Photos from the USS Kretchmer DE/DER 329 WWII Veterans mini-reunion held in Washington, D.C. May 5 - May 6, 2006.


Furnished by Jim Carver:
Group Photo #1
Group Photo #2
#7262 - Registration table, hotel lobby
#7264 - Hospitality room
#7265 - Hospitality room
#7266 - Hospitality room
#7267 - Hospitality room
#7268 - Hospitality room
#7269 - Hospitality room
#7270 - Hospitality room
#7271 - Jim Strong with microphone, buffet dinner, Friday night
#7273 - Buffet dinner, Friday night
#7274 - Buffet dinner, Friday night
#7275 - Buffet dinner, Friday night
#7277 - Buffet dinner, Friday night
#7278 - Laura Clowe
#7280
#7281 - Pentagon
#7282
#7283
#7284 - World War II Memorial - Pacific
#7285
#7286 - World War II Memorial - fountain
#7287 - World War II Memorial
#7288 - World War II Memorial
#7289 - World War II Memorial
#7290 - World War II Memorial
#7291 - World War II Memorial - Pacific
#7292 - World War II Memorial
#7293 - World War II Memorial
#7294 - World War II Memorial - Atlantic
#7295 - World War II Memorial
#7296 - World War II Memorial - Battle of Midway
#7297 - World War II Memorial
#7298 - World War II Memorial
#7299 - World War II Memorial
#7300 - World War II Memorial
#7301 - World War II Memorial
#7302 - World War II Memorial
#7303 - World War II Memorial
#7304 - World War II Memorial
#7305 - World War II Memorial
#7306 - World War II Memorial
#7307 - World War II Memorial
#7308 - World War II Memorial
#7309 - World War II Memorial
#7310 - World War II Memorial
#7311 - Washington Monument
#7312 - World War II Memorial
#7313 - World War II Memorial
#7314 - World War II Memorial
#7315
#7316 - Front row, left to right: Back row, left to right:
#7317
#7318
#7319 - United States Navy Memorial
#7320 - United States Navy Memorial
#7321 - United States Navy Memorial
#7322
#7323
#7324 - Inland Navy Engagements, U.S. Navy River Operations - Vietnam
#7325 - The Silent Service "Clean Sweep", WWII Submarine Patrol Returns
#7326 - Naval Special Warfare, USS Ala
#7327 - Women in the Navy, On shore, in the air and at sea
#7328
#7329 - Destroyer Escorts, "Trim But Deadly"
#7329 - Destroyer Escorts, "Trim But Deadly", left: right:
#7331 - Captain John Paul Jones, "In Harm's Way"
#7332 - Naval Heritage Center - Phillipine Sea, Guadacanal, Midway
#7333 - USS Fletcher
#7334
#7335 - www.lonesailor.org
#7336
#7337
#7338
#7339
#7340
#7341
#7342
#7343
#7344
#7345
#7346
#7347
Korean War Veterans Memorial
#7349
#7350
#7351
#7352
#7353
#7354 - Korean War Veterans Memorial
#7355 - Hotel lobby
#7356
#7357 - Arlington National Cemetery
#7358
#7359
#7360
#7361
#7362
#7363
#7364 - Santiago de Cuba
#7365 - Seabees - Can Do
#7366 - Buffet Dinner - Saturday night
#7367 - Buffet Dinner - Saturday night
#7374 - Reunion attendees group photo
#7375 - Reunion attendees group photo
#7376 - Reunion attendees group photo
#7377 - Group photo
WWII Vets Photo #1
WWII Vets Photo #2

Furnished by Laura Clowe:
US Navy Memorial Entrance
US Navy Memorial plaza (special ceremony going on)
World War II Memorial fountain
World War II Memorial - Nebraska - Left: Laura Clowe, Right: Mary Ann Hyde
World War II Memorial - Pacific

Furnished by Art Palmer:
#001 - Rear view of the Capitol
#002 - World War II Memorial - Pacific
#003 - World War II Memorial - Iowa-California-Oregon
#004 - World War II Memorial - Pacific
#005 - World War II Memorial - fountain
#007 - World War II Memorial - Arkansas - Laurel & Art Palmer
#008 - World War II Memorial - Jim Strong
#009 - World War II Memorial - Left: Laurel Palmer, Center: Jim Strong, Right: Shirley Palmer
#010 - World War II Memorial - Seated: Art Palmer, Standing: Martin Palmer
#011 - World War II Memorial - Seated: Art Palmer, Standing: Martin Palmer
#012 - World War II Memorial - Seated: Art Palmer, Standing: Martin Palmer
#013 - World War II Memorial with Washington Monument in background
#014 - World War II Memorial
#015 - World War II Memorial - Seated: Aleane Webb, Standing: Ted Webb
#017 - View of the Lincoln Memorial
#018 - World War II Memorial
#019 - World War II Memorial - Left: Jim Strong, Next: Jim Carver
#023 - American Flag, POW-MIA Flag
#024 - World War II Memorial - Pacific
#025 - World War II Memorial - Wall of Stars
#026 - World War II Memorial - Left: Anita O'Connor, Right: Ray O'Connor
#027 - World War II Shipmates - Back, Left to right: Hearn, Webb, Monastero, O'Connor - Front, Left to right: Haislip, Palmer, Olson
#029 - World War II Shipmates - Back, Left to right: Hearn, Webb, Monastero, O'connor - Front, Left to right: Haislip, Palmer, Olson
#030 - US Navy Memorial Plaza
#031 - Entrance to Vietnam Memorial
#032 - Our tour guide
#035 - Korean Memorial
#036 - Korean Memorial
#037 - Korean Memorial
#038 - Korean Memorial
#039 - Korean Memorial
#040 - Korean Memorial
#042 - Korean Memorial
#043 - Korean Memorial
#044 - Korean Memorial
#045 - Korean Memorial
#046 - Seated: Simon Haislip, Standing: Richard Middleton (Simon's son-in-law)
#048 - Korean Memorial
#049 - Korean Memorial
#050 - Korean Memorial
#051 - Korean Memorial
#052 - Korean Memorial
#053 - Korean Memorial
#054 - Korean Memorial
#055 - Korean Memorial
#056 - Korean Memorial
#057 - Korean Memorial
#058 - Left to right: Martin Palmer, Tour guide, Art Palmer
#059 - Jim & Carolyn Strong
#060 - Carolyn Strong
#061 - Jim Strong
#062 - Arlington Cemetery
#063 - Arlington Cemetery
#064 - Arlington Cemetery
#065 - Arlington Cemetery
#066 - Arlington Cemetery
#067 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#068 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#069 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#070 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#071 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#072 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#073 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#074 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#075 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#076 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#077 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#078 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#079 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#080 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#081 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#082 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#083 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#084 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#085 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#086 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#087 - Darriel Mammen and Jim Carver
#088 - Arlington Cemetery
#089 - Arlington Cemetery
#090 - Seated: Art Palmer, Standing: Richard Middleton
#091 - Left to right: Germanine and Joe Monastero
#092 - Left to right: Joe and Carolyn Peirce
#093 - Reunion attendees group photo
#093A - Reunion attendees group photo
#094 - Reunion attendees group photo
#095- Shipmates
#096 - Shipmates
#097 - Shipmates
#098 - Linda and Larry Kessler

