Mickey Schaffner
from Staten Island, NY
sent in some of his memorabilia
They towed the USS Oak Ridge from Norfolk
to Rota Spain then stayed in the Med for R&R
and some secret squirrel stuff
Here are some of the crew
If you can remember any of the missing names
please let me know
Top L-R: Earl Crawford (Bullwinkle), ________?(Pickles), Sam Leon
Bottom: Jim Mann, Len Cutter, ______ Keller, ______ Stevenson?,
_______?, _______ Devoe
One of our shipmates had to be flown to
a near by hospital during the Med cruise
Salvage of a USAF Jet that crashed near Libya North Africa 1964
These are some of the Atakapa Newsgrams sent to
crew members family while on the Med Cruise
More Atakapa News
French News Article on the Atakapa