U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
Table of Contents

• The Ship - All the things that make Sumner unique
  • Introduction to the Destroyer Force
    • Manual of Commands and Orders
  • History -  A general history of the ship and it's 30 year career
    • Captain Allen Melancthon Sumner USMC - A short biography of the real Allen M. Sumner
    • USS SUMNER (DD-333) - The story of the original Sumner
    • Ribbons and Medals - A brief history of each award the Allen M. received
    • Command History Reports - 1964 to 1973
  • Launching - Photos and memorabilia from the December 15, 1943 launching
  • Commissioning - Photos and memorabilia from the January 26, 1944 ceremony
  • Ship Specifications - A summary of the makeup of a Sumner Class Destroyer
    • ASW - Depth and Contact weapons
    • CIC - the Combat Information Center
    • Compartments and Plans - Makeup of the ship by Compartment with selected Plans
    • DASH - The Gyrodyne QH-50c weapons system
    • Electronic Sensor Systems - Radar, Sonar and ESM/ECM
    • Engineering Watch Log Forms - Scheduling and recording the Power Plant operations
    • Machine Gun Battery - The 40's, 20's, 3 inch and small arms
    • Main Battery - Story of the 5"/38s
    • Ship's Machinery - Views and data of major pieces of the ship's Engineering spaces
    • Ship's Manuals - All those "How-To" books
    • Torpedoes - The different torpedo delivery systems installed
  • Shipyard Plans - Preliminary designs and the Ship's Blueprints for 1944, 1961 FRAM II and 1968 Overhaul
  • Class History - The story of how the Sumner Class came to be
  • Class Members - A list of the ships that made up the Sumner Class
  • Deployments and Campaigns - Highlights of the missions that made up her career
    • World War II - An introduction to Sumner's service in World War II
      • War Diary - The Official War Diary for 26 January 1944 to 30 September 1945
      • Fast Carrier Escort - Action Reports from operations off Leyte and Luzon
      • Battle of Ormoc Bay - Highlights of the famous battle including the Action Reports
        • Nightmare in Ormoc Bay - The battle from a crewman's perspective
        • The Albert Masulis Story - A Cooper crewman's view of the battle
        • The Forgotten Battle of World War II - The battle from the command level
        • A New Look at the Battle for Leyte Gulf - is Ormoc Bay the final battle of Leyte Gulf?
        • The Tightening Noose - A narrative of the battle from Official reports
        • The Sumner's Official Action Report
        • The Moale's Official Action Report
        • The Cooper's Official Action Report
        • DesDiv 120 Official Action Report
        • Time Line - A minute-by-minute view of the battle from Sumner's perspective
        • Official Narrative - Captain Sampson's view of the Battle
        • Phil Arneson's Unofficial Action Report
        • Action off Ormoc - an article from OUR NAVY magazine of Mid-May 1945
        • Track Chart - a visual representative of the ships movements
        • Battle Damage - a photo of the hull damage
        • Dive on the Cooper - Return to the wreck of the USS Cooper (DD-695)
          • The Howard Hassett Story - Ditching a PV-1
      • Operation Love Three - The recapture of Southern Mindoro
        • The Official Action Report - As submitted to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
        • ComDesRon 60 Action Report - with Chronology
      • Lingayen Gulf - The landings and operations for the recapture of Northern Luzon
        • The Official Action Report - As submitted to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
        • The Official Damage Report - As submitted to Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet
        • The Official Casualty Report - As submitted to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
        • Battle Damage - photos of the aftermath of the Kamikaze
        • ComDesDiv 120 Action Report - with chronology
        • ComDesRon 60 Action Report - with chronology
        • The men who saved the Sumner
        • LT Colombus L. Newburn's rescue story
      • 1944 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • 1945 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Camouflage Paint Schemes
      • ALL HANDS Magazine - articles including the activity of the Sumner
      • Victory Speech - Captain Sampson's talk to the crew
      • Victory News - The Sumner Daily News for VJ Day
      • Don Prigge's War Journal - Day by day from 1943 to 1946
      • Bill Babuka's Photo Collection
      • Ed Bassingthwaite's Photo Collection
      • Charlie Blackburn's Photo Collection
      • Glen Burdett's Photo Collection
      • Vins Holbrook's Photo Collection
      • Fred Dowdell Griffin's Collection
      • Lee Jensen's Memorabilia Collection
      • Steve Krajcik's Photo Collection
      • Jesse Marney's Photo Collection
      • Richard Sementelli's Photo Collection
      • Dan Sullivan's Photo Collection
      • Bob Sumrall's Photo Collection
      • George Weakland's Photo Collection
      • Other 40s Photos
    • Atomic Tests - Sumner's involvement in Operation Crossroads
      • 1946 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Knots and Lines - Official newspaper of the Sumner
      • Arne Schumacher's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
  • WestPac - An introduction to the 1947 WestPac deployment
    • 1947 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
    • Don Mittendorf's Photo Collection
    • Al Payne's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Arne Schumacher's Photo Collection
    • Don Laufer's Photo Collection
    • Ed Eidt's Photo Collection
  • Korean Deployment - An introduction to the War as Sumner participated in it
    • 1953 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
    • 1953 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
    • Benedict Caccia's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Don Cassady's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Harold Jackson's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • John Judd's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Bill Wunderlin's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
  • Cuban Deployment/Dominican Republic - The 1962 Cuban Blockade and the 1965 Dominican Crisis
    • 1962 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
    • 1965 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
  • Vietnam - Introduction to the records from the Vietnam War
    • The Family Grams - Letters to family and friends from Captain Beaman
    • Meritorious Unit Commendation - The award certificate signed by Admiral Moorer
    • 7th Fleet Citation - The Well Done citation from Seventh Fleet
    • CTU 77.1.0 message - A Well Done for Operation Sea Dragon service
    • COMCRUDESGRP message - Another Well Done from the Commander of Cruisers and Destroyers
    • COMDESDIV 162 - Well Done from the Division Commander who rode with us
    • Table of Operations - The what, when and where of the Operations we took part in
    • Where we were - a track chart of our OPS off the coast
    • Operation Sea Dragon - An brief history of the Operation
    • Operation Beau Charger - A history of the amphibious invasion of the DMZ in Vietnam
    • Captain's Mast - Captain Beaman's Thank You to all Petty Officers
    • News Release - The activities of Sumner and Hobart on Sea Dragon
    • Vietnam GQ List - A detailed list of the 115 times we went to General Quarters
    • Vietnam Deployment Crew - The crew members who made the voyage
    • 1LT Ronnie Randolph's rescue story
    • The Sounds of Vietnam - a two hour collection of actual sounds from 1967
    • The Movies of Vietnam - Scott Kopfstein, Frank DiBello and Earl Taylor's home movies
    • ALL HANDS Magazine - articles including the activity of the Sumner
    • 1967 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
    • 1967 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
    • The HMAS Hobart's '67 Deployment
    • George Aichele's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
  • Colin Benporath's Photo Collection
  • Eric Bollin's Photo Collection
  • Richard Borutta's Photo Collection
  • Harvey Brinkley's Photo Collection
  • Kelly Brown's Photo Collection
  • Gary Carnot's Photo Collection
  • Ray Day's Photo Collection
  • Ray Garcia'a Photo Collection
  • Frank Goetz's Photo Collection
  • Dennis Greene's Photo Collection
  • Ed Izzi's Photo Collection
  • Billy R. Johnson's Photo Collection
  • Chuck Kaake's Photo Collection
  • Scott Kopfstein's Photo Collection
  • Bob Misiano's Photo Collection
  • Doug Rinear's Photo Collection
  • Doug Seal's Photo Collection
  • Earl Taylor's Photo Collection
  • Jan Tenhoeve's Photo Collection
  • Maurice Warren's Photo Collection
  • Fred Willshaw's Photo Collection
  • Other 60s & 70s Photos
  • European Deployments - Introduction to the numerous cruises to Northern Europe/Mediterranean/Persian Gulf
    • Mediterranean 1950 - A brief narrative of Sumner's first Med Cruise
      • 1950 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • 1951 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Don Marion's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Mediterranean 1951 - A brief narrative of a Task Group Med Cruise
