Thomas, Bersley H., Jr., SMCS

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Last Primary NEC
SM-0000-Signalman
Last Rating/NEC Group
Signalman
Primary Unit
1982-1984, NC-2186, Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA, Commander Naval Recruiting Command (CNRC)
Service Years
1960 - 1984
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Kiel Canal
Order of the Rock
Order of the Sand Sailor
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Persian Excursion
Plank Owner
Safari To Suez
Suez Canal
SM-Signalman
Six Hash Marks

 Last Photo   Personal Details 

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Home State
Virginia
Virginia
Year of Birth
1943
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by Shaun Thomas (Underdog), OSC to remember Thomas, Bersley H., Jr. (Tom), SMCS USN(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Savannah, Ga.
Last Address
Roanoke, Virginia
Date of Passing
Jan 27, 2022
 

 Official Badges 

Recruiting Command of Excellence Recruiter NCIS Investigator Career Counselor

U.S. Navy Police (enlisted) NATO Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean Firefighter US Navy Retired 20

Afloat Training Specialist NATO Standing Naval Forces Atlantic US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Cold War Medal Persian Gulf Yacht Club Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993

Navy Chief Initiated Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Order of the Golden Dragon Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

Persian Excursion Efficiency Excellence Award


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)National Chief Petty Officers AssociationUnited States Naval Institute
Naval Historical FoundationDestroyer Escort Sailors AssociationSons of Union Veterans of the Civil WarTWS Hall of Fame
  1970, Fleet Tanker Association
  1972, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
  1976, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page
  1976, National Chief Petty Officers Association
  2004, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  2008, Naval Historical Foundation
  2010, Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
  2011, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Assoc. Page
  2022, TWS Hall of Fame


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

  
  

               
The Golden years

Retirement:  The pressure to perform is intense!


Retirement:  
                        Losing my hair, 
                        Over weight 
                        Need glasses to see,  
                        Have Glacoma and Cateracs

                        Lost all of my permenent teeth
                        Have COPD
                        Have PAD
                        Have authoritis in my hip and knees

                        Have Type 2 Diebedies and
                        Have Cronic Depression (PTSD)

                                                                                Ain't Life Fun

            

                                                    CPO Initiated  and Proud                              
                               
                        U.S.S. Elmer Montgomery (FF-1082)   16 June 1978

 
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                   'I'll keep my freedom, my guns, and my money.
      you can keep THE CHANGE

                           


                              


     You Are The Man Retireing, fighting my current addiction to NTWS.   Feeling sorry for myself for ever being USN Retired.  Following my favorite baseball team "ATLANTA BRAVES".   I have a chemistry background and one of the things I enjoy the most is turning beer, vodka and wine into urine.  Watching my belly and my butt getting bigger and bigger with every passing year.

  Fishing       Puppy 1         Alarm Clock 3      SmileyCentral.com     SmileyCentral.com  
                                    

   
Other Comments:

Civilians and civilian life SUCK!!!!      SmileyCentral.com
                                                        SmileyCentral.com  I love Bass fishing,                                                                                                                                          playing with my HO guage modal train layout.   SmileyCentral.com                                         
And my dog    .SmileyCentral.com


I hate mowing grass, SmileyCentral.comwatching TV, unless its a good movie on DVD, or a ball game
and doing anything that requires physical or mental strain.
I enjoy discussing politics, money I don't have and sex.  Remenicing and telling sea stories about when I was in the Navy. SmileyCentral.com

A good laugh, at a joke, along with my coffee, in the morning, makes me feel good all day.
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WELCOME,
While you are checking out my profile, please check to see if I listed you as a shipmate.  My only criterria to be my shipmate is that we have something in common, so if we do, it goes both ways so please select me back and add me to your shipmates.

Feel free to look at anything on my profile.  I appreciate any messages I get but don't feel that you are obligated to leave one.  At my age stalkers are welcome.  All I ask is that you put everything back were you found it.  Have a nice day and come back anytime. 

      "I WAS A SAILOR ONCE & THE  
       MEMORIES NEVER GO AWAY, 
       OLD SAILORS NEVER DIE -
       THEY JUST FADE AWAY!"


