Smith, Dennis, GM1

Gunner's Mate
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer First Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
GM-0986-Terrier Missile and MK 10 GMLS Maintenance Technician
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Gunner's Mate
Primary Unit
1971-1973, GM-0986, USS Dale (DLG-19)
Service Years
1966 - 1973
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Decommissioning
Great Lakes
Order of the Antarctic Circle
Order of the Rock
Order of the Spanish Main
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
GM-Gunner's Mate
One Hash Mark

 Official Badges 

U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Arctic Circle (Bluenose) Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Order of the Golden Dragon

Cold War Veteran New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal Blue Water Navy


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)American Legion
  1977, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2005, American Legion - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I have been an IBM Customer Engineer (CE) since leaving the Navy. 18 years repairing the large mainframe computers, then specialized in large production printers until I retired September 2019 (total 46 years). 
I am the President and reunion coordinator for the USS DALE ASSOCIATION and run the reunions for both the USS DEWEY and the USS DALE.

    Other Comments:

my ships were USS DEWEY DLG-14, USS BIDDLE DLG-34, USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS DLG-27, USS DALE DLG-19.
   
  1966, Recruit Training (Great Lakes, IL), 599
School
Recruit Training (Great Lakes, IL)

Company, Class or Division
599

Start Date 
Oct, 1966		  

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Last Updated:Feb 22, 2021
   
Personal Memories

Best Friends
Bootcamp is kind of 'fuzzy'. I do not remember having a close friend, there was not time to get to know anyone well.

Best Moment
The last day
   

Worst Moment
The first day.
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos From This Recruit Training
No Available Photos

  282 Also There at This Training:
Name Co Ptn Start Date
Davis, Jerry, LCDR, (1966-1996) 599 Oct, 1966
Smith, Dennis, PO1, (1966-1973) 599 Oct, 1966
Wehinger, Charles, PO2, (1966-1969) 599 Oct, 1966
Abernathy, Wesley, CPO, (1966-1994) 625 Oct, 1966
Adams, Tom, PO2, (1966-1971) 606 Oct, 1966
Aleknavicius, Roman, PO1, (1966-1998) 619 Oct, 1966
Anderson, Danny, PO3, (1967-1969) A182 Oct, 1966
Armstrong, Tom, AN, (1966-1969) 647 Oct, 1966
Barone, David F., CPO, (1966-1997) 593 Oct, 1966
Bell, Richard William, PO3, (1966-1969) Oct, 1966
Bradley, Carl, PO2, (1966-1969) 612 Oct, 1966
Bremer, Richard, LCDR, (1966-1989) 641 Oct, 1966
Brown, Wayne, PO2, (1966-1970) 595 Oct, 1966
Carlucci, Thomas, PO2, (1966-1973) 607 Oct, 1966
Carr, Frederick, MCPO, (1966-1988) 622 Oct, 1966
Caton, Gary, PO3, (1966-1970) 592 Oct, 1966
Cava, Michael, SCPO, (1966-1989) Oct, 1966
Chase, William, PO2, (1966-1970) Oct, 1966
Chenevert, Harold, CPO, (1966-1986) B13 Oct, 1966
Coffing, Richard, PO2, (1966-1971) 637 Oct, 1966
Conley, John, PO2, (1966-1970) 624 Oct, 1966
Cook, Donald, CAPT, (1966-2005) 628 Oct, 1966
Cross, Dr. George, PO2, (1966-1970) 591 Oct, 1966
Dahill, Howard, PO3, (1966-1970) 642 Oct, 1966
Day, Dennis Patrick, HN, (1965-1968) Oct, 1966
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