Falls, Jerry, QMC

Quartermaster
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
QM-0000-Quartermaster
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Quartermaster
Primary Unit
1971-1973, QM-0000, USS Ray (SSN-653)
Service Years
1949 - 1973
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
Cold War
Polaris Certificate
QM-Quartermaster
Six Hash Marks

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 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)




 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Retired and enjoying it. Previous occupations were Coast Guard Master's License to 1600 tons upon oceans. Supply vessels, Siesmic vessels, Tug Barge combination upon high seas.

Harbor Master, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Midway Island Contractor 1987-1994.

Retired in 1994 due to failing health.
   
Other Comments:

Served on board U.S.S. Carbonero SS-337 During Operation Frigate Bird in 1962 Filming live air blast of Polaris Missile east of Christmas Island in May 1962. A very sobering sight!

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 Remembrance Profiles -  1 Sailor Remembered

  1949-1953, USS Rochester (CA-124)

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Unit
USS Rochester (CA-124) Unit Page

Rank
Seaman
NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Pacific
State/Country
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 USS Rochester (CA-124) Details

USS Rochester (CA-124) 		Hull number CA-124

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Heavy Cruiser

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Sep 7, 2007
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Doden, My basketball buddy.

Best Moment
June 27, 1950, Commenced bombarding North Korean Positions.
   

Worst Moment
Inchon Invasion, Two days later, Bombed by two North Korean YAK planes
   
Yearbook
 
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15 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
USS Rochester (CA-124)
Bays, Joseph, SCPO, (1949-1968) Petty Officer Second Class
Bassett, Leonard Flournoy, CAPT, (1940-1970) OFF Lieutenant Commander
Morris, Robert, RADM, (1952-1977) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hogge, Herbert Graham, CPO, (1924-1952) RM RM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Fine, Morton Bernard, LCDR, (1944-1969) FC FC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Gasson, James, PO2, (1948-1952) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Herriges, Roland, PO2, (1951-1955) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Albano, Salvatore, PO3, (1951-1955) GM GM-0871 Petty Officer Third Class
Hansen, Merrill, PO3, (1948-1952) SSM SSMB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Leech, James, PO3, (1951-1955) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Nunamaker, Marlin, SCPO, (1952-1972) TE TE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Schuck, Donald, SN, (1952-1956) BM BM-0000 Seaman First Class
Hart, Larry, CWO2, (1951-1973) GM GM-0000 Seaman
Ray, Glenn, SN, (1952-1954) OFF 1710 Seaman
Marshall, Gilbert, PO3, (1945-1949) MM MM-4294 Fireman

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