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 [...]
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 [...]
Port de la Santé at Villefranche-sur-Mer - Photo offered by Olivier Jude & Sylvie Laurent made with the involvement of the local organizationsLes Américains et la 6e Flotte, ANAO, ABPV, ASPMV, Yole de Villefranche & Club de la Mer
Memoirs written by Paul White Cliquez pour Version française I was on the Des Moines from Feb. 15, 1957 until Aug. 12, 1960. We came over across the Atlantic to Villefranche-sur-Mer in mid 1958 and I was home ported there until Aug. 1960. At the time these photos were taken I was a [...]
Dear friends, members and partners, Best wishes for health and happiness in 2018! We start this year with some very good news: Press review Nice-Matin janv 2018 In partnership with the Municipality of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the Municipality of Saint-Jean Cap Ferrat, the Conseil Départemental 06 and the Chamber of Commerce Nice Côte d’Azur, [...]
Click on the link below or on the book cover to look through the pages of this magnificent work: SOUVENIR BOOK This book, which can be leafed through, like a family photo album, records the 2017 ceremonies of the 50th anniversary of the Sixth Fleet leaving Villefranche-sur-Mer. First of all, it includes forewords by the Commander [...]
As part of the 50th anniversary of the departure of the US Navy 6th Fleet from its home port, organized in partnership with the Town of Villefranche-sur-Mer and the US Navy League, the Association Les Américains et la 6e Flotte produced a 52-minute documentary film entitled: Home Away From Home. Unpublished photographs, contemporary film and video [...]
On 2 September, with Cécile Cojean, we welcomed a group from the Sixth Fleet from the American base in Naples (Italy), a trip organized by USO Naples… a fine exchange! USO Naples with a Sixth Fleet group discovers the giant painting made by the Villefranche school children and meet Valerie Blouin On the agenda: [...]
