USS MENHADEN (SS-377) DECOMMISSIONING
AUGUST 13th, 1971
After the Decommissioning Ceremony, Commander Les Guille (with
the black folder) is talking with some of the guests. The Officer in the
middle (with his left hand on his hip) is Commander James
P. Crowder, Jr., Menhaden's Commanding Officer from August, 1962, until
April, 1964. The two young ladies on the right (standing near the chairs)
are Katherine and Sarah Guille, Les' daughters, and to their right (wearing
the black, white and green checked dress) is Les' wife, Nancy Guille.
Commander James P. Crowder, Jr.,
with his eldest son, Midshipman James Michael Crowder, Naval Academy Class
of 1974. "Michael" followed in his father's footsteps and served aboard
the nuclear fast attack submarine, USS Puffer (SSN-652).
(Images Courtesy of Ava and Bruce Crowder, daughter-in-law and
son of Commander James P. Crowder, Jr.)