From a Red-Dirt Farm to a Tin-Can Sailor: My Hero Ship: U.S.S. O'Brien, DD725 in Bloomington, MN

Lew (Lewis) Ballenger join the Navy June 15, 1953. Leaving his family farm, he found the Navy to be an exciting and demanding experience. Wanting to becoming an electrian became a quick reality, as they needed a typest in the generator room.