I served on DE 252, The Howard D Crow during the Berlin crisis

[lowell holmes]

I was a Quartermaster third class at the time.
It was out of the Key West Naval Base and we trained sonarmen.

I remember one day we saw the first atomic powered sub on the surface making 30 knots and throwing
a rooster tail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nautilus_(SSN-571)

[lowell holmes]

Here is the Crow

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/USS_Howard_D._Crow_%28DE-252%29_underway_at_sea_in_February_1957_%2880-G-1010089%29.jpg

[Myk Rian]

Thank you for your service, Lowell.

[lowell holmes]

I was young and really enjoyed it. I saw things I never would have even known about.

[Günter VögelBerg]

Growing up in Europe as the continent emerged from the Cold War I was always imbued by my parents with a deep sense of gratitude for the allies and their sacrifices. We grew up in freedom and prosperity because of it. Thank you.

[Walter Mooney]

Lowell,

First, thank you for your service! My father served on the USS Lake DE 301, in the Pacific Theater during WW II. I'm sure you know there's a DE dry-docked in Galveston. If you are ever near Albany NY, the USS Slater is berthed in the river there and is wonderfully restored. When my wife and I toured the Slater a few years ago, I got a whole new appreciation for what my father and all the DE sailors went through! A ship as long as a football field and just a couple yards wider than a first down, with 200 men on board! Thanks again for your service!