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| Name: | Ken Gardinier |
| E-mail address: | ken4mel@netscape.cet |
| Comments: | Seems that I never made an effort to get back here, crazy times and life, never would be the same. |
| Name: | James Finn |
| E-mail address: | jhf@lhtech.com |
| Comments: | Serverd from 66' to 69', FTG3, had two nicknames, " Butch " and " Little Joe ". Looking for FTG3 K.R. Smith, FTG3 G. Ortiz, FTG2 D. Clanney, FTG3 Lisek, and I don't remember rank, but Olsen and Anzalone. |
| Name: | Calvin Dockery MM2 |
| E-mail address: | mdockery1@verizon.net |
| Comments: | I was on the Morton from March 1964 to September 1966. Looking for Ferguson MM3.
I live in La Grange, Texas. |
| Name: | DAN STERN |
| E-mail address: | eye4sure@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I WAS ON THE MORTON FROM 75-77. MMFA AND WORKED FOWARD
ENGINE ROOM AS THROTTLEMAN, LOVED YOUR PAGES, LIKED THE MEMORIES, THANK YOU ALL |
| Name: | DAN STERN |
| E-mail address: | eye4sure@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I WAS ON THE MORTON FROM 75-77. MMFA AND WORKED FOWARD
ENGINE ROOM AS THROTTLEMAN, LOVED YOUR PAGES, LIKED THE MEMORIES, THANK YOU ALL |
| Name: | Lt (jg) James Scrimger |
| E-mail address: | yatta3x@verizon.net |
| Comments: | Boarded Morton Jan 1968 in Long Beach Dry Dock, as M & B Div. Officer, working for Lt. Iannone (tough boss, but fair); We Snipes had more fun than your usual idiots!! WestPac Tours, '67, '68 Tet Offense Fire Support, Da Nang Harbor, Coastal Fire Support North of DMZ, Shot with USS New Jersey (BB-62); Had to handle a "B" Div mutiny when the BMC had everybody on 12on/12off; Young BM2 announced that they would not stand for change of command ceremony unless they could be talk to Flag of DESRON 7 and air their greivances. Next Day, BMC gone!
We had one memorable July 4th, 1968 while on Midshipman Cruise and visiting San Francisco Pier 39. Ensign Scrimger, and Supply LT Black got sloshed at North Beach, and invited the topless strippers down to ship for "Morale Building for the FLEET"- Made the front page of the S.F. Chronicle and then suddenly ENS. Scrimger granted a "Weeks of Emergency Leave" by CDR C. J. McCann. Very funny episode and I think I'm the only junior officer to host 4 lovely ladies and not be thrown in the brig, or lose my commission. Good times on the South East Asia cruises; Where is CSMC Curtis Baxley (last heard in TX) and other great crews and wardroom officers of Jan 1968 until Aug 1969 decommisioning and brief return as DD(G)?/ Went on to be XO of USS Crockett (PG-88) with in-country assignments in Riverine, and Coastal surveilance and turn over of small boats and river patrol to SV-Navy. |
| Name: | Robert Murphy |
| E-mail address: | bobcmurphy@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I was an IC (Interior Communications) tech on the USS Morton around 1980-82. A few weeks ago I contacted another former USS Morton sailor named Rob Callaway who was onboard with me during that time.
Would like to hear from anyone that was with me 1980 to 1982. Also, I would like to attend the May 2009 Reunion in Corpus Christi, TX. |
| Name: | Robert Murphy |
| E-mail address: | bobcmurphy@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I was an IC (Interior Communications) tech on the USS Morton around 1980-82. A few weeks ago I contacted another former USS Morton sailor named Rob Callaway who was onboard with me during thay time.
Would like to hear from anyone that was with me 1980 to 1982. Also, I would like to attend the next Reunion in Corpus Christi, TX. |
| Name: | Terry Pottinger |
| E-mail address: | pottinger12@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Would like to hear from anyone that was with me 1974 to 1978. |
| Name: | Bullwinkle |
| Comments: | The Fox division 'Big Five'-Jack Egle, Bob Jome, Cecil Chandler, Kirby Strole, Bob Cox |
| Name: | Pat Berger |
| E-mail address: | berger.ps1@verizon.net |
| Comments: | I was an OS on board the Morton from 75 until august 77.It was great seeing all the pictures and remembering all the old guys I sserved with back then. Great work on the web site Rick.I will E-mail you later. Pat |
| Name: | Former Jarhead now an undertaker |
| E-mail address: | petersenfuneralhome@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | According to Richard Curtis' DD-214 he was a crew member on the Morton in the late 60's. He passed away in Newton, KS. His obit is below.
