17 June 2010
Hello; I am living in
Florida for the past 16 years. I have 5 children 3 boys and 2 girls, also two
grandkids ages 7 and 6. Tex lasiter came for a visit a few years ago to catch
up on each other. we had a great time. I was on the Charles Berry from 1959 to
1963. has anyone heard from Bill Jackson or Tom Reardon. would like to get in
touch. stay well .
Frank
Hofmann (jocko)
16 April, 2009
Please welcome two more
"Berry" sailor to our Muster List!
RM-2
Donald E. Ruger, and
Thomas M.
Pedicini, EM-2.
Both have contacted us as a result of discovering
our web site!
03 April, 2009
Please welcome another "Berry"
sailor to our Muster List! EM-2
Frank
Hofmann.
20 March, 2009
We just received an e-mail
from Frank Hofmann, was an EM3 and served on the Charles Berry from 1961 to
1963. We have tried to respond to his email, but all attempts have failed due
to a spam filter. Does anyone know him and can provide any other contact
information.
JK Brooke. ( e-mail
me ) !
12 March, 2009
We want to welcome James Crowe
to our list of shipmates who have been found or more correctly stated, he found
us. James contacted us after viewing the Charles Berry web
site.
08 April, 2008
The Charles Berry Reunion,
2008 has been officially cancelled because we could not come up with the
numbers necessary to fullfil our agreement with the hotel and other
entertainment plans. It is a sad day, but we are sure the rising cost of fuel
and airline costs have also had an impact on those who would have liked to have
attended but could not.
Additionally,
John (Corky) Corkran
has contributed many new articles and photos of the Charles Berry including the
Change of Command Ceramony 14 December, 1963. When you visit his page just
double click on the articles to enlarge them.
I have been working on
reconfiguring some of the web pages of the Berry site. Keep an eye out for some
nice changes. However, your feed back is always welcome. - - - JKBrooke, RM2,
1965.
15 November, 2007
Charles Berry Reunion,
2008!
The re-set all hands Charles Berry reunion will be held April
30th, through May 3rd, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Virginia
Beach-Executive Center, Virginia Beach, VA. Please contact Tony Sievers at 7505
River Rd., Unit 4-A, Newport News, VA, 23607-1768 call:757-247-5769 or
E-mail Tony at sievers7@earthlink.com. Hope to see
you there!
16
October, 2007
Charles Berry Reunion for 2008!
Tony Sievers and Mac
Christy have been working to institute a "reset" for the USS Charles Berry
reunion. We have agreed upon the month of May, 2008 in the same area, perhaps
even at the same hotel. Tony is working on that now and we'll get the word to
you about dates, etc. ASAP. Could you put this info on the web site for
now?
16 October,
2007
NEW SECURITY
FEATURES......
The
personal information on our "crew" pages is now protected. Those individual
pages can be accessed with the appropriate Login ID, and
Password. These can be obtained only from the
Webmaster, Once obtained you may
browse all of the shipmate records.
You may browse any other areas of
this web site as you wish. We appreciate your
visits.
23
September 2007
Charles Berry Reunion
set for October 23rd through the 27th,
2007
With great disappointment we must announce the reunion has been
cancelled.
06
July 2007
Charles Berry Reunion for
2007!
Registration
Information and schedule of events!
21 May
2007
Charles Berry Reunion for
2007!
All Hands reunion will be held at the Holiday Inn Executive Center,
Virginia Beach VA, October 24, 25, and 26th. Contact Tony Sievers @ 7505 River
Rd. Unit 4-A, Newport News, VA 23607-1768. Call 757-247-5769.
18
March 2007
I just received a photo from
Duane Baumgartner which is now posted under
"Ship Photos". The Berry inside a nest of DEs
berthed at Bravo docks, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Also have been blessed
with a slide show called "Go Navy" which I know you will enjoy.
15
August 2006
I am pleased to introduce a
new contact for the Charles Berry "muster list". Contacting us as a result of
viewing our web page is Harley Gordon, EN2, currently living in Spokane,, Washington.
Visit his page and see if you served on the Berry at the same time.
5
August 2006
I am pleased to introduce a
new contact for the Charles Berry "muster list". Found through Classmates.com
is Gary
McWilliams, TM2, currently living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Visit his
page and see if you served on the Berry at the same time.
