Category Archives: 1950s

1951 Newspaper Clippings

Mention of the Calvert and  few of her crew and passengers appeared in these two newspaper clippings during 1951. These showed up in a recent search of Calvert-related information on the web, so here they are.

Source for this of image of Bm3c Cheramie and Pfc Vical is here.

1951 - Fulton History - Yonkers NY Herald Statesman - USS Calvert Helm

 

I’ve lost the source for this next image (a San Francisco newspaper), but additional information on Cpl Bobby J. Pierce is available here (including mention of this clipping).

1951 - Lance Corporal Bobby Jack Pierce - San Diego Paper

 

 

 

 

 

USS Calvert Photograph Series – San Francisco Shipyard, Februrary 1958

Here are a series of high quality photographs of the USS Calvert while she was in the San Francisco Naval Yard undergoing an overhaul. These photographs were taken on February 26th, 1958. These photographs are from the National Archives (source). You can open a larger version of each photograph by clicking on it, and it will open in a new window.

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USS Calvert Chigasaki Raiders Match Book Cover – Summer, 1951

I came across this match book cover on Ebay for $1.50.

USS Calvert Chigasaki Raiders match book cover - 1953.jpg

The name “Chigasaki Raiders” was adopted by the Calvert and crew as a result of several training exercises near Yokosuka, Japan during June and July, 1951.

Additional information on the Calvert’s time as a part of the “Chigasaki Raiders” the summer of 1951 can be found at:

There is a hand written date of 1/29/53 on the back of the cover, and possibly and name “Mensch” but I’m not certain that’s what it is.

1950’s Officers – Officers Reunion Book, April 2003

Howard “Howie” Lanyon, Gunnery Officer aboard the Calvert ’53-’55, has shared the following Officers Reunion book that he compiled for the 2003 reunion at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club (April 22-24). This book includes:

  • Past skippers from October 1942 to July 1966.
  • A few historical items.
  • Brief bios and pictures for 29 officers who served aboard the Calvert during the 1950s, I have masked the contact information (which was up-to-date in the 2003 time frame). Email me directly if you would like to request an individual’s contact information.

Here are the individual pages from Howie’s book. You can view a larger copy of each page by clicking on the image and it will open up in a new window.2003 Officers Reunion - p001 - Cover 2003 Officers Reunion - p002 - Intro 2003 Officers Reunion - p003 - Commanding Officers '42-'66 2003 Officers Reunion - p004 - Albers, Delmar 2003 Officers Reunion - p005 - Bainton, Don 2003 Officers Reunion - p006 - Beckett, Peter 2003 Officers Reunion - p007 - Bridgford, Hugh 2003 Officers Reunion - p008 - Clemens, Daniel 2003 Officers Reunion - p009 - Christopher, Allison 2003 Officers Reunion - p010 - Cook, Bruce 2003 Officers Reunion - p011 - Farley, D. Stephen 2003 Officers Reunion - p012 - Ferguson, Samuel 2003 Officers Reunion - p013 - Hemphill, Allen 2003 Officers Reunion - p014 - Hornbuckle, Ross 2003 Officers Reunion - p015 - Kahan, Lawrence 2003 Officers Reunion - p016 - Lanyon, Howard 2003 Officers Reunion - p017 - Laudenschlager, Philip 2003 Officers Reunion - p018 - McCarty, Charles 2003 Officers Reunion - p019 - Mill, Alfred 2003 Officers Reunion - p020 - Moeller, John 2003 Officers Reunion - p021 - Morgan, Leroy 2003 Officers Reunion - p022 - Niemi, Edwin 2003 Officers Reunion - p023 - Papa, Nicholas 2003 Officers Reunion - p024 - Parton, Robert 2003 Officers Reunion - p025 - Precht, Robert 2003 Officers Reunion - p026 - Stein, Norman 2003 Officers Reunion - p027 - Thoes, R. Donald 2003 Officers Reunion - p028 - Wagner, Norman 2003 Officers Reunion - p029 - Willhite, Dale 2003 Officers Reunion - p030 - Zerbe, Wesley 2003 Officers Reunion - p031 - Joan Fontaine Aboard 2003 Officers Reunion - p032 - In Memory 2003 Officers Reunion - p033 - Hillies, Frederick 2003 Officers Reunion - p034 - Yamnicky, John 1 2003 Officers Reunion - p035 - Yamnicky, John 2 2003 Officers Reunion - p036 - Aiau, Harvey 2003 Officers Reunion - p037 - Flores, Adolph 2003 Officers Reunion - p038 - Herlihy, William 2003 Officers Reunion - p039 - Huff, Robert 2003 Officers Reunion - p040 - Vasliades, Jim