Bob, This is a good a place as any. Still need a bit more film to go with your great footage so I can finish the video. Haven’t had any film come in for months now. Very discouraging :(.
Robert Miller
Robert here in Ks.-sent you 8mm a while back. If you ever start any type of “wanted” forum, let me know. Am trying to find a 1971 Med Cruise patch. Have watched ebay for years. Thought maybe someone might have an extra they would be willing to sell. Hope everything is still going well with you.
larry
Lyle, Thanks for helping me keep things as accurate as possible. It’s been fixed.
lyle hagenbeck
I was reviewing the roster for 1972 cruise with I was on. I noticed you have my name misspelled. Its shown as IIagenbeck instead of Hagenbeck. No big deal but if someone was looking for me it would help them find me. Thanks
larry
Thanks Robert. The page has been updated. I know you are keeping an eye on things and I really appreciate that.
Robert Wendling
Larry, I researched the exact location of the equator crossing Jan. 22, 1967. Latitude 0000 and Longitude 107 deg. 059 min. E. With the pictures I reported it was south of India. That was not accurate. It was Southeast of Singapore. Between Malaysia on the west and Indonesia on the east. If you want to change that on the site that would be fine.
Robert 1966- 1970
Julian Bradford
Thank you, Larry; can’t wait. I described it to my lady and she’s as eager as am I! Once the WestPac cruise book’s scanned I’m most definitely a customer.
larry
Julian,
Your Vidio DVD set went in the mail this morning.
I’m currently scanning the 67-68 book and the Nam book comes next.
Julian Bradford ex-VF-14
I’m a customer for a cruise book of the WestPac cruise, be it paper or CD. (Just ordered the 2-DVD coverage of that same cruise).
I loved the crew listing, for it helped me remember the name of an awful lot of shipmates! Thanks for that feature. I didn’t see one newspaper article I loved – we hosted some people from South Africa in our ready room and the woman reporter who wrote it up described the coffee as “ugh.” LOL I remember writing a letter to the paper explaining how many cups of coffee we made and consumed in a day and politely suggested that perhaps her taste buds were…er…too effete to appreciate warriors’ coffee! Dunno if they ever printed that but, if not, they should have.
Liberty, ah, liberty. Cuba Libres in that cavernous restaurant at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, baluts and Mojos in Olongapo (together with those wonderful lumpiang prito), learning so much about culture, history and people along the way.
And I can recall Rosie steaming through a huge school of Portuguese men-of-war, pinky purple just below the water’s surface stretching for miles in every direction.
The simple joys of serving at sea – fresh mug of milky sweet tea collected at the mess decks, then up topside to watch the sun beginning to peep above the horizon and thinking of all the sailoring men who’d doubtless done the same thing for centuries!
Those were good days with much hard work and many fine friends. Rosie’s long gone now, melted down for Gillette blades or whatever, but the memories remain…
larry
Those books are second and third in the pile to be scanned to CD.
Gary A. Anderson
first of all…great job on all you are doing. I really enjoyed seeing many photos and you also helped me with determing equator crossing data I needed to have on my new certifcate.
now…what I am looking for, are replacement cruise books from 66,67,68 when I was serving on board.
thanks for any and all help.
Godspeed.
Smitty
Larry, my apologies for using the feedback page for the last diatribe. If you would like for me to leave it for Robin elsewhere so you can clear the entry from here, let me know. I have not heard from her, so I don’t have a contact for her at this point. Godspeed.
Smitty
Robin,
How wonderful to hear your story! I’m sure you will get many answers as to
preserving old paper and artifacts. I personally find ALL-ARCHIVAL photo albums
the best for me (That’s all acid-free materials.)
although it is generally accepted that paper should be allowed to breathe, so you might want to
put copies in an album and store the originals in a shoebox.
The safest way I know to keep them is in a shoebox,
inside acid free folders or envelopes, or with acid free tissue separating them.
