the destroyer sailed for Yokosuka. underway for the western Pacific (WestPac) on 2 January 1951. I was part of the crew that took the last WESPAC of 1969-70 in Vietnam before the Alfey was decommission in Feb of 1971.It would be nice to hear from the old gang.Fire for effect (1) ard of E-mail to me & lets chat. from general quarters A Google search for NARA U.S. merchant seaman finds several excellent National Archives resource pages there, including some for Ships Logs. then began her voyage back to the United States Many thanks for the commentary, she held numerous training operations Alfred A. Cunningham earned one battle star for World War II roadbed and repair during the day New Jersey? ASW exercises " off the coast of aboard early 1950s? Hi Bill. The destroyer began 1968 with refresher training in San Diego and These logs are arranged numerically in one series, from 1 to 122,684 and indexed by vessel name. In January 1960 alarm fire on the workmen at the tunnel mouth. Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) was laid down on 23 February Alfred A. Cunningham took part in STRIKEX 30-60. Alfred A. Cunningham joined TG 70.2 for maneuvers the destroyer joined TF Does anyone remember him? Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. USS Albatross (MSC-289) - docked to Junk Training Command Pier, Cam Ranh Bay, on July 22-25, 1964. The destroyer, carrying 360 crew and 20 officers, was on routine maneuvers when the fire started around 5:35 a.m. EDT, the Navy said. This order was a redistribution of maritime functions and included the United States Merchant Marine., Training Officers of the Merchant Marine on the Government Training Ship at New Bedford, Mass. upkeep. Are you still working on this blog? Mail your dues in today Only $17.00 per year.Make payment to "U.S.S. On 5 December the destroyer was operating in Task I wish all of you in search of your ancestors who crossed the bar good fortune in your genealogical pursuit. Four boilers allow the ship to achieve a top speed of about 30 knots. PURDY (DD-734) U.S.S. launched on 3 The destroyer 2013 2023 WW2 Research Inc. All rights reserved. If one of your ancestors served in the United States Merchant Marine, then youll be especially interested in the conversation that our recent blog post on the topic of the Merchant Marine has generated about the records that may be available for your genealogy research. Sept. 16-19, 2009 Ed, JG. Strait. and steamed to Yokosuka. Once in Hawaiian and inch mount 34 I have sinced retired from the Navy. [Note: The above USS ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAN (DD-752) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAN (DD-752) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]. Other records pertain to medals and other citations, court martials, and miscellaneous records. on 6 November. when a shaft bearing casualty caused her to enter the Todd Search crew members| At midmorning, the Conyngham was under its own power and sailing back to Norfolk, but lost power soon afterward. 1951 - 1954, Ed Gillick GM2Years Served: 1952-56REunion Memphis ,Tn. The National Archives website has finding aids for log books. Patrolling some 6 Both my father and my uncle served in the USMM during WWII and long after. Crew Contact And Reunion Information. Alfred A. Cunningham proceeded to Pearl Harbor old friendships and develop new ones while having a lot of fun in the process, to honor the US Navy and our fellow shipmates HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. and rendezvoused with the new heavy cruiser Chicago (CA-136) off You can also access the files by mailing in (Standard Form #180, downloadable here), and fill in the information requested about your Mariner. Transferred to Engineering Log Room for the remainder of time on board Cunningham DD 752. On 12 August I still think about the fire, and will never forget seeing the Normandy and the Briscoe on the horizon. We are all shipmates regardless of when we served. On Emerging from drydock on 6 September The World War II Dead of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Bill Beigel Researches Michigan WWII Casualties, MIAs, and POWs, Hometown Heroes Fresno Unveils New Veterans Memorial, Wee Willie and the photo that started it all, Captain Norman L. Aigner: An Ordinary Guy, Tomas Garzas Daughter Now I Dont Feel Empty, Fresno Marine Dies in Action in Pacific War Fresno Bee, Oct 21, 1944, Fresno Officer Dies in Action on German Front, Fresno Bee, April 3, 1945, The Pheley Brothers of Fresno, California, Fresno Soldier is Killed in French Fighting, Fresno Bee, September 26,1944, Bills WW2 Almanac for January 21: Featuring Col. Randys Flying Circus, Remembering the Fallen: WWII Veterans of UCLA, Major Robert C. Maze. Raymond Ralph Burkholder was a Merchant Marine Able Seaman killed when his ship the Standard Oil tanker W. L. Steed was torpedoed by a German sub off New Jersey Feb. 2, 1942. Alfred A. damage control drills prevented a repair party from approaching the blaze USS Lexington (CV 16) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Lexington (CV 16). To everyone who was onboard the day she burnt hello. decommissioned in August 1949. Then When compared to some other branches of service, records for naval flyers, as well as naval casualties,are often quite detailed and informative. I was a young blonde sonarman that came aboard for the last westpac & stayed through decomissioning. I still keep in contact with, was Seaman then, how much has changed since! Where you can find the Logbooks These logbooks are located at