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USS Bowers (DE-637) receiving a new bridge and superstructure at Philadelphia Navy Yard, 30 August 1945. The ship was damaged
off Okinawa, 15 April 1945, while serving in anti-submarine patrol duty. As well as receiving battle damage repair, the ship is being converted to to a high speed
transport (APD-40), this being completed in mid-September, 1945.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, George D. McDowell Collection. |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) and USS Laning (APD-55) moored pierside at Norfolk, VA., circa 1951-52. Note the bedding spread across the Bowers railings. Crews aired bedding on a weekly basis. |
George Panos, QMS2C USS Earle B. Hall |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) at anchor, circa 1953, location unknown. |
Rick Newman for his father-in-law Frederick Lampman FT3 USS Bowers |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) at anchor, Golfe Juan, July, 1954. During May to October 1954 Med Cruise. |
Bill Fuzak |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) at anchor, 6 December 1954, Toulon, France. Note National Ensign is at half-staff.
Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) Officers, Left to Right: LT Carpenter USN, Executive Officer; LTjg Elliot Shapiro, Engineering Officer;
LTjg Kahle, CIC Officer; Ens Hosking, Assistant Gunnery Officer; LTjg William G Fuzak Jr., First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer; LTjg Howe, Damage Control Officer; LTjg John M Harrison, Operations Officer; Ensign Lester Lawtenslager, Supply Officer. Photo was taken at change of command ceremony, July 1955 at Charleston SC. when CDR Clyde C Sapp was relieved. At the time Bowers was assigned to Charleston as a Naval Reserve Training ship.
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USS Bowers (APD-40) First Class Petty Officers of the Deck and Gunnery Dept, July, 1955, Charleston, SC. Left to right;
Gunners Mate First Class Cooke, Fire Control Technician First Class Procopio, and Boatswain Mate First Class Kurtz |
Bill Fuzak |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) moored pierside at the Navy Pier on the Savannah River near the old Talmadge Memorial Bridge in Savannah, GA, June 1958.
Photo by L. R. Case, Jr. |
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USS Bowers (APD-40) moored outboard of USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) at Portland Maine, date unknown. |
Tommy Trampp |
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Ex Bowers (APD-40) in Mississippi as the Republic of the Philippines ship RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66), circa April 1961.
US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine September 1961 |
Robert Hurst |
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RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66) underway, circa 1962, location unknown. Photo courtesy W. H. Davis. |
Robert Hurst |
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RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66) article from "Navy Times", 7 April 1965.
US Navy photos. |
Ron Reeves |
