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.
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Charts of the grounding in Ponce, PR on 1/26/96
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?
EN3 here. Was member of the Decommissioning crew. Onboard from 1994-1996. Went through the grounding in Ponce, PR.
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