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Contact Info
Home Town New Albany
Last Address P.O.Box 748 Kalkaska, MI
Date of Passing Jul 14, 2018
Location of Interment Rose Hill Cemetery - Empire, Michigan
Amatuer Radio Operator: (W8SKS) BATTLE STREAMER:VIET-NAM SERVICE
Employed by Shell Oil Co.from 13 Oct, 1980 to 1 July 1998. Retired on points. Old system 80 Pts, years plus age. Exploration & Production, Well Head Inspector, OCTG, NDT Inspector and Quality Control. Purchasing. Senior Inspector, Michigan Operations, OCTG and Wellhead Equipment. HAZMAT Coordinator
Weapons Systems History.
In Rating:
#1. 1952 to1956 - small arms/Light machine guns, 1911A1, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, Winchester Mod. 12 Pump, Thompson M4, M3 Grease Gun, Browning Bar .30 Cal.,Browning .30 Cal. .50 Cal.Machine Guns. Anti Aircraft Machine Guns, 20MM Twin, 40 MM Twin & Quad. Surface to Surface, Surface to Air Gun Mount 5" 38 Cal. Single open Gun Mount, GE Drive. 5" 38 Cal. Twin Gun Mount, Northern Ord. Drive
#2.1956 to 1958 - same as #1. with the addition of the 3" 50 single, 20 MM single, and 40MM Amplidyne Dr.
#3. 1958 to 1959, 5"38 Twin enclosed, Ford Drives, MT 55.
#4. 1960 to 1961, 3" 50 Cal. RFTwin, Amplidyne Dr., open MT
#5. 1965 TO 1965 GMLS MK. 7, TWIN TALOS LAUNCHING SYSTEM
ï#6. 1966 TO 1968, GMLS MK 12 MOD 0, TWIN TALOS LAUNCHING SYSTEM
Best Friends GM3 AL BOWLBY, FORMER MSGT U.S. ARMY. FOUGHT ALL THE WAY THROUGH EUROPE, FROM FRANCE TO GERMANY. HAD MORE DECORATIONS THAN IKE
Best Moment PULLING AL OUT OF THE BOMBED OUT BASEMENT OF A CHURCH XMAS 1954 IN TOULON,FRANCE, MAN WAS HE SMOKED. TRY LIFTING A DRUNK FORMER GRAVEL AGITATOR UP A 25 FT WALL, WHEN HE JUST WANTS TO STAY THERE AND SLEEP.
Worst Moment STANDING BOW WATCH WHILE GOING THRU THE PASSAGE TO SONDERSTROM A.F. BASE AT MINUS 80 DEGREES IN A BLINDING SNOW STORM
Other Memories NOM- EUROPEAN CLASP Ports of call: May 17 to May 20, 54, Norfolk May 24 to May May 27, 54 Charlston, SC June 9 to 10, 54 Goose Bay, Labrador June 16 to 21, 54 Norfolk, VA June 22 to 23, 54 Charlston, SC June 28 to July 6, 54,Argentia, NFLD July 7 to 8, 1954, Harmon AFB, NFLD Saglek Bay Lab. July 10 to 19 54 Newport, RI, July 24 to24 1954 Norfolk, VA, July 25 to Sept, 25,1954 Little Creek, VA, Sept. 2 to 6, 1954 Lisbon, Portugal Sept. 22 to 27 1954 Oran, Algeria Oct.2 to 4, 1954 set cond III steaming watch. Porto Suda, Sardinia, Oct 4 to 11 1954 Laspezia, Italy, Oct 13 to 21 1954 Porto Suda,Sardinia Oct 23 to 26 Golfe Juan, France Oct 27 to Nov 4, 1954 Suda Bay, Crete Nov 7 to 9 1954 Salonika, Greece, Nov 11 to 18, 1954 Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 18 to 22, 1954 Suda Bay, Crete, Nov. 24 to 27, 1954 Naples, Italy, Nov 30 to Dec 7 , 1954 Porto Suda, Sardinia, Dec 8 to 16, 1954 Toulon, France, Dec.17 to 27 1954 Genoa, Italy, Dec. 28 to Jan 3 1955 Cartagena, Spain Jan 8 to 15 1955 Onslow Beach, NC Jan 29 to 29 1955 Norfolk, VA, Jan 30 to Mar 14 1955 Norfolk, VA, Mar 30 to Apr 14 1955 Philadelphia, PA, Apr 15 to June 21 1955 Little Creek, VA, June 22 to July 5 1955 Norfolk, VA, July 5 to July 6 1955 New York, NY July 7 to 11 1955 NewPort, RI July 11 to 22 1955 New Bedford, MA July 22 to 25 1955 New Port, RI, July 25 to 29 1955 New York, NY, July 30 to Aug.1 1955 Little Creek, VA, Aug 2 to 9 1955 Hurricane Anchorage Aug 9 to 12 1955 Little Creek, VA, Aug 12 to 15 1955 Hurricane Anchorage, Aug 16 to 18 1955 Little Creek, VA, 19 to 29 1955 Havana, Cuba, Sept. 2 to 5 1955 Little Creek, VA, Sept 8 to 9 1955 Norfolk, VA, Sept 9 to 18 1955 Little Creek, VA Sept 20 to 21 1955 Thule Greenland Oct 1 to 3 1955 Frobisher Bay, Labrador, Oct 7 to 9 1955 Resolution IS, Labrador, Oct 10 to 11 1955 Harmon A.F.B. Labrador, Oct 5 to 10 1955 Argentia, NFLD, Oct 18 to Nov 1 1955 St. Johns, NFLD Nov 2 to 4 1955 Narsarssuak,Greenland Nov 8 to 9 1955 Sonderstrom A.F.B., Greenland Nov 11 to 12 1955 GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR NOV 17 TO 22 1955 Charleston, SC 1955 Norfolk, VA 1955-1956 Baltimore, MD 1956 Veiques, PR 1956 Ciudad, Trujillo 1956 Little Creek, VA 1956 Portsmouth, NH 1956, Cable laying Little Creek, VA 1956 Cape Hatterus, NC, 1956, Cable Laying Little Creek, VA 1956
