Previously Held NEC OC-Officer Candidate
110X-Unrestricted Line Officer - No Specialty Engagement
Service Years
1970 - 1994
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Antarctic Circle
Plank Owner
Cold War
Kiel Canal
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Retired, fly fishing, and ravel
NEO - Operation Fluid Drive (Lebanon)
From Month/Year
January / 1976
To Month/Year
December / 1976
Description Operation Fluid Drive was a non-combatant evacuation operation led by the United States to evacuate American citizens and other foreign nationals from Beirut, Lebanon, during the Lebanese Civil War. On 20 June 1976, USS Spiegel Grove transported 110 Americans and 157 nationals of other countries from Lebanon to Piraeus, Greece. On 27 July, 300 additional persons, including 155 Americans, were evacuated to Piraeus. The cruiser USS Little Rock was present off the Lebanese coast during both evacuations.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1976
To Month/Year
December / 1976
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember CAPT Robert Lennehan - CO LTJG Raoul Reese - boat officer, LCM-8
Memories Evacuation of US Embassy staff and other diplolatic community families from Beruit, Lebanonn. USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113)
