USS VANCE DE 387
USCGC VANCE WDE 487
USS VANCE DER 387VANCE ASSOCIATION LOGBOOK
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USS VANCE DE 387
USCGC VANCE WDE 487
USS VANCE DER 387
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Entry 450 Date: Sunday, March 14, 2004 Time: 6:50 PM EST Email= Name= Tom Nicholson Served= Ship / Unit= Age= 63 City= State= Zip= Country= United States Phone= 904-529-0030 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates, Other Comments= I am doing research on Green Cove Spgs Navy Base and Lee Field for the Clay County historical Commission. Would like to contact anyone who served there, or has info, photos, etc. appreciate any help. Tom Nicholson (USMC Ret) . sign the log Entry 449 Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 Time: 2:53 PM EST Email= Name= Peter Van Flagg Served= 65-67???? Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 57 City= San Antonio State= Texas Zip= 78216 Country= United States Phone= 210-912-6887 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= Served aboard Comments= Looking for any of the signal men,that were around in the sixties . sign the log Entry 448 Date: Monday, March 1, 2004 Time: 10:23 AM EST Email= Name= Stephen Sklar Served= Ship / Unit= Civilian Age= 52 City= State= Indiana Zip= 46268 Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Return Visit Reasons for reading about the Vance= Vance/Naval history, My family history Comments= My father, SoM3 Aaron Sklar, served aboard Vance from 1943 to 1945. I occasionally visit this site to look for information and review history related to dates in his service record. Dad passed away in Oct 1981 and we never really had discussed his service. Anyone who might have known him...please contact me at email listing in this posting.
I have some photos of Aaron and shipmates, as well as a few from the surrender of U873, and periodically share them and some Vance history with a local high school NJROTC where I volunteer.
Entry 447 Date: Sunday, February 29, 2004 Time: 12:11 PM EST Email= Name= Del Pfranger LT Served= 1958-1959 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 64 City= Brackettville State= Texas Zip= 78832 Country= United States Phone= 830-563-3310 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Return Visit Reasons for reading about the Vance= Served aboard, To find shipmates Comments= New email address with DSL. . sign the log Entry 446 Date: Thursday, February 26, 2004 Time: 4:36 PM EST Email= Name= Paul Spurlock BM2 Served= 1965-1970 Ship / Unit= USS Aludra AF-55 Age= 56 City= Knoxvolle State= Tennessee Zip= Country= United States Phone= 865-924-1335 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates, Other Comments= Looking for pictures of Aludra . sign the log Entry 445 Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 Time: 1:39 PM EST Email= Name= Edward Juchnowski SM3 Served= June 1967 - July 1969 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387, USS Tekelma TF113 Age= 57 City= Strongsville State= Ohio Zip= 44136 Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Followed link from another page Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= I left Travis AFB and flew to Clark AFB sailing up from Subic Bay on the USS Mars then waited on the USS Savage till the Vance returned from patrol in the Straits. I came on board in Koahisung Taiwan in July 1967. I had been stationed at Great Lakes from February 1966. I was a deck ape at first and I believe the BM3 last name was Stewart? I remember after we left Taiwan we went up to Yokosuka Japan and docked across from the USS Kitty Hawk. We apes scrapped the side of the ship and I got my first or second "welcome aboard" going over the side into the water. My signalman bosses while aboard was a guy named Billy Joe Huxford SM1 and Rex Albertson SM3. I remained on board through it's decommision at Vallejo CA in 1969. We stayed on a floating bunk house for a while. Then I went back to Pearl to board the ocean fleet tug USS Tekelma TF113. . sign the log Entry 444 Date: Friday, February 20, 2004 Time: 5:18 PM EST Email= Name= John W Blake EMC Served= 1965-1966 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 72 City= Brunswick State= Georgia Zip= 31523 Country= United States Phone= 912-265-1031 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= THE VANCE newsletter Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= . sign the log Entry 443 Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Time: 12:05 PM EST Email= Name= Robert Rice EN3 Served= 1960-1963 Ship / Unit= Wilhoite Age= 60 City= Crossett State= Arkansas Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= Served aboard Wilhoite from 60-63 looking for friends from that era. knew a EM2 named Currier nicknamed Curdog that transfered to the Vance about 1964. . sign the log Entry 442 Date: Thursday, February 19, 2004 Time: 12:45 PM EST Email= Name= JO3 Don Griffin Served= 1969 Ship / Unit= USCGC Mendota WHEC 69 Age= 54 City= North Bbrookfield State= Massachusetts Zip= 01535 Country= United States Phone= 508-867-7705 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Followed link from another page Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates, Other Comments= I was in Operation Market Time onboard the Mendota. we served in Vietnam from Feb to Nov 69 . sign the log Entry 441 Date: Monday, February 16, 2004 Time: 6:11 PM EST Email= Name= John Howell LT USNR Served= 1966/1967 Ship / Unit= Coastal Division 13, Cat Lo, RVN. Age= City= State= Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= The Vietnam Unit Memorial Monumen How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= Other Comments= As a LTJG, I served as Officer-in Charge, PCF 37, Coastal Division 13, out of Cat Lo, RVN. Rode the Vance and Koiner in 1966/1967 We used Vance and Koiner as motherships to extend our time at sea. I'd be glad to hear from anyone who might remember those days or have photos of the boats along side. Also, a group of us have been building a monument dedicated to those USN/USCG troops that paid the ultimate price. Anyone interested in the monument, please go to www.vummf.org. I shared duties on PCF 37 with LTJG Tom McBride and we were out of CosDiv 13, Cat Lo . We rode the Vance after the departure of Captain Arnheiter, but knew many of the cast of characters dipicted in Neil Sheehans book "The Arnheiter Affair". Chaplain Dando rode on several patrols with me. After he returned to Pearl in August '67, he met my wife at Honolulu airport during my R&R. I arrived later at Hickam where he and my wife met me. That was a very relieved wardroom after Arnheiter's departureFair seas, John Howell . sign the log Entry 440 Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Time: 10:33 AM EST Email= Name= Clarence Ziglar Jr RM3 Served= 1954 to 1958 Ship / Unit= USS Taylor DDE468 Age= 67 City= Lexington State= North Carolina Zip= 27295 Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= I enjoy looking into all Navy history . sign the log Entry 439 Date: Friday, February 6, 2004 Time: 3:15 PM EST Email= Name= John Campbell EN2 A-GANG Served= 1965--1967 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 59 City= San Bernardino State= California Zip= 92408-4110 Country= United States Phone= 909-423-0430 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= Served aboard, To find shipmates Comments= I am happy to see that a lot of my old shipmates are in contact with one another. I look forward to communicating with old friends. Yep, I am scratching my head and trying to remember people and events on the Vance also. When I came on board, it was a few months after captain Arnheiter left. When I reported for duty, I remember people telling me about that captain and I remember people telling me that I was lucky not to have been on board when Arnheiter was around. Somewhere entangled in the cobwebs in my brain, the name Sweeney, Ford, and Spooner are familiar. Roach I remember and Johnson I remembered him but not his name until you mentioned it. I do remember Chiefs Wakefield and Blake. Both were really cool people. Let me add a tidbit of information that might spark a little recall at least with George. When I came aboard, there was a short timer first class EN running "A" Gang that was being discharged. I relieved him. The plan that was in effect before I arrived, was that I would go to the engine room and take the place of another EN2 that was running the "hole." He was very anxious to get away from those eardrum busting, head splitting opposed piston engines. . sign the log Entry 438 Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2004 Time: 3:50 AM EST Email= Name= Lieut Charles A Coppola Served= Ship / Unit= USS Vance DE 387 Age= City= State= Ohio Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= Served aboard Comments= . sign the log Entry 437 Date: Thursday, January 29, 2004 Time: 12:35 PM EST Email= Name= Kathryn Wood Served= Ship / Unit= Civilian Age= City= State= Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= My family history Comments=My dad was on the Vance in the beginning of the Vietnam war but after the Arnheiter Affair... I am having trouble finding any mention of him. I wonder if he was put on a smaller ship, like a patrol ship, after getting to Vietnam. If you have any good web addresses to recommend,where I could find information on enlisted men- maybe just rosters, I would appreciate it. Thanks for taking care of the log. It's wonderful to see you all still so close. Kathryn Daughter of Lt. Harold K. Wood- Vietnam . sign the log Entry 436 Date: Sunday, January 25, 2004 Time: 6:17 PM EST Email= Name= Darrell Adams Served= Ship / Unit= Age= City= State= Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= Need pictures of Green Cove Spring after WWII until 