by saintpauladmin | Jan 22, 2015 | Memories
Dear Shipmates, Many thanks and my greatest appreciation to Peter A. Pizzi (4th Division, 1961-1964) who let me borrow the 1962 Cruise Book. The 1962 Cruise Book is now shown in the web site. Many thanks also, and my greatest appreciation as well to Stephen R....
by saintpauladmin | Jan 22, 2015 | Memories
I will never forget the first time we had liberty call in Yokosuka, Japan. My friend Leo and I went ashore to check the place out. After spending some time in the Cabaret Black Rose and had a couple of cool ones we started getting hungry and decided to get something...
by saintpauladmin | Jan 22, 2015 | Memories
My father, Eddie C. Cadena was from Saspamco, Texas. He served aboard the USS SAINT PAUL in Bravo Division in 1953-1956 with the Korean War Service. He was under the area command of the Commandant Eleventh Naval District. He was awarded the Korean and China Service...
by saintpauladmin | Jan 21, 2015 | Memories
The most important thing that I could say about my father, Erasmo O. Tovar, and the Navy is one word – Proud!! My father enlisted in the Navy at the age of 21 years old. His passion for what the Navy and the world had to offer was endless. The stories that my...
by saintpauladmin | Jan 21, 2015 | Memories
Anecdotes about C.V. Ricketts who was captain in 1955-1956 As a Lt. on December 7, 1941, he was the assistant gunnery officer on the USS West Virginia. On his own, he went to damage control central and prevented her from capsizing. She had seven torpedoes in her side...