The USS HAYNSWORTH, DD-700 Commissioning Pennant Has Found Its Home!

U.S.S. Haynsworth DD-700 Newsletter Issue # 84 (November Juliet Tango Alpha) January. 2018 (p-1) Official Newsletter for the USS Haynsworth Reunion Committee, President, Harvey N. Bailey RD3 1960 to 1962

SHIPMATES, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS OF THE USS HAYNSWORTH DD-700 REUNION COMMITTEE, WELCOME TO THE 2018 REUNION ISSUE OF THE HAYNSWORTH NEWSLETTER.

The USS HAYNSWORTH, DD-700 Commissioning Pennant has found its Home!

I am pleased to announce to you that the Commissioning Pennant of the USS Haynsworth, DD-700, has now found its permanent home with the family of Commander Haynsworth. After the ‘Haynsworth’, DD-700, reunion in Scranton, PA, (October 4 to 8), I packaged the pennant and shipped it to Commander Haynsworth’s daughter, Linda Haynsworth Kruger in Eagles Point, Oregon. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from Linda. Linda writes: “Hi Jim, I am sending a picture of the commission pennant. I could not hang it in the dining room as the wall was to narrow. Instead, I hung it in the living room where everyone can see it. So far, everyone has commented on its beauty and the wonderful story of my father. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this wonderful gift. Every time I look at it, I shed a tear of joy. I can’t wait for the children and my brother’s family to see it. Thank you so much for sending this piece of my history to us. I will always cherish it. //s// Linda PS, Thank you again so much. Everyone who sees it is so impressed, amazed, and delighted!

See page 4 for correspondence from Linda.

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USS HAYNSWORTH DD-700 NEWSLETTER January, 2018 issue #83 January, 2018 (page 12) James F. Horn (Editor) 2 Surrey Court Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756

ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED If your name or address is not correct or any of the information within is not correct or if you have any news or stories you wish to share with your shipmates, please contact the Editor. If you wish to discontinue receiving this newsletter, please return this copy or notify Editor If you would like to receive the E-newsletter Exclusively, call or e-mail me. It’s Great in color!

SHIP’S STORE The following items are available in our Ship’s Store. All orders include shipping. Ceramic Cup w/ DD-700 photo & DD-700 Patch------$20.00* Framed Glossy USS Haynsworth pictures(see note below)------$13.00 USS Haynsworth, DD-700 Ball Cap’s (specify with/without “eggs)------$14.00* W/eggs, $20.00 USS Haynsworth Patch (embroidered 5” Dia.).------$ 6.00 USS Haynsworth Golf Shirt,(Navy Blue or Gray [state color] ) with: Gold embroidered ship, name, and hull number).S/M/L/XL XXL------$30.00* USS Haynsworth DD-700 +Tin Can Sailor License Plate Frame------$19.00 Light Tan Twill Jacket w/ DD-700 patch. (see insert)------$185.00* USS Haynsworth T-Shirts; (select from many DD700 pictures, all sizes.----$17.00* Note;(Contact me at: [email protected] or 717-263-8090 for available pictures or, send me your own!) (Note: some prices have increased due to increased mailing costs. See *) Make all checks payable to: “USS HAYNSWORTH REUNION COMMITTEE” Send check to: James F. Horn (Treasurer) 2 Surrey Court Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756

