Grgetich, Joe, BMCM

Boatswain's Mate
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Master Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
9580-Command Master Chief
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate
Primary Unit
2010-2015, 9580, USS Dewey (DDG-105)
Previously Held NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate
BM-0164-Assault Boat Coxswain
0172-LCAC Loadmaster
MA-9545-Law Enforcement Specialist
BM-0160-Causeway Barge Ferry Pilot
BM-0167-LCAC Opertor
Service Years
1983 - 2015
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Persian Excursion
Sandbox Sailor Operation Iraqi Freedom
Suez Canal
BM-Boatswain's Mate
Eight Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command U.S. Navy Security Assault Boat Coxswain


 Unofficial Badges 

Sea Bees Badge Order of the Shellback Order of the Golden Shellback




 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

owner of a bed and breakfast
   
Other Comments:

Stay motivated
   
  1992-1992, 0172, USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40)

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To Month/Year
- / 1992

Unit
USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
0172-LCAC Loadmaster

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
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 USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40) Details

USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40) 		Hull number - LSD-40
Awarded - May 2, 1967
Keel Laid - July 15, 1970
Launched - April 22, 1972
Commissioned - December 9, 1972
Decommissioned - February 27, 1998
Builder - General Dynamics, Quincy, Mass.
Propulsion System - Two 600 psi boilers
Propellers - Two
Length - 553 feet (168.6 meters)
Beam - 85 feet (25.9 meters)
Draft - 18 feet 5.5 meters)
Displacement - Approx. 14,000 toons full load
Speed - 22 knots
Well Deck Capacity - Three LCAC
Aircraft - None, but helicopter platform
Crew - 18 Officers and 340 Enlisted
Marine Detachment - 330 Marines
Armament - Two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, Two Mk-38 Machine Guns, Four .50 Machine Guns

Commanding Officers:

Dec 9, 1972 - Sept 17, 1974 - CAPT Gene F. Gauthier, USN
Sept 17, 1974 - Dec 3, 1976 - CDR Glynn M. Thompson, USN
Dec 3, 1976 - Dec 22, 1978 - CDR John F. Gamboa, USN
Dec 22, 1978 - Mar 27, 1981 - CDR Kenneth R. Barry, USN
Mar 27, 1981 - Mar 24, 1983 - CDR Nigel E. Parkhurst, USN
Mar 24, 1983 - Jun 15, 1985 - CDR Richard C. Williams III, USN
Jun 15, 1985 - Oct 24, 1987 - CDR Arthur J. Gilbert, USN
Oct 24, 1987 - Dec 8, 1989 - CDR Edward P. Anglim, USN
Dec 8, 1989 - Jan 17, 1992 - CDR Thomas F. Radich, USN
Jan 17, 1992 - Oct 22, 1993 - CDR John T. Nawrocki, USN
Oct 22, 1993 - Jan 11, 1996 - CDR William E. Jezierski, USN
Jan 11, 1996 - Aug 31, 1997 - CDR Stuart B Markey, USN
Aug 31, 1997 - Feb 27, 1998 - CDR Thomas R. Williams, USN

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Anchorage-class
Strength
Amphibious