      • 1951 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Don Cassady's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Don Marion's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Northern Europe/Mediterranean 1954 - A brief narrative of Sumner's third European deployment
      • 1954 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Don Cassady's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Jim Walker's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Northern Europe 1955 - A brief narrative of Sumner's fourth European deployment
      • 1955 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Jim Walker's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Mediterranean 1956 - A brief narrative about Sumner in the Suez Crisis
      • 1956 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
    • Northern Europe 1957 - A brief narrative of Sumner's sixth European deployment
      • 1957 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
    • Mediterranean 1958 - An introduction to the Med cruise of 1958
      • 1958 Med Crew - The crew members who made the voyage
      • 1958 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
      • 1958 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Roy Varcoe's Movies - 8mm home movies from the deployment
      • Gary Vogel's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Mediterranean/Middle East 1959 - A brief narrative of the 1959 deployment
      • 1959 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
      • 1959 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Captain Oller's letters home
      • Charles "Ed" Williams Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Mediterranean/Persian Gulf 1960-1961 - An introduction to the deployment of 1960-1961
      • 1960 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • 1961 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Captain Porterfield's letters home
      • Ernie Dauzat's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Gerald Morris Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
    • Mediterranean 1962 - An introduction to the Med cruise of 1962
      • 1962 Med Crew - The crew members who made the voyage
      • 1962 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
      • 1962 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Bobby Bourassa's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Paul Delasco's Photo Collection
      • Jim Poston's Photo Collection
      • Gil Stafford's Photo Collection
    • Mediterranean 1964 - An introduction to the North Atlantic cruise of 1964
      • 1964 Med Crew - The crew members who made the voyage
      • 1964 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
      • 1964 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Chuck Morrell's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Bob Hibbert's Memorabilia Collection - Post cards from the cruise
    • Mediterranean 1965-1966 - An introduction to the Med cruise of 1965-1966
      • 1965 Cruise Book - The photographic memory of the deployment
      • 1965 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • 1966 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • "Duffy" Duffield's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Chuck Morrell's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Dennis Greene's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Bob Hibbert's Memorabilia Collection - Scene from Lebanon
    • Mediterranean 1969 - An introduction to the Med Cruise of 1969
      • 1969 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Captain Meacham's letters home
      • George Casebeer's Photo Collection - scenes from the deployment
      • Dan Coli's Photo Collection
      • Don Gillis' Photo Collection
      • Bill Jones' Photo Collection
      • Bob Kelly's Photo Collection
      • Ed Kirner's Photo Collection
      • Hank Lunki's Photo Collection
      • Mike Raatjes's Photo Collection
      • Paul Rosskamp's Photo Collection
      • Al Nolf's Memoriabila
      • Souvenirs of the NATO Review - undedr construction
    • Mediterranean 1970 - An introduction to the last Med Cruise of 1970-1971
      • 1970 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • 1971 Ship's Deck Log - Highlights from the Official Deck Log
      • Captain Laighton's letters home
      • Captain Laighton's Scrapbook - memories of Sumner's last Med Cruise
      • Bill Jones' Photo Collection
      • Hank Lunki's Photo Collection
      • Bill Ortz's Photo Collection
      • Mike Raatjes Photo Collection
      • Paul Rosskamp's Photo Collection
      • Tom Schwartz's Photo Collection
      • Dale Surber's Photo Collection
      • The Meritorious Unit Commendation signed by Admiral Zumwalt
  • Sumner Home Ports - Places Sumner called Home
    • Navy Day - 1945 - Longview, Washington at the close of World War II
