Author Archives: Chris Funck

Captain Edward J. Sweeney – Commanding Officer – Aug ’43 – Sept ’44

Here’s the start of a page dedicated to Captain Edward J. Sweeney.

Captain Sweeney was a well-liked officer aboard the Calvert well before he took command in August of 1943. He first came aboard the Calvert in late October ’42 when he and much of the Harry Lee’s crew were transferred to the Calvert when the Lee broke down just prior to steaming for North Africa. More information on Captain Sweeney’s Naval career was published by Russ Padden at the USS Neshoba web site.

Here are my grandfather’s fond memories of Captain Sweeney:

More to be added soon.

USS Calvert Zippo Wind Master Lighter (Vintage)

Here’s a nice piece of Calvert memorabilia that sold on Etsy.com. Not sure of the vintage. If the price wasn’t so high I would have bought it myself and sent it to the Calvert museum for their collection.

USS Calvert Plaque (1997 Reunion) on Ebay

I just saw this post on Ebay, a plaque of the USS Calvert from the 1997 reunion in Houston, TX: http://www.ebay.com/itm/U-S-S-Calvert-PA-32-1942-78-Fighter-Carrier-1997-Reunion-Wooden-Plaque-GREAT-/251702708096?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9aa68780

2013 Reunion Highlights, Des Moines, Iowa

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I’m a year late posting these photos from the 2013 U.S.S. Calvert Associates Reunion, but better late than never 🙂

Many thanks the Seyes family for hosting the reunion in Des Moines, IA.

Working to restore power at the hotel, 24 hours after we lost power.

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