DECK LOGS ARCHIVE: 1998
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Posted: 1998-12-31 17:57:50
Posted By: CDR Jan Corey, fka ENS Jan McArtor
Poster Email: cmdrjan@aol.com
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Currently Located In: OH
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What I've Been Up To: Gosh! I feel old... senior chiefs who were in A school when I was an ensign! I spent my first tour in the Navy at the ASW school in San Diego, April 1978 - May 1981. I know that none of the fine sonar techs checking out this site ever dealt with me when I was Legal Officer there... but, then again, who knows? I feel that I was "raised" by sonar techs, having been a "fresh-caught" ensign (and a blond, to boot). Y'all must not have done too bad a job - I did manage to retire as a commander in the Naval Reserve. Any of you who remember me from those days, drop me a line, okay? It gets mighty cold here in Ohio in the winter.
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Posted: 1998-12-31 17:12:17
Posted By: Greg Flanigan
Poster Email: mama-papabear@mailcity.com
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Currently Located In: Elyria, OH 44035
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What I've Been Up To: I joined NAS couple of years ago, thanks to Bill Billings. Enjoyed scrolling through the names on the deck log. Found a fellow boot camper when we were in Bainbridge in 1954. I enjoy the issues of the Ping Jockey. Keep up the good work. Regards, Greg Flanigan, USS J.C. Owens DD776 6/54 to 6/58
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Posted: 1998-12-31 10:29:39
Posted By: Gary Galloway
Poster Email: firelane11@usa.net
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Currently Located In: Upstate NY
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What I've Been Up To: Great Site - Brings back a lot of good memories. Even a few names from the past showed up. Served from Nov '77 thru Nov '82 - USS Capodanno FF-1093 and USS Trippe FF-1075 with a couple of yard periods thrown in there way up in Bath, Maine. It would be great to hear from ole shipmates.
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Posted: 1998-12-25 13:08:54
Posted By: John F. Fitzsimmons
Poster Email: jfitzsimmons@webtv.net
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Currently Located In: Statford, CT
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What I've Been Up To: Sonarman 3/c (SS) USS BANG SS 385
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Posted: 1998-12-23 11:53:15
Posted By: Max Drumheller
Poster Email: maxdrumheller@msn.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: I feel ancient! I never operated a sonar with an SQQ designation. I thought the QCT, followed by the QHB, with a TRR and an ASAP was the ultimate sonar system; good for the next millennium and beyond. As for fire control systems, the Mouse Trap, Depth Charges (K and Y guns), Hedgehogs, and Weapon Able, were awesome. I wish Santa would bring me an SQQ (whatever) for Christmas so I could compare the old with the new. Oh well, we did win the greatest anti-submarine war ever fought with "ping-train-listen." And our young Sonar Technicians will win our future wars, if, God forbid, they need to. We left them a legacy. Merry Christmas to all. I hope Santa doesn't lose contact with any of you.
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Posted: 1998-12-22 10:10:58
Posted By: STS2/SS Jarrett Fifield
Poster Email: jrf221@is8.nyu.edu
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Currently Located In: NY
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What I've Been Up To: I am glad to see a site dedicated to us shower techs...heehee...and it should be plural jockies not possessive jockey's, AND I was on the Francis Scott Key, SSBN657B, from 91-ish to 94-ish.
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Posted: 1998-12-14 13:01:00
Posted By: Mark Carroll
Poster Email: sonarcop@juno.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Orig KS claim NC
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What I've Been Up To: USS Brooke FFG-1, USS O'callahan FF-1051, USS Cook FF-1083, USS Harry W. Hill DD-986, and soon USS Princeton CG-59
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Posted: 1998-12-12 13:02:36
Posted By: Don Richardson
Poster Email: navyret@bellsouth.net
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Currently Located In: presently in Kenner LA
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What I've Been Up To: Read thru the entire 152 guest list. Lotsa lip service but very few new members. Come on board people, we need you, and you need us for old times sake. As a charter member I can honestly say that I have enjoyed all 15 or so meetings and renewed friendships that I never dreamed of. Call me anytime @ 504-469-6041 or e-mail me. Will be more than willing to get you signed up. Any doubt about becoming a member, talk with our illustrious and exceptional president, John Bedford. Happy Holidays, and remember, do not drink and drive, you might hit a bump and spill your drink. Don
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Posted: 1998-12-12 08:03:01
Posted By: James E. Heimstead
Poster Email: jimmybro@ix.netcom.com
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Currently Located In: MN
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What I've Been Up To: Is the previous message from John P. Johnson from the "real" John Paul? Chief J.P. Johnson and outstanding Sonar Instructor par excellence? Commander Johnson of the world renown FSS Key West "Goon Platoon"? This John Paul is currently the Treasurer of the National Sonar Association and good friend and supporter of founder Frank Crawford as the original Sonar Association was formed! John Paul is a friend of mine dating back from FSS Key West! It is great to see his footprints in the log and I want to thank him for the effort put forth for all of us Ping Jockeys since the beginning of the Association. Great to see you in the log, John! Jim Heimstead
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Posted: 1998-12-12 03:02:10
Posted By: Richard Rodriguez
Poster Email: rrodri9099@aol.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Great work! Outstanding workmanship completed by all, I'm impressed!...RR
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Posted: 1998-12-11 16:44:37
Posted By: JOHN P. JOHNSON
Poster Email: comjohnpac@aol.com
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Currently Located In: SAN DIEGO, CA
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What I've Been Up To: I'LL BE BACK LATER FOR COMMENTS.
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Posted: 1998-12-10 19:17:51
Posted By: Gary Jennings USN, RET.
Poster Email: garyj@prodigy.net
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Currently Located In: Great Lakes (presently)
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What I've Been Up To: Advance Electronics Technical Core (the old BE&E), ETA, FCA, EMA, IC, and RMA schools are all at NTC Great Lakes. Instruction is outsourced to San Diego City College. We are looking for retired 9502's that can teach basic electronics and/or basic introduction to DOS and Windows. These jobs pay $20 to $25 per hour plus benefits. If you're interested, contact me via e-mail or at POB 88-6932, Great Lakes, IL, 60088-6932
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Posted: 1998-12-09 19:31:48
Posted By: Donald Fay
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Currently Located In: Bement, IL.
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What I've Been Up To: Retired in 92 and been a fish out water since. Really enjoyed the days as a sonarman. I am not on the web as yet but will leave a message when I am and would like to hear from old shipmates.
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Posted: 1998-12-04 10:52:14
Posted By: Richard Bake
Poster Email: rb0516@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Edgewood, MD
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What I've Been Up To: I was an STG1(SW) and served aboard the following ships: USS Luce DDG-38 1979-81 USS Sunbird ASR-15 1982-85 USS Hewitt DD-966 1985-88 Is there anyone else out there that I know?
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Posted: 1998-11-30 02:06:54
Posted By: Thomas Mcilroy Jr., STGC(SW/SG)
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Currently Located In: Sacramento, CA
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What I've Been Up To: SONAR PIPLINE Class of 1985. USS HORNE CG-30, 85-89; FLEASWTRACENPAC, 89-92; FLEASWTRACENLANT, 92-93; USS JOHN S. MCCAIN DDG56, 93-96; OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, 96 TO RETIREMENT........ITS DAMB GOOD TO BE PART OF THE TEAM!!!!!
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Posted: 1998-11-30 01:40:15
Posted By: Thomas Mcilroy Jr., STGC(SW/SG)
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Currently Located In: Sacramento, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Class of 1985.
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Posted: 1998-11-25 05:48:55
Posted By: Barry Miller
Poster Email: buddabarry@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Gainesville, VA
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What I've Been Up To: Neat stuff this. Any former shipmates out there lets hear from you.
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Posted: 1998-11-23 19:31:55
Posted By: Michael O'Meara
Poster Email: mwomeara@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Tallahassee, FL
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What I've Been Up To: Served aboard USS HEWITT DD9661981-1983. Instructor at FLEASWTRACENPAC from 1984-1985. I couldn't imagine being anything else but a sonar tech. As I look back on it, all those long nights up in the Sonar Shack were pretty damn good. To all my buddies from the Hewitt, especially STGCS Jeffrey Hayes, and my best pal from boot camp STG2 Greg Cunningham I send you my best wishes for fair winds and following seas!
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Posted: 1998-11-23 15:06:29
Posted By: Jules Guzejko
Poster Email: jguzejko@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Lancaster PA
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What I've Been Up To: Served onboard the USS Harwood DD 861 1964, At Key West 1965, ended up on the Hugh Purvis DD709 until 1968
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Posted: 1998-11-21 13:22:50
Posted By: Max Drumheller
Poster Email: maxdrumheller@msn.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Do any of you Ping Jockeys remember a book titled "Naval Traditions, Customs, and Usage," authored by a gentleman named Lovette, and published by the U.S. Naval Institute in 1939. It's been out of print for years, but I found several copies in the Barnes and Noble internet inventory, and ordered one for $16. There is an updated version titled "Naval Ceremonies and Customs" but the cost is $70; too rich for my blood. Anyhow, the older copy is loaded with myriad articles, trivia, and even songs, as suggested by the title: The origin of the Shellback and Golden Dragon ceremonies, passing honors at sea (and why U.S. warships never dip their colors to foreign warships), why cooks must shine the ship's bell, why the galley smokestack (which no longer exists) was called the Charlie Noble, why Navy uniforms have bell bottoms, why coffee is called Joe, Saint Elmo's fire, and so on. Fascinating stuff. If John Bedford agrees, I might extract some of the more interesting items for inclusion in the Ping Jockey. Anyhow, the Navy is probably more steeped in tradition and slang than the other services. So, excuse me for clogging up the log with this tangential gibberish. Just passing time. End of message. Over.
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Posted: 1998-11-17 18:46:50
Posted By: VICTOR L. HARI
Poster Email: vichari@colint.com
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Currently Located In: GILMAN, IL 60938
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What I've Been Up To: SERVED ON USS CHOPPER SS-342 OUT OF KEY WEST FROM 08/'66-DECOMMISSIONING IN '69. WAS STS2-SS.
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Posted: 1998-11-14 08:53:42
Posted By: Steve Anderson
Poster Email: sca@sonarsearch.com
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Currently Located In: Newark, IL
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What I've Been Up To: Served from '70 - '74 as an AX in VP-31, HSL-31, and breifly (plankowner) in HSL-35. I am just now getting back into sonar and have purchased a very nice sidescan system. Am also starting up a new company to offer sidescan services and will hopefully get "paid to play".
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Posted: 1998-11-08 14:45:55
Posted By: Donald Gilbert QM3 (52-55)
Poster Email: dgilb@knology.net
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Currently Located In: Montgomery, AL
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What I've Been Up To: Hi John: Just getting my home page started, and would appreciate any tips that you may give me. Yours is nice.
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Posted: 1998-11-08 13:00:53
Posted By: Max Drumheller
Poster Email: maxdrumheller@msn.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: O.K. Jim Heimstead, I consider myself to have been duly chastised by Double A's defender. Actually, A.A. and I were close friends and had a wonderful time as instructors in San Diego in the late 40's. (My God, that was 50 years ago!) I remember that we had a purple shaft (with wings) hanging from the ceiling in the instructors office, and although it was free to randomly rotate, it was always pointed at Double A. I also remember that A.A. was fascinated with the newly implemented concept of helicopter (dipping) Sonar, so much so that he devised a new rating badge for airborne Ping Jockeys. It was the same as the traditional rating badge, except that the arrow pointed down. That was the most innovative thing that A.A. ever did. As for Lenihan; he was indeed a dedicated Jock, at both San Diego and Key West. He and I were volleyball and handball addicts. He was good. I wasn't. But he was so good, he made me look good. What a character. I was so sorry to hear of his demise. And speaking of characters; weren't we all? And that's the end of these footprints. Over.
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Posted: 1998-11-02 18:37:25
Posted By: gary s patterson
Poster Email: faststix@ix.netcom.com
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Currently Located In: Denver, CO
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What I've Been Up To: don't have any comments yet I just got here
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Posted: 1998-10-31 14:42:04
Posted By: Jim Heimstead
Poster Email: jimmybro@ix.netcom.com
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Currently Located In: MN
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What I've Been Up To: It was good to see Max Drumheller leaving his footprints in the log! Say what you will Max, A.A. Moore showed me the way. When I served with him, he didn't have the BT. He was too busy beating on me to get the Operation's section lesson plans written! Chief Stewart (Sir Charles) was beating on his head! Where was Lenihan in those days?...he was out playing softball and having fun. Fleet Sonar School - Key west had a team that no one could beat thanks to Lenihan! Fleet Sonar School - Key West had the best of everything...including drill teams! John Paul (Skull) Johnson turned out a precision team! They could out drill team anybody. With respect to Al Fitz below, he asked what happened to Tauch and Murphy? Well, according to what he said, they must have made a mistake! One more thing for Max...I probably did have my head in a vacuum in those days but Moore still is "the man"! Jim Heimstead aka " vacuum head"
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Posted: 1998-10-29 11:06:46
Posted By: Max Drumheller
Poster Email: maxdrumheller@msn.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Jim Heimstead claims that Aubrey Moore taught him all that he knows about Sonar. Jim, your head must be a vacuum. When I knew Aubrey Moore in 1949 he was a scatterbrained drunk, soaked in Ripple and Thunderbird wine, stumbling around the instructors' office at Fleet Sonar School, San Diego with a BT in his hand screaming "CHARGE!" The last time I saw him in Key West in the 60's,he still had the BT in his hand. The same one. (Hey Aubrey, if you see this, you can say something bad about me, and Lenihan, Tarantino, Oostenveld, Moody, Cook, Hoapili, Hamilton, and Osborn; the guys who really knew Sonar.) Over.
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Posted: 1998-10-26 13:34:29
Posted By: Al Fitz
Poster Email: afitz@erols.com
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Currently Located In: Walkersville, MD currently-Pittsburgh, PA Originally
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What I've Been Up To: Just decided to sign the book again. STG2 on board USS Sproston DD-577 1/64-3/67. Visit the Sproston Reunion Groups WEB page at:http://www.pubsvc.dsint.com/Sproston I attended FLTASW school San Diego in 63. Had Chief Tauch as one of my instructors who taught me that a sense of humor is important. Other instructor was a FT1 by the name of Murphy who (according to Chief Tauch) never made a mistake-well yours truly found a mistake he made doing a problem on the board. Murphy taught me to really pay attention in class (I was focused on catching him make a mistake). Whatever happened to those guys??
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Posted: 1998-10-25 12:10:16
Posted By: Green, Lorenzo E. STG3
Poster Email: cartrite@lucernevalley.net
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Currently Located In: LUCERNE VALLEY, CA
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What I've Been Up To: I am glad to find a website for PING JOCKEYS. I served on the USS HULL DD-945 IN 79-80. When I reported on board she was in Long Beach, Ca undergoing an overhaul including the removal of her 8 inch bow gun. She was a great ship with an impressive combat record.I enjoyed the time spent on her and with the other members of the AS DIV. I also served on the USS GRAY FF-1054 and the USS DUNCAN FFG-10 while in the reserves. I am proud to be one of the best. A SONAR TECH. in the UNITED STATES NAVY!
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Posted: 1998-10-22 17:33:11
Posted By: David Eberhart
Poster Email: davideberhart@sprintmail.com
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What I've Been Up To: ST1 (SS) Rode the boats from 63 to 72. 324,346, 565. Found the site while searching for documentation on naval submarine repair work quality control after loss of the Thresher. If anyone knows of documentation of assigning a y-bird of each gang that worked on the boat to sea trials, please drop me a line-you'll help my son with his econ project in college. Always like to hear from other boat sailors.
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Posted: 1998-10-22 09:41:42
Posted By: Doug Niessen
Poster Email: dniessen@pacbell.net
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Currently Located In: Vienna VA, now in Folsom CA
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What I've Been Up To: STS2(SS) 1963-69, USS Argonaut SS475 66-68. I am still very much involved in acoustics, building hydrophones, transducers and making ocean recordings. I am interested in talking with other people who are recording bioacoustics, either terrestrial or marine. Great page and good to see lots of participation.
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Posted: 1998-10-20 08:48:16
Posted By: Anthony(Tony) Ziegler STGC(SW)
Poster Email: atazig@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Sidney MT
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What I've Been Up To: Hi to any old friends who may come across this. I graduated Sonar Surface A school in the first part of 1980 and went to the Josephus Daniels CG-27 (26 AXR and MK 114) in Norfolk till 1981. I split toured to USS Kirk FF-1085 (26 CX, 35 IVDS, SQR 17 and SQQ 18) in Yokosuka till 84. I reported to the USS Kidd DDG-993 (SQS 53 and SQR 17) in Norfolk in 85. I left her in 87 and went to FLEASWTRACENPAC to attend the SQQ 89 pipeline for FFG's. After graduation I reported to USS McInerney FFG 8 (56 Helen Keller Sonar with 28 and 19 and MK 301) in Mayport. Left her in 1991 and went to work for COMNAVSURFLANT Mobile Training Team in Norfolk. In 95 I went to work for COMDESRON 20 as the staff ping jockey. After 3 years there I reported to Afloat Training Group Atlantic in Norfolk. Plan on calling it quits next year and will be looking for a job. Anybody that knows of any CEO positions (ha) opening up drop me an e-mail.
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Posted: 1998-10-19 18:03:54
Posted By: sammy t. blay
Poster Email: blay@star-telegram.com
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Currently Located In: TX (of course)
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What I've Been Up To: Its good to hear from some fellow ASW kind of guys. I was a STG3 on the USS Truxtun in 75-76. Then I was sent to the USS Sample in Pearl from 77-81. I got discharged there as a STG1.Just had to go back to Texas. Still there is no doubt that Sonarmen are sharpest knives in the drawer. E mail me.
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Posted: 1998-10-12 06:50:13
Posted By: Patrick Brannon
Poster Email: brannonp@hotmail.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego CA
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What I've Been Up To: Great to see the sonarman profession alive and well on the web.
