Tom Malone Collection

Malone says:	"This is the girl who saved me. Her name is Pamela Higgins, and she lived in Wellington, New Zealand. She wrote me constantly when we were in Westpac and those letters were my life blood. She is like an icon of my life. I don't need to tell any of you what mail meant. There was seldom a mail call when I did not get at least 4 or 5 or 10 letters from this lady. I nominate her the Belle of the Bradley. I will never forget her. This photo was thrown out by a jealous wife in 1981 but Pamela recently sent me another one. (she is a bit older now but no less beautiful, at least to me) "
Malone says:	"This is Tom Malone (me) and Ernie Moffitt of Grants Pass Oregon in January 1968 en route to Hawaii at the start of the cruise."
Malone says:	"This is the Bradley's famous softball team, in Kaoshung in March 68. Apparently their prowess at the game became somewhat of a trend."
Malone says:	"This is the Bradley in Hong Kong in April 1968, while on R&R from gunfire support duty in Vietnam. "
Malone says:	"This was taken on 1 Jan 1968, 3 days out of San Diego on Bradley's second Westpac cruise. I do not know the identities of the people but my memory is that the officer is the Weapons Officer."
Malone says:	"This is Ensign John Root during the Shellback ceremony on 28 May 1968. He sure looks happy."
Malone says:	"This is during the shellback ceremony on 28 May 1968. Front row was George Ashdown, back row from left is Ernie Moffitt, Tom Malone, Asa Keith. All of us were from the OI division."
Malone says:	"This is my shellback card. How I kept it 35 years I will never know, but here it is... "
Malone says:	"One of the Gunner's Mates working on Mnt. 52 on March 28, 1968 in Vietnam. Note the blackened condition of the barrel from repeated firing. Basically, by the time we left the gun line the paint on the barrels had been burned off. "
Malone says:	"A very cold Bob Whitney (SMSN) on 29 February 1968 in the Sea of Japan, where we were steaming in our 10 mile square box after the Pueblo incident."
Malone says:	"An ASROC shot on 12 January 1968. I remember the noise was simply unreal. "
Malone says:	"This was taken 5 March 1968 at the EM club in Kaoshung, Taiwan. Clockwise from center front the people are Jim Corbett, Bert Revoir, Mike Davis, Jim Maddox, Tom Malone (me at age 20), Roger Baddley and Don Ruhl. "
Malone says:	"This picture of Captain Whaley was taken on 14 March 1968 during a fantail BBQ. The other guys are not identified; anybody know any of them? "
Malone says:	"This was taken in CIC on 6 April 1968. It is Rd1 Paul Groos and SA George Ashdown. "
Malone says:	"This was taken on 12 June 1968, during an air strike on Viet Cong positions ashore. Note how close to the beach we were."
Malone says:	"This was taken on 29 January 1968. The people are (from left to right) STGSN Vierra, SM1 Monnett, SN Buckland, RM3 Gibbs, ETR2 Snell."