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USS BEALE DD/DDE-471
SUBMARINE KILLER
The Beale was a "Fletcher Class Destroyer".
The Fletcher class is the only destroyer listed in the top ten warships of all time and is ranked #5

"N-A-W-C" WAS THE INTERNATIONAL CALL SIGN FOR THE BEALE

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"ENCHANT", was the voice call of the pride of DESRON 28, the USS BEALE DD/DDE 471. This is one of several sites dedicated to finding shipmates who served aboard her. If you are interested, click on the links below.
There are many pictures to view as well.

The 2008 (Philadelphia) reunion is now history and what a reunion it was.
You can use the E-MAIL address to contact me directly for information on future reunions.
Hope to hear from lots of you.
TKS--DAVE ACHS

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Reunion Philadelphia 2008

-->Reunion Frankenmuth 2007

-->Reunion Newport News 2006

-->Jacksonville--2005

-->Baltimore Reunion (2004)

-->REUNION "2002" Daytona (Jerry`s Page)

-->REUNION "2001" MEDORA

-->REUNION "2000" BATON ROUGE

-->REUNION "99" Pittsburgh

-->REUNION "98" PEORIA

(Warriors Of WW2)

"History Of The Beale"

SHIPS PICTURES<------------------->CREW PICTURES

FOUL WEATHER PAGE-----"OFFICER S COUNTRY"

-->"ARTIST CONCEPTION OF THE BEALE DURING WW11"

-->WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

--->1953 Cruisebook

(1967 Naples Italy Crew Picture)

Wartime photo of Beale doing a refit.

The Destroyer`s Mission

"Definition of a Veteran"
A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life.
That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
(Author Unknown)

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