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| Name: | Dennis Rhoades |
| E-mail address: | dennisr20@gmail.com |
| Comments: | I served on the Endurance as a BM2 from 1967 to 1970. Doing 2 West Pac tours. I would like to get Tony Segarra & John La Falce's contact info. I have so many good memories with those guys and many other crew members.
Thanks Dennis E Rhoades USS Endurance MSO 435 |
| Name: | Tony Segarra |
| E-mail address: | tonys435@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Served on the Endurance from July 1966 to February 1970.
Made SK2 on her. Will contact all familiar names soon. |
| Name: | Bruce A Raymer |
| E-mail address: | braymer@columbus.rr.com |
| Comments: | RD3 1965-1966 I served with Capt. Shemanski. One tour in Viet Nam. |
| Name: | Scott Palmer |
| E-mail address: | sspalmer@msn.com |
| Comments: | This is the first time I have attempted to look int the Endurances history. Glad I was part of it 65 thru 69. |
| Name: | Clarice |
| E-mail address: | clarice@terra.com.br |
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| Name: | wade olson |
| E-mail address: | oleolson48@gmail.com |
| Comments: | greetings all. just an update to current email address |
| Name: | LeaAnn Severidt |
| E-mail address: | svrdt@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My father Donald C. Gauther served aboard the Endurance from 1957-1960...If any of you remember him, could you drop me a line...Thanks |
| Name: | Michael T. Foley Jr. |
| E-mail address: | michafoley@gmail.com |
| Comments: | I was onboard with my brother EN3 Foley,at that time i was on deck with michael ward. from AUG. 1970 TO JAN. 1972. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN REMEMBER ME. WE BOTH RETIRED FROM THE NAVY. THE BEGINING OF A GOOD LIFE. I LIVE IN CHINA AT THIS TIME, SHE WORK FOR THE AIRLINE. |
| Name: | Phillip Ray |
| E-mail address: | www.sammyandandrea@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://sammyandandrea@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Talk with Dan Hyatt today and it made me feel good. It done my heart good wish to talk to other shipmates like Cotton and Dunkle please call me if you can. This would never have been possible without this website, I had been searching for over 20 years for my shipmates. Thank you |
| Name: | Phillip Ray SM3 |
| E-mail address: | sammyandandrea@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://sammyandandrea@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hyatt,Warck,HersheyCotton, Iam still alive, Inever thought I would hear your names again those were some times we had espically that night with the NVC trawler give me a holler either by email or on my home phone 334-863-6788. I am back in Alabama would love to hear from all of you, any shipmate |
| Name: | Robert A. Solar BM3 |
| E-mail address: | captbob@eatel.net |
| Comments: | Served on the Reaper and Esteem was a third class boatswains mate. Great ships to serve on from 1956 to 1960
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| Name: | Phillip Ray |
| E-mail address: | sammyandandrea@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Served aboard the USS Endurance 1967-1970 |
| Name: | wayne king |
| E-mail address: | wking9@cfl.rr.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://msm.com |
| Comments: | I was an original member of the endurance from its commission in 54 to my discharge in 57. I was a rd3. our only venture from long beach was a 3 week adventure to acapolco, i believe in 56. we occasionaly anchoed off catalina for weekend liberty. we hit a rough storm on the way to acapolco with 20 ft seas and winds of 60 mph. it was as close as i ever came to being seasick.our skipper martin got sick during the cruise and was sent back to the states. we never saw him again. i have very fond memories of the endurance many buddies and the great liberty in long beach. thanks for the posts ! |
| Name: | wayne king |
