• Contact George at johnlaw484@hotmail.com
• St James Missouri

I served aboard the USS Rainier AE 5 1967-1970. R Division Damage Control … [Read more...]

• Contact Leroy at ladcad4147@gmail.com
• Louisville ky

Arrived on Mazama in 1954 in Naples out of boot camp, worked on aft deck force. Put her into moth ball in Orange, Texas as a RM3 in 1957. She was mothballed there until early 60's when recommissioned for cold war service (Cuban blockade).  To me she … [Read more...]

• Contact Dr. Thomas J. at tdriber@bellsouth.net
• Trenton, NJ

My Dad served on the Mazama WWII and was one of eight injured and killed in the enemy attack. My Brother and I still have Dad's "calendar girl trench art" on the 40 caliber shells from the ship and that apparently helped him pass the time. Dad … [Read more...]

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My father Walter Brooker passed away on March 30, 2005. He was proud of his Navy service, and a big admirer of AE 9 and its crew. Optimistic by nature, he frequently told others that every day after 12 January 1944 was a bonus. … [Read more...]