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In
Naples with Larry Monroe
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to AD31 Association Life Member Larry Monroe for sending in this
photo of himself with the unforgettable Vesuvius in the background.
Naples Italy - late Sixties. Click on the photo for an enlargement.
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Reunion
2004 -
Charleston
USS
Tidewater AD31 Association
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wasn't hard to figure out where to look for a photo that says it
all about our first Tidewater reunion. But it was hard to decide
which one it should be among the many great pictures that were taken
at the AD31 Association Reunion in Charleston. So we're showing
them all to you by way of our Reunion 2004 Photo Album. Just click
on this photo to see what happened at Reunion 2004.
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AD31
returning from shakedown
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 ere
is a shot sent in to us by Life Member James Dewasme who was aboard
the Tidewater in the early Fifties. This photo was taken as AD31
passed under the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, SC after her
shakedown cruise prior to being returned to service in 1952.
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R5
Optical Shop - 1960
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his
photo is another sent in to us by Assocation Life Member, Bill Gruss
- aboard the Tidewater from 1959 to 60. In this picture are some
of his shipmates in the Optical Shop - front left to right: Bosh
OM2, Angel OM3. Standing, left to right: Chief Whiteside, Chief
Blazon and Gruss OM3.
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A
Tidewater Rendevous
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his
official Navy photo was taken by ship's photographer Walt Moran
in 1960 when the Tidewater met up with the USS Des Moines and the
USS Roberts. A great liberty port - Villafranche.
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Athens
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his
one was sent in by Bill Gruss and was taken on a liberty in Athens,
Greece. Bill is 2nd from the right and is flanked by three Tidewater
sailors helping him to keep the bottles empty.
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Naples
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ere's
a shot sent in to us by Life Member Ray Large (Tidewater 1957-63).
This photo has a silhouette of the City of Naples fronted by 5 US
Navy ships, one of which was AD31. Taken in 1960.
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Plan
of the Day
December 9, 1955
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 e
couldn't get through a 24 hour period without one of these. This
document was sent in to us by former Ltjg Lou Steger who was aboard
for the 1955-56 Med Cruise. This particular copy of the Plan of
the Day tells a little bit about that cruise and the assignments
prior to departure from C & E Piers in Norfolk.
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Underway
ere's
a memory for you. Everything is lashed down including some vintage
autos (at least they are called that now). Remember tripping over
the lash downs on your way forward at night? This photo was sent
in to us by Walt Moran who was the ship's photographer from1959
to 1961. Please click on the photo for an enlargement.
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Downtown Norfolk
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photo was sent to us by Life Member, Bill Gruss, who was aboard the
Tidewater during the late Fifties and early Sixties. The section of
Norfolk in this photo was a hangout for sailors on liberty. East Main
Street's locker clubs and nightspots - oh, the memories! |
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Up On The Bridge
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picture has generated interest from some of our Association members
as to who it is in the photo. Taken from the 1954 Cruise Book & published in a recent issue of the Association Newsletter, High
Tide, this picture is gives some excellent detail of the ship's
conn while underway. Click on it for more on the story.
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