I strongly recommend having them all scanned onto disk, too, as a backup in case
anything should happen to the originals. That way you can also display printed copies
from the disk and keep the originals out of damaging light. I personally would
make an arrangement with someone intimately trustworthy to do the scanning for you
(the younger crowd is very good at this sort of thing) to save a hefty professional
cost. Professionally it can be done at just about any copy shop. But talk to
several first, and get a feel for whom you feel most comfortable with. A very
clean, professional and EXPERIENCED environment goes a long way towards insuring
the safety of your valuables.
As for other items, it depends upon the materials. I have never had moths or bugs
get into paper or fabric that is packed with a bar or two of soap. small hotel size bars
work great, JUST BE SURE they situated in the shoebox (or whatever) in a way that
THE GREASE FROM THE SOAP DOES NOT LEACH THROUGH ENVELOPES OR ONTO YOUR ARTIFACTS.
For more information, Google “Preserving old documents” and compare the top 10 results.
Look for reputable sources (museums or professional archives) and
Never go with just one person’s ideas (that includes me, Robin) -they are mostly
written by someone with a computer rather than by a qualified professional. You can also
EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS THAT SOUND GOOD FOR YOU TO A MUSEUM, and ask them if they would
recommend for or against it.
My dad was on the FDR, and I’d love to ask you some questions, if you don’t mind.
Please email me at veebee(at)nevermail.me at your convenience. And bring your
questions!
Kind regards,
Smitty
larry
Kevin..I do not have any rosters from the earlier crews. I wish I did and would be happy to post any I can get my hands on. Can anyone help Kevin?
Kevin Campbell
Do you have a crew roster for the ORIGINAL crew? My father, Lt. (JG) Thomas E. Campbell (VT-75), is a plankholder and flew SB2Cs during shakedown and the first two cruises (SoLant and Med).
Same questions for “Smitty” and “Robin M. Holder.” I can be reached at “campbellkd14-AT-hotmail.com” (you know what to replace, thanks)
larry
Donald, The CD version of the 70 book is currently in the works.
Larry, I would like to purchase a 1970 Cruise Book if you know of one that is available. If no cruise book is available, I would very much like to purchase a CD version. Please add the CD to the “wish” list. I have a copy of the 1971 Cruise Book. If you need a scan of any of the pages of that book, please let me know. Thanks, Don Waid, VA-176
larry
Thanks Jim, but the question now is at what point during the 1971 cruse was the ship in Souda Bay? The OPHIST makes no mention of it, but it’s certainly missing many events.
SN JAMES HENSLEY
The only time i remember having steak day on the 71 cruise was in Suda Bay,Crete. I maybe misteaken.
Robin M Holder
I have photos of the USS Franklin D Roosevelt being Commissioned (I think) anyway they show planes in a formation which looks like it spells FDR in the sky? Has anyone ever seen these are are they possibly just ones my dad took since he was one of the original crew members. My dad was Robert Arthur Sirven. He has since passed away but left me with many items from his time of the USS Enterprise, USS Franklin D Roosevelt, USS Coral Sea (have cruise book which says 1956). The original USS Enterprise cruise book is a beautiful leather covered one with what may be hand painted covers over black paper inserts for photos but I am not really sure if these went to all of the crew or only some of them. Also have a menu from Thanksgiving 1941 from the Enterprise which was very interesting to see. I am not sure on how to continue to preserve some of these items particularly the certificates of award, cards, etc.
Terry Manning
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A COPY OF THE CD WHEN IT IS READY. I BOUGHT THE 1966-67 VIETNAM CRUISE CD AND IT BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES OF WHAT WE DID BACK THEN. fishman17320032000@yahoo.com
larry
1970 will be available on CD after I get a good copy of one page that it missing from my book.
Eugene Williams
I have a few photos from the 1970 Med cruise if you are interested in posting on your site. If so, where would you like them sent?
I am interested in a digital copy of the cruise book for this cruise as the one I paid for was never sent.
Thanks for all your work
larry
Thamk you Smitty, we do our best!
