Bob Lewandowski

Bob Lewandowski grew up in Toledo,Ohio and served in the US Navy during the war. He is a life member of VFW Roman “Buddy” Frankowski Post 5530.

Career
Name:	USS Requisite
Builder:	Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, Washington
Laid down:	12 November 1941
Launched:	25 July 1942
Commissioned:	7 June 1943
Decommissioned:	23 December 1947
Recommissioned:	15 February 1950
Decommissioned:	1 April 1964
Reclassified:	AGS-18, 18 August 1951
Struck:	1 April 1964
Honours and awards:	8 battle stars (World War II)
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, March 1965
General characteristics
Class and type:	Auk-class minesweeper
Displacement:	890 long tons (904 t)
Length:	221 ft 3 in (67.4 m)
Beam:	32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft:	10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Speed:	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement:	100 officers and enlisted
Armament:	• 1 × 3″/50 caliber gun • 2 × 40 mm guns • 2 × 20 mm guns • 2 × depth charge tracks • 5 × depth charge projectors