Wold, James, EN1

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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
EN-4398-DD-963 Auxiliary Systems Technician
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Engineman
Primary Unit
1970-1973, EN-4398, USS Sample (DE-1048)
Previously Held NEC
EN-4291-Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Mechanic
EN-4314-Diesel Engine Inspector
EN-4333-Fairbanks Morse (38D 8-1/8) Diesel Eng Tech
EN-4333-Fairbanks Morse(38D 8-1/8) & Colt Pielstick(PC2.5V)Diesel Eng Tech
Service Years
1970 - 1980
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Order of the Antarctic Circle
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
EN-Engineman
Two Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Vietnam Combat Craft Crewmember Badge Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration

Vietnam 50th Anniversary Engineering/Survivability Excellence Award Efficiency Excellence Award



  1977-1980, EN-4333, USS Prairie (AD-15)

EN-Engineman

From Month/Year
September / 1977
To Month/Year
February / 1980

Unit
USS Prairie (AD-15) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
EN-4333-Fairbanks Morse(38D 8-1/8) & Colt Pielstick(PC2.5V)Diesel Eng Tech

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS Prairie (AD-15) Details

USS Prairie (AD-15)





Hull number AD-15 Dixie Class Destroyer Tender:
Laid down, 7 December 1938, at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
Launched, 9 December 1939
Commissioned USS Prairie (AD-15), 5 August 1940, CAPT. John B. W. Waller in command
During World War II Prairie was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
During the Vietnam War Prairie participated in the following campaign:
 
  • Vietnam War Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign, 16 t o17 March 1973
  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 26 March 1993
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Title transfer to MARAD, 1 April 1993
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 2 April 2 1993 (some sources indicate 6 April 1993) to "Nishant Import & Export" of the United Arab Emirates for $960,000. Towed to India in April 1993 and scrapped
  • USS Prairie earned one campaign star for Vietnam War service
Specifications: 
Displacement 18,000 t. (lim) 
Length 530' 6" 
Beam 73' 4" 
Draft 24' 5" 
Speed 19.6 kts (trial) 
Complement
officer 123
enlisted 1,576 
Armament
four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
four single 40mm AA gun mounts
two 3pdr gun mounts
Aft two 5"/38 mounts and all 40mm gun mounts later removed, and helicopter platform added 
Largest boom capacity 20 t. 
Ship's Service Generators four 750Kw 450V A.C. 
Fuel Capacity
NFSO 24,555 Bbls.
Diesel 2,705 Bbls. 
Propulsion
two New York Shipbuilding Parsons-design steam turbines
four Babcock & Wilcox "A" (three drum expansion type) boilers 485psi 720°.
double De Laval Main Reduction Gear
two propellers, 11,000shp


 

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Dixie-class
Strength
Tender/ Repair Ship

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

Last Updated: Jun 5, 2018
   
   
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USS Prairie (AD-15)
Wold, James, PO1, (1970-1980) EN EN-4291 Petty Officer First Class
Steelman, James, CWO3, (1973-1997) EN EN-4291 Petty Officer Second Class
Berger, John Wellons, CDR, (1952-1982) OFF 410X Commander
Solis, Armando, CDR, (1972-1993) OFF 310X Lieutenant Commander
Chassot, Charles, CAPT, (1975-2006) OFF 116X Ensign
Jones, Charlie, CAPT, (1967-2002) OFF 111X Ensign
Boyd, Henry, CWO4 BT BT-0000 Chief Warrant Officer 4
Ball, Billy, MCPO, (1956-1978) MR MR-9593 Master Chief Petty Officer
Briggs, Jerry, SCPO, (1963-1983) 00 9506 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Chilton, Harry, CWO4, (1961-1991) SK SK-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Jantzen, Ross, SCPO, (1956-1980) MR MR-4402 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Larkins, Larry, MCPO, (1959-1988) TM TM-0747 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Ludwig, Hans, MCPO, (1959-1989) MS MS-3529 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Baxter, Ronald, SCPO, (1962-1990) MR MR-4402 Chief Petty Officer
Frigerio, Donal, SCPO, (1969-1993) HT HT-4955 Chief Petty Officer
Liput, Greg, CPO, (1971-1991) HT HT-4956 Chief Petty Officer
McCann, Tom, CPO, (1959-1982) ST ST-0492 Chief Petty Officer
Simon, Joseph, CPO, (1960-1981) FTG FTG-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Astore, William, PO1, (1971-1979) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Briggs, Darrell, CPO, (1969-1993) OM OM-1903 Petty Officer First Class
Burke, Thomas J., SCPO, (1969-1994) HT HT-4955 Petty Officer First Class
Coffman, Anthony, PO1, (1971-1994) OM OM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Davis, Carlton, PO1, (1980-2000) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Felts, Gary, SCPO, (1971-1995) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Holderfield, Thomas, LT, (1977-1990) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Kilbourne, Jim, PO1, (1973-1982) ET ET-1435 Petty Officer First Class
King, Michael, PO1, (1975-1995) HT HT-4942 Petty Officer First Class
Martin, Ken, PO1, (1971-1979) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Miller, Tim, PO1, (1976-1986) ST STG-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Muzzey, Thomas, SCPO, (1965-1995) MR MR-4402 Petty Officer First Class
Muzzey, Thomas, SCPO, (1965-1995) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Newman, Thomas, PO1, (1973-1982) OM OM-1918 Petty Officer First Class
Newman, Thomas, PO1, (1973-1982) OM OM-1918 Petty Officer First Class
Pichon, Morris, PO1, (1960-1979) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Rehbaum, Karl, LT, (1969-1990) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Rothweil, Dan, PO1, (1979-1985) GMT GMT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Shugart, Timothy, CDR, (1967-1997) MM MM-3351 Petty Officer First Class
Siano, Mike, PO1, (1971-1980) OS OS-9502 Petty Officer First Class
Smith, Frank, CPO, (1968-1988) GMG GMG-0872 Petty Officer First Class
Woydziak, John, PO1, (1965-1989) RM RM-2304 Petty Officer First Class
Abbott, Richard, PO2, (1977-1981) HT HT-5343 Petty Officer Second Class
Benart, Randall, CPO, (1980-2010) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bontty, Edward, PO1, (1973-1995) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bumbaugh, Jeff, PO1, (1977-1997) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Butcher, Randy, PO2, (1973-1981) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Buterbaugh, Fred, PO2, (1974-1981) DS DS-1666 Petty Officer Second Class
Castro, Angelito, PO2, (1974-1983) EM EM-4615 Petty Officer Second Class
Castro, Angelito, PO2, (1974-1983) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Elbancol, Abraham, PO2, (1976-1981) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Fields, Terry, PO2, (1974-1978) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Griffin, Larry, PO2, (1976-1980) SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Homan, Kirby, PO2, (1972-1980) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hudson, Larry, SCPO, (1974-1996) MM MM-4294 Petty Officer Second Class
Hunt, Brad, PO2, (1974-1981) DS DS-1666 Petty Officer Second Class
Jellison, Jim, PO2, (1973-1977) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jenkins, Jimmy, PO1, (1977-1997) BM BM-9545 Petty Officer Second Class
Jones, Richard, PO2, (1973-1977) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Jones JR, Richard, PO2, (1973-1977) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kevin, Herber, PO2, (1973-1977) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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