| E-mail address: | wking9@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | I was one of the original crew of the endurance and am a proud plank holder! I was a rd3 from our commission in 54 to my discharge in 57. the only cruise away from long beach was a 3 week adventure to acapolco alond with the division sweeps. we would on occasion anchor off catalina for a weekend liberty but we stayed close to home most of the time. We hit a severe storm on the way to acapolco with 20 ft seas and high winds of 60 mph. that was the closes i ever came to being sea sick.our skipper martin became ill and was transfered back to the states and we never saw him again. I have very fond memories of the endurance and of liberty in long beach. thanks for posting all the great moments. |
| Name: | Donald L. Hawbaker |
| E-mail address: | Fuelman1946@aol.com |
| Comments: | Greetings Fellow MSO/MCM Sailor,
My Name is Donald L. Hawbaker, I am the Membership Director for the Navy MSO Association inc. You can Visit our home page here: http://www.nmsoa.org I am currently working my 2009 membership drive and I have located your contact information on various e-group guest books and registration areas to do with the MSO/MCM Community or am attaching this to sites dedicated to current and former Navy personell . I would like to extend an invitation to you to join the NMSOA and become a member of our Brotherhood. We build web sites in memory of our old ships, we hang out together on various e-groups to keep in touch and we even hold an all crews reunion every two years. The last of which was held October 2007 at Corpus Christi Texas with an awesome visit to the Ingleside Naval station and a private tour of an MCM as well as the Mine Counter Measures school. If you would like to be in the company of fellow EX-MSO Sailors or Active Duty and Former MCM Sailors, The NMSOA is the place for you... I look forward to seeing you aboard! Thanks for your time, Donald L. Hawbaker |
| Name: | Jim Grooms EMC Ret |
| E-mail address: | Jimgrms@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Served on Pluck 196263 came back from westpac market time tour And the em1 on the fortify was killed so i was shanghied to fortify was home 3 days and back i went for another tour also server on gallant and pledge ad was CPO of degausing range (temp) in subib during operation end sweep , You Have a nice site enjoyed it Jim |
| Name: | Steve Wilcox |
| E-mail address: | wtcrocker@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I was sorting some old slides and found a photo of the Endurance in Qui Nhon, Vietnam alongside my ship (USS Brister DER-372)in 1968. I had the name mis-spelled but Google straightened me out and pointed me to your page. You have done a great job preserving history. Would you like a scan of my slides? |
| Name: | Conlin, Patrick D. |
| E-mail address: | pconlin@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | I was on the Endurance from Dec 65 to April 67.
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| Name: | ROY KREIDEL |
| E-mail address: | rkreidel@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | SERVED ABOARD FOR ONE CRUISE IN 1966, WAS A COOK. QUITE A RIDE OVER AND BACK,I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.CAME ABOARD FROM BOOT CAMP AND LEFT AS A E3. |
| Name: | Bruce Riley |
| E-mail address: | Bruce.Riley@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Mike,
You have done a great job with this website. Thank you for your efforts here. Would love to hear from any of the other guys who served aboard the Endurance. You can be from any time and rate. I just love to chat and e-mail shipmates just ask Mike. Hee Hee. Drop me a note anytime. Bruce Riley ETR 2nd Class January 1961 to June 1964 |
| Name: | Ronald J. Ringlein |
| E-mail address: | ringlein@actcom.net |
| Comments: | I was aboard the Endurance from 19 July 1960 to 16 July 1962
In 1961 we were deployed to Subic Bay and then to Danang Viet Nam. Swept mines of Danang coast and then north to the North Viet Nam waters on patrol. We would anchor for 30 days at Danang and then move north and relieve another Sweep who then anchor. we had to repel boarders one evening which could have been a trawler. They threw boat hooks on us but decided to go away when they saw the men lined on the starboard side armed and ready. I was and EM2 and Minesweep electrician. |
| Name: | JAMES ANDERSON(ANDY) RD2 |
| E-mail address: | RICK5866@NETZERO.NET |
| Comments: | I served abord Endurance from 1968 to 1971 with 2 westpac tours. The second I was lead radarman and I ran the cic during the gun battle with the trawler. Got the navy achievement medal. |
