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Comment by Gary L Gaberdiel on January 6, 2012 at 8:44pm

Mercy W.D you traveled throughtout the Navy in duty stations.  I retired 1Jan95.

welcome aboard shipmate, at least congress gave us a cola this year, thats nice of them!!!!

Comment by W.D. Owen on January 6, 2012 at 6:01pm

Joined the Navy in 1947. Basic in San Diego. To USS Astoria Struke for Gunners Mate. To Stockton Calif. Shore duty. Got out then reenlisted. Returned to Calif to USS St Paul. Made 3 trips to Korea. Shore duty in Mayport, Fla.. Transfered to USS Lake Champlain. GM2.  To USS Saratoga. Gunnersmate B School at Great Lakes. After graduation to USS NK Perry DE 882. GM 1. Shore Duty in Columbus, Ohio Instructing reservist. Made GMC. Transfered to USS Sample inSeattle, Wash. USS Sample was homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hi. I retired in 1971.

Comment by Jim Hooper Jr on January 4, 2012 at 12:43am

Machinist Mate (E1-E2) USS King DDG 41 1990-1991, USS South Carolina CGN 37 (E3-E4) 1991-1993,both out of Norfolk Va, NMCB 20 1993-1997 transferred to OH National Guard.

Comment by Bill McKinnon on December 28, 2011 at 2:18pm

Quartermaster (QM3) on USS Columbus CG-12, 70-74. Homeported in Norfolk. 17 months (3 cruises) in Med.

 

Comment by Max Eugene Amrine on December 27, 2011 at 11:49pm

Retired USN Radioman (RMCS); served onboard USS Duluth LPD-6 from 19769-1979; served onboard USS Conflict (MSO-426) from 1963-1965. Stationed on Guam for 2 tours - 1966-1968 and 1972-1974; Instructor at RM-B School from 1968-1972; 1st permanent duty station Adak, Alaska 1962-1963. Purely a West Coast sailor. Now married for 46 years with 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren.

 

Comment by Tom Kirkpatrick on December 27, 2011 at 8:15pm

Gary, I was at Diego Garcia for 6 months in 79. My squadron was aboard the Nimitz in the Indian Ocean. I was in VS-24 and we had some of the only aircraft that could fly from the island to where the ship was with mail and parts. We hung cargo nets in the torpedo bays and carried it that way. I was on the maintenance crew at Diego Garcia. Had a ball fishing in the lagoon! Some great fish frys with lots of beer too!

Comment by Gary L Gaberdiel on December 27, 2011 at 6:51pm

Well I am a Navy Retired PN1, retired 1Jan1995, last tour was Classifer at the Navy office at MEPS in Cleveland.  My first ship was the USS FIFE (DD 991) homeported out of San Diego was onboard from May81 to June 84.  Went to shore duty at Service School Command at NTC as a personnelman in the Foreign Military Sales then Sept 88 to Sept 89 went to Diego Garcia for year tour with MSC staff onboard the MV Hoague, then went to PSD NAS Guam from Oct89 to Aug91.

 

Comment by Tom Kirkpatrick on December 26, 2011 at 9:06am

I spent 22 years in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic. I was in VA-75, VA-42, VA -35, VA-86, and VS-24. I spent most of my time working on the A6A Intruder. I also was an Instructor for Survival, Evasion,Resistance and Escape School, in Brunswick Maine for 3 years. My last tour of duty was as a Recruiter in my home town before retireing.

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