Gender
Female
San Antonio, TX
Birthday: May 12
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Gender
Female
Location
San Antonio, TX
Birthday:
May 12
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Enlisted Rating
Hospital Corpsman
Where were you or your family stationed?
After HM school I was at JAX Naval Hospital, Cecil Field Clinic and then Roosevelt Roads Naval Hospital. Reserves for 4 years after that.
Veteran of Foreign War
None
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
December 18, 1981
End date of your service
December 12, 1985
Comments
Hey Susan,
I was stationed there from Jul "84" - Jul "87". Assigned to AIMD, W/C 400 Power Plant Shop. My rate was AD and was a 2nd Class Petty Officer. I served 10yrs which I had to be Medical Discharged because while on Deployment on the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), I fractured my back (L-4). I had three surgeries at Portsmouth Naval Hospital (PNH) so therefore I was unable to retire like I planned.
V/R
Alva C. Shell, IV/Disable Vet
Hi. Sorry to disappoint. I preceded you as a corpsman at "Rosy" from June 1968 until June 1970. It's designation at that time was Dispensary. I noticed that you refer to it as a Naval Hospital. Several years ago I was attempting to obtain my Navy medical records and at one point I spoke to a female, I think in St. Louis, who also was a corpsman who had been stationed at "Rosy". I live in a somewhat rural area with many towns populations in the mere thousands. A couple weeks ago I was in an establishment and in generally speaking to an employee there learned that he too had been a corpsman stationed at....you guessed it...Roosevelt Roads. It too was after my tenure there. I'm sure I'll be seeing that gentleman again and will ask for more detailed information; and will pass it on to you if appropriate. I've had no luck in finding anyone I was stationed in Puerto Rico with. It's a shame what happened to the place even before last years hurricane.