Burnett, Henry
BT3 JAMES HENRY BURNETT 29 August 1950 I James Henry Burnett served on board USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754) from August 1950 to March 1954. I was a BT3 in B Division. On...
Author: admin
Branum, William
BMSN WILLIAM H. BRANUM JR. 28 August 1950 I William H. Branum Jr., “Slick,” was born 19 October 1932 at Lake Alfred, Florida. Currently I have gray hair and blue eyes. I enlisted in...
Bourke, James
SK3 JAMES R. BOURKE 28 May 1956 I James R. Bourke, was born 17 August 1934, at High Island, Texas My eyes are brown, and my hair is black. On 9 May 1952, I...
Blankenship, Hubert
BM3 HUBERT LEE BLANKENSHIP – 29 August 1950 to 1954 I Hubert Lee Blankenship “Red” was born 13 May 1932 at Covington, Tennessee. I had red hair and gray eyes. I enlisted in the...
Benson, Thomas
MM2 THOMAS JAMES BENSON 6 February 1955-19 October 1957 Thomas James Benson was born 24 November 1936, at St. Paul, Minnesota. He had brown hair and blue eyes. Tom, sometimes called “Ben” or “Benny,”...
Anderson, Francis
IC1 FRANCIS L. ANDERSON 24 September 1950 – 1951 I Francis L. Anderson “Andy” was born 24 July 1927 at Delta, Utah. I enlisted in the Navy at San Diego, California in November 1944...
Ward, Paul
WT1c PAUL EUGENE WARD 3 February 1945 Paul Ward was assigned to USS FRANK E. EVANS DD 754 before she was commissioned and remained aboard until shortly after the end of the war. Paul...
Sibbett, Donald
ENS DONALD JOSEPH SIBBETT 3 February 1945 Radar Officer I was aboard USS FRANK E EVANS DD 754 on 3 February 1945, the day she was commissioned. I’m what is known as a Plank...
Robling, Dale
S2C VERN DALE ROBLING 3 February 1945 “My father, V. Dale Robling, went to college at Indiana University after his discharge and earned a BS degree in Accounting. He was the controller for Vincennes...
O’Brien, Michael
“My name is Mike O’Brien and I remember…. The time spent at Norfolk was spent awaiting the day we would be sent to board the newly constructed Destroyer, USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754)....
