Previously Held NEC RM-0000-Radioman
RM-2318-Communications System Technical Control Operator
RM-9502-Instructor
23CQ-Submarine Combined Cryptographic Equipment Maintenance Technician
RM-2314-Cryptographic Repair
RM-2313-Independent Duty Radioman
Service Years
1969 - 1992
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
Order of the Golden Shellback
Order of the Shellback
Neptune Sweethearts Domain
Neptune Subpoena
Deep Dive Diploma
Cold War
Sailor of the Quarter
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Apollo 16 - Splashdown/Retrieval
From Month/Year
May / 1972
To Month/Year
May / 1972
Description The aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga delivered the Apollo 16 Command Module to the North Island Naval Air Station, near San Diego, California, on Friday, May 5, 1972. On Monday, May 8, 1972, ground service equipment being used to empty the residual toxic reaction control system fuel in the Command Module tanks exploded in a Naval Air Station hangar. Forty-six people were sent to the hospital for 24 to 48 hours observation, most suffering from inhalation of toxic fumes. Most seriously injured was a technician who suffered a fractured kneecap when the GSE cart overturned on him. A hole was blown in the hangar roof 250 feet above; about 40 windows in the hangar were shattered. The Command Module suffered a three-inch gash in one panel.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
May / 1972
To Month/Year
May / 1972
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember NCS Hono, Waihiawa - Tech Control
