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| Back row Unk, Clyde Jordan, Unk, Unk Front Unk, Unk |
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Decommissioning Crew Post World War II - Page 3 of 8
Decommissioning Crew Post World War II - Page 2 of 8
If you click a photo, you will see an enlargement.
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| Clyde Jordan |
Decommissioning Crew Post World War II - Page 1 of 8
Robert Nielsen, on recalling his service during WWII was surprised to see the following photos as they show a number of his shipmates from during the war.
All these photos are courtesy of Fred Heyer. In July of 2013, Fred is 86 years old and robust. He had taken a number of photos of the Clamour crew. He has the only known color photograph of the U.S.S. Clamour. As you read this, if you served or a loved one, friend or relative served onboard the Clamour, we would like to get in touch with you to record your memories.
Here begins the photo log at the beginning to end of the decommissioning.
All these photos are courtesy of Fred Heyer. In July of 2013, Fred is 86 years old and robust. He had taken a number of photos of the Clamour crew. He has the only known color photograph of the U.S.S. Clamour. As you read this, if you served or a loved one, friend or relative served onboard the Clamour, we would like to get in touch with you to record your memories.
Here begins the photo log at the beginning to end of the decommissioning.
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| Fred Heyer Y3/c, at age 86 |
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| Unk, Unk Unk, Clyde Jordan (front), Unk |
14 March 1944 The U.S.S. Clamour is Commissioned
Below is the only known picture in color of the U.S.S. Clamour. This photo is courtesy of Fred S. Heyer (who can be contacted through this email: heyer1958 -the 'at' symbol and yahoo -dot - com
I received these photos from Rod Hayman. In the photo on the left, Hayman is standing, at the top leftmost part of the photo, in the back row.
In the photo on the right, he is in the left row, at the back.
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| Only known color photograph of the U.S.S. Clamour |
I received these photos from Rod Hayman. In the photo on the left, Hayman is standing, at the top leftmost part of the photo, in the back row.
In the photo on the right, he is in the left row, at the back.
Victory Sweep by D.N. Lott
While perusing the Internet for something more to Clamour about, I found some more writings of Captain Davis Newton Lott. These three (3) pages from Our Navy appear through the generoisity of Joseph Radigan. Mr. Radigan asked that his work be accredited and before I present them, here is that accreditation:
This page created and maintained by Joseph M. Radigan
© 2006 Joseph M. Radigan © 1996 - 2006 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
This page created and maintained by Joseph M. Radigan
© 2006 Joseph M. Radigan © 1996 - 2006 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sailing As Before
Picture of Robert "Salty" Nielsen, taken May 13, 2006 at Café du Village, Larchomont Village, Los Angeles, California. Larchmont Blvd. is a hang-out for the show business crowd.
July 21, 2009, Bob recalls the "call sign" for the Clamour is SAKE-ZERO.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sailing As Before - Time Magazine & Chilean Society Belles
I came across a letter to the editor of Time Magazine from Lt. Commander Lott. The text of the letter and response from Time's editors follow and then a screen shot of the 'internet' version of the page from the magazine in 1944.
All the women mentioned are Society Belles from Chile.
Monday, Jul. 17, 1944
Minesweepers' Favorites
Sirs:
Your six photos in TIME'S Pacific Pony (June 5) have sparked the fuse of an intra-ship civil war.
Today, 29 days out of San Francisco, we dropped the hook. Not long ago this spot was Jap-held. And yet an hour ago we boated ashore, picked up our bulging sack of precious mail, pulled out your Pony—the first of its kind to be seen by any of my crew of 92 fresh-caught enlisted men and officers—and the fireworks began.
The relative, though undeniable, beauty of the six Santiago society belles was argued pro & con, hither & yon until the entire crew—officers and men alike—were lobbying for their candidate. Pressure group opposed pressure group until, to avert a blowup, I was forced to hold a secret ballot. The result:
Maria Luisa Correa Larrain 30 The Robles Entry 23 Olivia Bunster Saavedra 19 Sylvia Gonzalez Rodriguez [and] Elinor Poudensan Vasquez a dead heat, 14 each
The polls have just closed, and I have just now counted the ballots. Yet, even as I write this, I am beset by loud cries of foul play. The biggest beef (from the losers) is that the smallness of the pictures, plus the loss of detail inevitable in lithographic reproduction, has shown the winner to ad vantage, the losers to disadvantage.
In short, how in hell can I get the original glossies to satisfy this bunch of minesweeping extroverts once & for all?
D. N. LOTT Lieut. Commander U.S.S. Clamour c/o F.P.O. San Francisco
¶ To silence the Clamour's clamor, glossy prints are on the way to Lott's lot.—ED.
Lott's reference to Time's "pony" was an advertisement free "cut down" version of Time. It measured about 8 inches by 4 inches. I've included a facsimile image, below.
All the women mentioned are Society Belles from Chile.
Monday, Jul. 17, 1944
Minesweepers' Favorites
Sirs:
Your six photos in TIME'S Pacific Pony (June 5) have sparked the fuse of an intra-ship civil war.
Today, 29 days out of San Francisco, we dropped the hook. Not long ago this spot was Jap-held. And yet an hour ago we boated ashore, picked up our bulging sack of precious mail, pulled out your Pony—the first of its kind to be seen by any of my crew of 92 fresh-caught enlisted men and officers—and the fireworks began.
The relative, though undeniable, beauty of the six Santiago society belles was argued pro & con, hither & yon until the entire crew—officers and men alike—were lobbying for their candidate. Pressure group opposed pressure group until, to avert a blowup, I was forced to hold a secret ballot. The result:
Maria Luisa Correa Larrain 30 The Robles Entry 23 Olivia Bunster Saavedra 19 Sylvia Gonzalez Rodriguez [and] Elinor Poudensan Vasquez a dead heat, 14 each
The polls have just closed, and I have just now counted the ballots. Yet, even as I write this, I am beset by loud cries of foul play. The biggest beef (from the losers) is that the smallness of the pictures, plus the loss of detail inevitable in lithographic reproduction, has shown the winner to ad vantage, the losers to disadvantage.
In short, how in hell can I get the original glossies to satisfy this bunch of minesweeping extroverts once & for all?
D. N. LOTT Lieut. Commander U.S.S. Clamour c/o F.P.O. San Francisco
¶ To silence the Clamour's clamor, glossy prints are on the way to Lott's lot.—ED.
Lott's reference to Time's "pony" was an advertisement free "cut down" version of Time. It measured about 8 inches by 4 inches. I've included a facsimile image, below.
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