Gender
Male
Palmer, MA
Birthday: June 25
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Gender
Male
Location
Palmer, MA
Birthday:
June 25
Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
NAVCOMSTAPHIL at San Miguel, Philippines and aboard the USS Cambria (APA36)
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
April 13, 1965
End date of your service
September 1, 1970
Comments
I Served with about 500 radiomen on the Annaboat, I remember some but need to be reminded of incidents to recall the person. It has bee a few years. First What division was he in, CR, CT etc. I was in CT and was also part of the Marine Relief program. Not much is known about it. I think it was just a cover for my Captain to help out a Marine friend when they lost a Radioman. Are you a brother? What was his Rate? I no longer have my books (Moved to many times). I was from Simi Valley California. Had a few friends on the ship that were from Ventura. It is quite possible I knew him, but it has been a long time. Give me some information or a picture of him from the Annaboat.
The reunions are all over the country. Year before last was in Pa., the year before that was memphis, etc. I had some ship time too; the Collett, dd730.
I was an RM. To my knowledge the CT's were all at the receiver site. I had a major run-in with those guys, but thats a long story.
I can't imagine too many of me around, but there must be some.
There is a group of us from Magoo that have a reunion most every year. Contact glscott@comcast.net with your info and see about joining us. We all stay in pretty much daily email contact too. My email is dmarshall348@yahoo.com.
I was in RMA school from the end of '62 til around jun of '63; I guess I was ahead of you again.
I do remember the hut, believe it or not I had a bar tab there. I worked in circuit control from '63 to end of '64. I guess I was a little ahead of you.
Hi Smitty,
You can call me Jim. I was in the navy twice. First time, I was in a patrol squadron, VP-6. Our home base was NAS Barbers Pt. in Hawaii. We made deployments to Adak, AK , Naha Okinawa and NS Sangley Pt. Philippines. That was from July 1965 to December 1969. On my second enlistment, I was on the Forrestal from July 1971 to July 1973. It took me a while to decide what to do in life. I wound up in the Post Office for a career. I just retired 3 years ago. Sorry I rambled on quite a bit just now. Regards, Jim
My father was also on the USS cambera during your time he decomissioned her in 1969, he was EMCS Adams. You may have none him.