USS South Carolina CGN-37
I was a member of the First Increment of the Pre-Commissioning Crew for the USS South Carolina, DLGN-37 (changed to CGN-37 after commissioning). I was initially assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Crew of the USS Nimitz, CVN-68, but it was behind its construction scheduled and my orders were cancelled. I was still on the USS Enterprise, CVN-65, and the ship was preparing for another cruise to Vietnam. I then requested the South Carolina and was glad to receive my orders. When those orders…
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Plank Owner USS Carl Vinson CVN-70, Crew Member, OP Divison Photo Lab from 1982-1986
Plank owner....Naval Regional Medical Center Camp Pendleton, CA 1974...part of the inaugural crew of the NRMC CAMPEN when they went from the old wooden "H" design to the multilevel medical center on the shores of Lake O'Neill near mainside. OOH-RAH!
U.S.S Frank Cable - Picked her up in Seattle and sailed her to Charleston.
And i was out in the harbor to see her off for the last time as she sailed to Guam.
i commission the uss barnstable county lst 1197 in long beach calif. the ship was built in san diego and outfiffed in long beach i was a second class store keeper sorting out supplies for different department after commissioning we departed for little creek virginia