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Elmer Foster Montgomery was born 3 April 1913 in Kalispell, Montana. Graduating from Kalispell High School in 1930, he went to Montana State University for a year and in 1934 he attended Wilson's Modern Business College in Seattle, Wash. Working at a number of jobs, he was also a member of the Montana State National Guard from 1928 to 1931. Enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve on 10 November 1942, he was promoted to Sergeant, having attained that rank while in the National Guard. Following recruit training at San Diego, Cal. he was assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, School Battalion at Camp Elliot, Cal. On 16 September 1943, Sergeant Montgomery joined Company "D", 1st Armored Amphibious Tractor Battalion, Fleet Marine Force.
Embarking aboard LST 121 at San Diego, the unit arrived in the Marshall Islands later that month. In May 1944 he joined Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Division and served at Guam, Marianas Islands, and Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands. Though all his service had been as a clerk and administrator, he served in combat as a rifleman with a platoon of Company "C", 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine division. On 11 March 1945 he was reported missing in action on Iwo Jima. On 17 August 1945 he was declared killed in action. For extraordinary heroism during that campaign he was awarded the Navy Cross.
USS Elmer Montgomery (DE 1082) (1971-1993) was the first ship to be named in his honor.
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21 November 1970: Westwego, La. - Just prior launching at Avondale Shipyard |
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21 November 1970: Westwego, La. - Just after launching at Avondale Shipyard |
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14 September 1971: the Gulf of Mexico - Taken while on Builder's Sea Trials. (Photo from the U.S. Naval Photographic Center, Naval Station, Washington DC) |
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December 1971: Boston, Mass. - Montgomery's mount 51 on a snowy day at the Boston Naval Shipyard. |
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early 1972: at sea - Looking aft from Montgomery's foc'sl. |
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16 January 1972: Boston, Mass. - Vehicles being secured to the deck of Montgomery's DASH hanger prior to the ship moving from the Boston Naval Shipyard to Norfolk. |
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March 1972: at sea in the Caribbean - Preparing for an underway replenishment, taken near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. |
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30 March 1972: at sea - The crew enjoying a "Picnic" while enroute from Guantanamo Bay to Norfolk. |
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30 March 1972: at sea - Another shot of the "Picnic" at sea. The person (rear, left) waving is the CO, Cmdr. Palmer. |
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April 1972: The plankowner wardroom at the Norfolk Naval Station. From left to right: (front row) Lt. Robert Shade, Lt.(jg) Richard Gibson, Lt.(jg) Gilbert Gonzales, Lcdr Robin Shoop, Cmdr Leslie Palmer, Lt.(jg) Raymond Hartman, Lt. Thomas Lyons, Ens. Leonard Christy (rear row) Ens. Michael Girman, Lt.(jg) Clinton Smith, Ens. James Cross, Ens. Michael Rand, Lt. Dewey Holley, Ens. Jerry Thompson, Lt. William Shaw, Lt.(jg) Richard Fitzpatrick, Ens.John Ruey. |
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November 1972: the Caribbean Sea - Mount 51 ejecting a spent shell casing after firing a round, taken off Culebra Island, PR. |
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circa 1973 |
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October 1973: Taken in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea during the Arab - Israel War, USS Elmer Montgomery steams with the Kennedy Battle Group formation of 12 ships, southward of Gavdos Island, near Crete. The photos were shot from the Soviet Kashin class DDG Krasny Krim as she shadowed the Battle Group. |
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1974: Gulf Of Aden - Taken during operations with the French Navy (Official French Navy photo) |
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1974: Macamedes, Angola (Photo © James H. Hopper) |
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1975: taken off the Virginia Capes |
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sometime between 1974 & 1976: Montgomery launching a MK 44 or Mk 46 exercise torpedo from port-side fixed-train MK 32 torpedo tube. Taken between 1974 and 1976. (Photo © Craig Vance) |
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25 October 1980: Barcellona, Spain |
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11/25/1981: Port Said, Egypt - Approaching the Suez Canal. This photo shows configuration before hurricane bow and CIWS were installed. (Note: I was on Montgomery the day that photo was taken, it was two days before Thanksgiving in 1981 at Port Said Egypt, we were laying over before going through the Suez Canal waiting for a civilian convoy to form up so we could escort them through the zone. We traveled through the zone on Thanksgiving day 1981 on our way to the Persian Gulf. I remember this photo specificly because it was used as the front page of our cruise book, the Egyptians took this photo as we were being escorted into the port and sold copies of it to crew members. Charles A. Duszynski, GMG2, 1980-1986) |
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7 May 1985: At sea off the Virginia Capes - A port view of the USS Elmer Montgomery (FF 1082) underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-01946 from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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20 May 1986: At sea off the Virginia Capes - An elevated port bow view of Elmer Montgomery underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-87-01431 from the DVIC) |
