Vance Photo History-WHERE to find WHEN

USS VANCE DE 387
USCGC VANCE WDE 487
USS VANCE DER 387

WHERE to find WHEN
1943---------------1985+?

Keel Laid - 4/30/43; Christened and Launched - 7/16/43;
COMmissioned - 11/1/43 USS VANCE DE387 /USCG Crew; DECommissioned - 2/27/46
RECommissioned - 5/9/52 USCGC VANCE WDE487; DECommissioned USCG - 4/3/54, returned to USN
Reclass. + Converted DER - 10/21/55;
RECommissioned USS VANCE DER387 - 10/5/56; DECommissioned - 10/10/69
Stricken from Navy List - 6/1/75; SUNK as target - 1985?

Last updated Wednesday February 21, 2007 by George

LINKS are at LEFT Column

PHOTOS by Shipmates 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Anonymous X X X

Ault, Wayne X X

Aurdahl, Henry X X X X

Averill, Grant E. X X

Balzer, Frank X X

Battle Flag X X

Batykeefer, Ralph X

Baumgartner, Duane X X X

Bebee, Ken X X X

Berry, Mike X X X X

Bertrand, Alex X X X

Betters, Joseph X X X X

Blumenfeld, BattleFlag X X

Blumenfeld, Milt X X X X

Blust, George X X X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Bolinger, Ted X X X X

Borunda, Pablo X X

Bubb, Donald A. X X X

Bulla, John X

Burkholder, Jan X X X X

Campbell, John X X X

Carlson, Ron X X X X

Cayo, John X

Cormier, Julie B. X X X

Dobbs, Thomas H. X X

Roy Egeland X X

Ensey, Jim X X

Fain, George X

Fulp, W.Marshall X X X X

Generous, Tom X X X X

Gissiner, Jack X X X

Glenn, F. Joe X X X

Gritton, Eugene X X X X X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Haas, William L. X

Letters Home- Haas X

Henze, Larry X X X

Heselburg, Bob X X X

Himebaugh, Jody X X

Hinckley, Rick X X

Howey, Robert X X X

Jenkins, Jack X X X X

Jones, Robert X X X

Juchnowski, Edward X X X

Johnson, John X X

Kelly, James R. X X X

Latta, Elizabeth X

Liming, Bob X X

Lowery, Willa X

Mansfield, Monty X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

McCarthy, Tom X

McCreary, Ensign, Caricatures by X X X

Meisner, Julian, Photos by X X

Memorial Day X

Merkel, James X X X X X

Morfino, Jim X X X X

NMF X X X X

Operation Deep Freeze X X X

Other Sites X X X X X

Piontek, Al X

Prag, Christian X

Prideaux, John X X

Pugh, Melvin X X X X

Putland, Tere X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Reed, Robert X X X

Reunion, Mini X

Roland, Edwin J. X

Sams, John X X X

Scheuermann, Joseph X X X

Sisneros, Johnny X X X

Smith, Gary X X X X

Smith, Kent R. X X X X

Snow, Hank X X X

Spence,Paul X

Spooner, Brian X X X X X

Swortfiguer, Art X X X X

Target Ship X X

Travers, Ernie X X X

Trent, Burgess X X

Turner, Danny X

Tuturro, Louis X X X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Varallo, Pat X

Wadley, Harry X X X

White, Chester X X X X

White, Roland X X

Willett, Curt X X X X X

Woolen, Bill X X X X

Wright, Ross X X X

Young, Robert X X X

Picture Pages 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

1; Betters X X X

2; Slemons, Johnson X X X X

3; Lundy, Betters X X

4; Betters X X

5; Johnson, Betters X X X X

6; Gritton, Betters X X X

7; Betters X X

8; Spooner, Betters X X

9; Kelly, Leonhardt X X

10; Jenkins X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

11; Sams X X

12; Sams, Johnson, Woollen, Gritton X X X

13; Spooner X

14; Betters, Sams, Walls, Spooner X X X X

15; Betters X X X

16; Betters, Spooner X X X

17; Betters, Gritton, Spooner X X X X

18; Spooner X X

19; Spooner X X

20; Spooner X X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

21; Spooner X

22; Spooner X X

23; Spooner X

24; Betters, Johnson X X

25; Betters, Baumgartner X X

26; Betters X X

27; Betters X

28; Betters X X

29; Betters X

30; Johnson, Woollen X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

31; Johnson, Woollen X

32; Young X

33; Johnson, Betters X X

34; Johnson X X

35; Welsh, Johnson X X

36; Johnson, Heselberg X X

STORIES 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

STORIES TOC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Vance Name X

O.Henry Remembers X

CG NORTH ATLANTIC CAMP. X X X X

U234 X

U873 X

Pacific DE X X X X

ESCORT DIVISIONS X X X X

CORTDIV45 Ships X X X X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Letter Home X

Panama Canal X

War Diary-May X

Kin on U873 X

U873 X

RI + U873 X

Blumenfeld Billet X

Coincedence of 387 X X

Other Coincedences X X

Got that swing X X

U-873 on AOL X X X

Haverfield History X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Collision at Sand Island X X X

June 1, 1952, McCabe X

WDE487 Officers X

WDE487 X X X

Proceedings 12/96 X X X

Proceedings 2/97 X X X

DEWLINE PACBAR X

DEWLINE1 X

DEWLINE2 X

Raisin Jack X

YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

Land Air Sea X X X X

Rescue X

Market Time X X X X X

Some serious white stuff! X

Building a model DER X X

? about model DER X X

Subic Fuel Barge X

Arnheiter X X

Facts Index 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

FACTS Index X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Willa Vance Lowry X

Deep Freeze X X X

VANCE Captains X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Captains Sources X X X X

VANCE's Medals X X X X X X X X X X

Coast Guard History X X X

CG History Text Only X X X

WDE487 Crew X X X

VANCE History Pages X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

VANCE Crew List H E L P U S C O M P L E T E T H I S ??

TAPS

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YEARS 43 44 45 46 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 DF 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 83 85+?

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