1950. Looking for picture of de-commissioning of destroyers showing band. Doing research on band that served on North Carolina Battleship. This band was sent to Green Cove Spring after the war. . sign the log Entry 435 Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004 Time: 12:14 PM EST Email= Name= Charles G Coppola Served= Ship / Unit= Civilian Age= 48 City= Columbus State= Ohio Zip= 43235-2135 Country= United States Phone= 614-847-4218 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= My family history Comments= My father, Charles A. Coppola was a CPO on the Vance during WWII. I'm not certain he's aware of this site, although I know that he has attended a couple of DE meetings in or around Ohio. . sign the log Entry 434 Date: Monday, January 19, 2004 Time: 8:41 AM EST Email= Name= Dennis Wegner ETN3 Served= 1961-1964 Ship / Unit= USS Durant, DER389 Age= 60 City= New Ulm State= Minnesota Zip= 56073 Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Someone told me about it Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= . sign the log Entry 433 Date: Thursday, January 15, 2004 Time: 7:14 AM EST Email= Name= Richard Paine Served= 1955-56 Ship / Unit= U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eastwind W-279 Operation Deepfreeze 1 Age= 67 City= State= Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= http://oldgatorstravels.com How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= Found the site while doing a Google search for Operation Deepfreeze 1. I have the Trip Book for Operation Deepfreeze 1 and will be donating it to The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. . sign the log Entry 432 Date: Saturday, January 10, 2004 Time: 2:47 PM EST Email= Name= Robert Messler Rd3 Served= September 25, 1963 to December 24, 1965 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 61 City= Jupiter State= Florida Zip= 33458 Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= Served aboard, To find shipmates, For a Friend who served in Vance Comments= . sign the log Entry 431 Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2004 Time: 8:29 AM EST Email= Name= Herman Kallam Served= 1951-1959 Ship / Unit= Mispillion AO-105 Age= 71 City= Ridgeway State= Virginia Zip= 24148 Country= United States Phone= 276-956-4163 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Accidentally Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= . sign the log Entry 430 Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 Time: 9:33 AM EST Email= Name= Simon Gunson Served= U-boat historian only Ship / Unit= Civilian Age= 43 City= Wellington State= Zip= Country= New Zealand Phone= +644-973-7800 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Accidentally Reasons for reading about the Vance= Other Comments= Yes interested in your site's comments on uranium in U-234 and thought I would correct and add to your knowlege. Hope the separate e-mail reached you with those pointers. . sign the log Entry 429 Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 Time: 6:01 AM EST Email= Name= John Crawford RM3 Served= 63 to 66 Ship / Unit= USSs Koiner DER 331 Age= 58 City= State= Oklahoma Zip= Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Accidentally Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates Comments= served aboard koiner btwn 63 and 66 on picket off sf thru to guam and vietnam. looking for Johnny Bishop, Clark, Ltcmdr Eddie Best . thks for help. . sign the log Entry 428 Date: Thursday, December 11, 2003 Time: 5:55 PM EST Email= Name= Dennis Savage Served= Ship / Unit= Civilian Age= 60 City= Flint State= Michigan Zip= 48506 Country= United States Phone= 000-000-0000 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= Vance/Naval history, Other Comments= Read a book on th Arnheiter Affair. Thought I would look up the Vance's page to get a different perspective on her.. The website presents her well. . sign the log Entry 427 Date: Time: Email= Name= Edward E Steffen Served= 1964-1966 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 57 City= Logandale State= Nevada Zip= 89021 Country= United States Phone= 702-397-8520 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine Reasons for reading about the Vance= served aboard Comments= Was a great experience ( Ken Hartzel and I need to talk about the white toilet seat deal LOL) . sign the log Entry 426 Date: Monday, December 8, 2003 Time: 11:04 PM EST Email= Name= Dennis Hanson QM2 Served= 1968-1969 Ship / Unit= USS Vance DER 387 Age= 58 City= Globe State= Arizona Zip= 85501 Country= United States Phone= 928-425-0228 A URL to share= No How did you find this site?= Followed link from another page Reasons for reading about the Vance= Served aboard, To find shipmates Comments= Glad to see that the Vance is still alive in memories. I wonder what happened to her after we decommissioned her. . sign the log |
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