On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 Charles Rank crank@csinet.net wrote: 1407 J Street La Porte,IN 46350-5759 219/325-9503 Comments ... Served aboard U.S.S. O'Brien (DD-725); interested in hearing from fellow crew members. ---more--- I checked around on some of the military pages of the web and found that the O'Brien had served in the invasion of Europe during WWII and was hit by a shore battery. The O'Brien was also hit by a North Vietnamese shore battery in or around the Bay of Tonkin (the Bay of Tonkin Incident). My tour of duty aboard the O'Brien was during the Korean War doing escort duty for Task Force 77 along the east coast of Korea and shore bombardment in Wonsan harbor. The O'Brien seemed to have been used a lot for close-up shore bombardment! During some of the time that I was aboard, Admiral Nimitz' son was our captain. When I left the ship, I was a Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class and in charge of my section. I hope that all went well for the O'Brien crew. Shipboard relationships are pretty intense (almost like a family) and it is natural to worry about the ones you have left behind. Thanks for the opportunity to say all of this. Sincerely, Charles Rank
- On Mon, 6 Jan 1997 Wayne Meddley wmeddley@cswnet.com wrote: 1432 Nottingham Dr. Malvern, AR 72104-2438 501-332-3219 I served aboard the USS O'Brien DD725 from it's recommissioning in Oct. 1950 until my discharge in April 1954. We made three cruises to Korea and was a "sitting duck" in Wonsan Harbor and participated in "The Battle of the Buzzsaw", a ship to shore gun battle lasting three and one half hours and participated in the mock invasion in North Korea. A ship's reunion will be held in San Diego the first part of June in 1997. Ship web page