USS Hamul
I was so tickled today to receive an email from my sister Sherry. Sherry was second born of us five, an occupational therapist living in Colorado with her husband, Gary. They love hiking and taking pictures of their adventures. She often sends me pictures and albums. But today she pointed me to a very interesting picture of my father, Robert Miles.
She had recently asked our dad about the ship he had served on during his Korean War days in the U. S. Navy. During Thanksgiving visits to my dad’s place in Las Vegas, I had heard the story about the tender ship before; it was the USS Hamul, and dad’s job was to repair radios and electronic equipment. Tender ships were like floating repair shops and ammo warehouses, tending to the needs of the battle group.
Well, the idea struck her to check the Internet for history of the USS Hamul. Turns out somebody made a website dedicated to the ship: www.usshamul.com, and had posted a few pictures of the various crew compliments. His crew is pictured on this page: http://www.usshamul.com/photo_013.html, and I reposted it below.
That’s my dad, Robert Miles, on the front row, 5th from the left.
