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	94k	Carl Theodore Vogelgesang was born on 11 January 1869 at North Branch, Calif. and was appointed a naval cadet (the name at that time applied to young men studying at the Naval Academy) on 6 September 1886. On 6 June 1890, he graduated from the Academy and began active duty on board Alliance as a passed naval cadet. At the completion of his requisite two years of sea duty before final graduation, he was commissioned an ensign on 14 July 1892 to date from 1 July 1892. Successive tours of duty on board Adams and Mohican occupied his time until 1895 when he was ordered to Washington, D.C., for duty in the Bureau of Navigation. Detached from that post on 29 August 1896, Ens. Vogelgesang reported to the gunboat Bancroft on 3 September. That ship remained his home through the Spanish-American War. Vogelgesang served in her during convoy escort missions and on blockade duty off Havana and near the Isle of Pines. Tours of duty in Celtic and at the New York Navy Yard in conjunction with the fitting out of Kentucky (Battleship No. 6) and Wisconsin (Battleship No. 9) followed. On 6 June 1904, he returned to the Bureau of Navigation for a two-year tour of duty as navigator on board Louisiana (Battleship No. 19), during which he attained the rank of lieutenant commander on 1 July 1905. A fifteen-month assignment from June 1906 to September 1907 was followed by his first command, Mayflower. That tour of duty ended in March 1908 when he transferred to Wisconsin as navigator. In May 1909, Lt. Comdr. Vogelgesang reported for duty ashore once more, this time to study at the Naval War College at Newport, R.I. On 2 May 1911, near the end of his assignment at the war college, Vogelgesang was promoted to full commander. On 2 May 1912, he transferred to Wyoming (Battleship No. 32) to fit her out. When she was commissioned, he assumed duty as her executive officer. In late January 1914, Cpmdr. Vogelgesang was ordered to Des Moines (Cruiser No. 15) which he commanded until 23 October. On 21 November 1914, he reported for duty at the Naval War College and remained there until the beginning of 1917, when he became Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet. Just after assuming the duties of that office, he received his promotion to captain, to date from 29 August 1916. In January 1918, Capt. Vogelgesang relinquished his position as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief Asiastic Fleet, and reported to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as senior officer of the American naval commission. On 9 January 1919, Capt. Vogelgesang took charge of the fitting out of Idaho (Battleship No. 42) at Camden, N.J., and assumed command of her when that battleship was placed in commission on 24 March 1919. He commanded Idaho until June 1920 when he became the Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. A year later, Capt. Vogelgesang became Commandant, 3d Naval District, at New York. That tour of duty lasted until November 1922 when he received orders to organize and lead the United States Naval Mission to Brazil. For the next two years, he and his staff joined their Brazilian counterparts in reorganizing the Brazilian Navy. During his two years in Brazil, he helped to strengthen the warm and enduring friendship between that nation and the United States. Early in that assignment, he was promoted to rear admiral, to date from 16 October 1922. Rear Admiral Vogelgesang completed his mission in South America in January 1925 and returned to the United States on 7 February. On 3 April, he broke his flag in New York (BB-34) and became Commander, Battleship Division 2 of the Scouting Fleet. In June 1926, he was detached from command of Battleship Division 2 and took command of the Light Cruiser Division, Scouting Fleet. That tour of duty was abbreviated when Rear Admiral Vogelgesang entered the Naval Hospital, Washington, D.C., for treatment of a kidney ailment. He died there on 16 February 1927.		Bill Gonyo
	103k	Undated, Valetta, Malta.		Mike Pizzuto
	110k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	98k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	68k	Undated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.		Mike Smolinski
	130k	Undated, USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) preparing to get underway for her last cruise with the USS Damato (DD-871) inboard.		Ed Zajkowski
	140k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert King
	256k	USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) underway, location unknown. Note SH-3A Sea King with dipping sonar lowered hovering overhead. United States Navy, Official.		Robert Hurst
	77k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	100k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	78k	USS Midway (CVB-41) during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 October 1947 to 11 March 1948 anchored at Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy. Nearest to the camera is the Gearing-class destroyer USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) with a Cleveland-class light cruisers visible behind, either USS Manchester (CL-83) or USS Providence (CL-82). Photo by Charles J. Beggy, Jr., ET2, USN (ret.) from USS Midway website.		Robert Hurst
	130k	1959 picture of VOGELGESANG before her FRAM conversion while she was still in her all gun and surface torpedo configuration.		Captain Vincent Cooke, USN (Ret)
	46k	1959 picture of VOGELGESANG that was used on her Christmas cards beginning in 1959.		Ronald B. Kellar
	146k	December 1960, "Solant Amity cruise," guests aboard in Freetown, Sierra Leone.		Ed Zajkowski
	47k	Deck hands, Seaman Chuck Baade, Maurice Lamore and Paul Resnick, scrubbing mattress racks at Charleston in Mid 1961.		Robert King
