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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)

 



 

IC GANG OF THE LATE 50'S

AN OLD SNIPE FROM   R DIVISION

THE FIRST COUPLE OF STRONG ASSOCIATION

 

 

 


 

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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.

                                            

                                     

                              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

 

2003  Reunion

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    2004 REUNION, Baton Rouge

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    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


     

     

     

     

    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

     

    2007 Reunion, Branson MO

     

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    2010 REUNION, BALTIMORE  MD

    ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY ONE THAT MISSED IT (ME) CRY

  • 2011 Reunion Portland Main

     

     

                

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      

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    Jim Kelly QM3  USS Strong DD-758    4-58

    Jim Kelly and  Frenchy  (Donald Delorme)

    GREECE OCTOBER 1957


     

               

     

     

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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

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    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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