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Comments= Great news, I served on Vance in 1961 on exchange from HMNZS Rotoiti. I have many happy memories and would love to catch up with old mates. Eugene "Tiger" Gritton was one of these.
Hi I served on Vance in 1961 with Operation Deepfreeze. I have picked up Tiger Gritton and Jerry Monarch's emails from your page and will contact them. I swapped with Jerry, he served on HMNZS Rotoiti in my place. I am coming to Boston in November 2001 from New Zealand and would love to catch up with any old friends. I will be in the States for about 10 days. I am also interested in obtaining a Vance DER387 patch, Deepfreeze patch and ships crest if these are available. All my things were stolen but I still have my Antarctic medal. It has given me a real thrill to find your web-site, I'll be a regular viewer. I also have photos taken in the Antarctic and of crew members if these are of interest. Seems amazing this was nearly 50 YEARS AGO.. I would love to hear from anyone who was serving on Vance in the Antarctic in 1961. All the best Garry Chater ex CPO Royal NZ Navy |