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Posted: 1998-10-11 15:17:26
Posted By: John Bedford
Poster Email: john@johnbedford.com
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Currently Located In: CA
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What I've Been Up To: I am checking in to let any of you web surfing sonarmen know that our association needs you as a member. Let us hear from you. We are over 400 strong at this time. Our dues of $20 per year are small considering that you get 6 issues of the Ping Jockey per year, a membership roster and membership cards (certificates) and the opportunity to reunite with your friends and shipmates. Join now. Fill out the application form on this site!
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Posted: 1998-09-30 14:09:51
Posted By: Gerald Buscemi
Poster Email: jbuscemi@bellsouth.net
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Currently Located In: West Plam Beach, FL
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What I've Been Up To: Good start, need to get the word out more. I found this site from a ex-IC man who is a Maine trooper now!! Go figure. Served on diesels, boomer and SSN's 564,622(B),315,410.421,571,695 and 688 from 62 to 84. Retired in Charleston, S.C. (first duty station was also Charleston). Started out as a SOSSN(SU) and retired as a STS1(SS). Robert Walsh Sr, are you the Bob Walsh who would keep everybodies cars in Charleston and used them while we were on patrol? Funny, I liked listening on the sonar and do the good (fun) stuff, didn't much care for the rest of the things associated with the rate (electronics, politics, etc). So I retired, went to college and trained to be a nurse and loved it every minute it while it lasted. Let me tell ya, assisting in delivering babies IS fun. Also worked in ER/Trauma and it is even better than TV makes it out to be. Now stuck at home medically retired, so email will be answered smartly. (smoked too much, lung cancer, you guys still smoking, QUIT, it's never too late to quit). Will join the NSA soonest.
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Posted: 1998-09-30 12:27:41
Posted By: John Kill ex STS3(SS)
Poster Email: jkill@jerseycape.com
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Currently Located In: North Wildwood NJ
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What I've Been Up To: Very nice page. It's great to see that we sonarman are getting organized .
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Posted: 1998-09-29 23:35:02
Posted By: Lee Steele
Poster Email: lsteele@best.com
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Currently Located In: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Big and Black and Never Comes Back! Archerfish! Archerfish! Rah! Rah! Rah! ASW school '74, SSN-678 '75 to 80. Three Captain's Masts, and still made first class. Sonarman could MAKE RATE in those days, bubba.
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Posted: 1998-09-29 07:07:44
Posted By: Bruce S Casey
Poster Email: freebird4@prodigy.net
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Currently Located In: Montgomery AL
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What I've Been Up To: Retired STG1(SW) Tour of duty include USS Bowen FF-1079 , USS O'Bannon DD-987, USS Kinkaid DD-967, USS Stephen W. Groves FFG-29, FLTASWTRANCENPAC, FLTMINWARFARETRNCEN CHSN S.C. SSC/NTC San Diego CA
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Posted: 1998-09-25 01:31:21
Posted By: Rodney L. Thayer, STGC(SW)
Poster Email: thayer@genealogist.net
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Currently Located In: Yokosuka Japan
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What I've Been Up To: Great site! Previous duty, USS Merrill DD-976, USS Valley Forge CG-50, DEPCOMOPTEVFORPAC, USS Fife DD-991, currently onboard USS Vincennes CG-49, forward deployed to Yokosuka Japan.
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Posted: 1998-09-23 19:42:47
Posted By: Douglas Beckett STG2
Poster Email: beckettd@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Holden, ME
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What I've Been Up To: Sonar School Key West 1966-1997, USS Hartley DE1029 1967-1968, USS Newman K. Perry DD883 1968-1969. 23f, 23G, Was the last jocky to have sonar contact with USS Scorpion. (RIP) Loved sonar...hated BT drops...especially at night in foul weather.
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Posted: 1998-09-22 06:20:59
Posted By: Bill Sturgeon STCS Ret.
Poster Email: wjsljs@juno.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Stationed: USS Turner DDR-834 (8/47-5/49); USS Newman K. Perry DDR-883 (5/49-9/52); Harbor Defense Unit, Fort Story, VA. (9/52-9/54); USS Savage DER-386 (8/54-7/56); USS Kidd DD-661 (7/56-8/57); Fleet Sonar School, Key West, FL (9/57-1/63); USS Hanson DDR-832 (1/63-1/64); USS Marshall DD-676 (1/64-9/64); USS Chevalier DD-805 (9/64-9/65); Fleet ASW School, San Diego, CA (9/65-9/68). Since retirement: Naval Architectural Technician; Logistician; Civil Engineering Technician; Military Training Specialist; Military Training Range Development Specialist. Own Company: Buena Vista Associates, San Diego.
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Posted: 1998-09-21 17:06:13
Posted By: W. J.
Poster Email: wjsljs@juno.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Served: USS Turner DDR-834 (8/47-5/49); USS Newman K. Perry DDR-883 (5/49-9/52); Harbor Defense Unit, Fort Story, VA (9/52-9/54); USS Savage DER-386 (9/54-7/56); USS Kidd DD-661 (7/56-8/57); Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Fl. (9/57-1/63); USS Hanson DDR-832 (1/63-1/64); USS Marshall DD-676 (1/64-9/64); USS Chevalier DD-805 (9/64-9/65); Fleet ASW School, SD (9/65-8/68). Retired Fleet ASW School, SD. 8/30/68.
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Posted: 1998-09-20 06:39:59
Posted By: A. Joe Molloy
Poster Email: littlejoe20@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Virginia Beach, VA
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What I've Been Up To: Just looking for some of the old gang, where them FINBACK sailors at?
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Posted: 1998-09-19 23:01:46
Posted By: M. McCandless
Poster Email: mikemc@goodnet.com
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Currently Located In: Chandler, AZ
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What I've Been Up To: USS Blue pics
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Posted: 1998-09-18 12:14:29
Posted By: John W. (Bill) Palm, Jr.
Poster Email: b-mpalm@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Bremerton, WA
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What I've Been Up To: As an Association member I have enjoyed finding and reading this website. My wife, Myrna, and I moved here to Bremerton, WA, in 1994 following my retirement after 26 years as a sonarman. We would enjoy contacts from former shipmates, friends and neighbors, where ever you may be. We look forward to meeting other members and non-members here and around the country and around the world.
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Posted: 1998-09-17 22:36:29
Posted By: Terry A. Ramsey
Poster Email: olddog30@hotmail.com
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Currently Located In: Hubert, NC
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What I've Been Up To: saw your ad in the Ping Jockey mag belonging to my father in law... Am a former surface sonar tech, having served in the Navy from Oct '67 to Dec '75
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Posted: 1998-09-14 15:36:41
Posted By: STCM Keith A. Olkonen, USN-RET
Poster Email: olkonen@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Mullan, ID - now Port Orchard, WA
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What I've Been Up To: Nice Page!! Went to "A" school in Diego 55-56, then to HS-4 56-57, then Naval Facility Pt. Sur, CA 57-59, then back to HS-4 59-64, then to USS Black 64, Instructor at Fleet Sonar School, SD 64-68, USS Blue 68-70, MOTU-13 70-74, NAS Corpus Christi 74-77, MOTU-13 77-79, Retired 1979. Worked as Field Service Rep for FMC Corp. on the MK 13 Mod 4 Missile Launcher and MK 75 Gun Mount at TODD Shipyard in Seattle, Then as Sonar Supervisor for TODD Shipyard, then at Key Port, WA where I helped write and teach the After Body of the MK-50 Torpedo. But now I check out the Net, Drink Beer, Eat, Drink Beer, ETC., Drink Beer.
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Posted: 1998-09-10 12:24:49
Posted By: Tom Gates
Poster Email: 1tomgate@pdq.net
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Currently Located In: Houston TX
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What I've Been Up To: Got your Site address from the "Ping Jockey".
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Posted: 1998-09-09 14:26:51
Posted By: Bill O'Brien
Poster Email: obrienw@mailhost.ftscpac.navy.mil
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Great Site. I see a few names in here that I recognize. Like Duane. One thing he failed to mention is that the Kinkaid was the first ship in Naval history to have an all gay commissioning crew. I was on Active Duty 2/76 thru 2/82, 26CX Tech. Uss Kirk FF-1087 from 9/76 til 1/78 Yokosuka then to "C" school. USS Fanning FF-1076 12/78 til 2/83.From 8/83 til 3/95 I worked for GE Field Programs doing RACs on 26 AXRs, CXs, 53s and 53As. Moved over to the 89 shortly after it showed up. Worked all of those elements except the 116. Mostly doing INCOs and ECs. The last 4 yrs of that was in Syracuse NY. Snows too much up there so I came back to sunny SD and worked at FTSCPAC with Code 210(Surface Sonar). I now work at FTSCPAC, for the gubment, in the IC/NAV code on a Data Multiplexing System found on the new DDGs.
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Posted: 1998-09-09 14:24:16
Posted By: Harvey Latshaw
Poster Email: harvey.latshaw@cubic.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Think the web page is a great idea. The association has taken quantum steps since the beginning. Served from 1957-78, FLTSNRSCHOOL KWEST, BROUGH DE 148, CHEVALIER DD805, FLTASWTRACENPAC SAN DIEGO, OUELLET FF1077, CRUDESGRP 1, CRUDESPAC ASW OFFICE. Great to see names on the guest list I recognize.
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Posted: 1998-09-05 13:55:32
Posted By: Jim Heimstead
Poster Email: jimmybro@ix.netcom.com
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Currently Located In: Minneapolis, MN
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What I've Been Up To: After this next week, Pensacola probably will never be the same! Earl blows out and you guys blow in! I'm speaking to John Bedford, John Paul Johnson, Charles Stewart, and A.A. Moore who are attending the National Sonar Association September 9, 10, 11 & 12. I wish I could join you but if you'd host one of these in Duluth I'd show up! You Ping Jockeys who aren't members of the Association should have become members and you could join the fun in Pensacola! Maybe too late for this year, but sign up early and get set for next year. Here's a toast you all and try to have a little fun if you can! John, you've done a hell of a job as Association President and I for one would like to see you continue! jimmybro aka Jim Heimstead
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Posted: 1998-09-04 04:41:32
Posted By: George T. Rodriguez
Poster Email: karlnmn@erols.com
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Currently Located In: currently; Fairfax, VA
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What I've Been Up To: Got this here "internet address" from the 'PING JOCKEY' which is not one of your choices (but, with all due respect, should be).
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Posted: 1998-09-04 04:27:14
Posted By: ET1/SS Edward J. Stammer
Poster Email: estammer@eagnet.com
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Currently Located In: St. Marys, GA
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What I've Been Up To: Refferred by a freind, found site very interesting.
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Posted: 1998-09-03 19:19:05
Posted By: Bill Brownson
Poster Email: bill419@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Rochester NY
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What I've Been Up To: Graduated from Fleet Sonar Shool Key West FL 54 class 6A. Went aboard C.P. Cecil DDR835. Left as a SO3. Learned on QGB then the ship had GHB-A.
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Posted: 1998-09-02 20:56:27
Posted By: Garry Van Wyhe
Poster Email: gvanwyhe@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Everett, WA
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What I've Been Up To: Graduate of Fleet Sonar School, San Diego 1954. Served on USS Stembel DD644 "54-"57, USS Dixie '57-'58. Any old timers out there?
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Posted: 1998-09-02 18:53:50
Posted By: John S. Yerby, STG1(84-92) IS1 (USNR 98)
Poster Email: firetech@iname.com
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Currently Located In: New Orleans, LA
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What I've Been Up To: Returning to your site after a few months to see how we're doing...getting quite a few hits. I recently jumped rates guys and joined the Naval Reserves as an IS. I guess intel is intel. I will keep checking in to see if anyone I know has surfed by. Keep the flyers coming.
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Posted: 1998-09-01 14:06:22
Posted By: Scott Poston
Poster Email: postond@mailhost.ftscpac.navy.mil
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Commissioned the USS Kinkaid DD-965, now working for FTSCPAC San Diego, Surface Sonar code 210
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Posted: 1998-09-01 10:22:46
Posted By: Warren Gross
Poster Email: warren.gross@lmco.com
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Currently Located In: Syracuse, NY
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What I've Been Up To: STG1 '76-'83 SQR-17 C School. USS Connole FF1056, SQR-18A Factory School/ SQR-19 Factory School. USS Moosbrugger DD980. Engineer for SQQ-89 development at GE OR&SS. Currently Lead Engineer for SQQ-89 OBT at Lockheed Martin Ocean, Radar & Sensor Systems.
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Posted: 1998-09-01 06:37:16
Posted By: kimberly wilson
Poster Email: jukyii@hotmail.com
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Currently Located In: Lake Jackson TX
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What I've Been Up To: i really needed the information on this web page for an oceanography class, thanks for being so very much helpful to my research. Love, kimberly
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Posted: 1998-08-22 12:29:12
Posted By: James A Monroe STG3 USS Ingraham FFG-61
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Currently Located In: Portland OR
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What I've Been Up To: I wonder if Warrant Officer Brad Mcguire is here,.,,,,,,? AKA Senior
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Posted: 1998-08-08 14:16:31
Posted By: STGCS(SW) R. K. (Ken) Jackson (USN) Ret.
Poster Email: rjack4201@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Virginia Beach, VA
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What I've Been Up To: Great site. Need to get the word out on more headsets. Veteran of 23/26CX/53A-B/15/18A/19 systems; USS Holder DD-819, USS Bowen DE/FF-1079, USS Conolly DD-979. Fleet Sonar School, FLEASWTRACENPAC (twice), FTG GTMO, FLEASWTRACENLANT (twice), SSAAC Norva. Retired 0417, AOIC/SEA SSAAC, Aug '95. Been there, done that. By the way Boone, being an 0416 for 15 years doesn't qualify as tin can duty! Get Real!
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Posted: 1998-08-07 09:20:37
Posted By: Ellsworth Earl Witmer STCM USN RET
Poster Email: witmer@us.ibm.com
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Currently Located In: PA
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What I've Been Up To: Retired Jan 1975. I will update my duty stations at a later date.
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Posted: 1998-07-29 19:45:41
Posted By: Robert H. Davis SO2
Poster Email: lunaseaii@worldnet.att.net
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Currently Located In: Manasquan, NJ
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What I've Been Up To: Served on U.S.S. Waldron DD699 1951-1954
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Posted: 1998-07-29 09:26:34
Posted By: Ed Warner
Poster Email: ka1elr@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Boston, MA
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What I've Been Up To: P-T-L (Ping-Train-Listen) Hi kiddies,-Sonar school Key West 4-51,USS Snowden DE-246 (plank owner from mothballs) Green Cove Springs (and points north east and south)51-53.USS Robert H. McCard DD822 (points north south and east) 53-54.First gear was ASDIC (from a WW1 movie) then we squeezed enough money out of BUSHIPS for SQS 10.The whales never forgave us.Best wishes to all.
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Posted: 1998-07-24 11:40:49
Posted By: Nathan Jenkins
Poster Email: ae4yy@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Bradenton, FL
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What I've Been Up To: I had a great career in the sub force on the USS Birmingham, USS Tautog and USS Los Angeles. The fleet reserve is next in my career in Dec 98.
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Posted: 1998-07-21 13:49:56
Posted By: STGCS (SW) Walt Ellmaker USN RET
Poster Email: waltellmaker@worldnet.att.net
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Currently Located In: Syracuse, NY
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What I've Been Up To: Served on numerous DD's and FF's between 1959 and 1985 when I retired. Currently drive big rigs part time for a Drug Store chain
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Posted: 1998-07-20 14:51:00
Posted By: Fred DiGregory
Poster Email: steelers@downcity.net
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Currently Located In: Groton, CT
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What I've Been Up To: I am currently active duty at SSEP groom team.
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Posted: 1998-07-19 12:52:26
Posted By: Jerry Olson
Poster Email: golson@bminet.com
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Currently Located In: Cambridge, WI
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What I've Been Up To: Served aboard the USS George E Davis DE357 in the early 50's as a Sonarman. The early experiences were listening only, it was "cool" when our gear was replaced and we had a scope! I have been trying to find out more information about the Davis, if anyone knows of a good site let me know. I think this site is great, keep up the good work!
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Posted: 1998-07-17 22:59:28
Posted By: STG1(SW) Rodney Lee Thayer
Poster Email: thayer@genealogist.net
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Currently Located In: Yokosuka, Japan
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What I've Been Up To: Good looking site, great logo. I am currently active duty, USS Vincennes CG-49 in Yokosuka, Japan. I am interested in the Association and will visit again soon.
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Posted: 1998-07-17 12:43:00
Posted By: Thomas R. Baird
Poster Email: bbaird7243@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Wareham MA
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What I've Been Up To: I would like to know more about your association and how I can join it. I am currently a sonar tech in the U.S. Navy
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Posted: 1998-07-17 06:11:32
Posted By: Paul K Williams
Poster Email: paul_williams@wireless.adc.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Great page!! Read it in The Ping Jockey so here I am. Good to see some old friends here. I graduated in 63, picked up the Furse DD-882 in Philly the to the Myles C. Fox DD-829 to the Dyess DD-880 and two tours on Haddock SSN-621, best job I ever had. I was lucky to have one tour at FLTASWTRACENPAC as an instructor and two tours at NAVSEACENPAC where I worked with what I consider to be the most dedicated bunch there are. Enough of my rambling. Hope to make the reunion in 99.
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Posted: 1998-07-15 14:39:35
Posted By: STGCS(SW) Ron Smith
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Currently Located In: Virginia Beach VA, now...SD soon...and RI originally
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What I've Been Up To: Nice Page! Still on active duty USS Nicholas FFG-47. Previous duty stations include USS Jack Williams FFG-24, NRD Columbus OH, FTG Guantanamo Bay Cuba, MOTU 12 Mayport FL, and last but not least USS Richard L. Page FFG-5! Started out as a AN/SQS-26BX technician, then moved up to the AN/SQR-17 then 17A! Now I am just an old dinosaur by today's standards! Keep up the good work on the site!
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Posted: 1998-07-14 17:14:58
Posted By: STGC(SW) Keith
Poster Email: bigelmo@worldnet.att.net
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Currently Located In: Everett, WA
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What I've Been Up To: Just got done checking out the site. Saw several names I haven't seen in a long time. I've sailed on USS DAVIDSON FF-1045, USS VIRGINIA CGN-38,and USS PETERSON DD-969. Mainly been an "Active" guy most of my career. Last ship taught me the fun of playing with a "Tail". Look forward to contacting others.
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Posted: 1998-07-13 05:02:21
Posted By: Enrique
Poster Email: vfw153@aol.com
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Currently Located In: NY
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What I've Been Up To: Great! Nice to see a few of my "old" shipmates in the log. ST "A" SEI & Q5 "C" Schools. SSBN624, SSN688, SSN 692, SSN696, CSS7, NSTCP, COMSUBPAC FORCE ST & PMO418. Ret. 1994.
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Posted: 1998-07-11 23:43:43
Posted By: Edward Luna
Poster Email: lunaishere@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Dallas, TX
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What I've Been Up To: I'm looking for sonar technology. Do you have any suggestions (books, papers, magazines, web sites...) from basics to advance? Thanks......................Edward
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Posted: 1998-07-11 11:07:50
Posted By: STSCS Don Noyes
Poster Email: dn69427@home.com
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Currently Located In: Hampden, ME
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What I've Been Up To: Great page, joined 79, ST A, BE/E, C school San Diego 80-81 0421 SPACE Tech, USS NEW YORK CITY (SSN 696) 81-85 Q-5 (fy79), ACINT Specialist 0416 NASTYPAC Pearl Harbor 85-89,NTIC,NMIC,ONI 89-96, SUBTRAFAC San Diego 96-present
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Posted: 1998-07-11 10:46:20
Posted By: Christoper Winsor
Poster Email: winsor@camcomp.com
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Currently Located In: Kingsbay, GA
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What I've Been Up To: I am currently serving on board USS Wyoming SSBN 742 (G). I really enjoyed the site. The guys in the shack are really interested in this site. Thank you.
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Posted: 1998-07-10 17:58:34
Posted By: Jerry L. Stretch
Poster Email: jstretch@hotmail.com
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Currently Located In: Houston, TX
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What I've Been Up To: Good looking site! But I could be a bit less than objective, as a former "ping jockey". Actually, I'm a lost sailor, and surfed in while looking for information on my old boat, and possibly some other wandering shipmates. Served on the USS Trigger (SS564) '67-70, but can find very little on her disposition or her crew during that time. If you're surfing around, check out The Military Network at . Could be a good opportunity for a link that would get the site some recognition. I know the guys that run it and I'll mention it to them. Email to editor@militarynetwork.com. Jerry L. Stretch ex-STS2 (SS)
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Posted: 1998-07-10 16:34:58
Posted By: Clyde H. (Herbie) Ball
Poster Email: ball_clyde_h@lanl.gov
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Currently Located In: Los Alamos, NM
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What I've Been Up To: After being an NSA member for several years the web page check in is a pleasure to read. I was introduced to NSA by Bill Gold and joined right away. Bill and I were on the USS Ingraham DD694 together. I was discharged on Oct. 1, 1963 and Bill stayed in for 25 years and went on to become a LT. Cmdr. My best to Bill and his family. I read with interest the comments from Timothy Johnson and Brian Wilson who are from the New DD61 USS Ingraham. I would love to have a picture of the new ship. I can't remember my class number but I graduated FSS Key West in April 1961 and went aboard the Ingraham immediately. In early 1963 I was transferred to the USS Davis DD937 and was discharged as an STG 3/c. Good health to all of you. Herbie
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Posted: 1998-07-10 08:48:41
Posted By: STSCM(SS) John J. Dugan
Poster Email: jnjod@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Marlton, NJ and now Waipahu, HI
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What I've Been Up To: Aloha! Started at Sonar School in San Diego in 74. Served aboard ANDREW JACKSON (75-76)/BQR-2B/BQR-15, CAVALLA (77-79)/BQS-13/BQH-4, and NARWHAL (79-81)/BQS-11/STASS. ACINT Specialist from 82 to present (NISC, Washington DC from 82-85, NASTYPAC, Pearl from 85-91, SUBTRAFAC, San Diego from 91-95 and NASTYPAC, Pearl from 95-98). Retiring in Aug 98. "Sixty-Thirty!"
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Posted: 1998-07-09 17:49:46
Posted By: Mark A. Anderson STSCM(SS)
Poster Email: helemano@radix.net
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Currently Located In: originally Cascade, MT, now Bowie, MD
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What I've Been Up To: Aloha from MD. Got to this site from my buddy JJ in HI. Served onboard USS GUARDFISH SSN 612 from Feb 78 to June 82, 3 WestPacs. Instructor @ NASTYPAC Feb 83-Sep 86, ACINT Specialist @ NASTYPAC Sep 86-Dec 96. Currently at ONI in MD. SAGIRE CLASSIS DESTRUCTUM!
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Posted: 1998-07-09 10:32:13
Posted By: Ken Hunter
Poster Email: klphunter@worldnet.att.net
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Currently Located In: originally from IN, now residing in RI
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What I've Been Up To: Joined January 1990 served 2.5 years on the USS Greenling, Decommissioning crew served 2.5 years on the USS Trepang.
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Posted: 1998-07-08 23:16:07
Posted By: John D. Johnson
Poster Email: johnsonj002@hawaii.rr.com
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Currently Located In: Aiea, HI
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What I've Been Up To: Aloha, Got this site from that bum Ray Schneider. Ray, "Buy a drink and shove off." Served on USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680) from 1975 to 1975. Instructor at NASTYPAC, Pearl Harbor 1979-1981. ACINT Specialist 1981-Present. Warm regards, John D. Johnson STSCM(SS) USN
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Posted: 1998-07-08 21:43:09
Posted By: STGCS Joseph (Mike) Mims, USN Retired
Poster Email: mmims@conch.net
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Currently Located In: Summerland Key, FL
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What I've Been Up To: From FSS, Key West in '60 until MOTU 12 in '80 - What a great 20 years ! Noa , Jacana, Dale, & Halsey were my seagoing homes with time at FSS and FLEASWTRACENPAC along the way. Followed by 18 years at DRS (SQR-17 / "Targets No More") OEM in New Jersey. Now playing as Dockmaster on Little Palm Island, Little Torch Key. Yes, the keys are paradise, still. If you remember the Dolphin, Lobster, Tarpon, and the reefs, stop by, they're still here ! (Gas & Bait on you) I helped close FSS in '74 - It's a shame all you youngsters missed the "Duval Street Crawl" and Dos Amigos Saloon. Thanks to The Ping Jockey, we don't lose contact.
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Posted: 1998-07-08 09:27:23
Posted By: Thomas K. Adametz, STGCS, USN Ret
Poster Email: adametz@aol.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Staying in touch with other Ping Jockeys. Feel free to contact me, especially if you are from the 1964-1984 era. Looking for any folks who were stationed at FLEASWTRACENPAC from 1970 to 1975.
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Posted: 1998-07-06 18:53:08
Posted By: Nick Miller
Poster Email: capnick@aol.com
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Currently Located In: St. Petersburg, FL
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What I've Been Up To: STSCS(SS) USS Nathan Hale SSBN 623. Finished up in the Navy Reserve. Long time N.A.S. member.
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Posted: 1998-07-06 06:52:40
Posted By: Bill Bankhead
Poster Email: bankhead@oasys.dt.navy.mil
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Currently Located In: FL originally, now MD
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What I've Been Up To: Saturday, Sundays, and Nights (SSN)
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Posted: 1998-07-04 20:07:44
Posted By: James
Poster Email: petra@xtalwind.net
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Currently Located In: Crystal River, FL
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What I've Been Up To: Hello fellow pingjockey's! Been too busy to get on the Internet, so this is great to see. Retired as a STGCS on 1/31/81 from the P.I. Went to Basic ST "A" in 59/60, rode lots of "tincans", back in 62 for RDT, then Minesweep duty in Charleston, S.C. with a bit of Special Forces Vietnam duty, folby IT duty at FSS 66-70. This included G.E. factory school in Syracuse for 26CX, then taught it at FSS. Put FF1078 (DE then) Joseph Hewes in commission with the first VDS attached towed array. Back to IT duty at FLEASWTRACENPAC in San Diego from Dec. 74 to Dec. 78, teaching "A" school, 26CX, then became the head evaluator folby Gram Analysis school. Went to Cubi Pt. in the P.I. on the staff of COMNAVSURFGRUWESPAC conducting Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurements. Great times everywhere. Wouldn't have changed a thing. All my old students just knew me as "Chief Pete", plus lots of my old buddy's, so hope to hear from some of you. I'm presently in Crystal River, FL working in the Telecom. Dept. maintaining fiber optic and microwave radio equip., telephone switches, and lots of data ckts. at the 6th largest power plant compound in the world with 4 coal-burners and one Nuke. Sonar...the best job in the Navy!!!
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Posted: 1998-07-02 09:24:57
Posted By: Jim Heimstead
Poster Email: jimmybro@ix.netcom.com
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Currently Located In: WI
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What I've Been Up To: It is really great to see all you sound jockey's sign in! I enjoy the comments and check every day to see if any of my old sound shack buddies check in! Anybody out there attend FSS_Key West in 1952-53? How about 1955-56? Chief A.A. Moore taught me everything there was to know! Here's to you Chief! I agree with John Bedford...Lets get those memberships in and really take advantage of the Association. Any minecraft sailors checking in? How about U.S.Seer (Am-112) Jim Heimstead SO1.( A sonar operations instructor legend in his own mind!)
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Posted: 1998-07-02 04:17:41
Posted By: Boone G. Hichborn STGCM(SW) RET
Poster Email: hichborn@tst.tracor.com
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Currently Located In: Currently live in Stafford, VA
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What I've Been Up To: I've been neglectful in my duties by not paying closer attention to this association and becoming a member. This I will do now. I was born on the 29-31 series sonar (RDT hot stuff), bread on the AN/SQS-23 series, matured with the 26CX&53 systems, and grew old with the 18 & 19 systems. 26 years as a "TINCAN" sailor and have meet the best people this old planet has to offer in the ASW arena. Sonarmen, be they Skimmer or bubleheads, are a unique group of folks ..... in that they understand that "ASW is an ART not a science". One more thought " All the engineers and all the technology, can not change the water conditions". I look forward to becoming a part of the fellowship of Sonarmen through this association. Lets go active!!!!!! Boone
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Posted: 1998-07-01 10:36:18
Posted By: Lee Brokaw
Poster Email: lbrokaw@unidyne.titan.com
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Currently Located In: Originally MI, now CT
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What I've Been Up To: Just dropping by to see what's here. Did time on USS NARWHAL SSN-671, USS HELENA SSN-725, USS SANTA FE SSN-763, USS ALEXANDRIA SSN-757, and USS GROTON SSN-694. STSCS PHIL GOVE CALL ME IF YOU READ THIS!
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Posted: 1998-06-30 22:28:26
Posted By: John Bedford
Poster Email: john@johnbedford.com
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Currently Located In: Pomona, CA, originally
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What I've Been Up To: To all of you who are checking in on Sonarshack.org, Thank You. To the Sonarmen out there, remember this: Ping Jockeys don't lose contact! As a member of the National Sonar Association, I hope we get together soon.
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Posted: 1998-06-30 14:45:39
Posted By: STSCS(SS) Ray Schneider, USN RET
Poster Email: schneiderre@crbesmtp.dt.navy.mil
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Currently Located In: Originally IL, now Virginia
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What I've Been Up To: Active duty: 67-87, Key West Sonar School: 67-69, USS GATO SSN 615: 69-74, San Diego Sonar School: 74-77, Pearl Harbor 77-87. Trying to track down an old shipmate Harland Wilson. He's a "Bubble Head" Sonar "Girl" I served with in San Diego 74-77, probably retired better than 10 years.
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Posted: 1998-06-28 12:21:39
Posted By: Chuck McGrew
Poster Email: jmcgrew@camcomp.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Kings Bay
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What I've Been Up To: Greetings! This is for all my fellow STS's out there. There's darn few submariners, and even fewer Sonar Techs. Hoo-Yah! Keep the Silent Service silent! FW & FS, Chuck
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Posted: 1998-06-24 14:08:54
Posted By: Jeff Bosworth, STGCS (USNR)
Poster Email: jboswort@columbus.rr.com
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Currently Located In: Hilliard, OH
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What I've Been Up To: Active duty from 1968-72 2.5 years aboard USS Knox (plank owner) first AN/SQS-26CX to sea. Currently drill as a Navy reservist, N&MCRC, Columbus OH. Command Senior Chief for first drill weekend. Civilian occupation - Emerging Technology Consultant, Compuware, Corp.
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Posted: 1998-06-23 12:56:54
Posted By: STG1(SW) Mitchell Phelps
Poster Email: mitchell.phelps@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Everywhere, Orginally: Louisville, KY
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What I've Been Up To: GREAT Site , Proud to be a STG! Duty Stations Include:ST "A" School FLEASWTRACENPAC San Diego in Summer 1984 ; USS Knox FF-1052 HP: Yokosuka, Japan 9/84 to 10/86; USS Paul F. Foster DD-964 HP: Long Beach, CA/Portland, OR 11/86 to 5/89; BEE and AN/SQS-56 "C" School 6/89 to 7/90 FLEASWTRACENPAC San Diego; SIMA/NMRF Long Beach, CA 7/90 to 7/92; USS Curts FFG-38 HP: Yokosuka, Japan 8/92 to 10/95; USS George Philip FFG-12 HP: San Diego, Ca 11/95 to 6/97; Naval Manpower Analysis Center Millington, TN 7/97 to Present. I'm looking for Command Patches from the Knox, SIMA Long Beach and Paul Foster. Thanks Alot! V/R Monkey Boy (from Borneo)
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Posted: 1998-06-17 00:27:08
Posted By: Timothy Johnson
Poster Email: batchild@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Vian, OK
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What I've Been Up To: I'm an STG2 onboard USS Ingraham, my chief mentioned this site to me so I decided to check it out. auchnichiztnin. keep it up. /@/"
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Posted: 1998-06-15 08:27:27
Posted By: Rod Fruendt STG-2
Poster Email: vi00369@us.ibm.com
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Currently Located In: NY
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What I've Been Up To: USS COMPTON DD-705. Fleet Sonar, Key West 1965. USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DLG-13. Can't believe we have our own site! Remember many watches sitting at the SQS-23 console during many an ASW patrols in the windward passage. Also talking to the porpoise over the underwater telephone, not realizing that the Captain was monitoring my "conversation" on the bridge. Am looking for Don Crowell, Dave Beck, Kane, and anyone who sailed in the PRATT '64-'66. Great page, great idea, great rate to have been in my youth.
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Posted: 1998-06-14 00:08:20
Posted By: Joyce Pfohlman
Poster Email: joyceb@inland.net
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Currently Located In: Lake Elsinore
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What I've Been Up To: I found you, Johnny. Pretty neat site. Very interesting.
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Posted: 1998-06-09 05:46:12
Posted By: Francis J. Rogers
Poster Email: froger@erols.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Western MD
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What I've Been Up To: One of my fondest memories was of "gooster" hunting off the beach of Fleet Sonar School, Key West........ "Roge" STG-3, USS H. E. Yarnell DLG-17 68-72
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Posted: 1998-06-07 22:07:11
Posted By: Ken Schaler
Poster Email: kenshead@citylinq.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Everett WA
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What I've Been Up To: Went to ST A school in San Diego, served aboard James E. Kyes DD787 8/65 to 6/67, doing two westpac tours, including a couple turns at shore bombardment, what a way to keep a guy awake! Then on to the Mahan DLG11 for a short stint, from 6/67 to 12/67 , then to the Brooke DEG1, 12/67 to 11/68 and freedom! and the most interesting sonar at that time to operate, the SQS26. A request, if you please, I am trying to get a photo or two of the Kyes. If any of you out there know of one on the web, please let me know. Hey, great site, I'll stop in and see what's going on from time to time.
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Posted: 1998-06-07 10:25:45
Posted By: Don Richardson
Poster Email: navyret@bellsouth.net
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Currently Located In: originally, Auburn ME
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What I've Been Up To: excellent job on the web site page. would expect nothing less from a st.
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Posted: 1998-06-02 20:59:10
Posted By: Arthur J. Cappabianca
Poster Email: acappa@inch.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Staten Island, NY by way of USS Warrington DD843
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What I've Been Up To: I was assigned to Warrington DD-843 from 9-64 to 9-66. We had SQS-23 with the Mk. 111 FCS. I was assigned briefly to USS Yosemite AD-19, a great old ship. I also served in Minesweeps, MSCO-49 Lorikeet, the ship was equipped with sonar that was on before I was born, and Meadowlark MSC-196. Minesweep sonar is interesting, there is no audio presentation. It's sort of like being in a Howard Johnson that only serves vanilla ice cream.
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Posted: 1998-06-01 20:57:21
Posted By: Richard Spicer
Poster Email: richsdd782@aol.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Higley, AZ
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What I've Been Up To: great web site!! You did a great job jimmybro! Smooth sailing & fair seas, mates. from an X, ET2 on the USS ROWAN DD782
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Posted: 1998-05-30 14:45:18
Posted By: Wilson, Brian
Poster Email: subklr@aol.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Everett, WA
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What I've Been Up To: Been receiving your mail brochure onboard my ship, USS INGRAHAM FFG-61. I am the Leading Chief Petty Officer of Combat Anti-Submarine Warfare (CA) division. I have been an STG for over 13 years. Love the mail brochure keep'em coming. "May the PING be with you." Brian
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Posted: 1998-05-29 18:12:06
Posted By: Wesley Andrews STCS (Ret)
Poster Email: sonarwes@aol.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: San Diego, CA (Full time RV'er)
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What I've Been Up To: 1955-1974 USS PHILIP DDE498, USS EVANS DE1024, USS TINGEY DD539, FLTSOSCH INSTR KEY WEST, USS HORNET CVS12, FLTASWSCH INSTR SAN DIEGO, USS DECATUR DDG31, MEMBER NAS
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Posted: 1998-05-28 14:30:36
Posted By: PETER A. BARNEY
Poster Email: pbarney@sprynet.com
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Currently Located In: BETHEL, CT 06801
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What I've Been Up To: SERVED ON USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL SSN 708
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Posted: 1998-05-28 10:49:35
Posted By: STGCS Craig Lewis
Poster Email: morphy@cdepot.net
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Retired 98May31! Wanted to see if life existed after Retirement...Seems it does! Good to see Sonarmen staying together. Think I will like retirement............