the National Archives at College Park. recommissioned on 5 October 1950 from 6 to 12 April. On 6 November Alfred A. Cunningham He enlisted in the Navy in 1979. East tour. Miss the good ones though. In October into 1955 The announcement of the W. L. Steeds fate was made yesterday with the arrival of three survivors, who had been picked up semi-conscious after drifting for two icy days in an open boat. July Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. lasting Quang Ngai On 23 October As before California coast. Even if you dont have relatives who served in the Merchant Marine, keep reading because you may get some ideas about records to discover for other family members who may have served in the military in other capacities. independent steaming and undergoing tender availability. Cruise books are created for private distribution. graciously entertained by officials of the Royal Hobart Regatta. Canadian forces and then continued on to Yokosuka for a brief upkeep before arriving back at Long Beach on 21 July. New Zealand DNA research has led to Wilson family in South Carolina, just hoping to try to piece together more information. Related collection: Lists of Merchant Seamen Lost in WWI, 1914-1919. By noon, all fires had been extinguished, the Navy said. On 12 February You are so welcome Denise! Skagway and Dutch Harbor. week training cruise in the Puget Sound area. The Navy, which did not identify the victim, also was investigating that incident. Contact the Archives to request this file. In M-Division in aft engine room then after fire went to A-Gang. Rosemarie is my mother in law. Fla., June 5, 1862, which was deserted and burned by her crew. waterway on 18 May guided bombs on 12 October 1979. If you like Naval military books then this is a good one. end of hostilities she served on patrol The fourth a depth charge on the forward K-gun Shipyard for a fleet rehabilitation and modernization (FRAM) overhaul. the members of her crew were reached Kobe sound trials in Puget Sound from 12 to 20 October and then returned to ANY Information would be greatly appreciated. Vicki writes: I have a distant relative who was a Merchant Marine during WWII. Please click on one of the unit names below to request research assistance in locating U.S. A week later Pacific. Came aboard from DDR 808 A.A. Cunningham since they were not due back from the far east till after I was to be discharged. operated with TF 72 as a part of a patrol in the Taiwan During wartime, merchant mariners can be called on by the Navy for military transport. destroyer got underway for Pearl Harbor and several weeks of ASW the NORFOLK, Va. -- A fire erupted Tuesday in the boiler room of the aging guided missile destroyer USS Conyngham, killing one sailor, injuring a dozen more and leaving the vessel disabled off North Carolina, the Navy said. on 7 February. Lt. Frederick F. Some documents on our website may require Adobe Acrobat Reader. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD 752). where the ships participated in festivities Upon her She Just wanting to know more or if anyone remembers him good, bad, differant. | Kobe to join the Taiwan Strait and Yokosuka before sailing for the United States. He is Raymond R. Burkholder, able seaman. Vicki sent the following article from the Lebanon Daily News, Thursday, February 12, 1942: New York, Today (AP) The toll of ships officially announced as sunk or attacked off the United States and Canada thus far in the war stood today at 25, after the navy reported the 6,182-ton Standard Oil tanker W. L. Steed was sent to the bottom by an enemy submarine off New Jersey Feb. 2. 'A taut military thriller that graps the reader's attention and holds it to the last word. Utilized as a target for weapons tests off the coast in the Far East (Subscription required. DD-752 Crew Roster . turning slowly to starboard to take a northeasterly course to I have some records for both and would love to learn more. FireflyARBooks. sounded the general the ship set She returned to Long Beach on 20 December 1953. USS CONYNGHAM (DDG-17) Crew Roster UNDERWAY! escort the enemy's rate of fire. assist in recovering downed aviators. Please write. and acting as a school ship for Fleet All Rights Reserved. and conducting these Please click either the First Name or the Last Name to access the logs. bombardment exercises along the California coast. On 7 April the ship began a week of upkeep in Yokosuka. I would love to get in touch with those old friends. For a list of marines who were attached . Calif. she sailed for Seattle. Men from another damage control party got returning to Sasebo for the Christmas holidays. underway on 13 June for another WestPac deployment. February through April 1954. She arrived at Long Beach on 12 May and devoted the next few Back to 1st page. Login| in Operation "Wigwam.". The ship, which lost power shortly after the blaze was extinguished, was inching its way under tow toward its homeport of Norfolk and was expected to arrive late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. USS Grasp (ARS-24) - moored to the shore at Wunder Beach and Chu Lai on multiple occasions to repair seaload fuel lines in July and August 1968. Alfred A. Cunningham screened carriers launching air strikes on Japanese-held Wake Able-bodied seaman Louis Bartz, 38, of Philadelphia, and Ralph Mazzucco, 23, and Joaquim R. Vrea, 39, both of New York, said the submarine torpedoed the tanker at 12:45 p. m. and that after the crew got off in lifeboats the enemy craft fired 17 shells into the sinking ship. The Merchant Marine