Photographs of the
USS Dempsey and Crew
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Pix   #1 - Crew of the USS Dempsey while docked at Espirito Santo, see the
                Crew Page for complete list of names in picture, this is a large
                picture, please be patient while loading.

Pix   #2 - Quartermasters on the flying bridge while at the Espiritu Santo
                fueling dock

Pix   #3 - Looking aft from the Bridge on the starboard side

Pix   #4 - Looking aft from the Bridge on the port side

Pix   #5 - One of Dempsey's Skippers, Lt. Alban Weber, USNR

Pix   #6 - Executive Officer, Lt. Sandar

Pix   #7 - What's for Dinner??? Top to Bottom, Garcia, Kress, Hawkins

Pix   #8 - Cooks & Bakers;  L-R, Front: Preman, ?; 2nd row: E. Riddle, ?,
                W. Johonson, W. Marcotte; 3rd row: Marsden, ?, ?

Pix   #9 - Dad's Shipmates

Pix #10 - OOD, Lt. Handley and friend, Lt. Shutan

Pix #11 - Shipmate; Jesse Hammett

Pix #12 - Dad

Pix #13 - Dad and Shipmates:  L-R;  ?, Dad, ?

Pix #14 - Dad and Shipmates:  L-R;  Dad, Warren Wright, ?

Pix #15 - Dad on USS Counsel (AM-165), near Astoria, OR, late 1945 or
                early 1946

Pix #16 - Crossing the Equator, Oct. 31, 1943, Chief  "Boats" Chandler,
                 Ens. Patrick

Pix #17 - Crossing the Equator, Oct. 31, 1943, Lt. Sandar (holding stick)

Pix #18 - Crossing the Equator, Oct. 31, 1943

Pix #19 - Crossing the Equator, Oct. 31, 1943, Mathews getting paddled

Pix #20 - Main Battery Forward, 3"/50

Pix #21 - Main Battery Forward, 3"/50; ?, Fortune, ?, Cole, ?, Gibbs

Pix #22 - Main Battery, 3"/50; Miller, Gibbs, Fortune, ?, ? ,?

Pix #23 - 1.1"/75 Crew

Pix #24 - 20mm Crew; Ship's Cooks at a 20mm

Pix #25 - 20mm Crew

Pix #26 - Fantail Watch, Depth Charges

Pix #27 - Light Crew; Azotea, Hadala, Hyet

Pix #28 - Light Crew; Hyet, Hadala, Azotea

Pix #29 - Mail Call???;  "No Mail" Henderson

Pix #30 - Impromtu Barber Shop

Pix #31 - Christmas, Dec 43; Robert Hensley, Ltjg. Shutan, Florys, Freisner

Pix #32 - Christmas, Dec 43; Ltjg. Shutan, Ens. Caulfield, Ltjg. Walden

Pix #33 - Christmas, Dec 43; Colyore, Florys

Pix #34 - Break Time; (L-R) ?, Latamore, Larrabee

Pix #35 - Liberty boat, there's plenty of room

Pix #36 - Break time on the fantail; Leonard Pazderny

Pix #37 - Ltjg. Ben Walden

Pix #38 - Lt. Tim Hanley

Pix #39 - Ltjg. Robert Shutan

Pix #40 - Ltjg. Alexander

Pix #41 - Lt. Caulfield

Pix #42 - (L-R) Sandar, Alexander, Jesse Hammitt (backgrd), Walden

Pix #43 - Beer and Palm trees, Guam; Hanley and "E" Division

Pix #44 - Picture taking time; Morrical, Ridge, Walden

Pix #45 - Radio Gang; Mathews, Smith, May

Pix #46 - Shipmate on the bridge; Crowley

Pix #47 - Taking time out; Walden, Swartzell

Pix #48 - "Fisher's Raiders", armed and ready to go...

Pix #49 - Officers; Ltjg. Sandar, Ltjg. Shutan, Ens. Patrick, Lt. Hanley after trip
                 to the Royal Barber Shop at the Equator Crossing Ceremonies.

Pix #50 - Shipmate; Clarence Brown

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