Previously Held NEC RM-0000-Radioman
RM-2318-Communications System Technical Control Operator
RM-9502-Instructor
23CQ-Submarine Combined Cryptographic Equipment Maintenance Technician
RM-2314-Cryptographic Repair
RM-2313-Independent Duty Radioman
Service Years
1969 - 1992
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Order of the Golden Dragon
Order of the Golden Shellback
Order of the Shellback
Neptune Sweethearts Domain
Neptune Subpoena
Deep Dive Diploma
Cold War
Sailor of the Quarter
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Apollo 14 - Splashdown/Retrieval
From Month/Year
February / 1971
To Month/Year
February / 1971
Description The Command Module Kitty Hawk splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean on February 9, 1971 at 21:05 [UTC], approximately 760 nautical miles (1,410 km) south of American Samoa. After recovery by the ship USS New Orleans, the crew was flown to Pago Pago International Airport in Tafuna for a reception before being flown on a C-141 cargo plane to Honolulu. The Apollo 14 astronauts were the last lunar explorers to be quarantined on their return from the Moon.
Roosa, who worked in forestry in his youth, took several hundred tree seeds on the flight. These were germinated after the return to Earth, and widely distributed around the world as commemorative Moon trees.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
February / 1971
To Month/Year
February / 1971
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember NCS Hono, Waihiawa - Tech Control
