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DESTROYER ARCHIVE |
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Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66k | An official portait of Admiral John Sidney McCain, taken in 1945. The photo is from the National Archives. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| DL-3 | ||||
| 76k | Undated, drydock location unknown. | David Smalley | |
| 44k | Undated, drydock location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 47k | USS John S. McCain (DL-3), underway circa 1957, location unknown. Photo U.S. Navy, Official. | Robert Hurst | |
| 63k | Anchored in the Hooghly River, Calcutta, India in October 1959. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 61k | Early 60's cruisebook. | Ed Sugrue OSCM USN (Ret) | |
| 132k | Circa 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41). | John Parrott | |
| 142k | Circa 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41). | John Parrott | |
| 120k | Circa 1959-1962, photo by Robert Parrott crewman of the USS Midway (CVA-41). | John Parrott | |
| 91k | Circa 1962, McCain refueling from the Passumpsic (AO-107) while on a WestPac deployment. | P. Suleski | |
| 110k | As above. | P. Suleski | |
| 87k | The McCain cutting between a Russian destroyer and the USS Midway (CVA-41) off the Vietnam coast in 1965. | Brenden Johnson | |
| 105k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
| DDG-36 | ||||
| 77k | Undated, location unknown. | Gerd Matthes | |
| 58k | The Commissioning Program for USS John S. McCain DDG-36, ceremonies held at the Philadelphia Naval Base, 6 September 1969. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 47k | An Official Invitation to the Commissioning. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 52k | An Official Invitation to the Reception. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 55k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. Undated, location unknown. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 157k | CDR Gerald Eugene (Jerry) Gneckow and his wife Pat strike a pose next the the USS John S. McCain (DDG-36) ship's bell in 1973. | RADM Jerry Gneckow | |
| 52k | In the Pacific, 26 June 1976. | Courtesy Destroyer History Foundation | |
| 92k | Circa 1977, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 140k | April 1 1977, location unknown. | Wolfgang Hechler | |
| Patches | ||||
| 50k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski | |
CDR Edward Reuben King Oct 12 1953 - Jul 15 1955 (Later RADM) CDR George Anthony Gowen Jul 15 1955 - Jul 9 1957 CDR William David Owen Jr. Jul 9 1957 - Jan 7 1959 CDR Louis Leonard Meier Jr. Jan 7 1959 - Dec 3 1960 CDR Jack Lions Wohler Dec 3 1960 - Jul 17 1962 CDR Francis Everett Pearson III Jul 17 1962 - Mar 7 1964 CDR John Thomas Wells Mar 7 1964 - Sep 8 1965 CDR Ralph Ensign Wilson Jr. Sep 8 1965 - Jun 24 1966 (Decommissioned Jun 24 1966 - Sep 6 1969) CDR David Newton Denton Sep 6 1969 - Sep 17 1971 CDR Clell Neil Ammerman Sep 17 1971 - Apr 27 1973 CDR Gerald Eugene (Jerry) Gneckow Apr 27 1973 - Apr 30 1975 (Later RADM) CDR Donald George Hay Apr 30 1975 - Jun 10 1976 LCDR George Charles Chappell Jun 10 1976 - May 10 1977 CDR Carl A. Anderson May 10 1977 - Mar 10 1978 LCDR Robert R. Williams III Mar 10 1978 - Apr 29 1978
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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