A
   
Able Lady rescue
     Action Report - Luzon
     Action Report - Official, 16 April 1945
     Action Report - Okinawa Campaign (Earl Kennedy logs)
     Action Report - Bomb and Suicide plane damage April 16, 1945 (Earl Kennedy logs)
     Application for membership
     Association Membership
     Association Member's Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren
     Association Email addresses

Articles
     Liberty Magazine, 4 January 1941
     USS Laffey - 1983
     USS Laffey - 1979
     USS Laffey - 2006
     WW II Veteran Keeps the Story Alive
     Clarence Dargie Report
     Almost Renamed
Awards for Website
     Laffey Website Earns Two Awards

B

Battle Ribbons and Commendations
Bear, Frank (DD 459 MIA)
Becton, Elizabeth
    Memoriam to
Becton, Frederick Julian (1st Commanding Officer)
    Admiral F. J. Becton Memorabilia
    Amplifying Report from FJ Becton
    25th Anniversary Naval Academy Yearbook
    Personal History
    Decorations and Citations Awarded
    Letter from Captain Harrison
    Letter from Captain Freseman
    Photographs
        Admiral F J Becton and the USS Iowa
        Admiral F J Becton
        Lt Cmdr F J Becton
        Admiral Becton at the USS Maddox 50th Reunion
        Cmdr F J Becton in Seattle, 1945
        Admiral Becton on trip from Charleston Navy Yard to Patriots Point
        Burial Place in Arlington National Cemetery
        Letter written by F J Becton to families of victims
        Newspaper Article USS Iowa
Becton, Julie
        Battle Damage Photos
Bikini Atoll - atomic bomb tests

Biff - our mascot
Board of Directors

Bell, Charles
        Photograph
Brown, Donald "Doc"
    Newspaper article about him
 

C
    Campbell, Robert L.
Captain Cant
  
Captain Robert Cant
Cavanaugh, Sonny
    Tribute to
Chief Petty Officers Initiation
    2002
    2003
Children of Laffey Sailors
    Granddaughter of Glen Radder
    Ari Phoutrides' Grandson
    Ray Broll's Son and Grandson
Christening of 724
    Christening
Cole, USS
    Time Lapse Photos of  Recovery
    Survivor visit to Laffey   
Commanding Officers of USS Laffey

Commendations and Ribbons for USS Laffey

Commissioning Program
     Commissioning Program for 724
Cooper River Bridge
Crew Members (individual submitted pictures)

Commissioning Orders for USS Laffey

Composite Squadron VC94

Composite Sketch of Suicide Planes, April 16, 1945

Cruises
    1952 World Cruise
    1954 World Cruise
    1956 Med Cruise
    1960 Med Cruise
    1961 Med Cruise
    1969 Med Cruise
    1970 Cruise Book
    1970-71 Med Cruise
    Cruise Photos from Bob Longsdon
    Dependent Cruise 1963 Submitted by Dale Nelson
  
Cy Simonis
    Photographs from his album
    Battle damage pictures from his album

D
Dara (SS)
Dargie, Clarence Report
DASH Weapon System
Deck Log of Officers  April 01, 1945
Decommissioning Ceremony in 1975
Destroyer men
"Dogfight Productions"  Photos from April 11-12, 2007
Doniphan, Michelle
    Letter to Association from her

E
Eastham, Lonnie
    Damage pictures from his album
Email addresses
Essay (College) by Belinda Leslie
     Laffey College Essay by Belinda Leslie
Essig, Danny
     Model of the Ship
Evins, Thomas A.  Article Written on 459

F
Fern, Thomas B.
   
Photo Thomas B. Fern
Folino, Joe
    Thoughts by 
    Pictures from Folino's album 

G
Gedusky, Elwood
    Photographs from Gedusky Album (Korea)
    Giles, Louis F.  Jr.  Photo
Guest Book
    Sign guestbook
    View guestbook


H
Hampton Inn, Save-A-Landmark
Harper, Dale P.  Report on Okinawa Attack
Hazen, Laverne
    Advancement in rate
Hilton, Steve
    Pictures from his album
History
    History of ships named Laffey (CNO)
    History Channel Interview Photos for "Dogfight" movie
Honored Dead

Hudak, John
    Commendation
Hudgins, Bob
    Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
Hudson, Skip
    His wedding
Hull, Lloyd
    Ship's model winner

I
  
Index:  Association Member's Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren
    Interesting Articles
    Insignia First Official one for the Laffey
  

J
   Jackson, Ralph  Photo

K
Kamikaze pilot, picture of
Kamikazes Touted as Role Models
Karlie Roby
Keith, Craig
    Work party buttons
    Med Cruise Photos, 1970-71
Kennedy, Earl
    Action Reports - Okinawa Campaign
    Damage Photos from his log

