I’m finally beginning work on building out the History pages. First up is a page for the Calvert’s service during WWII at: https://www.usscalvert.com/history/apa32-1942-1947/
Enjoy!
More details for WWII (and other eras) to come over the next several months.
I am sad to announce that my grandfather, Sterling Funck, passed away at the end of July, He was 89. Our entire family will miss him tremendously. His obituary is here.
Sterling was well taken care of by the Lebanon VA Medical Hospice Unit during the final weeks of his time with us. Thank you to the staff at the Lebanon VA for taking such good care of him during his final few weeks. He truly felt respect and care in the hands of these fine doctors and nurses when he needed it the most.
Sterling’s stories from his time aboard the USS Harry Lee and the USS Calvert are available on the Adventures page of this web site. If it not been for his willingness to share his stories I may never have known of the Calvert’s rich history from her many years of service in the US Navy.
Condolences to the family of Lenoard “Len” Francis Eck. Leonard passed away on March 27th, 2013 at the age of 89. He served aboard the USS Calvert during 1945/46 while the Calvert was assigned to service near Shanghai, China. Prior to his time aboard the Calvert, Leonard served aboard the USS Freemont (APA-44) for most of the war.
From Leonard’s son, Glenn C. Eck, of Philadelphia PA: “My father, Leonard Francis Eck, passed away on March 27th, 2013 aged 89 years, in his hometown of York, PA. He was able-bodied and healthy until the end. A wonderful father and a wonderful man, he spoke often of his service aboard both the USS Fremont and the USS Calvert during WWII. Although he was not online himself, he enjoyed the Calvert website very much when he had opportunities to view it.”
Here is Leonard’s online obituary at Legacy.com. You may contact Glenn directly via email.
This chart was hand-drawn by Walter “Fred” Cox on the day that the Calvert, part of the US Navy’s Gilbert Operation’s Northern Task Group, crossed the Equator and International Dateline. From Ronnie Cox: “My dad drew that diagram on that day to commemorate the occasion. He couldn’t mail it home because the censors would have confiscated it so he brought it back with him after the war. Sadly Dad passed away in 1967 but I have the original document in my possession.”
The Calvert is listed near the center of the diagram (upper-right quadrant).
