My father served on the USS Dixie (AD-14) which was a destroyer tender. Being 18 he was not thrilled at being put on a auxiliary ship. He wanted to go out with the greyhounds and get into the action. He was a photographer, mate, and one of the destroyers alongside had a sailor with a similar rate who wanted to get off the tin can, so my dad and the sailor typed up transfer request and presented them to their respective executive officers. My dad said that his XO looked at him and said you don’t wanna leave and tore up his transfer request in front of him. My dad told me that the destroyer that he was going to hopefully transfer to was sunk in the southwest Pacific about two weeks after that and that about 75% of her crew went down with her he looked at that as some type of divine intervention and remained on the Dixie for the remainder of the war. Now we know that people sometimes tend to exaggerate but a couple years back. I read a book about life on a destroyer in the southwest Pacific during WW two and I recall reading about a destroyer that was serviced by the Dixie and then later sunk so I am assuming that what my dad passed on Was pretty much the truth.
*_Dulce et Decorum Est_* The unscrupulous, the personalities that gravitate toward power use that youthful Zeal & the old lie about Glory to further their own ends & agendas. Those of us who have been there, done that, got the t-shirt & tried the veal know better & take what steps we can to mitigate & ameliorate that youthful zeal, ignorance & naïveté.
@@RetiredSailor60 I was stationed as a Marine at Camp Pendleton in 1975. The Dixie was based in San Diego so one Sunday I went down and walked up the gangway, showed my USMC ID, and said my dad was aboard the Dixie from 1943-45 and a CPO had a Sailor give me a tour. It was pretty cool to see where my dad served.
I served on the USS Henry W Tucker (DD875) from 1969-71 homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. The ship was commissioned in 1945. We were deployed to Vietnam many times for various roles. You lived in close quarters with 300+ other sailors. It was a close knit group and I'm still in contact with some of the officers and men I served with. I served my entire two year active duty tour aboard this ship and I'm glad it was a destroyer. Many good memories.
Thanks for the comments My uncle served on USS Massey, 778, Alan Sumner Class And USS Dyess, 880, Gearing Class Main Propulsion Asst. Lt (jg) Deployed to Vietnam Nam twice … slightly before your time 1966-1968 time frame
Served on the USS Southerland DD743 in 79 awaiting nuke school. A FRAM reserve tin can, the crew camaraderie was great. They all lived in San Diego and were used to pushbutton POs coming through, so it was fun af. There was no shortage of things to do in town, the weather was gorgeous, and after four months my LPO gave me great reviews. The drills and target exercises really got exciting, but as a training vessel we were spared from long patrols & it was peacetime. I was a 3rd Class Electricians Mate, so my duty station was ship's switchboard underway and aft steering gear for sea & anchor detail. As an old guy I suggest greyhound service for youngsters considering the military. It looks like newer ships are pretty badass. I strongly recommend the Navy to everybody fit to serve or hoping to be. If you do the hard work now you will benefit in ways you cannot imagine, and you will be grateful that you persisted.
I'm glad you included the word's to the song. I remember the Kingston Trio singing the Woody Guthrie song back in the late 50s when I was about 5y/o. At the beginning of the video, at the first mention of the ship, all I could remember was "Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?" I never had any idea what the song was about. Now I know!
Yes! That caught my ear too! And your mention of the Kingston Trio resurrected my memories too! I play acoustic guitar nowadays..I play a bluegrass version of "Takes a Worried Man to Sing Worried Song"..👍
The GEARING Class (DD-710) of destroyers were definitely built to last and survive battle damage. My Dad served on the GEARING in the early 50's as Operations Officer and XO. I served as Communications Officer on USS HAWKINS (DD-873) (now a FRAM 1) in the mid 70's. The HAWKINS was one of the first ships to enter Tokyo Bay at the end of WWII and was retired from the U.S. Navy in the late 70's. She was sold/transferred to the Taiwanese Navy and steamed for at least another 10 years as the ROCS Tze Yang. Her forward superstructure was later removed (bridge, radar mast, forward gun mount, etc.), and is on display in front of the library at the Zuoying Naval Academy, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
I spent 3 Winters on the waters of the North Atlantic and North Sea playing tag with Ivan during the 70s portion of the Cold War onboard the USS LUCE DDG - 38 . I was always enthralled by the History of the Destroyer in the Atlantic
If you can find a copy, Theodore Roscoe had a book, published by the Naval Institute Press, titled 'United States Destroyer Operations in World War II'. There was a copy in our ship's library, and I read it while on a deployment back in '69. I located my own copy on e-bay about a year ago. And yeah, the North Atlantic could get right choppy at times.
