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Years Served: 1950-1951…looking for John Westbrook BT1

Years Served: 12/23/65-11/1/68…mighty K nam66-67 great ship great crew many fond memories

Years Served: 1960-1963…Came abord in Nov.1960 untill July 1963 then transferred to the U.S.S. Yosemite AD 19 because the Keppler was going down south and I was getting discharged in Dec. Had a great time with everyone on board.I have been retired for nine years from law enforcement in Florida,and at this time my wife and i are full time rvers.

Years Served: 1961-1962…RDSN-RD3

Years Served: 1946 – 1948…I was an ET2 on the Keppler ‘46-’48. After graduating from Georgia Tech, I served ‘51-’53 as Electronics Officer on USS Rowe DD-564. Retired 1968 as LCDR. Spent 32 years as electronics engineer with Lockheed here in Atlanta.

Years Served: 1961-1962…the mighty gray was one good ship. wish I was young enough again to be back on her, I would have done things different.

Years Served: 1957 TO 1960…

Years Served: 1969-1971…Great years and a great crew.

Years Served: Dec 1956 to June 1958…Came onboard just before the South American cruise. Initially was the Main Propulsion Officer, then became the Damage Control Officer, when Bill Hinks became Engineering Officer. Served under CDR P.T. Glennon, then CDR Largess. The Med cruise in 1957 took us into the Persian Gulf, where we sure needed air conditioning. Was transferred to the Schools Command, Newport when we were in the Boston Naval Shipyard.

Years Served: 1960-1963…To the old Sonar Gang: All that pinging finally paid off in the Cuban Crisis, hey? Best wishes to all those I sailed with from 1961 – 1963.

Years Served: 1957-1960…MM2 Forward Engine Room

Years Served: 4/4/1948—4/2/1952…Fwd & aft firerooms—Am in contact with,Art Primm,Bob Alcott,J Rucker—Knew John Westbrook BT 1 a lifer probably retired Chief PO— Searching for D Sheehan,Shorty Graff —Had contact with Art Sans??? any fireroom gang-48 to 52 ??— C.C.

Years Served: 1960-1961…Great Ship

Served on Uss Keppler DDE 765 from 1/56 to 2/59 as an electronic tech. Became a computer hardware design engineer untill retirement in 2001

Served aboard her as a Radioman and Teletype Tech. from 1966 to 1969. Many great memories of the Mighty K and her crew. Best ship in the Navy that let me visit many ports of call around the world including Viet Nam in 1966-1967.