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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
"And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his
life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and
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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)
Due to an unexpected drop in Reunion attendees, this years reunion has unfortunately been canceled 
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?
ANY BODY KNOW
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN. OBVIOUSLY SIMS IS
BEING PULLED AWAY FROM PIER.
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President Dave Andrews, along with Vice President Kenneth Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer Denny Walterman, have prepared revised and expanded BYLAWS
SPECIAL THANKS TO ST1 STEVE NEWTON WHO WORKED HARD TO REFORMAT THIS SUPER 8 VIDEO INTO A FORMAT THAT WE CAN USE ON THIS SITE. CLICK ON LINK BELOW
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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Mesothelioma Looking for help for former shipmate Ricky Bob Drennan. As an official veterans organization, we should be reaching out to help veterans and especially old shipmates when we can. FOLLOW THIS LINK to see how Dee is handling this. Any help is appreciated This has been around, but is still a good read.
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 NEW POEM
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 WOODEN SHIPS
We know
with all the spam and other garbage coming over the internet it
becomes necessary to change you email address to get away from
it all. Or maybe you sign-up for high-speed internet, so
you can send us lots of pictures to post! In any case,
keep us in mind when you notify your family and friends of a
change. Please
email
us with your new address so we can continue to stay in touch
with all the latest USS WS Sims news you can use!
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