Tom O'Keefe (1964)

Well, when I inserted the part about the party affliation of 'aggressors', I thought twice about it and left it in to see if there was  a resonse.  I was even an instigator at PAHS .  It is nice d to see that Tom T spotted it and his lush living on a tropical Island has not addled his thinking process.  Tom, I think a lot of us would like to know how you ended up there.  I 'sorta'. lived there in '50-'53 when residing in Singapore and the island was controled by Singapore.

Yes, the 'Big U' is going under.  My family was on it in '61 and I reurned for my sophomore year stateside in '65.  Did I enjoy the food onboard coming back thanks to France!.  "May I have some more caviar, please?".  There were two ladies onboard whose fathers were VPs of the line and did we have the run of the ship!  Never made it to breakfast. once.  Great memories and still trying to make more.   Keep on trucking and don't trust anyone under 30.

Carl Yorke (Yorke) (1970)

My family rode the United States back to the United States in 1962. I had a great time on that voyage. I was 10 years old. 

Oh, yeah. I would vote for a measure to ban people who talk politics here. 

Joan Arsenault (1965)

My father was already in London when, in 1962, my sister, Mom and I traveled first class on the SS United States (those colonel priviledges don't exist any more) to join my father who was already there. We came to Paris (St. Germain-en-Laye) the following year (1963). All I remember of that crossing was getting sick (it couldn't be sea-sick because, as I recall, there was no sensation of being at sea). We lived on the economy in France because my father needed access to a telephone for work at Camp des Lodges and not every house had one (no TV either).

All of us (PAHS et al)) lived lives that people here can't believe to understand. 

Randall Moran (1968)

When we traveled to Europe in 1965 -- it was aboard the Geiger -- a WWII troop carier.  Crossing the North Atlantic to Bremmerhaven took (I think) 10 days.  The rolling seas were a challenge.  Sometimes we saw only sky -- and in the next 30 seconds we were looking down into depths of the ocean.

Fortunely we returned to the USA in 1968 aboard the SS United States.  Took 4 days, and had the unexpected pleasure of playing chess with Telli Sevalis -- I didn't know who he was until we got home.

Barbara Walker (Bartlett) (1969)

A MESSAGE FROM THE PAHS WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR

Political statements have appeared on this website before, and the individuals who authored those posts were asked to refrain from doing so.

I want to reiterate the purpose of our Paris American High School website. This is a place to reconnect with old friends, share memories, reminisce about our school days, remember classmates and teachers, exchange stories about our experiences overseas, and celebrate the friendships that have lasted through the years.

This website is not intended to be a forum for political opinions, current events, or divisive social commentary.

We all have our own opinions and perspectives, and we are entitled to them. However, there are plenty of other places for those discussions.

I have a responsibility to maintain this website as a welcoming community for all PAHS classmates. Going forward, posts that disregard these guidelines may be removed.

Those who are unwilling or unable to abide by these guidelines will have their access to the PAHS website suspended or denied.

I ask everyone to respect the purpose of this website and help keep our PAHS community focused on the shared experiences and friendships that brought us together.

Thank you for your cooperation.

John Pelszynski (1969)

Our family came back on the SS United States in 1968. Traveling in First Class was an unbelievable experience for a teenager. It's sad to see that she is going to be sunk tomorrow but it's nice to know she will live on as an beneficial artificial reef. 
Sorry for the past political post. It won't happen again. 

Mike Kanze (1965)

Our family was scheduled aboard the SS America in early 1963, but a longshoremans union strike forced us onto the General Geiger (T-AP-197) for a rough midwinter Atlantic crossing to Bremerhaven. Return during the summer of 1965 was much nicer, aboard the SS United States. 

The General Geiger came to a sad end. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Geiger 

Lynnford (Lynn) Wilson (1962)

We travelled on. SSUS in 59 when returning from France after 4 year tour at EUCOM and I remember eating several plates of shimp at each dinner for 5 days. BTW was my mother ( Grace Wilson) the first/second grade teacher for any of you  from 1955 through 1959?? 

William A. Bridenstine, Jr. (1965)

Franklin Wechsler (1964)

Just to list the ships we travrlrd on:

USS PRIVATE JOHNSON (LIBERTY SHIP) TO kOREA FROM SAN FRANCISCO, 1947

USNS ROSE TO SAN FRANCISCO FROM JAPAN. 1949

USNS ROSE TO  GERMANY FROM NEW YORK, 1950

SCHEDULED FOR SS AMERICA, BUT SISTER HAD MEASLES AND RESCEDULED USNS GEIGER TO NEW YORK FROM GERMANY, 1954

SS UNITED STATES TO FRANCE FROM NEW YORK, 1962

USNS BUCKNER TO NEW YORK FROM GERMANY, 1964

I am always amazed at all the different places we lived and how much traveling we did, mainly from my father's assignments.  Just to list city and place names would take up a couple of pages.  I am sure that everyone here has experienced the same extensive travel also.

