Published From Vegas

Heading for the Hoover Dam
The Spring Mountains in the back-ground

Charlie Neal: President USS POWER Association

Plank Owner. Was stationed on board at time of commission. Sept.13^th 1945 and transferred off 8/20/46

Charlie's first visit to Vegas was in 1939 traveling to Barstow, CA. from Bokchito, OK. Bokchito is Cherokee for Big Creek.

Charlie said, "it was the first time a country boy saw the bright lights of Freemont, Street, Las Vegas, Nevada.

There was no "Strip Then" The big casinos of the time were the Golden Nugget, and Diamond Horseshoe, said Charlie.

Diane & Bill Cordell of Las Vegas. They supplied us with some helpful tips.

Mike Kern     Kevin Driscoll   Carl Adams 
Edward Carroll & Loose Cannon

Ed Carroll was stationed aboard,  November, 1945 to June 1946.  Rank RM3C

Honey I'm all-right I'm with Mike Lillis