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SNAIL MAIL BAG January, 2018. (page, 3) (Rec’d 7/15/2017 from QM3/c Dan Hallgren, 1961 to 1963. Grandby, CT) Dear Jim,------I’m enclosing a check for 2017 dues. I enjoy the newsletter but, I can’t make this reunion. All the Best,------//s// Dan Hallgren ***************************************************************** (Rec’d May, 2017 from Roxanna M. Harris, {SN Richard G. Harris, 1953 to 1956}. Canton, NY) Dear James,-----I am sorry to tell you that Richard G. Harris passed away on April 16, 2017 at Rivers Lodge Nursing Home in Ogdensburg, NY. He will be buried on June 16, 2017 at 2:30 PM at Saratoga National Cemetery. I want to thank you for all the good times we had at the reunions. Sincerely, //s// Roxanna Harris **************************************************************** (Rec’d July 16, 2017 from FN Albert J. Nagy, 1959 to 1961; Elizabeth, PA) Hi Jim,-----Enclosed is a check for dues and one License Plate Frame, find a good use for the rest. On page 10 of the newsletter, (July, 2017 ?), second picture down, 5th sailor from left, I believe to be A.J. Hinkle, 3rd Class BT., forward boiler room. Keep up the good work.----- //s// Al Nagy, FN 1959 to 1961 (Editor’s note: I checked the master listing of Haynsworth Shipmates and located a A. (Arnold) J. Hinkle, BT3 listed as serving aboard in 1959. Since the picture described on page 10 of the July 2017 newsletter was taken in the 1944 to 1945 period, it cannot be him. Sorry). ******************************************************************* (Rec’d 20 Sept. ’17 from MM3 Ken and ally Fanus [61 to 63], Elizabethtown, PA.) Jim,Chris,------Hope this finds you both well and happy. Sorry to say, we’ll be missing the reunion this year. We were already obligated to a ‘job’ in Idaho cooking for a hunting camo. We’ll be there the entire month of October until near the middle of November.-----Please tell oll of our friends ‘Hi’ and we’re sorry to miss seeing them this year. Hopefully, we’ll be there next year.----Thank you for all of your hard work you do for ‘Haynsworth crew’. Keep up the good work! //s// Ken and Sally Fanus----(Ed. Note: Thank you Sally and Ken. We all did miss you both in Scranton. , Chris and Jim ******************************************************************* (Rec’d from Daughter of SOM3/c Edwin E. Maugel, 1944 to 1945, Farmer, Ohio.) Dear Mr. Horn,----I regret to inform you that my father, a fellow U.S.S. Haynsworth, DD-700 member, has passed on to heaven. Edwin E. Maugel, August 27, 1924 was 93 and passed away on September 26, 2017. --- Our family and friends have always been very proud of how loving and honorable he was in life here. He was our Hero! Being a member of the U>S>S> Haynsworth DD-700 was a very big part of his honorable life.----Thank you for all the Haynsworth Newsletters you sent to him. //s// Daughter ******************************************************************** (Rec’d 20 October, 2017 f/ EM3/c Jack L. and Sherry L. Gross, 1962 to 1964) Oak Grove, MO. ‘Warm thoughts can make the sun a little brighter, the sky a little bluer, the world a little nicer.’ Dear Jim and Chris,-----We can’t tell you how much we enjoyed the Scranton (PA) reunion! How wonderful to meet your sons after hearing about them through the years. We know you’re both so proud as you should be! We especially enjoyed our ‘Mike’ driving so we could be there. He’s really our protector. Next year we are going to make his wife come with us! Again, we can’t thank you enough for putting everything together-----We love you both! (Sherry, we love you and Jack as well.) God Bless Always! //s// Your shipmate and friend, Jack & Sherry Gross ******************************************************************* A ‘TidBit I never knew! WHY?--- Why do ships and aircraft use “May Day” as a call for help—‘Because’--This comes from the French Word m’aidez, meaning, ‘help me’ and, is pronounced approximately as ‘mayday’. Thanks to a HS classmate.

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(Rec’d November 5, 2017 f/ LT(jg) Jack, (John) F. Raycroft MD, 1954 to 1957. South Glastonbury, CT) Dear Jim,----I got this Zippo in the Haynsworth Ships Store in ’54 or ’55 as a present for my wife. She stopped smoking soon after so, it didn’t get much use. I don’t know if you have an ‘archive’ of ‘things’. (see page 4) If not, it might be a good idea. I have a few pictures ‘on-board’ from ’54 to ’56. If I send them to you could they be copied and sent back? The newsletter is great. Nice work. //s// Jack Raycroft (Ed. Note: Thank you Jack for sending the Zippo to me. I too purchased one in the ships Store in ’58 but somewhere in the passing years I lost mine. To answer your question about the Haynsworth having an ‘archive of things’, we do not. If it would be agreeable to you, I propose to enter your ‘zippo’ into our next reunion’s “Silent Auction”. As for your pictures, yes, send them to me and I will copy and return to you. I would ask that if you have pictures which include shipmates and you can identify who they are on the back, I would deeply appreciate it. I receive many photo’s and most times, none of the shipmates are identified. Thanks Jack.)

