| USS JOHN RODGERS DD574 FLAGSHIP OF SQUAD DOG 25 |
This is a new website which will be devoted to all aspects of the JR. It
will include pictures of ship and crew members. Any other pictures or
info that you have, we will try to upload for other Tin Can sailors to
reminisce with. The page is quite obviously under construction.
will include pictures of ship and crew members. Any other pictures or
info that you have, we will try to upload for other Tin Can sailors to
reminisce with. The page is quite obviously under construction.
The book to the left is a recently published
combination documentary and testimonial. It
documents both the history of the WW2 John
Rodgers along with a short dissertation about
the ship's namesakes. The book clearly
describes the experiences of the officers and
crew who made their home aboard the USS
John Rodgers during the Pacific confrontation
with the Japanese. The JR took her crew into
and out of 12 major battles in that war. She
also refused to give up even one of her loyal
crew to the spoils of war. Indeed not one of her
sailors was killed during those 12 conflicts with
the enemy. The John Rodgers herself
sustained injury through the battles and a
merciless Pacific Typhoon, but she safely
protected every one of her officers and crew.
The book gives account of her experiences
from the viewpoint of 25 of her grateful
occupants, in this book called...
combination documentary and testimonial. It
documents both the history of the WW2 John
Rodgers along with a short dissertation about
the ship's namesakes. The book clearly
describes the experiences of the officers and
crew who made their home aboard the USS
John Rodgers during the Pacific confrontation
with the Japanese. The JR took her crew into
and out of 12 major battles in that war. She
also refused to give up even one of her loyal
crew to the spoils of war. Indeed not one of her
sailors was killed during those 12 conflicts with
the enemy. The John Rodgers herself
sustained injury through the battles and a
merciless Pacific Typhoon, but she safely
protected every one of her officers and crew.
The book gives account of her experiences
from the viewpoint of 25 of her grateful
occupants, in this book called...
"SQUAD DOG 25" As you read the book, you will live their lives as they lived it.
Each testimonial is a story of its own. Some of the accounts are serious and some
witty but all very intriguing. As the book clearly points out their story reflects the rest
of the ships not only included in her Squad Dog 25 but also the crews of the many
"Tin Cans" who fought in those same Pacific campaigns.
Each testimonial is a story of its own. Some of the accounts are serious and some
witty but all very intriguing. As the book clearly points out their story reflects the rest
of the ships not only included in her Squad Dog 25 but also the crews of the many
"Tin Cans" who fought in those same Pacific campaigns.
| THE USS JOHN RODGERS DD574 |
| THE USS JOHN RODGERS CREW TAKEN 1945 |
| While visiting on board the USS Kidd, now docked and open as a museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, I was pleasantly surprised to find that what was told me was indeed true. The John Rodgers crew had held one of their reunions in Baton Rouge some time ago. I wasn't with them at the time. They told me that I wouldn't be able to tell the Kidd from the Rodgers. They were right. Both being what is known as a Fletcher class, it seems that each one is a carbon copy of the other. If any of you Tin Can swabbies want a truly graphic reminiscing experience, you need to visit the USS Kidd museum! Shown below are some pictures that I and my family took while there. |
| Inside the 5" gun...notice the projectile elevator mentioned in the JR book. |
My same exact bunk location as aboard the JR.
Back of me is the entrance to the ship fitters
shack. It's all coming back.
Back of me is the entrance to the ship fitters
shack. It's all coming back.
| Coffeei with some old salts on the USS Kidd |
I spent the better part of two and a half years typing
fox code out of Honolulu, Hawaii. Although it is
obsolete, code never leaves you. It kinda saddens
me to see morse code disappear after so many
devoted hours of practice.
fox code out of Honolulu, Hawaii. Although it is
obsolete, code never leaves you. It kinda saddens
me to see morse code disappear after so many
devoted hours of practice.
I used this potato peeler for about my first 3 or
4 weeks aboard ship. The details are in the JR
book.
4 weeks aboard ship. The details are in the JR
book.
If you stood watch on the bridge many times,
you had to do time at the helm.
you had to do time at the helm.
The USS Kidd is the spitten' image of the Jolly
Rodgers.
This is me standing by the # i, 5" gun on the
bow of the ship.
This gun on the JR was badly damaged
during the wicked Typhoon, mentioned in the
book.
Rodgers.
This is me standing by the # i, 5" gun on the
bow of the ship.
This gun on the JR was badly damaged
during the wicked Typhoon, mentioned in the
book.
My G.Q. station was on the starboard
side 20mm gun.
The biggest challenge was learning how
to maneuver your feet when steering it.
side 20mm gun.
The biggest challenge was learning how
to maneuver your feet when steering it.
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| USS JOHN RODGERS JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA REUNION 1997 |
| Chuck Stansbery and Ted Long 1943 |
| The above is in memory of a good buddy. Ted Long and I roller skated in about every Skating rink in both Marion and Wyandot country from 1941 to 1943. We both worked for Pollack Steel company in Marion, Ohio. We joined the navy together and requested to stay together. The navy found it difficult to do so however, because our last names were alphabetically too far apart. Consequently Ted went aboard the Aircraft Lexington and I was assigned to the USS John Rodgers DD574. If you have read the book,you know by now that not one was killed aboard the J.R in spite of participating in over 11 major battles in the Pacific Theater. Ted was blown off his 20MM mount aboard the Lexington after serving aboard her for 15 months. |
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