Rectenwald, Tracy, AFCM

Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman
 
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Service Status
USN Retired
Final Rank
Master Chief Petty Officer
Last NEC
AFCM-8300-Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief
Last NEC Group
Master Chief Aircraft Maintenanceman
Primary Unit
2005-2010, AM-8300, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Previously Held NEC's
AM-0000-Aviation Structural Mechanic
NC-9585-Navy Recruiter Canvasser
AMS-0000-Aviation Structural Mechanic Structures
AM-8300-Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief
9502-Instructor
Service Years
1980 - 2010
Seven Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Cold War Medal Recruiter US Navy Retired 30 US Navy Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993

Captain Arnold J. Isbell Award


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Branch 93Armed Forces E9 AssociationPost 627
  1993, International Chief Petty Officers Association
  2007, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Branch 93 (Member) (Patuxent River, Maryland) - Chap. Page
  2008, Armed Forces E9 Association
  2010, American Legion, Post 627 (Member) (Cleveland, Ohio) - Chap. Page


  1989-1992, USS America (CV-66)


From Month/Year
- / 1989

To Month/Year
- / 1992

Unit
USS America (CV-66) Unit Page

Rank
Chief Petty Officer

NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
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State/Country
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 USS America (CV-66) Details

USS America (CV-66)
November - Uniform - Sierra - Alpha
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "COURAGE"



CLASS - KITTY HAWK
Displacement 60,300 Tons, Dimensions, 1047' 6" (oa) x 129' 4" x 37' (Max)
Armament 4 Terrier-SAM, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 4154-4580.

Operational and Building Data

Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp. 1 January 1961. Name assigned 16 January 1962. Launched 1 February 1964 and commissioned 23 January 1965.

Reclassified as a Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier (CV-66) on 30 June 1975.

Fate: Decommissioned and stricken on 9 August 1996. Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Virginia coast, on 14 May 2005, after 25 days of tests consisting of underwater and surface simulated attacks on the ship. These tests were intended to provide valuable data on survivability for the next generation of aircraft carriers.

According to the December 4, 2006 issue of "Navy Times," ex-America was in one piece and sitting on its keel, some 476 miles east of Charleston, SC, and about 400 miles west of Bermuda, and 16,860 feet (5,139 meters) below the surface. This information was obtained by the USS America Carrier Veterans Association on October 30, through a Freedom of Information Act request.



Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Kitty Hawk-class

Strength
Aircraft Carrier

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

Last Updated: Mar 30, 2007
   
   
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1104 Members Also There at Same Time
USS America (CV-66)

Davis, Wayne, PO2, (1985-1990) [Other Service Rank]
Cebrowski, Arthur, VADM, (1964-2001) Rear Admiral Lower Half
Champney, Robert, CDR, (1969-1990) OFF 132X Commander
Fowler, Timothy, CDR, (1986-2010) OFF 120X Commander
Bruce, David, CDR, (1974-2003) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Derrick, Jay, CDR, (1966-2001) OFF 633X Lieutenant Commander
Firehammer, Jr., Robert, CAPT, (1982-2008) Lieutenant Commander
Forcier, Steven, LCDR, (1980-1995) OFF 210X Lieutenant Commander
Hitchcock, David, LCDR, (1979-1995) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Johnson, Douglas, LCDR, (1977-1995) Lieutenant Commander
Karr, Mark, CDR, (1978-2002) OFF 152X Lieutenant Commander
Libby, Donald, LCDR, (1983-2009) OFF 613X Lieutenant Commander
Rohren, Lathan, LCDR, (1966-1989) OFF 641X Lieutenant Commander
Valendo, Eugene, LCDR, (1973-1998) OFF 161X Lieutenant Commander
Yonchak, Mark, CDR, (1979-2002) OFF 163X Lieutenant Commander
Barr, Robert, LCDR, (1985-2007) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Craigie, Kyle, CDR, (1981-2005) OFF 132X Lieutenant
D'Angelo, Edward, CAPT, (1986-2016) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Dunne, Robert, LCDR, (1972-2003) OFF 230X Lieutenant
Ferguson, Leslie, CDR, (1985-2007) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Goldschmidt, Michael, CDR, (1984-2006) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Guiler, Graham, CDR, (1972-2009) OFF 633X Lieutenant
Guyton, Will, LT, (1989-1997) OFF 132X Lieutenant
Jenkins, Paul, LT, (1981-1995) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Koffel, Ken, LCDR, (1971-1999) OFF 613X Lieutenant
Kreib, Mark, CDR, (1982-2015) OFF 163X Lieutenant
Ledbetter, Logan, CDR, (1983-2011) OFF 163X Lieutenant
Magarelli, Pete, LT, (1979-1999) OFF 639X Lieutenant
Miller, Chris, LCDR, (1981-2001) OFF 161X Lieutenant
Mosley, Michael, CAPT, (1982-Present) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Norton, Scott, LT, (1981-2001) OFF 1955 Lieutenant
Peterson, Roy, CAPT, (1983-2008) OFF Lieutenant
Purcell, Duane, LCDR, (1974-2004) Lieutenant
Rogers, Edward, LT, (1983-1994) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Spikes, Joseph, LT, (1968-1995) Lieutenant
Steiger, Lee, LCDR, (1979-1999) Lieutenant
Townsend, Ian, CDR, (1981-2007) OFF 161X Lieutenant
Elkins, Richard, LCDR, (1977-2001) OFF 636X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Evans, Paul, CDR, (1979-2011) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fowler, Timothy, CDR, (1986-2010) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Green, Richard, LT, (1977-2001) OFF 641X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hellemn, Larry, LTJG, (1986-1990) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Koch, David, LCDR, (1990-2010) OFF 230X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Malfitano, John, CAPT, (1986-Present) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Matos, Rafael, LCDR, (1985-2005) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Nault, William, CAPT, (1985-2008) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Schmidt, Robert, LT, (1988-1998) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Van Kuren, Peter, LCDR, (1979-2004) OFF 639X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Aldoupolis, Joseph, LCDR, (1972-1999) OFF 633X Ensign
LENT, MICHAEL, LCDR, (1979-2005) OFF 647X Ensign
Berkhalter, Donald, AN, (1987-1990) MS Other Service Rank
Gorman, Fred, CWO4, (1950-1989) OFF 738X Chief Warrant Officer 4
Haskell, Robert, CWO4, (1966-1994) WO 711X Chief Warrant Officer 4
Darby, Donald, CWO4, (1971-1994) OFF 745X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Shaffer, Gerald, CWO3, (1973-1994) OFF 731X Chief Warrant Officer 3
Crite, Jerry, CWO3, (1974-1996) WO 736X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Masden, Don, CWO4, (1971-2001) Chief Warrant Officer 2
Mccann, Charles, CWO2, (1974-1994) Chief Warrant Officer 2
Pecoraro, John, CWO3, (1976-1994) OFF 718X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Plansky, James, CWO2, (1971-1992) WO 716X Chief Warrant Officer 2

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