Ashton, Patrick, HMC

Hospital Corpsman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
HM-8425-Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman
Primary Unit
1991-1992, HM-8425, Naval Medical Clinic (NMC) San Diego (Balboa Naval Hospital)
Previously Held NEC
HM-0000-Hospital Corpsman
Service Years
1972 - 1992
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Desert Storm
Cold War
Icelandic Domain
Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Persian Excursion
HM-Hospital Corpsman
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993

Persian Gulf Yacht Club Cold War Medal Order of the Golden Dragon Persian Excursion

Blue Star Cold War Veteran Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Post 2894, SSG Jonathan K. Dozier Memorial PostNational Headquarters
  2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 2894, SSG Jonathan K. Dozier Memorial Post (Member) (Chesapeake, Virginia) - Chap. Page
  2015, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), National Headquarters (Member) - Chap. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

After having my own Martial Arts School for 10 years, medical issues have forced me into retirement for the last time. 

    Other Comments:

I had been married 22 years to my wife before we decided to part as friends. We raised 2 fantastic children into adulthood and shared 6 wonderful dogs. She was a Navy Nurse and retired after 25 years of service. We owned our business together for over 10 years before having to close it due to medical issues on my part which forced me into retirement.  I now reside in San Antonio, Texas where I'm closer to my older son and grandaughter. 
 
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  2 Sailors Remembered

 Ribbon Bar
Surface Warfare Enlisted Badge

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1972, Recruit Training (San Diego, CA), 051
 Unit Assignments
Bureau of Medicine (BUMED)NAVHOSP/NMC KeflavikCommander Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFORCOM)USS Cayuga (LST-1186)
USS Waddell (DDG-24)Naval Medical Clinic (NMC) San Diego (Balboa Naval Hospital)1st FSR/FSSG
  1972-1973, HM-0000, Naval Hospital Long Island, NY (St. Albans)
  1973-1976, HM-0000, NAVHOSP/NMC Keflavik
  1976-1979, HM-0000, Naval Reserve Center (NAVRESCEN) New Bedford, MA
  1980-1983, HM-8425, USS Cayuga (LST-1186)
  1986-1990, HM-8425, USS Waddell (DDG-24)
  1990-1990, HM-8425, Naval Medical Clinic (NMC) San Diego (Balboa Naval Hospital)
  1990-1991, HM-8425, 1st FSR/FSSG
  1991-1992, HM-8425, Naval Medical Clinic (NMC) San Diego (Balboa Naval Hospital)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1987-1987 USS Stark Incident (Iraq)
  1987-1987 USS Stark Incident (Iraq)
  1987-1987 Operation Earnest Will (Iran)
  1990-1991 Gulf War/Defense of Saudi Arabia /Operation Desert Shield
  1991-1991 Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm
  1991-1991 Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
 Colleges Attended 
George Washington UniversityUniversity of Hawaii
  1971-1972, Notre Dame de Namur University
  1980-1994, George Washington University
  1994-1994, University of Hawaii
 Other News, Events and Photographs
 
  There is Life after Retirement
  Mar 31, 1992, Retired
  Oct 07, 2012, Other Photos
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