Pictures from the 1997 Half Moon Reunion
Skippers Donby Mathieu and Emmett McCarthy listening with great interest to one of the speakers
Boilertenders Bob 'Budha' Eusebi and Bob Hildebrant are glad to see one another
Bo'suns Mates Dennis Hammer and Gary Thrash are reunited as Andy Stock looks on
Former roomates and fellow Jay Gees aboard Half Moon, Dennis Brady and Roger Howard pose for the camera at the Hump Day Hop
Sonarmen Ed Kean and Dennis Nergart catching up on the last 30 years
Roy 'The Batman Becker and Clay 'Sonny' Houser renew an old friendship
In the Chief's Club we find Fred Riedinger and George Linton swapping sea stories
Dan Powanda and Metro Kutianski reminiscing about life on the Half Moon in the 1960s
Two of the Half Moon's more colorful crew are still Quartermasters Bob Dinco and Dick Brooks
Emmett McCarthy, Eileen McCarthy, Alice Mathieu and Donby Mathieu pose for a picture on the Quarterdeck
The Reunion Committee at the Hump Day Hop. That's Andy Stock, Chic Attig, John Murphy, Russ Worthington and Bob Pirrone
The three committee wives that worked on the Reunion - Betty Murphy, Nancy Stock and Linda Pirrone
Warren Hansen, an original crewman of the USS Half Moon, tells of the ship's adventures in World War II
Ron Youngman and Ed Daniels, two former Half Moon Execs are presented with the Cap'n Crunch award
Capt. Dale Goodreau, C.O. of Group Cape May, tells the group how life is different in the Coast Guard today
Former skipper Emmett McCarthy shows a painting of the ship done by Quartermaster Don Churchill
Ron Freshley has his wife showing off his old dress blues. Thats Doug Simms enjoying the program next to her
Radioman Bob Loreng and his wife wondering...when is the next reunion????
E-division all present and accounted for, ready to get underway
The first of two group shots at the dance. We didn't have a wide angle lens to get everyone in one picture
The second group shot showing almost all of the rest of the men that attended the reunion
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