NEWTON — Richard Curtis, 61, of Newton died Jan. 3, 2009, at his residence. He was born Aug. 22, 1947, in Chicago to Myrle and Evelyn (Barr) Curtis. The family moved to Topeka, where Richard attended and graduated from Topeka High School. He served in the U.S. Navy and the Kansas Army National Guard and was a Vietnam veteran. He was a long-term employee of Lear Jet/Bombardier Air Craft industry from which he retired. He recently was employed by the Rail Crew Express. He enjoyed riding his Goldwing motorcycle and, in his travels, visited almost all 50 states. He always was intrigued with railroad trains and aircraft and had several models of them. He loved his daughters and enjoyed his grandchildren. Survivors include daughters, Amy Curtis of Newton, and Tasha and Mike Berwert of Topeka; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Don Curtis. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. There will be a gathering of remembrance with family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in the McPherson County Cemetery in McPherson at a later date. |
| Name: | Wayne Hartt |
| E-mail address: | USMALE007@CHARTER.NET |
| Comments: | Hello old friends, just bought my airline ticket for the reunion,let me know if your going... |
| Name: | Clifford Lane DeBruce SM2 |
| E-mail address: | laneandlucinda@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Served aboard the Morton (my first ship) 75&76, I do recognize several of the crew and officers from teh phot pages and it brought back many memories and fun, I cannot find my old pictures so this was a great alterantive.
lane DeBruce SM2 |
| Name: | Scott A. Ryan |
| E-mail address: | scottandallyryan@earthlink.nt |
| Comments: | Aboard Sep 81 to Nov 82
EM3 co-shimpmates, Landrum,Hanson,Finnegan,McLafferty,Berg,and Corpus Westpac 82 Navy 80-88 Shipbuilder 88-90 90-now instrument tech, Solar Turbines What ever happened to Yolly Egipto? I love you no shit |
| Name: | Greg " chippowa " Nicholas |
| E-mail address: | gnick55@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Served on the Morton from 74-76, before transferring to the Halsey { McHales Navy to the real Navy }. I have fond memories of the Morton, especially coaching the Pearl Harbor Falcons with OSC Smith. If any of my MATES are out there e-mail me. |
| Name: | Nicholas |
| E-mail address: | nicholas@msn.com |
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| Name: | Mike Wharton |
| E-mail address: | onefeather@ymail.com |
| Comments: | Came aboard as GMT1, Served as ASROC LPO 76-77, Retired as CWO4 in 1999. Now work for DOD as an inspector. |
| Name: | Lochie |
| E-mail address: | lochie@prodigy.net |
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| Name: | Jay "JW" Watanabe |
| E-mail address: | jayray59@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | First ship while I served in the USN. Reported onboard as a BTFR and departed as a BT2. Lasted for 20 years in the Navy. Retired as a BT1. Served aboard the Snortin Morton from 77-81, was the Oil King and worked down both firerooms for a little while. Best ship in the fleet. Fine times on Westpac. |
| Name: | Jay "JW" Watanabe |
| E-mail address: | jayray59@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | First ship while I served in the USN. Reported onboard as a BTFR and departed as a BT2. Lasted for 20 years in the Navy. Retired as a BT1. Served aboard the Snortin Morton from 77-81, was the Oil King and worked down both firerooms for a little while. Best ship in the fleet. Fine times on Westpac. |
| Name: | Terry Gillis |
| E-mail address: | gillisclan@hotmail.xom |
| Comments: | I served in Fox division from 66 to 69 and made a couple of westpac cruises. Those were great times. I got back in touch with Ron Bass one of my old buddies a coupe of years ago through this site. Hope to see you at the reunion Ron.
