Entry 147
Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2001 Time: 3:31 AM EST
Email=
Name= CWO4 William W Wade reported as YNSA departed as YN3
Served= 11/57-05/59
Ship / Unit= USS Durant (DER-389)
Age= 20-22
City= Middleburg
State= Florida
Zip=
Country= United States
Phone= 904-272-4351
A URL to share= No
How did you find this site?= Someone told me about it
Reasons for reading about the Vance= To find shipmates, Other
Comments= Great to see you have the interest to keep this thing going. Durant should be so lucky. I have gone into military.com and come up with 3 people who rode Durant during my timeframe.
One reported onboard when I was there and I remember him coming on. He reported as an RD3 and left as an RD2. He got out and went to Medical School and retired from the reserves as a CDR (medical officer).
One reported as an EN2 on the pre-com crew. He left as an EN1, went to sub school and nuclear school...became a Warrant with 7 years 10 months service...and retired as a LCDR (Engineering - LDO) in 1972.
The last one will interest you. He may already be in your system...I didn't check (yet). His name is Duane Baumgartner. He was on Durant from 12/59 to 4/61. He retired as an ENCS in 1971...he also served on Vance. If he's not in your system, his email address is duanesbaumgartner@juno.com. He is out in Lafayette, Oregon!

Not sure, but I think there was a YN on board Vance by the name of Charles Drake. He was on at the same time I was on Durant. Thought I might find out if my recollection is correct. He may have been on 388. Didn't know him then, but met him in the 60's when he was a school teacher.
Got the site from an old ENCS who was on Durant.

Thanks. Will "talk to you" later!
Bill Wade
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