USS John W. Thomason DD760 Association

The USS John W. Thomason DD760 was a United States naval warship of the type commonly known as a destroyer. Many of the men who were assigned to these warships often referred to them as "Tin Cans" because the ships tended to bob around in the water much as an empty tin can does floating on a lake, hence we refer to ourselves as "Tin Can Sailors".

The USS John W. Thomason DD760 Association is comprised of the officers and men who served as part of the crew of the USS John W. Thomason DD760 at any time during her naval career (1945 to 1970), as well as the relatives and friends of these men. The Association provides a conduit for these former shipmates and families to keep in touch with each other, renew old friendships, make new friendships, and keep the history of the ship alive.

Shipmate reunions have been held every two years since 1998. Our most recent reunion was held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was an outstanding success.

Register for the 2010 reunion at Salt Lake City now!

It's finally here, the on-line registration form for the 2010 reunion at Salt Lake City!

Click this line to go to the on-line 2010 Reunion Registration form.

Plans for the 2010 reunion in Salt Lake City are well underway. Now is the time for you to start making your reservations for the hotel and to register for our reunion.

Information about the hotel is available here.

Information about the Heber Railroad tour is available here.

Information about the Hill Air Force Museum tour is available here.

Above is a photo of the "Fight'n John" firing her 5" 38 guns both forward and aft.
Thanks to Michael Earls for sending this photo to us.

Find this and other photos of the USS John W. Thomason DD760 on our ship info and photos page.

A shipmate needs your encouragement.

We just received word that shipmate Conrad Streeter (BT3 1950-54) is suffering with leukemia. If you would like to send him a get well card we will forward it to him if you address it as follows:

Conrad Streeter
care of
USS John W. Thomason Association
131 River Bend Park
Lancaster, PA 17602

Do you have news about yourself, your family, or another shipmate that other USS John W. Thomason DD760 shipmates might be interested in? If you do, how about sharing it with us? Just send your news to our association secretary, Bill Busching, at this e-mail address: secretary@dd760.org

Updated on 08/13/2010 09:07 PM by webmaster