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January 1988: At sea - A port bow view of Elmer Montgomery firing its Mark 42 5-inch/54-caliber gun to port. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-88-03653 by Malcolm Muir, Phd, from the DVIC) |
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2 September 1988: At sea - A port bow view of Elmer Montgomery underway during exercise West Wind '88. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-02684 by PH3 Haley from the DVIC) |
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2 September 1988: At sea - Crew members observe from the port bridge wing as Elmer Montgomery participates in an underway replenishment during exercise West Wind '88. (US Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-02701 by PHAN Myers from the DVIC) |
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2 September 1988: At sea - Crewmen aboard Elmer Montgomery stand by to receive a refueling hose from the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59) while participating in an underway replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-02686 by PH3 Haley from the DVIC) |
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2 September 1988: At sea - The bow of Elmer Montgomery plows through heavy seas during exercise West Wind '88. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-89-02685 by PH3 Haley from the Defense Visual Information Center) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - A port bow view of Elmer Montgomery as she comes alongside the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59) during the allied forces exercise Team Work '88. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03005 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - A port bow view of Elmer Montgomery as she comes alongside Forrestal. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03006 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - A port bow view of Elmer Montgomery coming alongside Forrestal. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03007 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - Officers and crew watch from the superstructure of Elmer Montgomery as their ship comes alongside Forrestal during allied forces exercise Team Work '88. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03004 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - Crewmen at an underway replenishment station aboard Elmer Montgomery haul in on a line as they make preparations to receive fuel. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03010 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - Fuel lines trail in the water as they are passed from Forrestal to Elmer Montgomery. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03008 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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5 September 1988: At sea - A hose stretches from Forrestal to Elmer Montgomery as Montgomery takes on fuel from Forrestal. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-90-03009 by PH3 Camerer from the DVIC) |
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January 1991: At sea - Flight deck crewmen watch as Elmer Montgomery steams alongside the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) during Operation Desert Shield. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-01987 by Lcdr Dave Parsons from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport, Fla. - Sailors on the pier handle mooring lines as Elmer Montgomery docks in port. The ship is one of five vessels of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV 60) Battle Group that has just returned to Mayport following deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-09977 by PH3 Bent from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport - Friends and family members gathered on the pier cheer the return of Elmer Montgomery. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-06952 by Julie Irwin from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport - Two girls wave flags as they stand in the crowd gathered to welcome Elmer Montgomery returning to Mayport after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-06951 by Julie Irwin from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport - Crew members aboard Elmer Montgomery look out from the railing upon the vessel's return to port along with four other ships of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV 60) Battle Group. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-07726 by PH3 Lorrie Hughes-Smith from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport - Crew members aboard Elmer Montgomery look out from the railing upon the vessel's return to port. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-07724 by PH3 Lorrie Hughes-Smith from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport - Crew members aboard Elmer Montgomery wait for the accommodation ladder to be moved into place after tying up at the pier. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-06947 by Julie Irwin from the DVIC) |
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28 March 1991: Naval Station Mayport - Family members and friends crowd onto the accommodation ladder to go aboard Elmer Montgomery. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-91-06941 by Julie Irwin from the DVIC) |
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1991: Rounding the tip of South America - Returning from escorting USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) around the Horn after her SLEP overhaul. |
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January 1992: Naval Station Mayport - Elmer Montgomery lies tied up to the pier at the naval station. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SC-92-04784 by OS2 John Bouvia from the DVIC) |
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October / November 1992: Shown on the left during her last underway period, Canadian Fleet Ops. HMCS Preserver (510) is in the center, USS Clark (FFG 11) to the right. |
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