Withers, Michael D., OSCS

Operations Specialist
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
OS-9502-Instructor
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Operations Specialist
Primary Unit
1989-1992, OS-0000, Commander, Amphibious Squadron Ten (COMPHIBRON 10), Commander Amphibious Group Two (COMPHIBGRU 2)
Previously Held NEC
RD-0000-Radarman
OS-0317-NTDS-Input/Utilization Display Equipment Operator
OS-0336-Tactical Support Center (TSC) Operations Control Operator
OS-0326-Operations Systems Specialist
OS-0000-Operations Specialist
Service Years
1972 - 1992
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Desert Storm
Cold War
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Neptune Subpoena
Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Rock
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Persian Excursion
Plank Owner
Tailhook
Voice Edition
OS-Operations Specialist
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Senior Chief Petty Officer of the Command U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Persian Gulf Yacht Club

Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Order of the Golden Dragon Bagel Station Peace Keeping Force




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Tailhook AssociationSurface Navy AssociationPost 16United States Navy Memorial
National Veterans Organization of America
  1982, Tailhook Association - Assoc. Page
  2008, Surface Navy Association
  2008, American Legion, Post 16 (Member) (Lynchburg, Virginia) - Chap. Page
  2009, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
  2011, National Veterans Organization of America


 Additional Information
Other Comments:

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 Remembrance Profiles -  543 Sailors Remembered

  1975-1976, OS-0317, USS Halsey (CG-23)

OS-Operations Specialist

From Month/Year
- / 1975

To Month/Year
- / 1976

Unit
USS Halsey (CG-23) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

NEC
OS-0317-NTDS-Input/Utilization Display Equipment Operator

Base, Station or City
San Diego

State/Country
California
 
 
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 USS Halsey (CG-23) Details

USS Halsey (CG-23)
Namesake:
Builder:
Laid down:
26 August 1960
Launched:
15 January 1962
Commissioned:
20 July 1963
Decommissioned:
28 January 1994
Reclassified:
Guided-missile cruiser, CG-23, 30 June 1975[1]
Struck:
28 January 1994
Fate:
scrapped, 2003
Class & type:
Displacement:
7,903 tons
Length:
533 ft
Beam:
53 ft
Draft:
24 ft 6 in
Propulsion:
2 Ã? Allis-Chalmers steam turbines providing 85,000 shp (63 MW); 2 shafts
4 Ã? Foster-Wheeler boilers
Speed:
32 knots
Range:
8,000 nm at 20 knots
Complement:
400 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
AN/SPS-39 followed by AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-43 followed by AN/SPS-49 2D air search radar
AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
AN/SPG-55 missile fire control radar
AN/SQS-23 bow mounted sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
2 Ã? Mark 10 Terrier SAM
1 Ã? ASROC ASW system
4 Ã? 3 in(76 mm)guns (replaced by Harpoon missiles during 1980s)
6 Ã? 12.75 in(324 mm)ASW TT
2 x Phalanx CIWS

COMMANDING OFFICERS

Hostettler, Stephen John Jay, CAPT              03/18/77 - 05/19/79
Tarbuck, Richard Ray, CAPT                           05/19/79 - 05/12/81
Wyatt, Richard Lee, CAPT                              05/12/81 - 05/27/83
Moses, Paul Davis, CAPT                                 05/27/83 - 08/29/85
Conley, Dennis Ronald, CAPT                         08/29/85 - 01/08/88
Pacek, Robert Dennis, CAPT                           01/08/88 - 09/13/89
Klein III, George Adam, CAPT                         09/13/89 - 04/02/92
Amborn, Lloyd P., CAPT                                   04/02/92 - 01/28/94


Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels

Strength
Guided Missile Cruiser

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jun 30, 2010
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
Re-classified from a DLG to a CG on Jun 30, 1975

   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
The Final Voyage
Local Ops
The End Is Near For A Proud Lady
49 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Halsey (CG-23)

