DECK LOGS ARCHIVE: 2008

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Posted: 2008-12-22 21:24:08

Posted By: Fred Cross

Poster Email: cross.fred@sympatico.ca

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: Kingsville, Ontario, Canada

Originally From: Kingsville

What I've Been Up To: Just wanted to say Happy Holidays to all and may you have a better 2009

Duty Stations:

Posted: 2008-12-11 21:22:20

Posted By: Bill Townsend

Poster Email: wtownsend@roadrunner.com

Service & Rank: USN & SO(O) 2 now OT2

Currently Located In: Bar Harbor, Maine

Originally From: Calais, Maine

What I've Been Up To: Just returned from NAVFAC San Nicolas Island after having left there 44 years ago. Returned at the invitation of the Navy to go over historical natural history changes on the island. Got a chance to visit the remains of the old NAVFAC building. Amazing changes but very sad to see them.

Duty Stations: NAVFAC Pt. Sur
NAVFAC San Nic

Posted: 2008-12-04 15:02:30

Posted By: ROBERT HORN

Poster Email: RHORN90922@AOL.COM

Service & Rank: USN & STGC

Currently Located In: Santee, CA

Originally From: Fillmore, CA

What I've Been Up To: Retired

Duty Stations: ASW School SD
DE/FF 1057 USS RATHBURNE
DD 884 FLOYD PARKS
DD 786 RICHARD B. ANDERSON

Posted: 2008-12-03 09:19:33

Posted By: philly dog

Poster Email: pflor2007@verizon.net

Service & Rank: USN & stg3(0411)

Currently Located In: phoenixville, pa

Originally From: hazelton

What I've Been Up To: ret. usps, home improovement, caregiver

Duty Stations: great lakes, key west, grand turk, nantuckett

Posted: 2008-12-02 09:54:01

Posted By: DeWayne Shorts

Poster Email: dewayneshorts@gmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG1(SW)

Currently Located In: Scottsville, KY

Originally From: Lawrenceville, GA

What I've Been Up To:

Duty Stations: USS Gettysburg
USS Arleigh Burke
NOPF Whidbey Island
IUSS Sea Comp West

Posted: 2008-11-30 21:33:06

Posted By: Peter Musselman

Poster Email: petermusselman01@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG1(SW) Ret.

Currently Located In: Albuquerque, NM

Originally From: Washington,D.C.

What I've Been Up To:

Duty Stations: San Diego NAVSEA Safety&Enviromental

Posted: 2008-11-29 16:03:03

Posted By: James Bartoe

Poster Email: jbartoe@roadrunner.com

Service & Rank: USN & WO2

Currently Located In: Buckeye Lake, Ohio

Originally From: Newark, Ohio

What I've Been Up To: Retired in 1976. Taught school for 19 years. Became Mayor of Buckeye Lake in 1990 for 12 years. Totally retired.

Duty Stations: USS E.A. Greene DDR-711
Fleet Training Group(FTG) Guantanamo
USS Power
NavFac Barbados
NavFac Nantucket
Danang, Viet Nam
Rota, Spain
Fleet Sonar School San Diego

Posted: 2008-11-20 16:56:02

Posted By: Dan January

Poster Email: djanuary24@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & OT3

Currently Located In: Eldorado, Illinois

Originally From: Eldorado, Illinois

What I've Been Up To: Solid Waste Coordinator: Govenment planning/ manage a 20 year plan for solid waste for a three county area in Southern Illinois

Duty Stations: Nav Fac San Nic 74-76
Nav Fac Pt Sur 76-78

Posted: 2008-11-17 18:17:55

Posted By: John B. Routhier

Poster Email: routhjb@msn.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG2 / Lt Comander

Currently Located In: Seattle, WA

Originally From: Green Bay , WI

What I've Been Up To: Master / Pilot American Steamship Co.
Graduate Great Lakes Maritime Academy
and Ferris State

