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"The reason you drilled out 11s and made 9s was because with F-76 we lost 15% BTU's when converted. Superheat temps. were not higher, they were lower. I know, I went through the conversion. The B&W M type boiler was the best ever built. It was the…"
"You could relite fires with reletive safety off the back wall if lost burning NSFO. Couldn't do it with DFM or F-86.I know, I did it."
"I reported aboard NAS Chase Field in January of 1990. Became the manager of the auto service center/boating and camping. Knew this was my last duty station. I turned the lights out February of 1993 with everyone else that remained. It was a "trip"…"
"I have never heard of a "spot" promotion such as this. Almost a year later? I do know that when the NEW JERSEY was being brought back out in '67 letters went out from BUPERS to GMG's that were qualified on 16 inch rifles. If they could pass the…"
"I went to boot camp at RTC SDiego on the 25th of November 1968 and went to sleep in a bottom rack of an open bay barracks. In the ensuing years there were the "best of times" and the "worst of times." I woke up 30 September 1993 in the morning and…"
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Location
Corpus Christi, TX
Birthday:
November 16
Rank
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Enlisted Rating
Boiler Technician
Where were you or your family stationed?
RTC SDiego, NTC GLakes, USS PRESTON(DD-795), USS BRYCE CANYON(AD-36), NSA, NHA BE(RVN), USS TUTUILA(ARG-4), USS PRAIRIE(AD-15), DATC/FMAG 32nd Street, SDiego, USS MIDWAY(CV-41), FTG(WP) Yokosuka, Japan, NAS Chase Field, Beeville, Texas
Veteran of Foreign War
The Cold War, Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Retired
Start date of your service
November 25, 1968
End date of your service
September 30, 1993
Comments
I'M ROGER IVES IWAS IN CHASE FEILD IN 1970 WOOD LIKE TO FIND THE AIRCAFT INTERMEDANT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMANT FOR VT26 PLEASE
I went to boot camp at RTC SDiego on the 25th of November 1968 and went to sleep in a bottom rack of an open bay barracks. In the ensuing years there were the "best of times" and the "worst of times." I woke up 30 September 1993 in the morning and went to the naval station to sign my Fleet Reserve papers. It was all over.