Goodman, Troy (Goody), CMDCM, (1955-1986) OS OS-0319 Master Chief Petty Officer
Mahaffey, John, MCPO, (1965-1991) OS OS-0318 Chief Petty Officer
Nalwalker, Robert, SCPO, (1959-1983) OS OS-0319 Petty Officer First Class
Whatley, Paul, PO1, (1970-1979) OS OS-0319 Petty Officer First Class
Cooper, William, PO2, (1972-1975) OS OS-0318 Petty Officer Second Class
Failor, William, PO2, (1972-1976) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bellemore, Dennis, PO3, (1975-1981) OS OS-0334 Petty Officer Third Class
Jensen, Steven, CDR, (1971-1998) OFF 410X Lieutenant
James, Robert, CAPT, (1968-1996) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Loucks, Michael, LCDR, (1967-1987) OFF 116X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Mitchell, G D, LCDR, (1967-1988) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hansen, James, SCPO, (1970-1991) GM GM-0986 Petty Officer First Class
Mia, Noel, MCPO, (1975-2005) FC FC-1163 Petty Officer First Class
Muller, Kenneth, SCPO, (1973-2003) DS DS-1615 Petty Officer First Class
Achs, Daniel, PO2, (1975-1979) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Brown, Johnny, PO1, (1971-1980) EW 1761 Petty Officer Second Class
Croxton, Walter, CPO, (1973-1993) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Dietrich, Thomas, PO2, (1975-1981) DS DS-1623 Petty Officer Second Class
Foreman, Steve, PO2, (1976-1980) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jefferson, Raymond, PO2, (1974-1978) PC PC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McGraw, Mike, PO2, (1972-1978) BT BT-4513 Petty Officer Second Class
O'Neal, Frank, PO2, (1970-1976) DS DS-1616 Petty Officer Second Class
Pizzella, Frederick, PO2, (1970-1976) GMM GMM-0997 Petty Officer Second Class
Rose, Jerald, PO2, (1970-1978) RM RM-2342 Petty Officer Second Class
Scharton, Bruce, PO2, (1974-1978) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Briggs, Eugene, PO3, (1972-1976) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Cannizzo, Steven, PO2, (1975-1981) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Quinton, Barrett, PO3, (1973-1978) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Reaves, Elder Gene, PO3, (1975-1979) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Trujillo, Steven, CPO, (1972-1995) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kehler, Michael, FN, (1974-1976) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Pratt, Greg, HA, (1975-1981) MAT MATT-0000 Hospitalman Apprentice
Walton, Wade, SN, (1975-1979) OS Seaman
Usborne, Roger, CDR, (1962-1983) Lieutenant Commander
Gray, David, CPO, (1957-1987) Chief Petty Officer
Elfman, Mark, CPO, (1965-1983) Petty Officer First Class
Turcotte, Don, MCPO, (1964-1995) Petty Officer First Class
Barragree, Bruce, PO2, (1972-1975) SK Petty Officer Second Class
Neill, Alex, PO2, (1974-1978) Petty Officer Second Class
O'Neal, Frank, PO2, (1970-1976) Petty Officer Second Class
Spivey, Ray, PO1, (1976-1990) Petty Officer Second Class
Daniel, Dusty, MCPO, (1970-1994) Petty Officer Third Class
Dye, Randy, PO3, (1974-1977) Petty Officer Third Class
Johnson, Kevin, PO3, (1976-1986) MS Petty Officer Third Class
McCoy, Timothy, PO3, (1975-1981) RM Petty Officer Third Class
Turner, Edward, PO1, (1971-1986) Petty Officer Third Class
Brunk, Donnie, SCPO, (1964-1988) Petty Officer First Class
Harris, Mike, MCPO, (1972-1994) Petty Officer Second Class
Koval, Nicholas, MCPO, (1972-1993) Petty Officer Second Class
Coleman, Everett, CPO, (1972-1995) Petty Officer Third Class

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