Duty Stations: FLEASWTRACENPAC, San Diego, CA
USS Cochrane DDG-21, Pearl Harbor
USS Brumby FF-1044, Charleston, SC
USS Sides, San Deigo, CA
USS Pledge, MSO ???, Seattle, WA
USS Blakely FF-1073, Charleston, SC
COOP MINE RON 21, Charleston, SC

Posted: 2008-11-11 09:49:56

Posted By: Robin (Mort) Mortinger

Poster Email: mortinger@hotmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG1(SW)/USN (Ret)

Currently Located In: Naval Retirement Facility Adair, MI

Originally From: St. Clair, MI

What I've Been Up To: Trying to "work" with civilians and their mindset.

Duty Stations: RTC Glakes 1978; FleetASW "A" school 1978-1979; USS Pharris (FF-1094)1979-1980; NTC San Diego BE/E and SQR-17 "washout" 1981; USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066)1981-1985; NTC San Diego/SSC BE&E Staff 1985-1990; USS Chandler (DDG-996) 1990-1994; FLEASWTRACEN Staff 1994-1998. NAVRETFAC Adair, MI Naval Attache'(unofficial)Adair, MI 1998-pres.

Posted: 2008-11-10 14:14:51

Posted By: Daniel A. Howard

Poster Email: emthippi@cinci.rr.com

Service & Rank: USN & STGC

Currently Located In: Cincinnati, OH

Originally From: Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

What I've Been Up To: After 10 years Navy, field engineer for Navy programs until 1993. Worked as electrician for NJ Turnpike, Western KY school district, Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati before taking my retirement job here at the US Postal Service as a maintenance manager. Off duty still hunt, fish, camp, boat, vol. EMT rescue squad and civil war re-enact.

Duty Stations: USS REEVES CG 24
FLTASW
USS REASONER FF 1063
USS AYLWIN FF 1081
USS VALDEZ FF 1096

Posted: 2008-11-10 07:46:30

Posted By: Fred Cross

Poster Email: cross.fred@sympatico.ca

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: Kingsville, Ontario, Canada

Originally From: Michigan

What I've Been Up To: Retired from Phone company after 30 years. Now installing computer wiring for the big ketchup company.

Duty Stations: San Diego Boot Camp 68
BEEP School San Diego 68
FLASW School San Diego 68-69
USS Wainwright DLG-28 Charleston,S.C.69-70
USS Sterett DLG-31 San Diego 70-74

Posted: 2008-11-08 19:03:36

Posted By: kenneth l harrod

Poster Email: k.harrod@sbcglobal.net

Service & Rank: USN & stg 2

Currently Located In: cleveland hts ohio

Originally From: cleveland ohio

What I've Been Up To: Retired from AT&T after 43 yrs

Duty Stations: USS SAMUEL B ROBERTS DD823
USS DAHLGREN DLG12

Posted: 2008-11-06 14:16:46

Posted By: dondrake

Poster Email: dondrake36@peoplepc.com

Service & Rank: USN & e-7

Currently Located In: oklahoma city ok

Originally From: kansas city missouri

What I've Been Up To: ihave worked for schools and nurses homes and hospital fishing.

Duty Stations: nas kingville tx.uss salisbury, uss mullany uss whetstone ns san diego. mcb 10, kodaik ussroark. retired1975

Posted: 2008-10-23 23:56:31

Posted By: Roy C Thomas

Poster Email: roy_thomas@sbcglobal.net

Service & Rank: USN & SO1

Currently Located In: Newark CA

Originally From: San Francisco CA

What I've Been Up To: Enjoying the GGkids

Duty Stations: USNTC San Diego (2/51 - 5/51)
US Fleet Sonar School San Diego(6/51-11/51)
USS O'Brien DD-725 (12/51 - 12/54)

Posted: 2008-10-22 15:53:11

Posted By: Robert M. Knowles

Poster Email: rknowles1@cinci.rr.com

Service & Rank: USN & STS3(ss)

Currently Located In: cincinnati, ohio

Originally From: Omaha, Nebraska

What I've Been Up To: Working for Videojet Technologies,
Married raising four kids

Duty Stations: San Diego, Ca. School
pearl Harbor, Hi. USS Omaha ssn 692

Posted: 2008-10-19 19:31:59

Posted By: William J Brownson

Poster Email: bilbro_3535@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & SOG 3

Currently Located In: North Texas

Originally From: Rochester NY and Batavia NY

What I've Been Up To: Retired from Collins Radio/Rockwell INt/ Alcatel NS
Collecting retirement from the company and now playing the Wii and WiiFit Games.

