Blaydes, Charles, Jr., CWO4

Chief Warrant Officer
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 4
Current/Last Service Branch
Boatswain
Current/Last Primary NEC
711X-Warrant Officer - Boatswain - Surface
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Chief Warrant Officer
Primary Unit
2001-2003, 711X, Naval Beach Group 1 (NBG-1)
Previously Held NEC
AM-0000-Aviation Structural Mechanic
ET-0000-Electronics Technician
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate
Service Years
1967 - 2003
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Decommissioning
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Iwo Jima
Operation Enduring Freedom
Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Horned Shellback
Plank Owner
Suez Canal
Boatswain Chief Warrant Officer 4

 Official Badges 

Assault Boat Coxswain US Navy Retired 30 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Persian Gulf Yacht Club Cold War Medal

Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Order of the Emerald Shellback Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

LDO/CWO Cold War Veteran Cold War Veteran Efficiency Excellence Award




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
USS Kitty Hawk (CVA/CV-63) Veterans AssociationVeterans of the Vietnam WarUSS Truckee AssociationMilitary Officers Association of America (MOAA)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)
  1968, USS Kitty Hawk (CVA/CV-63) Veterans Association - Assoc. Page
  1968, Veterans of the Vietnam War - Assoc. Page
  1975, USS Truckee Association
  1992, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  2003, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
  2003, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page


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  1991-1994, 711X, USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6)

Chief Warrant Officer 2

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Unit
USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) Unit Page

Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 2
NEC
711X-Warrant Officer - Boatswain - Surface

Base, Station or City
NORFOLK VA
State/Country
United States
  
 
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 USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) Details

USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6)
USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6) was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler commissioned by the U.S. Navy on August 11th 1973. She continued to support Navy requirements until 1996 when she was placed in the reserve fleet. Kalamazoo (K-Zoo or Kazoo) was laid down on 1 October 1970 and launched on 1 November 1972 at the shipyard of the General Dynamics Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts.
 
K-Zoo was decommissioned and placed in reserve at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, Virginia. She was struck from the Navy list on October 29th, 1998. On July 15th, 2008, she was sold by the U.S. Maritime Administration to Esco Marine, Brownsville, Texas, for $1,465,726. Kalamazoo was towed out of James River Reserve Fleet on Tuesday September 30th, 2008.

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Fleet Replenishment Ship

Created/Owned By
BM Palm, Tony, BMC(SW) 57
   

Last Updated: May 30, 2007
   
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USS Kalamazoo (AOR-6)
Taylor, Jeremy D., RADM, (1955-1992) OFF 131X Captain
Dye, Rob, LCDR, (1977-2002) OFF 633X Lieutenant
Levins, Kenneth, CAPT, (1978-2012) OFF 111X Lieutenant
McGirr, Joe, LCDR, (1989-2007) OFF 131X Lieutenant
McNeal, Ben, CDR, (1991-2007) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Solberg, Bennett, LCDR, (1991-2011) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Buell, Richard, CDR, (1987-2018) OFF 310X Ensign
Dollar, Martin, CPO, (1977-1996) OFF 144X Chief Petty Officer
Douglas, Kirk, PO3, (1991-1995) MS MS-0000 [Other Service Rank]
Jones, Tommy, LCDR, (1969-1998) OFF 611X Lieutenant Commander
Solberg, Bennett, LCDR, (1991-2011) OFF 230X Lieutenant
Smith, Nathaniel, MCPO, (1975-1999) MM MM-4503 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Dewberry, Samuel, CPO, (1987-2011) CS CS-3530 Chief Petty Officer
Pond, George, SCPO, (1978-2003) DC DC-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Robinson, Bill, SCPO, (1976-2002) NC NC-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Rossi, Mike, CPO, (1983-2003) EM EM-4671 Chief Petty Officer
Shepherd, Kevin, CWO3, (1982-2008) BM BM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Tinch, Jeffery, SCPO, (1982-2006) DC DC-4811 Chief Petty Officer
Torres, Jose, SCPO, (1977-2003) SH SH-3111 Chief Petty Officer
Tuzzo, Dominick, CPO, (1979-1991) BT GS-4602 Chief Petty Officer
Worrell, Jeffrey, LCDR, (1985-2013) SK SK-2820 Chief Petty Officer
Andexler, Jeffrey, PO1, (1979-1999) MM MM-4204 Petty Officer First Class
BARNEY, WILLIE, PO1, (1987-2007) BT BT-4505 Petty Officer First Class
Gates, Jack, PO1, (1980-2000) SM SM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Goble, Larry, PO1, (1968-1993) YN CYN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Marshall, Vincent, PO1, (1982-1993) MM MM-9502 Petty Officer First Class
McClain, James, PO1, (1978-1998) RM RM-2321 Petty Officer First Class
Moore, Harvey, PO1, (1982-2002) RM RM-2363 Petty Officer First Class
Odell, Tim, CPO, (1983-2004) 00 8216 Petty Officer First Class
Pinkerton, David, PO1, (1974-1994) SK SK-2820 Petty Officer First Class
Rheinhart, Jr., George, PO1, (1983-1993) BT BT-4502 Petty Officer First Class
Scanlon, Brian, CPO, (1984-2007) CS CS-3527 Petty Officer First Class
Sears, Albert, LCDR, (1984-Present) EM EM-4668 Petty Officer First Class
Tiedemann, Fred, CWO4, (1983-Present) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Wright, Ken, PO1, (1986-1995) MM MM-4296 Petty Officer First Class
Allen, George, PO2, (1985-1996) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Besel, Ron, PO2, (1985-1991) MM MM-4204 Petty Officer Second Class
Bonanno, Sam, PO1, (1986-2006) MM MM-4296 Petty Officer Second Class
Brown, Craig, LCDR, (1992-Present) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Childers, Joe, PO2, (1988-1991) OS OS-0326 Petty Officer Second Class
Cleaver, Tracy, PO2, (1987-2000) GMG GMG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Demarah, Terry DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Dernbach, Scott, PO2, (1989-1995) FC FC-1147 Petty Officer Second Class
Duque, Enrique, PO2, (1992-2000) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Grill, Eric, PO2, (1990-1994) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Harman, William, PO2, (1975-1995) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Harper, Paul, PO2, (1987-1991) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hightower, Derrick, PO1, (1982-2003) FC FC-1121 Petty Officer Second Class
Jimenez, Victor, CPO, (1985-2009) AD AD-8215 Petty Officer Second Class
Johnson, Michael, PO2, (1986-1992) FC FC-1149 Petty Officer Second Class
Lang, Mark, PO2, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Lang, Mark, PO2, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Macias, David, PO1, (1982-2003) BM BM-9507 Petty Officer Second Class
Macias, David, PO1, (1982-2003) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Mallory, Darren, PO1, (1989-2009) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Nixon, Gary, CPO, (1987-2008) HT HT-4954 Petty Officer Second Class
Parker, Stacy, CPO, (1989-2007) 00 8879 Petty Officer Second Class
Phillips, Bill, PO2, (1989-1999) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Phillips, Shaun, PO1, (1990-2010) OS OS-0000 Petty Officer Second Class

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