Ship Association
Part of Squadron Desron 2: DD-722, DD-753, DD-758, DD-707
On Tue, 17 Mar 1998
Updated 21 Spt 1999
Wes Kreske Email addresswrote:
3804 Fairlawn Hgts SE
Warren, OH 44484
phone: 330-856-3354
fax: same
datein: 1949 dateout: 1953
I am Co-Founder and Chief Recruiting Officer of the USS John R.
Pierce DD-753 Sailors Organization Inc. We have reunions every
year and in 98 it will be our 8th year.
Our flag ship was the Barton DD-722, Soley DD-707 and Strong DD-758
were also with us.
When the Barton hit the mine out at sea we were the ship that took on
the flag officers and brought them back to the States 3 months later.
I also believe that up to that date 6/52-9/52 we were the worst ship hit
by shore battery to that date. That happened on 8/6/52.
When the Barton hit the mine she was out with TF-77. Later in that
summer we were off the cost of N. Korea protecting a ROK held island.
It had 500 ROK soldiers on it a 9 US Marines. They were used to
infiltrate N.Korea. The jets, from TF-77 caught a train going down the
coast and they stopped it. We were treading water trying to keep the
guks from re-building the tracks, as it was between two mountains.
This was on August 6, 1952. Later in the day they hit us with everything
but BB-Guns. After it was all over with they called it superficial
damage. We were about 1/4 mile off the beach when they opened up. They
knocked out everything but MT 53.
They even knocked out our radio. As we turned and headed out to sea you
could hear the shells over head from the "Big Mo" who was out with the
TF firing those 16" guns.
Wes Kreske co-founder
USS John R. Pierce DD-753
Sailors Org. GMSN
Finding pal
On Sat, 11 Jul 1998
Kathy Paladino Email address wrote:
Harold Blum
phone: 716-367-3242-Harold Blum
desron2/USS John R Pierce-1955-1959
datein: 1955 dateout: 1959
comments:
A friend of mine by the name of Harold Blum was stationed on the USS
John R Pierce from 1955-1959. During that time there was also 3 other
ships with them. The Soley,the Barton And the Strong. In 1957, there was
an explosion on the USS John R Pierce. There was a man by the name of
Floyd Ward who was severly injured in that explosion.
He recently discovered that Floyd Ward was still alive and He is
desparetly trying to find his where abouts. If anyone has any infor
-mation on the whereabouts of Floyd Ward, or of the persons that may
know, Please contact Harold Blum.
He can be reached by phone at 716-367-3242, or by email address at
kmp1022@aol.com(Kathy Paladino). Any information would be greatly apprieciated.
jim n. smith
On Mon, 4 Jan 1999
Ajesquire@aol.com wrote:
hello mates.
i'm seeking information for a good friend of mine who was on the
uss john r pierce dd-753. he was on the destroyer from 1951-1955.
he'd like to find some of his old shipmates too if thats possible. he
doesn't have a pc so i told him i'd check what i could.
his name is jim n. smith located in baltimore. i'd appreciate anything
you can give me regfarding this..
thanks alot.
fellow shipmate off of the uss hale dd-642 .