Robert Dingeman (1964)

Hopefully apt ...

Suggest checking  various "Now Over 80 Years Old" posts on Youtube. Nous sommes l'ancienne equipes  des Garches , NCP?. And respects to our blood families and PAHS family  DD 214ers on Veteran's Day

Do NOT buy any so, so special* supplements ever. (An age appropriate multivit and Calcium is all..)

Yes do:  Say aloud  what you are getting up  to do saves a trip back, have a doorside hook for glasses,, keys, wallet & checkbook, and keep the handicap parking tag within reach in the car. Avoid night driving.

Do Merriam-Webster vocabulary quizes. You'll be slow with that tremor, but accuracy  lasts compared to the  remembering numbers, tracking?, doing multiplicartion and division. [Thank you, Mister Hull]

Long handled dandelion poppers, cordless powered snow-throwers, memory foam car seats, USB heated gloves, and elevated on legs garden boxes @ waist-level - all pay for themselves on day one ...

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Jon Ham (1965)

Out of the blue yesterday, this phrase popped into my mind: "Are there any questions, comments, criticisms, or corrections." Can anyone tell what PAHS legend said that all the time?

By the way, Veterans Day greetings to everyone.

Frank Corbett (1967)

One of the lucky ones who got to sail back to the USA on her in August '66!! The family all had a great time but my sister and I had a blast. An experience one can never forget. 

Tom O'Keefe (1964)

Here are a 1961 breakfast and lunch menu from, the US Unitied States.  Just amazing...7 types of pork/ham/bacon for breakfast !  Or perhaps you would prefer Findon Haddie instead.?  The menus had to be posted to my profile to view.  Enjoy and salviate.  

Carl Yorke (Yorke) (1970)

I have some pictures of the SS United States but I don't know how to upload them. I also have a ton of photos of Petite Beauregard if anyone wants to see them. We were there from 1959 - 1962.

Michael Oberbeck (1967)

William A. Bridenstine, Jr. (1965)

Frank Corbett (1967)

Posted a dinner and a lunch menu from our trip back to the States in Aug '66. Also posted some brochure pics from the SS United States. Hope you enjoy them - they're on my Classmate page!

Dick Edwards (1966)

We traveled on the SSUS from NY to Le Harve in Aug 64.  I met a number of new friends at PAHS on the ship and we had a big time throughout the trip capped by an all nighter on the last night of the voyage.  Slept most of the train ride to Paris and was simply amazed at the city that I would come to know so well and love over the next two years until I left for college in Aug 66.  Fabulous memories!  

David Dunn (1967)

One of my early life memories was sailing from San Francisco to Yokohama in the winter of 1953 on a converted troop carrier. I was four, so it was like a cruise ship to me, travelling with my mother and 2 year old brother, Steve (PAHS '69). I don't remember a lot -- my mother bringing a leash for the 2 year old but quickly giving up on it, gorging on pie (blueberry) the first night on board, with the inevitable result, and my first exposure to a Coke machine. 

Kara Oshana (1965)

John Hamm...I seem to remember the adjective "constructive"...or did I get  that from somewhere else

Bob Goodwin (1967)

Mike, the plan was for the ship to sink in about 45 minutes after initiating the flooding.  Unfortunately it took more time do to air trapped in inclosed spaces.  A bigger concern for me was it listing to port so severely, if it settles on it's port side it will be available for mixed gas diving only restricting the number of divers that will come - which is how Oakaloosa and Escambia Counties justified the millions spent on moving it from Philly to Mobile, Al for cleaning and on to Oakaloosa for thie sinking.  We should know today or tomorrow when the first divers are able to check it out.  I expect videos of those dives will be released on the news.

Bob Goodwin (1967)

Bob Goodwin (1967)

They adjusted the flooding so she sank and she settled upright on the bottom. Picture was taken today.

David Dunn (1967)

Article on "the ship to last forever" from today's Washington Post. A lot of history, some very good pictures including one from the sad Philadelphia days that looks more like an art installation (for Mike Oberbeck). I hope the link opens smoothly -- no guarantees.
 

https://wapo.st/3VpvnK3