Best Friends The only names I remember from our section: Fernando dela Pena ? Cortaro ? Rincon Dave Yoder Our Company Commander's name was Hemmer.
Best Moment Went to sea on USS Blue, a DD out of Long Beach. Only spent a day at sea. Some got seasick, including our leader, PO Hemmer.
Worst Moment Mess cooking under a Marine corporal. Duck-walking up and down the street for noise after lights out.
Chain of Command I was a member of the Naval Air Reserve. Following a 90-day accelerated training program (AR to AN), I was assigned to VF-782(J) as an Aviation Electronics Technician striker. I remained a weekend warrior until I went to OCS in Newport, RI, following my graduation from college in 1960.
Other Memories Here is a URL of an article I wrote about my experience in the Miss Universe Pageant while in the Accelerated Training Program:
