I unfortunately received this news from the daughter of Rocky Britton, Darlene Ott:
"Hello Tammi,
I wanted to let you know that my father, Junior Britton (“Rocky”) died last night, July 27. He was one of the survivors of the USS Strong DDS 467. You may remember him (and my husband Randall Benton and myself Darlene Ott) from the reunion in Gettysburg. My dad turned 97 this year and was in the Navy for 30 years before he retired in 1972. He served on the USS Salisbury Sound, the USS Potter and the USS Hancock in addition to the Strong, and he served during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. One of his last tours of duty (late 60s) was in Naples, Italy where he worked for NATO. He was a good man and tough to the end. Please share this information in any way you see fitting. Thank you.
Darlene"
Another of the old guard gone, a man who accomplished much in his long life and added dimension to the lives of others. So glad we got to meet him and his family in Gettysburg in 2015. Sail on Rocky, and bless you!
Tammi
"Hello Tammi,
I wanted to let you know that my father, Junior Britton (“Rocky”) died last night, July 27. He was one of the survivors of the USS Strong DDS 467. You may remember him (and my husband Randall Benton and myself Darlene Ott) from the reunion in Gettysburg. My dad turned 97 this year and was in the Navy for 30 years before he retired in 1972. He served on the USS Salisbury Sound, the USS Potter and the USS Hancock in addition to the Strong, and he served during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. One of his last tours of duty (late 60s) was in Naples, Italy where he worked for NATO. He was a good man and tough to the end. Please share this information in any way you see fitting. Thank you.
Darlene"
Another of the old guard gone, a man who accomplished much in his long life and added dimension to the lives of others. So glad we got to meet him and his family in Gettysburg in 2015. Sail on Rocky, and bless you!
Tammi
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