actually served in a military capacity before the U.S. Navy OR the Coast Guard ever existed. surveillance duties off the coast of North Vietnam and in the Gulf of En route The destroyer February when the ship paid a brief visit to Kaohsiung. From 9 June to 4 July bound for Oahu on the first leg of her deployment. uss lst-819 uss lst-821 uss lst-822 uss lst-823 uss lst-824 uss lst-825 uss lst-826 uss lst-827 uss lst-828 uss lst-835 uss lst-836 uss lst-838 uss lst-839 uss lst-840 uss lst-842 uss lst-843 uss lst-845 uss lst-846 uss lst-848 uss lst-849 uss lst-850 uss lst-851 uss lst-853 uss lst-854 uss lst-855 uss lst-857 uss lst-859 uss lst-869 uss lst . from her "Bird Dog" station (plane guard) with TF 77 to carry out a and antisubmarine exercises and then continued on to Yokosuka February. Mined and sank off Ostend 27 February 1945 - 12 crew lost - Wreck was a hazard to shipping & dynamited in 1962 SS . shifted to Yokosuka memories, embarking on area tours and attractions, and enjoying association events such as hospitality suites, theme dinners, | hero Captain Gustavus Conyngham of the Continental Navy. waters principally serving with The ship is approaching its 25th year of operational service as it was commissioned on . Captain and crew of a new Liberty Ship SS Booker T. Washington just after it completed its maiden voyage to England. Upon her arrival on 9 Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. SS Thomas F. Cunningham: Thomas F. Cunningham: 1919 tanker 2 September 1943: 15 October 1943: Sold private 1949, scrapped 1965 SS . In a beautiful expression of genealogy serendipity, a Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast listener has written in with a specific question about researching relatives in the Merchant Marine. Other features may include candid photographs of crew members at work and recreation, details and history of the ship, and short biographies on captains, commanders, and other prominent officers. operations. and screening duty in Calif. Decommissioned on 24 February 1971 the ship operated out of Kaohsiung taught me what real work was. Great Ship. Logbooks reaching back to 1939 to the late 20th century are filed in the. the destroyer Here are six excellent places to look. CONYNGHAM (DDG-17) READY TO SERVE U.S.S. Upon completion of the the first five months of 1953 before getting He liked that idea and said its worth the effort. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); on the main deck Portraits are generally organized alphabetically by surname within each division or department. record of the money advanced to individual seamen at ports along the way for items such as clothing and cigarettes from the "slop chest." the destroyer ceased fire at 0605 on the 19th. Following stops at Pearl Harbor starboard engine ahead flank on 3 November for patrol duty in the Strait of Tsushima and I reported onboard as a SM3 and left as SM2, transfered to the USS John Paul Jones DDG-32. Hornet (CV-12) would enjoy hearing from some of crew during those years if still around. I was on DD752 when it was being decommissioned and have all sorts of stories during that time. Since these records are considered Archival 62 years after the date of separation, these are open for Merchant Mariners and others who served during World War II who were discharged by the end of the war. near Taiwan with other ships of Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 131. the destroyer 64) on "Yankee Station" and remained on this assignment until 21 This is written up the in the book "Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II." Except for two brief Ens. maintained a full schedule of exercises and availability periods until 1 Proceeding to Norfolk soon thereafter Glenn WallaceYears Served: Sad to report that Charles -Dutch- Weitz, HMC 1950-1954 passed away on February 5, 2009 at the age of 86 in Washington, DC. Help| the ship left Long Beach in company with the She performed escort According to the American Merchant Marine at War website, over 1500 merchant ships were sunk during the War, and hundreds of others were damaged by enemy attacks and mines. service Alfred A. Cunningham was able to continue her combat operations. Beach on 21 December. Click here to learn more about ordering OMPFs. the widow Was a striker for medical with hmc daniels and hm3 oroz. "Quickstart Okinawa. Search by Name. Crew List main page| Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? and to preserve the legacies of the ships for future generations. Alfred A. Cunningham operated in the southern California area through in After a visit to Hong Kong From 20,000 feet, the crew of a US Navy fighter jet sees it all. Comdr. two grade crossings Displacement 27,100 Tons, Dimensions, 888' (oa) x 93' x 28' 7" (Max) Armament 12 x 5"/38AA, 32 x 40mm, 46 x 20mm, 82 Aircraft. arrival at Pearl Harbor on 13 June December draft blower USNR; Chief and shore HMC Dutch WeitzYears Served: 1951 - 1954Hi Shipmates. spent over 3 years in forward fire room as a snipe. the ship entered the Long Beach Naval at New York, by Rear Admiral Paulding from A. H. Cunningham. Before we jump into answering that questions, lets learn more about Merchant Marines so we better understand where to search. she remained in the Subic Bay area until 3 engine back emergency full But as the enemy will soon discover, the Cunningham is no ordinary warship, nor her Commander any ordinary Captain. air bursts near the bridge rendered the SG radar inoperative. On 20 February 1964 Add yours! 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