Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise
USS Anthony P. Damato DD-871
July 1967 - January 1968
USS Damato - Drawing from Damato Vietnam Cruise book
My Mediterranean cruise on board the USS W. A. Lee was nearing completion and I was ready for another challenge. I volunteered for a transfer to a ship going to the West Pacific (WESTPAC - and at that time that meant the Tonkin Gulf). I was assigned to the USS Anthony P. Damato DD-871 in Norfolk Virginia, and on 5 July, 1967 we got underway for WESTPAC.
This Damato material is a work in progress. Visit again later to see the stuff that is not yet ready.
Chapter 1 - Panama Canal Transit
Chapter 2 - Acapulco - West Coast - Hawaii
Chapter 3 - Operation Sea Dragon
Chapter 4 - Olongapo, Philippines
Chapter 6 - Sightseeing in Hong Kong
Chapter 7 - Shipboard Life - Shipmates
Chapter 10 - Sightseeing in Japan
Chapter 11 - Midway Island - Gooney Birds
Chapter 12 - Home Again
Page last updated April 21, 2012