Pisarczyk, Donald
BM2 DONALD L. PISARCZYK – 9 September 1950 TO 1954
I Donald L. Pisarczyk, “Donski” was born 8 February 1932 at Trinidad, Colorado. I had brown hair a
Upon graduation from Boot Camp on 6 September 1950, 10 men from Company 135, including myself, were assigned to USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754) at the San Diego Naval Destroyer Base. We went to FRANK E. EVANS directly, without any leave to go home. Our assignment began on 9 September 1950 to de-mothball and commission FRANK E. EVANS back to the active fleet. There was an immediate need for destroyers because of the war in Korea.
On 11 September 1951, when we returned to San Diego from Korea, we did receive two weeks extra pay for our first leave home. Also, the men who joined the Navy before the outbreak of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, were allowed two months early discharge from their
While aboard FRANK E. EVANS I wound up a BM2.This is what I did: Powder Man on the right gun barrel, Gun Mount 52; Coxswain on the Captains Gig; Gun Captain on Gun Mount 52 Condition 3 Watch; Master at Arms (ship’s mess.) I was on the motor whaleboat crew that rescued three aircraft carrier pilots. The boat crew was recommended for a commendation, or Life Saving Medal, for their efficacy and quick time it took to rescue the pilots in
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I graduated from Pueblo Junior College in 1956 and went to work for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad where I retired on
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