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Babb Jr., Dennis, SN.
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Last Address Baxter Springs
Date of Passing Sep 28, 1997
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Last Known Activity:
USS Halsey Powell, San Diego, CA
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Father of EOC RET Shawn M. Babb Sr.
Grandfather of BUCS Shawn M. Babb Jr.. & wife Navy Vet EO2 Melissa (Yeary) Babb
Grandfather to HM1 Shannon M. (Babb) Rodriguez
1954-1954, GM-0000, Naval Station (NAVSTA) San Diego
On 15 September 1946, the Secretary of the Navy re-designated the repair base Naval Station, San Diego. By the end of 1946, the base had grown to 294 buildings[4] with floor space square footage of more than 6,900,000 square feet (640,000 m2), berthing facilities included five piers of more than 18,000 feet (5,500 m) of berthing space. Land then totaled more than 921 acres (373 ha) and 16 miles (26 km) of roads. Barracks could accommodate 380 officers and 18,000 enlisted men. More than 3,500 sailors could be fed in the galley at a single sitting on the base.
Later, in the 1990s, the Naval Station became the principal homeport of the then U.S. Pacific Fleet, when the Long Beach Naval Shipyard was closed for the final time on 30 September 1994. Naval Station San Diego was realigned under Commander, Navy Region Southwest and became one in a triad of metropolitan Navy bases that now make up the bulk of the metro area Navy's presence. With that change, the base became the hub of all Navy port operations for the Region, assumed logistical responsibility for both Naval Medical Center San Diego and the Region headquarters and was re-designated Naval Base San Diego.
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