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Entry: 81873 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	LOOKING FOR BOB ABLES AND H.W. MURRAY
JOSEPH G. LUTZ wrote on January 25, 2012 City and State: LIVINGSTON NJ Unit: M DIVISION Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: LOOKING FOR ANY SHIPMATES WHO SERVED FROM DEC. 1952- MARCH, 1953. INTERESTED IN HEARING OF ANY REUNIONS. Keywords: JOE

Entry: 78156 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	WONDERING
ROBERT HUNGATE wrote on March 12, 2011 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Does anyone remember Glendon Snider? He was my grandfather. I'm looking for information on what he did in the Navy. Keywords: Glen Snider, USS Chourre (ARV-1)

Entry: 75485 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	USS CHOURRE REUNION
JOHN DANNER wrote on July 17, 2010 City and State: COLORADO SPRINGS CO Unit: USS CHOURRE (ARV-1) Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: The shipmates from the USS CHOURRE will hold a reunion in Branson Mo. from the 20th to the 23rd of Sept 2010. Contact person is Warren Clabuesch. Keywords:

Entry: 75119 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	CHOURRE DECOMMISIONG CREW
CHARLES E. (WOODY) WOODBURY wrote on June 17, 2010 City and State: WILLITS CA Unit: U.S.S. CHOURRE 2ND DIVISION Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Assigned to Chourre from North Island Naval Air about March '55 to Treasure Island for further transfer to Chourre via Travis Air Force Base to where ever the ship was in the Pacific...so many years ago I don't remember....seems like Hong Kong...don't know if that was possible. Maybe some of you guys that were aboard could enlighten me. We were there for about three days when our draft (seems like about 10-15 of us) number was called and we were standing ready to board the bus for Travis and as the bus came around the corner the bitch box cancelled the draft as they got word the Chourre had left port homeward bound. So, 30 some days at Treasure Island while she crossed the big pond. Some of the old salts aboard tried to convince some of us "boots" that when they wanted to pick up speed (as flank speed was 12.5 knots) they would put a few rounds out the 5"38 from the aft tub. (I wasn't born yesterday, LOL). Would sure love to hear from anyone that served aboard. Does anyone remember the name Don Ridinger? Keywords: Woody, Seaman...U.S.S. Chourre

Entry: 75021 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	DECOMMISIONING CREW
CHARLES (WOODY) WOODBURY wrote on June 9, 2010 City and State: WILLITS CA Unit: 2ND DIVISION Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Member of the decommisioning crew. Reported aboard in Alameda Naval Air, to Mare Island Naval Shipyard then to San Diego for mothball and transfer. Keywords: U.S.S. Chourre (ARV-1)

Entry: 74902 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	ALL ARE INVITED TO SHARE REMEMBRANCES
ANNE SOBBOTA wrote on May 31, 2010 City and State: BANDON OR Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: Our Gallery in Oregon honors veterans each November in an exhibit entitled "Greater Than One". 2010 will be our third exhibit in which we invite the public to send in images, letters, and other items for temporary loan to be shown in the gallery. My father was LtCmdr Harold Downey Jr. and he served on the USS Chourre during the Korean War. He is my inspiration behind the exhibit. All are invited to share their memories of this war, and others, all branches of service. Anne Sobbota Keywords: USS Chourre, Navy, Korean War

Entry: 72464 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	FATHER'S MEMORY
ANNE SOBBOTA wrote on November 21, 2009 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: My father was LCdr Harold Ellwood Downey, Jr. he served on the USS Chourre and helped recommission the ship for the Korean War. He also served on the Indiana during WWII. He passed away January 25, 2008 and is very much missed. I, too, heard stories of the accidental sinking of the Japanese fishing boat and also of running a ship aground in the strait of China- not sure if it was the Chourre. If any of his shipmates remember him and have stories to share with me, I would appreciate the correspondence. Anne Keywords: friends

Entry: 69733 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	BT3 AL ALVAREZ - USS CHOURRE ARV-1 / 1952-1953
STEVE ALVAREZ wrote on April 2, 2009 City and State: HUNTINGTON BEACH CA Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: My father was a "Boiler Tender" on the Chourre from 1952 -1953, he has shared stories of "Captain Fearless Frank Gill's" and the sinking of the Japanese vessel (By accident) and the mine field incident. I was hoping to reach out and try to find anyone that he befriended and served with him that may remember him. Or anyone that served on the Chourre from 1952-1953. All are welcome to respond. Thank you. Keywords:

Entry: 66319 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	ENGINERING DEPT.
DON MURRAY wrote on July 2, 2008 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: Three battle stars on a slow ship that needed two scorts. How did we do it?

Entry: 65949 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	REUNION, USS CHOURRE ARV-1
JOHN DANNER wrote on June 6, 2008 City and State: COLORADO SPRINGS CO Unit: USS CHOURRE ARV-1 Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: The USS CHOURRE ARV-1 will hold a reunion in Myrtle Beach SC from the 16th to the 18th of Oct. 2008 The coordinator is Warren Claybuesch. His email is claysue_2@msn.com Keywords:

