USS Fletcher Crew Photos
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1942 - 1949

1942 fitting out crew
Fitting out crew 1942

Commissioning Officers, June 30, 1942
Commissioning Officers

Commissioning ceremony, June 30, 1942
Commissioning 1942

10-11-07, Bill Cole II, the son of Fletcher's first CO, displays a commissioning pennant presented to his father at the end of his tour on Fletcher along with his treasured binoculars, the same ones he used in battle. Photo courtesy of Dave McComb
Bill Cole II
the son of first CO

Photo taken in April 1943 in Sydney, Australia. REAR L-R: Lt.jg Fred Gressard, Lt. Irving J. Davenport, Lt.jg Arthur H. Murray, Lt. John G. Hughes, Lt.jg J. Stark Hamilton, Lt.jg Walter S. Sullivan, Lt.Cmdr Robert D. McGinnis, Ens. William Steiger, Lt. Raynham Townshend Jr., Lt.jg Donald C. Sinclair, Lt.jg Alvin C. Wilson. FRONT L-R: Lt.jg Donald J. Amato, Ens. Frank D. Eaton, Ens. J. Paul Banister Jr., Lt.jg Walter C. Classen, Ens. Clinton C. Ternstrom. Photo courtesy John O'Neill, USS Nicholas 1943-1946.
Officers, April 1943

Captain Robert P. Briscoe, CO of DesRon 5 and the Cactus Strike Force flew his flag in Fletcher in early 1943. This undated US Navy photo was taken near Guadalcanal.
Capt. R P. Briscoe

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson. WWII Crew 1

The signal gang in 1944. Upper left is William Richardson who was attached to the flag of CDD42. Photo courtesy of his son William 'Skip' Richardson. Upper right is Bud Hiskey. WWII Crew 2

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson. WWII Crew 3

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson. WWII Crew 4

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 5

E. Division, early 1945. Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 6

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 7

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 8

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 9

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 10

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 11

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 12

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 13

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 14

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
WWII Crew 15

Taken in March 1944 at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. Photo courtesy John O'Neill, USS Nicholas 1943-1946.
Officers, March 1944

The ship's mascot 'GQ', October 1944. Photo courtesy of William Richardson.
Mascot “GQ” 1944

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
King & Queen

CO, Commander John L. Foster, early 1945. Photo courtesy of Marlon Piper.
Cmdr. John L. Foster

1942. Photo courtesy of Marlon Piper
SM3 “Luke” Lukacik

40mm gun crew on Mt. 43 in early 1945. Photo courtesy of William Richardson. 40mm gun crew

Photo courtesy of Marlon Piper
Officers May 1945

Fletcher sailors on liberty in war torn Manila, April 1945. Photo courtesy of Marlon Piper.
Manila 1945

Shellbacks 1944

Late 1945. Photo courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
Gun crew 1945

Robert E. Wilkinson, f2c, late 1945. Photo courtesy of his daughter, Linda Ayotte-Messner
Robert Wilkinson

Painting the torpedo tubes
Chip and paint

Photo courtesy of William 'Skip' Richardson.
Polywog

Hawaii, 1945. Robert Wilkinson on the left, Photo courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
Hawaii 1945

Courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
Late 1945

A working party on Corregidor, March 3, 1945. Photo courtesy of William Richardson.
Corregidor 1945

II Division, late 1945. Photo courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
II Div. late 1945

After engine room crew, late 1945. Allard, Anderson, Boyd, Beeker, Peterson, Simmons, Tyler & Staehli. Photo courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
Engineers 1945

Richard Crow & Robert Boyd, late 1945. Photo courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
Snipes 1945

Quarterdeck watch, late 1945. Ltjg Charles Canfield, RdM3c Charles Daws & S1c James Hayes. Photo courtesy of Linda Ayotte-Messner
Late 1945

 


1950 - 1959

Official U.S. Navy Photo, Ship's Company October 1951
Ship’s Company 1951

Ship's company August 1952. Photo courtesy of Bob McCurley
Ship’s Company 1952

Charles Roe standing on Mount 52 on the fantail, 1957. Photo couresy of Joe Davis.
Mount 52 portrait

Left to right: Hoyt Coker, Wayne Bryce, Joe Davis, Dennis Vosocsky, Eli Bourgeois. Seated: Bob Cory. Photo courtesy of Joe Davis.
Fantail portrait 1957

Chief Kontze at Midway Island, November 26, 1953
The Chief

Starboard Side Refueling, Formosa Straits 1957
Refueling station 1957

Courtesy of Muriel Reeves (top row, far right)
Supply Div. 1952

Enlisted Men's Club, Pearl Harbor circa 1951. Seated left to right. George Broxson FC3, Loni Miller, Cecil Torrence FTSN, Winfred McSween YO3, Unknown(believed to be in the supply gang), Eldon Davis FC3, Bob Glasscock FC3, Jim Wiles SK3. Standing left to right Jim Holman FC1, Hester GMSN. Photo courtesy of Cecil Torrence.
EM Club early 1950s

Hawaiian Village circa1951. L to R: Harold 'Bruce' Campbell, Bill Henson, Al Nathe, Fred Huelson, Jerry Koch, Robert Pardo. Photo courtesy of Al Nathe.
Honolulu 1951

1952 Deck Division. Photo courtesy of Bob McCurley
Deck Div. 1952

L to R: Robert L. Robinson, Tina, unknown, Johnnie Johnson, Frank Vasquez & Lewis. Ship's Party, Polynesian Village, Honolulu, 1953.
Ship’s party 1953

Photo courtesy of Al Nathe.
Engineer gang 1950

Gil Teclaw on the fantail while the ship is doing 25 knots.
Fantail 1951

Eli Bourgeois and Buck Locke in 1957, photo courtesy of Eli Bourgeois Eli & Buck 1957

Carl Becker, circa 1958. Photo courtesy of Eli Bourgeois
Carl Becker

Al Nathe remembers how it was at the 1991 reunion in Baton Rouge. Photo courtesy of Al Nathe.
Ah, the good ol’ days

On the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge. L-R: Jerry Koch, Gene Oaks, Buzz Schultz, Al Nathe & Harold 'Bruce' Campbell. Photo courtesy of Al Nathe.
1950s crew in 1991

 


1960 - 1969

Sea & Anchor detail on the fantail as the ship entered Hong Kong, March 21, 1969
Sea & Anchor detail

John English and James Marcantel show their muscle next to the depth charge rack on the fantail. August 1968. Photo courtesy of David Lesher.
Showoffs!

Working on the Hedgehog Mounts
Hedgehog mount