17
July 2006
JERRY, HERE IS THE ON-LINE
COMMUNITY CALENDAR FOR JAMESTOWN 2007 EVENTS; IT HAS BEEN SET UP TO SPREAD THE
WORD ON JAMESTOWN 2007-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
THE CALENDAR IS
AVAILABLE VIA THE "Calendars" LINK AT www.historictriangle.net. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CALENDAR CAN
BE E-MAILED TO GERRY
WALTON . MAYBE SOME OF OUR SHIPMATES MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN WHAT WILL
BE HAPPENING DURING OUR REUNION PERIOD. I WILL MAIL YOU SOME NEWSPAPER
CLIPPINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUBLISHED WHEN YOU RE- TURN HOME. WARM
REGARDS,
TONY Carol Sievers sievers7@earthlink.net
.
Thank you so much Tony for sharing this information with us.
I'm sure there are some who will welcome the information!
11
July 2006
On 8 July, 2006, we received
a USS Charles Berry Plaque contributed by Clint Steed, on behalf of the
San Diego Navy Historical
Association, The plaque is of the Charles Berry Coat of Arms, and is
displayed here on this web site on the main page.
Our thanks to Clint Steed of the San Diego Naval Historical Association for
their contribution!.
We are looking for photos and attendance
from the 2006 Charles Berry Reunion which took place in Dallas last March.
Anyone with something to contribute, please contact the webmaster as we would
like to post these items on our web site. Anything would be appreciated.
25
June 2006
All of our shipmates should
be aware of the award this web site has received. The Destroyer Escort Sailors
Association has awarded this web site "The Award of Excellence" in keeping the
memories alive. The award Icon can be found at the bottom of the main page,
next the DESA logo. Thank you DESA for the recognition!
Additionally we
would like to welcome Jerry
Evans to our "muster list". You can find his information on the indexed
crew listing.
20 October 2005
Updated record, visit
Marty Mellor and learn
more about his time aboard the Charles Berry. After browsing through our web
site if you recall events that should be added or deleted or corrected, please
let us know. We want to make an accurate and up to date site. Your help is
always appreciated.
3 October 2005
Just got the new muster
list from Mac, and here are six new additions and one update. Check them out as
you may find a name you recognize. We welcome
Andy Dudley,
James Krause,
Rick Turner,
John Bjornes,
Greg Childress,
Kenneth Bedsaul,
Sr., and updated information on
Gary Rathbun.
Thanks guys for getting in touch with Mac. Your personal page has been
added to the web site, and you can click on your name to verify the
information. Please send sea stories and photos to be added to the web site and
share with our Berry shipmates. This will make our web site more interesting,
and help to complete the history of the "Chucky B."
If your address or
email changes let us know so we can keep the muster list up to
date.
28 August, 2005
Everyone on our "muster
list" should have received a letter from the
"Military Locator &
Reunion Service, Inc." regarding our next reunion.
Mac Christy is
working with them on our 2006 USS Charles Berry reunion. Included with the
letter was a survey for attendees to fill out and identify preferred
entertainment, tours, and dates on the last week end in March 2006. Click
here to view a copy of the
letter.
If you did not get a letter and survey form, please contact the
Military Locator & Reunion Service. Inc. Their address, phone number and
web address is on their web
page.
Start making plans now, we want to see everyone there.
New
addition to our "Muster List" is
Thomas Weil, 1970 - 1972.
Visit his page for a great profile of his experiences aboard the Charles
Berry.
Received the following from Mac Christy!
Mac has had
several calls from a guy named Jim Gavin, seeking information about a boiler
explosion in Berry in 1971. He also would like to get a cruise book from that
time. I have asked him to provide me with his address, etc., thinking I would
put him on the muster list and send him a copy, but he has never done that.
Would it be possible to put something on the web page? He is: Jim Gavin
203-932-9899 Don't work too hard!
4 July, 2005
New addition to the muster
list is Plank Owner Gary
Rathbun, RM2. Welcome Gary to our web site. We are looking forward to
hearing more from you and your experiences on the Charles
Berry.
10 May, 2005
Animales
Message from
Dennis Fogarty,
HT2, USS Charles Berry, 1970-1971. I am looking for information on three
shipmates, EM1 Leon, HT2 Kilmurray, and IC3 Bjorne. They were known
affectionatlly in PI as Los Animales. Also has anyone heard what has happened
to Ensign Rueger?
10 April, 2005
We would like to report 3
new contacts to the muster list thanks to Mac. They are
John R. Hollins,
Mike Hunter, and
Craig Lieber. If you
know these guys you might get in touch with them and get reacquainted. I'm sure
they will receive information on our next reunion in Dallas, TX in the Spring
of 2006.
20 January, 2005
We recently received an
e-mail from a Charles Berry plank owner.
Marvin "Smittie or Red"
Smith contacted us and provided some information about himself. The web
site has been updated with his information. Thanks guys and gals for all the
help you proved. We are adding shipmates one and two at a time.
Looking
forward to another reunion in 2005.
