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U.S.S. Haynsworth DD-700 Newsletter NOW HEAR THIS! NOW HEAR THIS! U.S.S. Haynsworth DD-700 Newsletter Issue 67 April XX , 2012 (p-1) Official Newsletter for the USS Haynsworth Reunion Committee New picture of our 2012 Reunion Clock. SEE INSERT TO ORDER CHANCES ($2.00 each) NOW HEAR THIS! NOW HEAR THIS! The 2012 Haynsworth Reunion will be held at Albany New York. September 19 to 23, 2012, at the Crown Plaza Albany NY Last year’s Musical Ship’s Wheel, 2011 Reunion Clock was a huge success and highly desired raffle Clock. Based on the responses received, I selected a similar clock for our 2012 Reunion in Albany New York. This Particular clock called “The Americana” plays 18 tunes: America the beautiful; My Country ‘Tis of Thee; Battle Hymn of the Republic; You’re a Grand Old Flag; When the Saints Go Marching In; She wore a Yellow Ribbon; Amazing Grace; In the Garden; Ave Maria,(Hail Mary); How Great Thou art; Jesus Love Me; What a Friend We Have in Jesus; and 6 Christmas melodies; The First Noel; Jingle Bells; Silent Night; Deck the Halls; Joy to the World; and lastly, We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The shape is OVAL and 21” high by16” wide. The clock also has a light sensor so the music is not played at night.(so it doesn’t wake you up). On the hour, the clock Face opens and reveals a revolving patriotic display. There is an open window at the bottom of the clock revealing a pendulum movement. The frame of the clock is beautifully finished wood. See last year’s winner, Norm Schultz (44-45) inside this issue. Hope to see many of you supporting Carl and Helen Alesio at this 2012 Reunion in ALBANY, NEW YORK! at the reunion. FAIR WINDS and FOLLOWING SEA’s to you and your families. (P-1) USS Haynsworth Newsletter 12 (P-12) USS HAYNSWORTH DD-700 NEWSLETTER James F. Horn 2 Surrey Court Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756 Newsletter Editor/Treasurer/ and ship’s store clerk. ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If your name or address is not correct any of the information within is not correct or if you have any news or stories you wish to share with your ship- mates, Please contact the Editor. If you wish to discontinue receiving this newsletter, please return this copy or notify Editor SHIP’S STORE The following items are available in our Ship’s Store. All orders include shipping. For all purchase requests, please send check to the above “return address”. USS Haynsworth, DD-700 mesh Ball Caps--------------------- -------------------$ 10.00 USS Haynsworth Patch (embroidered 5” Dia.)------------------------------------$ 5.00 USS Haynsworth Golf Shirt,(Navy Blue or White ) with: Gold embroidered ship, name, and hull number).S/M/L/XL XXL--------$ 36.00 NEW DD-700 T-Shirts (All sizes and most colors).Specify size and color. Ladies can even even order pink if they like. (Navy blue not avail) Any photo of ship or yours---$ 20.00 Contact me for any of my photos, 1944 to 1970 or send your own. USS Haynsworth DD-700 +Tin Can Sailor License Plate Frame--------$ 13.00 Official Gov. Issue Foul Weather Jacket, embroidered with: “Name”, “USS Haynsworth” “DD700”, and ships patch.(only sizes left)--(L/XL) Contact Jim Horn for details.($30 goes to our Org.)--(supply source is drying up!)-------($300.00 Make all checks payable to: “USS HAYNSWORTH REUNION COMMITTEE” Send check to: James F. Horn 2 Surrey Court Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756 (P-12) USS Haynsworth Newsletter 12 MAIL BAG (received 12/15/2011) Dear Mr. Horn,------It is with heavy heart that I write to inform you of the passing of my Father, Raymond R. Techman Sr., 1944 – 1946 BKR1/c, on December 12, 2011. He loved talking about his days on the Haynsworth and the newsletters he received brought back memories he always shared with me. I would have loved to have been able to bring him to one of the reunions but, his health did not make that feasible. He would have liked that very much. He was a good man and a good father and I will miss him and the conversations we had. Thank you for sending those newsletters to him all these years to keep those memories alive for him. I would appreciate it very much if you could send me a copy of the newsletter his passing would be posted in as I would like to have one in his memory. (Ed. Note: You can be assured Raymond that the April 2012 Newsletter will be sent to you. Your Father will also be remembered in our Memorial service aboard the USS Slatter, DE-766, at our 2012 Reunion in Albany, NY this coming September 19-23. ) Thank You, ---Raymond R. Techman Jr., 1454 Missouri