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	92k	Clarence King Bronson was born in Bushnell, III., 21 July 1888, and was a member of the Naval Academy Class of 1910. After service afloat, he was trained in aviation in 1914 at the Curtis Aeroplane Co., Hammondsport, N.Y., and Pensacola, Fla. Lieutenant (junior grade) Bronson was killed at the Naval Proving Ground, Indianhead, Md., 8 November 1916, while testing experimental aerial bombs. Photo from the United States Naval Academy.		Bill Gonyo
	80k	Artist's conception of the Bronson 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
	41k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	143k	Undated, location unknown. Image from the 1967/68 Edition of Jane's Fighting Ships.		Robert Hurst
	50k	USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) as part of Task Force 58 while fighting off the Marianas. Photo taken from "US Destroyer Operations in World War II" by Theodore Roscoe.		Robert Hurst
	102k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	185k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	185k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	87k	Some of the Engineering Gang on the deck of the USS Clarence K. Bronson in 1944. John F. Cooney, MM2, in lower right kneeling next to life preserver.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy/John Cooney
	68k	USS Clarence K. Bronson, DD-668, off Mare Island, 15 June 1945. NARA Photo.		Fred Weiss
	178k	USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD 668) off Mare Island on June 15, 1945. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	102k	Stern of view of USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD 668) off Mare Island on 15 June 1945.		Darryl Baker
	87k	Bow on view of USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD 668) off Mare Island on 15 June 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 19 April to 22 June 1945.		Darryl Baker
	82k	Starboard bow view of the USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD 668) as appeared upon arrival at Mare Island on 19 April 1945.		Darryl Baker
	84k	Broadside view of the USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD 668) as appeared upon arrival at Mare Island on 19 April 1945.		Darryl Baker
	107k	Staten Island, NY circa 1946 with USS Gatling (DD-671) and USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668).		George Sann
	114k	Hampton Roads just off Norfolk Naval Base. Date of photo unknown, roughly mid-50s. Copyright Atlantic Fleet Sales.		Joe Radigan
	96k	Circa 1950's.		Marc Piché
	64k 66k	Views of the destroyer USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) during her world cruise between May 1953 and January 1954. U.S. Navy photos from the USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) 1953-54 cruise book.		Robert Hurst
	26k	Taken from the USS Cotten (DD-669) September 1955 in the Mediterranean.		Bill Shukis, USN (Ret)
	196k	USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) refueling from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) during FDR´s voyage from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington, to her new homeport Mayport, Florida, following her SCB-110 modernisation. The FDR circumnavigated South America via Cape Horn from 4 June to 8 August 1956. USN photo from from the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1956 cruise book.		Robert Hurst
	62k	USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD-668) underway circa 1957, location unknown. Photo courtesy R.M. Scott.		Robert Hurst
	15k	Four photos by Glenn Herzenach PNSN USS Intrepid, 1957 to May 1958. The photos was taken during the NATO operation "Strike Back."		Robert Hall
	87k	As above.		Robert Hall
	52k	As above.		Robert Hall
	39k	As above.		Robert Hall
	139k	1966 at Philadelphia Navy Yard in preparation for transfer to Turkey.		Ed Zajkowski
	92k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinksi
On Turkish Service
	49k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	40k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	137k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	72k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	71k	Undated, location unknown. TCG Istanbul D-340 (ex USS Clarence K. Bronson DD-668), TCG Izmir D-341 (ex USS Van Valkenburgh DD-656) and TCG M.F.Çakmak D-351 (ex USS Charles H. Roan DD-853).		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	88k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	156k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	104k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	96k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	133k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	130k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	84k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	109k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	75k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	121k	Undated, location unknown.		Cüneyt Demir
Undated, location unknown.				Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	127k	Four views from Decommissioning Day - May 12 1973.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	130k	As above.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	129k	As above.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	119k	As above.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	15k	Underway to Cyprus in the Mediterranean in July 1974.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	138k	Underway training during 1982. From the collection of Behcet Akmansoy.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	133k	As above.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	139k	As above.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	60k	Sonar Room, Sonar Technician CPO Necdet GÖNENÇ in 1985.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	78k	On the cover of the Turkish Navy magazine in 2008.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy

CDR William Schuetze Veeder Jun 11 1943 - May 5 1944 (Later RADM)
LCDR Joseph Christopher McGoughran    May 5 1944 - May 15 1945    
CDR Gifford Scull    May 15 1945 - Jul 16 1946
(Decommissioned Jul 16 1946 - Jun 7 1951)
CDR David Raymond FitzGerald    Jun 7 1951 - Jul 25 1953
CDR Thomas Robert Weschler    Jul 25 1953 - May 1955 (Later VADM)
CDR Arthur Ferdinand Johnson    May 1955 - 1956
CDR Handford Thornton Cruser III    1956 - ?
CDR David Bryan Jr.    Nov 1956 - Aug 1958
CDR Tom R. Fleming Jr.    Aug 1958 - ?
CDR Frank Benjamin Guest Jr.    ? 1959 - ?
CDR Vernon S. Dudler    ? 1960 - ?

CDR Orhan Karabulut    Jul 20 1966 - Aug 14 1968 (Later ADM)
CDR Fikri Topsever    Aug 14 1968 - Aug 20 1969
CDR Negmettin Keski    Aug 20 1969 - Sep 4 1970
CDR Fikret Capar    Dep 4 1970 - Sep 6 1971
CDR Sadun Ozturk    Sep 6 1971 - Aug 28 1972 (Later VADM)
CDR Varol Atalay    Aug 28 1972 - Aug 28 1973 (Later VADM)
LCDR Cetin Ersari    Aug 28 1973 - Aug 4 1974 (Later ADM)
CDR Ilhami Erdil    Aug 4 1974 - Aug 29 1975 (Later ADM)
CDR Coskun Ergunes    Aug 29 1975 - Sep 15 1976
CDR Okyar Erdal    Sep 15 1976 - Feb 7 1977
LCDR Mehmet Dincer    Feb 7 1977 - Aug 25 1977
LCDR Ali Yuksel Onel    Aug 25 1977 - Oct 2 1978
CDR Bulent Alpkaya    Oct 2 1978 - Aug 31 1979 (Later ADM)
LCDR Mehmet Zeybek    Aug 31 1979 - Feb 27 1980
LCDR Oktay Orga    Feb 27 1980 - Aug 29 1980
LCDR Ilyas Tunaoglu    Aug 29 1980 - Dec 24 1980
CDR Oktay Dilek    Dec 24 1980 - Oct 6 1981
LCDR Ertan Tufan    Oct 6 1981 - Aug 24 1982
CDR M. Ali Akkirman    Aug 24 1982 - Sep 15 1983
CDR Atilla Tok    Sep 15 1983 - Jul 17 1985
CDR S. Cetin Sekercioglu    Jul 17 1985 - Aug 1 1986