U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
Bill Ortz's Photo Collection

On deck with my shipmates
Back Row: ETR3 Frank Gomez, Front Row Right: ETN2 John Robertson	BT2 Jerome R. "Bugeyes" Mahan		LT Van Winkle and the famous DASH		From Left: RM3 David A. Shaffer, RM2 Mark R. Henry
Bill with his helmet on helping paint at an orphanage	The highlight of the Navy experience - "Pay Day" (L-R ?, DK3 Donald E. Gillis, LTJG John L. Kramer, SKSN Richard L. Reynolds, BT3 Paul W. Rosskamp, ?, SK2 Robert D. Pennock)		On a "working party" in a foreign port		Christmas party for children from an orphanage
Ready to fire our torpedoes	On deck and ready for anything		Hard at work looking for the Russkies		Looks like a Zumwalt haircut!
From left: HM1 Milton E "Doc" Matkowski Jr. and RM3 Danny Russell Croker	From left: RM3 David A. Shaffer and PC3 Francis H. Plouffe		From left: SN Andrew J. Collins, SN Ronnie Lee Spillman, Bill, BM3 Harold E. Lynch and SN Sam G. Derzis (November 5, 1971)		Mount 53 and the VDS
High Lining - a fun way to go shopping
YN3 William Gasparovic wandering the passageways	Bill in the Charthouse trying to figure out where Mayport is!		RM3 Danny Russell Croker with the new ships logo on his jacket		QMSN Joseph A. Eastwood on After Steering Watch
Join the Navy and you too can ride in style...........		QM2 Douglas A. Millsap, Bill's coffee runner		It must be a slow day in CIC
Join the Navy and see the World
From left: SM3 Daniel J. Uziel and Bill on the right SM3 Francis B. Bludis	Monaco Harbor		Bill in the Eternal City, Rome		QM2 Douglas A. Millsap in the hills of Greece
Guard House at Price Rainier's Palace in Monaco	Bill becomes a "Crusty Old Salt" and gets his first tattoo				SM3 Francis B. Bludis in Rome
	Bill enjoying some of the local customs		Bill enjoying a break in Rome

Many thanks to Bill for forwarding these pieces of our history