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Served 1969 – 1972

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would like to hear from old shipmates. Does anyone know what happened to Ensign Slauter

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Years Served: 68-69…we were off Yankee Station before heading home.

Years Served: 1955 – 1956…Served aboard the USS McKean DDR-784 as a Yeoman – sailed to Melbourne, Australia for the 1956 Olympics!!! Met a woman there, and we were married in 1977!!! We have been married for 31 years now…

Years Served: 1963…I served on the USS McKean DDR-784 as a radioman. We sailed on a short cruise to the Phillipines, Hong Kong and Japan. We made a quick trip to Alaska escorting a carrier back to the USA. Hello to anyone who served on the McKean during 1963 under Captain Clark. A good ship, good officers and good crew.

Years Served: 1957-58 (Communications Officer)…Best wishes to all shipmates. After a year on the McKean under Captain Craw, I have found the rest of my life much easier.

My name is Brandi Reed.
My father was Neil “Knee-High” Reed (RIP 2010).
He served on the McKean from 1971-1974.
I’m looking for any kind of information about him who served with him.
Thank you very much for serving and have a wonderful day everyone.

I also was on the McKean during that WestPac deployment. Left the McKean in June of ‘72:

Served on USS Mckean 69 and 70 during our west pac trip april 70 thru sept 70. Was BM3 during that time. When we returned to Long Beach and went into drydock, I made BM2 and got orders to riverboats in nam. I remember a few of crew. Bm1 Johnson, Bm1 Wheeler

Hi fellas! I’m looking for shipmates of my grandfathers. He served on the iss mckean between the years of 1960-1975 I’m not exactly sure. If anyone remembers working with Daniel Newton kelly, please email me!

Don McGregor MM 2 After engine room. 1954-1957. The mid watch donut shop. If you were aboard in 57, you will know what I am talking about. Old crew members can contact me at above email address.

I served on the McKean DD 784 from 1969 to 1970 during the refit at Long Beach CA…..

I served on the Mighty Mac from August 1970 to April 1972. I went on one WestPac from September 1971 to April 1972. We spent time at the normal sailor stops, as well as Yankee Station and the Arabian Sea during the India-Pakistan War of 1971.

I served aboard McKean (DD-784) 1964-1966. We made 1 WesPac cruise (65-66). We spent many months on Yankee Station.

The next ship’s reunion is Oct 11-13, 2019 in Omaha, NE. For more information, go to www.ussmckeanreunion.org OR contact me at joe.winkel@comcast.net.

Regards;
Joe

I served aboard the Mighty Mac from 1958-1962
all over the Pacific, South China Seas, Sea of Japan and
Philippine Sea
Great ship and crew.
May you have fair winds and calm seas
Larry