USS STRONG PICTURES

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'97 Nashville Reunion
Mary & Don Wilson (that's a PEPSI)!!!!



Items brought to the reunion for the scholarship raffle, 

 


 Only Kentucky could find a State Cop in this mess.( click to enlarge)

 



2003  Reunion,  Charleston, S.C.

 


 

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Change of Command
USS Strong DD-758
Officers Assembled
Aug. 1951

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Change of Command, USS Strong DD758  Cmdr Brown ( outgoing ) CO   Incoming CO, Cmdr A. Nicholson

 

 


SHIPMATES AND LADIES AT THE
MIN-REUNION IN TAMPA FL  FEB 2006

LADIES CRAP GAME,

ED POINTING TO THE BRICK OF STRONG AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK,  OCALA  FL,  

SHIPMATES   ART SMITH AND GEORGE JEOLICA  VIEW A MODEL OF THE USS STRONG  

MORE SHIPMATE TOGETHER WITH THE MODEL OF THE STRONG, THAT  E,K SLEETH  RECEIVED FROM HIS WIFE.

 

SHIPMATES OF THE 50' AT 
A MIN-REUNION IN BRYN MAWR PA
DEC.5TH 2006

LEFT TO RIGHT

BOB WHERRY. JIM KELLY , RON COHEN

AL READING,  JOHN LUKE, JIM FARRELL  AND REUEL KAIGHN

Some more of the PA. gang,  let to right Ron Cohen, John Luke, Al Reading, Bob Lehn, Jim Kelly and Reuel Kaighn

 

2008 Reunion Evansville IN

 

2009 Reunion, Plymouth Meeting PA

              

                                  

Commander Scot Brown USN(ret) (red tie) getting a ear full from out story teller Jim.

                                                      The crew from the wardroom. 

                                     

                              Now we know what Jim Kelly's boss (the one in yellow) looks like  Thanks for every thing you do for the association Donna

 

 

                

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   Four Shipmates from the late 50's

not sure who the old guy with the walking stick might be ,  kind of old but think it might be a guy named Roy Cope

 

Picture of  Strong taken by Commander Scot Brown,  Commanding Officer of USS Grenadier  SS525 through the sub periscope at Guantanamo Bay Cuba in 1972,    Commander Brown served on Strong as a ENS. in the late 50 while waiting for sub school.


The IC Gang,  1958-1959 (LtoR) Gringrich, Carrere and Lind

 

AN OLD SNIP FROM THE 60'S


A Strong Assoc couple, who will 
always be remembered

Tom and Anita Earls

 


2004 REUNION, Baton Rouge


2005 Reunion, Buffalo, N.Y.

MEMORIAL SERVICES  AND TOUR ON THE LITTLE ROCK REUNION 2005   BUFFALO N.Y



TOUR OF THE FALLS,  REUNION 2005

IS SHE LOST AND THUMBING HER WAY HOME



 

 

HOSPITALITY ROOM AND SAT. NIGHT DINER DANCE  REUNION 2005


2006  REUNION, RICHMOND VA.

THE GUY THAT NEVER TAKES NO FOR AN ANSWER,,,,,   TWENTY FIVE FOR TWENTY

THESE GAL ARE GETTING TO ME WANTING TO HEAR MORE SEA STORIES

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW.  OUT GOING PRESIDENT,  INCOMING WITH THE NEW FIRST LADY

SEVEN COME ELEVEN, NEED SOME MONEY FOR GAS HOME

YOU GET ME THERE, AND I WILL BLOW THEM OUT OF THE WATER

 

 

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Jim Kelly QM3  USS Strong DD-758    4-58

Jim Kelly and  Frenchy  (Donald Delorme)

GREECE OCTOBER 1957


 2007 REUNION BANSON MO

        

 

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R. Callow,  R. McDonaugh,
  R. Johns,  J. Kelly
Parthenon, Greece    10-56




Strong   perparing to Med Moor in Monaco Harber in 1971,  picture from Lt. Clem Shemanski

 



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Radiomen at Parthenon, Greece 10-56

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Cletus Fields & Richard Wales
firing torpedo  9-57



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Jim Kelly QM3 on USS Strong
fantail in Med 9-57


          
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"Looking-glass Liberty" Cannes, France 9-57
Roy Burton & Andy Andersen


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ADM (Cat) Brown  (ComSixthFlt)
on USS Strong DD-758 in Med 10-57


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CAPT Hal Gehman & XO Santee
USS Strong in Med 8-57