Smitty
Any purchasable information / documentation for christening (particularly the ‘FDR’ fly over), maiden and shakedown cruises (1945-46) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again for all the work -this is the most comprehensive source I’ve found anywhere.
Bob, This is a good a place as any. Still need a bit more film to go with your great footage so I can finish the video. Haven’t had any film come in for months now. Very discouraging :(.
Robert here in Ks.-sent you 8mm a while back. If you ever start any type of “wanted” forum, let me know. Am trying to find a 1971 Med Cruise patch. Have watched ebay for years. Thought maybe someone might have an extra they would be willing to sell. Hope everything is still going well with you.
Lyle, Thanks for helping me keep things as accurate as possible. It’s been fixed.
I was reviewing the roster for 1972 cruise with I was on. I noticed you have my name misspelled. Its shown as IIagenbeck instead of Hagenbeck. No big deal but if someone was looking for me it would help them find me. Thanks
Thanks Robert. The page has been updated. I know you are keeping an eye on things and I really appreciate that.
Larry, I researched the exact location of the equator crossing Jan. 22, 1967. Latitude 0000 and Longitude 107 deg. 059 min. E. With the pictures I reported it was south of India. That was not accurate. It was Southeast of Singapore. Between Malaysia on the west and Indonesia on the east. If you want to change that on the site that would be fine.
Robert 1966- 1970
Thank you, Larry; can’t wait. I described it to my lady and she’s as eager as am I! Once the WestPac cruise book’s scanned I’m most definitely a customer.
Julian,
Your Vidio DVD set went in the mail this morning.
I’m currently scanning the 67-68 book and the Nam book comes next.
I’m a customer for a cruise book of the WestPac cruise, be it paper or CD. (Just ordered the 2-DVD coverage of that same cruise).
I loved the crew listing, for it helped me remember the name of an awful lot of shipmates! Thanks for that feature. I didn’t see one newspaper article I loved – we hosted some people from South Africa in our ready room and the woman reporter who wrote it up described the coffee as “ugh.” LOL I remember writing a letter to the paper explaining how many cups of coffee we made and consumed in a day and politely suggested that perhaps her taste buds were…er…too effete to appreciate warriors’ coffee! Dunno if they ever printed that but, if not, they should have.
Liberty, ah, liberty. Cuba Libres in that cavernous restaurant at the feet of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, baluts and Mojos in Olongapo (together with those wonderful lumpiang prito), learning so much about culture, history and people along the way.
And I can recall Rosie steaming through a huge school of Portuguese men-of-war, pinky purple just below the water’s surface stretching for miles in every direction.
The simple joys of serving at sea – fresh mug of milky sweet tea collected at the mess decks, then up topside to watch the sun beginning to peep above the horizon and thinking of all the sailoring men who’d doubtless done the same thing for centuries!
Those were good days with much hard work and many fine friends. Rosie’s long gone now, melted down for Gillette blades or whatever, but the memories remain…
Those books are second and third in the pile to be scanned to CD.
first of all…great job on all you are doing. I really enjoyed seeing many photos and you also helped me with determing equator crossing data I needed to have on my new certifcate.
now…what I am looking for, are replacement cruise books from 66,67,68 when I was serving on board.
thanks for any and all help.
Godspeed.
Larry, my apologies for using the feedback page for the last diatribe. If you would like for me to leave it for Robin elsewhere so you can clear the entry from here, let me know. I have not heard from her, so I don’t have a contact for her at this point. Godspeed.
Robin,
How wonderful to hear your story! I’m sure you will get many answers as to
preserving old paper and artifacts. I personally find ALL-ARCHIVAL photo albums
the best for me (That’s all acid-free materials.)
although it is generally accepted that paper should be allowed to breathe, so you might want to
put copies in an album and store the originals in a shoebox.
The safest way I know to keep them is in a shoebox,
inside acid free folders or envelopes, or with acid free tissue separating them.
