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	106k	Lewis Compton was born on November 7, 1892 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Compton was Commissioned in the United States Naval Reserve on March 22, 1917. After active duty in World War I, he continued as an Drilling Reserve Officer, to take part in monthly and annual training until resigning on July 1, 1932. After a career of public service in New Jersey, he became the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, in mid-1937. He had had a hand in planning shore establishment expansion during Edison's tenure as Assistant Secretary and later as Secretary of the Navy. Compton was Acting Secretary from June 24, 1940, when Edison's resignation became effective. He himself was Assistant Secretary of the Navy from February 9, 1940 to February 13, 1941. He died in New York on October 24, 1942, at age 49. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.		Robert M. Cieri/Bill Gonyo
	154k	Artist's conception of the Compton as built in a cutaway view by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.		Navy Yard Associates
	85k	The USS Compton (DD-705), date and location unknown. She is painted in US Navy Measure 32/11A camouflage (USN courtesy of Floating Drydock).		Robert Hurst
	196k	USS Compton (DD 705) date and place unknown. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	274k	Undated, location unknown.		Ed Zajkowski
	315k	Undated postcard of Newport, RI and the USS Yosemite (AD-19), USS Julius A. Furer (DEG-6), USS Voge (DE-1047), USS Dealy (DE-1006), USS Cromwell (DE-1014) and USS Compton (DD-705).		Tommy Trampp
	148k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	173k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	133k	USS Compton (DD-705) and USS Gainard (DD-706) just before launching at Federal Shipbuilding in Kearny, NJ March 28 1944.		Steve Golden
	100k	USS Compton (DD-705) underway on 25 November 1944, location unknown. National Archives and Records Administration photo # 19-N-74666.		Robert Hurst
	223k	The USS Dixie (AD 14) with a nest of destroyers alongside at Leyte in April-May 1945 time frame. The destroyers are from left to right: USS Compton (DD 705), USS Ault (DD 698), USS Charles S. Sperry (DD 697), USS English (DD 696), USS John W. Weeks (DD 701) and USS Borie (DD 704).		Darryl Baker
	550k	USS Compton (DD-705) en route to the Mediterranean, on 8 February 1947. Photographed from USS Randolph (CV-15). Note small, counter-shaded hull numbers. National Archives photo 80-G-466614		Mike Green
	81k	The destroyers USS Compton (DD-705), USS Purvis (DD-709), USS Dickson (DD-708) and the USS Gainard (DD-706) behind the USS Yosemite (AD-19). Circa mid 1950's, location unknown.		William T. Bullard
	179k	USS Oriskany (CVA-34), USS Allagash (AO-97), and USS Compton (DD-705) refueling at sea, circa 1952. Note: The original mount card for this photo bears the date 17 August 1954, but it could not have been taken after about May 1952, when Oriskany went to the Pacific Fleet. Compton remained in the Atlantic at that time, and thereafter.		US Naval History and Heritage Command
	103k	US Navy Photograph of two destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 30 (homeported at Newport, RI), USS Compton (DD-705) and inboard USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708). They are shown "Med-moored" at Oran, Algeria. In the immediate background are French naval barracks and up above La Blanca is crowned by the Turkish citadel of Santa Cruz. Circa mid-1950's.		Robert M. Cieri
	154k	Official US Navy Photograph of USS Compton (DD-705), taken in Narragansett Bay as she steams toward her homeport of US Naval Station Newport, RI in the mid-1950's.		Robert M. Cieri
	124k	As above.		Robert M. Cieri
	80k	As above.		Robert M. Cieri
	126k	The USS Compton (DD-705), USS Gainard (DD-706), USS Perry (DD-844) and USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708) circa 1958. From the collection of John L. Slade who was XO of the Perry from 1951 to 1953 and Captain of the Gainard from 1957 - 1959.		John L. Slade III
	110k	Boston Naval Shipyard, June 1961		© Richard Leonhardt
	55k	Boston Navy Yard, June 1961. USS Beatty (DD-756) and USS Compton (DD-705).		© Richard Leonhardt
	91k	USS Compton (DD-705), USS Steinaker (DD-863), USS Leary (DD-879) and USS Davis (DD-937) in Naples, Italy May 1962.		Jack C. Sofield
	67k	Destroyer Squadron 30 in Montreal July 1965.		Marc Piché
	148k	Newport, RI 1966, USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829), USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Hartley (DE-1029) and USS Compton (DD-705).		© Richard Leonhardt
	142k	USS Compton (DD-705) underway in 1969, location unknown. United States Navy.		Robert Hurst
	41k	Boston Harbor, Fall 1969.		© Richard Leonhardt
	59k	Boston, MA September 21 1969.		Marc Piché
	189k	Narragansett Bay, September 1969.		Ken Dupree, YNCS (Ret.)
	157k	Narragansett Bay, September 1969.		Ken Dupree, YNCS (Ret.)
	202k	Narragansett Bay, September 22 1969.		Bill Gonyo
	126k	Circa 1972 at Newport, Rhode Island. USS Compton (DD-705), USS Warrington (DD-843, USS Brownson (DD-868) and USS Grand Canyon (AD/AR-28).		ctorbann
	126k	As above.		ctorbann
	53k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	38k	Ship's patch.		Mike Smolinski
	41k	Ship's Zippo circa 1961.		John A. Altfeltis
On Brazilian Service
	64k	As the MATO GROSSO, undated and location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	30k	As the CT MATO GROSSO (D 34) on maneuvers, circa 1974. Photo published by Brazilian Navy (BRN).		Luiz Cotta, FT3 (Ret BRN)
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