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September 13th Photos Page |
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I
was onboard September 13th to work and also to be there for a reunion of the
ships former crew. |
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| Men
on horseback with flags flying greeted the former crewman as they approached the ship to begin their reunion activities onboard the ship. |
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| The
Knights of Columbus and a Detachment of Marines lined the pier as the reunion visitors came onboard. |
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| Another shot of the pier with the honor guard and band in position. |
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| A
shot from onboard down the pier just before the guests started arriving |
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| Honors
being rendered as the former crewmen arrive and walk down the pier. |
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| A group of the ships current crew of volunteers lined the stairs to greet visitors. |
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| Another view of the volunteers on the stairway. |
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| Look at that bunch, standing tall and looking good, Great Job! |
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| One more shot of the volunteers in position on the stairs. |
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| Rear
Admiral Seigenthaler, of the Home Port Alliance, greeted everyone as they came onboard, he shook a lot of hands that day! |
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| A shot of the fantail where the meeting and ceremonies were held onboard. |
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| Frenchy
Gervais, back in Mount #53 where he served as a Gunners Mate during the ships 1st deployment to Korea in 1951. |
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| During
the reunion weekend a plaque was placed on Mount #56 to honor the Marines that served in the ships MARDET. The inscription reads: Dedicated to the memory of the Marines |
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| One of the ships 8 Tomahawk Missile Boxes in firing position. |
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| Ken
Perrin, with a smile on his face, back at his old duty station in
Fireroom #4. He served onboard Big J from 1950 - 1951 during her 1st deployment to Korea. |
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| After
a long day onboard a bunch of regular volunteers catch the
"Shuttle" back to the parking lot, once again, Great Job done by all the volunteers onboard that day! |
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| One
of the ships docents on the Quarterdeck. She is a regular volunteer onboard Big J and told me I need to put up more photos of the women who volunteer onboard, so I'm working on it. |
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| Another of the regular volunteers striking a pose on the Quarterdeck. |
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| This
was a Great Idea! Whoever came up with it deserves a raise! It's a wall on the starboard side of the Turret #2 barbette on Deck 2. All former crewman who attended the reunion were allowed to sign it and include their rate, duty station and time of service. It was a big hit with the guys and now it will remain forever as a historical record of a great day onboard Big J, September 13, 2002! |
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| Another shot of the Wall of Signatures, awesome job! |
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| This is a new information kiosk set up on the Mess Deck for visitors to use. |
| The following 8 photos were taken by a former crewman, Frank Carfioli, who attended the reunion. Frank has contributed photos to this site in the past including some from the ships Grand Opening last October. It was great meeting him and Tony Sala and I enjoyed taking both of them on a tour of some of the ships below deck spaces. |
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| Jim Murphy (Korea), Tony Sala (Korea), standing at what was their station. |
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| Tony
Sala (Korea) and Frank Carfioli (Korea) with 16" Shell and Powder Bag, port side of Turret #1. |
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| Frank
Carfioli (Korea) and Tony Sala (Korea) pointing to their location in this Ship's Crew Picture, taken in February of 1952, in Norfolk, VA. |
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| "God Bless America" beautifully sung by 8-year old Chelsea Musick. |
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| Frank
Carfioli (Korea) reliving the time he was at the helm for one
watch only, but what a memorable moment aboard the USS New Jersey! |
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| Betty
Bowling, Lois Sala, Emily Carfioli, Frank Carfioli and Tony Sala on the fantail near Turret #3. |
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| Group on the Battleship USS New Jersey, with Philadelphia skyline. |
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| Frank
Carfioli (Korea), Emily Carfioli, Rich Thrash, (Volunteer and Webmaster of this site) and Tony Sala (Korea) on the Quarterdeck. |
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following two photos were taken at the reunion by, Cosmo Mirizio, 6th Division, who served onboard Big J during the Korean War. |
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| Former
crewman Cosmo Mirizio, D. Weaver, G. Wallace and D. Little on deck. |
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| Former
crewman Joe Porambo, 6th Division Officer Mr. Harmon, Cosmo Mirizio. |