************************************************************ (Rec’d 27 July, 2917 f/ Linda (Haynsworth) Krueger

Dear James,------So good to hear from you. I do so enjoy getting the Haynsworth Newsletters. I gave one of them to my granddaughter to use as part of a family history project she was doing. She was so impressed with her great grandfathers life. Our family is doing well and all are healthy, wealthy and wise…..wealthy and wise are determined by our state of mind…..healthy is quantifiable! (continued after Editors note).

(Editor’s Note: The following portion of Linda’s mail refers to a prior years conversation where-in I informed Linda that our ‘Board of Director’s and Officers’ had passed a resolution to send the ‘Commissioning Pennant of the U.S.S. Haynsworth, DD-700’ to you after we no longer needed it. Since this year’s(2017) Reunion in Scranton, PA had the honor and privilege of having two “Plank Owners’ in attendance, I decided that now was a good time to send it to Commander Haynsworth’s descendant’s.) P.S. The two ‘plank owners’ were: Fire Controlman First Class (FC1/c), and, Signalman Third Class, (SM3/c) John Vasquez. Linda continues: I will be delighted to have the (USS Haynsworth DD-700) Commissioning Pennant and quite honored to have it. I think I will eventually pass it on to my grandson as a part of his heritage. Thank you so much for keeping in touch with me. Give my best to all the wonderful people at this years reunion. //s// Linda Haynsworth-Krueger ***************************************************************** Another ‘Tid Bit of “WHY” Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? BECAUSE When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. SO! Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers put the buttons on the maid’s right! And, that’s where women’s buttons have remained ever since! NOW, DOESN’T THAT INFORMATION MAKE YOUR DAY!! This also comes from a High School Classmate (former Matine). Thanks go to LARRY!

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MAIL BAG January, 2018 (page 5)

(Rec’d 21 June, ’17 f/ Terry Van Gilder, Ex ET2/c USS Ault, DD-698. 1955 to 1957. [email protected] (Editors note: I received this from Terry while I was ‘temporarily’ living in a hotel in Philadelphia while Chris, (my wife), was in the hospital. Thanks Terry, I’m sorry I never got to reply back to you.)

James Horn,----Glad to see the Haynsworth crews reuniting once more. I served aboard the USS Ault, (DD- 698), from 1955 to 1957, and saw your ship almost every day for two years. In those days, Destroyer Division 222 consisted of the only four consecutive hull numbered ‘tin-cans’ operating on the East Coast. Ault, (DD- 698), Waldron, (DD-699), Haynsworth, (DD-700), and John W. weeks (DD-701).

In fact, it was Decembet 1953 when the Haynsworth and Ault collided off KOBE, Japan, and the Ault had a replacement Bow attached in YOKOSUKA, Japan soon thereafter. (Not to dissimilar to the USS Fitzgerald accident in about the same place.) The damage to the Haynsworth is not well documented, but the accident occurred during normal “swing ship operation”, I’m told. (Editors note: The USS Fitzgerald, DDg-52, incident occured with the containership MV ACX- Crystal about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka. For more detail, search “USS Fitzgerald”. Thanks Terry)

Good Luck and good fortune to all the Haynsworth crews, who attend your reunion. //s// T. Van Gilder, X ET2