    • Navy Day - 1954 - New York, New York showing the flag
    • Norfolk 1956 - The Ship's history pamphlet given to visitors
    • Mayport, Florida - Our time among the Palms
      • Donald Cassady's Photo Collection
    • Baltimore, Maryland - Our final home
  • The Captain's and XO's - Biographies and pictures of the Commanding Officers and Executive Officers
  • Crew Muster - Listings of the members of the crew, this is a work in progress
    • Crew 43-44  Crew 45-46  Crew 47-48  Crew 49-50  Crew 51-52
    • Crew 53-54  Crew 55-56  Crew 57-58  Crew 59-60  Crew 61-62
    • Crew 63-64  Crew 65-66  Crew 67-68  Crew 69-70  Crew 71-73
    • Alphabetic Listing of the entire Ship's Company (note, this is a large report)
  • Our Jobs - Brief descriptions of the functions a Destroyer Crew perform
  • Ship's Log Book - Introduction to the highlights from the Official Ship's Deck Log
    • 1944 Log Book - Shake Down cruise, WWII in the Pacific and the Battle of Ormoc Bay
    • 1945 Log Book - Lingayen Gulf and Kamikaze hit, Repairs at Mare Island and Peace
    • 1946 Log Book - Peacetime OPS and Operation Crossroads
    • 1947 Log Book - Extensive OPS during WestPac deployment
    • 1948 Log Book - Overhaul in Bremerton and Peacetime OPS
    • 1949 Log Book - Overhaul in Long Beach, transfer from Pacific to Atlantic Fleet
    • 1950 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Overhaul in Philadelphia and first 6th Fleet Cruise
    • 1951 Log Book - Two Med cruises and a Midshipman cruise
    • 1952 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Overhaul in Boston and Refresher Training
    • 1953 Log Book - Round the World Cruise and service in Korea
    • 1954 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Nova Scotia, Ireland, Spain and Gibraltar
    • 1955 Log Book - Dry Docking, Northern Europe Cruise, New York and Peacetime OPS
    • 1956 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Med Cruise and the Suez Crisis
    • 1957 Log Book - Shipyard Overhaul, Peacetime OPS and Northern Europe
    • 1958 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Med Cruise and new Bridge Watch
    • 1959 Log Book - Dry Docking, Med Cruise and independent duty in Persian Gulf
    • 1960 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Med Cruise and the Persian Gulf
      • Story of the attempted rescue of CDR Frohne
  • 1961 Log Book - Persian Gulf, the Med and being FRAM'ed in Charleston
  • 1962 Log Book - The Cuban Blockade
  • 1963 Log Book - Dry docking, Canadian Cruise, Peacetime OPS and Classified OPS
  • 1964 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, NASA, Midshipman Cruise and Classified OPS
  • 1965 Log Book - The Dominican Republic Crisis and Med Cruise
  • 1966 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Med Cruise and Sonar School
  • 1967 Log Book - The Vietnam War
  • 1968 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Cuban secret mission and Charleston Overhaul
  • 1969 Log Book - Peacetime OPS, Northern Europe/Med Cruise and the NATO Review
  • 1970 Log Book - Peacetime Ops and the last Deployment
  • 1971 Log Book - End of the last deployment, peacetime OPS and service with the Reserves
  • 1972 Log Book - Peacetime training OPS and a Philadelphia overhaul
  • 1973 Log Book - Reserve training and the end of an era
  • Memorabilia - Introduction to touchable memories of the Sumner
    • The Paper Trail - The documents that make up our history
      • Letters home from the Captain to our families
    • Postal History - Examples of the Ship's cancellations and stationary
    • Postal Cachets - part I - Examples of special cachets to honor the Sumner
    • Postal Cachets - part II - more examples
    • Standing Orders - The rules/orders/instructions that kept us going
    • Patches and Accoutrements - The items of cloth in our history
• 1953-1961 Ship's Patch - The original patch by RD3 James Dunlap
• 1961-1973 Ship's Patch - The politically correct patch by LCDR Chaney
• Blue Jacket - Our working jacket properly enhanced
• Ship's Plaques - The Official Plaques of Sumner
• Newspaper Clippings - Sumner makes headlines
• Poetry - A poem for Sumner's 22nd Birthday in 1966
• Traditional Fun Stuff - Shellbacks, Golden Dragons, Around the World and a Blue Nose
  • Eric Bollin's photo collection
  • Kelly Brown's photo collection
  • Don Mittendorf's photo collection
  • Al Payne's photo collection
  • Arne Schumacher's photo collection
  • Doug Seal's photo collection
  • Jack Judd's Photo Collection
  • George Aichele's Photo Collection
  • Ed Eidt's Photo Collection
  • Dennis Greene's Photo Collection
• The Destroyer - A poem by Gary Carnot
• In Miniature - Models of the Allen M.
