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No Photo Available | - | Lt. Col. Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC was born on 20 August 1906 in Chester, Pennsylvania, accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corp Reserve in March 1929, after resigning a commission in the Army Reserve held from 1927. A veteran of action at Guadalcanal and New Georgia, he was fatally wounded at Cape Torokina, Bougainville on 1 November 1943, as he led his Marine Raider battalion against entrenched Japanese positions. For his valiant and inspiring leadership he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 155k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 195k | Undated, location unknown. | - |
| 100k | Undated, McCaffery and sisters Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and Norris (DD-859) | Bill Maslak |
| 144k | February 1947, Approaching San Diego. She is flying the "Homeward Bound Pennant" | Bill Maslak |
| 166k | Navy Photo 3497-4-49, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) with USS McCaffery (DD 860) at Mare Island on 28 April 1949. Note that Mt. 52 has been removed and replace with a MK 15 Hedgehog ASW rocket launcher. | Darryl Baker |
| 171k | Navy Photo 3499-4-49, amidships looking aft plan view of USS Fred T. Berry (DDE 858) with USS McCaffery (DD 860) outboard at Mare Island on 28 April 1949. | Darryl Baker |
| 71k | Original silhouette, prior to 1949 conversation | Bill Maslak |
| 147k | Three photos of the two Gearing class DDE conversions. The ships, USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and USS McCaffery are shown at Mare Island Navy Yard on April 28, 1949. At this time the DDE symbol had not been applied to these ships and they were initially known as "ASW DDs". The conversions were minimal, mainly involving the replacement of #2 turret with a trainable hedgehog and the addition of an HF/DF mainmast aft. All 40mm mounts remain while the 20mm battery has been disabled, with the gun barrels removed, while leaving the mounts in place. | - |
| 90k | Post 1949 overhaul and conversion | Bill Maslak |
| 86k | Post 1949 overhaul and conversion | Bill Maslak |
| 75k | Post 1949 overhaul and conversion | Bill Maslak |
| 99k | Post 1949 overhaul and conversion | Bill Maslak |
| 88k | 1954, In DDE configuration | Bill Maslak |
| 117k | The J. P. Kennedy (DD-850), Fred T. Berry (DD-858) and McCaffery (DD-860) in Genoa, Italy May 6, 1954. | Larry Bohn |
| 76k | L-R, USS Keppler (DDE-765), USS Fred T. Berry (DDE-858), USS Norris (DDE-859), USS McCaffery (DDE-860) and USS Harwood (DDE-861 of DesRon 6 steaming through the Caribbean in June 1956. | Robert Hurst |
| 42k | Off Turkey during the Med. cruise of 1957 | Nick Donatiello YNM2 1957-1959 |
| 121k | Kiel Canal, June 1964 | Bill Maslak |
| 57k | USS McCaffery (DD 860) starboard side to USS Bigelow
(DD 942) at Kiel, Germany, 1964. Photo taken from Belgian Minesweeper G. Truffant (M 908). Belgian Navy photo. | Joe Radigan |
| 62k | Norfolk, July 1964 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 74k | 1965 (Approx), After FRAM Overhaul and conversion | Bill Maslak |
| 96k | Grand Harbor, Malta, January 21 1966 | Bill Maslak |
| 69k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |
| 36k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski |