Monthly Archives: November 2009
Robert McKinnon’s Pics: 1955 – 58, Part 2
Native men and women in New Guinea, circa: 1957 Native Bird Walton sailors relaxing and goofing off: circa 1957 Native of the Carolina Islands in Outrigger canoe Walton sailors on liberty somewhere in Asia. circa: 1957 Rickshaws in New Guinea, … Continue reading
Walton Deck Log Entry: Jan. 1, 1953
There existed a tradition in the Navy, that on New Year’s Eve, the first entry into the Deck Log would be a poem. The poem was often written by the Quartermaster but could also be done by the Officer of the … Continue reading
Reunion Pics: 2009 – New Orleans -Part 1
The River’s Edge, a beautiful corner building in the French Corner, New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, a beautiful old city with some of the best food in the country! The Famous Cafe Du Monde in early morning, where they serve … Continue reading
Robert McKinnon’s pics: 1955 to 1958 part 1
The Walton arriving in Townsville,Australia in Oct.1957, where we were told that the Soviet Union had just launched Sputnik Neptune’s Subpoena-crossing the Equator–April 1956. Hope you can read it. Bob McKinnon in front of the 5″38 and later in … Continue reading