Duty Stations: Brooklin Receiving center 8/54
FSS Keywest Fl 9/54 to 4/55
USS CP Cecil DDR 835 4/55 to 8/56

Posted: 2008-10-13 11:52:26

Posted By: Arnold W. Jensen

Poster Email: arnoldwjensen@centurytel.net

Service & Rank: USN & STS2/SS

Currently Located In: Scappoose Or.

Originally From: Portland Or.

What I've Been Up To: Am retired

Duty Stations: USS Salmon SS 573

Posted: 2008-10-06 00:23:38

Posted By: John Bedford

Poster Email:

Service & Rank: USN & ST1

Currently Located In: Pittsburg, CA

Originally From: Pomona Valley, California

What I've Been Up To: Checking in to the deck log

Duty Stations: Duty stations previously listed

Posted: 2008-10-04 17:53:11

Posted By: Joe Odgers

Poster Email: jfodgers@cox.net

Service & Rank: USN & SO1

Currently Located In: Santa Barbara, CA

Originally From: Suburban Philadelphia

What I've Been Up To: Left Navy in 1955
MBA Washington University in 1961
IBM Data Processing Sales
Financial Services VP
Retired 1995
Moved to Santa Barbara, 2003.

Duty Stations: Great Lakes Naval Training Center - Boot Camp
Fleet Sonar School, Key West Florida
USS Brownson - DD-868 1952-1955

Posted: 2008-09-21 19:31:58

Posted By: David Mawyer

Poster Email:

Service & Rank: USN & STG3

Currently Located In: West Sacramento, CA

Originally From: Raised in Centreville, VA but last lived in Berryville, VA brfore moving to California.

What I've Been Up To: Working as a computer tech and network admin since 1989. Worked as an engineering tech before that building circuit prototypes from schematics.
Ten years with Computer Sciences Corp.

Duty Stations: Boot camp at Great Lakes, Sonar School at Key West from 2/72 to 4/73. Finished first in my class at Sonar School hence the choice of duty station as far from Vietnam as possible. I'm no fool.
Then on AGDE-1 Glover, first in Newport RI then moved to Norfolk, VA.
Spent most of my duty in Bermuda and the Caribbean.

Posted: 2008-09-08 12:29:38

Posted By: MGBADA TOGO

Poster Email: ewutogo@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN &

Currently Located In: TOGO

Originally From: NIGERIA/BIAFRA

What I've Been Up To: SMOKING

Duty Stations:

Posted: 2008-08-27 09:00:49

Posted By: Bill Slauenwhite

Poster Email: william.c.slauenwhite@uscg.mil

Service & Rank: USCG & ELC2

Currently Located In: USCG HQ

Originally From: Maine

What I've Been Up To: Putting in my time

Duty Stations: USCGC Sherman for one

Posted: 2008-08-19 09:01:27

Posted By: Howard Tilton

Poster Email: tiltonh@aol.com

Service & Rank: USN & SO2

Currently Located In: Venice FL

Originally From: Concord, NH

What I've Been Up To: Retired from the Electronics Industry in 96. Playing as much golf as the arthritic hips will allow.

Duty Stations: USNTC Bainbridge Nov53-Jan54
FSS Key West Fl Jan54-Sept54
NAVFAC Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico
Sept54-Aug56
USS Hickox DD673 Aug56-Oct57

Posted: 2008-07-27 19:17:51

Posted By: Terry Gentner

Poster Email: choya@tabletoptelephone.com

Service & Rank: USN & STGCS

Currently Located In: Ajo Arizona

Originally From: Tuscon Arizona

What I've Been Up To: 911/Fire Dispatcher at USAF base and do domestic Violence and Substance Abuse counseling for the local Court.

