Brandau, Michael, GMG1

Gunner's Mate G (Guns)
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
GMG-0000-Gunner's Mate Guns
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Gunner's Mate G (Guns)
Primary Unit
1988-1989, Special Boat Unit (SBU) 24, Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (NSWG-2)
Previously Held NEC
PN-2612-Classification Interviewer
PN-0000-Personnelman
PN-9585-Navy Recruiter Canvasser
NC-0000-Navy Counselor
NC-9588-Career Information Program Advisor
NC-9589-Command Career Counselor
Service Years
1988 - 1989
GMG-Gunner's Mate G (Guns)
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Recruiting Command of Excellence Career Counselor


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American LegionDisabled American Veterans (DAV)Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)
  2005, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  2005, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
  2005, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
  2005, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Defense Department Navy Civil Service at Training Support Center (TSC) 
Naval Station 32nd Street, San Diego, CA.  92136

   

 Remembrance Profiles -  7 Sailors Remembered

  1985-1988, USS Seattle (AOE-3)


From Month/Year
February / 1985

To Month/Year
April / 1988

Unit
USS Seattle (AOE-3) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Norfolk

State/Country
Virginia
 
 
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 USS Seattle (AOE-3) Details

USS Seattle (AOE-3)
Hull number AOE-3
                             
Sacramento Class Fast Combat Support Ship:
Laid down, 1 October 1965 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA
Launched, 1 March 1968
Commissioned USS Seattle (AOE-3), 5 April 1969, CAPT. Bruce Keener III in command
Decommissioned, 15 March 2005, at Naval Station Norfolk, VA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 March 2005
Final Disposition, contract awarded for scrapping in September 2005 to ESCO Marine, Inc., Brownsville, TX. transferred to ESCO, 9 February 2006, scrapping completed, 26 January 2007
Specifications:
Displacement 18,884 t.(lt) 49,956 t.(fl)
Length 793'
Beam 107'
Draft 38' (max.)
Speed 26kts
Complement
24 Officers
576 Enlisted
Aircraft
two CH46E Sea Knight helicopters
Armament
NATO Sparrow missiles
two Phalanx CIWS
Propulsion
four boilers
two geared steam turbines
two shafts, 100,000shp




Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels

Strength
Auxiliary

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

Last Updated: Jan 5, 2024
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Shawn Kutzleb, Bob Griswold, Randy Harrell, Bobby Gunther, Tony C. Davis, Thomas McCool, Bobby J. Norris.

Best Moment
Command Advanced to PN3 through the efforts of PNC Sonny Williams and Promotion by Captain Dave Frost in April 1986 at sea.

   

Worst Moment
Reporting aboard the ship in drydock at Norshipco Shipyard, Berkeley, Virginia in February 1985.

Chain of Command
Captain Dave Frost, Commander J. P. Keane,
LT Roy Barnes, Chief Sonny Williams,
PN1 Jose Moreno (1986)
Captain J.J. Mazach, LT.CDR. P. C. Ruhl,
LT Ray Phillips, Chief Sonny Williams,
PN1 Dennis C. Youngs (1987)

   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
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USS SEATTLE AOE-3 - Underway Atlantic
Mike in Palma de Mallorca, Spain 1986.
Mike in Palma de Mallorca, Spain August 1986.
DeCommissioning Challenge Coin - Obverse
165 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Seattle (AOE-3)

