Welcome Aboard the USS Conway DD/DDE-507
The USS CONWAY was commissioned 9 October 1942, leaving immediately for action against the Japanese in the South Pacific. She is credited with downing a number of enemy planes, sinking a number of ships and support craft, and many shore bombardments. CONWAY returned to the US in early 1946, was briefly decommissioned, then re-commissioned in 1951 for action in Korea. After the Korean War, she participated in a number of significant exercises, including work with TASK FORCE ALPHA, an Anti-Submarine Warfare force testing equipment and tactics to counter the threat of Soviet submarines. CONWAY was at the ill-fated Bay of Pigs operation and rescued several troops pushed back into the sea. She also served as a recovery ship during the Apollo space program. CONWAY deployed to Vietnam in 1966 and is credited with "in-country" service as she steamed up the Saigon River in support of operations there. She ended her distinguished career as a training platform for Naval Reservists. Having been decorated with some seventeen Campaign Ribbons and many Battle Stars, CONWAY was stricken from the Register of Ships on 15 November 1969. Though often attacked from air, sea, and shore, she never lost a man to any enemy.
Since the early 1980's, former CONWAY sailors have been searching for others who served aboard our ship. The CONWAY Veterans Association was formed in 1985 with the purpose of reuniting fellow Veterans and providing a platform to further their fellowship and the memory of our fine ship. Today, it is a tax exempt organization over 400 strong.
In the future we plan to set up or expand several additional features to this website. There will be a Memorial section that can update as needed throughout the year, a "Log Book" section where you may leave your comments and memories and a link to other Navy registries . Under the heading Reunion Archives we have started to build a Slideshow of pictures from Conway Reunions. Due to the loss of our previous website we need photos from previous Reunions. We have just acquired all of the Older reunion books and will be scanning and mounting photos. If you have any special pictures to share from the the most recent reunion ot any of those reunions prior to 2012 please contact Pam Miller at pammiller950@gmail.com. Digital files are prefered but we can arrange to scan your actual photos and returned them to you.
The CVA normally publishes two pieces of correspondence - the Annual Newsletter and the upcoming Reunion Announcement. Any shipmate who desires a copy of either, even if he has not paid dues, is more than welcome to it. If you are in this situation, please contact the CVA President Jim Godfrey, 304-425-8008.
Thank you to Joe and Joann Friend for hosting the 2019 REUNION in Warwick, RI
If you could not attend in 2019 then mark your calendars for the 2020 REUNION in Buffalo, NY September 20-24.
Look for more information about the 2020 event in our Upcoming Reunions Section and also pictures from past reunions in the Reunion Archives Section.
Since the early 1980's, former CONWAY sailors have been searching for others who served aboard our ship. The CONWAY Veterans Association was formed in 1985 with the purpose of reuniting fellow Veterans and providing a platform to further their fellowship and the memory of our fine ship. Today, it is a tax exempt organization over 400 strong.
In the future we plan to set up or expand several additional features to this website. There will be a Memorial section that can update as needed throughout the year, a "Log Book" section where you may leave your comments and memories and a link to other Navy registries . Under the heading Reunion Archives we have started to build a Slideshow of pictures from Conway Reunions. Due to the loss of our previous website we need photos from previous Reunions. We have just acquired all of the Older reunion books and will be scanning and mounting photos. If you have any special pictures to share from the the most recent reunion ot any of those reunions prior to 2012 please contact Pam Miller at pammiller950@gmail.com. Digital files are prefered but we can arrange to scan your actual photos and returned them to you.
The CVA normally publishes two pieces of correspondence - the Annual Newsletter and the upcoming Reunion Announcement. Any shipmate who desires a copy of either, even if he has not paid dues, is more than welcome to it. If you are in this situation, please contact the CVA President Jim Godfrey, 304-425-8008.
Thank you to Joe and Joann Friend for hosting the 2019 REUNION in Warwick, RI
If you could not attend in 2019 then mark your calendars for the 2020 REUNION in Buffalo, NY September 20-24.
Look for more information about the 2020 event in our Upcoming Reunions Section and also pictures from past reunions in the Reunion Archives Section.