Best Friends
No one stayed in the unit long enough...
Worst Moment
Make-up drills... MCL Cafeteria Guys were just putting in time. No interest in learning anything or participating. Most just sat around and read the newspaper.
Chain of Command
Never knew who was in the chain of command.
Dave "Vito" Verone
Larry Works
Gerald "Geek" Franzen
Tim Hartmann
William "Bubba" Stevan
Best Moment
Home port Pearl Harbor...
Australia
Worst Moment
Getting in an accident with the ship's van the day before my discharge and getting a ticket.
Chain of Command
CAPT Bailey/CDR Stone - Commanding Officer
?/LCDR Anderson - Weapons Officer
LT Derry/Ens Butler - Division Officer
GMCS Relyea/FTCS Julian - LCPO
GMM1 "DJ" England/GMM1 Keith Lender - LPO
Other Memories
Condition 3 steaming in the Persian Gulf - port/stbd watches (12 hrs) in the Missile House + 4 hours as Engagement Controller in Combat. Sand Storms in the middle of the Persian Gulf. Collateral duty as Accountable Postal Clerk when the PC transferred. After Steering Special Evolution Helmsman for 3 years. Frocked to PO1 after 4 years 10 months in the Navy.
Criteria The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces in the grades of lieutenant commander (or major) and below. It is awarded for meritorious service or achieveme... The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal may be awarded to members of the Armed Forces in the grades of lieutenant commander (or major) and below. It is awarded for meritorious service or achievement in either combat or noncombat based on sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature but which does not warrant a Navy Commendation Medal or higher. It may not be awarded for service involving participation in aerial flight after January 1, 1969. MoreHide
Comments "For professional achievement in the superior performance of his duties while serving as Maintenence Technician for the Terrier Guided Missile Launching System MK 10 MOD 0 onboard USS PREBLE (DDG-46) ... "For professional achievement in the superior performance of his duties while serving as Maintenence Technician for the Terrier Guided Missile Launching System MK 10 MOD 0 onboard USS PREBLE (DDG-46) during operations in the Persian Gulf from 13 May to 2 June 1981 and from 28 June to 20 July 1981... MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 r... The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 required four years of service. MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
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Awarded for deployment to the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean 09 MAY 1981 to 20 JUN 1981 and 27 JUL 1981 to 20 OCT 1981.
Criteria The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned to U.S. homeported (including Hawaii and Alaska) ships, deploying units, or Fleet Marine Force commands, f... The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned to U.S. homeported (including Hawaii and Alaska) ships, deploying units, or Fleet Marine Force commands, for 12 months accumulated sea duty, or for duty with the Fleet Marine Force that includes at least one deployment of 90 consecutive days. MoreHide
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Awarded for deployment from 14 APR 1981 to 12 Nov 1981 aboard USS Preble (DDG-46).
Description The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 198The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 after a group of Iranian students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history.
The crisis was described by the Western media as an “entanglement” of “vengeance and mutual incomprehension.” President Jimmy Carter called the hostages “victims of terrorism and anarchy” and said, “The United States will not yield to blackmail.” In Iran, it was widely seen as a blow against the United States and its influence in Iran, including its perceived attempts to undermine the Iranian Revolution and its longstanding support of the recently overthrown Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had led an autocratic regime.
After his overthrow in 1979, the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was purportedly admitted to the United States for cancer treatment. Iran demanded that he be returned to stand trial for crimes he was accused of committing during his reign. Specifically, Pahlavi was accused of committing crimes against Iranian citizens with the help of his secret police, the SAVAK. Iranians saw the decision to grant him asylum as American complicity in those atrocities. The Americans saw the hostage-taking as an egregious violation of the principles of international law, which granted diplomats immunity from arrest and made diplomatic compounds inviolable.
The crisis reached a climax when, after failed efforts to negotiate the hostages’ release, the United States military attempted a rescue operation using ships, including the USS Nimitz and USS Coral Sea, that were patrolling the waters near Iran. On April 24, 1980, the attempt, known as Operation Eagle Claw, failed, resulting in the deaths of eight American servicemen and one Iranian civilian, as well as the destruction of two aircraft.
