A
Able Lady rescue
Action Report - Luzon
Action Report - Official, 16
April 1945
Action Report - Okinawa Campaign (Earl Kennedy logs)
Action Report - Bomb and Suicide plane damage April
16, 1945 (Earl Kennedy logs)
Application for membership
Association Membership
Association Member's
Children, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren
Association Email addresses
Articles
Liberty Magazine, 4 January
1941
USS Laffey -
1983
USS Laffey - 1979
USS Laffey - 2006
WW II Veteran Keeps the Story
Alive
Clarence Dargie
Report
Almost Renamed
Awards for Website
Laffey Website
Earns Two Awards
B
Battle Ribbons
and Commendations
Bear, Frank (DD 459 MIA)
Becton, Elizabeth
Memoriam to
Becton, Frederick Julian (1st Commanding Officer)
Admiral F. J. Becton Memorabilia
Amplifying Report from FJ Becton
25th
Anniversary Naval Academy Yearbook
Personal History
Decorations and Citations Awarded
Letter
from Captain Harrison
Letter
from Captain Freseman
Photographs
Admiral F
J Becton and the USS Iowa
Admiral F J
Becton
Lt Cmdr F
J Becton
Admiral
Becton at the USS Maddox 50th Reunion
Cmdr F J Becton
in Seattle, 1945
Admiral Becton on
trip from Charleston Navy Yard to Patriots Point
Burial Place
in Arlington National Cemetery
Letter written by F J Becton
to families of victims
Newspaper Article USS Iowa
Becton, Julie
Battle Damage Photos
Bikini Atoll - atomic bomb tests
Biff - our mascot
Board of Directors
Bell, Charles
Photograph
Brown, Donald "Doc"
Newspaper article about him
C
Campbell, Robert L.
Captain Cant
Captain Robert Cant
Cavanaugh, Sonny
Tribute to
Chief Petty Officers Initiation
2002
2003
Children of Laffey Sailors
Granddaughter of Glen Radder
Ari Phoutrides' Grandson
Ray Broll's Son
and Grandson
Christening of 724
Christening
Cole, USS
Time Lapse Photos of
Recovery
Survivor visit to Laffey
Commanding Officers of USS Laffey
Commendations and Ribbons for USS Laffey
Commissioning Program
Commissioning Program for 724
Cooper River Bridge
Crew Members (individual submitted pictures)
Commissioning Orders for USS Laffey
Composite Squadron VC94
Composite Sketch of Suicide Planes,
April 16, 1945
Cruises
1952 World
Cruise
1954 World Cruise
1956 Med Cruise
1960 Med Cruise
1961 Med Cruise
1969
Med Cruise
1970 Cruise Book
1970-71 Med Cruise
Cruise Photos from Bob Longsdon
Dependent
Cruise 1963 Submitted by Dale Nelson
Cy Simonis
Photographs from his
album
Battle
damage pictures from his album
D
Dara
(SS)
Dargie, Clarence Report
DASH Weapon System
Deck Log of
Officers April 01, 1945
Decommissioning Ceremony in 1975
Destroyer men
"Dogfight
Productions" Photos from April 11-12,
2007
Doniphan, Michelle
Letter to Association from her
E
Eastham, Lonnie
Damage pictures from his album
Email addresses
Essay (College) by Belinda Leslie
Laffey College Essay by Belinda
Leslie
Essig, Danny
Model
of the Ship
Evins, Thomas A.
Article Written on 459
F
Fern, Thomas B.
Photo Thomas B. Fern
Folino, Joe
Thoughts by
Pictures from Folino's album
G
Gedusky, Elwood
Photographs from Gedusky
Album (Korea)
Giles, Louis F.
Jr. Photo
Guest Book
Sign guestbook
View guestbook
H
Hampton Inn, Save-A-Landmark
Harper, Dale
P.
