Prokity, Melvin, RMC

Deceased
 
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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
RM-Radioman
Five Hash Marks

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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
 Year of Birth
1934
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Natrona Heights		 Last Address
108 Liveoak Dr
Enterprise, AL
Date of Passing
Nov 18, 2020		  

 Official Badges 

Career Counselor U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms Iceland Defense Force US Navy Retired 20

US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

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




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Branch 363United States Navy Radioman Association (USNRMA)Post 274Post 1969, Weber-Warren-Lewis Post
National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)United States Navy Memorial
  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


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Writer - Published Author
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  3 Sailors Remembered

  1955-1957, RM-2303, US Naval Communications Unit 8, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerhaven, Germany

RM-Radioman

From Month/Year
January / 1955
To Month/Year
April / 1957

Unit
US Naval Communications Unit 8 Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
NEC
RM-2303-High Speed Morse Code Operator

Base, Station or City
USNAB Bremerhaven
State/Country
Germany
  
 
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 US Naval Communications Unit 8, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerhaven, Germany Details

US Naval Communications Unit 8, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerhaven, Germany

Type
Communications 		 

Parent Unit
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerhaven, Germany
Strength
Base

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Sep 13, 2013
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
RMC Woods (Chief-in-charge)
RMC Sczymanski (Maint Chief)
RM1 Varga (watch supervisor)
TE1 Whigg (watch supervisor
RM2 Jefferies
RM2 Winfree (hi speed operator)
RM2 Landis
RM3 King
ET1 Williams
ETSN Charles (running mate)
TE3 Colby
TESN Christie
SK2 White (club manager)

Worst Moment
Closed down station Mar 30, 1957
   

Chain of Command
CINCNELM
COMNAVFORGER
CO NAB

Other Memories
Armed Forces Day Parade Berlin Ger 1955-56
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
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USNS Geiger
USNAB Bremerhaven
USNAB Navy Gate Bremerhaven
USNAB Honor Guard Uniform
4 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
US Naval Communications Unit 8
Jeffries, James, PO2, (1952-1956) 00 00E Petty Officer Second Class
Greenberg, Gerald, PO3, (1952-1956) TE TE-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerhaven, Germany
Metzger, Ernest Walter, CAPT, (1945-1973) OFF 410X Lieutenant Commander
Poole, Henry, LCDR, (1932-1966) OFF 135X Lieutenant

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