Buko, Rich, RMCS

Radioman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
RM-2319-Communications System Technical Control Supervisor
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Radioman
Primary Unit
1987-1990, RM-2319, USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)
Previously Held NEC
SN-0000-Seaman
RM-2318-Communications System Technical Control Operator
Service Years
1966 - 1990
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Neptune Sweethearts Domain
RM-Radioman
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Chief Petty Officer of the Command


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, VA
  2018, Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, VA


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Retired
   
  1978-1979, RM-2318, USS Guam (LPH-9)

RM-Radioman

From Month/Year
June / 1978
To Month/Year
May / 1979

Unit
USS Guam (LPH-9) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
RM-2318-Communications System Technical Control Operator

Base, Station or City
Norfolk
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS Guam (LPH-9) Details

USS Guam (LPH-9)

USS Guam (LPH-9), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was laid down by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 15 November 1962; launched on 22 August 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Vaughn H. Emory Green, and commissioned on 16 January 1965, Captain N. E. Thurmon in command. She was the third US Navy ship to carry the name, after the Battle of Guam.
Decommissioned in 1998, she was the last of the Iwo Jima class in service.

General characteristics
Class and type: Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement: 19,217 tons
Length: 603 ft (184 m)
Beam: 84 ft (26 m)
Draught: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion: 2 × 600 psi (4 MPa) boilers, one geared steam turbines, one shaft, 22,000 shaft horse power
Speed: 23 knots
Complement: 718 (80 officer, 638 enlisted)
Armament:
  • 2 × 3"/50 Caliber
  • 2 × Basic Point Defense Missile Systems (BPDMS)
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: 20 × CH-46 Sea Knights, 10 × MH-53E Sea Stallion, 3 × AH-1 Cobra


Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Iwo Jima-class
Strength
Amphibious

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Aug 12, 2013
   
   
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USS Guam (LPH-9)
Fleming, Jerry, PO1, (1964-1984) RM RM-2318 Petty Officer First Class
Haneke, George, MCPO, (1962-1994) RM RM-2342 Chief Petty Officer
Peltier, Jay, CPO, (1958-1978) RM RM-2319 Chief Petty Officer
Moses, Aubrey, PO1, (1976-1988) RM RM-2304 Petty Officer First Class
Bradley, Scott, PO2, (1977-1981) RM RM-2321 Petty Officer Second Class
House, Mike, MCPO, (1974-2004) RM RM-2342 Petty Officer Second Class
Thacker, Vester, LCDR, (1961-1981) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Elliott, Kenneth, LCDR, (1966-1986) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Winecour, Eliot, LCDR, (1968-1992) OFF 290X Lieutenant
Howe, John, CDR, (1969-1998) OFF 613X Ensign
Fuller, James, CWO3, (1956-1978) YN YN-0000 Chief Warrant Officer 3
Bergen, John F., SCPO, (1972-1995) OS OS-0321 Petty Officer First Class
Collins, Mark, CPO, (1975-1995) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Craig, David, PO1, (1970-1978) ET ET-1413 Petty Officer First Class
Henschel, Terry, PO1, (1976-1997) AS AS-7609 Petty Officer First Class
Higgins, Stephen, CPO, (1975-1997) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
Kerbrat, Michael, SCPO, (1971-1991) IC IC-4746 Petty Officer First Class
Lambert, William, PO1, (1972-1980) AO 8286 Petty Officer First Class
Lazrovitch, Paul, CPO, (1972-1995) GM GM-0871 Petty Officer First Class
Lund, Carl, CPO, (1966-1988) GM GM-0871 Petty Officer First Class
Montgomery, Robert, PO1, (1965-1979) SH SH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Welfare, Don, PO1, (1976-1982) AG AG-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Armstrong, Gregory, PO2, (1978-1987) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Brulz Sr., Greg, PO2, (1978-1984) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Brunner, Charles, PO2, (1974-1980) EW EW-1763 Petty Officer Second Class
Cotto, Eduardo, PO2, (1974-1978) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Gasmire, Donald, PO2, (1978-1982) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hallowell Sr, Mark, LCDR, (1975-2001) OFF 00X Petty Officer Second Class
Jones, John, PO2, (1978-1983) FTM FTM-1189 Petty Officer Second Class
Kipp, Randy, PO2, (1973-1979) FTM FTM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Lawrence, Robert, PO2, (1977-1981) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Marlow, Tom, PO2, (1978-1980) IC IC-4721 Petty Officer Second Class
Marlow, Tom, PO2, (1978-1980) IC IC-4721 Petty Officer Second Class
Mitchin, Tim, PO2, (1976-1981) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Moore, Dwaine, PO2, (1979-1983) DP DP-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Neusel, David, PO1, (1973-1997) MM MM-9348 Petty Officer Second Class
Rutland, David, PO2, (1974-1978) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Schero, Howard, PO1, (1970-1993) OS OS-0318 Petty Officer Second Class
Scott, Gary, CPO, (1975-1995) DS DS-1666 Petty Officer Second Class
Stanley, Richard, PO2, (1971-1981) AS AS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Vaught, Scott, PO1, (1977-1999) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Autry, Charles, PO3, (1978-1982) MS MS-3527 Petty Officer Third Class
Cottrell, Dana, PO1, (1972-1993) AB ABF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Devanna, Richard, PO3, (1977-1981) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Erdmann, Joseph, PO2, (1978-1987) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Fisk, Howard, PO3, (1976-1983) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
George, Harold, PO1, (1977-1994) AO AO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Iacino, Mike, CPO, (1976-2001) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Jenkins, Carl, PO1, (1975-1995) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Labbadia, William, PO3, (1976-1982) SH StM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Maye, Chris, PO3, (1977-1987) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
McCarthy, Roger, PO3, (1976-1980) AB AB-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Morgan, Terry, PO2, (1976-1986) LI LI-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Mormino, Ben, PO3, (1975-1984) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Olenik, Michael, PO3, (1975-1979) HT HT-4954 Petty Officer Third Class
Owen, Jason, LCDR, (1975-2005) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Reed, David, SCPO, (1976-2003) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Sawyer, Jeffrey, PO3, (1976-1982) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Sloan, John, PO3, (1979-1982) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class

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