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             Patch 1. Submitted By: Pat Fisher    Patches 2 and 3 submitted by  Jim Browning

                           Special thanks to Greg Pashko for processing patches 2 & 3

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Pat and Claudia Fisher received the above postcard from Hugo Blomgren

Postcard with postmark from the USS Balch DD363, Postmarked Oct.20, 1936

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Memorial Plaque Of USS Balch DD363 and USS Porterfield DD682 at the Nimitz Museum.

Photo provided by:N Nichols MM3  of the  USS Hopewell DD 681 '62-64

We are looking for any patches from the either ship if you have one and want to see it displayed on this site, Please contact :Jim &  Pat Siler psiler@ix.netcom.com or Jeff Shaffer   jeffs@tds.net 

 

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1951 USS Porterfield DD682, Crew Photo,  Hong Kong

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Gene Hamm 1951

We are looking for photos of the 1951 Cruise, if you have any please contact us, we want to post your pictures

Bill White, email: bill_white@att.net 

We will have photos with unknown shipmates in this section, we need your help to put a name with the photos. If you know the name of the unknown shipmate please contact us.  : Jim and Pat Siler psiler@ix.netcom.com, or Jeff Shaffer   jeffs@tds.net 

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Unknown shipmates

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Balch crew photo's   January 15,1942 submitted by: Marion L. Lupton

If you know anyone in any of these photos on this page please drop us an email.

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Ship's Party,   8 November 1940

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Special Thanks to Lou Harper for help in identifying the shipmates in the 5th photo in row above

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Photos Courtesy of Dave Spencer

Crew Member:  USS Porterfield DD 682     1943 - 1945

 

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Newspaper Enlistment Photo Courtesy of Robert Trodick, 

Crew Member:  USS Porterfield DD 682  -  1944

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Photos Courtesy Of William Jennings

Crew member:   USS Porterfield DD 682  -  1944 - 1945

 

 

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Photos courtesy of Ed Gagg, 

Crew member:   USS Porterfield DD 682  -  1951 -1952

 

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Photo Courtesy John William Staubus

Crew member 1950 -1953

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Photos Courtesy Ens. James A. Rindin  

 Crew member 1952 - 1953

 

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Photos Courtesy Bob Huffman  

 Crew member 1952 - 1953

 

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Photos Courtesy of : Rudy Barber

Crew Member 195? to 195?

           

 

       

Photos processed and enhanced by: Bill White

Photo courtesy: Lt Alvin Ginsburg

Crew member 1958 to 1960

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Wedding Day

June 25, 1960

Lt. Alvin B. Ginsburg   1958- 1960 USS Porterfield DD682

The swordsmen are Alvie Johnson, Alan Hansen, Karl Moellmer and Steve Webster.

A side tidbit.  The Point Loma Lighthouse.  My wife Eula lived there for awhile (actually in the light house with the keeper and his wife

 

Photos Courtesy of Shipmate: Dennis Howard,

  Crew member 1961 - 1963

 

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Photo Courtesy of Shipmate: Dale Larson,

  Crew member 1960 - 1963

 

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Photos Courtesy of Shipmate: Paul Bengtson,

Crew member 1964 -1965

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1.  Point Loma Light    2.  U.S.S. Balch  DD 363     3.  U.S.S. Porterfield  DD 682

   4.  Koeshun, Taiwan 1966      5 Subic Bay 1960's      6. Pearl Harbor 1971

 

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