Name: Don Wilson
Address: Thomasville, NC
Email: dhwilson@hpe.infi.net
Date: 03 May 1999
Our heartfelt THANKS go out to both Wayne & Gail Owens, our Second Reunion Host & Hostess. What a magnificent job!!!!
Name: Bradford A. Meehan Jr. BT-2
Address: 49 Clark St. Eastport Me. 04631
Email: sharonlo@webtv.net
Date: 18 Apr 1999
Neet to hear from Lingle,Hill,Fortney, Shupp,LeMay Dryer,Bollinger,Palmer, Hitchins, Birch. Concerning reunion also, Sisson, McCaron, Lamberson and Talkington. Meehan, B.A. BT 2 USS Corry DD-817 Sept. 1969-Nov.1972
Name: STEPHEN SHILTS
Address: PO BOX 302, NEWBURY PARK, CA 91319
Email: sls4449@aol.com
Date: 14 Apr 1999
Great to see an 800 destroyer.
Ex-CS2 USS Noa DD-841
Name: Robert Kneedler
Address: 452 Woodbury Rd Glendale Ca 91206
Email: Rknee30855@aol.com
Date: 11 Apr 1999
Add to my previous input:
After reading the history of Corry1, I realized that I had been aboard Corry1 many times.
During the disarmament period of the Hoover Administration, Corry1 and three other hulls
were pushed up on the beach at Bay Farm Island , Alameda Ca.,as a breakwater. As kids, we
would climb aboard for excitement. All were cut up for scrap in WW2 and replaced by
dredgings from NAS Alameda.
Name: Ned Corry
Address:
Email: Ned_Corry@bmc.com
Date: 11 Apr 1999
I enjoyed visiting this site. William Merrill Corry was my Great Uncle. I'm proud to have in my possession the ships name plaque off of the 2nd USS Corry, DD-463.
Name: James F. Dee
Address: 7910 Andrus Rd, 16 Alexandria, VA 22306
Email: mvdee@aol.com
Date: 04 Apr 1999
Served on the Corry 1965 - 1966
Name: Ron Rinier
Address: 31 Refton Rd., Willow St., PA 17584
Email: rerinier@papl.com
Date: 30 Mar 1999
Served aboard Nov. '74 to Mar. '76, EM3. Station at Philly Reserve Fleet.
Name: Clifford H. Knudsen BT1c
Address: 30 Creek Rd, High Falls, NY 12440
Email: KNUTE517@aol.com
Date: 26 Mar 1999
Was aboard in Pensacola, FL '46 - '48, number two fireroom. Stanley Peters was in the forward fireroom
Name: John G. Litras, Jr.
Address: 9 Farm Hollow Ct., E. Northport, NY 11731
Email:
Date: 21 Mar 1999
LTJG, April 1954-November 1955.
Name: Mike Gerzina
Address: 1813 Aspen Way Guthrie, OK
Email: mlgerzi@aol.com
Date: 20 Mar 1999
I am from a small town in Pennsylvania, Corry to be exact. Never knew there was a USS Corry until my Uncle sent me a clipping from the 50'th anniversary of D day. Was even more surprised to see that other ships carried the name after this time.
Name: Thomas J. Sutherland
Address: York, PA
Email: tsuth@gte.net
Date: 15 Mar 1999
BM2, I served aboard Corry from 79-81 (in decomissioning crew). I wasn't aboard when Ken Bozzo recalls his story (he and I were shipmates though) & I can verify his story. The man I most associate with this story is HT2 "Bud" Lynch. He more than anybody on board at the time, displayed to me the heroism of Corry's crew. My most vivid memory was enroute to Philly from Bermuda in 1980. The seas were quite heavy and a shore power line reel broke it's mount...as we were trying to save it from going overboard...my division Chief BMC Anthony Maffei...almost lost his life. He fell from the 01 level to the main deck, and nearly went overboard. 3 crewmembers and myself went to his aid and kept him from going over the side. Corry was a great ship...and I miss my comrades. I won't make this upcoming reunion but I will surely endevour to make the next one!!
Name: James A. Thomas
Address: USS Salamonie (AO-26) Reunion Assn.
Email: Salamonie@Prodigy.net
Date: 15 Mar 1999
You have a very nice homepage. Our reunion assn. is now 3yrs old and we have located over 550 former crew members. We went to the Natl. archives and obtained old crew lists and used that to send out postcards to locate former shipmates. We have had very good luck using this method.
Name: Bill Brownson
Address:
Email: bill419@juno.com
Date: 05 Mar 1999
Great site. I was on the CP Cecil DDR 835 from 4/55 to 8/56. We all were part of Desdiv 262, (I think). Keep the site going.
Name: Terry W. Mills
Address: Orion, MI 48359
Email: twmgmm@aol.com
Date: 03 Mar 1999
QMSN-1964-66
Name: Paul V. Thompson
Address: 22 Wildwood Dr., Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Email: pgthomp@webtv.net
Date: 19 Feb 1999
Aboard when commissioned 1946 to 7/46. Would like to hear from some planker.
