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USSHANSON832.org is the premier source of the US Navy Destroyer USS Hanson DD832/DDR832. We are dedicated to preserving her history and the stories of the servicemen who once served faithfully aboard.
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July 28, 2023

The Ship Departments has been renamed to Ship Life. Repurposing this section gives us a place to share not only member perspectives on the areas of the ship but also life on-board.
We have a new article written by Roger Chagnon about the "Best Job on a Destroyer", from his point of view of course. Jokes aside, go check it out, hope you enjoy it.



June 21, 2023

28th ANNUAL REUNION - 2023

The Hanson's 2023 Reunion will be held in Charleston, SC from Monday October 2nd through Wednesday October 4, 2023. The venue and lodging will be at the Town and Country Inn and Suites located at 2008 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC.
Begin making plans as soon as possible, download the Newsletter below and send in your forms. All information regarding the daily events is in the download. The completed forms and payment must be received no later than September 1, 2023.

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27th Annual Reunion (2022) Mount Rushmore

The USS Hanson 2022 Reunion was held at Rapid City, South Dakota on September 22-25. We will post pictures of the reunion when they are available.
To all those that attended the reunion, thanks for participating and hope it was an enjoyable event for everyone. If anyone has pictures to share, please send Ozzy (administrator) and email so they can be shared with everyone. Cheers!

 

 



Alexandria Reunion Pictures (2019)

Roger Austin has shared some pictures from the Hanson's 2019 Reunion in Alexandria, VA., you may view them here...

Enjoy!!!
 




Ed McBain
Did You Know?

While scouring through the internet for books or more information about the USS Hanson we found a special person that served aboard the ship. The subject's name is Salvatore Albert Lombino, or AKA  Ed McBain, the writer/screenwriter. He wrote his first murder mystery titled "Chalk" while serving on the Hanson. After receiving positive reviews form his fellow sailors he decided to become a writer.

In his memory, we have added him to our crew roster under his birth name. Salvatore Albert Lombino, 1926-2005.


More info: Wikipedia...; Google Books...

 



USS Hanson Plaque
Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial

A plaque in proud memory of our departed shipmates of the USS Hanson has been placed at the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial. Visit Mt. Soledad Memorial...




Contributors Needed

The information contained within the usshanson832.org site is used as a reference by others around the internet. Around the web you will find references where this site is the source.

Many of you have contributed though the years by sending us your stories and experiences. Those stories are used by editors to paint a better and more complete picture of our history.

I wish to extent a thanks to all those who have contributed, and would like to see more stories come our way. No matter how unimportant you may think your memories are, we can let history decide that. So go ahead and sit down and start writing, or typing, or dictating to someone else. Your memories are not in the history books yet, this is your opportunity to get it out for the world to see it.

As always, thanks to all of you for your service and God bless.

~Ozzy Resto, administrator
 



Crew Email List

Now it's even easier to keep in contact with former shipmates. If you wish to have communicate with you, please fill out the registration form in the Crew section, or send us an email with your information. If you have changed your email, please let us know so we can update our records.

For security reasons no email addresses are displayed on the website to protect from unsolicited spam. All requests for emails are directed through the administrator and your email address will not be shared without your consent.

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