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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing
English SM2
R.A. Compton
ships cook
O"Quinn
ships cook
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing
LTJG Donald R. Houk
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing
LTJG Donald R. Houk on right
A. C. Brookshire BT1 on left
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing - 1964
LTJG Donald R. Houk
Chief Anderson, Weapons Dept
AS Division
In pilot house prior to arrival of
Davey Jones
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing
John Sporleder on left with camera
Dahl? Could be C.O Dall YNSN?
Chief H.E. Carrithers,SKC
LTJG Donald R. Houk
Dancing for Davey Jones - 1964
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USS Gridley DLG-21
LCDR Richard E.Alman, Supply
equator lookout on forecastle
day before equator crossing
1964 cruise on way to Australia
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Capt P.A. Lilly welcomes
Davey Jones
Day before equator crossing
LT Keith M. Ott, ASW Officer
standing on the left
LT Milton Jackson, Jr., Weapons
sitting in middle
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
XO Kint welcomes
King Neptune to USS Gridley
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Capt P.A. Lilly welcomes King
Neptune & Davy Jones as
Pollywogs yell "Viva Billy Budd"
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USS Gridley DLG-21
C.E. Houska, SA, S Division
Pollywog strong man
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USS Gridley DLG-21
LTJG Ronald C. Wilgenbusch
puts LCDR Richar E.Almen's head into
belly of F.G.O'Quinn, CS1
Equator crossing 1964
Wilgenbusch Retired as Rear Admiral
Now in Vienna, Virginia
Was commander of the new destroyer
USS John Hancock DD981 -- 1979
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Doc Burns cracks egg as
LTJG Ronald C. Wilgenbusch,
English SM2,
W.J. Hunter SH1 --watch
LTJG Welch is on the table
Equator crossing 1964
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Gilbert M. Jackson, SA,AS Division
gets to talk to King Neptune plus a
shillelagh to his rear end
Equator crossing 1964
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
R.I. Kushner, SA-Weapons Dept
serving Wilson (??) at 0530
a heavy breakfast for all!
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Mess decks
Breakfast at 0530
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
"Wet down" on forecastle before
getting on their knees for the
crawl to the stern
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
S.A.Anderson, ETR2, OI Division
puts paddle to pollywogs
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
W.J. Hunter, SH1 asks
R.I. Kushner, SA-Weapons Dept
is asked if it hurts as
Chief R.G. Weber, YNC, X Div
"lays one on" while in "Stocks"
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
English SM2 putt grease in
R.I. Kushner, SA-Weapons hair while
at the same time getting a solid
shillelagh hit
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
"Stocks" on fantail
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
"Stocks" on fantail
An officer yells "It Smarts"
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
"Pollywog row" - on fantail
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
R.A. Compton 2nd class cook puts
paddle to pollywogs
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
RobS.Burney, ET3 takes picture as
LTJG James T. Young, Engineering
Department, tastes the belly of
F.G. O'Quinn, CS1, Supply
Department
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
R.I. Kushner, SA-Weapons gets a
taste of the belly of F.G.O'Quinn, CS1
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Ships cook & baby F.G.O'Quinn, CS1
has pollywog kiss his scraps
Notice box of rotten eggs on left
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Ships cook & Baby F.G.O'Quinn, CS1
eats his candy
plus a sore belly because of the
grease on his hair
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Doc Burns(??) gives medicine during
equator crossing
LTJG Eugene N. Whitt, looks on
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Pollywog on the operating table gets
a dose from Doc Burns (??) for his
aches and pains
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Kushner who is really sick
gets treatment from
Chief A.L. Reinhardt, HMCS and Doc
Burns (??)
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
LTJG Kenneth T. Welch, Supply
gets on operating table as
LTJG Ronald C. Wilgenbusch
LT Charles A. Whitworth, Eng Dept
and W.J. Hunter, SH1 observe
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Schomick (??)
gets some doctors medicine
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
P.M. Woods, QM3 gets to taste
Baby F.G.O'Quinn, CS1, belly as
R.A. Compton helps
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Royal Barber gives a clip on "Dip
Tank" as Womsly (??) watches from
"Royal Haircut" by T.S. Stone,SF1
(MM1?)
