Raines, James, Sr., CS1

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Last Primary NEC
CS-0000-Commissaryman
Last Rating/NEC Group
Commissaryman
Primary Unit
1958-1960, USS Maury (AGS-16)
Service Years
1943 - 1963
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Decommissioning
Order of the Golden Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Order of the Square Rigger
CS-Commissaryman
Five Hash Marks

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Home State
North Carolina
North Carolina
Year of Birth
1925
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by Wendy Raines (Lambda Red Five), BM1 to remember Raines, James, Sr. (red dog), CS1.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Jonesboro
Last Address
Williamsburg Drive
Plano, Texas 75074
Date of Passing
May 14, 2011
 
Location of Interment
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery (VA) - Dallas, Texas
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Sect. 86, Grave 828

 Official Badges 

Assault Boat Coxswain WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Navy Retired 20 Amphibious Forces Patch

WWII Sharpshooter WWII Expert Rifleman


 Unofficial Badges 

Sea Bees Badge Order of the Shellback Domain of the Emperor Penguin Order of the Golden Shellback

Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Order of the Emerald Shellback Order of the Golden Dragon Did the Ditch (Suez Canal)




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2011, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Retired from Levi Strauss & Co. in 1987
 

   
Other Comments:

This is my father's page. He was actively looking for any and all of his shipmates from 1943-1963. 

   

  1951-1952, USS Witek (EDD-848)


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To Month/Year
- / 1952

Unit
USS Witek (EDD-848) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Not Specified

State/Country
Not Specified
 
 
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 USS Witek (EDD-848) Details

USS Witek (EDD-848)


Hull number DD-848

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; Westinghouse Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME July 16 1945.
Launched February 2 1946 and commissioned April 25 1946.
Decommissioned August 19 1968.
Stricken September 17 1968.
In use as an experimental vessel most of her career.
Fate Sunk as target off Virginia July 4 1969.


Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels

Strength
Destroyer

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jul 24, 2018
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
No Available Photos
2 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Witek (EDD-848)

Laulor, Richard, CAPT, (1945-1976) OFF 116X Ensign
Bennett, Donald, SN, (1951-1954) Seaman

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