With no particular order in mind, I am posting old and new pictures of the crew of the LST 1122
The names available to me will be posted with the pictures. Where "unknown" is posted, my memory fails me. Please contact Jim Currie or Duane Sprimont if you know some of the unknown.
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Bob Hand and Don Johnson
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Max Putz and Don Ashworth
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Bob Hand and Jones in center. The two on the left and the officer on the right are unknown.
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Bud Ferling died in 1964 while still in the Navy.
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LTJG Ed Mahoney-Ens. Hines-Mayor of Beppu-LTJG Ward- Capt. Outten
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First two are unknown---Bud Ferling and Ray Sizemore
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All three are unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown and Jones (Jones nickname was Duck)
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Ben Pagel, Nagoya Japan
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Ben Pagel & his wife Marge at the Omaha reunion
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Jimmy Shaw died in 1995
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Buzz Ordonio
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Buzz hasn't changed much.
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Our ship nosed up to the beach to unload cargo, the tide went out and left us high & dry
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Ken Tancock QM-Marvin Holloway RD-Jim Currie ET
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Roy Lankford (back ground) Ken Tancock Jim Currie Harold blessing
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Bow doors open -- Unloading a tank
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Max Putz, using Flashing Light to send a message to another ship.
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Leo Neukirch-- GM Gunners Mate-- Deceased
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Main deck loaded with barrels of aviation fuel enroute to Pyang Yang Do May 1953
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Unloading Troops
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Our sister ship, the LST 1090 beached and unloading near us.
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In Memory of Russell H. Nephew who died in 1997
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Freedom Park, Naval display in Omaha Nebraska. Duane Sprimont, Ken Tancock, Russell Nephew Jr., Ben Pagel, Ray Sizemore, Jim Currie
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Bob Capozzi - Parlier - and McSwain on R&R in Nagasaki Japan
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Russell Nephew Jr. and wife, Jo Ann attended the reunion for his Father who died in 1997
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Bob Capozzi- -Engineman- - one of his hobbies
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Front Row=Dorthy Lankford, Jo Ann Nephew, Erna Thomas Middle Row= Sue Blessing, Marge Pagel, Roberta Currie, Diane Johnson Top Row= Donna Sprimont, Hanna Sizemore, Judy Hand
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Duane Sprimont and Jim Currie Got this whole thing started with a coffee cup that had 100 crew members names printed on it. It's remarkable how they found us all.
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