The materials for the following pages were sent to me by Capt. Allen P Cook
Jr USN Ret who was assigned to the Benham during the reactivation period
and assumed command when she was commissioned. The newspaper
articles were written by reporter David Bongard, Lt USNR, for the "Long Beach
Daily News". Lt Bongard also did his
two week active duty period aboard the Benham during our shakedown at San
Diego. Most of these pages are going to take several minutes to download,
but they are certainly worth the wait.
The below photo is of course the beginning, so let us get underway.......
