My three destroyers, the Higbee (806), the Hull (945) and the Wiltsie (716):
TIN CAN SAILORS DO IT BEST!
14 years later I was First Lt. on the Happy Harry (Harold E. Holt 1074) and we pulled into the RoK Navy Base at Chinhae and there it was, only now it was ROKS Kang Won (DD 922). It's amazing the way these old war horses kept going.
The USS Hull's continuing legacy is a tribute to all who served. The group's reunions brought Typhoon Cobra survivors together with later Hull sailors and a new Hull is in the works I'm told.
The little group that watched the show tonight ended with a call to Evan Fenn. We thanked him again for his service and his willingness to make connections only he can. The son of a lost sailor talking to the last man to see him alive is something I cannot begin to describe. All I can say is there's not a dry eye in the house.
Hi Jim,
I was on several ships and boats during my Navy days, including Swift Boats, (I was in Nam 12-months, not 4).
I ended up on a destroyer, the USS Ault, DD 698, out of Mayport, Florida, where I ended my career as lead navigator, QM2. I almost shipped over because I liked being on a Can, (aka, Sea-going Greyhound) so much. Great ship and proud crew.
Cheers from Argentina