EMC(SS) Watson Courtney's Photos from 1956 and 1957
Courtesy of his son, Les Courtney

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Updated 02-12-03 with new photo of Shipmates in the Crew's Mess in December 1956 provided by Les Courtney & reorganized layout


1956

EMC(SS) Watson Courtney in Control Room, 1956

Shipmates in the Crew's Mess in December, 1956

Shipmates, please help ID your fellow shipmates.

From: J.D. Kotrla-Chipps jdkc@woptura.com
 Date: 2/19/2003 11:10:53 PM
  • Back row left is Dale V. Barrios QM next to him is Chief Courtney
     

  • Front row, second from left is Ben Cook TM3(SS)

1957

USS Diodon (SS-349) in San Francisco Bay, in 1957

USS Pickerel, Yokosuka, Japan in February, 1957

Paul Kirchbaum, EMC(SS) Watson Courtney, and John Wayne Sanderson (all electricians)

EMC(SS) Watson Courtney reading in Control Room, 1957

EMC(SS) Watson Courtney coming Topside, while Diodon was in Yokosuka, Japan in February, 1957

EMC(SS) Watson Courtney standing Topside, aft while Diodon was in Yokosuka, Japan in February, 1957

Earnie Wareham, Wehner?, CS1 Perski (WW2 Vet), Chief Kropp in Crew's Mess, February, 1957

Smiley Wagner EM1(SS) coming Topside, while Diodon was in Yokosuka, Japan in February, 1957

Chief Kropp with Paul and John Wayne. Kropp was second in charge of the electrical gang under Chief Courtney

USS Florikin, Diodon Topside, aft in Yokosuka, Japan in February, 1957

Earnie Wareham EN1(SS) is on left.

 

From shipmate: J.D. Kotrla-Chipps
Date:                 2/9/2003 4:16:51 PM

Starting in the upper left hand corner with #1 then across to #2, next line #3 and so on, here are the ones I recognize.

 
#1 and #2, of course the boat
#3 and #4, already labeled
#5- Paul Kirchbaum, Courtney, and John Wayne Sanderson (all electricians)
#6 Chief Kropp with Paul and John Wayne. Kropp was second in charge of the electrical gang under Courtney
#7-#8 identified
#9 Earnie Wareham, ?, CS1 Perski(WW2 Vet), Chief Kropp
#10 coming topside is Smiley Wagner EM1(SS)
#11 Earnie Wareham EN1(SS) on left, can't tell the others.