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Posted: 1998-05-27 19:14:21
Posted By: Robert Semsey
Poster Email: jsemsey@hotmail.com
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Currently Located In: Uniontown, PA
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What I've Been Up To: I'm a new member & wanted to look a our website. It would be nice if we could get some pictures of the old Sonar Stacks ie; SQS-29, the Attack Director, etc. and other equipment that we use to operate.
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Posted: 1998-05-26 18:27:22
Posted By: Mike Crowley
Poster Email: mcroicro@aol.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Oakland, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Sonarman USS McCaffery DD-860 '65-'67
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Posted: 1998-05-26 17:20:28
Posted By: Kevin L. Johnson, STGC(SW), USN
Poster Email: hdman@juno.com
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Currently Located In: MT
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What I've Been Up To: Saw the web link in The Ping Jockey and just wanted to check it out. Enjoy reading the news letter that we get on the ship. Keep up the good work
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Posted: 1998-05-26 07:47:44
Posted By: William H. Smith, AWCS, USN, Ret.
Poster Email: whs@prodigy.net
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Congratulations on the Web site. I'm sure it will be a successful endeavor.
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Posted: 1998-05-23 15:11:13
Posted By: Arthur A. McCann, Jr.
Poster Email: alfie@socal.wanet.com
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Currently Located In: Boston, MA
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What I've Been Up To: Noted your site in the "Ping Jockey." Thanks
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Posted: 1998-05-23 13:05:49
Posted By: Rosie Owens
Poster Email: silvrrose5@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Buffalo, NY & Tampa, FL areas.
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What I've Been Up To: I am very pleased to visit your excellent website! It is a wonderful tribute to Frank Crawford and his dedication to keeping the friendships that span decades, alive. I am sure he would be very pleased. In addition, this website welcomes new members easily and generously. It is a job well done and I hope you are all very proud of it. TO ALL OF THE VETERANS OUT THERE, THANK YOU FOR MAKING AMERICA FREE!
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Posted: 1998-05-22 14:00:57
Posted By: William O. Reed II
Poster Email: worii@erols.com
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Currently Located In:
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What I've Been Up To: STCM Ret. Probably was the STG & STCM detailer longer than anyone. Not particularly by choice !!!!! Would appreciate any information on STCM Ret. William Q. Shirley. Thanks....
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Posted: 1998-05-22 12:07:01
Posted By: H. J. Crean, STCM
Poster Email: lcrean@eznet.net
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Currently Located In: Olean, NY
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What I've Been Up To: Found address in the Ping Jockey
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Posted: 1998-05-22 09:25:51
Posted By: Dale P. Henry
Poster Email: henryd@mailhost.ftscpac.navy.mil
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA (MI originally)
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What I've Been Up To: STGCS (RET) JULY 58 TO JUNE 81. Been here at FTSCPAC (formerly NAVSEACENPAC) since July 83. If you have been on active duty since then as a Sonarman, you have undoubtly seen my name on your Sonar/ ASW Fire Control PMS. Great work on this WEB site guys! Keep it up!
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Posted: 1998-05-21 18:20:07
Posted By: Don Bassler
Poster Email: dbservic@pacific.telebyte.com
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Currently Located In: HOLLY, WA
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What I've Been Up To: JUST CHECKING IN AS AN EARLY CONTINUOUS MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION.
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Posted: 1998-05-21 13:58:24
Posted By: Jeff Knutson
Poster Email: jknutson55@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Seattle, WA
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What I've Been Up To: Just got the latest issue of the Ping Jockey which told about this site and dropped in to see what was here.
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Posted: 1998-05-21 03:17:02
Posted By: Robert P. Shive STCS (RET.)
Poster Email: shive@aug.com
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Currently Located In: Laguna Beach, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Nice to have this page to ping on. Was known mostly by the name of "HEAP" as my good friend Shorty Owens will attest to.
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Posted: 1998-05-20 20:28:55
Posted By: Terry Miller
Poster Email: tlmwaller1@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Waller, TX
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What I've Been Up To: Greetings from a -23F ping jockey.
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Posted: 1998-05-20 13:13:20
Posted By: STGC Redmond Watson
Poster Email: rick.watson@spacecon.net
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Currently Located In: Cocoa Beach, FL
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What I've Been Up To: Actually got the Info From March/April 98 Ping Jockey - The WEB Page looks Good!
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Posted: 1998-05-15 22:33:19
Posted By: John Bedford
Poster Email: john@johnbedford.com
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Currently Located In: CA
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What I've Been Up To: Logging in to make sure that I don't lose contact. I am anxious to hear from any of our Sonar friends who have viewed this site. More than that I hope to get some good feedback on how we can make this the premier site for sonar contacts! Let me hear from you at my email address!
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Posted: 1998-05-15 09:44:50
Posted By: James Straus
Poster Email: straus@spawar.navy.mil
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Currently Located In:
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What I've Been Up To: Greetings to a fellow Ping Jocky. Don Snider passed me your web site and I'm leaving my mark. If your looking for someone that road the wooden navy and you can't hear us Ping, then your looking for me. Jim Straus 619-524-3770 (w) 619-524-3350 (f) 619-302-1000 (c)
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Posted: 1998-05-14 10:27:34
Posted By: John S. Yerby
Poster Email: firetech@iname.com
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Currently Located In: New Orleans, LA
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What I've Been Up To: Just seeing what this about...
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Posted: 1998-05-12 22:15:47
Posted By: John J. DeGrazia
Poster Email: graz@cyberdude.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Eric Curtis just droped me a note informing me about "US". I was Active Duty from May '78 to May '98. Whew!!! Qualified Submarines on USS Guitarro SSN-665 in '80. Qualified Sonar Sup on USS Hull DD-945 '81, Made STG2 on USS Leahy CG-16 in ''82, Edited Courses at FASWTRACENPAC '84-'86, Taught MK-114 UBFCS '86 -'87, where I made STG1, then Qualified Surface Warfare on USS Hepburn FF-1055 between '87-'91, "Decommed" her and went to SQR-17 Maintenance at FASW then to USS Sterett CG-31 from '92-'94 "Decommed" her and went back to FASW to teach Digital Electronics, A-School, and Basic Acoustic Analysis 'till I retired May'98. Good to see the site Folks! I hope to hear from any of you "surfers". What a long strange run on sentence it's been.
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Posted: 1998-05-12 21:22:13
Posted By: Eric Curtis
Poster Email: ecurtis@isd.net
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Currently Located In: Big Lake, MN
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What I've Been Up To: USS Lockwood FF-1064 81-84, USS Capodanno FF-1093 84-86, FLEASWTRACENPAC N624A2 Team Trainers 86-90, USS Marvin Shields FF-1066 90-decomm in 92, USS Sterett CG-31 92-94.
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Posted: 1998-05-12 06:30:45
Posted By: Jim Fitzgerald
Poster Email: ping@asw.net
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Currently Located In: Fairfax. VA
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What I've Been Up To: ASWO USS SARSFIELD DD837, ASWO USS JOHNSTON DD821, WEAPONS USS SPROSTON DD 577, WEAPONS USS CARPENTER DD 825, XO USS COOK DE 1083, CO USS LOCKWOOD FF1064, CDS-31 (PACFLT ASW SQN), INSTRUCTOR FLTSONARSCOL KWEST, HD SURFACE ASW PROGRAMS OP-O3, DIR ASW PROGRAMS OP-71, SPECIAL ASS'T FOR ASW CINCPACFLT, CDR CARL VISON BATTLE GROUP/CCDG-3, SPECIAL ASS'T TO THE CNO ON ASW MATTERS...ETC. VICE PRESIDENT ANALYSIS & TECHNOLOGY, INC DIR ASW C4I OPERATIONS.
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Posted: 1998-05-11 18:48:38
Posted By: Richard W. Bingman (Bing)
Poster Email: r.bingman.sandiego@worldnet.att.net
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Most excellent web site.... BZ's are in order.
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Posted: 1998-05-11 07:26:14
Posted By: Phil Sharp
Poster Email: edward.p.sharp@sf.frb.org
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Currently Located In: San Francisco, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Grad "A" School, Key West Feb '64. DER-327 Guam, "B" School San Diego '66. DD-781 Jacksonville, GITMO '69 Fleet Training Group, DD-704 Norfolk/Pearl Harbor, DE-1034 Pearl Harbor, Converted to Master-at-Arms 1973. Look forward to checking in the site to see if there are any familiar echoes out there.
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Posted: 1998-05-11 07:00:38
Posted By: Ed Creter SOG3 1960-64
Poster Email: creter@bigfoot.com
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Currently Located In: PA
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What I've Been Up To: Looks good!
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Posted: 1998-05-10 21:46:05
Posted By: Donald E. Snider
Poster Email: elroy@funtv.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Just a retired Sonarman looking for a great place to make the final retirement site. I know San Diego weather is great, etc, etc, but there must be a better place. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Posted: 1998-05-10 11:28:45
Posted By: Fred Kingsbury
Poster Email: fkings@sprintmail.com
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Currently Located In: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
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What I've Been Up To: Great start for a page, keep up the good work.
