Check out the Naval Gun Fire logs of USS ORLECK. When you get to the page you will see 628 logs for USS ORLECK. Select “view record” for the one you want to see and it should open to the data. ORLECK was there many times so plan to spend a lot of time [Read more…]
Click on image to enlarge.
The main question here is what was the color of the flight deck. Was it black or gray? (To enlarge pictures click on them and then you can scroll from one to the other as well.)
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Photographs by Ben Loder (click on thumbnail to enlarge then scroll through all pictures)
New Year’s Post on USS ORLECK DD 886 Sunday, 1 January 1967 Moored to the HENDERSON, portside to Berth sixteen in Long Beach, a great deal to do. MASON is starboard, her lines smart and tight, SOPA COMMINPAC, we’re ready to fight. Readiness Condition is number Five, YOKE is set , hopefully to keep us [Read more…]
All of those speaking received a similar award. John got his award, not because he was there, but because of what it says on the document. John and Sandy are in the middle of building their house in the State of Washington and could not come. I wanted you all to see this. We are [Read more…]