Duty Stations: USS Prime, Conquest, Illusive, Enhance, MSO's, USS Liddle APD, USS Worden DLG, USS Hanson DD, USS South Carolina CGN, MOTU 5, FASWSchool SD.

Posted: 2008-07-27 09:12:34

Posted By: David L. Pratt

Poster Email: dprattdaddy@bellsouth.net

Service & Rank: USN & LCDR/ Former ST1

Currently Located In: Jacksonville, Fl

Originally From: Orlando, FL

What I've Been Up To: Retired Navy
Director of Alumni/Parent Relations, Jacksonville University
VP of Operations, Sy-Klone Internationa
Lead Guitar/Vocals Mid-life Crisis

Duty Stations: Flt Sonar School K. West 66-67
Uss Simon Lake AS33 67-71
Purdue Univ. (NESEP) 71-74
USS Meredith DD890 75-78 ASW Officer
Motu 12 Mayport 78-80 OIC
USS WS Sims FF1059 81-83 Chief Engineer
USS Constellation CVA 64 83-85 DCA
NROTC Unit Jacksonville Univ 85-88

Posted: 2008-07-19 18:23:56

Posted By: michael cummings

Poster Email: mbcummings(a)gmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & OTA

Currently Located In: Mountain View, CA

Originally From: Palo Alto, CA

What I've Been Up To: Interaction Designer, Wells Fargo

Duty Stations: USS Kiska, WestPac '84-85.
NAVFAC Brawdy, Wales '85-88.

Posted: 2008-07-08 00:46:14

Posted By: Paul H. Turban

Poster Email: patriotfan56@bellsouth.net

Service & Rank: USN & STGCM-RETIRED

Currently Located In: Jacksonville, FL

Originally From: Easthampton, MA.

What I've Been Up To: Food & Beverage Manager for Ocean Breeze Catering and Conference Center (MWR) Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, FL.

Duty Stations: USS NEOSHO (AO 143)
FLTASWTRACENPAC
USS AYLWIN (FF 1081)
FLTASWTRACENPAC
USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59)
SWOSCOLCOM NEWPORT RI
USS MONTEREY (CG 61)
AFLOATRAGRU, MAYPORT FL
USS DOYLE (FFG 39)
HSL-42

Posted: 2008-07-07 15:15:18

Posted By: Vin Faris

Poster Email: vinf620@comcast.net

Service & Rank: USN & STGCS(SW) (Ret)

Currently Located In: Fort Myers, Fl

Originally From: Los Angeles, CA

What I've Been Up To: Retired in 1991. Worked in PC security for five years then went to Sony as a PC Support Trainer. Now teach at Hodges University in Fort Myers, Fl.

Duty Stations:

Posted: 2008-07-06 20:09:53

Posted By: Jim Bryant

Poster Email: jbryant@oldpingjockey.com

Service & Rank: USN & STCM(SS) Retired

Currently Located In: Rockport, TX

Originally From: Texas

What I've Been Up To: Growing old

Duty Stations: A School, Bausell, Rogers, Snderson, Ingersoll, JTTU NAS Olathe, KS, B School, Subschool NLON, Segundo, US Grant, SubSchool Staff (Ops Advanced Training), Sperry.

Posted: 2008-06-29 01:10:20

Posted By: Brent

Poster Email: wheymaster02@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & STGSN

Currently Located In: Balad Iraq

Originally From: Pennsylvania

What I've Been Up To: Department of Defense Contractor

Duty Stations: 32nd Street San Diego, California, USS HALSEY CG 23, 1991 - 1993

Posted: 2008-06-28 10:47:51

Posted By: Brent Dolby

Poster Email: brent.dolby@kbr.com

Service & Rank: USN & E-3

Currently Located In: Balad Joint Air Base, Iraq

Originally From: East Brady, Pennsylvania

What I've Been Up To: Hired on as a DoD employee in September of 2004 and have been in Iraq for the past 45 months

Duty Stations: I am a civilian, as a contractor, I have occupied Camp Caldwell, COB Speicher, FOB Warhorse and LSA Anaconda.