Name: Robert Kneedler
Address: 452 Woodbury Rd., Glendale, CA 91206
Email: Rknee30855@aol.com
Date: 10 Feb 1999
Lt, USN, Operations Officer, 12/57-12/58. I remember some would say, "Oh boy, soft shelled crabs for dinner", and others would say, "Those ugly damn spiders". Living in an apartment on Doris Dr. was a course in entomology. Every night a different set of bugs would come across the floor. Long after we moved back to California, those same bugs would hatch in the carpet.
Name: Pete Greco
Address: 3949 Bayberry Dr., Melbourne, FL 32901
Email: pgreco@mactiveinc.com
Date: 10 Feb 1999
RM3, 1970-72
Name: Anthony R. Faiola
Address: Silver Spring, Maryland
Email: faiola@ieee.org
Date: 04 Feb 1999
TE3,RM2,U.S.N.R. (1955) - A great two years of my youthful years. My USS Corry was the DDR-817 with the slick radar instead of the torpedo tubes midship. I can still see the look on the COs face after he saw the Model 28 teletype all apart on the deck of the radio shack! Second ship was a DER.
Name: James A. Nichols Jr.
Address: Niagara Falls, NY
Email: subvet605@wzrd.com
Date: 03 Feb 1999
Was on the USS Corry in 1974 - 1975 in Philly when it was part of the Des Ron 30.
Name: Edward C. Yingling
Address: Hanover, PA 17331
Email: eyingling@netrax.net
Date: 01 Feb 1999
Great looking ship and crew, enjoy your reunion in VA Beach.
Name: Dr. Charles E. Corry
Address: Golden, Colorado
Email: ccorry@earthnet.net
Date: 28 Jan 1999
My own service was with the USMC. First read about the 2nd USS Corry in S. E. Morrison's History of Naval Operations in WWII.
Name: Noel Nichols MM3
Address: USS Hopewell DD681 '62-64
Email: Spamtrash@Yahoo.com
Date: 08 Jan 1999
Cool site !
Name: Don Wilson
Address: Thomasville NC 27360
Email: dhwilson@hpe.infi.net
Date: 29 Dec 1998
Ahoy:
Wishing J & S Graphics a Happy New Year!!
And, Special to Joe McInerney...Praying for
a speedy recovery...Hurry
& Get Well Soon!!!!!!
Cheers...
Don...
Name: Don Wilson
Address: Thomasville NC 27360
Email: dhwilson@hpe.infi.net
Date: 29 Dec 1998
Ahoy:
Happy New Year to one & all!!
Cheers...
Don...
Name: RMSC Crocker, J. D. USN (Retired)
Address: 1905 Mills Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45212
Email: RMCXXX@aol.com
Date: 22 Dec 1998
Never on the Corry but was in the group in my retirement year of 1962.
Name: William Don Bishop
Address: 186 Heritage Hill RD New Canaan Ct 06840-4637
Email: wbishop526@aol.com
Date: 19 Dec 1998
RD3, Radar Man 3. April 1951-1953. Served on Board. Pensacola, Carribean, Haiti, San Juan and Med Cruise 1952. Was on board when the Hobson hit the Wasp on way to the Six Fleet.
Name: Charles Ehrlich SK2
Address: 5622 Applecross Dr., Riverside CA 92507
Email: PaylessLabels@msn.com
Date: 19 Dec 1998
This is my second effort of placing this on the internet tonight. I may have lost the first transmission, in moving your site around. I had the pleasure of seeing this great ship every other day, when I was serving on the USS Chiskaskia AO54, operating in the Mediterranean in 1962. Have to tell you, we always caught hell for giving you guys the bad movies, after we sorted them from the carrier that was always alongside our port side, while your ship took on 28,500 gallons of black oil. We had a banner hanging off our No. 2 deck, " we give SH green stamps", you may have remembered it. Have a great 1999.
Name: Kenneth Bozzo 1977-1980
Address: Las Vegas NV
Email: hbozzo@aol.com
Date: 10 Dec 1998
Don;thanks for posting my story. It was confirmed, but not much more information yet. Hope to hear from V. Brown with the info. he has. Anyone else remember the fire in St. Thomas? Still searching, with no results. How about that reunion in Vegas? I'll be able to make that one!
Name: Kenneth Bozzo 1977-1980
Address: Las Vegas NV
Email: hbozzo@aol.com
Date: 10 Dec 1998
Thanks for the memories! Look forward to hearing from my shipmates. Don, thanks for posting my story, it was confirmed, but still not much more information yet. Anyone remember the fire in St. Thomas? Still searching, with not much luck.
Name: KEVAN SWEENEY
Address: 834 CORVETTE DR LARGO FL 33771
Email: user742836@aol.com
Date: 01 Dec 1998
HI. THE MUSIC AND BOSUN PIPE BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES. I WAS ON THE USS MCGOWAN DD 678, FROM '58 TILL WE GAVE HER TO SPAIN IN '61. REALLY ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU.
Name: Ronald R. Truex
Address: Weirton, WV 26062
Email: rtruex@weir.net
Date: 27 Nov 1998
I joined the Corry in dry dock at Norfolk Va. in '53 as a Fireman. Left the ship in '55 as a DC2 after cruise to Gitmo. and the Med. Looking for anyone who was aboard at that time.