| Name: | Jim Moore |
| E-mail address: | jmoore@powerc.net |
| Comments: |
My thanks to Bruce Riley for the pictures and to the other iron men on the Endurance. I was aboaard from 62 until 65 and left as BM3rd before going to the Cove till my enlistment was up. |
| Name: | Albert Coleman |
| E-mail address: | aljan8@comcast.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://yahoo |
| Comments: | Wonderful to read about the EnduranceMSO 435 as I was aboard her 1-62 to 12-63. Looking for information on date
and place where Endurance was in Vietnam in 1962. Believe to be May or June. Would love to hear from anyone who was aboard her in 1962 or 1963. Thanks for great pictures you all sent. Al ColemanENC/RET |
| Name: | Joe Stanley |
| E-mail address: | joestanley456@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I served as an Electrician’s Mate on the Endurance from 1962 through 1964. I came aboard as an EMFA and left as an EM2 for further duty on the USS Acme, MSO 508. Thanks for bringing some old memories back to life. Joe Stanley |
| Name: | Mel Collins |
| E-mail address: | bmelcollins@charter.net |
| Comments: | Us. Navy 1965 to 1969 Viet Nam Brown water navy Mrf 15. 1968 to 1969 |
| Name: | W. W. "Mike" Warren |
| E-mail address: | usslucid@usslucid.org |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.usslucid.org |
| Comments: | Members of the minesweeping community; The Lucid MSO-458 Foundation was formed by a group of minesweeper crewmen who served aboard US Navy MSO's. MSO's are a class of wooden hull oceangoing minesweepers that are now decommissioned and fading from public memory. The group has obtained the USS Lucid MSO-458 and has her docked at Bradford Island, California. Work has begun! The organization is restoring her and a public museum is established. The MSO is a little known and poorly documented, extremely interesting facet of Naval history. The USS Lucid Museum is dedicated to telling the story of the minesweeping men and their wooden ships, the last all wooden US Naval ships, to navigate the oceans. We will be telling the stories of Mine Recovery and UDT teams, Floating Pigs, Hammer Boxes, Magtails, Aluminum Engines and Towed Sonar. The little known stories of Contact, Magnetic and Acoustic minesweeping as well as the mystery of Magnetic Countermeasures will be told through the displays, narratives and museum media. Typhoons, tiny ships and ice-clad superstructures are only a small part of the "Wooden Ships and Iron Men" story. From sweeping the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam, observing the final Nuclear blasts on Johnston Island to sweeping the Persian Gulf, "Where the Fleet Goes, We've Been" will be clearly illustrated. Since there is no other Naval Museum that even attempts to tell the story of the MSO the USS Lucid is an important and living detail of US Naval History. First, Lucid must undergo a restoration. Previous civilian owners for commercial use have modified her. She needs hull repairs and painting and re-outfitting to be brought back to her former Naval dignity and glory. The Lucid MSO-458 Foundation has a workforce of planners, engineers and volunteer manpower who are vested and committed to this grand and worthy project. Bringing her to life is a large financial undertaking. We’re looking for tax-exempt gifts from the Military Industrial sector and individuals to help with this extremely valuable endeavor. Of course, all donors will be properly and prominently acknowledged aboard the vessel. Your donation will help preserve this vital part of Naval History. Please join us in telling the MSO story by sending a tax-exempt gift to Lucid MSO-458 Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit foundation through our website. http://www.usslucid.org |
| Name: | Ted Beagles |
| E-mail address: | gme2876@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | On board Jun 70-Mar 71. Was YN2 at the time and 1MC phone talker at time of battle. |
| Name: | TED WEEKS ( IC-1 ) 68-71 |
| E-mail address: | TEXLAZ@WORLDNET .ATT.NET |
| Comments: | OLSON WAS GOOD WITH THE 50S. ABOUT ALL THE 30 DID THAT NIGHT WAS SAND PAINT AND KEEP HEADS DOWN.
RAT ( LAWSON ( EM-2 ) IS PUNCHING COWS IN OKLAHOMA. BEST REGARDS TO ALL WEEKSIE !!!! |
| Name: | Bob Hampton |
| E-mail address: | bjhampton@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | Served aboard Endurance 64-65. Came aboard midway during wespac deployment From USS Warbler MSC206, homeported in Sasebo. Was supposed to rotate back to the States, but had emergency orders to replace the STG on Endurance, who was thought to have contracted TB. He didn't have it and I had another long stay in wespac. Enjoyed the stay, great crew. Capt Smith was aboard, And I thought it rode like a caddy after the 2 years on the MSC.
Great Site! |
| Name: | Daughter of Ronie Mooney, ENCS USN |
| Homepage URL: | http://ronie-mooney-encs.us/ |
| Comments: | God bless you guys! |
| Name: | Don Stoufer |
| E-mail address: | das589@msn.com |
| Comments: | I provided some updated information regarding my tour in command and the name of my relief. Great web page with some excellent information and pictures.
Cheeers, Don Stoufer |
| Name: | Fred Vanderlip (RM2) |
| E-mail address: | fvanderlip@msn.com |
| Comments: | Fantastic Web site. I served aboard the Endurance from 01/70 to 08/70. Swapped with the staff radioman attached to Cominediv-92 in August to return to recently married wife. Also served aboard the USS Excel (MSO-439) (NLPA) from 01/66 to 03/69 (Westpac 1967). Because of the minesweeper duty I ended up staying for 20 yrs., but never found anything like minesweeper duty again. The crews are a complete different group (family) of guys. The fantail BBQ's (without the blob), Casino nights using a frequency counter for a Roulette wheel, Subic Bay, boy what memories. I remember hating refresher training and constant fire drills and then we had a real fire. I think it took the DC crew like 3 mins. to have it under control. I knew there was a reason I always liked those 2:00 AM fire drills. Well, everyone stay safe and Thanks for the memories.
Fred J. Vanderlip USN Ret. Mesa, Az. |
| Name: | Wade Olson |
| E-mail address: | werlolson@iw.net |
| Comments: | glad to hear that half of the hippie pair has made good as a judge. way to go dan hyatt. cannot remember the name of your cohort, who was my loader on stbd 50 the nite of our "engagement", but you two sure got "baptized" that nite. I don't remember anyone ever as excited as you two afterward. as I recall GMG3 Cotton was on port 50, EN3 Foley claims to have been on 30 cal barely missing being hit by recoiless rifle round that hit our stbd varnished woodwork. I saw Foley in 1981 at Great Lakes. He was on base maa force. Ensign Duffy, the chief engineer who decommed Endurance was Lcdr serving with JAG as defense attorney at that time also. EM2 Lawson aka "RAT" went back to Oklahoma I think, almost totally deaf from too many swbd watches in fwd engineroom. My recollections of the trawler fight vary somewhat from those listed. 20 fired approx. 20 rounds prior to jamming; left stbd 50 & 30 as mn batteries. as i recall from recount of radar types afterward, the cutter missed with every round fired but did manage to scare cutter into self destructing by blowing stern off, allowing for salvage after we went away. also seems to me that udt salvage divers attached air bags to the trawler and floated her for salvage. I may be wrong about that as i was by then back in the "hole" most of the time. remember CS1 Sparrow? he left during or prior to the cruise and was sorely missed for quite a while.LCDR Schlegelmilch was CO later relieved by LCDR Stauffer. LT Woodard was XO my entire tour as i recall. ENS Mallett(sp) was Chief Engineer replaced in Hong Kong by Ens Duffy. Danny Leyva was En1/LPO of after engineroom. I remember John Whitmarsh, Lawson, Joe Foley EN1? Pricket from forward engineroom. i can see the faces of several more in my mind but cannot seem to put names to them. ahh 1 just came to me . FN reisig(sp)?. I made him clean up some barf because he always was sea sick first hours out and I mistakenly thought it was his. Guy who did it was eventually found out and reisig apologized to but most likely was not received very appreciatively. Man can a guy get windy or what. I currently own and operate an06 peterbilt and flatbed trailer traveling nationwide. will check back as often as possible. |
