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USS Spangler DE-696
  • Home
  • History
    • WWII Map
  • Memoirs
    • Guy E. Thompson
    • Ted J. Smith
    • Bill Irwin
    • Ken Nolan
    • David R Rehmeyer
  • Photo Albums
    • 43 - 45
      • Bill Irwin
      • David Rehmeyer
      • Ed Hayas
      • Eugene Fribis
      • John Preksta
      • Ken Nolan
    • 46 - 48
      • E.L. Van Zandt
      • Ed Tamassia
      • Harold Stephen
      • Jack Going
      • Jim Raymond
        • JR-Photos With Names
        • JR-Without Names
      • Untitled page
      • John Spears
    • 49 - 52
      • Bill Hager
      • Bob Ellis
      • Curt Johnson
      • Ken Seas
      • Larry Majeski
      • Merlin Carr
        • Little Boys
    • 53 - 54
      • Asa Casteel
      • Dave Norris
      • Johnnie Paul
      • Roger Adkins
      • Ron Lee
      • Tom Clugston
      • Wes Hancock
      • Wes Roland
    • 55 - 58
      • Andy Anderson
      • Eugene Lund
      • James Sims
      • Jimmie VanHorn
      • Joe Mitchell
      • Leon Ramshaw
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      • 2012ladies
    • 2013
      • pano
    • 2014
      • 14guys
    • What
    • Why
    • Grand Junction CO 2012
      • Colorado National Monument Tour
  • Reunion Photos
    • p2000
    • p2001
    • p2002
    • p2004
    • p2003
    • p2005
    • 20052
    • p2006
    • p2007
    • p2008
    • p2009
    • p2010
    • p2011
    • p2012
    • p2013
    • p2014
  • Remembrances
    • Alberts
    • Arsenault
    • Baier
    • Beebe
    • Biess
    • Carter
    • Carr
    • Cooper
    • Edwards
    • Ellis
    • Eng
    • Goers
    • Going
    • Golus
    • Hayas
    • Hunter
    • Hux
    • Irwin
    • Johnson
    • Kapala
    • Kerwin
    • Krtek
    • Laliker
    • Lund
    • Mitchell
    • Moody
    • Norris
    • Nolan
    • O'Neal
    • Paul
    • Ramshaw
    • Shimmons
    • Stoneburner
    • Spears
    • Stephens
    • Tamassa
    • VanHorn
    • Viscum
    • Warner
    • Wilkinson
    • Wainscott
  • Deck Tour
    • Information
    • Open Bridge
    • Navigation Bridge
      • CIC Room
    • Super Structure
      • Aft Super Structure
    • Main Deck
    • 1ST Platform
    • 2nd Platform
    • Ships Hold
    • Untitled page
  • Crew Lists
    • 1943 Officers
      • Page 2
        • Page 3
    • 1943
    • 1943 - 1945
    • 1947
    • 1948
    • 1949
    • 1951
    • 1952
    • 1953
    • 1955
    • 1956
    • 1957
    • 1958
  • Officers & Crew Photos
    • Commanders
    • 1957 Officers
    • 1957 Chief Petty Officers
    • 1943-1954 Crew Photos
    • 1957 Repair Division
    • 1957 Fox Division
    • 1957 Operations Division
    • 1957 Gunnery Division
    • 1957 Supply Division
    • 1957 Mechanical Division
  • Deck Logs
    • 1943
    • 1944
    • 1945
  • 1957 Cruise
    • 1957 Cruise Book Photos
    • Getting Underway
    • Equator
    • Auckland
    • Pacific Islands
    • Yokosuka
    • Yokosuka to Hong Kong
    • Hong Kong
    • Keoshung to Yokosuka
    • Yokosuka - Final Stop
  • SeaTales
    • 1943-1949
    • 1950-1953
      • Dave Norris & Wes Hancock - 1953
      • Bob Ellis SO2 (1949 - 1952
      • Jim Howard, RD1, (1950 - 1954)
      • Merlin Carr, RM2, (1949 - 1952
    • 1955-1958
      • William (Bill) M. Rosen, ENS (1957-1958)
      • Andy Hanson RM3 (1956-1958)
      • Ron Knight, SN (1954-1958)
      • Willie Broyhill, EMFN (1954-1955)
      • Eugene Lund, RM2 (1956-1958)
      • Wayne Dorough, QM3, (1954 - 1957)
      • Phil Eng IC2 (1954 - 1957)
      • William (Bob) Beach EM2 (1954 - 1957)
      • John Early, RM3, (1957 - 1958)
      • Verl Stoneburner, (1957 - 1958)
      • Joseph C. Prizzi, SR, (1955 - 1956
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    • Home
    • History
      • WWII Map
    • Memoirs
      • Guy E. Thompson
      • Ted J. Smith
      • Bill Irwin
      • Ken Nolan
      • David R Rehmeyer
    • Photo Albums
      • 43 - 45
        • Bill Irwin
        • David Rehmeyer
        • Ed Hayas
        • Eugene Fribis
        • John Preksta
        • Ken Nolan
      • 46 - 48
        • E.L. Van Zandt
        • Ed Tamassia
        • Harold Stephen
        • Jack Going
        • Jim Raymond
          • JR-Photos With Names
          • JR-Without Names
        • Untitled page
        • John Spears
      • 49 - 52
        • Bill Hager
        • Bob Ellis
        • Curt Johnson
        • Ken Seas
        • Larry Majeski
        • Merlin Carr
          • Little Boys
      • 53 - 54
        • Asa Casteel
        • Dave Norris