23 December, 2004
I want to wish everyone
a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. I have been very busy this
year being involved in some major hurricane activities in Florida, but have
some of that behind me now.
We would like to report five new contacts
to the muster list thanks to Mac. They are
Jerome Stroud,
Roger "Doc" Cowan,
Frank M. Keim,
Dennis Bence, and
Dave Peterson. If
you know these guys you might get in touch with them and get reacquainted. I'm
sure they will receive information on our next reunion in Dallas, TX come
Nov/Dec, 2005.
As you read through the newsletter or browse through the
pages of the Charles Berry web site, keep in mind we can use any sea stories or
Berry or Crew photos you feel like sharing. If you have any news about our
shipmates, please let us know about them. Always let us know of any change of
address or e-mail address so we can keep our site updated to the best of our
ability. Just send me an e-mail and I will work out the details of how the get
them to me for posting.
Fair Winds and Smooth Sail'n.....Webmaster, JK
Brooke, RM2
20 May, 2004
Message received from Mac
Christy -
Last night Tom Smiley’s wife called to tell me that
Tom had passed away Monday, May 17th. around 1700.
Tom and I were
shipmates in the USS Charles Berry DE1035 some 42 years ago. We were both
“white hats” then, and Tom was one of the most “squared
away” sailors I knew. Later, in the early 70’s, we were stationed at
Great Lakes Naval Training Center at the same time. When both of us retired, we
lived within 30 miles of each other in mid-Missouri. In 1980 we were room mates
at a time when both of us needed a good friend.
I stopped by to see Tom
a few weeks ago and he said that he would be at the Charles Berry reunion if he
was still alive. And he would have. No one has had a better shipmate or friend
than I had in Tom Smiley.
It is our custom to say that Tom has been
transferred to the staff of the Supreme Commander, where we all will one day
serve. Fair winds and following seas Tom.
Mac Christy ENC USN (RET)
2 May, 2004
We've been receiving updated
"muster lists" from Mac left and right. It's great to see so many names being
added. News about the reunion must be getting out in good shape. We appreciate
any contacts Berry sailors have made to spread the news about the reunion,
still scheduled for June 8, 9, and 10th. See you there.
Additions to our
Muster List are Bob
Bandle, Jim
Borgeson, Charles Chadwell (D),
Dennis Fogarty,
Lee Morson, and
Jack Riley. Further
information can be found by clicking on their names above to visit their
personal page.
As you may have noticed, the USS Charles Berry Web Site
was down for a few weeks. Sorry about that guys. I had a little difficulty with
my Internet service provider. Once we got through the red tape and unraveled
the mystery, I was able to re-establish the site. Thanks for your patience and
I appreciate your understanding.
1 April, 2004
Additions to our Muster
List are Keith
Charleston, Thomas Griffith and
Gary
VanHorn.
Further information can be found on their personal page. See
you guys in June.
25 March, 2004
Mac has updated the
muster list to include the following four shipmates.
Kelsey
Blankenship, Neal
Smith, Ronald
Prest, and Ned Nolte.
Further information can be found on their personal page. See you guys in
June.
8 March, 2004
Mac Christy shared
some reunion information. He says we have had about 20 responses for
registrations, and 6 returns of registrations. We know there will be many more.
We are looking forward to hearing from other Berry shipmates. Reunion plans are
on course. Remember to find those ship and crew photos, or any other
documentation you might have hidden away somewhere. Please bring them with you
to the reunion. Also, please contact the Webmaster when you locate any items, no
matter how insignificant, relating to your Berry tour of duty. We would
appreciate your allowing us to include them on the web site. Looking forward to
seeing you in June.
The Muster List has been updated for the following
individuals, mostly regarding additional or changed phone numbers:
Jerry Brooke,
Anthony Valdez,
Danny Bonham,
Robert Coffin,
Mark Frudden,
Pete Tahaney,
Jerry Larson,
Dennis Cross,
Dick White,
Ralph Pride,
William Gee,
Don Shade,
Al Getchell, and
Marty Gavin.
We
have added two new contacts:
Hugh S. Clark and
Marty Mellor. Welcome
guys.
23
February, 2004
Two new updates
for the Charles Berry web page. Welcome
Randy Faires, and
Marty Gavin. Their
information is now posted and available for your viewing.
02
February, 2004
One new
update of the Charles Berry web page for
Lloyd Huntsman is
now posted and available for your viewing.
29
January, 2004
New updates
of the Charles Berry web pages for Al (blackie)
Getchell, TM3 are now
posted and available for your viewing. Al was one of the plank owners and
retired as TM1.
24
January, 2004
We have two
new Charles Berry contacts. They are
Lloyd L. Morris and
Bruce E. Wortman.