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West German Naval Officers training on
USS Strong DD-758 in Med 8-57


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LT Tom Labeau "shooting the sun" at noon in Med
on USS Strong 10-57 with Chief Gray to his right


MED CRUISE 1961

MED CRUISE 1961`

 

MED CRUISE 1961

MED CRUISE 1961



MED CRUISE 1961

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Art Oziak & Jim Stith

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Jim Stith & Roy Burton "heading for port" USS Strong DD758 in  Med 7-57

 

 

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Refueling USS Strong DD-758 in Med 9-57
with USS Barton DD-722 in the rear



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FRENCHY DELORME AT MT 31- RONNIE JOHNS ON DECK,  USS STRONG DD758 IN MED 8-57

GUNNER DELORME IN ACTION

 

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Jim Liljegren with statue
Cannes, France 1950


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USS Soley DD-707
alongside USS Strong 1950



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Jim Liljegren & French "beauty"
Toulon, France 1950


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USS Strong bringing up the rear
of re-fueling exercise 1950


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USS Strong transferring at sea
using "hi-line" 1950


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USS Strong sailors at "Skippers" Norfolk, VA
Jim Liljegren in "civvies" 1950


 


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Jim Kelly & Harvey Weiss
Oct. 1999 Reunion
Pigeon Forge, TN
 


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Ladies of the USS Strong DD-467/758 Assn.
Oct. 1999 Pigeon Forge, TN

 

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3 Radiomen in Gibralter 1950
Jim Liljegren-Don Wilson-AS Pindrock




     



GM's  Mailcall on fantail 7-4-1954
in Durbin, S. Africa, near
where USS Strong sank!!
Left-to-right: Procopio Lucero,
Frank York,Pat Carr, Dave Stagnone,
J.K. Alexander,
Bill Uelen (Pointing the finger)!!


 


  

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Admiral H.W. Gehman, Jr.'s Home
Son of Ret. Capt. Hal Gehman,
the USS Strong's former skipper
Norfolk Naval Base
Admiral's Row
The Virginia House
4-30-99

 


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 Some of the USS Strong DD-758 at "The Turf",
in Norfolk, VA. Mar. 17, 1952.  On St. Patrick's Day,
"By Golly!!"
Around the horn are:left-to-right, Ray "Turkey" Bates, Ed Kain, Pete Antonucci, Marty Sullivan, Joe McGraw,
John Barry, Nick Tango, Tony Calvino (standing)
& Ed Collins is bottom right.

 


 

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Bill Romaine (Center)
Parthenon, Greece 1956 

  


   

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USS Strong DD-467/758 Assn. Men
WashDC Reunion Oct. 1998

   


   

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Don & Mary Wilson,
at Dollywood
USS Strong 12th Reunion, Oct.1999

  


  

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Dollywood Train during
USS Strong Reunion
Oct.1999

    


  

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Mary Wilson between the Bailey's
at Cage Cove
USS Strong Reunion
Oct.1999

 

 


   

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Mary Weiss with Elaine & Richard Wales
USS Strong Reunion Banquet
Oct.1999
 

 


 

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Tom & Sue Labeau
USS Strong Oct.1999 Reunion Banquet
Pigeon Forge, TN


 

 

 


  

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Front View
The Virginia House
Admiral H.W. Gehman, Jr.'s Home
NATO SACLANT,
CINCUSLANTCOMD
4-30-99

  


 

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Maynard "Curly" Messinger.
Third from left, with white hat.
Circa 1952 

 

 


   

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Ray "Turkey" Bates, far right, 1952


 

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Bro McKnight Oct.1998 WashDC Reunion
USNavy Memorial 

  


 

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Johnnie Bailey & Mary Wilson
at Dollywood
USS Strong Reunion Oct.1999

  


 

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Jim & Rita Kelly
USS Strong Oct.1999
Reunion Banquet
  


 

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Arnold Bailey with the Wilson's
at Cade Cove
USS Strong Reunion at Pigeon Forge, TN
Oct. 1999

 


 

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Harvey & Mary Weiss
USS Strong Reunion Banquet
Oct.1999

  


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Ray & Jane Weaver
Holiday Inn Lobby
USS Strong Oct.1999 Reunion

Pigeon Forge, TN

  


Reunion Charleston SC. 2003

               

 


 

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AC Hartman, Host of USS Strong 1999 Reunion
at Pigeon Forge, TN...enjoying our Web Site
on the Internet, at home in Greeneville, TN

 

 


 

 

 

 

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