LST-1080 Pender County

Navy BBS

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Stephen Lanie wrote on September 18, 2009

Send Email To STEPHEN LANIE

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City and State: BLACKWELL OK

Unit: COMMUNCATIONS/RADIOMAN

Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran

Comments: I would very much like to have a picture of ship
if anyone out there has one. Thanks. S. Lanie

Keywords: Pender County

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Dan Rhoads wrote on July 17, 2007

Send Email To DAN RHOADS

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City and State: DUNCANNON PA

Unit: USS LOFBERG DD 759

Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments:

Keywords: LOOKING FOR REUNION INFO ON USS PENDER CTY AND USS DUNN CTY ???

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Delbert Davis wrote on February 19, 2003

Email Update Needed

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City and State: POPLAR BLUFF MO

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Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran - Korea

Comments: Served on Pender Co. '51-'54, would like to hear from anyone with information or memories to share.

Keywords: Robert Denton Jack Deck

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Donald Denmeade wrote on February 19, 2003

Email Update Needed

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City and State: YOUNGSTOWN OH

Unit: SUPPLY - ABOARD 1951 - 1953

Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran - Korea

Comments:
We are hold first reunion, 50th anniv. of end of hostilities in Korea, in Laughlin, Nev. April 28 thru May 2. Please e-mail for info.

Keywords: shipmates:
Byron Clark SK2
Tom Joyce CS1
Frank Sepesy CS2
Rob Denmeade SN (Brother aboard)

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Donald Denmeade wrote on February 19, 2003

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City and State: YOUNGSTOWN OH

Unit: SUPPLY - ABOARD 1951 - 1953

Service or Relationship: -

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Delbert Davis wrote on December 16, 2002

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Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran - Korea

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Charles Duke wrote on August 31, 2002

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City and State: TUPELO MS

Unit: ENGINEERING

Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran - Korea

Comments: Would like to hear from others on the USS Pender County and if/where there is a reunion.

Keywords: Friends - Robert Bodle, Walter Sites, Dale Higley, Vito J Laginelli

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Joe Banks wrote on March 28, 2002

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Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran

Comments: A friend of mine was on the USS Pender County "Robert (Gump) Bodle" and asked me to see if a picture of the ship was on the web. I am having trouble finding one, does anyone have a picture or know where one is on the web? He was also on a Service Craft from Unit 3, hull # 1086. If you have or know where a picture is, please email me at longears@emily.net

Thank You

Joe

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Gerald (Pete) King wrote on March 6, 2002

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Gerald (Pete) King wrote on February 27, 2002

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City and State: LEXINGTON KY

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Service or Relationship: -

Comments: Was on Pender County from late 1955 to Dec 1957

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Thomas Ulmer wrote on December 22, 2000

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City and State: MURPHYSBORO IL

Unit: QUARTERMASTER/SIGNALMAN

Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran - Korea

Comments: Was transferred to LST 1080 in November from the USS Talladega APA 208 while in Mare Island shipyards. Reported aboard over the noon hour and went to painting at 1300 hrs. Even the leading PO was painting. He was a 1c and I was 2c. We sailed from Mare Island to San Diego and tied up to a pier just before Christmas. The captain, a lieutenant, brought a M1 up to the bridge on the way to San Diego for target practice on seagulls. Our boiler burned up and we had to wait for one to be shipped from Pennsylvania so we were at the pier until I left the ship in the last of February for discharge. One Sunday morning, the cook came chasing a radioman from New Jersey with a butcher knife. He made a few passes at his belly but never made contact. There was a radioman from North Carolina that hocked his wedding band so he could have some liberty. I hope he got it back before he went home. I would like to get in contact with those two.

We made a night landing off Camp Pendleton and the navigator and I didn't get the message out soon enough to drop the stern anchor and we hit the beach. The Bosun realized it and cranked the anchor back up, but the flag aboard had some words for the Captain.

I slept under the hatch toward the stern on the port side. It was like sleeping under the stars.

I have a picture of the ship I took from the harbor cruise boat before I left San Diego, if you are interested in having it.

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