Report on Okinawa Attack
Hazen, Laverne
Advancement in rate
Hilton, Steve
Pictures from his album
History
History of ships named Laffey
(CNO)
History Channel
Interview Photos for "Dogfight" movie
Honored Dead
Hudak, John
Commendation
Hudgins, Bob
Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
Hudson, Skip
His wedding
Hull, Lloyd
Ship's model winner
I
Index: Association
Member's Children,
Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren
Interesting Articles
Insignia
First Official one for the Laffey
J
Jackson, Ralph Photo
K
Kamikaze pilot, picture of
Kamikazes Touted as Role Models
Karlie Roby
Keith, Craig
Work party buttons
Med Cruise Photos, 1970-71
Kennedy, Earl
Action Reports -
Okinawa Campaign
Damage Photos from his log
Korean War Metals
L
LaCore, Pete
Picture of in 1983
Pete
LaCore's Early Photos
Laffey, Bartlett
Laffey (DD 459)
Newspaper account of
action
Launching of
More:
Launching of Laffey DD 459
October 30, 1941
Alongside a
Cruiser Laffey DD 459 (1942)
Envelope from 1st day in
commission
More
pictures of the 459
A poem for the 459
Personal Written Letters on 459
Epistle from Captain Sterrett on Laffey 459
D,S. Sterrett, as Ensign aboard the USS Laffey
459
Two Letters from Frank L. Meyskens
Alongside a
Cruiser Laffey DD 459 (1942)
Article Written by
Thomas A. Evins
Personal Written College Essay
Laffey College Essay by Belinda Leslie
Laffey (DD 724)
Pictures of
Christening of
Amplifying Report
from FJ Becton
Battle damage
Battle Damage photos from Julie Becton
Before
commissioning
Casualty Mailing List
Refueling
at sea
Attempted
towing by USS Malcomb
Recommissionng
- 1951
Hull
repairs at Charleston Navy Yard
At Invasion of Mindoro
Bermuda Shakedown Cruise
Alongside USS Lowry (DD770)
Torpedo firing
Dropping depth charge
Fram configuration, 1962
Leaving Norfolk, 1956
Action in Korea
Being towed to Patriots Point
Enshrinement bumper sticker
April 14, 1945
Transfer of "In Harm's Way" to Association
Returning home from Korea
Laffey in New York
In the mid 50's
From Woody Gedusky
Laffey in
tow to Patriots Point
Laffey College Essay by Belinda
Leslie
Muster Roll of Commissioning
Crew
Article by Dr. Steve Ewing
Article in Sea
Combat
Article in Sea
Classics
Roster of survivors
of 16 April 1945
Laffey Deck Log April 17th 1945
History of
Newspaper
Articles
Paper written by Robin Lewis
Commissioning Program for 724
Launching
Of DD 459
More photos:
Laffey DD 459 October 30,
1941
Of DD724
Letters from our friends
Leslie, Belinda
Laffey College Essay
Letters written by F J Becton to families of
victims
Letter
from Captain Harrison
Letter
from Captain Freseman
Links to other sites
Ships
of the US Navy
Lloyd, Bill
Picture of granddaughter
Location of the Laffey DD-724
Today
LST 582
Luzon - Official Action Report
M
Mail Call
Manson, Frank A. - Taps
Mascott (Biff)
Matthew, John
Photos from 1964 album
Photo of John Matthew
Matthew, Ron
Photo of Ron Matthew
Messages
Admiral F. J. Becton
Memorabilia
Meyskens, Frank L.
Two Letters 1942 accounts DD 459
McClary, G.W.
Laffey before commissioning
Membership application form (online)
Membership Roster
Memorial Plaque
Memorial Room Dedication
Memorial Services (first) held for April 16, 1945
N
Naval Academy 25th Anniversary
Yearbook
Navigational Charts used by USS Laffey
during WWII
Newsletters
Newsletter from Cmdr. Tazewell
Navy Day, Pearl Harbor, 1945
Newspaper Article 1975
What Might Have Been:
Newspaper Article May 1945
News Radio Press
May 24th 1944
News Radio Press
II
November 5th 1944
News Radio Press
III
December 20th 1944
O
Officer's Deck Log
April 01, 1945
Oral Histories
Liebertz,
Jerry
Delewski, Larry
Weygandt, Charles
Joe Folino
Jim Carver
Kenneth Rohloff
Joe Folino
- 2nd
Our Future Security
P
Parolini, G.A.G., photo of
Peterson, Ralph
Photo
Personal History
Decorations and Citations Awarded Becton
Photographs
Laffey Crew (submitted
by crewmen)
Battle Damage from Cy Simonis
Album
1945 Torpedo men
In Harms Way
Kamikaze pilot
Patriots Point from
air
Laffey
Steaming Along
Dogfight Productions
Various
Photos
Phoutrides, Ari
Photos from his album
(Normandy)
Oral history, December,
1944
A second oral history,
February 8, 1944
A third oral history,
April 16, 1945
Admiral F. J. Becton Memorabilia
Comments
Photos from Navy Day, Pearl Harbor,
1945
Photos from his album (World War
II Memorial)
Poem
Poem in Honor of the Laffey
Written by Daniel Snuffer
Porlier, J.