***************************************************************** Rec’d This morning f/ DD-700 Webmaster, Anthony (Billy) Barnett (Very sad news), in response to e-mail from Catherine Madcharo, Carl’s step daughter, Subject: The passing of our shipmate, Carl F. Alesio, ME3/c 1947 to 1950, Schenectady, NY. (12/20/2017). Catherine wrote:------Dear Billy,----I wanted to pass along some sad news. My step father, Carl Alesio, suddenly passed away on Wednesday, December 20th. He was surrounded by his wife Helen, and family. Carl was in the Navy and served on the USS Haynsworth. Below is a link to his obituary. I was wondering if you (would) share this with his fellow shipmates. http://www.bowenandparkerbros.com/book_of_memories/3379668/Alesio_Carl/obituary.php If additional information is needed, please let me know. I can be reached at [email protected] Thank you,------Catherine (Billy’s response)------Hello Catherine,-----I’m so very sorry to learn of Carl’s passing. I will miss him. I always enjoyed spending time and talking with Carl at our reunions. Our conversations were always very enjoyable. On behalf of our entire crew, I extend our condolences to you, Helen, and Carl’s entire family and his friends.-----I have forwarded your e-mail to Jim Horn. Jim is currently working on our next newsletter and should be sble to include notification of Carl’s passing in it. I have also updated the USS Haynsworth web page, www.usshaynsworth.org , and updated the ‘Crew Roster’ and ‘TAPS’ Report accordingly. If I can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.-----//s// Regards, Billy Barnett, USS Haynsworth DD700 Webmaster [email protected] ******************************************************************************* Still another‘WY’ I never knew but wondered about for many years. Why do ‘X’s at the end of a letter signify Kisses? -----BECAUSE, in the ‘middle ages’, when many people were unable to read or write, documents were often ‘signed’ using an ‘X’. Kissing the ‘X’ represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The ‘X’ and the ‘Kiss’ eventually became synonymous. NOW, YOU ALSO KNOW Thanks for this earth shattering explanation goes to my High School Classmate and former Marine, Larry.

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MAIL BAG January, 2018 (page 6)

IN MEMORY OF CARL F. ALESIO

Obituary for Carl Alesio 1931 - 2017

SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK-----Carl F. Alesio, 86, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Ellis Hospital surrounded by his family.

Carl, the son of the late Alexander and Julia (DiCarlo) Alesio, was born in Schenectady on January 2, 1931. He was raised and educated in Schenectady and resided there for much of his life. After High School, Carl enlisted in the US Navy and served his country overseas aboard the USS Haynsworth (DD700) during the Korean War. Carl was honorably discharged in 1950 and returned to Schenectady to begin employment in the auto body industry. Eventually, he opened ‘Carl’s Garage and Auto Body Shop’ on Duane Avenue in Schenectady, a business he operated for 58 years before his retirement.

Carl enjoyed watching western movies; sailing out of the Westport Marina on Lake Champlain; loved football and an avid fan of the New England Patriot’s; listening to the radio and enjoying a good cigar. Carl was knowledgeable of World War II and in his earliar years, was considered a very good dancer. Carl enjoyed nothing more than the times spent at home with his family and his grandchildren were a great source of pride for him.

Carl is survived by his loving wife, Helen Asimakis (Karamanlis) Alesio; four step-children; six grandchildren; one brother; one brother-in-law, and one sister-in law. Carl is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins as well as many dear and special friends and all of Carl’s USS Haynsworth Shipmates.

********************************************************************************* Editors Comment: Chris and I came to know Carl and Helen in 2005 when we hosted the 2005 Reunion in Norfolk, Virginia. We came to know Carl as a very fun loving guy who always had interesting and sometimes very funny stories to tell. Carl and Helen volunteered to host our 2012 reunion in, Albany, New York. Carl, you will be very missed by all shipmates who had the pleasure to know you. ********************************************************************************** WHY; do people ‘clink’ their ‘glasses before drinking a ‘toast’? BECAUSE; In earlier times, it used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisonous drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was ‘safe’, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the ‘host’. Both men would drink it simultaneously. When a ‘guest’ trusted his host, he would only touch or ‘clink’ the host’s glass with his own. (Notice; only the male gender is used in this ‘revelation’, BECAUSE, women did not drink in those times. (at least not in public)

WHY; are people in the ‘public eye’ said to be in the ‘limelight’?---BECAUSE; Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the theatre, a performer ‘in the limelight’ was the Centre of attention. (Aren’t you glad you learned this?!)

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January, 2018 (page 7) A few MEMORIES from SCRANTON REUNION, 2017

Our ‘transportation for decent int “COAL MINE”, hard hat’s mandatory! DAY 1, 5 October 2017

Looking back as we descend 350 feet into the Mine **************************************************************************** View of a miners day’s work loaded in cart Miner, with mule and cart, taking coal to surface,

350 feet down. ‘roof’ of the ‘cut’ is about 6 feet. Return to surface

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The End !

