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	54k 94k	The five Sullivan brothers all hailed from Waterloo, Iowa. George Thomas (born 14 December 1914) and Francis Henry Sullivan (18 February 1916), the two oldest, enlisted in the Navy on 11 May 1937 and served in the destroyer Hovey (DD-208) into June 1941. At Des Moines, Iowa, on 3 January 1942, George and Francis—accompanied by their younger brothers Joseph Eugene (28 August 1918), Madison Abel (8 November 1919), and Albert Leo (8 July 1922) reenlisted to avenge the loss of Seaman 1st Class William V. Ball, of Fredericksburg, Iowa, a friend who had been killed in the battleship Arizona (BB-39) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. After instruction at the Naval Training School, Great Lakes, Illinois, all five brothers, at their expressed request (“We will make a team together that can’t be beat,” one had written), joined the light cruiser Juneau (CL-52) at the New York Navy Yard on 3 February 1942. Commissioned on 14 February 1942, Juneau initially served in the Atlantic but was transferred to the Pacific in August. Late in October, she took part in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands and, on 12 November, fought in the fierce night battle off Guadalcanal. In that action, a torpedo severely damaged the ship. The following morning, the crippled cruiser, down by the bow and struggling to make 18 knots, retired from the battle area. Handling sluggishly as she limped through the glassy-calm sea, Juneau presented a tempting target for Japanese submarine I-26 which lurked nearby. One torpedo, or possibly two, hit the damaged cruiser forward and detonated her magazines. The resulting violent explosion tore the ship apart, and she went down in just 42 seconds. Four of the Sullivans -- Coxswain Francis Sullivan and Seamen 2d Class Joseph, Madison, and Abel -- failed to make it topside in time to abandon their doomed ship. Gunner’s Mate 2d Class George Sullivan, wounded during the 12 November night action, managed to get over the side and pull himself onto a raft, but died of his wounds a few hours later. Only 10 of the approximately 140 men thought to have survived the immediate sinking were rescued. The Sullivans’ surviving sister Genevieve enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a Specialist (Recruiter) 3d Class, and, along with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan, visited over 200 shipyards and manufacturing plants to encourage the workers there.		Steven A. Cardali
	82k	Artist's conception of The Sullivans as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	73k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	62k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	107k	Undated, location unknown.		David Buell
	62k	USS The Sullivans (DD-537) tied up to mooring buoy, date and location unknown. She makes a good example of the Measure 22 Graded System's distinctive form of tonal separation at a level sheerline (USN courtesy of Floating Drydock). Photo and text taken from Naval Camouflage 1914-1945, by David Williams.		David Buell
	70k	Undated image of the USS Hobby (DD-610) and The Sullivans (DD-537) foreground. In the background can be seen two unidentified US destroyers whilst the hospital ship USS Bountiful (AH-9) received casualties from the carrier USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). Photos from "United States Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe.		Robert Hurst
	157k	Undated, location unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	145k	The launching on April 4 1943.		David Buell
	84k	Bethlehem Steel San Francisco photo from 1943.		David Buell
	74k	October 1943, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	79k	The USS The Sullivans in San Francisco Bay, 12 October 1943. At this time, she is carrying Measure 11 (overall Sea Blue 5-S). The cylindrical objects on the aft stack and the directo tower aft are Mk 49 directors, which were eventually replaced by the more effective Mk 51. Antennae for SC-2, SG, and TBS are visible on the foremast; while the Mk 37 director mounts a Mk 4 radar (USN).		Robert Hurst
	103k	USS Bountiful (AH-9) taking casualties on board from USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) on 12 May 1945, one day after the carrier was devastated by a kamikaze attack. USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is in the foreground. Photographed by PhoM2/c F. W. Pataye, USN of Commander Service Squadron 6. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-350765).		NHC
