HARBOR CLEARANCE UNIT ONE Salvors

Cover letter from the 1970 Commanding Officer's WELCOME brochure

THANKS

Special thanks to Tony Basile for the extensive unit information he provided -- Tony's initial packet of info really kick-started this page into reality. The only unit info I had prior to Tony's first email came from my own personal recollections of 1972.
Much thanks to David I. Peterson for providing the 1966 through 1971 HCU-1 Command Histories and the roster information "gleaned from the official end-of-the-year records" of 1971. Thanks (again) to David for his account of the 1998 HCU-1 Reunion.
Blake's line art graces many of these WEBpages. I scanned his line art images from the unit documents that Tony Basile had forwarded to me and modified them to suit my page format. I couldn't find much written about Blake. According to Joe Cantrell . "I believe Blake was the guy, possibly a PO2, who sat in that little office on the starboard side of the passageway to the wardroom of the YRST during most of 1970. If I remember correctly, he was a friend of Lt. Bill Mathers, who encouraged his art. He was a sensitive and excellent artist, among many highly talented and intelligent men in the unit. Again, if I remember correctly, Blake became somewhat disillusioned with the war and military in general; I have often wondered what happened to him. Seems like he was from Tennessee, but it's been a long time... these are my best recollections, but that doesn't verify their accuracy. "
Thanks to Rick Lockhart for the 1972-1975 manpower rosters that he compiled from official records.
Thanks to John Schafer for providing the 1974 Change of Command Program and his many private photos --- too numerous to publish. I knew most of the shipmates in John's photos, and they brought back good memories. Thanks again, John!

To all of the IRON MEN of the Salvage Navy, wherever they may be, this WEB site is respectfully dedicated.

Jack Faessler, WEBmaster

This page was updated Saturday, 7/11/09