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"I was with Larry Hawley but I left a year before, When the Briscoe was in the yards at Pascagoula MS."
"I was at AFWTF. I was moved there when Navy shut down Naval Facility Punta Borinquen at the old Ramey AFB. all the other RM's went to the Communications Station."
"Vallejo. Just saw that was your home. I answered u about my stay on the ice but then noticed where you r from. I was RM2/RM1 on the ice but believe it or not I made RMC when I was going to DS A school in Mare Island and was latterly converted to…"
"I was Summer Support Radioman, Hallett Station first year, McMurdo second year, (Home on emergency leave and stayed in Davisville, Third year, MARS station on transmitter hill for a couple months then out to Byrd Surface Camp."
"Came to Ramey for brother duty, My brother was AF in the 1938 Com squadron at Ramey. Came as RM3 and left as RM2. Went to Davisville RI and on to Naval Support Force Antarctica for three years, promoted to RM1 and then back to Ramey but it was…"
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the southwind and northwind and statan island were coast guard the navy did not turn over tyhe burton island till the 70 not sure have to look it up
that was us that got stuck if you look at the picture it was agb-1 that blasted to get free that was either 63 or 64
I remember the NorthWind, Southwind, Staten Island and Burton Island but I remember them as Coast Guard not Navy. I remember One of the Icebreakers came in to fill up our fuel tanks and Ice had not broke up enough and it got stuck and couldn't break the enough ice to get close. At that time about 30-40 guys from the ship was in our camp having a few drinks and they all got called back to the ship to help pull hose. Needless to say they were not happy and I assure the XO was PISSED. I rode one of them, cant remember which one back to McMurdo when we closed Hallet for the winter.
gene we got stuck at hallett station check out my page your will see where we had to blast free the agb-1 was the USS Burton island did on trip 1973-1974
gene i retired here from my last ship the uss Nigra Falls retired in 79 been here ever sicee my oringinal home was glen ridge new jerswey
welcome Gene when were you at antartica i was there for operation deep freeze 63-64 have pictures do you have pictures like to here from you i was on the Navy Icebreaker Burton Island AGB-3