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0639102 |
224k | Official U.S. Coast Guard WWII Public Affairs photo of USS Chambers (DE 391), also included is the rear of the photo describing the ship in action. David's Dad, Bennie Hanus, was a wartime crewmember of Chambers. | David Hanus | |
0639103 |
102k | 11 June 1952: Commissioning into USCG as WDE 491 | - | |
0639104 |
48k | circa 1952: shortly after USCG commissioning | Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
0639106 |
414k | undated: Port quarter view of the radar picket destroyer escort USS Chambers (DE 391) after her DER conversion. (U.S. Navy photo #L45-47.07.02 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) |
Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager | |
0639105 |
116k | 02 April 1958: At Lisbon, Portugal | Karl A. Emrich RMC, USN (ret.) |
Memorabilia |
Ship's Lighter Courtesy of Mike Smolinski |
Chambers History |
View the USS Chambers (DE 391) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site. |
Chambers' Commanding Officers Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler |
Dates of Command | Commanding Officers |
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1.) 22 Nov. 1943 – 23 Oct. 1944 | Cmdr. Harry Augustine Loughlin, USCG (USCGA '29) |
2.) 23 Oct. 1944 - | Lcdr. Warner Keith Thompson Jr., USCG (USCGA '33) |
3.) 01 Jun. 1955 – 05 Feb. 1957 | Cmdr. George Kingsbury Dress, USN |
4.) 05 Feb. 1957 – 26 Jun. 1958 | Lcdr. / Cmdr. Robert J. Loomis, USN |
5.) 26 Jun. 1958 – 22 Dec. 1959 | Lcdr. C. T. McGrath, USN |
6.) 22 Dec. 1959 – 20 Jun. 1960 | Lcdr. Claiborne Sheldon Bradley, USN (USNA '48B) (Chicago, Ill.) |
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