@@stargazer5784 Well, more than once I had one foot on the deck and the other on a bulkhead when things really kicked up. Tin cans aren't noted for their ride in foul weather. The only good thing was that so many of the crew would get seasick that I could make repeat trips through the chow line
I served in the US Navy in the 70's and I don't recall any second lieutenants. The Navy calls them Ensigns. A first lieutenant in the Marine corps is a Lieutenant JG in the Navy, and a MC captain (two silver bars) is a Navy Lieutenant.
Wasn't it Churchill that said " The truth is so valuable, that it's hidden by a bodyguard of lies. Germany had no intentions of peace, nor did the US after Pearl Harbor. Great series THG! All the best!
Thank you for the work you do putting together the videos! History should always be remembered in the hope that we don’t repeat the mistakes made in the past. Thanks again!
My father served on a four stacker and I’d love to research just how to find his service record so I can create a chador box for his memory. Dad passed in November 1999 at 74
USS Jacob Jones, USS Johnston, USS Samuel B Roberts, USS Edsall... Amazing Stories! But there are fictional ships that are named after actual people who were as worthy & also have history that deserves to be remembered; Roger Young and Charles deGlopper. Rodger Young's name was used for the ship transporting the Starship Troopers in Heinlein's novel, and Charles deGlopper's name was used for a transport in John Ringo's March up country novel. *Real men who performed real heroic fests that also deserve to be remembered. Please look them up, read their stories. I think you'll find it worth your time, and it's worth keeping them memories alive.*
my first was DD 727, De Haven, second was DDG 17, Tattnall. greyhounds forever. yeh, i'm very old. my father often cursed FDR. he was a USMC AA gunner aboard USS Pennsy at pearl harbor 7 dec 1941. trivia: decades ago, it was considered a tourist attraction in Va Beach to be at the beach at night to watch merchantmen being torpedoed by U=Boats.
Indeed. Fighters and armor also. But they found ways around that, loopholes to exploit. People being clever and sneaky and slick and exploiting loopholes always ends well😕
Lt Commander Howe was correct in not looking for survivors until he had air support. On 9/22/1914, the German U-Boat U-9 sank a British cruiser. Two other British cruisers stopped and began rescuing survivors. The U-9 sank them as well. Better safe than sorry...
I got drafted in the summer of my Junior High School Year. My Parents got them to let me finish High School In my Senior Year 1975 they Abolished the Draft, I had the choice of a Term Of Service or go to Collage After Graduating I went into the High Tech Ind "I built the Control Systems used in the Kitchen Galley's"
@spikespa5208 that's what power looks like, self censorship... The history of the ADL world really be a conversation piece. I hope you have a wonderful year.
My father served on the USS Dixie (AD-14) which was a destroyer tender. Being 18 he was not thrilled at being put on a auxiliary ship. He wanted to go out with the greyhounds and get into the action. He was a photographer, mate, and one of the destroyers alongside had a sailor with a similar rate who wanted to get off the tin can, so my dad and the sailor typed up transfer request and presented them to their respective executive officers. My dad said that his XO looked at him and said you don’t wanna leave and tore up his transfer request in front of him. My dad told me that the destroyer that he was going to hopefully transfer to was sunk in the southwest Pacific about two weeks after that and that about 75% of her crew went down with her he looked at that as some type of divine intervention and remained on the Dixie for the remainder of the war. Now we know that people sometimes tend to exaggerate but a couple years back. I read a book about life on a destroyer in the southwest Pacific during WW two and I recall reading about a destroyer that was serviced by the Dixie and then later sunk so I am assuming that what my dad passed on Was pretty much the truth.
Even exaggerated a bit, I swear they always have the BEST stories. Thank you for sharing!
It was the officer that ripped up the request, who saved his life.
*_Dulce et Decorum Est_*
The unscrupulous, the personalities that gravitate toward power use that youthful Zeal & the old lie about Glory to further their own ends & agendas. Those of us who have been there, done that, got the t-shirt & tried the veal know better & take what steps we can to mitigate & ameliorate that youthful zeal, ignorance & naïveté.
I remember the Dixie well. Along with the Jason. I served on USS Cape Cod AD 43 1984-86.
@@RetiredSailor60 I was stationed as a Marine at Camp Pendleton in 1975. The Dixie was based in San Diego so one Sunday I went down and walked up the gangway, showed my USMC ID, and said my dad was aboard the Dixie from 1943-45 and a CPO had a Sailor give me a tour. It was pretty cool to see where my dad served.