Avenue Bridgeville, PA 15017 (shipmates serving with Raymond Sr. in ’44-’46 can contact his son at: [email protected] ) ********************************************************************************************** (received 1/6/2012) Dear Jim,----Enclosed is my check for dues and chances on Clock and License Plate Frame. Sorry I haven’t been able to attend the reunion but due to physical condition, I am unable. Would love to go to one someday but things are doubtful. Respectfully,-----Jim Raffield FT2/c 1957-1958 ********************************************************************************************** (received 1/6/2012) James,----Due to health issues in my family, I will not be able to attend the up-coming reunion in New York. I have also had to miss the past reunions because of the same situations. Just a little note: Even though I handled payroll while on board the Haynsworth,(Ed. Note: “Three cheers for Lawrence!), I still have trouble remembering all my shipmates names. (another ED. Note: believe me, you are not alone on that!). Just another small note: When we loaded stores or fuel at sea, I was assigned to man the sound powered phones for the Captain, so he could talk directly to the other Captains involved in those operations. He assigned me the duty of safeguarding and cleaning his phones when not in use but, to have them ready when needed. I felt proud to have been able to perform this duty for him. Lawrence F. Michael, 1957-1960 DK3/c St. Petersburg, Florida ( [email protected] ) (Ed. Note: Lawrence, your comments above brought back a particular memory of mine and, since we served in the same period you must have been on the phones when Captain Weed resorted to me to take the Haynsworth alongside the AO since I was currently at the helm when the call went to the QM, who normally took the helm, and he was unable to get to the bridge in time. We were moved up from inline and the QM wasn’t on the bridge when Captain Weed asked me if I could do it. He said “You’ll do fine seaman, just follow my orders precisely. As we come along side you’ll feel the ship being pushed out a bit just don’t over compensate to bring her back on course.” Well, all went well and that, for me was a very exciting time. When the QM made it to the bridge we were already moving in to position and Captain Weed told the QM to stand behind me in case he made a change. I still remember the power of the ship when fueling was completed and the Captain gave the order to increase speed and steer her away from the AO. This was during the 1958-1959 Med Cruise.) ********************************************************************************************** Jim,----Enclosed is a check for 2012 dues. Really do enjoy the Newsletter and you are doing a great job. Noticed on the 2011 Haynsworth Calendar, month of December, that the date is wrong when the (USS) Ault rammed us. The date was 12/20/53. They rammed us just after 1900 hours. Was a Sunday night on 12/22/53 at 2030 hours when we tied up at the pier in Yokosuka (Japan). I know this is true because I kept a diary of the whole cruise.--- Jerry Soderberg, YN3/c 1953-1954 ( [email protected] ) (Ed. Note. I apologize for the date discrepancy. 12/20/53 is indeed the correct date.) USS Haynsworth Newsletter 12 MAIL BAG (received 1/4/2012) Dear Mr. Horn,----My husband, Dan P. Fulton, enjoyed reading your newsletter after a relative researched the USS Haynsworth on the internet and read about your organization after hearing from Dan about his time served on the USS Haynsworth. His time on the ship was rather brief. After serving on Bougainville Island for 14 months he was returned to the U.S. near the end of World War II. He was assigned to the USS Haynsworth for training as a gunner. The ship was off the CA coast when Dan became ill and was put in a motor launch and taken to Treasure Island for surgery. The ship sailed without him and he was then assigned to Norman, OK to process discharges for returning Navy Personnel. He was discharged in Aug., 1946. An interesting aspect that occurred some years later, He was working on an audit in Orange, TX one year and as he drove by the shipyards in Orange, he spotted the USS Haynsworth docked there for repairs. He stopped and asked if he could go aboard but was told it was not allowed. Several years later he was working in Galveston, TX on another audit, (he was a CPA), and saw the USS Haynsworth docked in Galveston. Upon checking this time, he found the ship was open to visitors on certain days. We had two sons and Dan proudly took the boys to tour “his ship”.
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