TAGS Ship Memorabilia

Awards, medals, certificates, insignia, travel orders and naval ephemera as well as souvenir items from ports of call, all contributed by TAGS shipmates.


Earl Adams

Bowditch 1967-68, Michelson 1970-71

  • Wheelbooks
  • Friden Flexowriter School
  • Travel Orders
  • Barcelona, Malta, Yokosuka and Wake Island Souvenirs
  • MSTS Souvenirs

Henry Alubowicz

Dutton 1979

  • Change of Command Booklet
  • Dutton Information Booklet
  • Mt. Fuji Climb

Phil Brooks

Michelson 1969-71, Dutton 1972-74

  • Navy Achievement Medal
  • Loran-C Equipment Modification Proposal
  • Bowditch and Dutton Ephemera
  • Royal Order of Atlantic Voyageurs
  • Custom Made TAGS Ship Hats

Steve Carlton

Michelson 1969-71

  • SASS Data Tape Label

Jim Cozine

Michelson 1964

  • Certificate of Sea Service (Seaman's Book)
  • Third Officer February to October 1964

Warren Craghead

Bowditch 1961-65

  • Bowditch Ashtray
  • Order of the Top of the World (Bluenose Card)

Art Dayson

Bowditch 1973

  • Course Graduation Certificate, Spec Tech CP677
  • Course Completion Certificate, SASS
  • Command Duty Officer Assignments

Harvey Edwards

Dutton 1975-76

  • Shellback Initiation Certificate
  • Panama Canal Transit Certificate
  • Novelty Card Costume Photo
  • Accurate and Truthful History of Sonar (by Steve Gage)

Matthew Ekdahl

Bowditch 1973

  • Royal Order of Atlantic Voyagers Certificate
  • Bowditch Plaque

Roger Gilfert

Bowditch 1974-75

  • Bowditch OcUnit One Patch
  • Bluenose Certificate
  • Orders to OcUNIT One
  • The Great Flag Controversy
  • Roger's Footlocker
  • OcUnit One Plaque
  • USNS Bowditch Post Card
  • Victory Ship Model Kit

Bruce Gray

Dutton 1979-80

  • OcUnit Two Shoulder Patch

John Hansen

Michelson 1962-64

  • Michelson "Fly by Night" Coffee Cup

Chet Headley

Michelson 1964-65, 1967-68, 1969-72
Bowditch 1965-66

  • Spec Tech Manual
  • Brownie Hawkeye (Kodak 620 Film Box Camera)
  • The Foul Wesather Jacket
  • Chet's Pocket Knife
  • Barcelona Souvenirs
  • The Philippine Hand
  • The GI Monkey

Ace Hunter

Michelson 1967

  • Ace Sales Hat
  • Shiba Hotel Meal Receipt ("Chit")

Jack Keenan

Dutton 1962

  • NAVDAC Mark I Technical Manual
  • Order of the Top of the World Certificate

Bill Klein

Dutton 1962

  • Dutton Family Christmas Card

Bob Lord

Bowditch 1970-73

  • Squashed Styrofoam Cup
  • 1972 Journal
  • Bunker-Ramo Cruise Report
  • Frog's English Pub Group
  • Jacket Patches
  • Cruise Book Paste Ups

Tom Pusateri

Bowditch 1976-78

  • Coffee Cup
  • Hard Hat
  • Name Plate from Survey Control
  • Name Plate from the Mk 3 Mod 3 SINS Navigation Computer
  • Sound Powerd Phone Plate
  • Styrofoam Cup
  • Punched Paper Tape

Paul Rokoff

Dutton 1972-74

  • OcUnit 2 Beer Stein, Coffee Cup and Lighter
  • Dutton Postal Cancel
  • Change of Command Ceremony Program Booklet

Chuck Stalnaker

Bowditch 1980-81

  • Bermuda Triangle T-Shirt

Bill Truslow

Dutton 1985-87, H. H. Hess 1982

  • Dutton OcUnit Two Change of Command
  • Rio "Think About It" Card
  • Golden Dragon Cards /li>
  • Yokosuka Base Pass

Ron Walker

Dutton 1969

  • Top of the World ("Blue Nose") Certificate - Wallet Card
  • Dutton General Information Letter
  • Belfast Seaman's Hostel Receipt, March 1969

Ron Warmuth

Bowditch 1978

  • Season's Greetings Family Letter, December 1978

Cliff Wolff

Michelson 1968-69

  • Seasons' Greetings from OcUnit Three, 1968
  • Desk Name Plate
  • Postcards from Yokohama, Nagasaki and Guam

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