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
Official Badges
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.
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.