Vance
R
Radder, Glen
Memorabilia from his album
Poems by Glen
Radio (Ham Operation)
Laffey Radio II Views
Radio Press News
Radio Press News
May 24th 1944
Radio Press News
II
November 5th 1944
Radio Press News
III
December 20th 1944
Recommissioning - 1951
First Laffey
Reunion Menu
First Laffey
Reunion Menu
Reunion pictures
2007 Fred Nardei Reunion Photos
Index Page
2006 reunion from Tom
Phelps
2006 reunion
from Joyce Essig Hanau
2006 reunion from Jim
Spriggs
2006 Reunion from John
Hudak
2005 Reunion from Rich
McKinney
More 2005 Reunion Photos
from Rich McKinney
More 2004 Reunion from Bob
Logsdon
2004 Reunion from Bob Logsdon
First reunion documentary
2004 Reunion from Tom Phelps
2003 Reunion from John Matthews
2003 Reunion from Fred Nardei
2002
Reunion from Sonny Walker
2002
Reunion from Bob Hill
2002
Reunion from Doug Ward
Formal pictures
from 2001 Las Vegas reunion
Signatures from Early Reunion
2001 Reunion
2000 Reunion
Reynolds, Skip
Information on 459
Rusk, George
Memorabilia
from
Rosters
Ships roster 1970
Ships roster 1958-59
Survivors of 16 April
1945
Commissioning Crew 1944
Rusk, George
Photo
George D. Rusk
S
Stein, Derrill
Pictures from his album
Schmidt, Bill
Pictures from
Hawaiian Fleet (1945-46)
Shaw, Harvey
Three faces of
Sheets, Jerome Butler
Sheets, Jerome B.
"Our
Lady" written article
Ships Store
Ships Log
Ships Log: April 1, 1945
Simonis, Cy
Pictures from his
album
Sterrett, David (Captain Ret.) Laffey 459
Epistle
from
Laffey 459
D.S. Sterrett, an Ensign aboard the
USS Laffey 459
Strauss, Vernon J.
Pictures from his album
Suicide planes composite sketch
Sousley, Franklin - gravesite
T
Tag, Japanese suicide plane
Taps
Tin Can Sailors
Link to TCS
website
TCS
Laffey Book
Video: Tin Can Sailors
of WWII (Oliver North)
Tazwell, John P. Captain
His Party
Townsley, James G. - Taps
U
Ulithi
Pictures of
V
Video Clip Index
LOU REDA PRODUCTION airing on
the HISTORY CHANNEL
Video "Dogfights" from History Channel:
Comments from People Who Watched
Vodehnal, "Slavy"
Slavomir
William McClafferty -- USS Laffey
W
Walker, Sonny
A tribute to
Family pictures
Pictures
from Walker Album (World Cruise)
Article on
"Destroyer men"
Work Party Buttons designed by Craig Keith
Walker, Warren
Crew Photo Warren G.
Walker
Web Site Recognition
Website
Earns Awards
Work Party Pictures
2008 June Mini Work Party
Photos - John Hudak
2008
April Work Party Photos - Chris
Kirhagis
2008
April Work Party Photos - John Nettle
2008 April Work Party Group Photo -
John Nettle
2008 January Mini Work Party Photos - Sonny
Walker
2007
September Work Party Patriot's Point Photo
2007 April Work Party Patriot's Point Photo
1
2007 April
Work Party Patriot's Point Photo 2
2007 April Work Party Photos -
John Hudak
2007 April Work
Party Photos - Mike Robin Lewis
2007
January Mini Work Party - John Hudak
2006 September Work
Party - Jim Cox
2006 April work party - John
Hudak
2006 June, mini work
party - John Hudak
2006 June, mini work party
- Sonny Walker
2006 April - Chris Kirhagis
2006 April - Jack Matthews
2006 January, Mini
- Sonny Walker
2005 November - Ray
Broll
2005 November - Rod Morgan
2005 November - Ari
Phoutrides
2005 November - late
pictures from Sonny Walker
2005 June - late pictures from
Sonny Walker
2005 April - late pictures
from Walt Harrington
2005 June - Skip Hudson
2005 April - Ray Broll
2005 April - Sonny Walker
2005 April - Walt Harrington
2005 April - Skip Hudson
2005 January, Mini - Sonny Walker
2004 November - John Matthews
2004 November - Ari Phoutrides
2004 April - Sonny Walker
2003 November - John Miller
2003 November - Bob Hill
2003 November - Jim Cox
2003 November - Ari Phoutrides
2003 June - Sonny Walker
2003
March - Vic Fletcher
2003 March - Fred Nardei
2003 March - Woody Gedusky
2003 March -
Sonny Walker
2003 January - Sonny Walker
2003 January - Jack MacCaskill
2002 October - Ari Phoutrides
Work Party Rosters
September '07
Work Party
World War II Memorial
Y