McAteer, Edward, ETCS

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer

Last Primary NEC
ET-3325-Ships Inertial Navigation System (SINS) Technician Mk-2 Universal

Last Rating/NEC Group
Electronics Technician

Primary Unit
1971-1974, ET-3328, USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656)

Service Years
1954 - 1974

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1937

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Robin McAteer (Big Mac), MT1 to remember McAteer, Edward ('Big Mac' 'Big Ed'), SCPO USN(Ret).

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Contact Info

Home Town Not Specified	Last Address Hamburg NJ

Date of Passing Oct 06, 1998
Location of Interment Not Specified	Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity
Retired from Digital Equipment Corporation

Other Comments:
Police Commissioner Town of Hamburg NJ

There is a port of no return where ships may ride at anchor for a little space. And then some starless night the cable slips leaving only an eddy at the mooring place. Gulls veer no longer, Sailor rest your oars, no tangled wreckage will be washed ashore.

The Final Patrol
Lord, this departed shipmate with dolphins on his chest is part of an outfit known as the best.

Make him welcome and take him by the hand. You'll find without a doubt he was the best in all the land.

So, heavenly Father add his name to the roll of our departed shipmates still on patrol.

Let them know that we who survive will always keep their memories alive.

Photo Album (More...)

USS Triton SSRN 586 ...	USS Triton SSRN-586	USS Triton redesigne...	USS Triton launching...
USS Triton commissio...	USS Triton Combat In...	Triton Medal	Triton in dry dock a...
Triton being fitted ...	The USS Triton, the ...	Starboard bow of SSN...	SSN 586 underway
Ship's patch	Petty Officer Edward...	Off Cadiz, Spain (2 ...	Mission accomplished

Ribbon Bar

SSBN Deterrent Patrol Badge - 11 Patrols

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1954, Recruit Training (Great Lakes, IL)

Unit Assignments/ Advancement Schools

Naval Guided Missile School (Faculty Staff)


	1954-1954, RD-0312, (RD) Radarman A School
	1954-1954, (RD) Radarman B School
	1955-1955, USS Endurance (MSO-435)
	1955-1957, RD-0000, USS Falgout (DER-324)
	1957-1957, Submarine School Enlisted Basic
	1957-1959, RD-0312, USS Pompon (SS-267)
	1959-1959, RD-0312, Naval Guided Missile School (Faculty Staff)
	1959-1960, ET-3324, (ET) Electronics Technician School
	1960-1961, RD-0312, USS Triton (SSN-586)
	1961-1962, RD-0312, USS Sailfish (SS-572/SSR-572)
	1962-1963, RD-0312, USS Cubera (SS-347)
	1964-1965, ET-3325, USS Thomas A Edison (SSBN-610)
	1967-1970, ET-3328, Naval Submarine School
	1970-1971, ET-3328, USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655)
	1971-1974, ET-3328, USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656)

Colleges Attended



	1984-1988, William Paterson University