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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
Worst Moment DURING THIS MED TOUR WE CARRIED A FULL COMBAT LOAD OF AMMO, TRUCKS, JEEPS HOWITZERS PLUS THE TROOPS. THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PREPARED FOR, BUT THAT INFO WAS NEVER DISIMINATED. THE WORST WAS INPORT WHEN WE WENT TO GQ BECAUSE OF A FIRE IN THE HATCH TRUNK TO NO. 2 CARGO HOLD THAT WAS FULLY LOADED WITH AMMO. CAUSE WAS A PAIL OF OILY RAGS, SPONTANOUS COMBUSTION. IF THE SHIP WOULD HAVE WENT UP MOST OF THE HARBOR WOULD HAVE WENT WITH IT. INCLUDING REALLY SCREWING UP MY LIBERTY PLANS FOR THE NIGHT.
Other Memories Oh yea, on the way home from this cruise we encounterd one of the famous North Atlantic storms. It managed to split the skin of the ship and we had sea water flowing into the port side mess deck. Anywho they shored that up until we got back to the states and could get it repaired.
Also during the storm another GM and my self had life lines secured to us and we made our way to the bow 40mm mounts and secured the 40mm ammo cans back into there gun tub brackets. In those days you always had live ammo inside the gun tubs some in cans and also more in the clip holders. Anyway the ammo in the cans had been floated out of there backets from the ocean coming over the bow. Even got a thank you from the skipper for a job well done. Plus very wet from the Alantic dumping on us :).
PORTS OF CALL:
YORKTOWN, VA JUNE 19 TO 24 1956 GOLFE JAUN, FRANCE JULY 11 TO 16 1956 PORTO SUDA, SARDINA JULY 18 TO 24 1956 NAPLES, ITALY, JULY 26 TO AUG 6 1956 PORTO SUDA, SARDINA, AUG 8 TO 11 1956 GENOA, ITALY AUG 13 TO 21 1956 GOLFE DELL ARISNAIRA,SARDINA AUG 22 TO 22 1956 GOLFO DI PALMAR, SARDINA AUG 24 TO 1956 IZMIR, TURKEY AUG 28 TO SEPT 4 1956 PIRAEUS, GREECE SEPT 8 TO 18 1956 SCUDA BAY, CRETE SEPT 22 TO OCT 2 1956 GOLFE JUAN, FRANCE OCT 5 TO 9 1956 ROCK OF GIBRALTER, OCT, 11 TO 11 1956 EARLE, NEW JERSEY OCT 21 TO NOV 2 1956 JERSEY CITY, NJ, NOV 2 TO 5 1956 NORFOLK, VA NOV 6 TO 18 1956 BALTIMORE, MD NOV 20 TO DEC 3 1956 NORFOLK, VA, DEC 7 TO 14 1956 CHEATHAM ANNEX, VA DEC 15 TO JAN. 7 1957 NORFOLK, VA JAN 7 TO FEB 4 1957 LITTLE CREEK, VA FEB 4 TO 7 1957 NEW YORK, NY FEB 8 TO 11 1957 LITTLE CREEK, VA FEB 12 1957 TO APRIL 25 1958.
