Jim Decota commented on David Lee Barbee's blog post David Barbee Obit
"Thank you Joyce for posting this. When we loose a Chief it is good to know more about him. Since I was in the Navy in the early 70's ours paths may have even crossed. They will cross again one day! I am betting there will be some Chief waiting to…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Sad to report David Lee Barbee passed away 8 Aug 2012"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on USS Ticonderoga CV-14/CVA-14/CVS-14
"Larry, thanks for posting the photo of Tico heading West.
Much as I enjoy viewing photos of the ship, I also get a kick out of seeing views of San Diego in the back ground. That was my home for the entire twenty years I spent in the service, and all…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on USS Ticonderoga CV-14/CVA-14/CVS-14
"Small world, Larry. I supervised the Hydraulics work center, EAO1, during my time aboard Tico. But hydraulics wasn't all there was to our job. I've often said, everything that went up, down, or sideways and didn't fly, that was our job to keep…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on USS Ticonderoga CV-14/CVA-14/CVS-14
"I was aboard Tico from Jan 68 to Jan 71. Flew over and caught the ship in Subic on her way to the Tonkin Gulf, then flew back to San Diego at the end of that deployment to be on hand to prepare for an extended upkeep in Long Beach, then back to…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment for Jimmy Hassell
"Quite possibly BM1 Hayden and I crossed paths at RTC, but as for serching out a memory from 45 years ago, hard to do now.
I do have all the "Anchor" books from all of the companies I "pushed", and mine from when I went through training. That would…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on US Navy Retired
"Kevin, I sent a message to the CPO Group right after I joined this Website, never got a response, so that is two of us waiting in line. Apparently there is, or was, a way to join the Group at one time, it has three members.
Also, a form is mentioned…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee replied to JERRY ALFRED RHODES's discussion MEDALS OR RIBBONS in Cold War Navy Veterans
"No Cold War medals or ribbons have been approved for wearing on the uniform. It has been proposed before and turned down, and will be brought up again in 2011 by the powers that be in Washington DC. That is what I understand of the situation.
There…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on Naval Training Center San Diego
"In addition to my tour at RTC, I attended Instructor and Leadership Schools at USNTC SDiego in preparation for RTC, summer of 1964."
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on Development and Training Center DATCFMAG
"24 Dec 1973 until retirement in October of 1975. Shop 38C, outside machine shop, shop planner and shop admin supervisor, an excellant way of ending a career trying to keep some of those WWII warships afloat and steaming."
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on Development and Training Center DATCFMAG
"Did DATC/FMAGPac evolve into SIMA? Can't find any connection, but where FMAG used to be seems to be where SIMA is now. Even finding mentions of SIMAs in several places where repair facilities used to be, like Long Beach, for instance. Guess I've…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on RTC San Diego
"1956 Boot Camp RTC SDiego Company 56 - 266.
Arrived at RTC with an all Oklahoma group but was set back two weeks in training due to a bad reaction to one of the shots.
1964 to 1967 Trained five companies of recruits. First company was 64 - 585, Then…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on SSC Great Lakes, IL
"MM"A" School. Reported aboard USNTC GLakes 4 Sep 1956. After a short stint of temporary duty, reported to SSC to attend "A" School, then transferred for sea duty 10 April 1957. Never shoveled so much snow in all my short live, before or after…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee left a comment on Royal Blue Nose (Realm of the Arctic)
"Resupplied the DEW Line aboard USS Catamount in the summer of 1957.
Stopped in the vicinity of Point Barrow near an abandoned Eskimo village for a little R@R, which actually wasn't anything but a beer bust.
Dodging ice floes, sailing on ocean water…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee commented on Wayne "Bart" Bartlett's photo
"I have never visited The Wall, but I do have a younger brother memorilized there. He was drafted into the Army and within two years he was gone, Jan 1967.
At one time while I was in the Tonkin Gulf aboard the USS Ticonderoga I had a brother…"
Aug 21, 2019
David Lee Barbee commented on David Lee Barbee's photo
"Tico's sister ship, USS Lexington CVA-16, although not scrapped, sold, or passed on to a third world country, suffers an almost englorious fate same as the Tico. Turned into a musuem, she was scuttled and settled onto the bottom of the bay in Corpus…"
Aug 21, 2019
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