| Comments= It is great to see us DER sailors putting something on the web about these grand old ladies of the sea.
Hello from the Lansing DER388. I served from 1960-1962. I think I was probably the last DER sailor to see our ships. Even though Lansing was sold for scrap, I saw Vance, Wilhoite and Lansing tied up in Long Beach, all prepared as target ships. Somehow, Lansing got diverted and was scrapped. Anyhow a little tidbit of information. It was a sad day for me, I only wish I had taken pictures. We had been to a picnic at the base and were taking pictures. For some reason I took none of our ships.I will be putting your page as a link on my page. You may do the same if you wish. Thanks for helping us all remember our DER's and their unique careers in 3 different lives. My site is located at http://www.usslansing.orgThanks Mike Proffitt RM2 |