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CWO4 David Peterson (Gunner)
to remember
Collins, Garry, LCDR USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town New Albany, IN
Last Address 3606 Greenfield Dr New Albany, IN 47150
Update April 2016 - Retired from Farm Credit Mid-America. I have served as Vice President, President, Chairman, and Webmaster of the USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630 ) Veterans Association www.ssbn630.org.
I organized and founded the USS Thomas C. Hart (DE/FF-1092) Veterans Association. I served as the first President and am now Secretary of the Association. www.thomaschart.org.
i also organized and founded the USS Concord (AFS-5) Veterans Associaiton. I am currently the Secretary for the Association. www.ussconcord.org
Other Comments:
If you haven't yet attended a ship reunion, I encourage you to do so! Reuniting with shipmates is a real treat!
Other Memories Class started with 23 members. Only 3 of the 23 graduated. Quite an attrition rate in those days. I remember doing PT at 2300 after night class,in whites, because we did poorly on a weekly test.