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Marvin Klaar, RDSN steps into "Dip
Tank" after getting his hair butchered
Notice how the barber tips
"Royal Haircut" by T.S. Stone, SF1
(MM1?)
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Gwinn Edwin Cape, RDSN, climbs
up to get his hair cut
"Royal Haircut" by T.S. Stone,SF1
(MM1?)
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing
Gwinn Edwin Cape, RDSN gets
"Royal Haircut" by T.S. Stone,SF1
(MM1?)
J.S. Borgia, RD1 is on right edge
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Womsly on left watches
R.I. Kushner, SA-Weapons
get "Royal Shove" by T.S.
Stone,SF1 (MM1?), into the dip
tank
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
After the "Royal Haircut" the pollywog
gets dips over and over until he
realizes that he is now a "Golden
Shellback" and yells it out loud
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
LTJG Kenneth T. Welch, Supply
gets thrown in garbage chute after
yelling out loud that he now a
"Golden Shellback"
Garbage chute is full of leftover
breakfast spaghetti waste
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Into the chute he goes
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
R.I. Kushner, SA-Weapons comes
out of garbage chute while
R.L.Wright, BM1 picks up breakfast
spaghetti to dump on his head
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
View of fantail
Pollywogs are still on their knees
Who is coming out of the chute?
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Doc is getting ready to treat an
officer who is still on his knees on
right
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
P.M. Woods, QM3 helps clean up
garbage chute on fantail but
instead empties it at the top of the
chute
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
LTJG Ronald C. Wilgenbusch
escorts Kushner, SN to clean up
garbage
P.M. Woods, QM3 watches
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Equator crossing 1964
Hose secured up above washes
Shellbacks
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Ship is in Fremantle, Australia while
visiting Perth
Public is waiting in line to tour ship
Fremantle
hosted the 1987 America's Cup
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Bowling at Parkside Bowl
Gridley won 2 games to 1
B. (Bobby) J. Sheats, MM1
???
J. (John) V. Clark, RD1
John K. Sporleder, RD3
F.G. O'Quinn, CS1
Shirley Lilborn
Joan Cook
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Bowling at Parkside Bowl
Gridley won 2 games to 1
Gridley Team
B. (Bobby) J. Sheats, MM1
???(might be E.R. Burgess, GMM1
J. (John) V. Clark, RD1
John K. Sporleder, RD3
F.G. O'Quinn, CS1
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Parkside Team
Frank Vidoran
Joan Cook
Frank Harby
Shirley Lilborn
George Vilaras
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Geraldton, Australia
On pier for departure of the USS
Gridley DLG-21
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USS Gridley DLG-21
Adelaide, Australia
Ens Joseph R. John, Nuclear
Weapons Officer, trade hats with
Australian Army Public Relations
officer
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USS Gridley DLG-21
helo landing on USS Gridley
Capt Frederic A Bardshar
Commanding Officer of USS
Constellation is aboard helo
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USS Gridley DLG-21
helo landing on USS Gridley
Capt Frederic A Bardshar
Commanding Officer ----
USS Constellation
Fighter Pilot
Rear Admiral 1965
Retired Vice Admiral
Served 1934-1972
Died 9/13/1993 age 77
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USS Gridley DLG-21
John K. Sporleder, RD3
Jim D. Burgess, RD3
August 11, 1963
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USS Gridley DLG-21
John K. Sporleder RD3
3 inch (76mm)/50 gun
August 1964 after Tonkin Gulf
Maddox/Turner Joy problem
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USS Gridley DLG-21
John K. Sporleder, RD3
3 inch (76mm)/50 gun
August 1964 after Tonkin Gulf
Maddox/Turner Joy problem
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USS Gridley DLG-21
John K. Sporleder, RD3
USS Constellation in background
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USS Gridley DLG-21
John K. Sporleder, RD3
USS Constellation in background
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USS Gridley DLG-21
John K. Sporleder, RD3
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