	184k	The USS The Sullivans (DD 537) off Mare Island on August 28, 1945. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	102k	Navy Photo 6273-45, forward plan view of USS The Sullivans (DD 537) at Mare Island on 30 Aug 1945. The USS Gansevoort (DD 608) is to the left, while in background are (left to right) USS Ellet (DD 398), USS Owen (DD 536) and USS Miller (DD 535). The Sullivans was in overhaul at the yard from 9 July to 2 Sep 1945.		Darryl Baker
	136k	Navy Photo 6274-45, aft plan view of USS The Sullivans (DD 537) at Mare Island on 30 Aug 1945. The USS Gansevoort (DD 608) is to the left.		Darryl Baker
	94k	Circa 1950, USS The Sullivans (DD-537), USS Rooks (DD-804) and an unknown oiler.		David Buell
	33k	Recommissioning, July 6 1951		Larry Laflamme
	24k	Recommissioning, July 6 1951		Larry Laflamme
	118k	USS The Sullivans (DD-537) being recommissioned out of the Pacific Reserve Fleet on 6 July 1951. Four of her sisters are still in mothballs in the background, awaiting their turn (Treasure Island Museum-SFCB). Photo from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner.		Robert Hurst
	141k	Photo #: 80-G-478507, USS Ajax (AR-6) tending destroyers and patrol vessels at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 14 December 1952. Ships nested along her port side include (left to right): USS The Sullivans (DD-537); USS McGowan (DD-678); USS Lewis Hancock (DD-675) and Korean frigate Imchin (# 66, ex USS Sausalito, PF-4). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.		Tony Cowart
	116k	USS Ajax (AR 6) tending destroyers and patrol vessels at Sasebo, Japan. Photo is dated 14 December 1952. Ships nested along her port side include (left to right): USS The Sullivans (DD 537); USS McGowan (DD 678); USS Lewis Hancock (DD 675) and Korean Frigate Imchin (PG 66), (ex USS Sausalito (PF 4).		Joe Radigan
	101k	Our Navy Magazine, Mid-March 1954.		Stanley Svec
	260k	Boston Naval Shipyard, December 22 1961		© Richard Leonhardt
	71k	Boston Naval Shipyard, December 29 1961		© Richard Leonhardt
	73k	Boston Naval Shipyard, December 29 1961		© Richard Leonhardt
	114k	Photographed while passing astern of USS Grand Canyon (AD-28) on 29 October 1962, Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	98k	USS The Sullivans (DD-537) photographed from USS Grand Canyon (AD-28), at sea off Newport, Rhode Island, 29 October 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	188k	AP NEWSFEATURES photo of August 1963 taken from USS Randolph (CVS-15).		David Buell
	179k	July 1976 at Philadelphia Navy Yard.		Ed Zajkowski
	225k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	235k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	86k	Being towed to Buffalo July 2 1977.		Marc Piché
	28k	As above.		Marc Piché
	80k	As above.		Marc Piché
	47k	External views of The Sulivans as she appeared September 14, 2002 as a Memorial in Bufalo New York.		© Richard Leonhardt
	56k	As above.		© Richard Leonhardt
	51k	As above.		© Richard Leonhardt
	49k	As above.		© Richard Leonhardt
	66k	Interior view of After Steering.		© Richard Leonhardt
	63k	Interior view of the Galley.		© Richard Leonhardt
	44k	Interior view of the Pilot House.		© Richard Leonhardt
	72k	Interior view of Radio Central.		© Richard Leonhardt
	46k	Interior view of Secure Radio.		© Richard Leonhardt
	39k	Interior view of the Wardroom.		© Richard Leonhardt
	61k	Seven external views of The Sulivans as she appeared in May 2009 as a Memorial in Bufalo New York.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	79k	As above.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	68k	As above.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	70k	As above.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	83k	As above.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	91k	As above.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	74k	As above.		Larry Backus & Kathryn Lee Huculak
	50k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski

CDR Kenneth McLoud Gentry    Sep 30 1943 - Jul 22 1944
CDR Ralph J. Baum    Jul 22 1944 - 1945
LCDR Robert Richard Dupzyk    1945 - Jan 10 1946
(Decommissioned Jan 10 1946 - Jul 6 1951)
CDR Ira Manning (Ace) King    Jul 6 1951 - Aug 6 1952
CDR Albert Peter Scott    Aug 6 1952 - Nov 15 1953
CDR Charles K. Holzer    Nov 15 1953 - 1956
CDR James Samuel Spielman    1956 - 1957
CDR James Dunbracco Nickerson    1957 - 1959
CDR Joseph C. Berriman    1959 - 1961
CDR Francis H. Stubbs Hall    1961 - 1963
CDR Kendall J. Chapman    1963 - Jun 1964
CDR Leo Bruce Warring    Jun 1964 - Jan 7 1965