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Brooks, Roger, PNCS USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Alliance
Last Address 117 S. Country Club Ave Brandon, SD 57005
Date of Passing Oct 07, 2023
Location of Interment Hills of Rest Memorial Park - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
USS Gallup (PGM-85/PG-85) was an Asheville-classgunboat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways.
The third U.S. Navy ship to be named Gallup and the second to be named for Gallup, New Mexico, was laid down 27 April 1964 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington; launched 15 June 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Goodwin Chase; and commissioned 22 October 1966, Lt. William T. Spane, Jr., in command.
Other Memories My trip to Sea Float "Tran Hung Dao III" was on board the USS Gallup a high speed patrol craft that could travel at speeds of some 45 knots approximately 60mph, through the water. The trip from Cam Ran Bay to Sea Float was a fast one. As we started up the Cua Lon River towards Sea Float, the CO announced "General Quarter" (Battle Stations) for all Hands. Being a passenger I figured I would only observe. Not so! I was put into a twin M-60 machine gun mount to man in case we were ambushed. We literally flew up the river. We left such a rooster tail (wake) that nearly all the small Vietnamese boats we roared passed were swamped. We arrived at sea float with no action encountered.