Name: Jay Van Holt
Address: Santa Rosa Ca
Email: javanholtz@aol.com
Date: 07 Nov 1998
Looking for a picture of the dde 860 uss mccaffery I was a so2 aboard 50-51. it was a great experience. So have a great day. So long. The Navy was a good experience--twice
Name: VERNON (VJ) BROWN
Address: AUSTIN TEXAS
Email: VJBROWN@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU
Date: 27 Oct 1998
GREAT SITE! OS2 1976-80 I REMEMBERED MY BEST SEA STORIES&SEA SICK STORIES WHEN I FOUND THIS SITE. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT REUNION.
Name: William Speed
Address: Beaufort, NC 28516
Email: billspeed@coastalnet.com
Date: 17 Oct 1998
ET2 48-50
Name: Leonard A. Burg
Address: Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Email: labtmb@yahoo.com
Date: 12 Oct 1998
FTG3 1975-1977
Name: Frank B. Hitchcock, Sr.
Address: Fruitland Park, FL
Email: fhitchcock@aol.com
Date: 12 Oct 1998
I like your home page, Don! Looking good.
Name: D. Wayne Owens
Address: Roanoke, VA 240l9
Email: AMMAA4@aol.com
Date: 09 Oct 1998
GMG-l USNR Retired. Aboard 59-62. Hope by now everyone has received their letter about our 2nd reunion to be held in Virginia Beach, VA. April 29 thru May 2, l999 at the Va. Beach Resort and Conference Center. We are really looking forward to a great time with all former shipmates.
Name: Brian J. Marotta
Address: Las Vegas, NV 89121
Email: 611lasvegas@starmail.com
Date: 08 Oct 1998
GMG 3 Dec '66- Sept '69. Vietnam cruise Aug '68-April '69
Name: Ken Moore
Address: Boynton Beach, FL
Email: kamsr@bellsouth.net
Date: 07 Oct 1998
Don, again I must say, well done..Ken Moore
Name: Jim Shaftic
Address: Niles, OH 44446
Email: JEShaftic@aol.com
Date: 06 Oct 1998
Came on board 2/61 fresh out of radar school. Ship just got back from a Med Cruise. I was a KIDDEE CRUISER, released from active duty 8/63 as RD2. Did a GITMO cruise in '61 and Med cruise in '62. Cuban blockade also in '62. During blockade I was helicoptered off the fantail to the Independence and landed on the flight deck. Came back in the bosun chair by high line. Released a month early because the ship was going back to Gitmo and was not returning until after my separation day.
Name: Robert "John" Hill, RMC, Ret.
Address: Stockton, CA 95204
Email: jhill@inreach.com
Date: 06 Oct 1998
Aboard 9/53-5/55. Discharged May '55 as RM2. Reenlisted in August '56 and stayed for 20. Smartest move I ever made! All my other ships were DD`s or DE`s. Corry was my favorite, though.
Name: John T Carroll Sr.
Address: Norwood, PA 19074
Email: jmcarroll@erols.com
Date: 06 Oct 1998
BT2, 1974-76. You did a great job on the web page- it brought back a lot of memories.
Name: Jonathan D. Hurst
Address: Jacksonville, IL 62650
Email: bluebill@fgi.net
Date: 05 Oct 1998
My dad served (James W. Hurst)...this is a great site...I'm very proud of him...jdh
Name: Richard L. Kanary
Address: Cleveland, MS 38732
Email: rkbird@tecinfo.com
Date: 05 Oct 1998
FT2, 1954-1956
Name: Charles B. Day
Address: Butler, PA 16001
Email: C2B12Day@aol.com
Date: 03 Oct 1998
BT3 - 10/72-2/75. Congrats to the fellows who put together this great web page and started the USS-Corry Assoc. Thank You & Good Luck !!! It keeps getting Better & Better !!!
Name: James W. Hurst
Address: Mesilla, NM 88046
Email: MesillaJim@aol.com
Date: 03 Oct 1998
RD3, 1951-53. This is a really impressive website, and I'd like to extend my thanks to all those who have contributed. Keep up the great work! Hope to meet all of you at the 1999 reunion in Virginia Beach. Jim
Name: duane a. donecker
Address: imperial beach, ca
Email: dadz@pacbell.net
Date: 28 Sep 1998
Excellent pages. If you get a chance, visit my navy page at: http://members.delphi.com/dadz/index.html http://members.delphi.com/dadz/index.html
Name: Don Wilson
Address: Thomasville, NC 27360
Email: dhwilson@hpe.infi.net
Date: 25 Sep 1998
Great job, Joe McInerney!! Getting this web site set up necessitated a lot of hard work & time. It wouldn't have been done without you. This from the "Great Communicator" himself.
Name: Joe McInerney
Address: Hummelstown, PA
Email: jmcinern@med.hmc.psghs.edu
As a tincan sailor myself, I really enjoyed your site. I was told that your Organization Secretary, Don Wilson, had most of the ideas for what to put on the site. Great job Don!