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  1968-1968, DC-9502, CNO - OPNAV

DC-Damage Controlman

From Month/Year
- / 1968

To Month/Year
- / 1968

Unit
CNO - OPNAV Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class

NEC
DC-9502-Instructor

Base, Station or City
FF INST Philadelphia

State/Country
Pennsylvania
 
 
 Patch
 CNO - OPNAV Details

N/A

Type
Shore Support
 

Parent Unit
Major Commands

Strength
Center

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Oct 15, 2020
   
   
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My Photos For This Unit
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422 Members Also There at Same Time
CNO - OPNAV

Yenney, Steve, PO2, (1967-1971) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kenney, Michael, PO3, (1966-1972) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hagge, Amber, (1967-1986) HN HN-0000 [Other Service Rank]
Pitman, Steven, (1966-1970) AME 8323 [Other Service Rank]
Cauble, Lawrence, CAPT, (1942-1968) OFF 131X Captain
Crowe, William James, ADM, (1946-1989) OFF 112X Captain
Delano, Victor, CAPT, (1937-1969) OFF 111X Captain
Gadow, John, CAPT, (1954-1990) OFF 163X Captain
McKenzie, Robert Palmer, RADM, (1941-1982) OFF 131X Captain
McNees, Richard Brown, CAPT, (1940-1972) OFF 9421 Captain
Aldern, Donald Deane, CAPT, (1952-1970) OFF 131X Commander
Buchanan, E.O., CAPT, (1954-1984) OFF 131X Commander
Colbus, Louis, CAPT, (1949-1983) OFF 111X Commander
Leahy, John Patrick, CAPT, (1947-1979) OFF 112X Commander
Raper, Albert, CDR, (1954-1974) OFF 112X Commander
Ryder, John, CAPT, (1948-1973) OFF 161X Commander
Shepherd, Burton Hale, RADM, (1945-1978) OFF 131X Commander
Stafford, Ken, CAPT, (1953-1980) OFF 131X Commander
WHITE, Charles, CDR, (1949-1973) OFF 131X Commander
Bailey, Fred, CAPT, (1951-1987) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Batzler, John, RADM, (1955-1987) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
Black, Henry Clay, LCDR, (1954-1979) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Hood, Al, LCDR, (1965-1969) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Lasswell, Jim, CDR, (1959-1983) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Lodge, Charles, CDR, (1962-1984) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Maher, James, CAPT, (1958-1986) OFF 110X Lieutenant Commander
Martin, Edward, LCDR, (1954-1974) OFF 112X Lieutenant Commander
Ryland, Charles, CAPT, (1957-1988) OFF 310X Lieutenant Commander
Sudholz, Herman, CDR, (1959-1985) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Sugg, Ross Edgar, CAPT, (1950-1986) OFF 144X Lieutenant Commander
Vahey, William, LCDR, (1959-1990) OFF 613X Lieutenant Commander
Walsh, Raymond, RDML, (1961-1992) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Blower, Robert, LCDR, (1964-1969) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Cleary, Francis, CDR, (1962-1982) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Drennan, Arthur, CAPT, (1964-1991) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Drew, Ken, LT, (1968-1970) OFF 165X Lieutenant
Finney, Donald, LT, (1961-1972) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Griffiths, David J, CDR, (1954-1980) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Harris, Hubert, LT, (1949-1969) OFF 641X Lieutenant
Lane, Jerry, LT, (1955-1978) MM MM-0000 Lieutenant
Lindahl, John Carl, LT, (1965-1973) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Pazak, Jerry, LT, (1961-1969) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Smelley, Allan, LCDR, (1958-1972) OFF 118X Lieutenant
Baldino, Anthony d, LCDR, (1966-1972) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Bellew, John, LT, (1965-1971) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fuller, Dale, LT, (1950-1978) OFF 644X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hamlett, Robert, LTJG, (1966-1969) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Hudson, Scottie, CDR, (1969-1971) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Mercer, Thomas, RADM, (1962-1996) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Walker, Thomas, LTJG, (1966-1970) OFF 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fry, Stephen Eugene, LT, (1966-1973) OFF 131X Ensign
Norris, John Anthony, LCDR, (1963-1988) OFF 110X Ensign
Squires, Donald, LT, (1966-1972) OFF 110X Ensign
White, Robert, CAPT, (1960-1995) OFF 00X Ensign
Mace, Thomas, PO2, (1964-1968) AT AT-6646 Other Service Rank
Muller, Bob, CPO, (1965-1991) 00 00E Other Service Rank
Miller, Paul, CWO4, (1968-2001) BM BM-0000 Chief Warrant Officer 4
Verschuyl, Ronald, CWO4, (1967-2005) 00 00E Chief Warrant Officer 4
Morgan, Frank, LCDR, (1963-1993) OFF 713X Warrant Officer

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