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| Name: | Terry M. Mahany |
| E-mail address: | terrynancymahany@everestkc.net |
| Comments: | Hi. We really enjoy the reunions. See you all at the next one. |
| Name: | George Knox |
| E-mail address: | grantman2@earthlink.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.grantman.wordpress.com |
| Comments: | We sailed for Vietnam on Friday, October the 13th 1971 and rarely does one of those, "13" goes by I don't think of my days on the Morton. |
| Name: | Jeff Marsh ET2 |
| E-mail address: | Jeff.Marsh@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Rick great site I am sorry I did not know about this last year as I live in Bremerton and I would have loved to attend the reunion! I was able to stay in and was medically retired in November 1998 and now work for NUWC Keyport supporting the VIRGINIA Class. For those who remember me, I onboard through October 1982 as a Comms Tech (Yes Twiget) drop me a line if you would like to - Chewie |
| Name: | Jeff Marsh |
| E-mail address: | Jeff.Marsh@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Hello, all! I served on the Morton 1980 to 1982 and recieved orders just prior to the Decom. I was retired at the end of 1998 and now work supporting the VIRGINIA Class for NAVSEA. I hope to be able to make the next reunion. Drop me a line "Chewie" |
| Name: | Bruce E Crawford |
| E-mail address: | BECrawfordinc@comcast,net |
| Comments: | I was transfered to the Morton in June of 69 just in time for a midshipmans cruise. I was a short timer but came aboard just in time to pull into my home town of Everett, Washington for the 4th of July.I came aboard an MM3 and was discharged in October.Smooth sailing. Bruce |
| Name: | nicky d. taylor |
| E-mail address: | giftmall11@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I miss all my friends from the U.S.S Morton from july 1965 to oct. 1968. I was 17 years old when I joined. I am a gunners mate forever. Where are you tommy butts? I lost your number |
| Name: | Leo Unseld |
| E-mail address: | lucrna@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Served on the Morton as RDSN early '68 to shipyards in '69.
1 Westpac cruise. Was on board when we spent about a month in drydock in Subic. |
| Name: | Tom Dominick QM 2 |
| E-mail address: | tomd734@msn.com |
| Comments: | I was on re-commissioning crew in 1970 in Long Beach Ca.
went to San Diego for sea trials and training and then to Pearl for homeport. We did one WestPac and I mustered out when we got back to go to college. |
| Name: | Tom Dominick |
| E-mail address: | tomd734@msn.com |
| Comments: | I was on re-commissioning crew in 1970 in Long Beach Ca.
went to San Diego for sea trials and training and then to Pearl for homeport. We did one WestPac and I mustered out when we got back to go to college. |
| Name: | Mark (Trot) Trauner |
| E-mail address: | captnotchjohnson@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://yahoo |
| Comments: | Served aboard USS Morton 76-78 and deployed on the 1977 Westpac/IO cruise. I was MM3 working in Agang and stood underway watches in aft enginroom as lowerlevelman.Noticed while browsing that Rush Riley has signed the book in 2005.Hey Rush still out there? I'll never forget any of the times on Snortin Morton,or the shipmates during my time aboard. Guys like Mahalo Brown, Mike Stamper, Rick Cosper Charlie Byrum, how about MM1 Yepez what a pain. The list goes on and on. Thanks for the good times, and thanks for the ride Merlin Bell. |
| Name: | Quirt Alrich |
| E-mail address: | quirt553@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | started with Precom school in 1970 and went on the WESTPAC in 1971 was an RD3 |
| Name: | George Johnson |
| E-mail address: | mendicante@comcast.net |
| Comments: | I served on the Morton 1965-1968. Came on board as a RDSN left as an RD2. I remeber an instance in which we went up some freakin' delta to provide gun support, and we couldn't use sonar because it was so shallow. Was this a dream? Have I watched too many war movies? If you have any facts on this let me know |
| Name: | Bill Hancock |
| E-mail address: | wdh105716@aol.com |
| Comments: | Hope to hear from all RM's from 1975-1977. |
| Name: | Mike Barefoot |
| E-mail address: | texasnoshoe1@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I had a great time on the Morton from 79-82, in forward fireroom first, then aft fireroom once I finished mess cranking.(mess duty) Would like to hear from all of the brothers! Looks like a reunion in 2009 and it would be great to see all of the men that helped decommissioned old 948! I live in Texas and plan on making the "fiesta"
Foot |
| Name: | Gene Kordowski |
| E-mail address: | GKordowski@tx.rr.com |
| Name: | Mike Barefoot |
| E-mail address: | texasnoshoe1@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hello everyone, just wanted to say "Hi"
Foot |
| Name: | Floyd D. Grimm |
| E-mail address: | gringogrimm@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I served aboard from 15Dec.59 untill 11 Mar. 61. Sure would like to make contact with my ol' workmates-radiomen, radarmen, ETs, Sonarmen, Electricians, even some of the Officers would be a good visit. Has anyone heard from Loren Bricker, Quarter Master Nozglia, Electrician Salazar.How about LTJG. Felderman? It would be nice to visit and rehash old times. Please drop me a line!
