What's New on the Dyess Site...
| Date | Change |
| 21 June, 2008 | Added new names, added shipmates to the Final Voyage page. |
| 04 December, 2007 | Roster up to date. Added new members. |
| 13 August, 2007 | Roster up to date. Final Voyage additions added. New reunion updates. |
| 1 May, 2007 | Added names to roster. Updated the Final Voyage page. Added new photos to photo page. Updated reunion information. |
| 25 May, 2006 | Updated the reunion page. Added names to roster. |
| 26 February, 2006 | Added new names to roster. Updated information on reunion page. Added new shipmates to Final Voyage page. |
| 16 January, 2006 | Names added to roster. Reunion Mystic,CT updated on reunion page. |
| 26 August, 2005 | added new reunion(s) to reunion page. Added active members to roster. |
| 12 June, 2005 | Added and deleted names on the roster. Made corrections to Active members roster. |
| 04 April, 2005 | Roster changes made. Additions added to reunion page. |
| 02 February, 2005 | Added new shipmates to roster. List 05 members on Bulletin Board page. |
| 31 Oct, 2004 | Updated the roster,added new shipmates. Added new names to the Final Voyage Page. Listed November Birthdays. |
| 09 Sep, 2004 | Roster updated. Two new shipmates who have passed away added to Final Voyage Page. |
| 22 August, 2004 | Roster updated with 550 shipmates names. Membership at 164. |
| 12 August, 2004 | Membership is now at 160. Added 10 new names to the roster. |
| 27 July, 2004 | Membership at 155. Roster changes made. Added to reunion page. Additions to bulletin board page. |
| 08 July, 2004 | Roster updated, 538 shipmates. There are 153 members of the Assn. Reunion plans are complete, check reunion page. Ship Store now opened for Dyess shipmates. |
| 08 May, 2004 | Roster up dated, 536 shipmates. We now have 133 members of the Assn. New reunion information added to reunion page. |
| 16 Apr, 2004 | Roster updated with 535 shipmates, additions and corrections made. Names on Bulletin Board page up to date with 122 members. |
| 28 Feb, 2004 | All lists updated. Asheville, NC reunion added to reunion page. Names of shipmates who joined the Assn since January 1,2004. |
| 29 Oct, 2003 | Crews list is up to date. Dyess Assn. now forming. Updated deceased list. |
| 11 June, 2003 | Added new names to current crew, updated deceased list, added reunion info. |
| 09 Feb, 2003 | Updated some reunion information, more details as they become available. |
| 20 Apr, 2002 | Many new crewmembers and an updated Main Page. |
| 24-Mar, 2002 | Great new picture, crew corrections and additions, and FINALLY! the 2002 reunion information is up and ready!!!! See you in Tenessee!! |
| 17-Dec, 2001 | About two dozen crew members added - be sure to refresh the page to check for your name if you submitted it! Also, added a reunion letter from the 2001 reunion. |
| 16-Aug, 2001 | Many, many more crew added, and a picture of the guys at the reunion in Buffalo. Some updates slow in coming - my apologies, men. - Ernie |
| 06-FEB, 2001 | Many, many crew members added, reunion information for 2001, and more and more crew - Welcome aboard to all!!! |
| 23-JUL, 2000 | New domain name, new form to submit your additions to the crew member's page. |
| 22-JUN, 2000 | Reunion information from Joe Peters has been added complete with a list of attendees. I hope to get pictures soon! |
| 15-JUN, 2000 | Finally! More additions to crew's pages, and some updated information on the recent reunion in Jacksonville Florida. Sorry for the delay, I just switched to high speed DSL Internet service and had to work out some bugs. We're back in business! |
| 2-FEB, 2000 | The LATEST in Reunion information! Come check it out! you MUST attend!! |
| 23-DEC, 1999 | Last Update before the Millenium! New members added to the Crew's Pages - Welcome aboard! |
| 13-NOV, 1999 | Attention all Shipmates! The reunion information for the Millenium Reunion is starting to filter in! Be sure to check that page out and make your plans and reservations! |
| 19-AUG, 1999 | Cold War Recognition Site Link is NOW posted on the Links Page. It is a MUST SEE for those of you who qualify.... Be SURE to visit the Links Page - it's right up on top! Also, check out some NEW reunion Information! Some new pictures and picture changes, check out the photo gallery. Also, I've added about 8 new names to the active crew's list!! Check it out and see if your name is there! |
| 30-JUL, 1999 | Great new picture added to photo gallery. Third row down in center!!! |
| 10-MAY, 1999 | Added more members, I hope you're enjoying the Site! |
| 01-MAR | Added a new link for the "Veteran's Ring of Honor" - Good looking rings you can purchase and customize for yourself. |
| 28-FEB, 1999 | Hello again gentlemen!! It's been a while, but I just updated the active crew's listing with several names, and if your does not appear, please Email Joe Peters with your information off of that page and we'll get you up there as soon as possible! |
| 26-DEC | Happy Holidays to all! - Major changes! - Email addresses and such... Also added a great shot of a Change of Command to the Officer's Country Page - AND a brand new section accessible off of the Namesake Page with pictures and news reports pertaining to the 1998 Augusta Georgia Dedication(s) ceremonies -- Check it out! |
| 03-DEC | Minor changes to Email addresses and crew members. |
| 23-NOV | Gentlemen! Hang on to your hats... we have just achieved our FIFTEENTH award! If we get many more, I'm going to have to redesign our Awards page! All of you have helped so much to make this Site what it is, and let's keep up the effort! |
