USS LYMAN K. SWENSON--DD-729

Comments: DD-729,WAS NAMED FOR;CAPTAIN LYMAN K.SWENSON,(1892-1942). HE WAS THE CAPTAIN OF THE USS JUNEAU-CL-52, AND WAS KIA ON 13,NOV.1942,WHEN THE SHIP WAS SUNK AT GUADALCANAL. THE FIVE SULLIVAN BROTHERS WERE ALSO LOST IN THE SINKING,ONLY 10 CREW MEMBERS SURVIVED THE SINKING.----THE USS LYMAN K.SWENSON-DD-729,WAS SPONSORED BY MISS CECELIA A.SWENSON,DAUGHTER OF CAPT. L.K.SWENSON,AND COMMISSIONED AT THE BOSTON,MASS.NAVY YARD ON 2,MAY,1944,CDR.FRANCIS T.WILLIAMSON IN COMMAND.-----IN INCHON,KOREA BAY,TWO DAYS BEFORE THE LANDINGS,DD-729 WAS SILENCEING ENEMY SHORE BATTERIES ON WOLMI-DO ISLAND,IT WAS 13,SEPT.,1950,THE SHIP SUFFERED TWO CASUALTIES,FROM AN ENEMY NEAR MISS.----- KIA,WAS LT.(jg).DAVID H.SWENSON,498457,OF TAYLOR,TX, USNA-CLASS OF 1948,NEPHEW OF THE OFFICER FOR WHOM DD-729 WAS NAMED.THE NEXT DAY,LT.SWENSON WAS BURIED AT SEA.----GOD BLESS HIM,MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

Keywords: CAPT. LYMAN K. SWENSON--USN (1892-1942)------ WOLMI-DO ISLAND--(13,SEPT.,1950)-------- LT.(jg).DAVID H.SWENSON--USNA-CLASS OF 1948-- (KIA-13,SEPT.,1950)--"CAPT.SWENSON'S NEPHEW"---- --DD-729 EARNED 6 KOREAN WAR BATTLE STARS--

Re: Swenson sailor

Comments: Does anyone from the Swenson remember a boatswain's mate named Goodin? He was from Georgia. He was aboard the Swenson in 1950 during the Inchon action. Later we served together aboard the USS Gloucester, PF 22. I was a seaman then, but we always got along, partly I suspected, because we both had come off tincans, in my case the Marshall. If anyone has info on Goodin, I would appreciate hearing.

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PICTURE OF USS SWENSON

Comments: I JUST PURCHASED A PICTURE OF THE USS SWENSON 12X14 COLOR ,WOULD LIKE HISTORY ON THYIS SHIP.

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I was on the Swenson from 1951/1955

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Shellback Certificate 1958

Comments: I am currently stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base and collect Navy memoriablia. Yesterday a retired Master Chief brought me a framed Shellback Certificate from the USS Swenson. The individual's name is Seaman Robert Wade Winston. If anybody knows this individual or has a story they would like to share, it would be appreciated.

very Respectfully,

SK2(AW) Jason R. Baltutis, USN

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USS Swenson

Comments: My Dad, SHAFFER F. SMITH, served aboard the USS SWENSON. He was probably an electrician. Does anyone remember him? My brother was named after a shipmate of my Dad's, Howard E., who lost his life, prior to 1948. Any info would be welcomed. Thank you, Lynn

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THE SITTING DUCK SQUADRON 2004 REUNION

Comments: We are trying to locate and contact former members of the Korean War who served aboard the following destroyers: USS DeHaven (DD-727), USS Mansfield (DD-728), USS Collett (DD-730), USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), USS Henderson (DD-785) and USS Gurke (DD-783). The destroyers comprised Destroyer Squadron 9 (DESRON9) and became known as The Sitting Duck Squadron, for their pre-invasion assault on Wolmi-Do Island at Inchon, Korea on September 13, 1950. These six ships received the Navy Unit Commendation for their bravery and heroism on this historic day.

We like to locate veterans of DESRON9 to determine potential interest for organizing a Sitting Duck Squadron Reunion, to be held in 2004 at a yet to be determined location in the United States.

Interested veterans may write, call, or E-mail either:

William H. Barnes III 2 Williams Dr. Annapolis, MD 21401-2215 Telephone: (410) 263-2006

Richard A. Bowman 5007 S. 1800 W. Roy, UT 84067-2988 Telephone: (801) 774-9098 E-Mail: rbowman866@aol.com

Keywords: USS DeHaven (DD-727), USS Mansfield (DD-728), USS Collett (DD-730), USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729), USS Henderson (DD-785) and USS Gurke (DD-783).

U.S.S. Lyman K. Swenson Crew Photo

Comments: A Photo of CREW of the U.S.S. Lyman K. Swenson DD729 possibly taken 1952 has just been posted on our Korean War Era Website # 2 B ( BAKER ) and if you served aboard that ship, we would like your help in identifying some of the crew, if possible.

Our websites are private but FREE so all you need to do is ask for access to our websites by sending us your Name, Regular Address and e-mail address and we will send you an invitation from Ernie Wagner thru MyFamily.com.

There are three Misc. Military Websites and each has a NAVY Album on them.

You may want access to all three or just the one that has the U.S.S. Lyman K. Swenson Crew Photo.

Our websites and our Reunion 2002 is open to all Korean War Era Veterans (men and women) from all branches of the service and regardless of where stationed. Would appreciate your participation.

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Would like to talk

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Korean Project Information

Comments: Would be interested in receiving information re: Korean Project. Served aboard USS L K Swenson 729 1952/53 Korean tour.

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Looking for Info

Comments: I'm looking for any anecdotal information and/or photographs (jpegs etc.) about RADM Charles P. Tesh, now deceased. He served on the above mentioned ships. Commisioned in 1945 and served during WWII, Korea, Viet-Nam etc. I am his son. Thank-you.

Charles P. Tesh Jr.

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Swenson Pictures

Comments: I have just acquired a crew picture (formal--all in whites)and some newspaper articvles pertaining to the events that the Swenson was involved in during the Korean War. Anyone interested--contact me.

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Navigation

Comments: U.S.S Maddox DD731&U.S.S. Swenson DD729

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