        • Johnnie Paul
        • Roger Adkins
        • Ron Lee
        • Tom Clugston
        • Wes Hancock
        • Wes Roland
      • 55 - 58
        • Andy Anderson
        • Eugene Lund
        • James Sims
        • Jimmie VanHorn
        • Joe Mitchell
        • Leon Ramshaw
        • Phil Eng
          • Friends
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        • Wayne Dorough
    • Reunions
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        • 2012ladies
      • 2013
        • pano
      • 2014
        • 14guys
      • What
      • Why
      • Grand Junction CO 2012
        • Colorado National Monument Tour
    • Reunion Photos
      • p2000
      • p2001
      • p2002
      • p2004
      • p2003
      • p2005
      • 20052
      • p2006
      • p2007
      • p2008
      • p2009
      • p2010
      • p2011
      • p2012
      • p2013
      • p2014
    • Remembrances
      • Alberts
      • Arsenault
      • Baier
      • Beebe
      • Biess
      • Carter
      • Carr
      • Cooper
      • Edwards
      • Ellis
      • Eng
      • Goers
      • Going
      • Golus
      • Hayas
      • Hunter
      • Hux
      • Irwin
      • Johnson
      • Kapala
      • Kerwin
      • Krtek
      • Laliker
      • Lund
      • Mitchell
      • Moody
      • Norris
      • Nolan
      • O'Neal
      • Paul
      • Ramshaw
      • Shimmons
      • Stoneburner
      • Spears
      • Stephens
      • Tamassa
      • VanHorn
      • Viscum
      • Warner
      • Wilkinson
      • Wainscott
    • Deck Tour
      • Information
      • Open Bridge
      • Navigation Bridge
        • CIC Room
      • Super Structure
        • Aft Super Structure
      • Main Deck
      • 1ST Platform
      • 2nd Platform
      • Ships Hold
      • Untitled page
    • Crew Lists
      • 1943 Officers
        • Page 2
          • Page 3
      • 1943
      • 1943 - 1945
      • 1947
      • 1948
      • 1949
      • 1951
      • 1952
      • 1953
      • 1955
      • 1956
      • 1957
      • 1958
    • Officers & Crew Photos
      • Commanders
      • 1957 Officers
      • 1957 Chief Petty Officers
      • 1943-1954 Crew Photos
      • 1957 Repair Division
      • 1957 Fox Division
      • 1957 Operations Division
      • 1957 Gunnery Division
      • 1957 Supply Division
      • 1957 Mechanical Division
    • Deck Logs
      • 1943
      • 1944
      • 1945
    • 1957 Cruise
      • 1957 Cruise Book Photos
      • Getting Underway
      • Equator
      • Auckland
      • Pacific Islands
      • Yokosuka
      • Yokosuka to Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong
      • Keoshung to Yokosuka
      • Yokosuka - Final Stop
    • SeaTales
      • 1943-1949
      • 1950-1953
        • Dave Norris & Wes Hancock - 1953
        • Bob Ellis SO2 (1949 - 1952
        • Jim Howard, RD1, (1950 - 1954)
        • Merlin Carr, RM2, (1949 - 1952
      • 1955-1958
        • William (Bill) M. Rosen, ENS (1957-1958)
        • Andy Hanson RM3 (1956-1958)
        • Ron Knight, SN (1954-1958)
        • Willie Broyhill, EMFN (1954-1955)
        • Eugene Lund, RM2 (1956-1958)
        • Wayne Dorough, QM3, (1954 - 1957)
        • Phil Eng IC2 (1954 - 1957)
        • William (Bob) Beach EM2 (1954 - 1957)
        • John Early, RM3, (1957 - 1958)
        • Verl Stoneburner, (1957 - 1958)
        • Joseph C. Prizzi, SR, (1955 - 1956

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Robert D Ellis SO2 (1949-1951)

Photo of Bob & Millie Ellis

Bob & Millie Ellis

Bob Ellis passed away at age 88 on April 3, 2019, in Henderson, Nevada - one day before he and Millie would have celebrated their 66 wedding anniversary. He and Millie Houk were married in 1953 Of their four children, Patty Ann, the first, was born the following year in 1954, followed by David in 1955, Karen in 1956 and Michael in 1967. Much of Bob's work life was with Maytag, retiring from there as a Technical Assistant Manager.

Bob Joined the Navy in 1948 and was  assigned to the  USS Spangler on Dec 10, 1949.  He was discharged from the ship on  Oct. 22, 1952 .  He said that during that he spent  six months at the Fleet Sonar School in San Diego, CA, and another six weeks there  on the new MK 5 attack system. Photos from Bob's Navy days can be viewed here.

Tremendous appreciation is expressed to Bob for his efforts in establishing the Spangler's Annual Reunions from 2001 through 2014. Photographs from the reunions is displayed below.

View Bob's Navy Album here

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