I served on the USS Henry W Tucker (DD875) from 1969-71 homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. The ship was commissioned in 1945. We were deployed to Vietnam many times for various roles. You lived in close quarters with 300+ other sailors. It was a close knit group and I'm still in contact with some of the officers and men I served with. I served my entire two year active duty tour aboard this ship and I'm glad it was a destroyer. Many good memories.
thank you for your service
Thanks for the comments
My uncle served on USS Massey, 778, Alan Sumner Class
And USS Dyess, 880, Gearing Class
Main Propulsion Asst. Lt (jg)
Deployed to Vietnam Nam twice … slightly before your time 1966-1968 time frame
Served on the USS Southerland DD743 in 79 awaiting nuke school.
A FRAM reserve tin can, the crew camaraderie was great. They all lived in San Diego and were used to pushbutton POs coming through, so it was fun af. There was no shortage of things to do in town, the weather was gorgeous, and after four months my LPO gave me great reviews.
The drills and target exercises really got exciting, but as a training vessel we were spared from long patrols & it was peacetime.
I was a 3rd Class Electricians Mate, so my duty station was ship's switchboard underway and aft steering gear for sea & anchor detail.
As an old guy I suggest greyhound service for youngsters considering the military. It looks like newer ships are pretty badass.
I strongly recommend the Navy to everybody fit to serve or hoping to be. If you do the hard work now you will benefit in ways you cannot imagine, and you will be grateful that you persisted.
thank you for your service
I'm glad you included the word's to the song. I remember the Kingston Trio singing the Woody Guthrie song back in the late 50s when I was about 5y/o. At the beginning of the video, at the first mention of the ship, all I could remember was "Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?" I never had any idea what the song was about. Now I know!
Yes! That caught my ear too! And your mention of the Kingston Trio resurrected my memories too! I play acoustic guitar nowadays..I play a bluegrass version of "Takes a Worried Man to Sing Worried Song"..👍
The GEARING Class (DD-710) of destroyers were definitely built to last and survive battle damage. My Dad served on the GEARING in the early 50's as Operations Officer and XO. I served as Communications Officer on USS HAWKINS (DD-873) (now a FRAM 1) in the mid 70's. The HAWKINS was one of the first ships to enter Tokyo Bay at the end of WWII and was retired from the U.S. Navy in the late 70's. She was sold/transferred to the Taiwanese Navy and steamed for at least another 10 years as the ROCS Tze Yang. Her forward superstructure was later removed (bridge, radar mast, forward gun mount, etc.), and is on display in front of the library at the Zuoying Naval Academy, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
I spent 3 Winters on the waters of the North Atlantic and North Sea playing tag with Ivan during the 70s portion of the Cold War onboard the USS LUCE DDG - 38 .
I was always enthralled by the History of the Destroyer in the Atlantic
If you can find a copy, Theodore Roscoe had a book, published by the Naval Institute Press, titled 'United States Destroyer Operations in World War II'. There was a copy in our ship's library, and I read it while on a deployment back in '69. I located my own copy on e-bay about a year ago. And yeah, the North Atlantic could get right choppy at times.
@@maynardcarmer3148 Choppy on steroids. LOLOL
@@stargazer5784
Well, more than once I had one foot on the deck and the other on a bulkhead when things really kicked up. Tin cans aren't noted for their ride in foul weather. The only good thing was that so many of the crew would get seasick that I could make repeat trips through the chow line
I served in the US Navy in the 70's and I don't recall any second lieutenants. The Navy calls them Ensigns. A first lieutenant in the Marine corps is a Lieutenant JG in the Navy, and a MC captain (two silver bars) is a Navy Lieutenant.
Yep. Old squid here. 1971 to 1980.
@Paul-uw7us
Older squid here. Adams-class DDG 1967-1971
Sometimes pronounced "En-swine" if deserved.
Fletcher Class.
Best destroyer ever. Period.
Bar none.
AMEN Brother,DD577
Was a sexy looking destroyer for sure! I concur...😊👍
Wasn't it Churchill that said " The truth is so valuable, that it's hidden by a bodyguard of lies. Germany had no intentions of peace, nor did the US after Pearl Harbor. Great series THG! All the best!
Thank you History Guy
Another great lesson from the History Guy. It deserves to be remembered
My father was a WWII vet. He served on the USS Finch (DE-328).
Borie vs U405 seems like it might have been an inspiration for the great movie "The Enemy Below", one of the best war films ever made, imho.
My wife's father, William Gorman....age 16!!!!!!.....was a survivor of the USS Johnston......DD-557 at the Battle off Samar.........
Incredible.
One minute you signed up for ASW/Convoy escort duty, the next minute you're fighting for your life like Army infantry. Great episode.
