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"I was on the USS FORRESTAL july 1967. My first vist there, oh my, what a place."
"Augest 66, company #490 MHayen BM1 co.commander"
"I was in Co. 196 starting 05 April 1966, Our guys were from Texas, Ca, Wash, Oregon and about 15 or so from the Phillipines. Even had a couple from S.C.
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"No I have not been back on board. I would like to go on board for about 2 hours, and retrive some souviners from 3 main. Do you go to any of the reunions? I was in Jacksonville last Sept. I saw Mario Espisito then. He was in the oil shack. He…"
"SHANNON, IM YOUR OLD BT "A" SCHOOL CLASSMAT AND 3MAIN fORRESTAL SHIPMATE. How are you doing. Do you have any contact with our former BT school class mates? How about any Forrestal BT's? Are you in the Forrestal assoication? If not you should join.
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"I also was a "BT" and have worked for HSB since 1978, in Nashville. Where are you?"
"While you were pushing boots in "66", do you remember a BM1 Hayden. He was my CC 66-490"
"I crossed the line on 19 June 1967, 00 lat. 40 long. while on a west pac cruise aborad the USS FORRESTAL. The night before we crossed, the polywags revolted and captured the few shellbacks that were on the ship. We locked them up, but had to turn…"
"Went aboard May 1967 to July1970. BT in # 3 main mach room."
"BP&E school 11/66, then to BT"A" then to 3 mmr USS FORRESTAL CVA59. I hve been a boilr inspector for an insurance company for the last 31 years. "Real snipes have fuel oil stained dungrees"."
"My best friend and me joine the Navy together in 8/1966. We were in company 490. The CC was BM1 Hayden. after boot camp my friend was stationed in China Lake, never on a ship, while I became a BT on the Forrestal."
The company was made up of guys from CA,TX, and TN
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Location
Franklin, TN
Birthday:
November 22
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Enlisted Rating
Boiler Technician
Where were you or your family stationed?
USS Forrestal CVA 59
Veteran of Foreign War
Vietnam
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
August 22, 1966
End date of your service
July 8, 1970
Comments
I remember the Forestal still smoking when you pulled in to subic after the big fire
I remember Espisito, he was an OIL-KING and I think he worked in one of the mains for a while. I don't get out much any more. I have a little breathing problem and put on 200lb after I retired from BellSouth and got Diabetes. So much fun. Just before I had to retire we had 23 horses and about 14 boys here every weekend. There was a lot to do 4x4, 4-wheelers, horse shows and BULL-RIDING. I was hard on each one mostly my son Leon. You may remember a was always kind of a hard A** in 4 main, but the guys always new I was there for them. What are you going to do in Jacksonville? Bill
Jimmy, How's it going after 42yrs? I do belong to the Forrestal site. I go to the VA with a guy that was on with us back in the paint shop or something. I don't get up on facebook or other walls that often. I had a small stroke or something and my spelling can get bad at times, Thank God for spell check. Have you been on her after you got out, I went to Jacksonville with wife and kids about a year be fore she was removed from service. I live in Geneva, Fl what about you?..Bill E-Mail: painthos@bellsouth.net
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 be the only way I could conjure up any memories from that long ago. Sorry.
Glad to run into a fellow snip on this site. Thanks for your service. Guess BTs and MMs are a thing of the past in today's Navy.
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