War Diary (Declassified) Commander Task Element 95:28 22 OCTOBER 1952 Commander E. L. Yates, USN, 90836/1100, Commanding Officer, USS ORLECK (DD886) relieved Commander Destroyer Division ONE TWELVE (112) at CTE 95.28 at 1530 this date. A turnover file was received and receipted for in accordance with current directives. CTE 95.28 is under the operational [Read more…]
Below you will find a list of primarily shipmates from USS ORLECK that we have lost track of. The address shown is their last known mailing address. If you have any details that will assist in getting their current information to get enable me to get them back on the roster, I would appreciate if [Read more…]
Dave Hummel sent a message “I am looking for a shipmate , Fred C. Rameriz on board 1970, any help would be great.” Note from Bob Orleck-I have checked the roster using different possible spellings and cannot find him. If you might possibly know where he is please let us know by leaving a comment [Read more…]
For those who may not know what a “plankowner” is, it is a member of the crew of a ship when that ship was placed in commission. While not an official Navy term it is carried proudly for the rest of their lives by those who were a part of the beginning of a new Navy [Read more…]