Shah Pahlavi left the United States in December 1979 and was ultimately granted asylum in Egypt, where he died from complications of cancer on July 27, 1980. In September 1980, the Iraqi military invaded Iran, beginning the Iran–Iraq War. These events led the Iranian government to enter negotiations with the U.S., with Algeria acting as a mediator. The hostages were formally released into United States custody the day after the signing of the Algiers Accords, just minutes after the new American president, Ronald Reagan, was sworn into office.
The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of Iran–United States relations. Political analysts cite it as a major factor in the trajectory of Jimmy Carter’s presidency and his loss in the 1980 presidential election. In Iran, the crisis strengthened the prestige of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the political power of theocrats who opposed any normalization of relations with the West. The crisis also led to the United States’ economic sanctions against Iran, further weakening ties between the two countries.... More
Memories This was the only Deployment I made aboard Preble. Her last deployment had been a West-Pac in 1976 This was the only Deployment I made aboard Preble. Her last deployment had been a West-Pac in 1976 while home-ported in Hawaii. After our Batlegroup transit of the Suez Canal, Preble was sent up to the Persian Gulf as Radar Picket. While in the Gulf, we were at Condition-3 steaming while Iran & Iraq had their little war. We were pulling 12 hour watches in the Missile House with the birds up in the Assembly Area, ready to tun out on the lMissile Launcher. I also stood a 4 hour Engagement Controller watch in Combat. We did this 2 different times, for a month each time. We did not make many port calls; a day in Bahrain, SIngapore, a few hours in Diego Garcia and Fremantle, Australia. While transiting the Med, we got to stop in Cartagena, and Palma de Mallorca, Spain. King Neptune visited the ship while on the way to Australia and many pollywogs grew up.... More
Criteria The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the B... The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the Beretta 9mm pistol, while the rifle ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the M14 and M16 assault rifle variants. The Navy issues the marksmanship ribbon in three levels, that of Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert. The basic ribbon is awarded for the Marksman level while the specific Marksmanship Device is awarded for qualification as a Sharpshooter or Expert. Those receiving an Expert qualification receive the Marksmanship Medal, in addition to the Marksmanship Ribbon. MoreHide
Criteria The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the B... The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the Beretta 9mm pistol, while the rifle ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the M14 and M16 assault rifle variants. The Navy issues the marksmanship ribbon in three levels, that of Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert. The basic ribbon is awarded for the Marksman level while the specific Marksmanship Device is awarded for qualification as a Sharpshooter or Expert. Those receiving an Expert qualification receive the Marksmanship Medal, in addition to the Marksmanship Ribbon. MoreHide
Best Friends
Mark Rodocker - another Preble refugee
Best Moment
MK-12 Diving system testing in Pokai Bay. All the single guys were put up in Schofield Barracks where this junior PO3 got a room designated for 2 Army E-6's to himself.
Working at Alpha docks on Hickam Air Force base. Nobody bothered us there and I got used to the base and island by being Duty Driver, driving the 5/4 ton truck all over.
Worst Moment
Painting the fresh water tanks on the barge, YRST-1
Chain of Command
Some mustang CAPT I can't remember
Other Memories
Was TAD to this unit while my ship, the USS Preble was stuck in San Diego with some Fireroom problems. This was some GREAT duty!
Best Moment
Scoring above class average and getting out of class at noon every Friday. The others got to clean the class room, I went home for the weekend.
Worst Moment
None... It was all good!
Chain of Command
LT Rupertus
Other Memories
One of the guy's in my class (name escapes me) used to receive packages of (somewhat) fresh homemade flour tortillas from his parents. Man were those good!
Ran into the Barracks manager, GMG1 Michaud, long after my Navy service at Grattan Raceway. He ended up working for me at a number of races.
CDR Jesse Drain
Assignmntes included Mustering PO, Training Officer