Comments

• 

  Domenic A. Ricci May 6, 2009 at 6:00pm

  Chief Love was a riot he left with a nervous breakdown...don't know why we were well behaved sailors...and Smitty would crack me up he was this little guy who couldn't have weighed more than 120 and every woman he'd chase would be around 500 lbs..and Al that guy Clapp was thrown out of the shop after his brain fart throwing the charge in the hole..but that was one of his many brain miscalculations
• 

  Steve Downes May 6, 2009 at 5:37pm

  Same here, I often thought about how Billy would approach a situation. I hope he knows how much of an affect he had on us "junior" folks at the time.
• 

  Steve Downes May 6, 2009 at 5:28pm

  Billy was the best Chief I knew and I was in for 20! He still stands out as the best in my book!
• 

  Steve Downes May 6, 2009 at 5:10pm

  I remember AOC Love & Smitty. I recall as a troubleshooter we use to hang out in the AO Shack and as a Lineman did a lot of "goofy" things in the deck with rest of the guys! Man, this is really joggin the memory! Eedie Amin Rose was fair but things were done his way or no way from what I remember... and the amount I drank at that time I am lucky to remember anything! Thanks guys!
• 

  Al Lieberman May 6, 2009 at 3:33pm

  I can't remember who it was but I do recall that the chief was pissed! I think he got tossed out of the AO shop
• 

  Domenic A. Ricci May 6, 2009 at 2:56pm

  I remember Rose he was mean but fair..he stuck up for me on a couple of my Capt Mast..Al wasn't it Clapp who emptied the charge into the hole and I do remember that was a nasty burn..its funny but reading all this brings up another story from the archives..boy you guys are making those gerbels in my brain word hard..I enjoy it...I wanna see how much Woody remembers since his mind was occupied by those herbal remedies..Kent i do remember that red head she was hot
• 

  Al Lieberman May 6, 2009 at 11:19am

  I remember Rose. He really gave it to me & I think Harv for littering on the base.
• 

  Joe Whispell May 6, 2009 at 8:31am

  John, sorry to hear about your job. Hope all is well with you and the family. Good to see everyone coming in and leaving coments. Joe
• 

  Al Lieberman May 6, 2009 at 6:47am

  John, that was me who got burned. I was putting a cigarette out in the post hole when it flared up. I can't remember who the ao was who emptied the charge cartridge into it. That was a nasty burn
• 

  charles KUNK kunkel May 6, 2009 at 5:21am

  yep i remember fast eddy