Posted: 2008-06-17 13:12:49

Posted By: John Artz

Poster Email: jeartz@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & E-6

Currently Located In: Syracuse, NY

Originally From: El Paso, TX

What I've Been Up To: Trying to stay out of trouble.....sorta.

Duty Stations: USS WILL ROGERS SSBN-659 (B)
USS FLORIDA SSBN-728 (B)
USS CONNECTICUT SSN-22
NAVSUBSCOL NLON
NAVSEASYSCOM SYRACUSE

Posted: 2008-06-16 14:02:33

Posted By: Eugene %22Sam%22 Sampieri

Poster Email: eesamp@verizon.net

Service & Rank: USN & SOG2

Currently Located In: Freehold, NJ

Originally From: Woodbury, NJ

What I've Been Up To: Retired from AT&T/Lucent Bell Labs research area. Now olaying golf and umpiring mens softball

Duty Stations: Great Lakes winter 1959
Key West FSS May-Nov. 1959
USS McGowan DD678 1959-60 (gave to Spain)
USS Hugh Purvis DD709 1961-63

Posted: 2008-06-16 01:38:33

Posted By: george h. truwe

Poster Email: ghtbet@verizon.net

Service & Rank: USN & SOM3C

Currently Located In: camarillo, ca

Originally From: st.paul,mn

What I've Been Up To: retired educator - superintendent of unified school district owens valley,ca
administrator of christian academy camarillo,ca

Duty Stations: USS Dahlgren- DD 187
NOB 3149

Posted: 2008-06-13 18:15:53

Posted By: Scott Brown

Poster Email: sbrown987@gmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: Boston, MA

Originally From: Massachusetts

What I've Been Up To: I work in the computer field.

Duty Stations: Fleet ASW (Pac) and then onto USS'OBANNON DD-987 (94-98). Left the USN after that.

Posted: 2008-06-10 18:43:03

Posted By: Rod Dubuque

Poster Email: rod.dubuque.ctr@navy.mil

Service & Rank: USN & STGCS(SW) Retired

Currently Located In: Pearl Harbor Hawaii

Originally From: Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania

What I've Been Up To: Retired USN 2005 and currently Navy contractor.

Duty Stations: Center Surface Combat Systems Det Yokosuka, Afloat Training Group Yokosuka, Commander Destroyer Squadron Fifteen Yokosuka, Japan, USS Mobile Bay CG-53, USS Lockwood FF-1064, USS Badger FF-1071, Recruiting District Los Angeles, USS Decatur DDG-31, Fleaswtracenpac, San Diego,

Posted: 2008-06-09 11:51:49

Posted By: Harold Blesy

Poster Email: chanduthemagician@hotmail.com

Service & Rank: USCG & SO2

Currently Located In: Chicago Area

Originally From: Chicago

What I've Been Up To: PD (retired LT); vintage ham radio; vintage motor scooters;

Duty Stations: Fleet Sonar School, Key West
Reserves:
Yorktown
Philly Naval Yard
Little Creek
Governor's Isle-USCGC Spencer

Posted: 2008-05-31 23:28:30

Posted By: Kirk A. Giffen

Poster Email: heygranpda@hotmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & STGC(SW)

Currently Located In: Kansas City, MO

Originally From: Independence, MO
Stationed in San Diego many years and Yokosuka Japan

What I've Been Up To: currently working for DHS, CIS

Duty Stations: Fleaswtracenpac
USS Leftwich (DD-984)
USS Kinkaid (DD-965)
USS Hewitt (DD-(966)
MOTU-5
FCTCPAC San Diego

