Miller, Michael, BMCM

Boatswain's Mate
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Master Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate
Primary Unit
2002-2006, BM-0000, Naval Base (NAVBASE) Ventura County, CA
Service Years
1976 - 2006
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Decommissioning
Order of the Rock
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
Suez Canal
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Cold War
Order of the Ditch
BM-Boatswain's Mate
Seven Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Allied Joint Force Command South Senior Chief Petty Officer of the Command U.S. Navy Security U.S. Navy Police (Chief/Officer)

US Navy Retired 30 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993

Cold War Medal




 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Medicaly retired and just hanging out and driving the wife crazy. Looking at some hobbies that won't wear me out to much.
   
Other Comments:

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 Remembrance Profiles -  2 Sailors Remembered

  1986-1988, BM-0000, USS Iowa (BB-61)

BM-Boatswain's Mate

From Month/Year
- / 1986
To Month/Year
- / 1988

Unit
USS Iowa (BB-61) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer First Class
NEC
BM-0000-Boatswain's Mate

Base, Station or City
Norfolk
State/Country
Virginia
  
 
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 USS Iowa (BB-61) Details

USS Iowa (BB-61)

Iowa Class Battleship: Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9" (Max)Armament 9 x 16"/50 20 x 5"/38AA, 80 x 40mm 49 x 20mm, 3 AC. Armor, 12 1/8" Belt, 17" Turrets, 1 1/2" +6" +5/8" Decks, 17 1/4" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 1921. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by New York Naval Ship Yard, June 27, 1940. Launched August 27, 1942. Commissioned February 22, 1943. Decommissioned March 24, 1949. Recommissioned August 25, 1951. Decommissioned February 2, 1958. Recommissioned April 28, 1984. Decommissioned October 26, 1990. Stricken for disposal 12 January 1995 but retained as a parts source. Reinstated on the Naval Vessels Register and returned to reserve status 4 January 1999. Fate: Preserved as Memorial at 250 S Harbor Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90731

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Iowa-class
Strength
Battleship

Created/Owned By
DP Chief Administrator, TWS, DP1 2813 
   

Last Updated: Nov 16, 2007
   
Memories For This Unit

Best Friends
Jack Plott, Steve Hawes, Bob Chambers, Mark Tonnille, BM2 Grimes AKA The Grease Man

Best Moment
Whole tour was just one big best moment.
   

Worst Moment
None

Other Memories
Gitting my first NAM. Working on the brow in 6 to 8 foot swells and knowing that my shipmates had my back if something went wrong.

   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
Underway on the Bridge standing watch
Leaving the conning tower on the bridge USS Iowa
Family Day
525 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
USS Iowa (BB-61)
Scott, Bobby, MCPO, (1952-Present) BM BM-0000 Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Bruce, Keith, PO2, (1985-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Clark, Walter, SCPO, (1983-2007) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Delamotte, George, MCPO, (1983-2013) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Durfee, Robert, PO2, (1980-1988) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hawes, Steve, PO2, (1985-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Peterson, Michael, PO2, (1975-1987) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Sampson, David, PO2, (1985-1993) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Schimenti, Lou, PO2, (1983-2006) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Williams, Michael Robert, PO2, (1985-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Barrett, Barry, PO3, (1986-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Buszka, Jim, PO3, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Corvers, Steven, PO3, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Faughn, Richard, PO3, (1986-1990) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gedeon, Robert James, PO3, (1985-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Germany, Richard, PO1, (1986-2006) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Greene, Cedric, PO3, (1983-1986) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hoffman, James, PO3, (1983-1987) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Jackson, Darren, PO3, (1983-1986) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Macias, David, PO1, (1982-2003) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Petrin, Daniel, PO2, (1985-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Reasor, Ross, CPO, (1985-2007) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Savageau, John, PO3, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Savageau, John, PO3, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Taylor, John, PO3, (1983-1987) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
West, Dennis, PO3, (1986-1989) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
WILSON, JIMMY, PO3, (1988-1991) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Cosper, James, SN, (1986-1990) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Daniels, Theodis, SN, (1987-1991) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Doyle, Dennis, SN, (1985-1987) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Drake, Ron, PO1, (1986-2006) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Flores, John, SN, (1986-1989) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Kimble, Edward, SN BM BM-0000 Seaman
Miller, Stephen, PO3, (1988-1992) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Rihardson, Richard, SN, (1984-1990) BM BM-0000 Seaman
Sherman, Thomas, PO1, (1983-1993) BM BM-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Seha, Wes, CPO, (1972-1993) BM BM-0161 Chief Petty Officer
Richmond, Stan, PO1, (1983-2004) BM BM-0160 Petty Officer First Class
Faulk, Larry, PO1, (1985-2005) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Faulk, Larry, PO1, (1985-2005) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Pacheco, Michael, PO1, (1977-1997) BM BM-5352 Petty Officer Second Class
Vanderklis, Bernardus, PO1, (1983-1996) BM BM-9545 Petty Officer Second Class
Kelly, Randle, PO3, (1986-1990) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Sherman, Thomas (Boats), PO1, (1983-1993) BM BM-0164 Seaman Apprentice
Chernesky, John Joseph, CAPT, (1967-1990) OFF 111X Captain
Gneckow, Gerald, RDML, (1960-1990) OFF 111X Captain
Gano, Richard, CDR, (1965-1989) OFF 111X Commander
Giesemann, Ty, CAPT, (1968-1994) OFF 111X Commander
Menard, Greg, CDR, (1983-Present) OFF 651X Commander
Ross, Albert, CAPT, (1957-1996) OFF 644X Commander
Fitzsimmons, Bill, CDR, (1962-1996) OFF 644X Lieutenant Commander
Flenniken, Bob, CDR, (1966-1993) OFF 00X Lieutenant Commander
Flynn, Dennis, CDR, (1976-1997) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
McGuan, Timothy, CDR, (1976-1997) OFF 250X Lieutenant Commander
Rubink, Gerald, CDR, (1963-1996) OFF 641X Lieutenant Commander
Smith, Charles, CAPT, (1970-1997) OFF 165X Lieutenant Commander
Thompson, Fred, CDR, (1980-2001) OFF 410X Lieutenant Commander
Avery, Gary, LT, (1975-1995) OFF 111X Lieutenant
Chapman, Ken, CDR, (1970-1996) OFF 111X Lieutenant

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