New Home Page
Hosted at Google Sites
Yet to be done
Work In Progress: Not all Links work
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USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16)
Home Page
For the Crew, Families and Friends
Support Our Troops
We Wish Them Well, Gods Speed and All Safe Return
And Then, Welcome Them Home!
A Prayer For Our Troops
For next Reunion info, Contact the
Gilmore Association
for details.
This Web Page is Dedicated to:
The Crew, their Families and the Friends of the
USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16),
and to our, and their, Great-Grand Children,
as a way of providing information of-and-from
the past, which is something that I have always wanted.
- Eldon R. Brown, Feb 1997.
The following excerpt from the 2006 Ships Log says it all - thanks, Earl.
. . . . I did more growing up in that time period than any other in my
life. My most vivid recollection was a six week cruise to the Carribean,
not so much for the destination but for the exhiliration of being out
to sea, especially at night when I would sit up on the forecastle taking
in the wondrous moonlit seascape, the sound of the ship cutting through
the water and the intoxicating smell of the ocean. The Gilmore was more
than just a ship, it was an awakening for me for which I will always be
thankful. Rest in peace my silent friend, you did your job . . . .
- Earl W. Silvia, Jun 2006.
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Our New Web Page Location and Format
The previous location of this web page was at " http://www.ebcon.com/HWGilmore", I am in the process of re-hosting it here at Google Sites, so that it can continue with or without my help ( as I will not live forever :-) Soon the old URL with be retired and redirected here. All (or most) included links (photos and other documents) with soon be updated and moved to this Google Site.
The NEW Ships Log
Please Sign
or View our NEW (trial), Year
2009 Ships Log
or View our Previous Years;
199x,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003,
2004 (not available),
2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 (all in old format).
Due to abuse, the Ships Log was disabled for most of year 2004.
But, now the Ships Log has been re-enabled, with methods to help reduce abuse.
Dots are placed on the map based on your systems IP address
Presented to me by the Crew,
Inscription Reads
E.R. Brown
3 Oct 67 - 31 Mar 72
With God and Country Taken Care of,
Life Should Improve
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USS H. W. Gilmore (AS-16) Patch,
Donated by: Steven L. Pfeiffer
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USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16)
San Juan Puerto Rico, 1967 |
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Is it possible to SAVE a ship, like this Grand Old Lady?
No, It does NOT look like it!, See Pre Current Status
She has DONE and SEEN so much,
and now,
Our MEMORIES only contains ECHOS of Her EMPTY spaces!
I, for one, would have liked to sail with Her, and the Crew, again, . . . . and someday I will.
Letters Received:
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Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:48:35 -0800
Mr. Brown,
Subject: H. W. Gilmore
Tomorrow I have the duty and the honor of taking the GILMORE
on her final voyage. As Docking Pilot, I will direct the tow from the
James River Reserve fleet to Bay Bridge Enterprises in Chesapeake, VA
for scrapping. While aboard I will thank this ship and her crew for
their service to our country in war and peace. I will try to send a
few pictures if possible.
Thank You All,
Kevin Eley
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Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:51:37 -0500
Mr. Brown,
Subject: H. W. Gilmore
The tow went well, she behaved like a lady. Scrapping is
scheduled to be completed by Oct 15. For anyone local in Tidewater, VA ,
the ship is visible to the North from the US-13, Military Highway, bridge
over the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake. The GILMORE
is alongside the PAWCATUCK.
Best wishes to all of her crew,
Kevin Eley
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Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:43:20 -0500
Mr. Brown,
Subject: H. W. Gilmore
Here is a local press clipping. I had two tugs made fast on the stbd side,
that gave her a slight list to stbd and gave her the look of being under her own power!
Regards, Kevin
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Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:37:26 -0500
Captain Eley.
Subject: H. W. Gilmore
Thanks Captain, For the kind words and caring.
From all of the Crew and Friends
Eldon Brown
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Association Information
For
Gilmore Association,
Reunion and
Offices.
Our Pledge of Allegiance
These words were spoken by the late Red Skelton on his television
program as he related the story of his teacher, Mr. Laswell, who felt his
students had come to think of the
Pledge of Allegiance
as merely something to recite in class each day.
The Veteran's Salute
The proposed
Veteran's Salute.
Our Photo Album (not working yet)
With some browsers, The Photo Album will create an additional window, just close it to come back here.
We now have a new, complete navigated
Photo Album,
which I have moved all of the currently available photos.
Also, a simple photo
Previewer
is now available.
Let me know if these work for you.
Please send me photos that should be included here for all to see!
Click
here
for a Google Earth View of the Gilmore on The James River.
Download Google Earth to use the above link.
Some Special Photo Contributions
- Battle Dress of the 1940's
Photo Donated by: Kevan R. Neff in memory of his Father
- SpringBorad 1967
Photo Book, thanks to Robert Shaulis for finding and scanning his copy.
- SpringBorad 1968
Photo Book.
- The latest
General Photos
of the H. W. Gilmore (ready for salvage), taken by Wayne Smith in 1997.
- The
Feb 1968, Gilmore and Subron Four Globe
(250K), thanks to my shipmate Bob Stothfang for making it available.
- Thanks to Clyde J. Yencer for these pictures of, Capt. Paul Klinedinst
"The XO"
that was killed while servering aboard the Gilmore, he is remembered by many!
- Thanks to Ken Hogue ETCS Ret for the these
1975 photos
to our Album.
- In Memory of Thomas Berry Snipes, excerts from his personal 1944 Gilmore
Photo Log,
a bit of history.
To Support our Troops, Special Photo Contributions
As a special thanks and tribute to Our Troops,
any and all current photos will be included here. Send to me any that you have, depending
how many I receive, I may setup a special page just for them.
Life At Sea
Short Stories Told By The Crew - as they were there.
Do you have something that should be included?
Tributes
Letters and e-mail from my Shipmates
Web Page Updates
Other Links
For Easy Listening
This page is maintained by the
Webmaster of
EBConsultants.
It has been accessed
many times since Nov. 10, 1997
Our thanks to
www.poofcat.com
and
www.sagebrushpatriot.com
for their Links used here!
Copyright © 1997 - 2008 Eldon Brown and various others, All Rights Reserved
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