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...
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...
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...
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,”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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)....
CDR WILLIAM C. MEYER 11 May 1949 CDR William C. Meyer served as USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754) Commanding Officer from 11 May through 14 December 1949. He was promoted to Captain, USN,...
ENS ARTHUR BARNETT MCCOMB (TAD) 22 February 1945 McComb aboard USS CONCORD (CL 10). ENS McComb served TAD aboard FRANK E. EVANS February – April 1945. At Williams College, I Arthur Barnett McComb entered...