John Lorence brought his children to meet their grandfather's shipmates from USS Greenwood DE 679

John Lorence (left), whose father Ted served in USS Greenwood DE 679, with Greenwood crewmember Robert Daily.

In the ship's store, Tom Kidd presents a book to Ralph Parkes-Pfeil HMS Gardiner K 478

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The lobby was always a busy place

Dayton Hale, USS Paul G. Baker DE 642 and Dee Davis

Phyllis Gruber with USS Brough DE 148 shipmate and his wife.

Lobby chat

USS Whitman DE 24 Shipmates

Shipmates of USS Lake DE 301

"Hi everyone, I'm having a great time!"

USS Cannon DE 99 crewmember and his wife

CCF Association members promote their 2004 DESA UK tour and convention

DESA Directors still manning the store. L-R: Perlstein, Weidman, Thorne and Hoover

Men's Ship's store

Carrying on the work of their father, Tom Gruber, Eva and Loraine volunteer their time in the ship's store

L-R: Bob Fowler and Tom Kidd man their stations in the store.

Raffle tickets being sold for the beautiful clocks

Ladies Ship's Store volunteers

DESA webmaster Pat Stephens with USS Greenwood DE 679 webmaster John Lorence