Gender
Male
Ashland, VA
Birthday: February 5
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Gender
Male
Location
Ashland, VA
Birthday:
February 5
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Enlisted Rating
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman
Where were you or your family stationed?
NAS Norfolk, VA
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
August 6, 1965
End date of your service
August 6, 1971
Comments
Paraloft? Guess who I just ran into on Facebook... Sergeant Bruce Hiltner U.S.M.C. and he worked for the Gunny there. A hell of a nice jar head. He was shot down twice in the Nam. If you remember Hiltner do a Facebook search for his name. BTW he lives near Philly.
I forget the squadron name. I was in the same old hanger as the ADJ's but was not at squadron level. I was intermediate level. The electronics and radar shops were in the hanger. Most of the planes were E2C Hawkeye's.
After a year or so I helped wire all the benches in the new electronics shop that was built. My barracks was across from the Marine transit barracks.
we started out at camp barry, then they moved us to the old wave barracks at camp lawrence, place hadn`t been open in years. the whole of great lakes was packed, must have been building up for nam, i suppose.
i was in company 430, graduated 15 october 1965. we got out there on about 26 august
plane from boston with a stop at jfk on the way. you probably graduated 1 or 2 weeks ahead of me. graduations were on fridays, as i recall.
Welcome aboard shipmate, May you have Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Thank you for your service.
Semper Fortis!
Also did 3 years in the Air Force reserves as a MSgt. Fire Protection Supervisor/Firefighter.