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	53k	John D. New was born on 12 August 1924 in Mobile, Alabama, and attended St. Joseph's Parochial School and the public schools of that city. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 8 December 1941, the first Mobile man to enlist after Pearl Harbor. On 12 December 1941, he joined the 4th Recruit Battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, and following recruit training served at Quantico, Virginia. In September 1942, Pvt New joined the 4th Replacement Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, Training Center, at San Diego, California. He sailed for duty overseas the following month, and took part in the Guadalcanal campaign as a member of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the Division on Guadalcanal. He later took part in the seizure and occupation of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, and in the defense of the airfield in the vicinity of Cape Gloucester. Promoted to private first class in April 1944, he moved from Cape Gloucester to Pavuvu, Russell Islands, to Guadalcanal, and on 15 September 1944 sailed for Peleliu in the Palau Islands. Nine days later, he was killed in action on Peleliu when he flung himself on an enemy hand grenade to save the lives of two comrades. The Medal of Honor, awarded PFC New posthumously, was presented to his father. Initially buried in the U.S. Armed Forces Cemetery on Peleliu, PFC New's remains were reinterred in the Mobile National Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama, in 1948. Photo from the USMC History Division.		Bill Gonyo
	80k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	41k	Undated, at the Naval Station in Guam with the USS Dupont (DD-941).		Eli Blanco RM3 ex-crewmember USS Wandank ATA-204
	50k	Undated, probably the FDR as seen from the New.		Jerry Stodola
	44k	Undated, USS Rich (DD-820), USS Holder (DD-819) and USS New (DD-818) of DesRon 36.		Edward H. Cleary
	48k	Undated postcard.		Mike Smolinski
	23k	Circa 1945, location unknown.		Rick Palmer
	94k	April 11 1946 at Consolidated Steel, Orange, Texas.		Ed Zajkowski
	118k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	342k	Ship's party in 1946. Ken's My father, Jim Buchman, served from 1946-48 on the New.		Ken Buchman
	75k	Venice, Italy in 1946.		Rick Palmer
	57k	1946 in Malta with cruiser USS Juneau (CLAA-19) in background. From the collection of James Buchman.		Rick Palmer
	47k	Refueling at sea circa 1947.		Jerry Stodola
	61k	As above.		Jerry Stodola
	68k	As above.		Jerry Stodola
	61k	As above.		Jerry Stodola
	79k	Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 6-2-51 to 7-13-51.		Maurice Howard
	20k	Circa 1953 as a DDE.		Rick Palmer
	169k	Taken in 1953 sent to me Jim Norris who was then a LTJG and disbursing officer.		Rick Palmer
	129k	USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) steaming in formation with Destroyer Squadron 36, during anti-submarine exercises of the Atlantic Fleet's Task Group ALFA, 6 November 1958. The destroyers are ((from top): USS Basilone (DDE-824); USS Damato (DDE-871); USS Robert L. Wilson (DDE-847); USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864); USS Holder (DDE-819) and USS New (DDE-818). Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	127k	USS Valley Forge (CVS-45) steaming in formation with Destroyer Squadron 36, during anti-submarine exercises of the Atlantic Fleet's Task Group ALFA, 6 November 1958. The destroyers are ((from top): USS Basilone (DDE-824); USS Damato (DDE-871); USS Robert L. Wilson (DDE-847); USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864); USS Holder (DDE-819) and USS New (DDE-818). Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	52k	Norfolk, August 1964		© Richard Leonhardt
	67k	Norfolk, August 1964		© Richard Leonhardt
	143k	USS New (DD-818) and USS Eaton (DD-510) during manuevers in the Pacific in 1967.		Rick Palmer
	23k	View from torpedo deck in 1967 going thru San Bernadino Straights in Philippines. The USS DuPont (DD-914) ahead and USS Pratt (DLG-13) is farthest ahead.		Rick Palmer
	55k	Christmas Eve 1967 in Pearl Harbor by ships photographer FTG 3 Larry Struck of the New. USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13), USS DuPont (DD-941) and USS New (DD-818).		Rick Palmer
	28k	Off San Diego in 1967 on way home from Veitnam, probably December 29th.		Rick Palmer
	177k	Looking aft over DASH deck January 1968 on way home to Norfolk.		Rick Palmer
	105k	USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5), USS New (DD-818) and USS Steinaker (DD-863) in August 1972 at Copenhagen, Denmark with USS Intrepid (CVS-11) berthed behind.		Jim Converse, Ltjg USNR, USS Intrepid (CVS-11)
	72k	Circa 1972, location unknown.		Rick Palmer
	35k	Norwegian Sea circa 1978.		Marc Piché
	51k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	46k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	19k	Ship's patch.		Rick Palmer

CDR Matthew Stelzner Schmidling    Apr 5 1946 - 1947
CDR Clarence Decker    1947 - 1948
CDR Henry Dixon Sturr    1948 - 1949
CDR George T. McDaniel Jr.    1950 - ?
CDR Robert Rennolds Crutchfield    Mar 1953 - May 5 1955 (Later RADM)
CDR Clifford Edson Caton    May 5 1955 - Aug 1957
CDR Warrington Crane Cobb    Jan 1963 - Oct 10 1964
CDR William J. Doyle    Oct 10 1964 - Jun 26 1965
CDR Harry D. Joynton    Jun 26 1965 - Dec 21 1966
CDR Joseph D. Nolan    Dec 21 1966 - Jul 7 1968
CDR Delma C. Robison Jr.    Jul 7 1968 - Feb 2 1970
CDR Otto W. Will III    Feb 2 1970 - Oct 18 1971
CDR Dwight Merle Agnew Jr.    Oct 18 1971 - Sep 11 1973
CDR Detlow M. Martinson Jr.    Sep 11 1973 - 1975
LCDR Robert L. Powers    1975 - Jun 18 1976
CDR Delma C. Robison Jr.    Jun 18 1976 - Jul 1 1976