    Korean War Metals

L
LaCore, Pete
    Picture of in 1983
   Pete LaCore's Early Photos
Laffey, Bartlett
Laffey (DD 459)
    Newspaper account of action
    Launching of
    More: Launching of Laffey DD 459  October 30, 1941
    Alongside a Cruiser  Laffey DD 459 (1942)
    Envelope from 1st day in commission
    More pictures of the 459   
    A poem for the 459
Personal Written Letters on 459
   Epistle from Captain Sterrett on Laffey 459
  
D,S. Sterrett, as Ensign aboard the USS Laffey 459
   Two Letters from Frank L. Meyskens
   Alongside a Cruiser  Laffey DD 459 (1942)
   Article Written by
Thomas A. Evins
Personal Written College Essay
   Laffey College Essay by Belinda Leslie
  
Laffey (DD 724)
     Pictures of
          Christening of
          Amplifying Report from FJ Becton
          Battle damage
          Battle Damage photos from Julie Becton
          Before commissioning
          Casualty Mailing List
          Refueling at sea
          Attempted towing by USS Malcomb  
          Recommissionng - 1951
          Hull repairs at Charleston Navy Yard 
          At Invasion of Mindoro
          Bermuda Shakedown Cruise
          Alongside USS Lowry (DD770)
          Torpedo firing
          Dropping depth charge
          Fram configuration, 1962
          Leaving Norfolk, 1956
          Action in Korea
          Being towed to Patriots Point
          Enshrinement bumper sticker
          April 14, 1945
          Transfer of "In Harm's Way" to Association
          Returning home from Korea
          Laffey in New York
          In the mid 50's
          From Woody Gedusky
          Laffey in tow to Patriots Point
    Laffey College Essay by Belinda Leslie
    Muster Roll of Commissioning Crew
    Article by Dr. Steve Ewing
    Article in Sea Combat
    Article in Sea Classics
    Roster of survivors of 16 April 1945
    Laffey Deck Log April 17th 1945
    History of
    Newspaper Articles
    Paper written by Robin Lewis
    Commissioning Program for 724

Launching
    Of  DD 459 
More photos
Laffey DD 459  October 30, 1941
    Of  DD724
    Letters from our friends
Leslie, Belinda
    Laffey College Essay
Letters written by F J Becton to families of victims
Letter from Captain Harrison
Letter from Captain Freseman

Links to other sites
    Ships of the US Navy
Lloyd, Bill
    Picture of granddaughter
Location of the  Laffey DD-724 Today
LST 582
Luzon - Official Action Report

 

M
Mail Call
Manson, Frank A. - Taps
Mascott (Biff)
Matthew, John
   Photos from 1964 album
    Photo of John Matthew
Matthew, Ron
    Photo of Ron Matthew
Messages
     Admiral F. J. Becton Memorabilia
Meyskens, Frank L.
     Two Letters 1942 accounts  DD 459 
McClary, G.W.
    Laffey before commissioning
Membership application form (online)

Membership Roster
Memorial Plaque
Memorial Room Dedication
Memorial Services (first) held for April 16, 1945

N
  
Naval Academy 25th Anniversary Yearbook
  
Navigational Charts used by USS Laffey during WWII
    Newsletters
    Newsletter from Cmdr. Tazewell   
    Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
    Newspaper Article 1975  What Might Have Been:
    Newspaper Article May 1945

    News Radio Press   May 24th 1944
    News Radio Press II  November 5th 1944
   
News Radio Press III  December 20th 1944

O
  
Officer's Deck Log   April 01, 1945
Oral Histories
    Liebertz, Jerry
    Delewski, Larry
   Weygandt, Charles
    Joe Folino
    Jim Carver
    Kenneth Rohloff
    Joe Folino - 2nd
Our Future Security

 

P
   Parolini, G.A.G., photo of
   Peterson, Ralph Photo
Personal History
   
Decorations and Citations Awarded  Becton
Photographs
    Laffey Crew (submitted by crewmen)
    Battle Damage from Cy Simonis Album
    1945 Torpedo men
    In Harms Way
    Kamikaze pilot
    Patriots Point from air
    Laffey Steaming Along
    Dogfight Productions
    Various Photos


Phoutrides, Ari
    Photos from his album (Normandy)  
    Oral history, December, 1944
    A second oral history, February 8, 1944
    A third oral history, April 16, 1945
    Admiral F. J. Becton Memorabilia  Comments
    Photos from Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
    Photos from his album (World War II Memorial)

    Poem
    Poem in Honor of the Laffey  Written by Daniel Snuffer
    Porlier, J. Vance

R
Radder, Glen
    Memorabilia from his album 
  
Poems by Glen
Radio (Ham Operation)
    Laffey Radio II Views
Radio Press News
    Radio Press News   May 24th 1944
    Radio Press News II  November 5th 1944
   
