Claycomb, Len, CMDCM

Command Master Chief
 
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Current Service Status
USN Retired
Current/Last Rank
Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Current/Last Primary NEC
9580-Command Master Chief
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Command Master Chief
Primary Unit
1997-2000, 9580, Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Yokosuka
Previously Held NEC
EM-0000-Electrician's Mate
EM-4615-Electrical Motor Rewinder
TD-0000-Tradevman
FC-1147-NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System MK 57 Mod 2, 3 Technician
Service Years
1967 - 2000
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Order of the Shellback
Plank Owner
Eight Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command US Navy Retired 30 Battle E US Navy Honorable Discharge




 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Navy Chief Initiated Navy Chief 100 Yrs 1893-1993 Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club

Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA)Post 10126, Orange Blossom Gardens Post
  1994, Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) - Assoc. Page
  2020, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 10126, Orange Blossom Gardens Post (Member) (Lady Lake, Florida) - Chap. Page


  1969-1969, EM-0000, USS New Jersey (BB-62)

EM-Electrician's Mate

From Month/Year
- / 1969
To Month/Year
- / 1969

Unit
USS New Jersey (BB-62) Unit Page

Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
NEC
EM-0000-Electrician's Mate

Base, Station or City
Bremerton
State/Country
Washington
  
 
 Patch
 USS New Jersey (BB-62) Details

USS New Jersey (BB-62) 		                 USS New Jersey (BB-62)




Iowa Class Battleship: Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9" (Max). Armament 9 x 16"/50 20 x 5"/38AA, 80 x 40mm 49 x 20mm, 3 AC. Armor, 12 1/8" Belt, 17" Turrets, 1 1/2" +6" +5/8" Decks, 17 1/4" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 1921.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard, September 16, 1940. Launched December 7, 1942. Commissioned May 23, 1943. Decommissioned June 30, 1948. Recommissioned November 21, 1950. Decommissioned August 21, 1957. Recommissioned April 6, 1968. Decommissioned December 17, 1969. Recommissioned December 28, 1982. Decommissioned September 9, 1991. Stricken for disposal 12, January 1995. Retained in reserve; reinstated on the Naval Vessels Register, in reserve, 12, February 1998. Stricken for preservation in New Jersey, 4 January, 1999. Towed to Philadelphia, 12 September 1999 - 11 November 1999. Fate: Moved to Camden, NJ for preservation as a museum.



The date of the Photograph is 4 February 1984, the day that she fired 288 16" rounds at Beruit, Lebanon. 

With a long history from WWII through decommissioning, 8 February 1991, the New Jersey (BB-62) retires.

source: http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/62a.htm
 

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Iowa-class
Strength
Battleship

Created/Owned By
YN Pierson, Al (USview, NTWS Chief Admin ), YN2 7756 
   

Last Updated: Dec 26, 2007
   
   
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USS New Jersey (BB-62)
Myers, William, PO2, (1966-1969) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Parker, Edward, LCDR, (1968-1995) EM EM-0000 Fireman
Dingman, Bob, PO2, (1967-1971) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Chase, John, (1967-1973) FT FT-0000 [Other Service Rank]
Greenleaf, Wayne, CAPT, (1962-1992) OFF 110X Lieutenant
Kerr, Richard, LCDR, (1943-1973) OFF 641X Lieutenant
Norr, Herbert E., LCDR, (1952-1978) OFF 613X Lieutenant
Warden, Philip, CDR, (1965-1999) 00 110X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Gilbert, Richard, CAPT, (1969-1994) OFF 110X Ensign
Vasquez, Salvador, ENS, (1968-1969) OFF 110X Ensign
Rioux, Henry, (1967-1970) GM GM-0000 Other Service Rank
Vanhorn, Robert, MCPO, (1969-1999) BT BT-4505 Master Chief Petty Officer
Kalman, Joseph, SCPO, (1961-1987) IS IS-3905 Senior Chief Petty Officer
Brownlee, David, PO1, (1961-1980) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Bryer, Charles, PO1, (1969-1994) HT HT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Jensen, Peter, PO1, (1963-1985) HM HM-8404 Petty Officer First Class
Kelsay, Thomas, SCPO, (1961-1981) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Knutson, John, PO1, (1968-1989) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Steinebach, William, SCPO, (1953-1986) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Wozniak, Joseph, CWO4, (1958-1988) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Young, Larry John, PO1, (1964-1972) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Bouchard, Ronald, PO2, (1966-1969) IC IC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Ennis, John, CWO3, (1965-1988) RM RM-2318 Petty Officer Second Class
Eurbin, Ronald, CPO, (1962-1989) EN EN-4291 Petty Officer Second Class
Gallucci, Tom, PO2, (1967-1971) GMG GMG-0872 Petty Officer Second Class
Gunderman, George, LT, (1962-1988) GMG GMG-0872 Petty Officer Second Class
Gunderman, George, LT, (1962-1988) GMG GMG-0872 Petty Officer Second Class
Johnson, Pat, PO2, (1965-1969) SF SF-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Kersch, Ken, PO2, (1966-1972) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Langston, Thomas, PO2, (1967-1972) GMG GMG-0872 Petty Officer Second Class
McClure, John, PO2, (1967-1974) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Montell, Steven, SCPO, (1974-2005) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Muller, Roger, PO2, (1966-1970) FT FT-1123 Petty Officer Second Class
Mumpower, Tom, LCDR, (1963-1991) FC FC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
O'Mea, Doug, PO2, (1966-1969) FTG FTG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Patterson, Allan, MCPO, (1961-1992) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Phillips, Franklin, CPO, (1958-1979) PN PN-2526 Petty Officer Second Class
Prime, Michael, PO1, (1967-2004) SH SH-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Sturdevant, James, MCPO, (1963-1990) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Wano, Bill, PO2, (1961-1970) RM RM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Alizade, Karl, PO3, (1965-1969) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Andrews, Stanley, PO3, (1966-1970) SN SN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Bell, Christopher, MCPO, (1967-1990) IC IC-4714 Petty Officer Third Class
[Name Withheld], (1967-1994) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Butkovich, William, PO3, (1968-1971) SF SF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Damigella, Larry, PO3, (1966-1970) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Dolamore, David, MCPO, (1968-1989) FTG FTG-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Downey, Dennis, PO3, (1965-1969) SH SH-3122 Petty Officer Third Class
Draper, Phillip, PO3, (1967-1971) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gavett, Charles, PO3, (1967-1969) CS CS-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Greene, Neal, PO3, (1966-1972) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Greene, Neal, PO3, (1966-1972) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Gucker, Stephen, PO3, (1967-1969) YN YN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Harper, Marvin, PO3, (1966-1969) GM GM-0875 Petty Officer Third Class
Holste, Pete, PO3, (1967-1971) JO JO-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Horne, Henry, PO3, (1965-1969) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Induisi, Anthony, PO3, (1966-1969) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Jones, Bill, PO3, (1968-1969) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kolar, Roger, PO3, (1967-1970) RD RD-0000 Petty Officer Third Class

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