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| No Photo Available | Commander Frank Ragan King (15 October 1884 - 12 July 1919) was an officer in the United States Navy who died while conducting minesweeping operations shortly after World War I. Born in Montevallo, Alabama, King was appointed midshipman at the Naval Academy 6 May 1903 and graduated 11 February 1907. After serving as passed midshipman, he was commissioned Ensign 12 February 1909. King served in Arkansas, Hartford, Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, and Illinois before attaining the rank of Commander 21 September 1918. Comdr. King assumed command of the trawler Richard Buckley 7 July 1919 during minesweeping operations in the North Sea. On 12 July 1919 his ship struck a mine and went down in only seven minutes. During the crisis King exerted himself to see that all of his crew might be saved. King's feeling for his men was evidenced by the fact that his final act before going down with his ship was to strap his own life preserver to a stunned sailor and help him over the side. Comdr. King received the Distinguished Service Medal for his valor. | Bill Gonyo | ||
| 85k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 77k | Undated, in drydock at Constantinople, Turkey. | Mike Davis | |
| 132k | Photo of the USS Childs (DD-241), USS Strurtevant (DD-249), USS Overton (DD-239) and USS King (DD-242) from the San Diego Photo Shop dated March 20 1925. | Ron Hanley | |
| 51k | Circa 1936, from the Stephen Urbani special feature. | Paul Urbani | |
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48k | Mare Island 10/27/39, Navy Day, ships are left to right by row: 1st row USS Humphreys (DD 236) and USS King (DD 242); 2nd row USS Buchanan (DD 131), USS Aaron Ward (DD 132) also the USS Lawrence (DD 250) and USS Sands (DD 243) are inboard and are hidden from view. | Darryl Baker | |
| 28k | Circa 1944 | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 33k | Circa 1944 | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 46k | Never ending deck work - chipping paint. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 46k | USO entertainers, yours truly holding hat. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 52k | Mess cooks peeling spuds. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 49k | The Chief's mess. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 39k | Our Captain is standing on the left side of the Bridge. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 44k | The Bow 4"/50 gun. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 39k | Chief Beyer (water tender) and Chief McKenzie (machinist). | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 50k | After crew quarters. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 39k | Picking up survivors from a troop ship that went aground, while returning to the States, these were all US sailors. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 54k | Water Tenders, yours truly in whites, I was the Chief's mess cook at the time, but transferred to the engine room later. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 41k | Ward Room, ships doctor seated left and Mr. Starkweather Standing. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 57k | Personnel inspection. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
| 37k | The crew's Cooks. | Henry Slotsve MM 2/C | |
USS KING DD-242 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Allen Acheson
Address: 224 West 124 ST, Kansas City, MO 64145
Phone: (816)941-4751
E-mail: aacheson@hotmail.com
Next reunion: Reno, NV May, 6-8, 2002
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