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To South Korea October 30 1972, renamed Jeong Buk.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| No Photo Available | - | Everett Frederick Larson was born on 3 September 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on 13 January 1942. Serving on Guadalcanal, Private First Class Larson was killed in action on 8 October 1942, while attempting to swim the Matankiau River under heavy enemy fire to rescue a wounded comrade. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for this selfless courage, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded his division for its actions on Guadalcanal. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 64k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 98k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 113k | Photo #: NH 98647. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) commissioning ceremonies on the destroyer's after deck, 6 April 1945. Taken at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 125k | Photo #: NH 98648. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) the National Ensign is raised during the destroyer's commissioning ceremonies, 6 April 1945. Taken at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 113k | Sixth Fleet warships anchored off the city, during a "good will" visit, 2 March 1950. Note Navy personnel on the landing at left centre, with United States and Turkish flags flying nearby. Ships present are from left to right: USS Glennon (DD-840); USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865); USS Newport News (CA-148); USS Everett F. Larson (DDR-830) and USS Midway (CVB-41). Photo No 80-G-413452. | Robert Hurst | |
| 115k | USS Gherardi (DMS-30), USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Benner (DD-807) and USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) in Algiers May 20, 1954. | Larry Bohn | |
| 130k | Photo #: NH 51054. USS Everett F. Larson (DDR-830) underway in May 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 90k | Photo #: NH 98645. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) comes alongside USS Mispillion (AO-105) to refuel, during operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, October 1967. Photographed by PH1 Don Grantham, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 104k | Photo #: NH 98644. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 16 April 1969. Photographed by PH2 G.W. MacDonald, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 85k | USS Frank E. Evans's stern section tied up alongside USS Everett F. Larsson (DD-830), after she was cut in two in a collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. The ships were participating in Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation exercises in the South China Sea when the collision occurred, 2 June 1969. Photographed by PH2 J.C.Borovoy, USN (Photo No NH 98659). | Robert Hurst | |
| 123k | SH-3 Sea King helicopters from USS Kearsage (CVS-33) join rescue operations over the stern section of the USS Frank E.Evans (DD-754), as USS Everett F.Larsson (DD-830) stands ready to offer assistance (at right). A RAN frigate is also present (Photo No NH 98649). | Robert Hurst | |
| 49k | The stern section of Evans secured alongside USS Everett F. Larson (DD 830). | Fabio Peņa | |
| 147k | Photo #: NH 98646. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) fires her forward 5"/38 guns while supporting South Vietnamese troops in Vietnam's Military Region One, 1972. Photographed by PH1 C.R. Pedrick, USN. This image was received by the Naval Photographic Center in May 1972. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 51k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 64k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 26k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
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| 79k | ROKS Dae Gu (DD-917) ex-USS Wallace L. Lind and ROKS Jeon Buk (DD-916) ex-USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830). | Kyeong Weon, Cheon | |
| 87k | ROKS Dae Gu (DD-917) ex-USS Wallace L. Lind and ROKS Jeon Buk (DD-916) ex-USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) at National Security Experience Park, Jeongdongjin, Gangwon-Do. | Kyeong Weon, Cheon | |
| 62k | November 28 1981, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
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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