Elder, Stanley

RM2 STANLEY R. ELDER 20 May 1954-1955

I Stanley R. Elder “Stan” was born 11 May 1931, at Hanover, New Hampshire. My hair was blonde and my eyes are blue. I enlisted in the navy at Manchester, New Hampshire on 27 February 1951, and went to boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island. I was 19 years old.

After serving 3 years on the carrier USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42), I went aboard USS FRANK E EVANS (DD 754), reporting to the OC Division as a second class radioman. I was aboard her for about 1 year.

During the Korean War, FRANK E. EVANS was off the coast of Korea patrolling for 6 months. I was discharged at Long Beach, California on 2 February 1955.

“Stan” currently resides at 6271 Brickhouse Avenue, Keystone Heights, FL 32656. You can reach him at betestanelder@aol.com or 352-473-3099.