USS Jack Williams (FFG-24) an Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigate, was named for Pharmacist's Mate Second Class Jack Williams, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
6 Members

You need to be a member of Navy Veterans to add comments!

Join Navy Veterans

Comments are closed.

Comments

  • Thomas Kandziorski February 21, 2017 at 10:32pm

    Charts of the grounding in Ponce, PR on 1/26/96

  • Thomas Kandziorski February 21, 2017 at 10:31pm

    3439434806?profile=original3439434828?profile=original3439434856?profile=original3439434539?profile=original3439434952?profile=original3439434910?profile=original3439434974?profile=original3439434891?profile=original3439434998?profile=original3439435012?profile=original

  • Timothy Adams May 25, 2014 at 12:55pm

    Hey Thomas I'd like to know the rest of the story on how the Happy Jack ran aground off of Ponce PR. I heard something else about it on the Jack Williams facebook page; but that's all I know. Did the Captain get re-leaved of his command? Fill me in on it when you get a chance?

  • Thomas Kandziorski May 24, 2014 at 12:50pm

    EN3 here. Was member of the Decommissioning crew. Onboard from 1994-1996. Went through the grounding in Ponce, PR.

     

  • J. Patrick Smith August 15, 2011 at 4:36pm
    3439408138?profile=original
  • J. Patrick Smith August 15, 2011 at 4:21pm
    Flew out to meet the Happy Jack Williams right after Christmas 1989. My first ship after boot camp. The Happy Jack was coming home from a 6 month cruise in the Persian Gulf and I caught up with her in Rota Spain. Only sailed with her a little about a year-and-a-half before moving on the A-School.3439408516?profile=original
  • Timothy Adams September 28, 2010 at 11:50pm
    Was my first command after boot camp, stationed onboard her from 82-86. One of the best dam bunch of guy's that I ever sailed with. A Med cruise, IO, North Alantic, and then another Med/Westpac, with a stop over in Thailand and P.I. Then to be the first ship in over 40 years to meet with Communist China navy at sea and do a pass and review.
    All in all I became a bluenose, shellback, went through the Suez, and Panama canel, This is as good as it gets for your first 4 year in the Navy.
    Signed SK1(SW)Timothy L. Adams
This reply was deleted.

Forum

Photos