I strongly recommend having them all scanned onto disk, too, as a backup in case
anything should happen to the originals. That way you can also display printed copies
from the disk and keep the originals out of damaging light. I personally would
make an arrangement with someone intimately trustworthy to do the scanning for you
(the younger crowd is very good at this sort of thing) to save a hefty professional
cost. Professionally it can be done at just about any copy shop. But talk to
several first, and get a feel for whom you feel most comfortable with. A very
clean, professional and EXPERIENCED environment goes a long way towards insuring
the safety of your valuables.
As for other items, it depends upon the materials. I have never had moths or bugs
get into paper or fabric that is packed with a bar or two of soap. small hotel size bars
work great, JUST BE SURE they situated in the shoebox (or whatever) in a way that
THE GREASE FROM THE SOAP DOES NOT LEACH THROUGH ENVELOPES OR ONTO YOUR ARTIFACTS.
For more information, Google “Preserving old documents” and compare the top 10 results.
Look for reputable sources (museums or professional archives) and
Never go with just one person’s ideas (that includes me, Robin) -they are mostly
written by someone with a computer rather than by a qualified professional. You can also
EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS THAT SOUND GOOD FOR YOU TO A MUSEUM, and ask them if they would
recommend for or against it.
My dad was on the FDR, and I’d love to ask you some questions, if you don’t mind.
Please email me at veebee(at)nevermail.me at your convenience. And bring your
questions!
Kind regards,
Smitty
Kevin..I do not have any rosters from the earlier crews. I wish I did and would be happy to post any I can get my hands on. Can anyone help Kevin?
Do you have a crew roster for the ORIGINAL crew? My father, Lt. (JG) Thomas E. Campbell (VT-75), is a plankholder and flew SB2Cs during shakedown and the first two cruises (SoLant and Med).
Same questions for “Smitty” and “Robin M. Holder.” I can be reached at “campbellkd14-AT-hotmail.com” (you know what to replace, thanks)
Donald, The CD version of the 70 book is currently in the works.
Larry, I would like to purchase a 1970 Cruise Book if you know of one that is available. If no cruise book is available, I would very much like to purchase a CD version. Please add the CD to the “wish” list. I have a copy of the 1971 Cruise Book. If you need a scan of any of the pages of that book, please let me know. Thanks, Don Waid, VA-176
Thanks Jim, but the question now is at what point during the 1971 cruse was the ship in Souda Bay? The OPHIST makes no mention of it, but it’s certainly missing many events.
The only time i remember having steak day on the 71 cruise was in Suda Bay,Crete. I maybe misteaken.
I have photos of the USS Franklin D Roosevelt being Commissioned (I think) anyway they show planes in a formation which looks like it spells FDR in the sky? Has anyone ever seen these are are they possibly just ones my dad took since he was one of the original crew members. My dad was Robert Arthur Sirven. He has since passed away but left me with many items from his time of the USS Enterprise, USS Franklin D Roosevelt, USS Coral Sea (have cruise book which says 1956). The original USS Enterprise cruise book is a beautiful leather covered one with what may be hand painted covers over black paper inserts for photos but I am not really sure if these went to all of the crew or only some of them. Also have a menu from Thanksgiving 1941 from the Enterprise which was very interesting to see. I am not sure on how to continue to preserve some of these items particularly the certificates of award, cards, etc.
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A COPY OF THE CD WHEN IT IS READY. I BOUGHT THE 1966-67 VIETNAM CRUISE CD AND IT BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES OF WHAT WE DID BACK THEN. fishman17320032000@yahoo.com
1970 will be available on CD after I get a good copy of one page that it missing from my book.
I have a few photos from the 1970 Med cruise if you are interested in posting on your site. If so, where would you like them sent?
I am interested in a digital copy of the cruise book for this cruise as the one I paid for was never sent.
Thanks for all your work
Thamk you Smitty, we do our best!
Any purchasable information / documentation for christening (particularly the ‘FDR’ fly over), maiden and shakedown cruises (1945-46) would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again for all the work -this is the most comprehensive source I’ve found anywhere.