Atwood, Wayne, CDR, (1981-2003) OFF 111X Commander
Keane, Joseph, CAPT, (1970-2001) OFF 111X Commander
Kroshl, William, CDR, (1975-1997) Lieutenant Commander
Luallin, Lou, LCDR, (1966-1989) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Carson, Robert, LCDR, (1982-1990) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Slay, John, CDR, (1981-2004) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Palmatier, Howard, LCDR, (1982-2002) OFF 116X Ensign
Gallier, Richard, (1988-1991) BT BT-0000 Other Service Rank
Mason, Jerry, CWO3, (1964-1991) WO 713X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Williams, Michael, CWO2, (1966-1989) WO 713X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Berry, Ted, MCPO, (1962-1986) 00 00E Master Chief Petty Officer
Andrews, Wayne, CWO3, (1970-1995) 00 9512 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Carr, Kevin, SCPO, (1969-1993) SH SH-3131 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Brady, Ronald, CMDCM, (1970-2000) Chief Petty Officer
Foote, Gregory, LT, (1975-1999) BM BM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Hall, Jeff, CWO2, (1973-1996) Chief Petty Officer
Hanner, Gail, SCPO, (1974-1995) BT BT-4503 Chief Petty Officer
Jenks, Gregory, CPO, (1973-1995) HM HM-8432 Chief Petty Officer
Weimar, Norman, SCPO, (1975-2005) FT FT-1147 Chief Petty Officer
Brown, Michael, SCPO, (1976-2000) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Connolly, John, LCDR, (1981-Present) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Diesman, Joe, CPO, (1983-2003) Petty Officer First Class
Funderburk, Stephen, PO1, (1972-1993) YN YN-2526 Petty Officer First Class
Gates, William, PO1, (1974-1994) OS OS-9502 Petty Officer First Class
Holbein, Frederick, SCPO, (1975-1996) RM RM-2342 Petty Officer First Class
McKowen, Samuel, PO1, (1961-1987) MS MS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Mckowen, Samuel, PO1, (1961-1987) MS MS-3529 Petty Officer First Class
Moreno, Jose, MCPO, (1977-2006) Petty Officer First Class
Pace, Matthew, SCPO, (1982-2004) FC FC-1149 Petty Officer First Class
Pokraka, Dave, CPO, (1979-2003) Petty Officer First Class
Reese, Mike, PO1, (1981-1987) ET ET-1572 Petty Officer First Class
Scofield, Robert, CPO, (1967-1996) DC DC-4805 Petty Officer First Class
Shepherd, Kevin, CWO3, (1982-2008) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Silvestre, Willton, CPO, (1976-2002) AD AD-8215 Petty Officer First Class
Smart, Lindsey, PO1, (1982-1993) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Stout, Jeff, CPO, (1971-1998) 00 00E Petty Officer First Class
Bennett, Randal, LCDR, (1977-2002) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Akers, Scott, PO2, (1983-1989) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Blathras, John, PO2, (1986-1990) BM Petty Officer Second Class
Boyd, Clinton, SCPO, (1983-2000) Petty Officer Second Class
Brehm, William, CPO, (1987-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
Brewer, Richard, PO2, (1984-1990) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Brown, Doug, CPO, (1984-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
Buxton, Tim, PO2, (1984-1994) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Christopher, Columbus Panzullo, PO2, (1986-1995) GMG GMG-9501 Petty Officer Second Class
Christy, Michael, PO2, (1983-1989) FC FC-1147 Petty Officer Second Class
Clark, Michael, SCPO, (1983-2006) SK SK-2814 Petty Officer Second Class
Flannery, Richard, SCPO, (1982-2004) HM HM-8432 Petty Officer Second Class
Foxworthy, Tom, CPO, (1984-2007) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Harp, Joe, PO2, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hedrick, Jeff, LCDR, (1987-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
Inge, Larry, PO2, (1985-1991) EM EM-4668 Petty Officer Second Class
Irvin, Doug, LCDR, (1981-2006) EW EW-1734 Petty Officer Second Class
Kirk, Dan, CPO, (1987-2008) Petty Officer Second Class
Kline, Michael, CPO, (1984-2000) BM OS-0170 Petty Officer Second Class
Kloc, Raymond, PO2, (1981-1988) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Lombardozzi, Dominic, PO2, (1983-1986) Petty Officer Second Class
Long, Daniel, PO1, (1978-1990) BT BT-4505 Petty Officer Second Class
Loveless, Mark, PO2, (1987-1992) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Martin, Dana, CPO, (1985-2010) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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