| Name: | John Cotton |
| E-mail address: | jcotton@lottery.state.ny.us |
| Comments: | GMG3, Served aboard Endurance from 11/69 - 5/71. These were great times, and an education that I wouldn't trade for anything. |
| Name: | Michael Koffler |
| E-mail address: | kofflerfamily@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.burok.org |
| Comments: | Mine Squadron SEVEN 1965-1967
Lot's of history behind us and so much to remember, mostly good I'd say! |
| Name: | Aiden |
| E-mail address: | IsaacMackenzie@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.the-partypoker.com |
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| Name: | John Whitmarsh |
| E-mail address: | jwhitmar@tds.net |
| Comments: | I served aboard the U.S.S. Endurance from Dec. 1969 to March 7, 1970. I do remember the trawler fight and the m-75 hit on the port side fantail. I also remember all the good times and my fellow ship mates. |
| Name: | John Whitmarsh |
| E-mail address: | jwhitmar@tds.net |
| Comments: | I served aboard the U.S.S. Endurance from Dec. 1969 to March 7, 1970. I do remember the trawler fight and the m-75 hit on the port side fantail. I also remember all the good times and my fellow ship mates. |
| Name: | Dan R.Hyatt |
| E-mail address: | Dan.R.Hyatt@ssa.gov |
| Comments: | What a great website! I served 11/69-8/71 and did a westpac. Who can forget RefTra, bug juice, Magsaysay Blvd.,Swimming off Con Son Island, coming home to Long Beach. And of course there was that little skirmish with the VC Trawler. Thanks for bringing it all back! |
| Name: | Richard "Rick" Slagle |
| E-mail address: | RASSEBAS@aol.com |
| Comments: | I served on the Endurance from 69 to 72. Please add my name and email to the list. thanks, Richard (Rick) Slagle, ETN3. |
| Name: | Tom Owens |
| E-mail address: | woodmann65@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://woodamann65@aol.com |
| Comments: | Nice web page. Brings back many fond memories. Server aboard U S S Guide MSO 447 1958 -58. Then on to NavComSta Guam MI for 18 mo tour.. Wish I could relive that fun time. Best regards
Tom Owens Cypress calif. Woodmann65@aol.com |
| Name: | MNC(SW) Tim Erickson USN(ret) |
| E-mail address: | therickson@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Having spent more than a few years sailing the MCMs and MHCs out of Ingleside, I found your site very interesting and a lot of fun.
It's strange how all the fantail gear hasn't changed. Thanks for the memories! |
| Name: | MNC(SW) Tim Erickson USN(ret) |
| E-mail address: | therickson@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Having spent more than a few years sailing the MCMs and MHCs out of Ingleside, I found your site very interesting and a lot of fun.
It's strange how all the fantail gear hasn't changed. Thanks for the memories! |
| Name: | Mike Koffler |
| E-mail address: | mso489@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Great job of putting things together!
-- Mine Squadron SEVEN staff 1965-1967 |
| Name: | Moore Furman |
| E-mail address: | janisjane1@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | 1961/1963 westpac cruse 1962 |
| Name: | Dick Nelson |
| E-mail address: | nelson.r@wavecable.com |
| Comments: | Reported aboard Jan. '63 departed June '66 |
| Name: | Rocky Cline |
| E-mail address: | rockyandjudy@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | its great to see these things. you make friends you never forget and wish wish you could see again. served on the Endurance 1969 |
| Name: | endurance w. |
| E-mail address: | endurance@vogue.co.uk |
| Name: | Roy Kreidel |
| E-mail address: | Halfbaked1r@aol.com |
| Comments: | I served aboard the Endurance in 1966, came aboard with John Lafalce in Long Beach on old pier9. Did one WesPac cruise with her,saw my name on the list Tony Segra put together.I'm Roy Kreidel, came aboard from boot camp and left as a CS3.I had signed the guest book before but noticed nothing when I looked at it this time. Great site, brings back many old memories, great job RK |