Date: 25 September 1996
Name: E. Christodoulou
Homepage: Vanguelis Christoulou
Where are you from?: Athens Greece
Years aboard Gurke: Two years on H. S. Tombazis D-215
Comments: I am a former crew member of the H. S. Tombazis D-215. After graduating from the Hellenic Naval Accademy, I served for two years on the Tombazis. Congratulations for your idea.

Date: 17 September 1996
Name: Spiros Anassis
Where are you from?: Canada
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: A very nice site worth seeing. Congratulations on a job well done. This ship had a great history and I am sad to see that it is gone now. S. A.

Date: 15 September 1996
Name: Cesare Vecchi
Where are you from?: Falconara (AN)-Italy
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: Hello Tom!

Date: 14 September 1996
Name: Dean Robertson [for Elsie Gurke Geiger]
Where are you from?: Sea-Tac, WA
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: Tom, I will print and give as much of this as I can to Elsie. Also I will email back ASAP, [I am in the newspaper business and work 7 days a week so kind of hard at reply]. Nice additions to the page already!!

Date: 14 September 1996
Name: Wayne G. Dehne
Where are you from?: Alexandria, MN
Years aboard Gurke: March 72 to September 74
Comments: Tom, Thanks for setting up this homepage. It's great! I was in the WA Division while on the Gurke. Looking forward to visiting this homepage more often.

Date: 13 September 1996
Name: Rusty, Susan and Lee Simmons
Where are you from?: Arlington, Texas
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: Great page. Lee and Susan got a great kick out of being piped aboard.

Date: 13 September 1996
Name: David "Dave" E. White, GMTC, USN (Ret)
Where are you from?: Bakersfield, CA
Years aboard Gurke: Oct 72 to Sep 75
Comments: W- Division served in Yokosuka. Rode her home and transferred to Canada (HMCS Gatineau) in exchange program. I was an ASROC Gunner's Mate.

Date: 12 September 1996
Name: Don McDaneld
Where are you from?: Fort Worth, TX
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: Thanks-it works. However as a former Ground-Pounder hearing the pipe doesn't do much for me.

Date: 12 September 1996
Name: William J. Dean
Where are you from?: Formerly Monroe, LA. Now Jonesville, LA
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: I was on the USS Lowry DD-770, Pacific WWII, Desron 7. I like your homepage....trying to link up w/some shipmtes from the Lowry.

Date: 11 September 1996
Name: George S. Fesmire Jr
Where are you from?: 512 Haws La Oreland, PA
Years aboard Gurke: 1950-1952
Comments: Thanks for doing a great homepage. Hope to see you at the next reunion. Bob Lorenz has the Gurke bell. We hope to have it transferred to the Gurke Memorial. Bob does not have a computer but I keep in touch with him by phone. I was on the Gurke from 1950 to 1952 and was in the A Division. If you require additional pictures of the Gurke let me know as I can get one from the US Naval Institute. Thanks again for doing a bangup job on the homepage. Gurke shipmate George Fesmire