Created/Owned By
SH Crow, Raymon H., Jr., SH1(SW) 19
   

Last Updated: Feb 10, 2007
   
   
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USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40)
Byerly, Michael, PO3, (1991-1996) 00 00E Petty Officer Third Class
Williams, Thomas, CAPT, (1979-2009) OFF 111X Commander
McTavish, John, CPO, (1981-1996) SH SH-3131 Chief Petty Officer
Schwartz, Jon, CPO, (1965-1994) EM EM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Shields, Jeff, LCDR, (1978-2008) MM MM-4206 Chief Petty Officer
Austin, Steve, CPO, (1979-2003) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Curtis, Joesph, PO1, (1975-1993) YN YN-2525 Petty Officer First Class
Pinder, Mark, PO1, (1980-2005) EW EW-1733 Petty Officer First Class
Pinder, Mark, PO1, (1980-2005) EW EW-1737 Petty Officer First Class
Swierczek, Walter, PO1, (1982-1996) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Turpin, Brian, CPO, (1980-2006) OS OS-0342 Petty Officer First Class
Wells, Eric, PO1, (1972-1993) IC IC-4718 Petty Officer First Class
Lay, David, CPO, (1983-2003) FC FC-1121 Fire Controlman 1st Class
Buxton, Val, PO1 SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Cerillo, Ric, CPO, (1988-Present) BT BT-4533 Petty Officer Second Class
Cooper, Jack, PO2, (1985-2007) IT IT-2318 Petty Officer Second Class
Cooper, Richard, CPO, (1983-2008) RM RM-2318 Petty Officer Second Class
Crowley, John, PO2, (1989-1993) MM MM-9348 Petty Officer Second Class
Hampton, Christopher, PO2, (1989-1995) ET ET-1507 Petty Officer Second Class
Koppenhofer, Scott, PO2, (1988-1994) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Lopez, Hector, PO1, (1986-2006) RM RM-2321 Petty Officer Second Class
LOPEZ, RICHARD, PO2, (1990-1994) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Lugo, Danny, PO1, (1984-2004) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Malinis, Mike, CPO, (1989-2011) EW EW-1733 Petty Officer Second Class
MANZANO, EDGARDO, SCPO, (1990-Present) EM EM-4671 Petty Officer Second Class
Martire, Al, PO2, (1992-1998) BT BT-4533 Petty Officer Second Class
Robinson, Troy, PO2, (1988-1992) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Schneider, Bryan, PO2, (1988-1994) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Sligowski, Scott, PO2, (1987-1992) MM MM-9348 Petty Officer Second Class
Stewart, James P., PO2, (1976-1994) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Widler, Cameron, PO1, (1990-2002) EW EW-1733 Petty Officer Second Class
BILLIOT, JOHN, PO1, (1991-2016) GS GSM-4133 Petty Officer Third Class
Drager, Fred, PO3, (1990-1994) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Evans, Greg, PO3, (1990-1995) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Freeze, Mike, PO3, (1989-1993) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gomez, John, PO3, (1989-1997) AW AD-90DO Petty Officer Third Class
Kitzman, Stacy, CPO, (1988-2013) BT BT-4513 Petty Officer Third Class
Lynch, Larry, MCPO, (1991-2007) IT IT-2321 Petty Officer Third Class
Modlin, Curtis, PO3, (1989-1998) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Moore, Justin, PO3, (1991-1995) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Oals, Howard, PO3, (1990-1994) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Snyder, John, PO3, (1987-1993) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Dempsey, Jason, PO3, (1990-1994) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Stowers, Michael, PO3, (1990-1994) RM RM-0000 Seaman
Wagner, Todd, CPO, (1984-2005) PN PN-0000 Seaman
Rector, James (Jimmy), SA, (1992-2000) SA SA-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Lezama, Wayne, PO2, (1991-2001) GSE GSE-4129 Fireman Recruit
Tiernan, James, LCDR, (1991-2011) Lieutenant
Ketcham, William, CDR, (1988-Present) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Orara, Archie, CWO3, (1975-1995) WO Chief Warrant Officer 3
Carson, Jeffrey, MCPO, (1972-1993) Master Chief Petty Officer
Cortese, George, CPO, (1975-1997) Chief Petty Officer
Smosna, John, MCPO, (1974-2005) Chief Petty Officer
Guillermo, Roy, SCPO, (1984-2009) Petty Officer First Class
Andrade, Leo Augusta, PO1, (1987-2003) Petty Officer Second Class
Arellano, Fred, CPO, (1987-2008) Petty Officer Second Class
Farr, Donald, SCPO, (1987-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
Furbert, Aldonis, CPO, (1983-2007) Petty Officer Second Class
Kitzman, Stacy, CPO, (1988-2011) BT Petty Officer Second Class

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