USS SOMERS (DD-381/DD-947/DDG-34)
(Photos courtesy of  Joseph R. Ray" Smith)

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BT3 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. (background) Loaded Red Chinese freighter Somers had to escort to and from North Vietnamese port. Loaded Red Chinese freighter Somers had to escort to and from North Vietnamese port. L TO R.--FA Jerry Lightner, Winchester, VA. -BT2 Hudy Dugan, McAlester,OK. BT3 Joe Navarro, Anaconda, Mont. FN Robert G. Jenkins, Union,MO. Kowloon Hong Kong, October-1972. BT3 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. LTJG Jim Blair, USN L TO R.-- FA Gregory O. Burns, Whittier, Calif. T2 Robert F. Bectolb, San Francisco, Calif. LT. Dick "Archie" O'Keefe, USN L TO R.-- BT3 Donald R. Mutziger,Alexandria, S.D. BT3 Joseph Trouth,Knoxville, Tenn. L TO R.-- BT2 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. Unknown Sailor. L TO R.-- FA Jerry Lightner, Winchester, VA. BT3 Dale G. Putnat, Cleavland, OH. FN Robert G. Jenkins, Union,MO.(in back, behind table) BT3 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. FN Mark A. Revis, Toucher, Wash. BTFN Keith W. Faus, Union Dale, Ind. (First Liberty, Subic Bay, P.I. April, 1972) BT2 Harold Fry, Scotsdale, Ariz. Coming back aboard Somers. Refueling from USS Chipola, AO-63 Firing on gunline. FN Randolph Menzie, Ankorage, AK. Firing on gunline. Hong Kong Harbor, October,1972 Sasebo Harbor, Japan, September,1972 Flash of Somers 5" round on target, Gunline Smoke of Somers 5" round on target, Gunline Coming up on Equator,May,1972 Back to Long Beach from Westpac,November 9,1971 Pictured,BT3 Lester Crowsheart, Blackfoot ID. Equator crossing, May 5,1972 (Wearing hat), Shellback BT1 Stanford Douglas Huntsville, Tex. Pollywog CMDR Howard L. Pabst(Captain) March 19, 1974 (Standing) Shellback BT2 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. (Sitting) Pollywog LCDR Richard H. Wyttenbach (XO) March 19, 1974 Mail Call!! Somewhere in Pacific. BT3 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. Hong Kong, October-1972 ASROC Launch. Plan Of The Day, Equater-March 19, 1974. Practice Torpedo from USS Grayback-LPSS-574 December 1973 Unknown CPO tarred at Equator March 19,1974 Unknown CPO tarred and feathered at Equator March 19,1974 Pollywog CMDR Howard L. Pabst(Captain) March 19, 1974 Pollywog LCDR Richard H. Wyttenbach (XO) March 19, 1974 Pollywogs, March 19, 1974 (hands and knees) Unknown BT Pollywog. (Wearing hat) Shellback BT1 Stanford Douglas Huntsville, Tex. BT2 Robert F. Bectolb, San Francisco, Calif. Pollywog Beauty Pageant "Ladies" March 19, 1974 More Pollywog Beauty Pageant "Ladies" March 19, 1974 The Royal Court with Royal Baby! March 19, 1974 Rescue of Sharjan Merchant man CURRO, Indian Ocean 1974 Repair of Sharjan Merchant man CURRO, Indian Ocean 1974 BT3 Donald R. Mutziger,Alexandria, S.D. L TO R.--BT3 Gary W. Rott, San Jose, Calif. BT3 Timothy T. Ott, Portland,OR. BT2 Robert F. Bectolb, San Francisco, Calif. In Hong Kong, October-1972. L TO R.--FA Gregory O. Burns, Whittier, Calif. FA Jerry Lightner, Winchester, VA. L TO R.-- BT3 Joseph R. Smith, Tulsa, OK. BTFN Keith W. Faus, Union Dale, Ind. FN Mark A. Revis, Toucher, Wash. L TO R.-- Back Row, FA Gregory O. Burns, Whittier, Calif. BT1 Stanford Douglas Huntsville, Tex. BT3 Gary W. Rott, San Jose, Calif. , BT3 Timothy T. Ott, Portland,OR. BT3 Joe Navarro, Anaconda, Mont. Front Row, FN Randolph Menzie, Ankorage, AK. BTFN Keith W. Faus, Union Dale, Ind. BT2 Robert F. Bectolb, San Francisco, Calif. FN Brad Story, Pestigo, Wis. BTC James C. White, Birmingham, Ala. lightbox photo gallery joomlaby VisualLightBox.com v6.1

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