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Researching the USS Newport News
The below web sites have additional information about the USS Newport
new. Great research web pages.
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Ray Kopp's Book
"Thunder in the Night" |
Ray Kopp, who was a member of the CR division during the
1972 Vietnam cruise, has written a wonderful book about the
USS Newport News. The book tells the story of what we all
felt being in combat situations and living aboard a military combat ship
during wartime. This Book is highly recommend to anyone
interested in Navy History. This is a "Must Read book for anyone who
served on the USS NN during any of the Vietnam cruises. |
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Dexter
Goad's My Love of Thunder Web Site |
Dexter served on the USS Newport News on 2 different Periods, First
from 1961 -1964 and then again from 1966 - 1969. Dexter was a Chief Petty
Officer in charge of the Main Battery Fire Control Equipment that controlled
the aiming and firing of the big 8in guns. This web page has some great
pictures of the NN that can not be found anywhere else on the Internet |
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Jim
Peden's Thunder Site |
Jim has some good information about the weapons department and
systems an the NN. I f you want to make a contribution to the information
on the web about the NN here is your chance. |
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Servy's USS
Newport News Web Site |
Servando Pardo's collection of "Old Thunder's" History during the
1972 tour of Viet Nam. The article "A memoir and a Prayer" is a touching
Memorial the Oct 1, 72 Explosion and must be read by anyone who served on
the NN during this Disaster. Servy's articles will Touch your heart and
bring back many memories. |
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A
Dicey Night Up North |
Here is a very good article about the raid on Hiaphong in Aug. of 72.
It is written by Chuck Packer of the USS Rowan (DD782). Check this out to
see what sailors on other ships thought of the fire power of the NN. |
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Navy History |
This page has a short and incomplete history of the USS Newport News. |
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NavSource Online |
Here is a collection of photos of the USS Newport News covering most
of her life span. |
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |
This is a copy of the entry in the "Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships" for the USS Newport News that is on the Haze gray site. |
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Model of the
Newport News |
A 5 Foot long, Radio Control Model of the USS Newport News made by
our shipmate Chuck Zendner. (Just another shameless plug for my model
boating web page!) |
Our Sister Ships:
USS Salem & USS Des Moines
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USS Salem CA-139 Museum |
Sister ship of the USS Newport News. Great Site with lots
of pictures and Navy Information. Make sure you check out the "History
Center" and their section called "Links of Interest", if you are doing
research. You can get lost for hours here! |
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USS Des Moines Home Page |
USS DES MOINES REUNION ASSOCIATION and other information about our
sister ship the Des Moines. |
Our Guys (USS NN Shipmate's personal web sites)
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Bob Chew |
Bob served on the NN in '65. This is his personal site with a page
about the NN. |
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Dexter Goad's My Love of Thunder Web Site |
Dexter served on the USS Newport News on 2 different Periods, First
from 1961 -1964 and then again from 1966 - 1969. Dexter was a Chief Petty
Officer in charge of the Main Battery Fire Control Equipment that controlled
the aiming and firing of the big 8in guns. This web page has some great
pictures of the NN that can not be found anywhere else on the Internet |
| Neil R. Gordon |
Web site for Neil's company. Neil was aboard from 70 to 72. |
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Bill Gowacki |
Meet my Family, and Friends. Learn of my stint in the US Navy. Bill
was on board from 73 to 75. |
| John Harper |
Web site for John's business. John served onboard from 55 to
57. |
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Ray Kopp |
Ray Kopp, Author of the book, “Thunder in the Night, a Sailor's Perspective on
Vietnam”. A book about the USS Newport News in Combat.
More information about his book can be found on his web site. |
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William (Joe) Mackey |
Joe's personal page. Joe served on NN 69-71. |
| Charles Mitchell |
Gunner Mitchell served on the NN during the 67-68 Viet Nam tour.
Gunner was instrumental in fine tuning the bore ware and range tables for
the 8 in. guns on the NN. Gunner maintains the web page for the USS
WILLIAM H. STANDLEY CG-32 Guided Missile Cruiser. |
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Servy's USS Newport News Web Site |
Servando Pardo's collection of "Old Thunder's" History during the
1972 tour of Viet Nam. The article "A memoir and a Prayer" is a touching
Memorial the Oct 1, 72 Explosion and must be read by anyone who served on
the NN during this Disaster. Servy's articles will Touch your heart and
bring back many memories.
