THE YEAR WAS 1945
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1946
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1947
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1948
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1949
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1950
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1951 - MED
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1952
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1953 - MED
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1954
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1954/55 - MED
Med Cruise Book supplied by:
the son of J. Dotterer
Chief Carpenter, 5th Div
CWO4, 1954 - 1955
COMING VERY SOON!
THE YEAR WAS 1956
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1957
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1958 - MED
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1959
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1960
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1961 - MED
Med Cruise Book supplied by:
Joe Marasti
YN2, 1959 - 1961
Dental Department
First Division
Second Division
Boat Division
A Division
B Division
E Division
H Division
M Division
O Division
T Division
X Division
Deck Department
Atlantic Crossing
Cruise Book Staff
Bingo Night
Augusta Bay, Sicily
THE YEAR WAS 1962
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1963 - MED
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1964
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1965
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1966
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1967
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1968
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1969
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1970
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1971
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1972 - MED
Supplied by: Bob Gutshall
Family Cruise - 14 August 1972
THE YEAR WAS 1973
Med Cruise Book Supplied by:
LeVerne "Mack" McCullough
YN2, 1972 - 1975
COMING VERY SOON!
THE YEAR WAS 1974 - MED
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1975
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1976
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1977
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1978
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1979
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
THE YEAR WAS 1980
AD-26 Decommissioning
AD-26 Decommissioning Program

(Ship's patch submitted by Gunners Mate William C. Gowacki, 1975-1978)

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UPDATE FROM WEBMASTER

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18 September 2006

 

I have started a forum. You can connect to it here:

TheUSSShenandoahs Forum

 

Make sure when you visit the forum, you register. Please read the INTRODUCTION and the message under CHECKING IN.

 

Click here to go to the new site. Please bookmark the new site address. I am combining the two Shenandoahs into one site...it will be easier to maintain for me. Please bookmark the new site. I will keep this one up for ya'll, until I transfer all the data to the new location.

Email me if you have any questions.

The USS Shenandoah (AD-26)
commissioned ONLINE..

October 27, 2000 at 15:09:51

ALL Crewmembers from
1945 - 1980
are Plankowners of the
USS Shenandoah (AD-26)
On-The-Net!

 

Updated:
Monday, September 18, 2006 23:47



REUNIONS

Richmond, VA

October 2006

To become a member of the USS Shenandoah AD26 Reunion Association, please contact:

E. David Zapf
64 Olguin Road
Corrales, New Mexico 87048


AD - 26 GUESTBOOK

If you sign the guestbook, I will post your name and email on the Ship's Crew Roster. If you sign a private entry, your email WILL NOT be posted. Please Sign the guestbook.

Guestbook pages 1 - 17 have been added to the roster as of 10 July 2003.

You are Crewmember
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   days 'til Christmas 2003!!

Disclaimer: This site is in no way affiliated, in whole or in part with the U.S. Navy, DON or DOD. The content of this site was put in place to keep the memory alive of the men who served her proudly and for one of the finest TENDERS in the US NAVY!! This site has been put together by the "SOULS of the SHENANDOAH"...it's CREW!! Any questions, please feel free to contact the WEBMASTER.

ATTA BOYS and MANY THANKS:

Joe Marasti, YN2 from 1959 - 1961 was kind enough to share his 1961 med cruise book.

Bob Gutshall scanned some info from 1972 and forwarded to me for this site.

LeVerne (Mack) McCullough has kindly contributed his cruise book from the 1973 med cruise.

Jack Dotterer has kindly contributed his father's cruise book from the 1954-55 med cruise, in memory of CWO4 J. Dotterer, Chief Carpenter, 5th Division..

Thank you guys, for sharing your memories with us!!!

If anyone has anything they wish to see posted on this site...PLEASE, we need LOTS of INPUT!!

 

This page is in DEDICATION
to the crew of the
USS Shenandoah
(AD-26)

from the crew of the
USS Shenandoah
(AD-44)

Come visit the ship and crew that carried on your fine tradition with Pride and Dedication!!

MEET THE WEBMASTER

EMAIL THE WEBMASTER

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE?

Email the webmaster and I will put your information here. In the subject line, please put: LOOKING FOR.

IN MEMORY OF
Marvin E. Gordon (Mickey)
ABOUT THE AD-26
AD-26 History
History of the Shenandoah's
AD-26 Vitals
AD-26 Accountability
Code of Conduct
IMPORTANT VISITORS OF THE AD-26
RADM C.S. Cooper, COMFAIRMED
RADM Richard E. Nicholson
COMMANDING OFFICERS
List of all Commanding Officers
BIOS OF COMMANDING OFFICERS
Captain Neal Almgren
Captain Dale C. Brumbaugh
Captain Charles A. Burch
Captain Charles A. Plumly
CHANGE OF COMMANDS
Almgrem and Burch - 27 April 1961
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
List of all Executive Officers
BIOS OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
NO DATA AT THIS TIME
CREW MEMBER ROSTER

Roster "A"
Roster "B"
Roster "C"
Roster "D"
Roster "E"
Roster "F"
Roster "G"
Roster "H"
Roster "I"
Roster "J"
Roster "K"
Roster "L"
Roster "M"

Roster "N"
Roster "O"
Roster "P"
Roster "Q"
Roster "R"
Roster "S"
Roster "T"
Roster "U"
Roster "V"
Roster "W"
Roster "X"
Roster "Y"
Roster "Z"
PHOTO ALBUMS OF
Wm. C. Gowacki
CREW MEMBERS REMEMBER
by Don F. Smith
CREW MEMBER WEB SITES
Wm. C. Gowacki's Website
Guys listed here from the AD-26
NAVY RATING WEB SITES

Lithographer (LI)
Gas Turbine Systems (GS)
Photographers (PH)
Cryptologic (CT)
Radioman (RM)
Optical (OM) & Instrumentman (IM)

If you know of other sites that relate to Navy Ratings (done by shipmates)...please contact the webmaster. This is another great way to contact former shipmates.
Thanks to LI1 Buddy Powers, USN (Retired) and IMCS Terry J. Williams, USN (Retired) for sending me some of these links!! LI2 Terry Morgan, Thanks to you also for sending the LI link!!

CHECK OUT THESE LINKS

USS Shenandoah (AD-44) Yahoo Chat Site
USS Shenandoah (AD-26)
U.S. Navy Plankowner Q&A site
U.S. Navy Ship Rosters
Tin Can Sailors
The Goat Locker (for CPO's only)
Military Woodcrafters
Navy Veterans of the US
Just a Joke, thought it was cute
GI Search.com
Korean War Project
Soundings Online
Decklog
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Crewmembers International Message Boards
Traditions...of the Naval Service
TenderTales (Submarine Tenders)

If you miss that good ol' Navy Chow....come here and find that one recipe that your mouth is watering for!!