Welcome to the USS Samuel N Moore DD-747 Guestbook Forum

Years Served: 1965-1966…I was a Radioman. I was stationed in Kodiak, Alaska for two years. Before that.i was extended for 3 months while serving in the Tonkin Gulf. My time was up but i stayed aboard until Long Beach, CA.

Years Served: 1968-1969…After serving on DD747 was transferred to U.S.S. New Jersey and was later transferred to U.S.S. Leonard F. Mason DD852.I was discharged in 1971 and returned home to Brooklyn N.Y.

Years Served: 1959-1961…I went aboard the Moore right after boot camp in November of 1959. I went on the Wes Pack Cruise in January 1960. i remember going ashore in Yosuka (sp), Sasebo, Hong Kong, Subic Bay, Manila, and Okinawa, I also remember the Yorktown firing their 5 inch guns at us and hitting us with target ammo, Pearl Harbor and going past the USS Arizona, and feeding the sharks off the sip in Alongapew, Phillines. The guys I hung out with were Larry Edens, Richard Threw, and Rick Quam.

Years Served: June 1956-June 1957…I transferred to the Rammin’ Sammy from the USS Baltimore (CA-68) after that ship was decommissioned in May, 1956. SH3 Henkle was transferred with me. I was a SK3 when I transferred in and made SK2 while on the DD-747.

Years Served: 1944-1946…The Rammin Sammy went into commission in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on June 24, 1944. I have redone our War Record Book produced right after World War II. I am presently working with Pierson Shelton of the USS Blue and David Openheimer of the USS DeHaven on procuring a Presidential Unit Citation for DesDiv 61’s raid into Tokyo Bay on july 22, 1945.

Years Served: 1957-1958…I came aboard after serving 3 years on the USS Walker DDE-517. Both were great ships to have served on. Sure would like to meet some of the guys that I served with.

Was on the Sammy, 68-9 . Last west Pac. Was a e-3, Fireman shipfitter. made 3rd class Machinery Repair man after seperated from active duty I see that Wasik wrote a note on here, He was in R Division with me. I ended up as owner / & operator of Precision Machine & Mfg. in Bellingham Wash. Ive been retired since 2005.

I served from 1963 to 1964 aboard the Sammy, after having served a year at PMRF Kwajalein, M.I. I came aboard as an RMSN and left an RM3.

DD – 747 1955 – One year. Long Beach to Far East and return to Long Beach for discharge (1956). Rate SO2. Member of the dd-747 reunion group for many years. Fleet Sonar school 1953, Kogo Saki, Japan – harbor defense 1952 to 1954 (near Sasebo, Japan). Presently in Grand Junction, CO.

I am married to the son of William Lovelace Jamison, Joe Jamison. We have the war record book of the USS Samuel N. Moore as Bill Jamison passed away in a car accident in 1963. We hope someone can let us know about him while he served on this ship? He was a wonderful father, but his children were too young to know about his service. Thank you

Served onboard 65 – 67. FTG

Served from 1965 to 1969 made 3tours to Vietnam doing carrier escort and bombing for ground troops SH 3 served all over the ship qualified helmsman and lead helmsman lower handling room and Gun mount spent Christmas anchored in Vung Tu harbor hope to here from some old ship mates

Served on the Moore 67 and 68 made 2 deployments to vietnam. Operation sea dragon forestall fire. Shore bombardment and plane guard. Great ship and crew.

1954-58, EM1 when discharged.

Would like to hear from anyone who served on Rammin Sammy during that time.