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Combined Association Reunion

USS Everglades, USS Currituck &

USS Pine Island

2012 Reunion will be in Tampa Bay Florida

Hotel is the Wyndham Tampa Westshore.

Check in Sept 26th Check out Sept 30th.

The room prices are $89 per night.

For reservations, call 813-289-8200.

Email us if you need more information.

Wayne Adams, Charlie Bostick are your Host for 2012

Free Airport Shuttle

Email Gary Adams at: AD24History@att.net

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Preface by Webster Wilson Former Everglades Crew Member. {From Everglades to Razorblades} The Everglades is not a ship that distinguished itself by winning battles, sinking ships, or spearheading invasions. Its claim to immortality is in the quality of the men who competently fulfilled its mission of keeping destroyers afloat and in good repair. For those competent men, service on the Everglades has proved to be a high point in their naval careers, both in the quality of service they were able to provide and in the comradeship they were all a part of, and which continues even today. Their memories are of a job well done, of a mission fulfilled. Those who manned the Everglades were a cross-section of America Society, except that there were no women (besides a few smuggled aboard), no felons (at least, not many), and no geniuses (although half the crew talked as if they were, and the other half secretly knew they were.) One characteristic we all had in common - we were all liars. We were all sailors. Some of us excuse our lying (is that too harsh a word - maybe “exaggerators” is better) on old age, some blame it on a troubled youth, and some of us know that we’re psychopaths. I point out this tendency we sailors have so that we can’t be accused (or sued) of any malice in that we put down in the following pages. Also it is my intention to update this “history” as new facts come to light (or are manufactured.) And, finally I’d like to make it clear that I don’t attest to the accuracy of anything published in this web page, as most of it was told to me by fellow crew members and started with “this is no shxx

From The Scrap Books of fellow shipmates: Sent by the late Samuel Simpson 5th Division officer 1960 to 1962. Sam also sent five other Photo copies including one of the 5th Division and the Warrant officers mess .

From the Scrap book of Denny Marble. Denny served aboard the Everglades back in 1958 and 1959. He came on board while the "Glades" home port was Norfolk, VA. and was on board for the
1958 - 1959 Mediterranean deployment and was on board when its home port was moved to Charleston, SC. Denny was an Electronics Tech in the R4 Division you can look him up in the 58 - 59 Med Cruse book.
Denny has provided one of the first Color Underway Photos of the Everglades taken as we
departed the Norfolk area. A second was taken by the 5 inch gun. Others to Come later.

The Moon over Charleston piers taken Christmas Eve 1968 from the helo deck . Check out other Charleston Photos Click on Page.

Dash Power Turn up (Drone Anti Submarine Helo) This was in Naples harbor, Note Naples Skyline in background. See More Click on DASH Page

Bill Smith Provided the photo obviously of himself standing by the aft 5 inch gun. When I reported aboard in April 1968 the 5" had been removed and the FT & DASH workshop was added in 1963. The DASH hanger and flight deck was above the shops..

The Photo Below is a Copy of the Everglades Blue Print drawing. In 1991 it was found aboard prior to scrapping by Ron Reeves. Ron allowed Us to Copy the Blue print and I had them Digitized and Reversed the Image to Black & White. Double click on the Photo and it will enlarge to full size. Possibly larger than you want but has a lot of detail.

If you wish to contribute please address your Photos, Sea Stories and Copies or Originals of Everglades memorabilia to AD24History@att.net Also Please put AD-24 or Everglades in subject title.