Thomas, Bersley H., Jr., SMCS

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Last Primary NEC
SM-0000-Signalman
Last Rating/NEC Group
Signalman
Primary Unit
1982-1984, NC-2186, Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)
Service Years
1960 - 1984
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Kiel Canal
Order of the Rock
Order of the Sand Sailor
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Persian Excursion
Plank Owner
Safari To Suez
Suez Canal
SM-Signalman
Six Hash Marks

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Home State
Virginia
Virginia
Year of Birth
1943
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Savannah, Ga.
Last Address
Roanoke, Virginia
Date of Passing
Jan 27, 2022
 

 Official Badges 

Recruiting Command of Excellence Recruiter NCIS Investigator Career Counselor

U.S. Navy Police (enlisted) NATO Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean Firefighter US Navy Retired 20

Afloat Training Specialist NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

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

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

Persian Excursion Efficiency Excellence Award


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)National Chief Petty Officers AssociationNational Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)United States Naval Institute
Naval Historical FoundationDestroyer Escort Sailors AssociationSons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarTWS Hall of Fame
  1970, Fleet Tanker Association
  1972, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
  1976, National Chief Petty Officers Association
  1976, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page
  2004, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  2008, Naval Historical Foundation
  2010, Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
  2011, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Assoc. Page
  2022, TWS Hall of Fame


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

  
  

               
The Golden years

Retirement:  The pressure to perform is intense!


Retirement:  
                        Losing my hair, 
                        Over weight 
                        Need glasses to see,  
                        Have Glacoma and Cateracs

                        Lost all of my permenent teeth
                        Have COPD
                        Have PAD
                        Have authoritis in my hip and knees

                        Have Type 2 Diebedies and
                        Have Cronic Depression (PTSD)

                                                                                Ain't Life Fun

            

                                                    CPO Initiated  and Proud                              
                               
                        U.S.S. Elmer Montgomery (FF-1082)   16 June 1978

 
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                   'I'll keep my freedom, my guns, and my money.
      you can keep THE CHANGE

                           


                              


     You Are The Man Retireing, fighting my current addiction to NTWS.   Feeling sorry for myself for ever being USN Retired.  Following my favorite baseball team "ATLANTA BRAVES".   I have a chemistry background and one of the things I enjoy the most is turning beer, vodka and wine into urine.  Watching my belly and my butt getting bigger and bigger with every passing year.

  Fishing       Puppy 1         Alarm Clock 3      SmileyCentral.com     SmileyCentral.com  
                                    

   
Other Comments:

Civilians and civilian life SUCK!!!!      SmileyCentral.com
                                                        SmileyCentral.com  I love Bass fishing,                                                                                                                                          playing with my HO guage modal train layout.   SmileyCentral.com                                         
And my dog    .SmileyCentral.com


I hate mowing grass, SmileyCentral.comwatching TV, unless its a good movie on DVD, or a ball game
and doing anything that requires physical or mental strain.
I enjoy discussing politics, money I don't have and sex.  Remenicing and telling sea stories about when I was in the Navy. SmileyCentral.com

A good laugh, at a joke, along with my coffee, in the morning, makes me feel good all day.
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WELCOME,
While you are checking out my profile, please check to see if I listed you as a shipmate.  My only criterria to be my shipmate is that we have something in common, so if we do, it goes both ways so please select me back and add me to your shipmates.

Feel free to look at anything on my profile.  I appreciate any messages I get but don't feel that you are obligated to leave one.  At my age stalkers are welcome.  All I ask is that you put everything back were you found it.  Have a nice day and come back anytime. 

      "I WAS A SAILOR ONCE & THE  
       MEMORIES NEVER GO AWAY, 
       OLD SAILORS NEVER DIE -
       THEY JUST FADE AWAY!"


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  1979-1982, SM-9585, Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)

SM-Signalman

From Month/Year
- / 1979

To Month/Year
- / 1982

Unit
Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA Unit Page

Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer

NEC
SM-9585-Navy Recruiter Canvasser

Base, Station or City
Roanoke

State/Country
Virginia
 
 
 Patch
 Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC) Details

Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)

Type
Recruiting
 

Parent Unit
Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)

Strength
District

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 18, 2008
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
NCCS Ronnie Milner
BMC John Woodruff
PO2 Bill Thomas//DPCS Ken Berlin
SKC Joe Jacobs// GMG2 Bob Farris
CPO Hank Webster
PO1 Bob Gillis
PNCS Ed Helms// YN1 Carl Dent

Best Moment
Promoted to Recruiter in Charge of NRS Roanoke. JUN 1980
Promoted to Western Zone Supervisor. AUG.1981

   

Worst Moment
Capt Suze's tour of the Western Zone During an Ice Storm and following blizzard of 1982




Chain of Command
CO. Capt. B.J.Suze
XO. CDR. J.D.Firnbach
Chief Recruiter: NCCS Ronnie Milner

   

Other Memories
Quarterly All Hands Conferences:
Virginia Beach, Va.
Bryce Mt. Ski resort
State capital, Richmond, Virginia
Race Day at Martinsville Speedway

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
7 Members Also There at Same Time
Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA

Gore, William, LCDR, (1972-1992) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Cook, Fred, CPO, (1971-1994) RM RM-9585 Chief Petty Officer
Helms, Edward, MCPO, (1962-1992) Senior Chief Petty Officer
Cano, Freddie, CPO, (1964-1986) Chief Petty Officer
Hagen, Ken, CPO, (1964-1990) Chief Petty Officer
Amann, Tom, SCPO, (1974-1994) Petty Officer Second Class
Gore, William, LCDR, (1972-1992) Lieutenant

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