	97k	Robert King GMG3 standing and Hubert Holt GMGSN sitting on the 3 inch 50 Mount in March 1962.		Robert King
	35k	Gunners working on Aft 3"/50 during March 1962 in the Atlantic. Note the refueling tripod is set up.		Robert King
	47k	New York July 1962.		Marc Piché
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1963-1964				Robert King
	95k	(L-R) GMG2 Troxtell, GMG3 King and GMG3 Kerry working on Mount 53 (5"/38) during 1963 in the Atlantic.		Robert King
	118k	Taking a break on the fantail somewhere in the Atlantic during 1963.		Robert King
	104k	Kingston, Jamaica in 1963, Robert is to the right.		Robert King
	114k	Kingston, Jamaica, Torpedoman Striker Lacky in front of a triple mount during 1963 in Jamaica.		Robert King
	49k	Robert standing After Steering Watch during 1963 in the Atlantic.		Robert King
	82k	Plane Guarding for the USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) during 1963 in the Atlantic..		Robert King
March 1964 photo album - John was a member of the DASH Team at this time.				John Williams
	65k	Norfolk, August 1964		© Richard Leonhardt
	61k	Off DaNang, Vietnam 1967 refueling from the USS Ponchatoula (AO-148).		Barry Litchfield
	58k	Off DaNang, Vietnam 1967 refueling from the USS Ponchatoula (AO-148).		Barry Litchfield
	69k	Off DaNang, Vietnam 1967 refueling from the USS Ponchatoula (AO-148).		Barry Litchfield
	111k	Circa November 1967 - September 1968 in dry dock in La Spezia, Italy to fix a rudder with George in front.		George Brock
	97k	Circa November 1967 - September 1968, DASH QH50c operations.		George Brock
	127k	Circa November 1967 - September 1968, replenishment by helo.		George Brock
	141k	Circa November 1967 - September 1968, as seen from the USS Putnam (DD-757) coming back from Rio.		George Brock
	177k	As above.		George Brock
	84k	As above.		George Brock
	151k	Radio Shack Gang circa 1970.		Steve Schmidt
	185k	Christmas lights at the D&S Piers, Norfolk, VA in 1970.		Steve Schmidt
	169k	Circa 1975, location unknown.		Wolfgang Hechler
Welcome Aboard pamphlet - circa 1977				Wolfgang Hechler
	157k	Newport, RI in September 1977.		Ed Zajkowski
	125k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	122k	As above.		Ed Zajkowski
	63k	Mayport Florida, April 1978		© Richard Leonhardt
	74k	Newport, RI in 1980.		Ed Zajkowski
	114k	USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883) and USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) in Newport, RI circa 1980.		Ed Zajkowski
	256k	Mist surrounds three docked destroyers. The destroyers are, from left to right: the USS Manley (DD-940), the USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) and the USS Edson (DD-946), April 1 1982. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.		Bill Gonyo
	48k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	45k	Ship's patch.		Tom Gamstetter
	81k	DesRon 4 plaque, USS Gearing (DD-710), USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711), USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822), USS Vogelgesang (DD-862), USS Harold J. Ellison (DD-864), USS Dyess (DD-880), USS Bordelon (DD-881) and USS Furse (DD-882). Courtesy of Foro 11a Escuadrilla de Escoltas (http://www.destructorchurruca.es.vg/).		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez
	193k	Ship's patch.		Tommy Trampp
	246k	Ship's patch.		Tom Gamstetter
On Mexican Service
	28k	Quetzalcoatl is a deity of the cultures of Central America, the god of women, especially the chichimecas.		Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez
	82k	(L-R) USS Vogelgesang (DD-862) and USS John Rodgers (DD-574) in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico in July 2006. The Rodgers is being returned to Mobile Bay for restoration while the Vogelgesang will be sunk as an artificial reef. Photos by the restoration crew who made the trip to Mexico to bring the Rodgers home and strip whatever they could use from the Vogelgesang. The restoration crew muster was Ward Brewer (Captain), Ken Guiles (Number 1), John Donovan (Gunnery Officer), John Nowakowski (Chief Engineer), Sean Quigley (Able Seaman), Jeremy Byers (Able Seaman), Jim Nowak (Chief Photographer's Mate) and Rob Harshbarger (Intel Officer).		Tim Rizzuto/Anthony Finchum
	39k	Two views of the end of the Vogelgesang.		Steve Schmidt
	47k	As above.		Steve Schmidt

CDR Otto William Spahr Jr.    Apr 28 1945 - Jul 10 1946
CDR Gilven Max Slonim    Jul 10 1946 - Jan 17 1947
CDR Edward J. Foster    Jan 17 1947 - Jun 19 1948
CDR Clifford Smith Foster    Jun 19 1948 - Oct 22 1949
CDR Bryan Hooker Smith Jr.    Oct 22 1949 - Oct 4 1951
CDR Raymond Arthur Hundevadt    Oct 4 1951 - Feb 27 1953
CDR David Adrian Dickson    Feb 27 1953 - Dec 5 1954
CDR Stanley Edmund Wagenhals    Dec 5 1954 - Dec 28 1955
CDR William John Rogers Jr.    Dec 28 1955 - Mar 27 1958
CDR Richard George Shutt    Mar 27 1958 - Sep 12 1959
CDR Robert Payton Foreman    Sep 12 1959 - Oct 6 1961
CDR Charles H. Hayden    Oct 6 1961 -Mar 7 1962
LCDR E. R. Holler    Mar 7 1962 - Oct 31 1962
CDR James David Jenkins    Oct 31 1962 - Sep 1 1964
CDR John Henry Fitzgerel    Sep 1 1964 - Dec 23 1965
CDR Robert Anthony Kanak    Dec 23 1965 - Jun 24 1967
CDR Robert Eugene Miale    Jun 24 1967 - Feb 7 1969
CDR Ronald Alistair Campbell    Feb 7 1969 - May 10 1970
CDR George William Mau Jr.    May 10 1970 - Oct 22 1971
CDR Eugene Edward Sheehy    Oct 22 1971 - Jul 6 1973
CDR William Donald Daniels    Jul 6 1973 - Jun 11 1975 (Later RADM)
CDR Robert John Hiebner Jr.    Jun 11 1975 - Jun 19 1977
CDR Ronald Albert Resare    Jun 19 1977 - Dec 21 1979
CDR Robert Irving Vickers    Dec 21 1979 - May 16 1981
CDR Edwin Parmel Nicholson    May 16 1981 - Feb 24 1982

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