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To South Korea October 30 1972, renamed Jeong Buk.| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 82k | Everett Frederick Larson was born on 3 September 1920 in Stamford, Connecticut. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on 13 January 1942. Serving on Guadalcanal, Private First Class Larson was killed in action on 8 October 1942, while attempting to swim the Matankiau River under heavy enemy fire to rescue a wounded comrade. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for this selfless courage, and shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded his division for its actions on Guadalcanal. | Gene M. Maresca | |
| 64k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 98k | Undated, location unknown. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| 145k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 176k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 138k | Undated, location unknown. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 118k | Undated, off Long Beach. | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 145k | Undated, alongside the USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14). | Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET. | |
| 72k | Launch at Bath Iron Works, 28 January 1945. Photo postcard by Douglas. | Dave Wright | |
| 113k | Photo #: NH 98647. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) commissioning ceremonies on the destroyer's after deck, 6 April 1945. Taken at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 125k | Photo #: NH 98648. USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) the National Ensign is raised during the destroyer's commissioning ceremonies, 6 April 1945. Taken at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Tony Cowart | |
| 113k | Sixth Fleet warships anchored off the city, during a "good will" visit, 2 March 1950. Note Navy personnel on the landing at left centre, with United States and Turkish flags flying nearby. Ships present are from left to right: USS Glennon (DD-840); USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865); USS Newport News (CA-148); USS Everett F. Larson (DDR-830) and USS Midway (CVB-41). Photo No 80-G-413452. | Robert Hurst | |
| 115k | USS Gherardi (DMS-30), USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD-713), USS Murray (DD-576), USS Benner (DD-807) and USS Everett F. Larson (DDR-830) in Algiers May 20, 1954. | Larry Bohn | |
| 262k | August 1957, location unknown. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 130k | Photo #: NH 51054. USS Everett F. Larson (DDR-830) underway in May 1958. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Tony Cowart | |
| 253k | October 5 1960 at Pearl Harbor, photo NPC 1078747. | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 174k | July 14 1966, (L-R) USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830), USS Markab (AR-23), unidentified destroyer, USS Radford (DD-446) and USS James E. Kyes (DD-787). | Ed Zajkowski | |
| 410k | USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) comes alongside USS Mispillion (AO-105) to refuel, during operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, October 1967. Photographed by PH1 Don Grantham, USN. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 98645. | Tony Cowart / Robert Hurst | |
| 104k | USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, 16 April 1969. Photographed by PH2 G.W. MacDonald, USN. Naval History & Heritage Command photo Photo #: NH 98644. | Tony Cowart | |
| 85k | USS Frank E. Evans's stern section tied up alongside USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830), after she was cut in two in a collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne. The ships were participating in Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation exercises in the South China Sea when the collision occurred, 2 June 1969. Photographed by PH2 J.C.Borovoy, USN (Photo No NH 98659). | Robert Hurst | |
| 123k | SH-3 Sea King helicopters from USS Kearsage (CVS-33) join rescue operations over the stern section of the USS Frank E.Evans (DD-754), as USS Everett F.Larson (DD-830) stands ready to offer assistance (at right). A RAN frigate is also present (Photo No NH 98649). | Robert Hurst | |
| 49k | The stern section of Evans secured alongside USS Everett F. Larson (DD 830). | Fabio Peņa | |
| 444k | Newspaper clipping of the collision. | Rich Hoffner | |
 
 
 
 Ron Reeves collection of the collision of the HMAS Melbourne and the USS Frank E. Evans (DD-754) which happened on June 3 1969. The USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) provided assistance to the Evans. | Ron Reeves | |||
| 802k | USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) fires her forward 5"/38 guns while supporting South Vietnamese troops in Vietnam's Military Region One, 1972. Photographed by PH1 C.R. Pedrick, USN. This image was received by the Naval Photographic Center in May 1972. Naval History & Heritage Command photo NH 98646. | Tony Cowart / Robert Hurst | |
| 51k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 64k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 26k | Ships patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 177k | Ships patch. | Tommy Trampp | |
| On Republic of Korea Service |
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| 79k | ROKS Dae Gu (DD-917) ex-USS Wallace L. Lind and ROKS Jeong Buk (DD-916) ex-USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830). | Kyeong Weon, Cheon | |
| 87k | ROKS Dae Gu (DD-917) ex-USS Wallace L. Lind and ROKS Jeong Buk (DD-916) ex-USS Everett F. Larson (DD-830) at National Security Experience Park, Jeongdongjin, Gangwon-Do. | Kyeong Weon, Cheon | |
| 62k | November 28 1981, location unknown. | Robert Hurst | |
| 170k | Auckland, New Zealand December 4 1981. | Chris Howell | |
| 145k | As above. | Chris Howell | |
| 142k | ROKS Jeong Buk (DD-916, ex-USS Everett F. Larson, DD-830) as a museum ship at the Gangneung Unification Park, Gangneung, South Korea, on 1 November 2007. | Robert Hurst | |
CDR Horace (Iron Mike) Myers Apr 6 1945 - Feb 19 1946 CDR Francis Alvin McKee Feb 19 1946 - 1947 CDR Kenneth West 1947 - May 1949 CDR Kenneth Leroy Veth May 1949 - Jul 1950 (Later RADM) CDR Harold Patrick Lair Jul 1950 - 1952 CDR Arthur Herbert Bryant 1952 - 1953 CDR Paul Gress Adams Jr. 1953 - May 1955 CDR Douglas Caufield Plate May 1955 - Aug 1957 (Later VADM) CDR Adelbert Ray Evers Aug 1957 - Mar 1958 CDR Thomas Crockett Harbert Jr. Mar 1958 - 1960 CDR Dale Vernon Schermerhorn 1960 - Dec 1961 CDR Robert Dale Wood Dec 1961 - Jul 1963 CDR Carl Raymond Quanstrom Jr. Jul 1963 - Nov 1964 CDR Donald Roy Schaffer Nov 1964 - 1966 CDR John Gilbert Palmer 1966 - 1968 CDR Alexander Wolfgang Rilling 1968 - 1970 CDR Harvey Philip Rodgers 1970 - Dec 27 1971 CDR Lee Oran Smith Dec 27 1971 - Sep 6 1972 LCDR James Clinton Toland Sep 6 1972 - Oct 30 1972Commanding Officers under Republic of Korea Command
CAPT Han Pong Kyu Oct 30 1972 - ?
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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