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The
Following photographs were donated from the personal
collection of
Neil Greer
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Dennis
Craker and I went snorkel diving around
Grande
Island
in the
Philippines
. Dennis built a housing for his camera, so that he
could take pictures under water. Here is one shot he
took of me. We came across an octopus |
Me
in the crew’s quarters.
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My good friend, Rick Major.
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This
helicopter hovering over the Virgo’s fantail is either
delivering mail or picking up an injured sailor to
transport to a hospital.
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USS
Virgo at
Subic Bay
, 1969
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Port
side aft.
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Port
side forward.
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Port
side forward.
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Starboard
side forward.
Booms down.
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Starboard
side forward.
Unrep with Oiler.
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Dennis
Craker and me
in crew’s quarters |
The
Electrician’s Chief on the right. On the left, hatch
that leads to the engineering crew’s quarters.
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Ensign
Riley, engineering officer who replaced Mr. Roberts.
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Me
with two of the engineering crew. I do not recall their
names |
Me
waiting for an unrep to start. Rick Major took this
picture.
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Me
waiting for an unrep during foul weather. Dennis
Craker took this picture.
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Rick
Major in
Hong Kong
taking pictures from up high.
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A
view of
Hong Kong
from a high vantage point.
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Hong Kong
at
night.
Taken from aboard the Virgo.
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Helicopter
on its way.
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Captain’s
gig.
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Carrier
up close.
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Danger,
live ammunition.
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On deck
at night |
Underway
replenishment.
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USS
Ashtabula, Oiler |
Carrier
with ship behind.
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Destroyer
on an early morning with
Viet Nam
in the background.
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Rough
seas.
Typhoon season brewing.
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Submarine
and Tin Cans.
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Engineman 3rd
Class Carty. Carty took a flare to the side, while
serving on a PBR, before he was transferred to the
Virgo.
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Carty, to my
left.
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Liberty
call.
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Maneuvering
for unrep with Oiler.
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Passing the
ammo forward.
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Passing the
ammo aft.
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Big waves
for this Destroyer.
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Larry
Hildebrand and Scarbeck
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I don’t
remember what was going on here, but it involved wood
chairs.
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Port side
aft.
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Starboard
side forward.
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Night view
on deck.
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Four prop
airplane.
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Carrier
blowing its tubes before coming along side.
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Carrier
along side.
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Airplane
taking off Carrier during unrep.
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Destroyer
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Destroyer
coming along side during rough seas.
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Passing ammo
to Oiler.
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Wave along
the side of the ship.
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Our flag.
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Our
transportation to
Grande
Island
.
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All the way
back.
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Helicopter
coming.
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Letters to
home, from ‘M’ Division.
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On the right
is Chief Royal, Chief of ‘A’ Gang.
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Anchors. I
don’t recall the sailor’s name, but he was dead on
with the sledge.
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Steve
Wamsley, and “Hurk”
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Larry
Hildebrand
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Jim Brown,
and “Hurk”.
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In charge of
Engineering on the Virgo. A fine officer to have around
during emergencies.
Unfortunately,
I don’t recall his name. He was a “Mustang” and
always knew what had to be done.
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I do not recall the names of these two sailors. However,
I do recall something the 1st Class Petty
Officer once said. It was in frustration, “I will sure
be glad when I retire from this Navy!” I asked him how
long it was until he could retire, he replied, “Ten
years.”
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I do not know what was going on here, but it involved
wooden chairs.
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USS Virgo AE30. The Virgo was equipped with 12 wench
deck stations. During underway replenishment my duty was
to adjust the wench brakes when the load started
slipping. The wench deck station signs 5, 3, 7, and 1
were out of sequence order when this picture was taken.
They should read in the sequence order of 7, 5, 3, and
1.
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My foul
weather jacket.
A little bit faded.
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Liberty
Call |
Ship's Bell
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