[Lancey Howard]

For thread-bumping purposes only, here is a picture of the destroyer, USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) about the time my Dad served on it. (This photo is from "early post war", so he may actually have been on board when the photo was snapped.) Dear old Dad "owned a plank" as an original crew member of the Mason under Captain Sidney D. B. Merrill (who died only 2 years ago in January 2010 at the age of 95). Dad was very proud of his Navy service and kept a picture of the Mason on his bureau his entire life. The Mason gained some fame for exploits during Vietnam and for retrieving early astronauts from the ocean. She was later sold to the Taiwan Navy and after service there, was deliberately sunk to help build a reef.

[Lancey Howard]

Hmmm... It looks like my previous hot link isn't working, so here's another:

[alfa6]

Thanks for the pic Lancey and a lift of the alfa6 lid for your Dad’s service.

Wiki entry for the USS Leonard F. Mason

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Leonard_F._Mason_(DD-852)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}