USS Waldron (DD699) - Pictures

Slide Show of 1953-54 World Cruise 1953-54 Pictures courtesy of Barney Elletson. Barney took these picts with a Brownie on the 1953-1954 world cruise.
Images include refueling beside the USS Wisconsin. The cargo ship is the USS Iowa BB-61, and the carrier is the USS Leyte CV-32. The whale boat was retrieving a practice torpedo.
Captain Fay Wilsie is wearing a ball cap in pict 6.

Slide Show of Waldron Collision 1959 Photos courtesy Lenny Lindgren. The images are of the collision of the USS Waldron DD-699 and the the Italian Frigate Altair F-571's anchor bow chain in Naples, Italy on February 18, 1959.
Lenny says, "We had already 'Med' moored and got underway with the Altair at our port side, and the wind blew us so that our port screw hit their bow chain. After this incident the Waldron steamed to Gibraltar into dry dock it get it port screw replace from February 27 to March 4, 1959 and returned to Norfolk, Virginia March 12, 1959 after a 6 month 10 day Mediterranean cruise."

Slide Show of Waldron and Crew 1958 Photos courtesy Lenny Lindgren

1960s to Decommission and Beyond

June 1963 in Ponta Del Gatta the Azores Photo courtesy Archie Landen

1963 from Med Cruise Book Photo courtesy Russell Pettit

In Port on Med Cruise 1964 Photo courtesy Peter Keber

At Sea about 1960 Photo courtesy Fr Herb

At sea in 1964

Refuelling in 1967

Refuelling in Heavy Seas (animation by RW)

Heavy seas in 1969

More heavy seas (alot of heavy seas on the Waldron)Photo courtesy Paul Weekley

In port

DESRON 22

Captain on the bridge

Oowie

Christmas lights

Waldron in the Med 1964 Photo courtesy Peter Keber

Paul Weekley in the boiler roomPhoto courtesy Paul Weekley

Ron Wells at the RADAR

Lesvos, Greece - 1965

Waldron in Caribean - 1967Photo courtesy Jon McAuliffe

Gemini 6 Recovery - 1965Photo courtesy Jon McAuliffe

Gemini 6 Recovery - 1965Photo courtesy Jon McAuliffe

Jon McAuliffe - 1965Photo courtesy Jon McAuliffe

Nassau, Bahamas - August, 1970Photo courtesy Chris Cesulski of Rochester, Michigan

Muster on Fantail 1970 Photo courtesy Steve Newbauer

Ships officers at Play 1970 Photo courtesy Steve Newbauer

The USS Waldron as Santander 03 or the Columbian Navy Photo courtesy Fr Herb

Dry Dock 1 66-67 Photo courtesy Nick Diller

Dry Dock 2 66-67 Photo courtesy Nick Diller

At Sea on the fan tail Photo courtesy Nick Diller

ARC Santander Dec 1979 at Colombian Naval Base ARC Bolivar at Cartagen Photo courtesy LT (r) Luis B. Castro

Waldron Auxillary Air Field and Waldron Rd. - Corpus Christi, TX Photo courtesy Google Maps
ARC Santander Photo courtesy LT (r) Luis B. Castro

ARC Santander along side USS Vulcan AR 5 November or December 1976 at anchor inner bay Cartagena Colombia Photo courtesy LT (r) Luis B. Castro

A cold day in 1967 Photo courtesy Tony Alarcon

Reunions

2012 Reunion at Pensacola Beach - Blue Angels Demonstration and Museum Power Point Show courtesy Rich Carrara

YouTube video of 2016 Reunion in Jacksonville, FL

2016 Reunion - Jacksonville, FL Photos coutesy of Bob Travis & Pauline Wells (This may load slowly - it is a big file)

2018 Reunion - Tampa, FL Photos coutesy of Dick Sweetman

2022 Reunion - Grapevine, TX Photos courtesy of Bob Travis

2023 Reunion - Pensacola, FL Photos courtesy of Bob Travis

Unsure of Age

The USS Waldron's Coat of Arms Photo courtesy Jack Melnick

Waldron Plaque found aboard Spanish Navy destroyer Admiral Valdes D-23 Photo courtesy Sergio Olivares - Barcelona, Spain

Cruise Books

These are large pdf files and may open slowly.

1953-1954 World Cruise Book courtesy Nancy Linton daughter of BM2 Eugene Tarlton

1958 Mediterrean Cruise Pictures courtesy Lenny Lindgren

1961 Mediterrean Cruise Pictures courtesy Jon Bowden

1963-1964 Mediterranean Cruise Book courtesy Dick Sweetman

1965 Mediterranean Cruise Book courtesy Ted Tomaszewicz

1967 Westpac Cruise Book courtesy Bob Travis

1969 - 1970 Mediterranean Cruise Book courtesy Herb Fenster and his daughter, Marcia Blair

Ron Wells

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