I ❤ history!
I would hope you could do an episode on the USS Nicholas (DD-449), the most decorated American ship of the 20th century.
Thank you for the work you do putting together the videos!
History should always be remembered in the hope that we don’t repeat the mistakes made in the past.
Thanks again!
The story of the U-505 deserves to have been included, in this video....
My father served on a four stacker and I’d love to research just how to find his service record so I can create a chador box for his memory. Dad passed in November 1999 at 74
USS Jacob Jones, USS Johnston, USS Samuel B Roberts, USS Edsall... Amazing Stories! But there are fictional ships that are named after actual people who were as worthy & also have history that deserves to be remembered; Roger Young and Charles deGlopper. Rodger Young's name was used for the ship transporting the Starship Troopers in Heinlein's novel, and Charles deGlopper's name was used for a transport in John Ringo's March up country novel.
*Real men who performed real heroic fests that also deserve to be remembered. Please look them up, read their stories. I think you'll find it worth your time, and it's worth keeping them memories alive.*
Paul Henry Carr is one of my favorite stories from the Samuel B
Great work on some more obscure deaths of material, keep up the work. Solid.
Kennie Rogers sang "The Reuben James" by Woody Guthrie.
Thank you
Tin cans did not have a long survival time in combat. I would never trade my tin can time for any other ship, greatest ships ever (all of them).
Destroyermen in WWII were a breed apart - so many stories of desperate actions by DD men.
Great video! Also love reading sailors comments about their time in the Navy! 🇺🇸👍
While all good stories involve pirates, my favorite THG stories involve the Navy (or when one of THG's cats makes a cameo).
What is a naval destroyer?
A hula hoop with a nail in it.
_groan_ *MEDIC!*
Unfair gun fight between sub & ship. Bummer for them...
my first was DD 727, De Haven, second was DDG 17, Tattnall. greyhounds forever. yeh, i'm very old. my father often cursed FDR. he was a USMC AA gunner aboard USS Pennsy at pearl harbor 7 dec 1941. trivia: decades ago, it was considered a tourist attraction in Va Beach to be at the beach at night to watch merchantmen being torpedoed by U=Boats.
Germany wasn't supposed to have U-boats after the treaty of Versailles. But they produced them anyway.
England and Germany signed a treaty in 1935 allowing for a naval tonnage of 35% and unwisely constructing subs 😮
Indeed. Fighters and armor also. But they found ways around that, loopholes to exploit.
People being clever and sneaky and slick and exploiting loopholes always ends well😕
Not only did u-boats sink a lot of shipping off our coast . They sank brand new submarine on its way to Panama!
Lt Commander Howe was correct in not looking for survivors until he had air support.
On 9/22/1914, the German U-Boat U-9 sank a British cruiser.
Two other British cruisers stopped and began rescuing survivors.
The U-9 sank them as well.
Better safe than sorry...
Canada's best destroyers had good design, and strong crews.
Oh yeah...Go Navy!
defense at a cost...pay first then i help..
Woody Guthrie!
Maybe do a short history of the life of Vincent Price.
My Dad was on DD-435. RM1
I got drafted in the summer of my Junior High School Year. My Parents got them to let me finish High School
In my Senior Year 1975 they Abolished the Draft, I had the choice of a Term Of Service or go to Collage
After Graduating I went into the High Tech Ind
"I built the Control Systems used in the Kitchen Galley's"
the real history of PY10 please
PEARL HARBOR HIROHITO family still active for 14 centuries.
Good morning from Chicago heights
Not hearing alotta stories about Texas being threatened by rattlesnake attack so much these days, just sayin'
🤔
He talks tooooo fast
6th, 17 January 2025
Roosevelt is pronounced Rose-a-velt. No roo involved.
Tomato tomato
@@arneinkululeko, No. It's the family that is pronounced Rose-a-velt. Tomato tomato isn't close at all.
@@budabkThe pronunciation would depend on what part of the country you're in and how the family decides to say it. Who cares anyway?
@@budabk potato potato
@@stargazer5784 The family decided to pronounce their name as Rose-a-velt. The Roosevelts care.
I SERVED ON THE USS STORMED DD 780 LATE FIFTYS IN THE COLD WAR,ALSO THE USS SHENANDOAH AD 26 IN THE EARLY SIXTYS ,AM NOW 83 YEARS YOUNG
Now do the USS LIBERTY......
Now THAT will start a discussion that even THG might want to avoid.
@spikespa5208 that's what power looks like, self censorship... The history of the ADL world really be a conversation piece. I hope you have a wonderful year.