| 09-NOV | Added corrections and additions to Active Crew Listing - thanks for coming aboard, men! Also, I added a page off of the very first page, an article from a Georgia newspaper about the October 30, 1998 Jimmie Dyess dedications. |
| 05-OCT | REUNION INFORMATION is starting to become available. Check out the Reunions Page! |
| 15-SEP | Changed "incorrect" Medal of honor picture. I had the Army Medal of Honor on the Namesake Page instead of the Navy Medal of Honor. My apologies to Lt. Col. Dyess. I also added some more crew. |
| 09-SEP | Added a crewmember and changed an EMail address. Hope to get more photos on Officer's Country Page as well. |
| 01-SEP | Added more to the Officer's Country Page as well as an Introduction to the Officer's Page" by Lt. Joe Friend. Also, Congratulations, DYESS Personnel! TWO more awards! That makes Thirteen!! |
| 28-AUG | Added the beginnings of the Officer's Country Page! |
| 24-AUG | Make it ELEVEN awards!!! We are just getting more recognition than I can stand! |
| 23-AUG | We got our TENTH award, Mates! Visit the Awards page to see the newest. Don't ya just love a good Web Site? |
| 12-AUG | Attention Sailors of the USS DYESS! The Photos Page is DONE! Lots of great photos, including the LAUNCH of the USS DYESS in 1945! Thanks to Uncle Joe for providing these pictures for me. |
| 02-AUG | The site's going through a FRAM session right now. She's getting cleaned up, polished, a full power run, and I hope you like her when she's done! Added "Officer's Country, and started a revamp on the Photo's Page (finally) Also, started work on reorganizing the reunions to keep them going in the future. ENJOY! |
| 22-JUL | Added a great Story from Joe Friend, more members, and I promise, soon there will be a Photos Page. (I'm working on it.) |
| 15-JUL | Added More Crew Members, added Email addresses, and coming soon.... A Dyess Photos Page! |
| 06-JUL | Added Crew Members mostly, great to have all of you guys aboard! Also got a very rewarding compliment from a member, thank you so much. |
| 13-JUN | Thanks to a very keen eyed Oscar Hibler, I finally discovered what was wrong with the E-Mail button on the Active Member Crew Listing Page. That's been fixed. Thanks Mr. Hibler! |
| 03-JUN | Added "The Last Command" a poem by Carl Dearborn to the Writings Page (a MUST READ). Also, I scanned in and added 1998 reunion pictures to the Reunion and Reunion Highlights pages. |
| 25-MAY | Added some crew names and information, added the additional code to join the "NavRing". |
| 09-MAY | We now know what "happened" to Wapo. |
| 07-MAY | Thanks for the input, Men!!! I added a "Stories" page for all the great stories I heard during the reunion. Please Email me the good ones, and we'll post them up here will full credit due. Also, added crewmwmbers as the number increases. Be sure to "refresh" or "reload" pages to see the changes. |
| 28-APR | Added to the bottom of the "Message from the Author" page to give thanks to all of you that were in Houston. To get to that page, you must go to the "Credits" page first. I added the "I am the DYESS" poem as a link on the Writings Page. It's not a secret anymore. I also Added a letter to the Writings Page that Roland asked me to add during the reunion. I added to the Active Crew Page, and an Email address for John Piascik, as well as a new feature: Now, you can just Click on the crewmember's Email address to send them mail. |
| 17-APR | Launched *NEW* leaner and meaner version of the site. Cleaner graphics, better navigation (I hope), and also better categorization of the site's sights. Please PLEASE send your comments to the webmaster. |
| 25-MAR | Added a non-frames page to alert visitors to upgrade their browsers, Revamped the Links Page to include ships, and other interesting sites. |
| 24-MAR | We have another award, Men!!! Check out the awards page to see the "Spirits of Ships" Awarded to our fine WebSite here. That makes a total of EIGHT!! Also, corrections have been made to the History page with a new link to the USS Midway (CVA-41)!! |
| 14-MAR | Added GREAT stories about Col. Dyess. 1.) The full story of the reason he won the Carnegie Medal. 2.) Quotes from a news account of the day Big Red died. Both are courtesy reprints from articles written by Ret. Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith. |
| 28-FEB | A great honor was bestowed upon the Dyess's Site today. A letter from Lt. Col. Jimmie Dyess's daughter herself has been posted on the very first page when you enter the site. It is truly a "must read"! |
| 22-FEB | Added Guestbook to the site, links to it are on the main page. Also added a poem with it's own page, (get there from the Crew's Page) "The Final Liberty" - a tribute to departed sailors. |
| 17-FEB | Added great photo of the DYESS to head up the History page. Much Thanks to Uncle Joe for finding this one - a must see. |
| 03-FEB | Went Through the Site, dotting i's and crossing t's for the upcoming reunion. Added members, deleted one member that wasn't a member. Changed a few things, not much, just some geek stuff. |
| 30-JAN | Corrected Spelling on the Request Entry into the Crewmember's Page. Sorry, a small oversight. |
| 14-JAN | The latest reunion information is in! It's been added to the Reunion Page. I also changed the Internet Explorer Graphic on the main page due to changes at Microsoft's site(s). Changes were also made to to the title page's Marquee to advertise the reunion information. |
| 07-JAN | Added and edited the crew's Active Roster's names as we found more correct information, mostly thanks to the crewmembers doing research on their own - THANKS! |
| 06-JAN | Added several new names to the crew's Active Roster, took holiday greeting off of main page, added "Last Updated" message for the what's new button. |