Gordon Lattey - Stu Bykofsky

Military

From World War II, the last lady of the line

They call her a lucky ship. And a long-living ship. During her service in the waning days of World War II, the USS Slater, DE-766, a destroyer escort, never lost a soul. I finally got to visit this living piece of history a few days ago, and this story will

Friendship

If you like my work, thank this guy

This is the second memorial I am writing for Gordon Lattey, my second most-tenured friend, and my most important mentor, who died Sunday, peacefully, when his heart gave out at 85. The first time was in 1961, as I recall, when he blew out a lung cheering for Navy in