George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Patternmakers
"1st row standing second from the right."
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Patternmakers
"Yes. It turned into a career that I will not forget and nerver regret. I retired an MLCS. As you know all E-8 and above MLs and PMs are MLs. I never understood that, but, I believe that I spent as many hours in the foundry as I did in the pattern…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Patternmakers
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Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Patternmakers
"Peter, that would have been PM1 Turner. He could carve really well. I remember him having a Sprite roadster with a bull dog face for a horn cap and the center console was I beleive a very nice body of a woman. Anyway, we may have been in the same…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Very funny Joe. I have met one other Rhea in my lifetime and it sounds like you two could be brothers. You don't have a brother by the name of Pat do you?"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"I knew Chief Fabek. He was a 1st class and made chief while I was stationed with him. I believe it was on the Canopus.

And I see Wndell (molder holmes) once in a while. We did work for the same company until he retired a few months back."
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"PASS THIS TO ALL MILITARY RETIREES




Please pass on to all your military retired friends so they can be educated on how the "health care reform" will change our tricare benefits. Read article at very bottom of e-mail string for more information.…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on USS Simon Lake AS-33
"Mark I was on the Lake from 77 to 83. Probably crossed paths. I was in Repair Division. Spent time in the Foundry, Patternshop, Division office and a couple years as a ship sup. Kings Bay was something else back then. We made the chiefs club out of…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Aldo, good to hear from you. Sorry to hear about the ticker problems. That tour in P cola was something else. Who was the MLCM that had been there for so long?"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Aldo, you were at NETPDC at the same time. Wern't you writing the ML exams or doing the rewrite on the ML 3&2?"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Dan, just talked to Joe. He said great, 2 on 5 for 20 years he will be able to pay off his mortgage. His address is 253 Powderhorn Rd, St Marys GA 31547. I have his phone number, is there a way I can email you from this site? I also gave him the…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Another Molder that lives around me is Joe Worth. He retired an MLCS. We both made senior chief at the same time same command. It was real unusual to have two MLCS's on the same ship. Probably why my detailer called and told me it was time to leave…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"I am new to your forum, but, reading through the past post I thought I would chime in. Sorry for bringing up some old discussions from past post, but a couple names did jump out. Wendall Holmes for one. He is living in Kingsland GA and I just talked…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Sure was Aldo. 1983-1986. Re-wrote/Revised three Tech Manuals. PM 3 and 2, PMC and Fireman."
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"I just got home and pulled out the cruise book. Jan-Aug 1974. Here are some names from the cruise book. You may recognize some. MLC Howard, ML2 Audette, ML3 Darland, ML2 Dawkins, MLFN Gottlob, MLFN Lund, PM3 Ramos, PM1 Read, PMFN Sparks, PM3 Walch…"
Aug 21, 2019
George B. Helman left a comment on US Navy Molders
"Craig, it was probably 1974 as I think about it. But we probably did cross paths. I have a cruise book somewhere and will dig it out. I really enjoyed my tour at DATC. Did more pattern wotk there than anywhere else. We also did a fair amount on the…"
Aug 21, 2019
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