Membership has grown to over 200 members consisting of
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- POST FRAM II, COMPLETED OCTOBER 1961
- 29 March 1969 USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754) Underway to Westpac Long Beach, California
| The USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) Association was formed in 1992 by Machinist Mate Third Class H. G. Nichols (50-53). At the first reunion in Fort Worth, Texas, the attendees agreed to meet annually. In 1999 the association was incorporated as a (501) (c) (19) Military Organization. Membership has grown to over 200 members consisting of Shipmates, Family and Friends. Membership is open to those who agree with the goals and objectives of the association. Simply stated they are to promote camaraderie, patriotism, history of the ship and commemorate our deceased. Those wishing to join the association can go to the association’s website
www.ussfee.org and complete the membership applica- tion. Dues are minimal. A portion of all dues are used to fund the Cal Rankin Memorial Fund. This fund, in honor of shipmate Cal Rankin, was established to fulfill his dream to have memorials built in each of the home states of our “Lost 74.” USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754) ASSOCIATION In 2010 the association held its reunion in San Diego. As part of the events a tour was conducted aboard USS KIDD (DDG 100). In the months following the reunion, conversations ensued between USS KIDD and USS Frank E. Evans Association about forming a special alliance. As a result a “Friendship Alliance” was formed. This alliance bridges the gap between the old and new Navy. This “Friendship Alliance” is a first of its kind and is growing into a long term relationship between association members and the crew of USS KIDD. FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCE USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754
) “The Gray Ghost” “The Fighter” ENS Alan Herbert Armstrong SN James Robert Baker YN3 Andrew James Botto RD3 Thomas Belue Box ET3 James Franklin Bradley ENS Robert George Brandon SA Harris Melvin Brown BT2 William Daniel Brown II HMC Charles William Cannington RD2 Christopher John Carlson SN
Michael Kale Clawson SN
Danny Victor Clute YN3 James Richard Cmeyla ETN3 Larry Wayne Cool SN
Patrick Michael Corcoran SA
Joe Eddy Craig ETR3 James Wilburn Davis SA Leon Larry Deal SN James Fred Dykes III SA Raymond Joseph Earley GMG3 Steven Frank Espinosa SA
Stephen Don Fagan SA
William Donald Fields SA
Alan Carl Flummer SA
Henry Kenneth Frye SN
Francis Joseph Garcia STG3 Melvin Hollman Gardner Jr. SA Donald Eugene Gearhart BM3 Patrick Gene Glennon SA
Kenneth Wayne Glines SA
Joe Luis Gonzales STG3 Larry Allan Gracely SA Devere Ray Grissom Jr. SA Steven Allen Guyer RD3 Terry Lee Henderson EMC Edward Philip Hess RD2 Garry Bradbury Hodgson SA
Dennis Ralph Johnston SA
James William Kerr BMC Willie Lee King RDC George Joseph Laliberte RM2 Raymond Patrick Lebrun RD1 Eugene Francis Lehman SA
Isaac Lyons Jr. SA
Douglas Roy Meister SA
Andrew Martin Melendrez SN
Frederic Conrad Messier SA
Timothy Lynn Miller ENS John Townsend Norton Jr. ENS Gregory Koichi Ogawa SA
Michael Anthony Orlikowski IC2 Linden Russell Orpurt LTJG Dwight Scott Pattee SA
Craig Allen Pennell SA
Jerome Pickett YN2 Earl Frederick Preston Jr. BT3 Lawrence John Reilly Jr. RD2 Victor Thomas Rikall BM2 Gary Loren Sage RD3 Gregory Allan Sage SA Kelly Jo Sage SA John Alan Sauvey BTFN Robert James Searle FA
Gerald Wayne Smith SN
Thurston Perry Smith Jr. ST2 John Raymond Spray LTJG Jon Kenneth Stever SA
Thomas Fred Tallon RD2 Ronald Arthur Thibodeau RD3 Jon Wayne Thomas SA
John Thomas Tolar QM3 Gary Joseph Vigue RD3 Con Wesley Warnock SA
Henry Dennis West III “Lost 74” The names of the “Lost 74” are not inscribed upon the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall in Washington, DC because they were killed outside the designated “Combat Zone,” an area used by the Department of Defense to determine if an individual was a Vietnam conflict fatality. The USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) Association disagrees with the Department of Defense’s decision to exclude these men from obtaining the proper recognition the “Lost 74” deserve. They gave their lives in defense of our country and they died in the Vietnam War! The Association has been working diligently to have the Department of Defense make an exception to their instructions and add the names to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall. VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL
Named in honor of Brigadier General Frank Edgar Evans, USMC. • Born 19 November 1876, Franklin, Pennsylvania • Graduate Princeton University • Infantryman Spanish-American War • Commissioned USMC 15 February 1900 • Served in Philippines 1st Marine Brigade • Award Navy Cross for Gallantry – Belleau Wood • Retired 1 December 1940 • Deceased 25 November 1941 • Buried Arlington National Cemetery During a SEATO exercise code named “Sea Spirit” the Australian carrier HMAS MELBOURNE (R 21) collided with United States Destroyer USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754). • 3 June 1969 (2 June 1969 in the United States) • 0315 Hours South China Sea • Clear, Moonlit, Calm Seas • 110 Degrees 47.7 Minutes East, Longitude • 08 Degrees 59.2 Minutes North, Latitude • 1,100 Fathoms (1.09 miles), Depth • USS FRANK E. EVANS Struck at Frame 92 • 110 Nautical Miles from Designated Combat Zone • 200 Nautical Miles from Closest Point of Main Land Vietnam • 775 Nautical Miles from Manila Bay • 74 Sailors Lost • 1 Sailor’s Body Recovered (Kenneth Glines) • 3 Brothers Were Lost (Gary, Gregory & Kelly Jo Sage) • Senior Master Chief Reilly Served with His Son, His Son Was Lost • 204 Survivors from USS FRANK E. EVANS • All Survivors Recovered by 0340 Hours • Ships on Station at Time of Collision • USS FRANK E. EVANS • HMAS MELBOURNE • HMS CLEOPATRA • HMNZS BLACKPOOL • USS JAMES E. KYES • USS EVERETT F. LARSON • Commanding Officer USS FRANK E. EVANS, Albert McLemore • Officer of the Deck USS FRANK E. EVANS, LTJG Ronald Ramsey • Junior Officer of the Deck, LTJG James Hopson IV The commanding officer and officer of the deck were found guilty of dereliction of duty and sentenced accordingly. NAMESAKE
USS FRANK E. Evans (DD 754) served in WW II, Korea and Vietnam. She was decommissioned and re-commissioned twice. Her shakedown training took place out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in February 1945. Upon completion of training and some altera- tions she deployed to the Pacific via the Panama Canal in May 1945. Her original home port, through 1951 was San Diego. In 1952 her homeport was changed to Long Beach, California. She spent her first Christmas in Tsingtao, China and her last in Long Beach. When deployed to Korea in 1951, four crew members were slightly wounded when the ship took several hits from shrap- nel. She completed a total of six deployments during the 1950’s. She visited many ports of interest but probably the most memo- rable was her trip to Australia in which many of the crew had the opportunity to visit the 1956 Olympic Games. In 1961 the ship underwent a FRAM II modernization. Once complete a new wave of anti-submarine warfare training began. As the Vietnam War escalated she once again began deployments in support of the war effort. HISTORY
• Length 376 feet, 5 inches • Beam 41 feet, 1 inch • Displacement 2, 200 tons • Draft 15 feet, 8 inches • Speed 34 knots • Main Propulsion 60,000 SHP • Power Source General Electric Turbines • Crew 336
• 6 - 5 inch / 38 dual purpose guns • 12 X 40 mm AA • 11 X 20 mm AA • 10 X 21 torpedo tubes (2 x 5) • 6 X depth charge projectors • 2 X depth charge racks
• 6 - 5 inch / 38 dual purpose guns • 2 dash helicopters • 2 MK 32 triple torpedo mounts, holds 6 homing torpedoes • 2 MK 10 7.2 inch hedgehog projectors • Variable depth sonar • Crew 322 CHARACTERISTICS • 11 Battle Stars • 1 - World War II • 5 – Korea • 5 – Vietnam • Navy Unit Commendation • China Service Medal • Navy Occupation Service with Asia Clasp • Korean Service Medal • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal • Vietnam Service Ribbon • Republic of Korea Presidential Unit • Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit • United Nations Service Medal AWARDS & MEDALS COLLISION During the height of WW II construction began on USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754), her mission was to provide service as a surface attack vessel, submarine hunter and submarine and aircraft defense. • Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York • Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer • Keel Laid 21 April 1944 • Launched 3 October 1944 • Commissioned 3 February 1945 • Sponsor Esther Caldwell Townsend Evans, Wife • First Commanding Officer Commander Harry Smith, USN CONSTRUCTION 29 March 1969 USS FRANK E. EVANS (DD 754) Underway to Westpac Long Beach, California Document Outline
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