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Posted: 1998-05-10 11:20:55
Posted By: Bernard A. (Sonny) Fix
Poster Email: sonnyfix@worldnet.att.net
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Currently Located In: Norfolk, VA
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What I've Been Up To: Looking for someone from the Sproston DD-DDE 577 from 3/59 to 3/63
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Posted: 1998-05-10 04:17:24
Posted By: James Cox
Poster Email: gjwj23a@prodigy.com
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Currently Located In: Benton Harbor, MI
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What I've Been Up To: No comment at this time
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Posted: 1998-05-09 19:07:31
Posted By: Paul W. Newman
Poster Email: newman@pathfindermail.com
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Currently Located In: Salem OR
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What I've Been Up To: Served aboard the USS Boyd(DD544) from August 1965 to December 1968 in the Sonar Division.
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Posted: 1998-05-09 18:02:32
Posted By: Ralph J. Kornoely
Poster Email: rjkorn@netonecom.net
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Currently Located In: MI
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What I've Been Up To: Sonar Contact!!!! Bearing 000, Up Doppler. Great Site. I wonder what they have for an Attack Director now? Where's Gertrude? Had the RDT Console then. Went to Sonar School in Key West, FL. Class of 29-59; Served aboard USS James C. Owens DD-776 until 1962
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Posted: 1998-05-09 16:55:12
Posted By: Jeffrey D. Brandt, STG1, USN
Poster Email: jdbrandt@nbn.net
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Currently Located In: PA
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What I've Been Up To: 1975-1981 ---------- formerly of USS Paul FF-1080 and USS Rathburne FF-1057.
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Posted: 1998-05-09 15:03:20
Posted By: Gary E. White
Poster Email: gankintx@flash.net
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Currently Located In: Houston TX
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What I've Been Up To: Got Johnny B's e-mail. Great site. Who says us old pingers aren't good for anything? Keep up the good work.
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Posted: 1998-05-07 23:55:50
Posted By: Murry Katzen
Poster Email: mhkatzen@prodigy.net
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Laguna Hills, CA
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What I've Been Up To: All sea stories are welcome at this e-mail address.
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Posted: 1998-05-07 23:26:22
Posted By: Richard M. Baker
Poster Email: rick.m.baker@juno.com
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Currently Located In: Chesapeake, VA
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What I've Been Up To: I'm glad to see that all the "old" ping jockies have got their act together. I was a SO also. This is a good forum to communicate with folks that we haven't seen in eons.
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Posted: 1998-05-07 18:18:12
Posted By: Les Sheets
Poster Email: lbsheets@gowebway.com
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Currently Located In: Lynden, WA
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What I've Been Up To: Bravo-Kudos to John. Thanks for inviting me to "The National Sonar Association". ASW school San Diego in "58, served aboard the USS Watts DD-567, attended a couple of class "C" schools, then aboard the USS Rowan DD-782.
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Posted: 1998-05-07 16:34:52
Posted By: Matthew J. Heimstead
Poster Email: heimerm@ix.netcom.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Woodbury, MN
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What I've Been Up To: I am Jim Heimstead's son. He told me all about this wonderful web site. I am really impressed. Keep up the great work. Hopefully the association will continue to grow!!! Best of luck!! Matt Heimstead
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Posted: 1998-05-07 15:36:34
Posted By: George York
Poster Email: gyorkdd545@aol.com
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Currently Located In: LA, CA originally, now Aurora, CO
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What I've Been Up To: A fine start "pingers". Hope I can think of something useful to add/contribute to the website as it develops. It would be interesting to know of how sonar capabilities have evolved over the years (within classification restraints). Aboard BRADFORD (DD545) there was SQS-11 which shortly was replaced by SQS-4 during my time aboard (1955-58). By todays standards I guess that was sort of like beating on a garbage can lid with a chipping hammer. Keep this fine site going! Looking forward to it's evolution.
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Posted: 1998-05-06 15:44:46
Posted By: Tom Teters
Poster Email: tteters@sps.globalus.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Just Checking in.
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Posted: 1998-05-06 13:36:38
Posted By: Al Fitz
Poster Email: afitz@erols.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Walkersville, MD/ Pittsburgh, PA
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What I've Been Up To: I was a STG2 aboard the USS Sproston DD-577 from 1/64 to3/67. You can visit the Sproston Reunion Groups WEB site at: http://www.pubsvc.dsr.com/SPROSTON
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Posted: 1998-05-06 04:34:09
Posted By: Edwin J. Dominick
Poster Email: dominick@cts.com
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Currently Located In: San Diego, CA
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What I've Been Up To: Great job!!! BZ to the creators.
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Posted: 1998-05-05 15:39:33
Posted By: Herb DeVaan
Poster Email: herb1000@msn.com
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Currently Located In: Minetonka, MN
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What I've Been Up To: Congratulations on a great web site. You get an old fashioned WELL DONE!!
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Posted: 1998-05-05 10:52:52
Posted By: Roger Birkholz
Poster Email: flatwasher@aol.com
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Currently Located In: ND
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What I've Been Up To: Thanks to Jim Heimstead I can enjoy this site too --- Even if I am an ex-marine.
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Posted: 1998-05-05 02:53:41
Posted By: Mike Grunerud
Poster Email: mgruneru@libby.org
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Libby, MT
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What I've Been Up To: Sonar "A" school San Diego, CA 1960 USS Richard B. Anderson DD786 1961-1963 USS Uhmann DD687 1963-1964 Web page looks great JayBee!
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Posted: 1998-05-05 02:15:11
Posted By: John M Murphy
Poster Email: jmurphy@ducks-unlimited-va.org
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: VA
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What I've Been Up To: Former Coastie SO1 from 1963-71 time frame. Went to school in Key West in Class 2-64CG. Stationed aboard USCGC Half Moon from September, 1964 to July, 1966 as SO3 then SO2. Went to Coast Guard Oceano Unit in 1966, made SO1 in 1967 then transferred to Governors Island, NY in 1969. Looking for Ping Jockeys from Fleet Sonar School Key West in 1964 and any CG sonarmen from the 1960s........Piinnngggg...............BRP
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Posted: 1998-05-04 21:35:57
Posted By: Ronald Resare
Poster Email: resareron@aol.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Bristol, RI
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What I've Been Up To: Got the address from a former EDSON (DD-946) shipmate, John Bedford. Best wishes and good luck!
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Posted: 1998-05-04 16:12:20
Posted By: James E. (Jimmy) Heimstead
Poster Email: jimmybro@netcom.com
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Currently Located In: Where am I from? MI & WI
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What I've Been Up To: Hi John: Great site! I'm proud to have served a small part in the creation of this site. We owe a great deal to your leadership, John. We have made great strides indeed! Look at the comments Frank Crawford made in the first "Ping Jockey" He contacted " a few Newspapers" to get the word out and in a scant few years, we now have world wide coverage! A special thanks to our great friends at Implex Systems Inc. With out Stuart Devaan and Eric, we wouldn't have a home. NSA is grateful Stu! jimmybro
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Posted: 1998-05-04 06:23:04
Posted By: John Bedford
Poster Email: john@johnbedford.com
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Currently Located In: CA
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What I've Been Up To: Besides the Dicky B, am also a Blue and Edson Sailor.
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Posted: 1998-05-04 03:26:33
Posted By: Dick Wass
Poster Email: rcwass@erols.com
Service & Rank: &
Currently Located In: Tall Timbers, MD via Vallejo, CA via Brockton, MA
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What I've Been Up To: Served on Richard S. Edwards DD950 in '63 and Agerholm DD826 from '63 to '66. Went to Sonar Class A in Key West in '62 and Sonar Class C in San Diego in '63. Worked the Electronic Shops Sonar Gang at Boston Naval Shipyard as a civilian from '67 to '70.
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Posted: 1998-05-04 03:00:51
Posted By: Ron Vaughn
Poster Email: vaughn@vonl.com
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Currently Located In: Kingwood, TX
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What I've Been Up To: Nice site. Ping Jockey from the USS Richard B. Anderson DD786 1962-1965. Graduated US Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida July 1962. Learned all about the SQS4 and got on a ship with SQS23 and learned all over again
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Posted: 1998-05-04 01:03:44
Posted By: Warren D. Brown
Poster Email: wdbrown3@aol.com
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Currently Located In: Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
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What I've Been Up To: Thanks Johnnie B.
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Posted: 1998-05-04 00:15:04
Posted By: John Bedford
Poster Email: john@johnbedford.com
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Currently Located In: Pittsburg, CA
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What I've Been Up To: After many months of effort, the National Sonar Association finally has its very own web page. I am proud to be a member of this very fine organization. Please give a special Thank You to James Heimstead, NSA member, for his inspiration and continuing efforts to make this page a reality. Also - thanks to Stuart DeVaan at Implex Systems for hosting our page and helping us get started. We truly appreciate your assistance. I personally welcome criticisms and comments from non - members and members alike. It is the association's goal to improve this site regularly. Again - Thanks! from John Bedford. NSA Pres. 1998
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