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MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN:
We have recently incorporated the USS WS Sims Association. We need
your active support. CLICK
HERE for more details! THE "MIGHTY FINE" 1059 IS AN OFFICIAL 501 (C)(19) VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION. JANUARY 3, 2010. IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMISSIONING OF THE USS W.S. SIMS (DE/FF) 1059 |
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WILLIAM S. SIMS Commander of U.S. naval forces in European waters during World War I, William S. Sims (1859-1936) was an outspoken reformer and innovator who helped shape the Navy into a modern fighting force. Sims continued to write and lecture about naval reform until his death in 1936, at which time the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE declared that he had "influenced our naval course more than any man who ever wore the uniform." The Navy has named three destroyers after Sims. The most recent, USS W.S. SIMS (DE-1059), was commissioned in January,1970. The William S. Sims stamp features a detail from a photograph of Sims (1919). Besides the photograph is a depiction of the crest of the destroyer escort USS W.S. SIMS (DE-1059), which was commissioned in 1970. (WEBMASTERS NOTE: The history of the crest can be found in the history section of this web site)
For "Mighty Fine" SIMS sailors and other scalawags, we have one of the most exciting venues lined up this year on our REUNION SITE.  That
was then, and this is now...Have you ever been curious about how well preserved every one is today, or how your fellow shipmates have survived the past 20 or 30 years. Let's start a galley of before and after photos to bring everybody up to date. A few brave souls have already submitted their mug shots. Now, it's your turn! CLICK HERE for more information. Guess Who?
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President Dave Andrews, along with Vice President Kenneth Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer Denny Walterman, have prepared revised and expanded SIMS BYLAWS We are also preparing a special
page to keep everyone apprised of your son's and daughter's abroad serving
in military hot spots, like Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bosnia. Please email
us specifics about them, their assignment or tour, and a snail
mail or email address, so we can contact them with our thoughts and
prayers.Please see member news for latest entry.
We
thank both organizations for these high honors.
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Mr Sydney Iwan, Ltjg, supply officer
and plank owner, writes columns for three local newspapers. These are
his reflections on the poem "The Old Salt".
Congratulations to Bob Douglas on the promotion of his daughter to HM1 Julie Gardner.
This is a nice piece submitted by shipmate Paul Viscovich
and,gleened from the web. "Iron men and
wooden ships"
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last updated:17 july 2010 |
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