Category: Shipmate’s Stories

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...

SM1c JAMES EDWARD LONG 3 February 1945 Plank holder, first anniversary, and first Christmas.

CQM GEORGE T. LAFFERTY October 1944 I George T. Lafferty “Laff” was born 14 August 1918, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My hair was brown and my eyes are hazel. I enlisted in the Navy at...

ENS ELDON EDWIN KIEHLER 1946 I left the ship in San Francisco, shortly after our arrival in 1946. I have thought about USS FRANK E EVANS DD 754 and the deck watchesI stood with...