombs…We then came back to San Francisco at Hunters Point for dry dock and repair…The yard workmen left the shipyard when we entered and refused to come near us…They eventually agreed to work on the ship if provided new clothing every day…the highly radioactive barnacles from our keel were placed in 55 gal. barrels and taken out beyond the Golden Gate bridge and left on some islands…I believe we received large amounts of radiation but the government disagrees…Most of my buddies are gone…I was a fire controlman FC3 at the time
Years Served: 62 THRU 65…jeff you were in the QM shack with Fawcett as Qm2 I went to Hopewell with you on a few weekends one was the day JFK got wacked…been a while mate
I served on the USS LAFFEY 1966 TO 1968 WAS YEOMAN 3RD CLASS.IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE MADE 2 MED TRIPS NOW LIVING IN SEVIERVILLE TN
Served on Laffey from October1954 to October 1955. Assigned ship’s office by XO Cummins. Worked closely with legal officer LTJG Crawford. Transferred to 15th Naval District staff, Panama Canal Zone, Fort Amador.
Served 2 years l955 and 1956 on the USS LAFFEY DD-724. Many friends and pleasant memories in the Radio Shack and on liberty. Would love to hear from shipmates.
I was Communications Officer from September 1969 to April 1971. I went from Laffey to the staff of COMSERVRON 9 in the western Pacific. After my three years, I went to art school in Washington D.C. to learn about graphic design. I have had my own studio in Alexandria, VA since 1982 and am now gradually retiring. Check out my website at craigkeithdesign.com.