Posted: 2008-05-29 17:14:44

Posted By: Randall Sink

Poster Email: hmsp810@nuinet.com

Service & Rank: USN & STGC(SW) Ret

Currently Located In: Monterey CA

Originally From: Florida

What I've Been Up To: Member since 7/20/2000

Duty Stations: FLEASWTRACEN NAVSTAD; MIUWU; FDGP, Downes, Marvin Shields, O'Brien, USCGC Iris, Wabash; NAVEDTRASUPCEN NAVSTAD; Sides; Sterett

Posted: 2008-05-17 17:54:03

Posted By: David Leapard

Poster Email: distillery.dave@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG3

Currently Located In: Sylvania, OH

Originally From: South Carolina

What I've Been Up To: University professor

Duty Stations: Service School Command, San Diego, CA
Fleet ASW School, San Diego, CA
USS Goodrich, DDR 831

Posted: 2008-04-30 20:19:04

Posted By: J.D. Clutter

Poster Email: jdc690@sbcglobal.net

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: Machesney Park, IL

Originally From: Rockford, IL

What I've Been Up To: Retired from the machine tool industry, where I worked as a machine designer, design supervisor and cost estimator from 1966 until Jan. 2008.

Duty Stations: NTC Great Lakes,IL Oct-Dec 61
FSS Key West,FL Jan 62-Mar 63
Navfac Pacific Beach,WA Mar 63-Sep 64
Navfac San Salvador,BWI Sep 64-Feb 66

Posted: 2008-04-28 18:20:46

Posted By: John Cornelius

Poster Email: jclighters@aol.com

Service & Rank: USN & STG3

Currently Located In: Southern California

Originally From:

What I've Been Up To: Since leaving the Navy, I have worked in Human Resources Management.

Duty Stations: USS GRIDLEY DLG-21
USS McKean DD-784

Posted: 2008-04-15 20:20:08

Posted By: don stone

Poster Email: stonedv47@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & ST1-NCC

Currently Located In: Yakima, Wa

Originally From: Seattle, Wa

What I've Been Up To: Happily retired

Duty Stations: In served aboard USS Charles E. Brannon DE-446 SQS-4
USS Porterfield DD-682 SQS-29
USS Theodore E. Chandler DD-717 SQS-23 Tram

Posted: 2008-04-12 11:57:10

Posted By: James L. Bryant

Poster Email: jbryant@oldpingjockey.com

Service & Rank: USN & STCM(SS)

Currently Located In: ROCKPORT, TX

Originally From: TEXAS

What I've Been Up To: I retired in 1970 and supported DoD as a contractor and as a member of a think-tank for the next 26 years.

Duty Stations: Bausell, Rogers, Richard B. Anderson, Ingersoll, NAS Olathe, SUBSCOL NLON, Segundo, US Grant, Sperry.

Posted: 2008-04-03 21:45:02

Posted By: Warren W. Carlson

Poster Email: wwcvike@embarqmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & SOG2

Currently Located In: Cape Coral, Florida

Originally From: Duluth, Minnesota

What I've Been Up To: I am currently a Semi-Retired Gereral Contractor living and working in Southwest Florida

Duty Stations: Fleet Sonar School, Key West 1955-1956
SERVED ON THE USS MALOY EDE791,BASED AT THE USN SOUND LAB AT NEW LONDON,CONN. 1956-1959, RATE AT DISCHARGE SOG-2

Posted: 2008-03-30 15:30:51

Posted By: Dean Cline

Poster Email: dcline5807@att.net

Service & Rank: USN & SO2

Currently Located In: Houston,Texas

Originally From: Kansas

What I've Been Up To: NOTE New email address.
Retired twice from business world. Attended 2005 NSA reunion in Galveston,TX and then evacuated home a few days later due to Hurricane Rita. Now a volunteer at Lone Star Flight Museum,Galveston,TX

Duty Stations: Recruit training 1954 San Diego. Fleet Sonar School,San Diego 1954-1955.(I have a photo of my training class,,Class 24-54).
USS Trathen DD-530 1955-1957
USS Blue DD-744 1957-1957

