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Service Details
Last Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Last Primary NEC
RM-2346-Low Level Keying Teletype Maintenance
Last Rating/NEC Group
Radioman
Primary Unit
1968-1971, RM-9502, FTC (Staff) Norfolk, VA
Service Years
1952 - 1972
Other Languages
German
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Icelandic Domain
Kiel Canal
Newfoundland Skreech
Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)
Order of the Rock
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth 1934
This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Arthur Perham (Art), RMCM
to remember
Prokity, Melvin (Mel), RMC USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Natrona Heights
Last Address 108 Liveoak Dr Enterprise, AL
Date of Passing Nov 18, 2020
1957, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Branch 363 (Member)
- Chap. Page
1975, United States Navy Radioman Association (USNRMA)
- Assoc. Page
1980, American Legion, Post 274 (Member) (Madison, Indiana)
- Chap. Page
1980, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 1969, Weber-Warren-Lewis Post (Member) (Madison, Indiana)
- Chap. Page
2000, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)
- Assoc. Page
2006, United States Navy Memorial
- Assoc. Page
Last Known Activity:
Writer - Published Author
From Month/Year January / 1968
To Month/Year September / 1971
Unit FTC (Staff) Norfolk, VA Unit Page
Rank Chief Petty Officer
NEC RM-9502-Instructor
Base, Station or City TTY Repair School NorfolkState/Country Virginia
Last Updated: Sep 18, 2009
Best Friends Chiefs Blair, Kelly, Baumann, Clinton, Neeley, Terwilliger, PO1's McCoy, Covington, Clinkscales, McClarney, Ellison
Best Moment Chief Instructor, then First enlisted director of a Navy school (4 months) relieved by RMCM Kelly
Chain of Command NAVFLTTRACEN COMNAVTRACOM
Other Memories With PO1 Clinkscales institued low-level keying installation & repair course