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January, 2018 (page 2) REUNION OFFICERS BOARD MEMBERS (3) NEWSLETTER EDITOR PRESIDENT Jack L. Gross (EM3 62-64) James F. Horn (RD3 58-60) Harvey N. Bailey (RD3 60-62) 206 S.W. 24th Street 2 Surrey Court 6601 Chestnut Grove Highway Oak Grove, MO 64075-8300 Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756 Luthersburg, PA 15848-5014 (816) 690-8778 (717) 263-8090 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

SECRETARY James T. Schreffler (BT3 56-59) WEB MASTER Raymond C. Lewis 6921 Somerset Street Anthony W. (Billy) Barnett 211 McGuire Harrisburg, PA 17111-5251 (SOM2/c 58-61) Vero Beach, FL 32960-3609 (717) 564-4864 103 East Gate Road (772) 562-3524 [email protected] Camillus, NY 13031-2005 [email protected] [email protected] www.usshaynsworth.org TREASURER Marty Irons 20 Washington Street James F. Horn (RD3 58-60 Fair Haven, VT 05743- 1041 2 Surrey Court (802) 265-8130 Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756 [email protected] SHIPS STORE CLERK [email protected] (Sane as Treasurer)

************************************************************************************************************************* TAPS (Made known to us since July, 2017 issue) Name Rate/Rank Time Aboard City/State Date of Passing BLAND, RICHARD A. SN 1955 to 1958 Fulton, IL 30 May, 2017 WOLF, RAYMOND GORDON BM2/c 1950 to 1954 Muncie, IN 7 September, 2017 EDDS, JOSEPH LEON SN 1944 to 1945 Brownsburg, IN 27 September, 2012 KIMBALL Jr., ALBERT VINCENT GM3/c 1944 to 1945 Kalamazoo, MI 29 December, 2016 TROSDAL, REIDAR A. LT(jg) 1956 to 1959 (Unknown), GA (unknown) , 1981 MAUGEL, EDWIN E. SOM3/c 1944 to 1945 Farmer, OH 26 September, 2017 LEY, ALLYN B. MD LT(jg) (Cmdr) 1944 to 1945 Ithica, NY 10 August, 2017 ALESIO, CARL F. ME3/c 1947 to 1950 Schenectady, NY 20 December, 2017 DENNETT, ARMISTEAD LT 1944 to 1945 Kittery, ME 6 September, 2017 DiPIETRO, MICHAEL L. BT3/c 1959 to 1962 Prospect, CT 30 October, 2017 ****************************************************************************************************** NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND TREASURER NOTES On behalf of all the shipmates who receive this newsletter (350+) and those who receive the E-Newsletter exclusively, I would like to thank all shipmates and family members of deceased shipmates, who continue to send me correspondence for inclusion in this and all our newsletters. Without these notes and letters there would be no newsletters to share with all of you so, keep them coming in please. If you have an e-address and have never received any e-mail from me, then you need to send me your e-address. Please and Thank You! IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Many e-mails have been coming in that state that their e-mail address in the NEW web site, http://www.usshaynsworth.org have their address incorrectly posted. Please review the new site for current Haynsworth information and report errors in that site. Thank You. Editor Jim Horn and web master Anthony Barnett. [email protected] ******************************************************************************************* Treasurer Note. Below is a comparison of number of dues payers, total income, and average for 4 years. Year # of payers Total Dues Income Average per payer. 2014 72 $ 2,998.00 $ 41.64 2015 63 $ 2,471.00 $ 39.22 Loss of $527.00 from 2014 2016 67 $2,628.00 $ 39.22 Gain of $157.00 from 2015 2017 48 $1,798.50 $ 37.50 Loss of $829.50.00 from 2016

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2018 Reunion Memories January, 2018 (page 8)

More Memories from SCRANTON Reunion Day 1 (5 Oct.) Meeting our Trolley at passenger platform Old trolley in ‘Restoration Shop’.

Ready to ‘board’ Trolley ‘Driver’ ‘swithces ends’ depending on direction.

