Ruth, James, HMCS

Hospital Corpsman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
HM-8424-Advanced Medical Administration Technician
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman
Primary Unit
1970-1971, HM-8424, Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA
Previously Held NEC
HM-0000-Hospital Corpsman
HM-8425-Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman
HM-8294-Rescue Medical Flight Attendant (SAR Corpsman)
HM-8424-Advanced Medical Administration Technician
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman
Service Years
1950 - 1971
HM-Hospital Corpsman
Five Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Chief Petty Officer of the Command Career Counselor U.S. Navy Chief Master-at-Arms U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms

U.S. Navy Security US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 






 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

 I retired from the Champaign County Sheriff's Office, and resigned my commission as a Special Deputy. Retired Aug. 2, 2008 Turned 75 years old.

   
Other Comments:

I resigned serving legal papers for the courts.
I resigned from Job and Family Services as Fraud Investigator. I am now officially an out of work bum.

PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS UNDER IMAGE TITLE!!!

   

 Remembrance Profiles -  3 Sailors Remembered

  1969-1970, HM-8404, Headquarters, NSA Danang, Vietnam

HM-Hospital Corpsman

From Month/Year
- / 1969

To Month/Year
- / 1970

Unit
Headquarters Unit Page

Rank
Chief Petty Officer

NEC
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Base, Station or City
DANANG

State/Country
Vietnam
 
 
 Patch
 Headquarters, NSA Danang, Vietnam Details

Headquarters, NSA Danang, Vietnam

Type
Test and Evaluation
 

Parent Unit
NSA Danang, Vietnam

Strength
Activity

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Apr 29, 2010
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
HMC Mark McGee:Photo lab, NSA Station Hospital.
HMC Roy Cupper:Supply, NSA Station Hospital.
HMC Wendel Crawley: Barracks MAA NSA Hosp.
HMC William Latney: who I knew from Phila. shipyard.

Best Moment
WENT HOME!!

   

Worst Moment
ROCKET AND MORTER ATTACKS ON HOSPITAL COMPOUND. Had my ear drum burst from close rocket or motar hit. Sat up rest of the night picking metal from my forearms from the hit. Scared the Hell out of me!!!

Chain of Command
Donald Custis, Capt. MC, USN who went on to be the Commanding Officer of Bethesda Naval Hospital and then became Chief Of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

   

Other Memories
CHIEF OF SECURITY AT STATION HOSPITAL.
CHIEF MASTER AT ARMS AT STATION HOSPITAL
COMMAND CHIEF FOR DECOMISSIONING OF STATION HOSPITAL.

   
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NSA/RVN
NSA/RVN-50
NSA/RVN-38
NSA/RVN-51
959 Members Also There at Same Time
Headquarters

WITTMUSS, MICHAEL, PO1, (1966-1988) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer Second Class
Wells, John, HN, (1966-1970) HM HM-8404 Hospitalman
Rueda, Jacob, CPO, (1965-1978) HM HM-8432 Chief Petty Officer
Rainey, Edward O., CPO, (1962-1989) HM HM-8483 Petty Officer First Class
Quirk, Frederick, PO1, (1966-1970) HM HM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Schnitker, John, PO2, (1967-1973) HM HM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Taylor, Chuck, PO3, (1966-1969) HM HM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Mulick, Lloyd, HN, (1967-1971) HM HM-0000 Hospitalman
Mulick, Lloyd, HN, (1967-1971) HM HM-0000 Hospitalman
Thomas, Gary, PO3, (1967-1971) HM HM-0000 Hospitalman
Hulet, Ken, LCDR, (1967-1993) OFF 290X Lieutenant Commander
Emrich, William, LCDR, (1950-1975) OFF 651X Lieutenant
Fenton, Timothy, LT, (1966-1969) 00 00E Lieutenant
Ishihara, James, CAPT, (1966-1999) OFF 510X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Scott, Donald, LT, (1966-1971) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Scott, Donald, LT, (1966-1971) OFF 00X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Van Houten, Steve, PO2, (1968-1974) EO EO-0000 Other Service Rank
Barrington, Robert, CMDCM, (1965-1990) SH SH-3115 Master Chief Petty Officer
Kerr, Tom, SCPO, (1952-1971) AK AK-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Barger, Edward, LCDR, (1957-1987) RM RM-2319 Chief Petty Officer
Gates, Robert Sidney, CPO, (1953-1969) CTO CTO-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Schupp, Harry, SCPO, (1955-1981) CT CT-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Bobowicz, James, SCPO, (1956-1978) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Burton, Bert Ellis, PO1, (1953-1969) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Bush, Cecil Floyd, PO1, (1955-1969) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Butler, Jack, PO1, (1952-1974) YN YN-2516 Petty Officer First Class
Cloud, Don, CPO, (1960-1987) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Coates, Raymond, CWO4, (1961-1987) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Dalton, Jim, CPO, (1965-1987) CT CT-9128 Petty Officer First Class
Daniel, James, SCPO, (1962-1982) SK LS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Favor, Robert Francis, PO1, (1957-1969) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Feaster, Harry (robert), PO1, (1962-1982) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Fetters, Edward, SCPO, (1950-1978) SH SH-3115 Petty Officer First Class
Hall, Rodger, PO1, (1961-1982) DK DK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Hughes, Charles, PO1, (1966-1984) EO EO-5708 Petty Officer First Class
McCarthy, John Paul, LCDR, (1963-1993) PN PN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Muzyka, Peter, PO1, (1964-1975) MM MM-9348 Petty Officer First Class
Navolt, Denzil, PO1, (1957-1969) 00 00E Petty Officer First Class
Price, Charles R., MCPO, (1963-1987) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Rhodes, Kenneth, PO1, (1955-1970) EN EN-4313 Petty Officer First Class
Rowin, John, PO1, (1963-1982) YN CYN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Stricklin, Robert Guy, PO1, (1960-1969) PH PH-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Tanner, Chuck, PO1, (1968-1972) CE CE-9585 Petty Officer First Class
Tate, Morris, MCPO, (1959-1981) PN PN-2612 Petty Officer First Class
Taylor, Kenna Clyde, PO1, (1942-1970) SK LS-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Urban, Michael, CPO, (1961-1981) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Vaughn, Jason, MCPO, (1963-1988) CT CT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Veny, James, PO1, (1963-1970) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
BAKER, WILLIAM F, PO2, (1966-1969) BM BM-90IE Petty Officer Second Class
Barendt, Frank, PO2, (1966-1970) DT DT-8752 Petty Officer Second Class
Barker, Donald, PO2, (1966-1970) CE CE-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Baumgardner, Kenneth, PO2, (1966-1969) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bellin, Richard, PO1, (1964-1984) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bennett, Nolan, PO2, (1967-1971) YN YN-2514 Petty Officer Second Class
Bennorth, Dennis, PO2, (1966-1970) DM DM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Bodie, William Terry, PO2, (1966-1970) CS 00E Petty Officer Second Class
Bolstad, Clifford, PO2, (1967-1970) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Borrelli, Richard, CPO, (1966-1989) EN EN-4313 Petty Officer Second Class
Bort, Harry Julian, PO2, (1962-1970) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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