Bob Sheard displays the Ready Eddie lighter he won in the raffle
(the one that Bob Tuttle was SUPPOSED to win!!)

Carl MacPherson, left, gets a refresher course in sound powered phone techniques from Tom Bernard

VP Bob Tuttle, Secretary Bruce Child, and Treasurer Jim Kress at the reunion dinner

This group of past DD-950 sailors are having a great time getting together again in St. Louis

Thanks to river-boat gambling, many people arrived in $20,000 automobiles...and left in a $600,000 Greyhound bus

Bob Tuttle and Don Kruger try to order take-out the old fashioned way with sound powered phones

Tom Suter, his son, and Marshall Minks

Marshall Minks (seated left), Earl Kurtz (standing) and Jerry Beck (seated)

Far left is Marshall Minks with his grandson (his "old Navy" buddy). Far right is Mary Child

Don Haslett (spokesman for the re-commissioning crew), presented the association with the original brass quarterdeck plaque that was taken off when the ship was de-commissioned.

Mr. Haslett also proposed a toast to former CO Walter "Jack" Deal who due to medical reasons was unable to attend.

He also made note of the most generous donation made to the association by Bill Rennicke in honor of the officers and men of the re-commissioning crew.

John Gabbert (left), his sister Dorothy, and Jim Kress. John is in a Veterans home in St. Louis and was visited by the crew during the Reunion