******************************************************************* 2018 Reunion, Day 2 STEAMTOWN USA

Lifting Gus to train by conductor Mark Horn Lifting Sherry to train by conductor Mark Horn

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January, 2018 Insert

These are five samples of T-Shirts that are available for $17.00 # 1 ) ( # 2 ) ( # 3 )

I think this is from the This is from WWII in Pearl harbor. Inland Sea Cruise 1959 leaving ‘round the World Cruise, Haynsworth banner on the hull. 1953 Chicago. It has the BIG

( # 4 ) ( # 5 )

Circa 1945 / 1948+ Circa 1960 / 1961

They come in all sizes from kids to XXL and are made on 50% cotton, 50% polyester. machine wash with like colors. Use only non-chlorine bleach if needed. Tumble dry-Low. Do not Iron or dry clean. As stated, these are just a few of the ships pictures available or your own picture(s) as you might wish. State if you wish the picture(s) on front or back. I cannot completely guarantee it but I might be able to include your ‘Rating patch’ i.e. MM, RD/ SO/TM/BM/FT etc. CIRCLE or send own picture along with check. Use my address on page 16 . ****************************************************************************************** NEW ITEM !

CERAMIC 12oz. mug. Baked on ‘Patch’ and photo # 5 above. Purchase, includes shipping, is $19.95

Left hand view Right hand view Send check to: Jim Horn, 2 Surrey Court, Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756

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January, 2018 Insert DD-700 Patch sewn on right breast

US NAVY TWILL JACKET RAFFLE- Stone color. Cost of raffle ticket is $3.00 ea. You need not be present at reunion to win. Mail- in-winner will be contacted. Please fill in: If purchase cost is not achieved, all chances will NAME:______carry over to the next year. Number of chances______X $5.00 = $______ADDRESS:______The previous ‘Foul Weather Jacket’ is no longer available.

CITY:______ZIP:______STATE SIZE: M; L; XL; XXL; ______(M-38-40; L-42-44; XL-46-48; XXL 50-52 ***************************************************************************************** These frames are, Chromed Metal.

DD-700 BALL CAP: 1 Chance: $0.50 LICENCE FRAME: $0.50 ea. Number of Chances:______X $0.50=______Number of Chances: ______TOTAL for CAP: $______TOTAL for FRAME: $______Purchase Price: w/o eggs, $12.00 (with ‘eggs’ $20.00) Purchase Price: $16.50 (includes shipping *************************************************************************************** SEND ALL REQUESTS FOR THESE RAFFLES TO ADDRESS BELOW: 2018 Reunion Clock USS HAYNSWORTH DD-700 2018 REUNION Ceramic American and Navy Flags. Eagle and anchors are gold/brass plated. Shield is silver plated. Banner at wood wood base is inscribed ‘USS HAYNSWORTH’. (Mail requests for entry to addr. Below. (Clock and thermometer). James F. Horn, Treasurer 2 Surrey court Chambersburg, PA 17201-8756 Chances are $3.00 ea. Attendance at 2018 reunion is not required but, please consider. We would love to see all shipmates, especiall those who have never attended a reunion or, have not for some time.

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January, 2018 (page 9) 2017 Reunion Photo,s (cont’d) WWII shipmates, FC1 Constantino (Gus) Scutari and SM3 John Vasquez, reunited since our 2005 Reunion. Both are ‘Plank Owners’ of the DD-700. John was severly injured in the Kamikaze attack, April 6, 1945.

Below are pictures of ‘Gus’ and John holding the USS Haynsworth ‘Commisioning Pennant’ that the DD-700 flew on the day of comissioning in 22 June 1944, and was ‘sponsored’ by Mrs. Haynsworth.