Floyd D. Grimm ET2 |
| Name: | Mack Belcher |
| E-mail address: | mwbelcher@thompsonchryslerdodge.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://USS MORTON DD 948 WEB PAGE |
| Comments: | Came on board nov. 71 departed feb. 75. Great times looking back. Just wanted off and out back then. Good to see familiar names and faces. Been a while. Gratt job Rick. |
| Name: | Mack Belcher |
| E-mail address: | mwbelcher@thompsonchryslerdodge.com |
| Comments: | I came on board nov.71 departed feb. 75. Was there for three westpac's. A lot of great times looking back. Could not wait to get off and get out back then.Been a while. Good to see some familiar names and faces. Great job Rick. |
| Name: | William F. Haning III, M.D. |
| E-mail address: | haning@hawaii.edu |
| Comments: | Appreciate the opportunity to see the destinies of many shipmates. You were stuck with me in lieu of an HM IDT Doc, for the 1977 Westpac; though we took aboard an HMC named after out DD950 running-mate, Doc Edwards, in mid-cruise. I was the DESRON 35 Surgeon, and learned almost everything that I was ever to learn about communicable diseases in one week following the ship's first port visit to Subic after three weeks transit. It was an important maturational process for me in learning how many people would lie about their intention to take protective measures, over the next 30 years. ...I roomed with ENS Chuck Klaren, the DCA, a brilliant young man who always dealt fairly and honestly with those around him. Many people, from Merlin Bell down, attempted to teach me things. I was young, and full of Knowledge, and many of those lessons took years to achieve consciousness. They also claimed to have learned things from me, but I now realize that they were being kind. |
| Name: | MMFA Jay D Scott |
| E-mail address: | ernsthausener@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | 1981, First ship out o' boot, and promptly decommissioned. Got on in the PI in June, got the news off the alaska chain islands on the way back to Pearl and got mess duty in the chiefs mess for decom. Had a large hatch fall on my head while in Sasabo and had to get an MRI at the base there. I also remember that when you sent your shirts out for laundry in Japan they came back with your name sewed on, very cool. |
| Name: | Rita Pruette |
| E-mail address: | jimrita@gtcom.net |
| Comments: | I am looking for members who were aboard the USS Morton on December 4, 1964 when a P3A Orian went down off of Cubi Point NAS on a "training mission". I am a neice of one of the crew members that was killed. Please contact me by email.
Rita |
| Name: | michael august |
| E-mail address: | michael@august.org |
| Comments: | Hi guys
great sight, MM3 agang 73-75, looking for a morton flag MM1 USN Retired |
| Name: | Steve Cossey |
| E-mail address: | navybadger72@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Having signed the book in 2005 I just wanted to invite those that served on Morton in '75-'81 to drop a line! |
| Name: | bob britton bt3 |
| E-mail address: | rbrittonsr@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I was on the morton from 1965 to 1967.I made the gunline trips to vietnam during this era.Great ship and great crew.My very best to all who were the heart and soul of this remarkable ship. |
| Name: | WAYNE HARTT |
| E-mail address: | USMALE007@CHARTER.NET |
| Comments: | iAM THING VERY HARD ON GOING TO THE REUNION OUT IN SEATTLE IN AUG. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY THAT WAS ON SHIP FROM 1970-1974, THAT IS THINKING OF GOING OUT THERE. COME ON LETS GO AND PARTY... |
| Name: | darlene ricotta |
| E-mail address: | dr17usa@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thanks to all of you vets out there for serving!
we wouldn't have what we have in America with out you. Thank you again and God Bless you all! darlene ricotta |
| Name: | John A. Altfeltis SMC (SW) |
| E-mail address: | downnwind@msn.com |
| Comments: | During my Naval Career, I served on three Desron V, destroyers outof 32nd Street Naval Base, San Diego: USS Morton, DD-948, USS Porterfield, DD-682, USS Agerholm, DD-826. All GREAT ships with even GREATER crews.
Fair Winds, Following Seas, John A. Altfeltis, SMC (SW) United States Navy Retired |