• Touchable Memories - physical pieces of our history
  • Radio Room Message Board - the message clipboard used by the Radiomen
• Unique Facts - items that make the Sumner Experience
  • Ports of the World - the many places Sumner visited
  • Refueling at Sea - The ships that kept Sumner moving
  • Rearming/Replenishing at Sea - The ships that feed us food and ammo
  • Overhaul and Drydocking - The many places we got a tune up
  • Steaming - A review of the hours Sumner steamed during her career
  • Track Charts - Map displays of where we were
  • Flagship - Flag Officers who made Sumner their home
  • Famous People - The VIP's who spent time aboard
  • Did you know? - Little know facts about the 692
• Decommissioning - The Decommissioning Ceremony pamphlet
• Final Goodbye - Documents of the sale and final disposition of our Home
• Sea Stories - The triumphs, tragedies and humor of our time aboard the Allen M.
• Dedication - The reason we remember
• Reunions - Introduction to the Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association
  • Chaplain's Corner - Messages from the Association Chaplain
  • Founder's Corner - Messages from Senior Chief Gall
  • Join AMS Reunion Assn. - Application for membership - DO IT NOW !
  • Constitution & Bylaws
  • Last Business Meeting Minutes
  • Ship's Store - The items in stock in OUR store
  • Reunion Assistance Fund - The details
  • 1998 Reunion - The Final Report from the '98 reunion
  • 1999 Reunion - The Final Report from the '99 reunion
  • 2000 Reunion - The Final Report from the '00 reunion
    • The CNO's remarks
    • Virginia Currents - A PBS video of the Memorial Service
  • 2001 Reunion - The Final Report from the '01 reunion
    • LT Colombus L. Newburn's rescue story
    • 1LT Ronnie E. Randolph's rescue story
  • 2002 Reunion - The Final Report from the '02 Reunion
  • 2003 Reunion - The Final Report from the '03 Reunion
  • 2004 Reunion - The Final Report from the '04 Reunion
  • 2005 Reunion - The Final Report from the '05 Reunion
  • 2006 Reunion - The Final Report from the '06 Reunion
  • 2007 Reunion - The Final Report from the '07 Reunion
  • 2008 Reunion - The Final Report from the '08 Reunion
  • 2009 Reunion - The Final Report from the '09 Reunion
  • 2010 Reunion - The Final Report from the '10 Reunion
  • 2011 Reunion - The Final Report from the '11 Reunion
  • 2012 Reunion - The Final Report from the '12 Reunion
  • 2013 Reunion - The Final Report from the '13 Reunion
  • 2014 Reunion - The Final Report from the '14 Reunion
  • 2015 Reunion - The Final Report from the '15 Reunion
  • 2016 Reunion - The Final Report from the '16 Reunion
  • 2017 Reunion - The Final Report from the '17 Reunion
  • 2018 Reunion - Preliminary Report of Reunion '18
  • 2019 Reunion - Branson, Mo
  • Reunion Officers - The guys behind the scenes keeping us going
  • Binnacle List - Crewmembers who are under the weather
• Guestbook/links/Etc - Odds and Ends
  • SOS - Things we need your help with in telling OUR story
  • Links - A selected list of links you may find helpful
  • E-Mail List - How to get in touch with the Sumner Surfers
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to some common questions
  • Guestbook - View and/or enter your thoughts, memories, etc.
