Sign Guestbook Back to USS Spangler DE-696
| Date | 2019-06-23 |
| Message | Thanks for your note, Jim! I enjoy your reflections on the past. Your guestbook entries means a lot to me because it lets me know the website is still serving a useful purpose. Thanks again! |
| Date | 2019-05-08 |
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| Message | A memory just came to me. My last day in the USN. I made 1st class 2 months prior to discharge. Reported for discharge processing. 1st class with no hash mark. After pressure from CPO, Lt and others Iwas told to report to base CO at muster on my final day.. He was aFour striped (Capt). I removed my cover, entered his office. He greeted me as tho I was his son. After 20 off trying to get me to reenlist he asked for my thoughts. I stood at attention before him and replied, sir with all respect I have listened about my future in the USN, you make it my future but once I re-enlisted, I will be just another dumb ass white hat to you. He jumped up and shouted, get out of my navy and my office, I replied “aye, aye sir” and walked. 3 hours later I complied with order.I got out of his navy.  |
| Date | 2019-05-08 |
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| Message | A memory just came to me. My last day in the USN. I made 1st class 2 months prior to discharge. Reported for discharge processing. 1st class with no hash mark. After pressure from CPO, Lt and others Iwas told to report to base CO at muster on my final day.. He was aFour striped (Capt). I removed my cover, entered his office. He greeted me as tho I was his son. After 20 off trying to get me to reenlist he asked for my thoughts. I stood at attention before him and replied, sir with all respect I have listened about my future in the USN, you make it my future but once I re-enlisted, I will be just another dumb ass white hat to you. He jumped up and shouted, get out of my navy and my office, I replied “aye, aye sir” and walked. 3 hours later I complied with order.I got out of his navy. |
| Date | 2019-05-08 |
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| Message | Sorry to hear of Bob Ellis passing. He and Dave Norris put together our group. I talked to Bob once in a while and one he was not in good health.stand down old friend, your watch is relieved. |
| Date | 2019-04-07 |
| Message | Merlin Carr posted a note on Facebook message this morning noting that Bob Ellis passed away in his sleep this Thursday night. Bob meant so much to all of us Spangler Mates. It’s extremely sad knowing that we won’t be able to visit with him any longer. Our sympathy and prayers are extended to Millie and family. Bob was a Sonarman 2nd class aboard the USS Spangler DE696 from 1949 to 1952. |
| Date | 2019-02-25 |
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| Message | What a pleasure to find this information about my father, Eldon O'Neal and the Spangler! Having heard so many tales about its adventures, I'm delighted to read and see more! Thank you all for your service! Kathy (Kathleen) O'Neal Van Arsdale b. 1947 Denver |
| Date | 2019-02-24 |
| Message | The original Spangler website is reinstalled on the internet. It includes the deck logs, Jim. Enjoy! Use te same ussspangler dot net address as previously. Unfortunately, I’m prohibited from posting the internet address here in the Guestbook. |
| Date | 2019-02-15 |
| Message | Thanks, Jim, always enjoy reading your entries. they play a big part in keeping the Spangler website alive. I "hated" not being able to include the decklogs with the move to the new site, but the work involved would have been too demanding. I moved to the new site for two reasons: one to do away with the annual cost in keeping the previous website up and running on the internet; and second to assure that photographs, seatales and etc. would remain available for viewing for years to come, hopefully, without need for my involvement. Like you I enjoyed browsing the decklogs and will continue to seek some way of getting them reposted. Thanks for your feedback! |
| Date | 2019-02-02 |
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| Message | I have always heard “To,e flies when you are having fun”.i: must be having loads of fun for time is it will have been 63 years since I left our ole girl I spent, what I now realize was almost4 years aboard. Made lmany friends, a coupl I still stay in touch with.my son told:me Imust have enjoyed forI love to tell my grandsons all about my naval service. I admit to embellishing a few of them. One of,y grandsons once to.d me”Pops that’s nothow you told it before. The one thingI miss aboutthis “new” site is the ships logs. My friend and fellow Radarman went toalotoftime to cu them. I found them to bring back a lot of memories.when I answer that last roll all I hope some of my last thoiughts will be of the USSSpangler De 696. |
| Date | 2019-01-02 |
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| Message | Hope all Spangler Ship Mates have a good 2019 |
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