Minton, Joseph, LT

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant

Last Primary NEC
713X-Warrant Officer - Engineering Technician - Surface

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1962-1964, 713X, Dam Neck Annex, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, VA

Service Years
1941 - 1964

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Florida

Year of Birth
1923

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Contact Info

Last Address Southington, CT
Date of Passing Jun 04, 1991

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Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI)


	1960, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) - Assoc. Page
	1960, United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI) - Assoc. Page

1957-1958, QM-0000, USS Balao (SS-285)

From Month/Year - / 1957	To Month/Year - / 1958
Unit USS Balao (SS-285) Unit Page
Rank Senior Chief Petty Officer	NEC QM-0000-Quartermaster
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

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USS Balao (SS-285) Details

Hull number SS-285

Builder:	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard,Kittery, Maine^[1]
Laid down:	26 June 1942^[1]
Launched:	27 October 1942^[1]
Commissioned:	4 February 1943^[1]
Decommissioned:	20 August 1946^[1]
Recommissioned:	4 March 1952^[1]
Decommissioned:	11 July 1963^[1]
Struck:	1 August 1963^[1]
Fate:	Sunk as a target off Florida on 6 September 1963;^[2] conning tower is a memorial at the Navy Memorial Museum,Washington, D.C.

Type
Sub-Surface Vessel

Parent Unit
Submarines

Strength
Submarine

Created/Owned By

MM Summers, Nicole (minnie mouse), MMFN

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Last Updated: Jul 14, 2007

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