  • Keeping up with the active Fleet - The latest news
  • Site search - Use Google to search the entire Sumner Website
• Multimedia - Pictures, Sounds and Movies
  • Pictures - Photographs taken by crew members and from Archives
    • The 40's - Pictures from World War II and 1944 to 1949
      • Bill Babuka's Collection
      • Ed Bassingthwaite's Collection
      • Charlie Blackburn's Collection
      • Glenn Burdett's Collection
      • Thomas Edrington's Collection
      • Ed Eidt's Collection
      • Vins Holbrook's Collection
      • Lee Jensen's Collection
      • Don Laufer's Collection
      • Jesse Marney's Collection
      • Don Mittendorf's Collection
      • Al Payne's Collection
      • Arne Schumacher's Collection
      • Richard Sementelli's Collection
      • Dan Sullivan's Collection
      • Bob Sumrall's Collection
      • George Weakland's Collection
      • Other 1940's images
    • The 50's - Pictures from the Korean War and 1950 to 1959
      • Benedict Caccia's Collection
      • Don Cassady's Collection
      • Dick Foran's Collection
      • Gordon Headley's Collection
      • John Gentile's Collection
      • Harold Jackson's Collection
      • John Judd's Collection
      • Don Marion's Collection
      • Jim McDonald's Collection
      • Walt Meierdierks' Collection
      • Ron Peloquin's Collection
      • Chris Roeck's Collection
      • Larry Sheppard's Collection
      • Carl Shopp's Collection
      • Ralph Stamp's Collection
      • George Stroebel's Collection
      • Gary Vogel's Collection
      • Jim Walker's Collection
      • Ed Williams' Collection
      • Bill Wunderlin's Collection
      • John Beck's Collection
      • Other 1950's images
    • The 60's & 70's - Pictures from Cuba, Vietnam and 1960-1973
      • George Aichele's Collection
      • Colin Benporath's Collection
      • Eric Bollin's Collection
      • Richard Borutta's Collection
      • Bobby Bourassa's Collection
      • Harvey Brinkley's Collection
      • Kelly Brown's Collection
      • Dolphus Burton's Collection
      • Gary Carnot's Collection
      • George Casebeer's Collection
      • Dan Coli's Collection
      • Ernie Dauzat's Collection
      • Ray Day's Collection
      • Paul Delasco's Collection
      • Bob Duffield's Collection
      • Joe Gall's Collection
      • Ray Garcia's Collection
      • Don Gillis' Collection
      • Frank Goetz's Collection
      • Dennis Greene's Collection
      • Don Hayden's Collection
      • Bob Hibbert's Collection
      • Ed Izzi's Collection
      • Gary Jensen's Collection
      • Billy Johnson's Collection
      • Bill Jones' Collection
      • Chuck Kaake's Collection
      • Bob Kelly's Collection
      • Ed Kirner's Collection
      • Scott Kopfstein's Collection
      • Captain Laighton's Collection
      • Hank Lunki's Photo Collection
      • Gary Martin's Photo Collection
      • Bob Misiano's Collection
      • Chuck Morrell's Collection
      • Gerald Morris' Collection
      • Bill Ortz's Collection
      • Norm Ostroy's Collection
      • Jim Poston's Collection
      • Mike Raatjes' Collection
      • Paul Rando's Collection
      • Doug Rinear's Collection
      • Dave Robson's Collection
      • Paul Rosskamp's Collection
      • Tom Schwartz's Collection
      • Doug Seal's Collection
      • Gil Stafford's Collection
      • Dale Surber's Collection
      • Earl Taylor's Collection
      • Jan Tenhoeve's Collection
      • Maurice Warren's Collection
      • Fred Willshaw's Collection
      • Other 1960-1970 images
    • Portraits - Photos of the crew, if yours isn't here, send it in
    • Exterior Views - A hot spot viewer of the ship during her 30 years
    • Interior Views - Our view, the inside of a Sumner Class Can
  • Cruise Books - Commercial and home made publications 
    • 1948 Cruise Book - Photos of the crew
    • 1953 Cruise Book - The World Cruise to Korea
    • 1958 Cruise Book - The '58 cruise to the Med
    • 1959 Cruise Book - The '59 cruise to the Med
    • 1962 Cruise Book - The '62 cruise to the Med
    • 1964 Cruise Book - The '64 cruise to the Med
    • 1965 Cruise Book - The '65 cruise to the Med
    • 1967 Cruise Book - The '67 cruise to WestPac
  • The Sounds of Vietnam - Actual audio from the 1967 Deployment
  • Movies - Converted movie and VHS images
    • 1958 Med Cruise
    • 1959 Underway refueling
    • 1960 Guantanamo Bay Refresher Training
    • 1967 Vietnam war
    • 2000 Reunion Memorial Ceremony
• What's New - The latest changes to the site - be sure to Refresh this page