Jim Wengert

[timothy]

I just hooked up with Jim Wengert who was in the hydraulics shop with me in 68 HMM-162, then went to HMM-262 in Nam 70-71. I hooked up with him on facebook and will go to the VFW in Mount Holly, NJ to see him for the first time in 42 years. Jim used to make the swoops with us from New River to NJ on weekends.

[Jerome HALL]

Hey there Tim I to knew Jim from 262 Nam like you said he was in Hyd shop
and I knew many of those guys. Jim had a little bit of Hair on his upper Lip.
Like most of us we wanted to look the part. Jim would know guys like Danny M
Bob O, Jim Fritz , todd ,Dacus,correa and many others. You know Tim I think you and I knew each other in New river and really didn't ever think about it. I was in 264
and on 2 trips south Carib with Hmm 264 1st with 34's and then with 46'es. 1st Carrier was USS Guam and LPH-7 68-2. was out of New River from Fall 67 until
March of 69 or about that date.
Say hello for me>>>>>>>>>>>

[timothy]

JJ I passed your message on to Jim Wengert.

[popasmoke]

JJ I believe the Guadalcanal was LPH 7, THe Guam was LPH 9.

[timothy]

Guadalcanal was LPH 7, but is now it is razor blades. I saw it a few years ago in the Philly Navy Yard stripped down and ready to be scrapped.

[Jerome HALL]

JD I was just referring to the Guadalcanal as the LPH-7, Just was to lazy
to spell it out. I do believe the Guam was the LPH-9 Also,I'd have to look it up to be sure. What times we had on them and the Port of CAlls. I do have a little bit of movies from the Last one I was on some in SanJuan PR. Sure do look young and full of the stuff. Thanks JJ

[Jerome HALL]

JJ I passed your message on to Jim Wengert.

Thanks for doing that TIM! I hope to hear from him and boy is the Snow and cold here Now. Suppose to be getting even more BITTER COLD this next few days.

[popasmoke]

JJ,
I went on two cruises with HMM-261. Carib 3-68 and Carib 1-70. The first cruise was on the USS Boxer, LPH-4 which was a converted WWII Essex class aircraft carrier. No A/C, no lockers for valuables no nothing! When we went aboard the Guadalcanal on the second cruise we thought we died and went to heaven!

[timothy]

JJ I did a cruise on the Boxer in 68 with 162.