Furnished by Art Palmer's brother, Martin Palmer:
#1 - Hotel lobby - Germaine and Joe Monastero, Art Palmer talking with the Haislip family
#2 - World War II Veterans Memorial entrance
#3 - World War II Veterans Memorial
#4 - World War II Veterans Memorial - Left to right: Tour Guide, Carolyn Strong, Art Palmer
#5 - World War II Veterans Memorial - fountain
#6 - World War II Veterans Memorial - Seated: Art Palmer, Standing: Martin Palmer
#7 - View of the Lincoln Memorial
#8 - World War II Veterans Memorial - fountain - with Washington Monument in background
#9 - World War II Veterans Memorial
#10 - World War II Veterans Memorial - Seated, Left: Simon Haislip, Right: Art Palmer - Standing: Left: Ted Webb, Right: Ray O'Connor
#11 - World War II Veterans Memorial - Seated, Left to right: Simon Haislip, Art Palmer - Standing: Left to right: Joe Hearn, Ted Webb, Ray O'Connor
#12 - World War II Veterans Memorial - Seated, Left to right: Simon Haislip, Art Palmer, Olson - Standing: Left to right: Joe Hearn, Ted Webb, Joe Monastero, Ray O'Connor
#13 - World War II Veterans Memorial - Seated, Left to right: Simon Haislip, Art Palmer, Olson - Standing: Left to right: Joe Hearn, Ted Webb, Joe Monastero, Ray O'Connor
#14 - Korean Memorial
#15 - Left: Art Palmer; Right: Martin Palmer
#16 - Arlington Cemetery
#17 - Arlington Cemetery
#18 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#19 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#20 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#21 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#22 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#23 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
#24 - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Submitted by Don MacAvoy (Bob Gabriel's son in law):
#P1010030 - World War II Veteran's Memorial
#P1010033 - World War II Veteran's Memorial
#P1013343 - Korean Memorial
#P1010053 - Reunion attendees group photo
#P1010054 - Reunion attendees group photo
#P1010055 - Shipmates
#P1010056 - Shipmates

Submitted by Jim & Carolyn Strong:
WWII Memorial - one of the bronze sculptures
WWII Memorial - Maggie Carver, Linda Kessler, Larry Kessler, Jim Carver
WWII Memorial - Joe & Coralyn Peirce
US Navy Memorial - Art Palmer
US Navy Memorial - Larry Kessler, Lone Sailor statue, Jim Strong, Joe Peirce
US Navy Memorial - WWII Veteran and Jim Strong. Note; He can still wear his uniform.
>US Navy Memorial Chapel - wall picture
US Navy Memorial - Jim Strong, Jim Carver
The Haislip Family
Larry & Linda Kessler - Happy 45th Anniversary!
Mary Ann Hyde, Germaine Monastero
WWII Buddies - Bob Gabriel, Joe Monastero, Art Palmer
Night Tour of D.C. - Carolyn Strong, Linda Kessler, Jim Strong, Larry Kessler at Jefferson Memorial
Smithsonian Air & Space Museum - pictures of interest in Dayton, Ohio home of Wright Brothers
Smithsonian Indian Museum - statue
Air & Space Museum - Flying Tigers display
Ford Theater - where President Lincoln was shot
Pearson House - where Abraham Lincoln was taken
Pearson House - room where President Lincoln died
Lincoln Memorial - Jim Strong sizing himself to Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln's dishes used in the White House
(FDR) Roosevelt Museum - statues of people standing in food line that Roosevelt initiated - Jim Strong at end of line
Smithsonian Indian Museum - Larry Kessler (right) standing next to a mural of another guy
Mt. Vernon Inn - Jim & Carolyn Strong

Photos from 1959-60 furnished by Ray Smith:
1. DER329
2. Unknown shipmate
3. DER329 002
4. DER329 003
5. DER329 004
6. Smoke Break from engine room