During the Cuban crisis of October 1962 she escorted Ranger (CVA-61). East coast operations and training filled 1963. Deployed to the 7th Fleet 13 March 1964 she performed escort duty off Vietnam in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident before returning to Long Beach 2 October. Sailing ...
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USS Sproston (DD-577) was a Fletcher-class destroyer. She was the second ship named for Admiral John G. Sproston, an officer in the United States Navy during the Civil War. Sproston was laid down on 1 April 1942 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ora
On 20 April 1966 the destroyer sailed in company with Ranger (CVA-61) for return to San Diego 7 May 1966. The remainder of the year was filled with a rapid succession of coastwise training exercises ranging north to Seattle which continued until she sailed for the western Pacific 12 May ...
Wallace L. Lind departed Hong Kong on 5 January 1971. The destroyer spent the month of January rotating plane guard duty among Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Wainwright (DLG-28) Chicago (CLG-11) Hollister (DD-788) and Ranger (CVA-61). On 4 February the destroyer performed amphibious operations off...