Edwards, Tom, MM3

Machinists Mate
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
MM-0000-Machinist's Mate
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Machinists Mate
Primary Unit
1967-1969, MM-0000, USS Wainwright (DLG-28)
Service Years
1965 - 1969
MM-Machinists Mate
One Hash Mark

 Official Badges 

US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Order of the Golden Dragon


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Chapter 12Post 2492, Imlay City PostUSS Wainwright Veterans Association
  1985, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 12 (Member) (Port Huron, Michigan) - Chap. Page
  1985, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 2492, Imlay City Post (Member) (Imlay City, Michigan) - Chap. Page
  2000, USS Wainwright Veterans Association - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I retired 28 years as Experimental Test Driver in The Special Test Unit
with Ford Motor Company, Michigan Proving Grounds, Romeo, Mich.
Married with 3 daughters, and 3 Grandsons. The wife and I like to travel in our motorhome. We spend our summers at The Washakie Golf and RV resort in North Branch, Michigan. I love fishing for Walleye and Salmon in The Great Lakes.
I enjoy pen and ink drawing and scrimshaw on ivory when I find the time
I served on The USS NEW DD818 for 2 years went to Vietnam in 1967
put in for transfer to go back to NAM, 
got on the USS WAINWRIGHT DLG 28 for 2nd tour of duty 1968
   
  1966-1967, MM-0000, USS New (DD-818)

MM-Machinists Mate

From Month/Year
February / 1966
To Month/Year
- / 1967

Unit
USS New (DD-818) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
NEC
MM-0000-Machinist's Mate

Base, Station or City
Norfolk
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS New (DD-818) Details

USS New (DD-818) 		Hull number DD-818

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Destroyer

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Oct 24, 2009
   
   
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21 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS New (DD-818)
Barnette, Jerry, PO3, (1967-1969) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Raynor, Gilbert J., PO2, (1965-1971) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Klebenow, Phillip, PO3, (1965-1971) MM MM-9348 Petty Officer Third Class
Nolan, Joseph Dunstan, CAPT, (1951-1981) OFF 111X Commander
Griffiths, David J, CDR, (1954-1980) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Sigloch, Steve, LTJG, (1964-1968) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Andrews, Robert, SCPO, (1957-1984) SK SK-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Risher, Quentin, PO1, (1952-1968) OS OS-0326 Petty Officer First Class
Edwards, James, MCPO, (1963-1990) BT BT-4500 Petty Officer Second Class
McDermott, Thomas P, PO2, (1965-1969) ETN ETR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Nakagawa, Allen, PO2, (1964-1970) STG STG-0484 Petty Officer Second Class
Wolfe, David, PO2, (1965-1970) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Contreras, Adrian, PO3, (1964-1968) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Dyer, Raymond, PO3, (1965-1966) FTG FTG-1160 Petty Officer Third Class
Hooper, Dennis, PO3, (1966-1970) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kayser, Rupert, PO2, (1963-1971) FTG FTG-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Shaeffer, Thomas, PO3, (1963-1966) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Deel, Douglas R., SN, (1965-1971) YN YN-0000 Seaman
Tepovich, Francis (Frank), CPO, (1964-1983) BT BT-0000 Seaman
TORTORICE, PHILIP, PO2, (1965-1969) Petty Officer Third Class
McIntyre, James, PO3 Seaman

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