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Our 2011 Newsletter is
available for download. Please remember to leave
your comments in the logbook!
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 Welcome Aboard the USS Conway DD/DDE-507
2012 reunion information is now posted!
New Photo's posted from Reunions 2009-2011
USS CONWAY was commissioned 9 October 1942, leaving immediately
for action against the Japanese in the South Pacific. She is
credited with downing a number of enemy planes, sinking a number
of ships and support craft, and many shore
bombardments. CONWAY returned to the US in early 1946, was
briefly decommissioned, then re-commissioned in 1951 for action
in Korea. After the Korean War, she participated in a number of
significant exercises, including work with TASK FORCE ALPHA, an
Anti-Submarine Warfare force testing equipment and tactics to
counter the threat of Soviet submarines. CONWAY was at the
ill-fated Bay of Pigs operation and rescued several troops
pushed back into the sea. She also served as a recovery ship
during the Apollo space program. CONWAY deployed to Vietnam in
1966 and is credited with "in-country" service as she steamed up
the Saigon River in support of operations there. She ended her
distinguised career as a training platform for Naval
Reservists. Having been decorated with some seventeen Campaign
Ribbons and many Battle Stars, CONWAY was stricken from the
Register of Ships on 15 November 1969. Though often
attacked from air, sea, and shore, she never lost a man to any
enemy.
Since the early 1980's, former CONWAY sailors have been
searching for others who served aboard our ship. The CONWAY
Veterans Association was formed in 1985 with the purpose of
reuniting fellow Veterans and providing a platform to further
their fellowship and the memory of our fine ship. Today, it is a
tax exempt organization over 400 strong. We also have set up a
"Log Book" section on this website where you may leave your
comments and memories. Please take the time to visit - you can
view it
here.
The CVA normally publishes two pieces of correspondence - the
Annual Newsletter and the upcoming Reunion Announcement. Any
shipmate who desires a copy of either, even if he has not paid
dues, is more than welcome to it. If you are in this situation,
please contact the CVA President at
slfrench64@gmail.com and I will see that you receive a
copy.”
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| Attn: CONWAY
Vietnam Era Shipmates: |
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CONWAY Shipmate Ron Liggett, our Agent Orange
Liaison, has his phone number and email info listed
in the CVA Board Section
of this site. As the Government now acknowledges
that CONWAY was "in country" as it sailed up the
Saigon River in 1966, any CONWAY Veteran who
believes he may be suffering from an illness as a
result of his exposure to Agent Orange while in
Vietnam should contact Ron. Ron has information
that may aid you in obtaining VA benefits. Please
click the link below to review this information. |
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AGENT ORANGE INFORMATION HERE |
CVA
BOARD MEMBERS -
View them
here
CVA Links
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NEW:
Download the Conway's 2011 Newsletter
Here |
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USS Conway's Fate - Read About it
Here |
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Sea Stories & Remembrances - Read Them
Here |
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Download the Westpac 1966 Family Grams & Cruise Book
Here |
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See
all the USS Conway's Metals and Citations
here |
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Tin
Can Sailors Registry - Click
here to visit |
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Destroyers Online - Click
here to visit |
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The
National Association of Destroyer Veterans - Click
here to
visit |
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