USS Ramsey First Western Pacific Cruise

Photos of Our First WestPac
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Gibson FTM-2 Gibson 2nd Division Homeward Bound Paint Party
Borowski, Church, Cochran SN Borowski, FTM-2 Church, FTM-2 Cochran 2nd Division Homeward Bound Paint Party

Camilla: thanks for everything.

SN Borowski SN Borowski 2nd Division Homeward Bound Paint Party
GMM-2 Gaskill GMM-2 Gaskill 2nd Division Homeward Bound Paint Party
Miller, Weir, Phillips, Marina, Walker EM-3 Miller, FN Weir, BT-1 Bernie Phillips, BT-2 Marina, BT-2 Walker
W.J. Kellum BT-2 W.J. Kellum
Following the USS Bennington (CVS-20) Following the carrier, probably USS Bennington (CVS-20)
Fire Room crew Fire room crew
Comeaux, St. John, Bond BTFN Comeaux, BT-3 St. John, BT3 Bond.
Ackie J. Bond says: This was taken at a bar in Sasebo or Yokosuka. This may be the bar we were thrown out of because they thought we were going to play rock but we hit 'em with country. They had no sense of humor.
YN2 Bishop YN2 Bishop at the Dole plantation on Oahu
Alongside USS Guadalupe (AO-32) Alongside the Fleet Oiler USS Guadalupe (AO-32)
USS Bennington Maneuvering with the carrier, probably USS Bennington (CVS-20)
BTC Tullos BTC Tullos and line-handling party
Hong Kong harbor Anchored in Hong Kong harbor 1968
Hong Kong Downtown Hong Kong
Hong Kong Downtown Hong Kong
Hong Kong Downtown Hong Kong
Lady in Nagasaki This picture was taken on our trip to Nagasaki. The young lady just happened by and agreed to a photo.
Statue in Nagasaki This statue is in Nagasaki at ground zero
the position of it's arms has a symbolic meaning that eludes me now.
Marina, Weir, Stoffer, St. John L-r, Marina, Weir, Stoffer, St. John
Taken at the Punchbowl National Cemetery in Hawaii
BM-1 Quinn BM-1 Quinn gettin' a little sun
MM-3 John VandenBerg MM-3 John VandenBerg on Hong Kong island 1968
Bialowas, Rogers, Galica LtJg Bialowas, BT-2 Rogers, BT-1 Galica
Tom Rogers BT-2 Tom Rogers
George Marina BT-2 George Marina at work in the fireroom
Bond, VandenBerg, Jones BT-3 Bond, John D. VandenBerg, FN Sam Jones
Bond, Potak BT-3 A. J. Bond, BT-3 George Potak
Joseph H. Compton FN Joseph H. Compton standing watch in the engineroom
Jerry Churh FTM-2 Jerry Church in the Weapons Designation Equipment Room.
Jerry claims that at a constant temperature of 70 degrees, WDE was the coolest space on the ship outside of the reefer.
Pat Senko and Paul Goyette SN Pat Senko and SN Paul Goyette
Writing letters home was a popular pastime at sea.

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