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Whitehurst Comprehensive Links Page

Gene Slover's US Navy Pages
Over 10,000 searchable Pages.  Highly Recommended
US Navy Pages
 

The Whitehurst Mystery Key
Mystery Key

American Legion Post 539, New Bern, SC
Hometown of Henry Purefoy Whitehurst
Post 539

Find a Lost Shipmate
Search for a Shipmate

Special List of Links to Veterans Benefits sites
Veteran's Benefits

Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents, and Survivors
2012 Online Edition
http://www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp

Find your own  form DD-214
http://vetrecs.archives.gov/
 

Extra Social Security Benefits for Veterans who served
on active duty between 1957 and 2001
SS Benefits

Honor a Deceased Whitehurst Veteran
Eulogies

The Whitehurst has lost a number of veterans to cancer, some Asbestos related and others from Agent Orange Exposure. The following links may prove
helpful to those seeking information on either tragic situation.


The following links: provide  resources on asbestos issues ranging from occupational exposure to symptoms.

Helpful Information about Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Prognosis

Causes of Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Information for Veterans

Mesothelioma Resource Online
Mesothelioma Resource
Veteran's Medical Support section of Mesothelioma.com
Mesothelioma Causes
Mesothelioma Symptoms

Helpful Links from Mesotheliomaweb.org
Mesothelioma: Common Questions
Mesothelioma Info for Veterans

Information on Agent Orange exposure
Agent Orange

VA's Negative Ruling on Blue Water Assumption
Blue Water
 

Good News Read for both Agent Orange
and Diesel Exposure in Vietnam
http://www.va.gov/vetapp07/files2/0717857.txt

Agent Orange Registry Info
Register your Exposure
 

Phone number to call if you were exposed, or think
you were exposed to Agent Orange
1-800-749-8387

Agent Orange in Korea??? 
Yes, In the DMZ  from 1968 - 1971
http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2035

VA Posts list of ships associated with
Presumptive Agent Orange exposure
Agent Orange Announcements

Ships List
 

Whitehurst Deck Logs Vietnam Patrol Period
Decklogs

Viet Nam Veterans can find Benefits Links Here
Viet Nam Vets

Blue Water Sailors Agent Orange (Google this phrase for more info)
Blue Water Sailors & Agent Orange 

Three New Presumptive Diseases added to list for Agent Orange Exposure.
Parkinson's Disease, B-cell Leukemia's, and Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
Final Rules Fed. Register 31 AUG. 2010

Link to Vietnam Veterans of America Magazine which follows
the Agent Orange Issue
VVA Magazine

The American Legion Magazine reports on difficulties Blue Water and
Blue Sky veterans face collecting Agent Orange compensation
Blue Water Battle

Navy Time Clock & Bells

El Baile de Los Marineros Viejos (The Dance of the Old Sailors)
Dance

The Last Hours of Whitehurst by Veterans of USS Trigger SS-564  Last Hours Ship Photos/Armament Movie: The Enemy Below
What the Heck is a Fiddle Board?

WWII Items    Korean Era Stories   Late Era

Current Reunion Information Please Read   Reunions

Reunions of the 1950-1969 Crews   Reunion History

Whitehurst Photos
   Battle Flag   DE-634 Captains Whitehurst Bell

Ernie Pyle's Article about DE Sailors  DE Sailor

WWII Veteran,  William D. "Dan" Yeager's Personal Memorial   Memorial

A Poem of Tribute to the Heroes of Whitehurst   Heroes

A Short Collection of Poems by Whitehurst Veterans  Poetry    

History links, WWII, 1950-1971, and Ensign Whitehurst   History  
  

"About the Authors" and "Whatever Happened to old whatshizname"
Bio Sketches  

Seal and Patches from various Eras.   Patches

The Functions of Yeoman's Office   Yeoman's Corner
 

Search And Rescue Incidents    SAR Missions
VJ-1 Airmen's Stories Weather Plane Lost in Typhoon Doris 

Collision with Norwegian Freighter, Hoyanjer   Collision  

Refueling and Highline Transfers   Replenish  

Funny Stories by Whitehurst Vets   Funnies  

Links to Various Crew and Officer Lists   Crew Lists

Charlie Herril's Pipe and History of the Bosun's Call   Bosun

  Obtain Your Cold War Service Certificate Cold War Service Certificate  Download Whitehurst Wallpaper
Wallpaper A.J. Wichita Elected President of AMMV
Wichita

The U.S. Navy Memorial and The Lone Sailor Statue   Navy Memorial

Whitehurst Site Receives DESA Patriot Award   DESA Award
 
Facts and Conditions of Shipboard Life  Facts
 
Shipmates on Their Final Voyage   Taps List
  
Courtesy Links, Related to Whitehurst Veterans   Courtesy
 
 

 

       

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