The Photo History section contains contributions from sailors who served on the Los Angeles or were on other ships that sailed with the LA.  The contributors are listed chronologically in four (4) columns.  While the contributions are primarily photographs, written remembrances are also included. The number of Videos & Slideshows grew in 2007, so they were moved to a new page in 2008.   Click below.

If you wish to contribute pictures, videos or data to the website, send me an email BEFORE you send the items.  I will send you information about preferred picture sizes and formats. 

    Regards,  George Bell     gwslbell1963@gmail.com


 
 


Paul Darcey
USS LA '45-'46 
 


James Synodis
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Fred Mallgrave
USS LA '45 
 


Luther Keith
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Charles Risch
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Ray Creagan
USS LA '45-'46 
 


John Andrews 1
USS LA '45-'46 
 


John Andrews 2
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Scott Olsen
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Marshall Williams
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Harold Ashby
USS LA '45-'46 
 


 Francis Sennott
USS LA '45-'46 
 


Christopher Mamonas 1
USS LA '45-'46
 


Christopher Mamonas 2
USS LA '45-'46
 


Jackson Neidinger
USS LA '45-'46 



Clifford Bright
USS LA '45-'46

 

Jack Moon
USS LA '45-'46



Dean Haines
USS LA '46


Melvin Marshall
USS LA '46-'47 
 


Bill Henrietta
USS LA '46-'47 
 


John Ferlin
USS LA '46-'47 
 


William Wenig
USS LA '46-'47 
 


William Wenig 2
USS LA '46-'47 
 

 
Ugo Salerno
USS LA '46-'47 



John Reinhart
USS LA '46-'47



 
 


Tom Baker
USS LA '50-'53 
 


Don Collins
USS LA '50-'53


J Sommerfield 1
USS LA '51-'53 
 


J Sommerfield 2
Korean War 
 


James Baker 1
USS LA '51-'53 
 


James Baker 2
USS LA '51-'53 
 


Norm Booth 1
USS LA '51-'52 
 


Norm Booth 2
USS LA '51-'52 
 


James Cox
USS LA '51 
 


Byron DeLong
USS LA '51-'52 
 


Jim Wilcox
USS LA '51-'53 
 


William Hartney
USS LA '51-'52 
 


Edwin Duda
USS LA '51-'53 
 


Bill Bartlett
USS LA '51-'53 
 


Jerome Whisler
USS LA '51-'53 
 


Richard Rowe
USS LA '51-'54 
 


Frank Espinosa
USS LA '51-'53 
 


Ralph Simon
USS LA '51-'53



Don Klingemann
USS LA '51-'54
 


Eugene Davis
USS Orleck, '52-'53
 


Jerry Huck
USS LA '52-'56 
 


Fred Keeler
USS Rainier'52-'54 
 


Herman Hall
USS LA '52-'55


James Duthu
USS LA '53-'54 
 


Bill Thompson
USS LA '53-'55 
 


Leland Olmstead
USS LA '53-'55 
 


Bob Rowell
USS LA '54-'58 
 


Robert Munro
USS LA '54-'57 
 


Lloyd Moon
USS LA '54-'58 
 


Jerry Forrest
USS LA '54-'56
 


 
 
 


Jack Bamberg
USS LA '55-'57 
 


Jacob Waterhouse
USS LA '55-'56



Jimmy Glenn
USS LA '55-'59


Jerry English
USS LA '56-'60
 


Carl Eby
USS LA '57-'59 
 


John Kimmel
USS LA '57-'59 
 


Jim Westergard
USS LA '57-'59 
 


George Bell 1
USS LA '58-'60 
 


George Bell 2
USS LA '58-'60
 


Larry Harris
USS LA '58-'62 
 


Jim Osborne
USS LA '58-'60 
 


Jim Whitt
USS LA '58-'60 
 


Bob Ellis
USS LA '58-'60 
 


Ed Dunn
USS LA '58-'61 
 


Gary Barry
USS LA '58-'61


Jim Grehl
USS LA '59-'61 
 


Don Hayes
USS LA '59-'62 
 
 
 

 
 
 


Jim Ayres
USS LA '60-'62 
 


C. Dean Cates
USS LA '60-'62 
 


George Schueller
USS LA '60-'62 
 


Frank O'Neil
USS LA '60-'62


Ray Richards 1
USS LA '60-'63 
 


Ray Richards 2
USS LA '60-'63 
 


Jim Nickerson
USS LA '60-'63 
 


Richard Brooks
USS LA '61-'62 
 


Garry Schultz
USS LA '61-'63 
 


Ed Stockhausen
USS LA '61-'63 
 


Jim Cook
USS LA '61-'63


Richard Lewis
USS LA '61-'63


Terrence Urbanis
USS Coontz, '62 
 


Ken Greber
USS LA '62-'63 
 


Kurt Visser
USS LA '62-'63 
 


Larry Caudill
USS LA '62-'63 
 


Dan Brockman
USS Twining '63
 
 


 
 
 
 

 


Naval Historical Center Photographs

There is a fine collection of USS LA photos at the Naval Historical Center website: 
www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/ca135.htm



Thank You, Norm Booth !

I would like to give a very special thank you to Norm Booth (on LA '51-'52).  His contributions & moral support since 1999 have been very much appreciated.  A brief summary follows:
- In September 1999, Norm sent me a copy of the 1995 Reunion booklet, & information from the booklet was added to the web page.  Later on, I visited Norm & took pictures of some of his memorabilia - these picures are now included herein.
- He also mailed me a copy of the ship's organization manual - this is the ship's "bible" & data from it has been added to the Organization Manual section. 
- He sent several color photos he took while aboard the LA - these are now included in the Photo History section.
- He was a key figure in the preservation of USS LA CA-135 artifacts & memorabilia at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum & at Gibson Park (both in San Pedro, CA).  See the Memorials section.
- He has been very instrumental in organizing the "Roundups" in San Pedro; these events have been held during the year following the official USS LA reunions.


4-10-2008