Entry: 63330 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	OBITUARY - WILLIAM J. NOONAN
FREDERICK MILLER wrote on December 7, 2007 City and State: BALLSTON SPA NY Unit: VARIOUS USN SHIPS AND SHORE STATIONS Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: William J. Noonan SARATOGA SPRINGS - William J. Noonan, formerly of McGregor Villas, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at Saratoga Hospital, after succumbing to pneumonia. He was 87. Born on Feb. 1, 1920, at his family's home on Nelson Avenue in Saratoga Springs, he was the son of the late David H. and Nellie (Fleming) Noonan. The home was where he grew up with his late brother, Joseph D. Noonan and after his mother's passing, with his father's second wife, Margaret Noonan. After excelling at history and being highly ranked in New York state on the tennis court, he was a 1937 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School. A 1941 graduate of Union College, he was attending Albany Law School when World War II began. He joined the U.S. Navy and was commissioned in 1942 and served as the assistant navigator aboard the USS West Point (the former luxury liner SS America) and sailed on the USS Chourre before the war ended. His service took him around the world and he held the rank of lieutenant commander when he returned to civilian life. Mr. Noonan soon began a career as a song promoter for Chappell Music in New York City and then worked as a publicist for two actors, Saratogian Monty Woolley and Eddie Bracken. Later, he was a partner in an advertising firm in New York. He loved Saratoga Springs, its people, and horse racing, and he loved introducing luminaries from the track to the stars of Hollywood and Broadway. His enormous sense of humor warmed everyone's heart. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by one brother, Joseph D. Noonan, who died on Aug. 24, 1964. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Barbara Ann (Kaufhold) Noonan and their son, David A. Noonan of Wilmington, Del., and several cousins. Relatives and friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, 584-5373. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway by the Rev. Dominic S. Ingemie, pastor. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter's Cemetery, West Avenue. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com. Keywords: Obituarty

Entry: 61397 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	SLOW BUT HOSPITABLE.
JOHN DAYK JR. wrote on June 24, 2007 City and State: BELLINGHAM WA Unit: Service or Relationship: ARMY VETERAN Comments: I was a guest aboard the Chourre from Tacloban, Phillipines, to Yokosuka, Japan, in the fall of 1945. This was a memorable trip for an Army Graves Registration officer, nice quarters, good food and company. And we plowed through the tail of typhoon. She was slow but it was good to have all her tonnage below me during those winds and seas, tops of waves wew hitting the bridge. Keywords: typhoon

Entry: 53758 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	SLOW BOAT TO YOKOSUKA
PHILLIP KEENE wrote on October 26, 2005 City and State: YUMA AZ Unit: USS CHOURRE (ARV-1) Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN Comments: Keywords: Would like to make contact with any shipmates that were aboard from commissioning in 1952 through the decommissioning at Vallejo in 1956. Especially interested in contacting Gerald Burgin. Anyone else in X Division would be greatly appreciated.

Entry: 51121 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	SHIPMATE 1945 -1946
LEO WATTS wrote on May 27, 2005 City and State: Unit: Service or Relationship: INTERESTED PERSON Comments: I was on the ship from 1945 and 1946, looking for friends and ship mates during that time. Keywords: Seaman First Class (radioman)

Entry: 49449 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	NICK HELBLING MY FATHER
VICKI HELBLING-SEEMAN wrote on March 8, 2005 City and State: PENSACOLA FL Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: I just found out that my served aboard the USS Chourre and was hoping to hear from a few of his buddies. If you knew my father (I did not, he is deceased), please contact me. Any information would be appreciated. Keywords: USS Chourre, USS Webster US Navy Reserve USS Chukawan 1951.

Entry: 30510 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	SHIPMATES: 9/52 THRU 3/55
JAMES FIELDS wrote on December 19, 2002 City and State: ELKVIEW WV Unit: SUPPLY Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: Looking for old shipmates Keywords: USS Chourre ARV-1

Entry: 27668 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	7TH DIV., ABOUT JUNE 1952 TO MARCH 1953
JIMMY WALKER wrote on August 18, 2002 City and State: BETHEL SPRINGS TN Unit: SUPPLY DEPT. Service or Relationship: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA Comments: TWO THINGS I REMEMBER ABOUT THE CHOURRE, HOW SLOW IT WAS, AND GOING INTO THE SEA, BETWEEN SAN FRAN. AND HAWAII, CAPT. GILLS SHOWING OFF TO HIS GUESTS, POLITICIANS FROM CALIF. UNFORGETABLE WERE THE POKER GAMES, PAY DAY STAKES ALWAYS EASY TO COLLECT. ALSO, SINKING A JAPANESE VESSEL, BY ACCIDENT, IN THE 'INLAND' SEA. TRAVELING THROUGH A MINE FIELD, NO PROBLEM. AS CAPT. GILLS 'ORDERLY', I WAS THERE WHEN HE HAD OUR DIV. TRY TO PLACE JATO TUBES ON OUR SHIP, TO "LEAVE THE FLEET, AFTER DELIVERING SUPPLIES, IN A HURRY". THIS WAS OF COURSE, IMPOSSIBLY, BUT HE WAS AN ORIGINAL THINKER. Keywords: FRIENDS; FRANKLIN ERNEST, ALA. DIED TWO YEARS AGO,WEST, ATTY. HOUSTON, TX., JUARAGUA (PROBABLY MIS-SPELLED), FRENCH, STREET FIGHTER IN HONOLULU, WALKER, SHIP PHOTOG., 'REBEL' CHAMBERLAIN, SAN FRANCISCO, HEFFNER, HICKORY, N. C., MAY BE IN JACKSONVILLE, FLO. NOW. CAPT. FRANK GILL, ALL ADMIRED HIS ELAN, ETC

Entry: 18824 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	HI
LAURA LONGMIRE wrote on August 20, 2001 City and State: LONG BEACH MS Unit: Service or Relationship: FAMILY MEMBER Comments: my fathers name was blackie he was on the chourre for awhile Keywords:

Entry: 17512 USS CHOURRE (ARV-1)	MEET ALL OF AT THE REUNION IN TEXAS!
WILBER MANN wrote on June 22, 2001 City and State: MAMMOTH SPRING AR Unit: USS CHOURRE ARV-1 Service or Relationship: - Comments: Keywords:

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