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 Cold War Medal Navy Chief Initiated Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose)

Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Persian Gulf Yacht Club 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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Worrking at ALC USCG Eizabeth City NC
   
  1998-2000, 711X, USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)

Chief Warrant Officer 4

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Rank
Chief Warrant Officer 4
NEC
711X-Warrant Officer - Boatswain - Surface

Base, Station or City
SASEBO JAPAN
State/Country
Japan
  
 
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 USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) Details

USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) 		Hull number LHA-3

Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose):
  • Laid down, 5 March 1973, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.
Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 10 July 2006, during SINKEX 2006
  • Launched, 11 April 1977
  • Commissioned USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), 23 September 1978, CAPT. Ted C. Steele USN, in command
  • Deactivated at Naval Station San Diego, 13 October 2005
  • Towed to Naval Station Pearl for lay up in the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Pearl Harbor
  • Decommissioned, 28 October 2005
Specifications:
Displacement 38,900 tons (fl)
Length 820'
Beam 106'
Draft 26'
Speed 24 kts.
Complement 82 Officer, 882 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations 1900 plus
Armament
two RAM launchers
two single 5"/54 gun mounts
two 20 mm Phalanx (CIWS)
six 25mm chain guns
Aircraft 28 amphibious transport helicopters
Power Plant two 600 psi boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 total shaft horsepower


Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Amphibious

Created/Owned By
EM White, Charles (Randy), EM2 254
   

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Marsh, Walker, LCDR, (1982-2004) OFF 410X Lieutenant Commander
McMillan, Herndon, LCDR, (1976-2004) OFF 619X Lieutenant Commander
Porter, Glen, LCDR, (1974-2000) OFF 230X Lieutenant Commander
Spell, Martin, CDR, (1971-2006) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Stanley, Gregory, CDR, (1985-2008) OFF 152X Lieutenant Commander
Stockinger, Zsolt, CAPT, (1998-Present) OFF 210X Lieutenant Commander
Whittaker, Dave, CDR, (1986-2006) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Young, William, LCDR, (1985-2005) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Bailey, Shawn, CAPT, (1995-Present) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Hession, Paul, CDR, (1984-2008) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Hill, Michael, LCDR, (1987-2007) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Howell, Doug, CAPT, (1990-2020) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Riedel, Steve, LT, (1994-2005) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Sauer, Erika, CDR, (1984-Present) OFF 180X Lieutenant
Walston, Simone, CDR, (1989-Present) OFF 310X Lieutenant
Bailey, Shawn, CAPT, (1995-Present) OFF 131X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Kessler, Matt, LT, (1999-2007) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Milligan, Veronica, LT, (1998-2008) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Mills, Todd, CDR, (1996-Present) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Palmer, William, LCDR, (1988-2007) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Palmer, II, William, LCDR, (1988-Present) OFF 111X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Fowler, David, LCDR, (1985-Present) OFF 636X Ensign
Johnson, Brian, LCDR, (1996-2008) OFF 310X Ensign
Lashmet, Paul, LCDR, (1998-Present) OFF 161X Ensign
Lee, Ed, LCDR, (1982-2012) OFF 613X Ensign
Li, Karen, LCDR, (1995-2017) OFF 116X Ensign
Miller, Kimberly, LCDR, (1989-Present) OFF 111X Ensign
Magers, Dan, CWO4, (1975-2003) OFF 744X Chief Warrant Officer 4
Nelson, Lynn, CWO2, (1983-2003) OFF 744X Chief Warrant Officer 2
Peralta, Jose, LTJG, (1983-2004) OFF 734X Chief Warrant Officer 2
May, Steve, MCPO, (1975-2005) OFF 00X Senior Chief Petty Officer
Bourgoin, Jason, PO1, (1997-2008) OFF 00X Airman
Hardrick, Laron, PO2, (1999-2007) OFF 00X Airman
Rodarte, Marcus, PO2, (1999-2006) OFF 1710 Seaman Recruit
Reagan, Rory, LCDR, (1983-2013) OFF 618X Ensign
Doyle, Tony, CWO4, (1980-2006) AB AB-0000 Chief Warrant Officer 2
Bugayong, Romulo, MCPO, (1983-2008) CS CS-3529 Master Chief Petty Officer
McCormick, Irving, MCPO, (1973-2005) NC NC-9502 Master Chief Petty Officer
Woodcock, Terry, CMDCM, (1979-2010) HM HM-8425 Master Chief Petty Officer
Blevins, James, CMDCM, (1978-2007) AB ABH-7011 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Marcella, John, MCPO, (1983-Present) AB ABH-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
PONCIANO, DANIEL, MCPO, (1981-2007) EM EM-4671 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Smosna, John, MCPO, (1974-2005) SM SM-0000 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Violette, Robert, MCPO, (1985-2006) IC IC-4728 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Baldwin, David, CPO, (1984-2007) ET ET-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Bassig, Daniel, SCPO, (1986-2008) AB ABF-7022 Chief Petty Officer
Breisch, Russell, MCPO, (1985-2015) IT IT-2379 Chief Petty Officer
Cather, David, CPO, (1982-2002) FC FC-1121 Chief Petty Officer
Cole, William, CPO, (1978-2002) AS AS-7609 Chief Petty Officer
Cook, Dewayne, CPO, (1980-2004) HT HT-4955 Chief Petty Officer
Davis, Charles, MCPO, (1982-2010) MA MA-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Drake, Richard, SCPO, (1985-2006) IT IT-2780 Chief Petty Officer
Foust, Deanna, MCPO, (1982-2010) MA MA-2008 Chief Petty Officer
Guilfoyle, Rich, SCPO, (1983-Present) OS OS-0319 Chief Petty Officer
Hand, Darin, CMDCM, (1984-2007) AE AE-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Heuser, Joe, LT, (1988-2007) AC AC-6903 Chief Petty Officer
Holden, Daniel, CPO, (1985-2009) MM MM-4513 Chief Petty Officer

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