| Date | 2021-04-23 |
| Message | Sadly, we lost another of our shipmates recently, Eugene Lund passed away on April 5, 2021 in Filmore, Utah. Gene was a radioman aboard the Spangler from 1956 to 1958. He was a dear friend and will be sorely missed. A remembrance page is posted on this website in the Remembrance Section. |
| Date | 2021-03-10 |
| Message | Suzanne, I hope you received the email I sent you? If not, please leave a note here and let me know. |
| Date | 2021-01-12 |
| Message | Sad to report, I learned this afternoon that Joe Mitchell passed away this past Friday, Jan 8, 2021. Joe lived in Sgt. Bluff, Ia, and served aboard the USS Spangler, 1956-1958, as a Radarman, departing as a RD3. Our deepest sympathy is expressed to his wife Joan and their family. Joe was my closest friend in the Navy and to no longer share calls several times a year and occasionally visits is unimaginable! |
| Date | 2020-11-10 |
| Message | A Remembrance Page for Stan Biess was uploaded to the website his afternoon. I apologize for the long delay! Stan passed away this past July and deserved remembrance much sooner. If you have something you would like to add to the page, drop me a note here in the guestbook. Much of the delay stemmed from Google doing away with the original Spangler website stored on the Google server in favor of a completely new approach. The retraining, sad to admit, doesn’t come as easy these days. |
| Date | 2020-10-25 |
| Message | Hi Alice, I hope you received the email I sent you. Your dad was a Ship’s Servicemen (SH). He came aboard the USS Spangler DE 696 in July 1955 as a SH2 Petty Officer and departed as a SH1 in 1958, presumably when the ship was decommissioned. He was mostly involved with overseeing the ship’s store and replenishment of store items. |
| Date | 2020-10-11 |
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| Message | Wanted to let you know that Clarence E Bohlen passed on Nov. 20 2009. Can I get any info on my dad's service? Thank you. Alice Bohlen Teed |
| Date | 2020-09-22 |
| Message | Sadly, I learned today that Stanley Biess passed away on July 21st. Stanley had a wonderful personality and will be greatly missed by all who knew him and especially by his SpanglerMates. |
| Date | 2019-12-25 |
| Message | Merry Christmas, Jim, and a Happy New Year! So long as the old lady has at least us two, she’s in fine shape and will still be around through at least all of 2020. |