This index was originally created by Ari Phoutrides the creator of the USS Laffey website. This index provides links to many pages of USS Laffey history and inputs from original USS Laffey Association members.
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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
Articles
Liberty Magazine, 4 January 1941
USS Laffey - 1983
USS Laffey - 1979
USS Laffey - 2006
B
Battle Ribbons and Commendations
Bear, Frank (DD 459 MIA)
Becton, Elizabeth
Memoriam to
Becton, Frederick Julian (1st Commanding Officer)
25th Anniversary Naval Academy Yearbook
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
Cavanaugh, Sonny
Tribute to
Chief Petty Officers Initiation
2002
2003
Cole, USS
Time Lapse Photos of Recovery
Survivor visit to Laffey
Commanding Officers of USS Laffey
Commendations and Ribbons for USS Laffey
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 Book
1954 World Cruise Book
1956 Med Cruise
1960 World Cruise
1961 World Cruise from Sonny Walker
1961 Med Cruise
1965 Med Cruise Book
1970 Cruise Book
1970-71 Med Cruise from Craig Keith
Cy Simonis
Photographs from his album
Battle damage pictures from his album
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Dara (SS)
DASH Weapon System
Decommissioning Ceremony in 1975
Destroyer men
Dogfight Productions Photos from April 11-12, 2007
Dogfights Kamikaze History Channel, The Video
Doniphan, Michelle
Letter to Association from her
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Eastham, Lonnie
Damage pictures from his album
Essay (College) by Belinda Leslie
Laffey College Essay by Belinda Leslie
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Fern, Thomas B.
Photo Thomas B. Fern
Folino, Joe
Thoughts by
Pictures from Folino's album
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Gedusky, Elwood
Photographs from Gedusky Album (Korea)
Giles, Louis F. Jr. Photo
Guest Book
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) DD 459
History Channel Interview Photos for "Dogfight" movie
Honored Dead
Hotel Used for 2012 Patriots Point Reunion
Hudak, John
Commendation
Hudgins, Bob
Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
Hudson, Skip
His wedding
Hull, Lloyd
Ship's model winner
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Interesting Articles
J
Jackson, Ralph Photo
K
Kamikaze pilot, picture of
Keith, Craig
Work party buttons
Med Cruise Photos, 1970-71
Kennedy, Earl
Action Reports - Okinawa Campaign
Damage Photos from his log
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Lacore, Pete
Picture of in 1983
Laffey, Bartlett
Laffey (DD 459)
Newspaper account of action
Launching of
Envelope from 1st day in commission
History 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
Personal Written College Essay
Laffey College Essay by Belinda Leslie
Laffey (DD 724)
Pictures of
Battle damage
Battle Damage photos from Julie Becton
Before commissioning
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
1944 Photo from Woody Gedusky
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
Launching
Of DD 459
Of DD724
Letters from our friends
Leslie, Belinda
Laffey College Essay
Letters written by F J Becton to families of victims
Links to other sites
Ships of the US Navy
Lloyd, Bill
Picture of granddaughter
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
Meyskens, Frank L.
Two Letters 1942 accounts DD 459
McClary, G.W.
Laffey before commissioning
Membership Roster
Memorial Plaque
Memorial Room Dedication
Laffey Memorial Tree
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Naval Academy 25th Anniversary Yearbook
Navigational Charts used by USS Laffey during WWII
Newsletters
Newsletter from Cmdr. Tazewell
Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
Newsletter No. 8 December 1978 Laffey to Patriots Point
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
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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
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
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
Photos from Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
Photos from his album (World War II Memorial)
Poem
R
Radder, Glen
Memorabilia from his album
Poems by Glen
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
Reunion pictures
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
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
2001 Formal pictures from 2001 Las Vegas reunion
2001 Reunion
1966 First reunion documentary
1966 First Laffey Reunion Menu
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 B.
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 The Honored Dead in WWII
Taps for Fallen Shipmates
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
Vodehnal, "Slavy" Slavomir
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
Work Party Pictures
April 2013 Work Party Photos - John Nettle
2012 Oct Work Party Photos - Homer Dotser
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
2002 March - Bob Hill
World War II Memorial
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