Lost your 1972 Cruise book? You can find it here "On Line". |
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James A Peden |
Welcome to my personal web turf! Jim was aboard from 60 to 62. |
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Lou Pezzuti |
Lou's personal website. Lou was on NN 61-62. |
| John Poulos |
John webmasters this site that is dedicated to the Studebaker
automobile. John was aboard in 67 and 68, making the first Viet Nam tour. |
| Tom Ryals |
Tom's Television Production company website. Tom was aboard 67-69,
first two Viet Nam tours. |
| Mike Singleton |
Mike and Nanette's Koi fish store site. Mike was onboard 72-74. |
| Jim Sollee |
James A. Sollee, USS Newport News BMSN, 1st Division (Side Cleaners)
Dec. 1960- Jan. 1964. This is Jim's personal web site with some good
information about his tour on the NN. |
| Chuck Zendner |
Web Site Administrator for the USS Newport News. Chuck served aboard
in 72 and 73. |
Where Can I buy
Memorabilia and Navy goodies?
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USS Newport News Association Ship's Store |
The NNRA has a selection of Coffee cups, Hats, T-shirts, Windbreakers
and other assorted items for the Crew Members of the USS Newport News. Some
Items are available all year but some are only available at Reunion time.
Contact store@uss-newport-news.com for availability of supplies and
details. |
| Atlantic
Fleet Sales |
Lots of Navy items including postcards with the NN on them. |
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Richard's Military gifts |
If you can't find what you need in the USS NN Ship's store, then this
Company will make you what you want our Ship's Name Engraved onto it.
They also have a large selection of other 'Hard to Find" Navy Items. |
Searching for Ship Mates
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military.com
Good search engine for finding military people. Many
other good features. The free membership to military.com brings you many
great features that former and current military people will enjoy |
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Dedicated to providing the most up to date and accurate
information regarding the Names on The Wall in Washington DC. Every effort
is made to display the info in the dignified manner that it deserves.
Looking for some old friends who did not make it back to
the world with you? Here is a data base of those names listed on "The Wall"
Viet Nam Memorial. Database is in alphabetical order and is broken down by
Name, Rank, Branch of Service, City, State, Date of birth, Date of Incident,
and panel and line numbers corresponding to the Wall. |
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No
Quarter
The Vietnam Casualty Search Page |
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Milam County, TX-List of Honor |
Individuals Who Have Given Their Lives in the Defense of
Their Country from World War I through Vietnam. This site list our
shipmate Charles W. Clinard, who lost his live aboard the USS Newport News
on Oct 1, 1972. |
| Vet
Friends |
This site is set up to assist in locating veterans of
all services and all eras. |
General Navy Links
| USNSM Web Links |
A great collection of Naval & Maritime Web Sites provided by the US
Naval & Shipbuilding Museum Online (Home of the USS Salem) |
| United
States Military Medals |
Ever Wanted a Place to answer questions about for ribbons, Metals and
Decorations? Well, this site will answer all your questions. |
| Place to
purchase US Military Medals |
Need to replace a lost medal or ribbon? Well, this site can get you
what you need. |
| The
PX |
The PX features items of interest to Vietnam Veterans, their family
and friends, and the public at large, available for purchase from a variety
of sources. |
| USS WILLIAM H.
STANDLEY |
This Page is web mastered by our shipmate Gunner Mitchell. |
| Naval History
Center |
Naval History and links to other Military related sites. |
| Navy Site |
This is a links page to other Navy sites. |
| Military
Hotline |
This is a Links site to hundreds of military sites worldwide. |
| Warships1 |
"The anchor page for the worlds warships". Lots of information on
warships and links to other Navy related sites. |
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Congressional Medal of Honor |
Might find this of interest. Contains a history of the award and a
list of the recipients and how they earned it. |
| US Navy
Cruiser Sailors Association |
Organization for all who served onboard any US cruiser. |
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Google Cruiser Directory |
This is a page of links to other cruiser sites. It can also be used
to get to any of the other Google links pages. |
| U.S. Navy official Web
Site |
Just about anything you want to know about the modern Navy can be
found here. Contains links to all active Naval units web sites. |
This page last updated on
12/08/05
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