Hooten, Russell, AO1

Aviation Ordnanceman
 
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Service Status
USN Veteran
Final Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last NEC Group
Aviation Ordnanceman
Primary Unit
1967-1970, AO-8211, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 7 (HC-7) Seadevils
Previously Held NEC's
AN-0000-Airman
AO-6801-Air Launch Weapons Technician
AO-8211-Helicopter Utility Aircrewman
Service Years
1962 - 1971
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Decommissioning
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Neptune Subpoena
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
AO-Aviation Ordnanceman
Two Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Cold War Medal US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Boeing Rescue Award Naval Rescue Swimmer Kaman Rescue Pin

Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Order of the Golden Dragon Blue Star Sikorsky 2000 Hours

Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Aircraft Owners and Pilots AssociationUnited States Naval Institute
  1975, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  1984, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Retired in May from a full time job now working doing some work for myself on the computer at home.

 

One Canadian's Views on Americans

   
Other Comments:

I am a retired Deputy Sheriff,  just retired the second time, now it is time to take life easy. 

 


   

 Remembrance Profiles -  3 Sailors Remembered

 Ribbon Bar
Combat Air Crew Wings with 3 Stars
Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist Wings

 
 Boot Camp/Officer Training School
  1962, Recruit Training (San Diego, CA), 566
 Unit Assignments
USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CAUSS Constellation (CV-64)Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC)  (Staff/Instructors Only)
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) Fleet AngelsHelicopter Combat Support Squadron 7 (HC-7) Seadevils
  1962-1963, USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
  1963-1963, AN-0000, Naval Air Station (NAS) Moffett Field, CA
  1964-1967, AO-6801, USS Constellation (CV-64)
  1965-1965, AO-6801, Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) (Staff/Instructors Only)
  1967-1967, AO-8211, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (HC-1) Fleet Angels
  1967-1970, AO-8211, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 7 (HC-7) Seadevils
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1962-1962 Cold War Event - Cuban Blockade
  1964-1964 Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (62-65)/Gulf of Tonkin Incident
  1965-1966 Dixie Station, South Vietnam
  1968-1968 Attack on USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68)/ Yankee Station, North Vietnam
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68)/ Yankee Station, North Vietnam
  1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (68)/ Yankee Station, North Vietnam
 Colleges Attended 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  1970-1972, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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