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looking for ship,s log for 1944 to 1946

Sailed into Tokyo Bay and was present for the signing on the Missouri.

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Plank Owner of the ‘Rough Rider’ (Nephew’s e-mail)

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Years Served: 1965-1967…Hello. My name is Linda Thompson. My husband Bruce Young Thompson passed away on January 27, 2009. He had been attending the Knox reunions and we had just attended the reunion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this past September. We had a great time. I wanted all his shipmates and friends to know that there will be a Memorial Service to Celebrate His Life. It will be on Thursday June 18th at 2:00 pm in Myrtle Beach SC. On Friday the 19, there will be a burial at sea. If you would like to attend, please contact me at 843-236-6970 or 843-997-5213 and I will be happy to send you information. You may email me at jdunlap8@sc.rr.com also. Bruce and I really enjoyed meeting all of you at the reunions and he always spoke so well of his time spent on the Knox. Take care and I hope to see you soon. Linda

Years Served: 1969…Served as Corpsman

Years Served: 1950 – 1954…Looking for prospective members of USS Frank Knox DDR-742 Reunion Association

Years Served: 1963/1966 uss mars afs1…HI all july 18,1965 on the uss mars afs 1 just got off the yankee station ,south china sea after30 days of high lining stores to the fleet ,heading for R&R hongkong , in the engine room on the throttles , the engine order telegraph rings up from 1/2 power to full ahead, over the head set I hear a ship ran aground ahead of the mars,so about afew days later we found out where PRATAS REEF was and what it caught , the FRANK KNOX SO THE MARS supported the salvage operation why because we had the FOOD aug 25 1965 ,well the mars spend 30 days on the line and 38 days with the KNOX 68 days at sea thanks to the knox, the mars went to cowshon ,Taiwan with the knox 68 days of pay watch out ,so why did the the knox run into the reef, we never were told ??? :?:

Years Served: 1954…MM2/c last ship served on prior to discharge in may 1954. transfered from Hanson DDR 832 due to short timer status. no first class machinist were on board during my stay. so i was senior NCO under the chief machinist mate

Years Served: 1946-1947…Don’t know how many of my old shipmates are still out there but if they are I’d like to hear from them. I served in the Aft Engine Room as a MM3/c under John Flynn MM1/c and Frank Liz MM1/c when we patrolled the China Coast on Occupation Duty.Now retired from Grumman Aerospace Corp, and living in Long Island, New York.

Years Served: Dec 1951 Feb 1953…Hi all,

Years Served: 1951-1955…BM3