Please check out their pages for more information. Maybe you served with them
and would like to get in touch.
20
January, 2004
I have
recently received new Charles Berry ship photos and some historical data. I
will be working to integrate these into the History web page in the near future. Please check out the
Berry web site for these new found gems. One in particular shows the ASROC
modification.
We are always looking for ship photos, crew photos, or
any other documentation you might have hidden away somewhere. Please contact
the Webmaster when you locate any
items, no matter how insignificant, relating to your Berry tour of
duty.
We are very excited about the
Berry Reunion which will take place
in June. Everyone we know of will get information about the reunion. Please
contact your Berry shipmates to make sure this information is shared. Everyone
is looking forward to a great time.
18 December, 2003
Mac Christy
and I had a chance to meet again for the first time since about 1962. Mac and
his wife were traveling through Georgia and we made it a point to get together
over a cup of coffee. It was great to sit and visit about the Berry days, and
as usual the visit was way to short as we didn't even scratch the surface about
times past. We will just have to do more catching up at the reunion. I know I
am looking forward to seeing everyone again.
Plans are rolling along for
the Berry Reunion in June. We have seen quite a bit of interest in the reunion
as many Berry shipmates have responded favorably. More will be published about
the reunion as it comes together.
Mac has been keeping a good handle on
the muster list and we have several new additions and I have added them to the
Charles Berry web site. New additions include
Capt. Roger Buck,
R.P. (Dick) White,
Chet Leeberg,
Jerry Langford,
Peter Johnston,
Ron Stevens, and
Al (Blackie)
Getchell. You can just click on the name and visit their
page.
Please remember to let Mac know if you have a change of address,
phone number or e-mail address as we need to keep our records up to date. You
can submit changed via the Berry web site if you have not added us to your
address book.
We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and look forward
to a great New Year. Merry Christmas everyone.
Jerry Brooke,
webmaster
4 October, 2003
The first ever
USS Charles Berry reunion will be held in Lawrence, Kansas, in June of
2004. Lawrence, Kansas is just a short drive west of Kansas City, Kansas. The
specific date in June is to be determined. We are looking forward with great
excitement to our first reunion. There has been a lot of interest shown so far
and it will promise to be a great occasion.
For those of you who are
interested in attending, please contact either myself, Jerry Brooke (e-mail), or Mac Christy (e-mail) so we can get a count for
planning purposes. We need to know how many in your party, and your hotel or
camping requirements. Please notify any other Berry shipmates who you stay in
touch with. We will post more specific information on this web page as plans
come together. Let us know as soon as possible if you think you can make
it.
If you plan on attending, please be collecting your photos and other
Berry memorabilia, items of historic significance and stories. Bring them with
you to help us make this a great and memorable reunion.
(Note) Please
see item below dated 26 July, 2003. We are still getting calls inquiring about
a Berry reunion in December, '03. Not true, there is no reunion for the USS
Charles Berry, DE-1035, in December '03.
21 September, 2003
Master Chief
Mac Christy, one of our shipmates from the Charles Berry will be going into the
hospital in October for heart bypass surgery. We want to wish him well and a
speedy recovery. If you are incline to do so please send a card or letter
to him at his home address: 821 Thomas Road, Pamona, Kansas, 66076 I'm sure he
will appreciate hearing from his shipmates.
26 July, 2003
It was recently published in the
American Legion Magazine that the USS Charles Berry, DE1035 was having a
reunion. Please be advised that any talk of a Charles Berry reunion is
preliminary in nature and that no date or time has been set. A reunion has been
suggested for 2004 to see how much interest there would be. Apparently there is
a great interest from the responses received from the American Legion article.
More information will follow on this page regarding any reunions planned.
Please visit our newsletter page for updated info.
April 29, 2003
Governor of
Georgia, Sonny Purdue signed a proclamation declaring June 21, 2003 Destroyer Escort Day.
The Georgia Chapter of the Destroyer Escort
Sailor Association hosted a special ceremony in Marietta, Georgia, to honor
the sailors of the destroyer escorts from World War II, the Korean War and the
Vietnam War, with a special honor to those who went down with their
ships.
Get on our Muster List
If you
know any Berry shipmates not on the "Muster List" please contact
Mac Christy with their names,
address, phone number, and e-mail if possible. If you are not on the "Muster
List", please contact Mac Christy and he will be glad to add you to the list
and send you an updated list from time to time.
Please visit our web page
often
Updates for new Berry contacts and other Charles
Berry information will be posted on this web page as we receive continue to
make contact with Charles Berry crew members. If you have information about
other sailors that served on the Berry, please share with us. If you wish to
share sea stories or pictures please contact our
webmaster, and we will get your
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