Our two ‘Plank-owners holding DD700 Commissioning Pennant. L: SM3/cJohn Vasquez, R: FC1/c Constantino (Gus) Scutari

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Editors Commentary Page January, 2018 (page 10) 1.) As many of you know, this past year has been a very difficult time for my wife Chris and for me as it pertains to my duties as Newsletter Editor; Treasurer; and Reunion Planner. I have spent many weeks living in a hotel(s) in Philadelphia during the full months of June and July, in fact, I completed and mailed the July issue from my hotel room in Philadelphia, with my youngest son who came north from Florida to be with his Mother, who helped me to seal and stamp/mail the July issue. Chris has also spent some days/nights in our local Hospital most recently as 8 & 9 January. Chris was flown twice to Phila. by Med-Evac helicopter and once by ambulance. I say this to all of you because it has had a tremendous impact on Haynsworth Reunion Committee. I have concluded that I will not be unable to plan and execute a Reunion this year. Chris is experiencing frequent and at times severe breathing difficulties which cause a trip into the ER at our hospital’. I am very sorry to have to do this but I am not able to leave her for any length of time and she is not able to travel without incurring distress to her pulmonary function. As we all are getting into our ‘Senior Years’ some comments at the 2017 reunion in Scranton by a couple of shipmates commented that even if we just got together at a location for camaraderie would be all that they would like. Just talking and some reminiscing with shipmates and families is a successful reunion. Another thought for anyone who would volunteer to hold the 2018 reunion might be to schedule only one or two tour activities. I would suggest one place that Chris and me participated in a FAM at NewPort News for the USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioning last year. There is much to see in short driving times. So. Please think about volunteering to host this years reunion. Please call or e-mail me if you woul like to discuss with me.

I will commit my full support in whatever capacity I can, should you wish to step-up and host the 2018 Reunion. Thank You.

2.) Two topics were discussed, at the 2017 reunion that I wish to address here.

a.) A topic was raised concerning the frequency of our reunions as they relate to our declining number of attendee’s. After much discussion it was voted and agreed upon, that we would continue to hold annual reunions in lieu of bi- annual reunions. At that time, with no volunteers to host the 2018 reunion, I said that I would do it again. Again, I am sorry that I have to remove myself from that commitment.

b.) The second topic that was raised, by me as Treasurer of the Reunion Committee, was the need to draft a By- Law ‘Article’ to address the Monetary disbursement when the time comes, as it will, to disband the USS Haynsworth Reunion Committee. I cannot, at this time and in this capacity as the Haynsworth’s News Letter Editor, set any policy on this matter. But, I would solicit comments and suggestions from the membership. If any shipmate wishes to express an opinion. I will pass on all comments/suggestions to the President and Board Members of the USS Haynsworth Reunion Committee. What I do want all shipmates to understand is that the organization IS-NOT planning disbandment anytime soon. It is just wise to prepare for a known future event.

3.) Two new members were added to the Committee. MM3/c Wayne P. Swaylik, was elected, as Committee Board Member. MM2/c Raymond C. Lewis, was elected as Secretary. Re-elected as President, was RD3/c Harvey N. Bailey. Re-elected as Treasurer, was RD3/c James F. Horn. Approved for the un-elected position as USS Haynsworth News Letter Editor was Jim Horn. Congratulations go to Ray and Wayne for theur willingness to serve the Haynsworth Organization. ******************************************************************************** Strange things to get your mind off Politics! A Rat can last longer without water than a Camel! A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top ! (I know some of you are anxious to try this!) A duck’s ‘quack’ doesn’t echo. No one knows why. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear pants. (Really?) This I did not know, ‘Because metal was so scarce, the ‘OSCARS’ given out during World War II were made of wood. (For all of you who play chess) The number of possible ways of playing the irst four moves per player in a game of chess is: 318,979,564.000. (That’s almost 319 TRILLION!)

