I am 81yrs now, not sure how much time I have left. My 1st Duty in the Navy 1961 was the USS Radford DDE-446, Sister Ship of the USS Fletcher DD-445. Living Conditions were horrible cramped, but they were Fighting Ships.. Not luxury liners. I went on and served on the other 2 types of WW2 Destroyer Classes- Sumner & Gearing Class. You had to be tough, strong and dedicated. I was a Signalman, Visual Communications. Now I have Prostate Cancer fm Agent orange in Vietnam. GOD Bless us all. We were Warriors once and young. Honor and Respect your Veterans.
I am 81yrs now, not sure how much time I have left. My 1st Duty in the Navy 1961 was the USS Radford DDE-446, Sister Ship of the USS Fletcher DD-445. Living Conditions were horrible cramped, but they were Fighting Ships.. Not luxury liners. I went on and served on the other 2 types of WW2 Destroyer Classes- Sumner & Gearing Class. You had to be tough, strong and dedicated. I was a Signalman, Visual Communications. Now I have Prostate Cancer fm Agent orange in Vietnam. GOD Bless us all. We were Warriors once and young. Honor and Respect your Veterans.
The Radford museum on the Orleck was an amazing display!
My father was on the uss cotton dd669 destroyer, radar technician trying to find more about the ship