
John Bartleson

John
Bartleson-1975, upon commissioning

"Bart" at Yorktown-1955
"Just step back and nobody gets hurt"
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Oh those memories of
Boot Camp. Best buddies at Great Lakes.
In January, 1955--might as well have been at the North Pole.

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John Bartleson, Yorktown-1955. This has to be the coolest dude around!

Party at Yorktown. Could this be at
Nick's Seafood Pavillion?
[Can anyone
supply the names?]

Where are all the chicks?
(L-R) Bart, DeNayer and Otto Smith-Liberty in D.C., February,
1955
Key West,
2nd Greatest Naval Duty Station
(Yokosuka,
Japan has to be the all-time best)

![]() Harold Hudson, Bart, puttin' meat on the table |
![]() George Steer, John Bartleson, gettin' a tan |
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This is the old WW I
German mine technology we liberated after the war.
Submarine-launched dip-needle mines were technologically ahead of
their time.
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Dockside, Key West. Possibly USS
Bushnell (AS-15) and 2 unidentified Tench-class subs.

Sweepers at dockside, USS Brant
(AMS-43) (right) and possibly USS Fulmar (AMS-47)
Many thanks to John Bartleson for these great photos.
Derick S. Hartshorn -
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