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January, 2018 (page 11) E-Mail Bag (Rec’d 20 December 2017 f/ MM3/c Wayne Swaylik, Edison, NJ (New Board Member) For those who do not remember me, I was the good looking Machinist Mate in the after Engine Room. (Just Kidding!) I do want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. ---- If you get the chance and have the opportunity and have access to a computer, please go to www.navymemorial.org or do a search on ‘US Navy Memorial’. The memorial in Washington D.C. is impressive. Getting your name and Navy information added to this free Log will isnure that someday you’re Great, Great, Great Grand Kids can learn about you by simply typing your name in at the US Navy Memorial. I’ve attached information as to how to add your info to the log. The USS Haynsworth DD-700 Reunion Committee needs your help. Every year our older shipmates are passing away. In time, the crew members of the ‘60s and ‘70’s will be the only ones left. We need your membership and participation to ensure that the Reunions do not fade away but will continue on for many years to come. Wheel Chair Accessible Transportation is always provided when taking tours during the Reunions. The Reunions are fun and it gives you an opportunity to renew old friendships. We now have 6 members who served with us (60-70), who attend the reunions regularly. Of course, wives and guests are always welcome to attend and participate with crew members when attending Reunions. Getting every shipmate who served with us between 1960 and 1970 would be fantastic. (Editors note: We also have quite a few who served from 1944 to 1959 who attend regularly).P.S. They have some great stories to tell! (Editors Note: Wayne ha sent this to 28 shipmates who served aboard with him (1961 to 1964) Instructions for adding yourself in the ‘US NAVY MEMORIAL’ (1.) Go to www.navymemorial.org or do a search on US Navy memorial. (2.) Select: NAVY LOG under the ‘Welcome to the US Navy Memorial’ header. (3.) Select: “Add a Service Number. (4.) Click on: ‘I want to create an account’. Select a ‘user name’ or use your e-mail address and select a password. (5.) Log-in. (6.) Using your DD-214, complete the LOG FORNM and ‘save’. Note: It may take a day or two for the database to be updated. NOTE 2: To add a photo you can mail it to: US NAVY MEMORIAL 701 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20004

or, add it from your computer pictures file. This is for your Great, Great, Grand Kids who someday may visit the US NAVY MEMORIAL in Washington D.C. and look up you name. It would be fantastic for them to see your Service information on the--- US NAVY MEMORIAL LOG ! ********************************************************************************* Rec’d 25 December 2017 f/ MM3/c Wayne P. Swaylik, 1961 to 1963. Edison, New Jersey Michael L. Dipietro (BT3/c 1959 to 1962) (Prospect, CT) passed away on 30 October 2017. A joy to serve with a good sailor who never had a bad word for anyone. Mike will truly be missed. (Mike was born on 21 September 1942.) //s// Wayne Swaylik (MM3) (Editors note: No photo of Michael was found on internet.) *************************************************************************** EIGHT IMPORTANT FACTS TO REMEMBER AS WE GROW OLDER! 1. Life is like a jar of Jalepeno peppers. What you do today may be a burning issue tomorrow! 2. In the ‘60s, people took LSD to make the World weird. Now the World is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal. 3. All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays NO attention to Criticism. 4. Health Nuts are going to feel stupid someday, laying in a hospital dying of nothing, 5. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the internet and they won’t bother you for weeks, maybe months, or even years—unless you give them your e-mail address. (I bet you thought I Was going to say ’FISH’ in the line above. (yes you did) 6. Men have two motivations: hunger and hanky-panky. 7. Good Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die, 8.Life is sexually transmitted. Credit for this is a High School ClassMate and former Marine, Larry S.

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E-BONUS PAGE – 1 January, 2018 Site of our 26th Annual Reunion, 16-20 September 2015. (just a different view from 2015)

More humor from my HS classmate Larry. “God’s Plan for ‘Aging’.”

Most Seniors never get enough exercise; In his wisdom, God decreed that seniors become ‘forgetful’ so they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things thus during more walking. God looked down and saw that it was good.

Then God saw there was another need. In his wisdom, he made Seniors lose coordination so they would drop things requiring them to bend, reach and, stretch. God looked down and saw that it was good.

Then God considered the function of bladders and decided seniors would have additional calls of ‘nature’ requiring more trips to the bathroom, thus providing, more exercise. God looked down and saw that it was Good.

So – if you find as you age that you are getting up and down more, remember It’s God’s will. It is all in your best interest even though you ‘mutter’ under your breath.

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Both Pictures: Titled “Wild Liberty” Med Cruise 1952 1st Left; ET2 Joe Genteese Jr. , 1950 to 1953 Fanwood, NJ 2nd Right: RM2/c Thomas Joseph (Joe) Mellit 1950 to 1952 Unknown Location

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From Gordon’s (BOATS) Scrap Book. **************************************************************************************** Raymond Gordon Wolf

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E-Bonus page 4 January, 2018 ***************************************************************************************************** From the WWII scrapbook of SK1 Louie Clark, 1944 to 1945. (D: 2/22/14) Donated by son, Jeff Clark

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