Korean War Project

USS Duncan (DD-874)




Photo by Hal Barker. Copyright 1989.






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Entry: 69895
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
THE DUNCAN MADE US PROUD
MEL CAREY wrote on April 17, 2009


CITY AND STATE: BEDFORD TX

UNIT: USS DUNCAN DDR874

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN

Comments: "Those were the days my friend, I thought they would never end" We fought, we grew and now we rust and age

Keywords: Wan Son harbor - Calamagac Charlie - DDR874

 
Entry: 62236
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES
WILLIAM MYERS SR. wrote on September 10, 2007


CITY AND STATE: LUBBOCK TX

UNIT: RD2 DUNCAN

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN

Comments: I was on the Duncan from april 1949 to Dec 1952

Keywords:

 
Entry: 53791
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
LOOKING FOR RUSS SNYDER
RICHARD L. COLE wrote on October 28, 2005


CITY AND STATE: PENCIL BLUFF AR

UNIT: USS DUNCAN DDR 874

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN

Comments: he was cmaa 1950-51

Keywords: russel snyder, bmc /

 
Entry: 47094
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
SERVED 1950-53
RICHARD COLE wrote on November 26, 2004


CITY AND STATE: PENCIL BLUFF AR

UNIT:

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: I FOUND TIME TO FIGHT THE NAVY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS OF
MY FIRST ENLISTMENT, UNTIL I FOUNF AN EAISER WAY WAS
TO JOIN THE SYSTEM. OWE MUCH OF MY SUBSEQUENT CAREER
TO PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTOOD HOW TO GET ME ON THE RIGHT
TRACK. SNYDER, BMC/ R.G. OUTLAW, MMC/ GROSS, CS2,/
MAYS, BM2/ HOLT, GM2/ AND THE GUN BOSS, LTJG CARTIER.
DISCHARGED 12/53, REENLISTED 2/54 AND SERVED ON TIN
CANS FOR 8 MORE YEARS, WENT TO SUBS FOR FOUR MORE AND
VIET NAM FOR A YEAR. FIRST TOUR SHORE DUTY IN 67-68
BACK TO NAM FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. RECRUITER AND
FINALLY RETIRED IN 1979. I'M 100% SC DAV AND LIVE
SO FAR BACK IN THE HILLS OF AR. WE HAVE TO PUT
DIAPERS ON THE CHICKENS TO KEEP HOOT OWLS FROM
CROSSBREEDING. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF
THE ABOVE PERSONNEL.



Keywords: engineering to deck to gunnery to radio during my
time aboard. 7-50 to 12-53.


 
Entry: 39057
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES
RONALD RUSSELL wrote on December 9, 2003


CITY AND STATE: CONCORD NC

UNIT:

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: NAVY VETERAN - KOREA

Comments: Our grown children have expressed interest in finding friends of their grandfather

Keywords: Clarence Thomas Russell was on the USS Duncan
1943-1945 my late beloved father in law


 
Entry: 27412
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
FORWARD BOILER ROOM
JACK WESCOTT wrote on August 6, 2002


CITY AND STATE: JOPLIN MO

UNIT: DUNCAN AND BROWN, DIV. 52

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: -

Comments: Looking for old Navy friends

Keywords:

 
Entry: 26460
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
PAUL BASSETT wrote on June 22, 2002


CITY AND STATE: CARLSBAD CA

UNIT: #A

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: FAMILY MEMBER

Comments: Survivor of the USS Duncan: Robert F. Emond
Interested Grandson would like info.


Keywords:

 
Entry: 11504
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
MM1 FORWARD ENGINE ROOM(WESPAC 1970)
RAYMOND DEVONE wrote on September 4, 2000


CITY AND STATE: NH

UNIT: M DIVISION

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: -

Comments: M DIVISION

Keywords: USS Taconic AGC-17(1965), USS Neches AO-47(1966-1968), USS Bainbridge DLGN-25(1968-1970), USS Duncan(DD-?874?)1970

 
Entry: 4591
USS DUNCAN (DD-874)
WEB SITE
JOE SISSOM wrote on November 8, 1999


CITY AND STATE: IRVING TX

UNIT: USS DUNCAN DD$-874

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP:

Comments: I am vice cdr of the Metroplex Chapeter of MOWW. I have put a link from our home page
www.dfc.cc/moww
to yours. By tomorrow, there will be a link from my personal page to you.

Are you familiar witha a photo that appeared a bit over a yr ago in US Naval Institute 'Proceedings' of the Korean Memorial covered in snow? It is awesome.

Keep up teh good work.

Joe Sissom


Keywords:

 

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USS Duncan (DD-874)




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