Posted: 2008-03-30 10:31:50

Posted By: John %22JC%22 Collins

Poster Email: john1297@cox.net

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: Riverside, RI

Originally From: Springfield, IL

What I've Been Up To: Retired USPS in 2001
Working for Loomis,Inc (P/T) since 2002

Working on third USS Edward McDonnell Reunion for July 2008

Duty Stations:

Posted: 2008-03-23 10:17:20

Posted By: ROBERT ST JOHN

Poster Email: robertsj0@comcast.net

Service & Rank: USN & STG-1

Currently Located In: La Vergne, TN

Originally From: Nashville, TN to Healeah, FL to Navy

What I've Been Up To: Director of Outpatient Services, Samaritan Recovery Community. Looking for log entries from our membership. Let us know you are alive!

Duty Stations: USS McMorris DE1036 San Diego
USS Sturdy MSO494 - Charleston
USS Bennington CVS20 - Long Beach

Posted: 2008-03-17 19:39:53

Posted By: Jim Adair

Poster Email: jadair7@cox.net

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: Edmond, OK

Originally From: Houston, Texas

What I've Been Up To: Retired in 2006 as National Sales Manager for medical equipment company. I am into really old cars (pre 1916), my grandkids, fishing and motorcycle (HD) riding. I am an active Chili Judge and enjoy traveling to visit old Navy buddies (if I can find them!).

Duty Stations: NTC San Diego 1956, FASWSCL San Diego 1957, USS John Paul Jones DD-932 Newport 1957 - 1959, USS Parsons precom Charlston SC to San Diego (Shellback to Lima Peru) 1959 - 1960, USS Osbourne DD 871 - 1960 - 1961, Discharged 1961, USMCR (CPL) Houston Texas 1962 - 1965, reenlisted USN to fight the war in July 1965, FASWSC San Diego "B" and SQS-23 "C" school 1965 - 1966, USS Hooper DE-1026 1966 - 1968, Hooper to reserve fleet transferred to USS Coontz DLG-9 1968-1969, discharged July 1969. Second generation navy man (my Dad made 9 landings in the Pacific on LST-777) and proud to be a Destroyerman!

Posted: 2008-03-03 09:51:07

Posted By: John Bedford

Poster Email: john@johnbedford.com

Service & Rank: USN & ST1 Currently Ping Jockey Editor

Currently Located In: Pittsburg, CA

Originally From: Pomona Valley - left for the Navy in 1957

What I've Been Up To: Now executive officer for a medium sized association of Realtors
Also very pleased to see the "New" sonarshack website.

Duty Stations: USS Blue (DD-744) 1958-59,
USS Edson (DD-946) 1960-61
USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) 1962-63
FSS Key West 1964-66

Posted: 2008-02-04 09:47:32

Posted By: James McLain

Poster Email: mclainjandw@comcast.net

Service & Rank: USN & STSCM(SS/SW/AW) (Ret.)

Currently Located In: Jacksonville, FL

Originally From: Indianapolis, IN

What I've Been Up To: Recently retired from Navy (2007). Playing golf.

Duty Stations: USS ULYSSES S. GRANT (SSBN 631)(BLUE)
USS TANG (SS 563)
USS HENRY CLAY (SSBN 625)(GOLD)
FLEASWTRACENPAC SAN DIEGO, CA
USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN 644)(BLUE)
SUBTRAFAC CHARLESTON, SC
USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680)
USS TAUTOG (SSN 639)
WPNSTA CHARLESTON, SC
USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64)
COMNAVSURFGRU TWO, MAYPORT, FL
COMUSNAVSO, MAYPORT, FL
HS-15, JACKSONVILLE, FL

Posted: 2008-02-02 22:55:51

Posted By: WESLEY K. MADISON

Poster Email: wesley_mdsn@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & SOG-2

