Smith, William, ABE3

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
 
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Current Service Status
USNR Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
ABE-7004-C-13 Mod 1 Catapult
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch & Recovery
Primary Unit
1981-1984, ABE-7004, USS America (CV-66)
Previously Held NEC
00E-Unknown NEC/Rate
AB-0000-Aviation Boatswain's Mate
ABE-0000-Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery
Service Years
1980 - 1991
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Order of the Shellback
Suez Canal
ABE-Aviation Boatswain's Launch & Recovery
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 Official Badges 

US Navy Honorable Discharge US Naval Reserve Honorable Discharge US Coast Guard Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Cold War Medal USCG Cutterman Pin Cold War Veteran

GONZO Station Yacht Club Did the Ditch (Suez Canal)


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  1981-1984, ABE-7004, USS America (CV-66)

ABE-Aviation Boatswain's Launch & Recovery

From Month/Year
June / 1981
To Month/Year
November / 1984

Unit
USS America (CV-66) Unit Page

Rank
Airman
NEC
ABE-7004-C-13 Mod 1 Catapult

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS America (CV-66) Details

USS America (CV-66)
November - Uniform - Sierra - Alpha
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "COURAGE"


CLASS - KITTY HAWK
Displacement 60,300 Tons, Dimensions, 1047' 6" (oa) x 129' 4" x 37' (Max)
Armament 4 Terrier-SAM, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 4154-4580.
Operational and Building Data

Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. 1 January 1961. Name assigned 16 January 1962. Launched 1 February 1964 and commissioned 23 January 1965.

Reclassified as a Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier (CV-66) on 30 June 1975.

Fate: Decommissioned and stricken on 9 August 1996. Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Virginia coast, on 14 May 2005, after 25 days of tests consisting of underwater and surface simulated attacks on the ship. These tests were intended to provide valuable data on survivability for the next generation of aircraft carriers.

According to the December 4, 2006 issue of "Navy Times," ex-America was in one piece and sitting on its keel, some 476 miles east of Charleston, SC, and about 400 miles west of Bermuda, and 16,860 feet (5,139 meters) below the surface. This information was obtained by the USS America Carrier Veterans Association on October 30, through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Kitty Hawk-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
MM Summers, Nicole (minnie mouse), MMFN 105
   

Last Updated: Jun 22, 2017
   
   
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USS America (CV-66)
Meyer, Robert, PO1, (1983-1992) ABE ABE-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Murphy, John, PO2, (1977-1981) ABE ABE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Duda, Robert, PO3, (1975-1981) ABE ABE-7006 Petty Officer Third Class
Lorah jr., Howard, CPO, (1980-2000) ABE ABE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Wargnier, Greg, PO3, (1978-1982) ABE ABE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Singletary, James, AR, (1984-1986) ABE ABE-7006 Airman
Thornton, David, PO2, (1978-1992) MS MS-0000 [Other Service Rank]
Blinn, Norman, CAPT, (1962-1992) OFF 00X Commander
Holderby, Anderson Byron, RADM, (1967-2000) OFF 410X Commander
Parrott, Ralph, CAPT, (1963-1990) OFF 310X Commander
Wade, Jack, CDR, (1968-1988) OFF 183X Commander
Cohrs, Fred, CDR, (1968-1996) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Harrington, James, CAPT, (1971-2005) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Jaskot, Richard, RDML, (1975-2006) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Lerseth, Roger G., CDR, (1969-1994) OFF 612X Lieutenant Commander
Snead, Thomas, LCDR, (1971-1997) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Tootle, Dan, LCDR, (1962-1984) OFF 130X Lieutenant Commander
Ford, Charles, CDR, (1981-1995) OFF 250X Lieutenant
Goldstein, Alan, LCDR, (1968-1994) OFF 165X Lieutenant
Gorie, Dominic L. Pudwill, CAPT, (1979-2005) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Grisham, Jimmy, CDR, (1975-2004) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Jones, Jerry, LT, (1975-1987) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Moore, William, LT, (1977-1986) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Rehbaum, Karl, LT, (1969-1990) OFF 647X Lieutenant
Schmidt, Robert, LT, (1979-1986) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Sciancalepore, Michael, LCDR, (1970-1997) OFF 651X Lieutenant
Shimkus, Albert, CAPT, (1965-2007) OFF 290X Lieutenant
Sweeney, John, LT, (1983-1987) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Thomas, Steven, CDR, (1977-1999) OFF 410X Lieutenant
VIllanueva, Felix, CAPT, (1982-2003) OFF 410X Lieutenant
Laughlin, Richard, LCDR, (1963-1995) OFF 651X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Parron, Jim, CWO4, (1966-1991) OFF 618X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Whitaker, Alexander, CAPT, (1981-2007) OFF 163X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Martin, John, CDR, (1968-1998) OFF 616X Ensign
Parish, Benjamin, LT, (1965-1987) OFF 613X Ensign
Reeve, Kirk, CAPT, (1976-2007) OFF 111X Ensign
Cawthon, Roy, CPO, (1979-2000) AO 8286 Other Service Rank
Ramirez, Roland, (1982-1985) MS MS-0000 Other Service Rank
Gorman, Fred, CWO4, (1950-1989) OFF 738X Chief Warrant Officer 4
Hamather, Fred M., CWO3, (1965-1986) PS 741X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Marino, Michael, CWO4, (1969-1999) OFF 752X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Matthews, Fred, CWO4, (1961-1988) OFF 711X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Milan, Gerald, CWO3, (1968-1988) WO 741X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Patterson, Pat, CWO4, (1965-1995) WO 736X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Gary, Walter, MCPO, (1959-1990) PR PR-0000 Master Chief Petty Officer
Kugler, Allen, MCPO, (1963-1985) MM MM-9517 Master Chief Petty Officer
Mohr, Michael, MCPO, (1961-1984) SH SH-3111 Master Chief Petty Officer
Snee, Thomas, FORCM, (1965-1996) NC NC-9589 Master Chief Petty Officer
Elliott, Richard, SCPO, (1955-1987) MM MM-4204 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Helmick, Butch, MCPO, (1968-2002) AC AC-6902 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Senior, Charles, MCPO, (1962-1983) AK AK-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Cardoso, Sergio, CPO, (1982-2007) BM BM-9502 Chief Petty Officer
Cortinas, Jesus, CPO, (1977-1999) AO AO-8327 Chief Petty Officer
Curley, George, SCPO, (1967-1993) AT AT-6663 Chief Petty Officer
Douvier, Brian, CPO, (1975-1995) MM MM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Ewert, Pete, CPO, (1965-1986) AC AC-6902 Chief Petty Officer
Friedlieb, Robert, SCPO, (1965-1989) MA MA-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Gladhart, David, CPO, (1968-1988) IS IS-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Hoyt, Don, LCDR, (1972-1998) PN PN-0000 Chief Petty Officer

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