1960s Pictures of the USS Higbee DDR/DD-806
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Unrep in 1963		ASROC Test	DESRON 3
	A Photo Album From Bill Clarke, RD3, 1959-62
	This is a pic of the Aberdeen fishing village in Hong Kong. It was taken on 24 May 1969. This was my first RR aboard the Higbee and if memory serves me, we'd been on SAR and Fire Support missions in 'Nam for about 3 months. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	This is a picture of "Bosun" our German Shepard mascot that was with us on my first Westpac. I don't remember whose dog he was, but I do remember he was a pretty good "sea dog", although we had to have him far below decks when we were firing the main guns. I'm sure some of the other guys might have some good stories to tell about this dog, so I hope you put this one out there for them to see. This picture was taken on 27 March 1969, in Sasebo, Japan. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	This is a picture of me at the helm, taken on 4 May 1969. We were in Da Nang, South Vietnam for this one, and that's a time I'll never forget. The first time we pulled into Da Nang, the Captain and a few of the other brass got off the ship to attend a meeting at the "White Elephant" (that's what they called it, but it must have been some sort of command center there). In any case, while we were there, an arial "dog fight" took place between one of our jets and a Mig. It was too close for comfort for us, because we were underway right after our plane showed up. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	The Bridge of the USS Higbee. Picture taken on 9 May 1969. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	Mail Call, via an Army "Bumblebee". We loved seeing those birds! Picture taken on 20 May 1969.These little birds were a very welcome sight when we were on SAR (Search and Rescue) or on Fire Support missions up and down the Vietnamese coast. Whenever we'd see these "birds", it really lifted all of our spirits! >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	Forward Gun Mount. I spent a lot of time during my first Westpac in this mount and the After Gun Mount. Being a Seaman Apprentice and assigned to the Weapons/Deck Division was lousy duty if you ask me. Being in those mounts and doing KP duty for 3 months was enough to convince me to become a YN/PN striker, but that didn't happen for me until early in 1970 >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	The Brass. From left to right: Lt. Moser, Chief Engineer; an unknown civilian spectator; Lt. Holt (In Marine ball cap); Executive Officer, Lt. Cmdr Bethel, and our Captain, Cmdr. Standard (on the phone). I think we were doing underway replenishing. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	USS Higbee with the USS Kearsarge (CVS 33), USS Vega (AFS 106) and the USS Wake (DD 723). Picture was taken on 11 May 1969 in the Gulf of Tonkin. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70
	This picture was actually taken from inside of the Hanger Bay. It's a good picture of the Aft Gun mount with our Hull number on the Flight Deck. >>> Rob Boysen SN/YN 1968-70