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Photos
on this page provided by Mike Staton, son of the late shipmate
Jim Staton and author of The Fighting Bob: A Wartime History
of the USS Robley D. Evans (DD-552).
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row, left to right: Charles Metzger GM3C, Joseph Horvath
GM3C, Peter Zasowski GM3C, Raymond Maanika GM3C, Charles
Baker GM3C. Middle row, left to right: Dale Rawson GM3C,
Henry Handley GM2c, Elmer Hepburn GM3C, Robert Cowan GM2C,
Pasquale Costanzo GM2C. Bottom row, left to right: Carl Knefeli
GM1C, Edward Green GM2C, Leonard Bisgrove, CGM, Michael Keda,
GM2C, Robert Bouchard, GM1C.
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Stan Stanhope, Don
Shetter, George Downey, FX Canty, and Pat Macciocca show a
plaque that was made by Albert Wertz, a retired chief warrant
officer who served on the tender Prairie, which towed the Evans
into Okinawa. It was made from one of the kamikazes which has
crashed into the Evans and two of the aircraft's bullets. It
was presented to the Evans crew by Neville Williams, Wertz's
step-son.
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| Ray
Monpat, Wendell Larson and Roy Crosby. Mr. Larson assisted with
the Evans' gunners in shooting down the final kamikaze on May
11. |
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| Mike
Staton, son of the late shipmate Jim Staton, with crewmember
Clemmie Shreve and his brother Jack. |
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| Commander
Wev is welcomed aboard to take command of the Evans. |
Change
of command as Commander Wev relieves Commander Camp, Nov. 1944. |
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| Captain
Wev inspects the crew of his new destroyer, the USS Evans. |
Commander
Robert J. Archer relieves Commander Bosquet N. Wev. |
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| Commander
Floyd C. Camp |
Lt.
Nicholson, chief snipe of DD552. |
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| Officers
of the Evans pose for a photograph while at anchor in Ulithi
(Jan. 1945). (front l to r) E. Flynn, W. Blake, B. Wev, J. Gilpin,
M. O'Hearn, H. Nicholson (middle l to r) J. Allderidge, R. Maas,
J. Smith, A. Lorentson, M. Pennell, M. Underwood, R. Brown, A.
Caire (back l to r) C. Maginnis, L. Nelson, J. Overbeck, W. Herron,
W. Lineburgh, H. Jones. |
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| Officers
gather for picture with Captain Archer at Mare Island, fall,
1945. |
Smith
and Maginnis admire the scoreboard on the side of the gun director. |
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| Junior officers of
the Evans pose on the forward deck. (front l to r) W. Blake,
J. Allderidge, A. Caire, L. Nelson, W. Herron (middle l to r)
M. Underwood, H. Nicholson (back l to r) C. Maginnis, M. O'Hearn,
E. Flynn, J. Smith, M. Pennell. |
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| Underwood,
Maginnis, O'Hearn and Flynn. |
Lt. Flynn
calling in range and direction of aircraft during gunnery training. |
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Nelson, Blake,
Allderidge, and Lorentson relax along the lifeline of the
DD552.
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R. Brown, W. Lineburgh,
J. Allderidge and M. Pennell while onboard the Evans.
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