USS Whitehurst Logo by: Pat Stephens, Webmaster, DESA

Links to Stories of the Korean War Era
And Stories from later in the 1950s

View Pictures of  the Late Crews' Reunions
Reunion Photos

Honor Flight of Korean War Vet
Robert D. "Bob" Carter
Bob Carter, Honor Flight

Honor Flight of William "Bill" Schlichting aka "Slick"

Korean Era Veteran, Rod Storz RD2, Honored with Trip to the
War Memorials in Washington. DC
Honor Flight of Rod Storz


A very funny account of a pair of very serious incidents which occurred
on Whitehurst sister ships Munro DE-422 and Silverstein DE-534
By Munro veteran Gary Hanson DK2 in 1958
Revenge
 

A Joking Threat Becomes Real
Assault.htm

Whitehurst Sailors Commandeer a US Army Tank
Tank

A Triple by LTJG "Bill" Lambdin, Asst. Gunnery
Officer, 1950 - 1951
Tragedy in Korea      Drunk on Shore Patrol      Bottle of Hootch

Whatever Happened to Old What'shizname?
Whatever Happened?

Warren Blakely's account of Mary Soo, aka "Garbage Mary"
Garbage Mary

The Whitehurst Funnies:  Brief, Funny, Memories
Whitehurst Funnies

Memories of Bill Bryan Communications Officer, 1956
Memories From 1956-1957

Where in the World is Old Whatshizname"
This page is for finding old shipmates.  If you want to put up a search paragraph for
a lost shipmate.  Contact me... crowmax@aol.com
 

Honor a Deceased Whitehurst Veteran
Eulogies

Andy Bisaccia's
Pusan Flashbacks

Last Hours of Whitehurst by Veterans of USS Trigger SS-564
Last Hours

   "The Men Who Sail Below"  A touching poem of the life of the Black Gang,
by one or more veterans of the USS Borum DE-790 1943-1946. 
Linked here because of its interest
to our own Engineers.

     The Men Who Sail Below

 Medals & Patches 

Story of the Whitehurst Logo
Logo

  Ship Specifications and Armament

  Specs & Armament

  Whitehurst Stars in Movie, The Enemy Below

 Movie

A. J. Wichita, Engineering Officer, Early to Mid  1950s
Wichita

The Un-Squared Hat by Bill Lambdin
Squared Hat

ENS Dave Harlan's Memories of the Re-commissioning Crew
Re-commissioning Crew

Ric Masten's Memories of a Storm
Storm

Andy Bisaccia's "Escapades of Andy & Harry in Kyushu"
Escapades

Dead in the Water off Cape Hatteras by Al Crawford
Lost Power

AL Crawford's Memories of Pusan and "Archie" The Korean Rabbit
Rabbit

The Whitehurst Baseball Team
Baseball

Deer Hunt Near Pusan, Korea 1951 By Bill Lambdin
(Ever Heard of Deer Like These??)
Deer Hunt

The Great Mok Po Engine Heist by Andy Bisaccia
Heist

Learn which Whitehurst sailor helped capture the first German POW of WWII
First POW

Underwater Earth Quake by Al Crawford QMCM USN Ret.
Quake

The Hedgehog Incident by Several Whitehurst Vets
Hedge Hog

Toothache and Hypnosis Tooth Ache by Andy Bisaccia

Navy Inquiry into Morale Problems by Al Crawford & Rudy Phillips
Inquiry

Reflections of the First XO
Art Hammarlund

Andy Borrows the Commandant's Limo
Limo

 

The Whitehurst Club, Pusan Korea
Club
 
Whitehurst Crew Adopts Korean Boy
Jimmy Pusan
 
Andy Bissacia's Account of "Jimmy" Pon Son See
Bisaccia Account
 
Jimmy's Writing & Drawing by Andy Bissacia
Jimmy's Drawing
 
Underway Replenishment and The K-Gun Fiasco by Roger Ekman
Underway Replenishment
 
K-Gun
 
Whitehurst Collides with Submarine Bugara by both Whitehurst & Bugara Vets
Bugara Incident
 
Inside Passage Opened  by Whitehurst
Ken "AK" Baroa
 
Disgruntled Postal Worker Shuts Down Whitehurst P.O.
Post Office
 
Post Office Reopens then Closes again with Memorabilia
Post Office II
 
Radarman (aka Disgruntled Postal Worker) navigates to Australia Coast
Brisbane

Many Links to Whitehurst and Navy items of General Interest
to Whitehurst vets of Eras
Items of General Interest

 

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