Looking for Patrick Wayne Atkins

Does anyone remember Patrick Wayne Atkins and know his present whereabouts? He was aboard the USS Jason from 1979 to 1983 and was a chief. A friend of his, Rosalie, from Sydney Australia wants to reconnect with him and would be grateful to anyone who could provide her with any information about him. Rosalie's e-mail address is bonillaent@bigpond.com

Looking for info on George Richard Stewart

Does any Jason sailor, who was aboard in the early 1950s, recall George Richard Stewart who is pictured below? His daughter, Lindsey Stewart Plumer, would love to talk to anyone who knew George and could give her some information about his time aboard the Jason. Lindsey believes that he was aboard the Jason around 1953 or thereabouts and he worked as a diesel mechanic. She would love to learn more about her dad and his days in the Navy. If anyone remembers George and has a story to share about him, please contact Lindsey at the following e-mail address:

gaia_ca@yahoo.com

Photo courtesy of Lindsey Stewart Plumer

Looking for shipmates from 1979 to 1982

David "Otto" Weddell was a Boiler Tech who was aboard the Jason from 1979 to 1982. Otto's work area was the aft fireroom. He liked it because it was so nice and cool down there and the work was so easy, ha ha. Otto would sure like to hear from any of his old shipmates, BT or otherwise. Otto's e-mail address is:

hvac_service_tech@comcast.net

You can also call Otto at (847) 301-4203. Otto would welcome calls from any Jason sailor who would just like to talk about the good old days on the "J".

Looking for Jason shipmates

Ed Mozham SK3 was a proud crew member of the Jason from May of 1965 to September of 1967. Ed worked in the sheetmetal, hull plate, foundry supplies rooms and also worked in the supply office. He would like to reconnect with some of his old buddies from the past. He is looking for J.B. Schmidt SN who worked in the ships laundry. He is also looking for two sailors from S-1 Div Supply, W.S. Solomon from the Bronx N.Y. and J. Friedman from NYC. Another guy he's looking for is P.N. Perrillo SN who cut hair in the Ship's Barbershop. One other buddy was T.E.Rossi BM2 from the Diving Locker Division. If anyone has information on any of these Jason sailors, please contact Ed.

Ed's e-mail address is:

emozham@wowway.com

Ed's phone number is 734-421-7404

Looking for Jason shipmates

Bob Ceelen MRCS RET proudly served aboard the Jason from 1980 to 1985. Bob now has a great life up in Alaska living on an island in Prince William Sound. He is an avid boating enthusiast and fisherman and says that some of the world's best salmon and halibut fishing can be found right in his own neck of the woods. That sure sounds like a wonderful way of living to me! Bob would welcome e-mails from any Jason sailor who might be interested in visiting or relocating to Alaska. Bob would especially like to hear from HTC Steve Kirkwood and MRC Frank Cousins.

If any Jason sailor would like to contact Bob for info about visiting or living in Alsaka or just to swap sea stories with him, you can reach him at the following e-mail address:

dreamalaskanow@yahoo.com

Bob also has a great website at http://seward.net/kayakcamp/ that has some spectacular photos of his part of the world. I highly recommend the website.

Looking for George "Gabby" Hayes

Does any Jason sailor, who was aboard in her early days, remember a fellow Jason sailor by the name of George "Gabby" Hayes? George was aboard the "J" between April of 1946 and December of 1947 and worked in 1st Division. He was a Tennessee boy from Chattanooga. James Turner and Frank Hatley were friends of George's and they would sure like to know if George is still around and where he is these days. If anyone remembers George and/or has some information about his present whereabouts, please contact James Turner by e-mailing him at

one-of-five@peoplepc.com

or by calling him at 972-923-8955. James and Frank sure would greatly appreciate any information about their old friend.

Looking for Jason shipmates

Frank Nemeth was a Jason sailor who proudly served aboard the old gal in her early days. Frank reported aboard sometime in the summer of 1947 and left sometime in late 1948. While aboard, Frank faithfully performed his duties as a third class Fire Control Technician. Frank recalls quite a few events from his his time on the "J". He recalls the port call the "J" had in Tsingtao, China. He recalls when the "J" took part in using the old cruiser USS Salt Lake City as target practice and sending her down to Davey Jones' Locker. He recalls the outstanding repair work that the "J" performed on many different ships. One thing which Frank really enjoyed was playing the piano with the ship's band. Music still plays a big part in his life to this day.

At this stage of his life, Frank sure would love hearing from any of his old Jason shipmate buddies from the late 1940s. If any Jason sailor remembers Frank or was aboard at the same time he was, please drop him a line to say hello. He would like nothing better than to swap sea stories with anyone who writes. Frank can be contacted via his son, Frank Nemeth, Jr., at the following e-mail address:

blankfrank1588@msn.com

UPDATE

I recently got the very sad news from his son that Frank passed away in his sleep, peacefully and painlessly, after a long battle with cancer. He is gone but he will never be forgotten. His fellow American Legion members truly honored Frank by serving as his pallbearers while wearing their uniforms. I'm sure that all of my fellow Jason sailors share my sadness at Frank's passing. But God must be very happy to have one more Jason sailor reporting for duty to be at His side forever! Frank Jr. would still like to hear from any of his dad's old Jason shipmate buddies from the late 1940s. If any Jason sailor remembers Frank or was aboard at the same time he was, please drop Frank Jr. a line to say hello and share your memories of Frank. He can be contacted at the e-mail address above.

Looking for Jason shipmates from 1986 to 1992

Mike Gray HTC RET was a happy longtime crew member of the "J". He proudly served aboard the old gal from 1986 to 1992. At first, Mike was an HT1 who was the Pipe Shop Supervisor in the R-1 Division. Then when he made chief in 1990, he went over to the Repair Department Planning Office. During his offtime, Mike was a player on the Jason's softball team.

Mike has many good memories of our ship and it's crew. Now he would like to reconnect with his old buddies especially the good people he worked with in R-1 Division and his teammates on the softball team. If any of you Jason sailors remember Mike and would like to swap sea stories with him, please e-mail him at

Unclemikey58@aol.com

Mike would sure love to hear from you!

Looking for Jason Boiler Techs from 1981 to 1984

Michael Moore BTC RET was a valuable member of the Jason crew from 1981 to 1984. Namely because he was the Oil King during that time! Now Mike would really enjoy reconnecting with any fellow BTs who served with him during his time aboard the old gal. Mike would especially like to hear from his division officer, CWO Larry Boozer. Mike thinks that Larry may living the retired life somewhere in Georgia. If any fellow Jason sailor knows Larry's exact whereabouts, please let Mike by e-mailing him at:

2NavyBTC.Nav@EmbarqMail.com

Mike would also love to hear from any other Jason sailors who might remember him and who would like to talk over old times with him.