FROM AARON JOHNSON:
These photos have been transfered from colored slides by my
QuickCam2; hopefully they will work for you. I am trying to put
names to the pictures but after 25 years or so you seem to forget
all that happened in your life. These photos were all taken on the
Jumpin Joey's final cruise, the exact dates I am not sure of. Well
here goes.
| 1st picture | MMFN Ron Toronto on the left and HT2 Davis on the right (don't remember his first name). |
|---|---|
| 2nd picture | Don't remember the officer, and I think BM1 Smith on the right. |
| 3rd picture | SH1 Claude Cole getting ready to cool down the deck with a fire hose. |
| 4th picture | BTFN ???? listening to some good tunes. |
| 5th picture | MMFN Ron Toronto and MM1 Leonard W. Johnson engaged in a game of chess. |
| 6th picture | HT3 ???? Staring off into space, I think. |
| 7th picture | BM2 Dana D. Johnson at the rope ENFN???? at stern. I don't know the officer. |
| 8th picture | Can"t remember any of these people, but we were getting ready to refuel. |
| 9th picture | Sh3 ????? Taking a break. |
| 10th picture | LTJG ???? I think he was the DCA. |
| 11th picture | BM3 ???? Doing what boatswains mates do the best. |
| 12th picture | The Jumpin' Joey With the 88's kicked in for maximum effect. |
| 13th picture | Heavy Smoke from the jumpin' Joey. |
| 14th picture | Mail call I think from Helo detail. |
| 15th picture | Unrep!! Everyone remembers this sight!!! |
| 16th picture | Taking on fuel and groceries!!! |
| 17th picture | Breaking away after a day of unrep!! |
| 18th picture | The fantail of the Kennedy. |
| 19th picture | The USS America, I believe, was with us for some of the cruise. |
| 20th picture | Refueling. I can't remember the oilers name. |
| 21st picture | Unrep with AFS-6, USS San Diego. |
| 22nd picture | HT3 Holmes (don't remember first name). |
| 23rd picture | HTFN ???? Sacked out after a hard day's work. |
| 24th picture | Major work being done on the fantail. |
| 25th picture | MMFN Harry Gehrt taking a break from mess cooking. |
| 26th picture | HT3 ???? in the repair shop. |
| 27th picture | ?????? in the Machine Shop. |
| 28th picture | MR2 George Smart and MM1 Leonard W. Johnson in the logroom. |
| 29th picture | MMFN Aaron Johnson (it's me, and I had to take my own picture. |
| 30th picture | Liberty launch taking the troops to shore. |
| 31st picture | Don't remember any of these guys' names ,but they are in an engine room. |
| 32nd picture | Don't remember these guys name either, but they are in Main Control. |
| 33rd picture | ????? sorry, don't remember him either. |
| 34th picture | More fantail work. |
| 35th picture | HT2 Newton (can't think of his first name). |
MANY thanks to Aaron Johnson for the pics! Anybody else?