Currently Located In: SALEM OREGON

Originally From: WINTERSET, IOWA

What I've Been Up To: RETIRED JOURNEYMAN MACHINIST---BUILDING MODEL OF USS. JONAS INGRAM, BUILDING MINIATURE STEAM AND GAS ENGINES, KNIVES, MUZZLE LOADING FIREARMS ETC. LOOKING FOR OLD "PING JOCKEY" SHIPMATES

Duty Stations: FSS K. WEST FLA, USS JONAS INGRAM DD-938

Posted: 2008-01-31 10:11:23

Posted By: Ty Floyd

Poster Email: ty.floyd@gmail.com

Service & Rank: USCG & Sonar Technician Second Class PO E5

Currently Located In: Seattle, WA

Originally From:

What I've Been Up To: Work in the computer industry

Duty Stations: USCGC Boutwell and Mellon

Posted: 2008-01-26 22:07:45

Posted By: Bob Orta

Poster Email: bob_orta@sbcglobal.net

Service & Rank: USN & STGC/CWO3

Currently Located In: Sacramento, CA

Originally From: San Bernardino, CA

What I've Been Up To: Working as a Health Care Analyst designing MS Access Database applications

Duty Stations: List your duty stations: 1964 - RTC San Diego
1964 - FltASWSch SD, A1/2 & MK114 UWBFCS
1966 - Rogers DD-876
1968 - FltASWSch SD, 26CX
1968 - Roark DE/FF-1053
1969 - FSS KW (aka Heaven), MK114 Instructor
1974 - Barbey FF-1088
1978 - Cook FF-1083
1979 - NRD (aka Hell) Peoria ILL
1979 - FASWTRALANT, Pre CWO
1980 - Cleveland LPD-7
1983 - JCSE, Tampa FLA
1984 - Ajax AR-6
4/85 - Retired

Posted: 2008-01-14 18:56:07

Posted By: DEAN W. MABUS

Poster Email: DMABUS @ROADRUNNER.COM

Service & Rank: USN & STG2

Currently Located In: 12865 FIVE POINT RD PERRYSBURG,OH 43551

Originally From: TOLEDO,OHIO

What I've Been Up To: FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS I WORKED AS AN ELECTRICAN, I THEN WORKED AS A MAINTANCE SUPERVISOR,I JUST RECENTLY RETIRED.

Duty Stations: GREAT LAKES, FLEETSONAR SCHOOL KEY WEST FL. RAMEY AFB OCEANOGRAPH STATION, PURETO RICO,USS HUNLEY AS31 HOLY LOCH, SCOTLAND

Posted: 2008-01-14 17:16:22

Posted By: Dave Spear

Poster Email: dave.spear@yahoo.com

Service & Rank: USN & STC / CWO

Currently Located In: San Diego

Originally From: Mineral Wells TX

What I've Been Up To: Retired USN 1981, Retired General Dynamics - Leica 2007

Duty Stations: USS Nicholas DD 449
USS Talbot DEG 4
USS Wainwright DLG 28
USS Sterrett CG 31
ASW School SD Instructor
COMOCEANSYSPAC Staff

Posted: 2008-01-14 07:29:02

Posted By: william b cline

Poster Email: bbcline@juno.com

Service & Rank: USN & fn

Currently Located In: boise idaho

Originally From: boise idaho

What I've Been Up To:

Duty Stations:

Posted: 2008-01-13 11:37:52

Posted By: charles ebner

Poster Email: ebbchuck@hotmail.com

Service & Rank: USN & rm 3

Currently Located In: barberton ohio 44203

Originally From: albany new york

What I've Been Up To: retired court bailiff

Duty Stations: atlantic city air station

Posted: 2008-01-02 09:43:16

Posted By: Howard Tilton

Poster Email: tiiltonh@aol.com

Service & Rank: USN & SO2

Currently Located In: Venice Florida

Originally From: New Hampshire

What I've Been Up To: Playing as much golf as the arthritic hips will allow

Duty Stations: 53-54 NTC Bainbridge Co. 352
54 Sonar School Key West Fl
54-56 NAVFAC Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico
56-57 USS Hickox DD673