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"New Petty Officer Third Class, Rad Allen, PhM2c. January, 1945. Age 19."
"Chief Lindsey.
For some reason this site won't allow me to upload a jpg file of my old PhM2c rating badge. It is not a large file, just 60 KB. Do you have any suggestions? I would like to use it for my profile picture and the "red cross" specialty…"
For some reason this site won't allow me to upload a jpg file of my old PhM2c rating badge. It is not a large file, just 60 KB. Do you have any suggestions? I would like to use it for my profile picture and the "red cross" specialty…"
"Thanks Chief Ford.
I love those gold stripes on your dress blue uniform in your picture. I am pretty sure most of the Chief Pharmacist's Mates I served with are either dead or close to 100 years of age. I worked in the medical records office on…"
I love those gold stripes on your dress blue uniform in your picture. I am pretty sure most of the Chief Pharmacist's Mates I served with are either dead or close to 100 years of age. I worked in the medical records office on…"
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When I first joined, the norm was red hash marks. I knew a couple that were E2/E3s and they had two red hash marks. You remember that mess hall duty in boot? Had a ccok during service week, he was one of those E2/E3 with hash marks. He told me that trouble was the easiest to get into and the hardest thing to get out of - I took that to heart. I had a few occassions where I got close to getting in trouble - managed to avoid it.
Had a few Chiefs that actually made a life long impression. The first was a HMCS you may have know - Garrelts - company commander in "A" school. The another one was at Bethesda - senior chief by the name of Vernon K. Doyle. The one that had the most influence on me was HMC A. B. Taylor at the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, Ca.
Taylor was one of a kind - here I am in 75 as an HM3 - I go to work for him and and that time it was called Patient Affairs. He was African American and invited me to his home for the weekend. We hit a couple of "stripper" bars and a package store. I feasted on shrimp gumbo and watched sports and drank scotch!
Back in those days, that was not supposed to happen.
Taught me a life long lesson, do not judge a person based on their color.
You can call me Chief or call me Lindsey - I do not care which.
Question? All time Naval fav movie?
Lindsey
Welcome aboard shipmate, May you have Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Thank you for your service.
Semper Fortis!
I was informed by Jim Decota that I missed welcoming you aboard. I have been doing the welcomes in here for well over a year plus. My apologies for missing you joining, I am sure you are not the only one that I have missed, considering the several hundred welcomes that I have done.
Welcome aboard "Doc."