Interview of Philip A. Dur, Rear Admiral US Navy Ret., filmed by Florent Plana on an original music of Baptiste Leblanc. At Villefranche-sur-Mer (France) in January 2017, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Sixth Fleet's departure, Florent Plana interviewed Philip Dur who shared his recollection of his time in Villefranche between 1965 [...]
Moving video of Thomas G. Lilly, Rear Admiral US Navy Ret., filmed by Florent Plana on an original music of Baptiste Leblanc. At Villefranche-sur-Mer (France) in January 2017, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Sixth Fleet's departure, Florent Plana interviewed Thomas Lilly who shared his recollection of his time in Villefranche between [...]
ONGOING Editing and subtitling of the filmed interviews (filmed in January 2017) for use in schools, integration into the web documentary, the virtual museum and later in the Museum Improving the website: use the services of a professional Webmaster to facilitate the creation of articles and communication via our website; Development of the free audio-guide Villefranche-sur-Mer [...]
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY @VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER!
Visit the quay and the streets of the Old Town of Villefranche-sur-Mer in the footsteps of the U.S. Sixth Fleet sailors thanks to our free audioguide. Download the free application IZITRAVEL on your smartphone or pad then search Villefranche-sur-Mer or scan the qr_code Choose your language then click on listen to the audio. During the whole [...]
My mother in 1935 My mother was Marie Bentaccordi. She met Tom Bradley at a dance, he was a sailor onboard the USS Omaha I believe; it could have been the USS Raleigh, I'm not sure. She was 23 years old. I've known of my mother's first boyfriend Tom in bits and pieces over [...]
OUR PROJECTS FOR 2020 ACCOMPLISHED PROJECTS - Participation in the Naval Flower Battle on 24 February: in partnership with the Boatmen Association of Villefranche-sur-Mer; - Travelling Historical Trail in France: Completed the panels for the permanent exhibition, "Once Upon a time the US Navy and Villefranche-sur-Mer" for the travelling exhibition in the secondary schools of the [...]
Discover the photos of the 2020 Naval flower battle in which we had the chance to participate thanks to the boatmen Association of Villefranche-sur-Mer and to Loïc Roux who invited us on board his fishermen boat:
My father was Lt. Cdr. Inslee E. Grainger. Our family lived in Villefranche in 1959-61 when he served aboard the USS Des Moines and the USS Springfield. I was only two when we arrived, so while I have a lot of memories of Villefranche, they are from a toddler’s perspective. The USS Des Moines [...]
Remembrances of Bloody Mary By Jerry Manriquez, Fox Division, USS Des Moines Web Master I served aboard the USS Des Moines CA-134 from December 24, 1958 until September 1960. The Ship was home ported in Villefranche, France. Not long after I arrived in France I was on liberty drinking with my shipmates in one of the [...]