Radio Press News III  December 20th 1944

Recommissioning - 1951
First Laffey Reunion Menu
  
First Laffey Reunion Menu
Reunion pictures
    2007 Fred Nardei Reunion Photos Index Page
    2006 reunion from Tom Phelps
    2006 reunion from Joyce Essig Hanau
    2006 reunion from Jim Spriggs
    2006 Reunion from John Hudak
    2005 Reunion from Rich McKinney
    More 2005 Reunion Photos from Rich McKinney
    More 2004 Reunion from Bob Logsdon   
    2004 Reunion from Bob Logsdon
    First reunion documentary
    2004 Reunion from Tom Phelps
    2003 Reunion from John Matthews   
    2003 Reunion from Fred Nardei
    2002 Reunion from Sonny Walker
    2002 Reunion from Bob Hill
    2002 Reunion from Doug Ward
    Formal pictures from 2001 Las Vegas reunion
    Signatures from Early Reunion
    2001 Reunion
    2000 Reunion
    1966 Norfolk Laffey Reunion
Reynolds, Skip
    Information on 459
Rusk, George
    Memorabilia from    
Rosters
    Ships roster 1970 
    Ships roster 1958-59
    Survivors of 16 April 1945
    Commissioning Crew 1944
Rusk, George
    Photo George D. Rusk

S
Stein, Derrill
    Pictures from his album
Schmidt, Bill
    Pictures from Hawaiian Fleet (1945-46)
Shaw, Harvey
    Three faces of
Sheets, Jerome Butler
    Sheets, Jerome B.
    "Our Lady"  written article
Ships Store
Ships Log
     Ships Log: April 1, 1945
Simonis, Cy
    Pictures from his album
Sterrett, David  (Captain Ret.) Laffey 459
    Epistle from Laffey 459
    D.S. Sterrett, an Ensign aboard the USS Laffey 459
Strauss, Vernon J.
    Pictures from his album
Suicide planes composite sketch
Sousley, Franklin - gravesite
 

T
Tag, Japanese suicide plane
Taps
Tin Can Sailors
   
Link to TCS website
    TCS Laffey Book 
     Video: Tin Can Sailors of WWII (Oliver North)
Tazwell, John P. Captain
    His Party
Townsley, James G. - Taps

U
Ulithi
    Pictures of

V
    
Video Clip Index
    LOU REDA PRODUCTION airing on the HISTORY CHANNEL
     Video "Dogfights" from History Channel:  Comments from People Who Watched
    Vodehnal,  "Slavy"  Slavomir
     William McClafferty -- USS Laffey
   

W
Walker, Sonny
   
A tribute to
    Family pictures
    Pictures from Walker Album (World Cruise)
    Article on "Destroyer men"
Work Party Buttons designed by Craig Keith
Walker, Warren
   
Crew Photo Warren G. Walker
Web Site Recognition
     Website Earns Awards
Work Party Pictures
     2008 June Mini Work Party Photos - John Hudak
     2008 April Work Party Photos - Chris Kirhagis
     2008 April Work Party Photos - John Nettle
     2008 April Work Party Group Photo - John Nettle
     2008 January Mini Work Party Photos - Sonny Walker
     2007 September Work Party Patriot's Point Photo
     2007 April Work Party Patriot's Point Photo 1
     2007 April Work Party Patriot's Point Photo 2

     2007 April Work Party Photos - John Hudak
     2007 April Work Party Photos - Mike Robin Lewis
     2007 January Mini Work Party - John Hudak
     2006 September Work Party - Jim Cox    
     2006 April work party - John Hudak
     2006 June, mini work party - John Hudak
     2006 June, mini work party - Sonny Walker
     2006 April - Chris Kirhagis    
     2006 April - Jack Matthews
     2006 January, Mini - Sonny Walker
     2005 November - Ray Broll
     2005 November - Rod Morgan
     2005 November - Ari Phoutrides
     2005 November - late pictures from Sonny Walker
     2005 June - late pictures from Sonny Walker
     2005 April - late pictures from Walt Harrington
     2005 June - Skip Hudson
     2005 April - Ray Broll
     2005 April - Sonny Walker
    2005 April - Walt Harrington
    2005 April - Skip Hudson
    2005 January, Mini - Sonny Walker
    2004 November - John Matthews
    2004 November - Ari Phoutrides
    2004 April - Sonny Walker
    2003 November - John Miller
    2003 November - Bob Hill
    2003 November - Jim Cox
    2003 November - Ari Phoutrides
    2003 June - Sonny Walker
    2003 March - Vic Fletcher
    2003 March - Fred Nardei
    2003 March - Woody Gedusky
    2003 March - Sonny Walker
    2003 January - Sonny Walker
    2003 January - Jack MacCaskill
    2002 October - Ari Phoutrides
Work Party Rosters
    September '07 Work Party
   
   
World War II Memorial

Y

Youngquist, Joel
    

 

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