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"When will the Guadal Canal have another reunion?"
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Location
Bradenton, Fl
Birthday:
December 25
Age:
83
Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Enlisted Rating
Electronics Technician
Where were you or your family stationed?
Active duty May 1959 - April 1963 1959 USNTC Great Lakes, Camp Barry, Company 219 1959 - 1960 US Naval Academy Preparatory School, USNTC Bainbridge, Md Jan 1961 Missle Fundamentals, GS "A", GMS, Dam Neck, Va 1961 Submarine School, USN S/M Base, New London, Ct 1961 Enlisted Basic Course, USN S/M Base, New London, Ct 1961 Mare Island, Ca 1961 Guided Missle Unit Ten, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1961 - 1963 USS Halibut SSGN587, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1962 First Deterent Patrol 1962 Regulus Missle "C" School, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1962 Second Deterent Patrol 1962 Qualified "Nuclear SS" aboard USS Halibut SSGN-587 1962 underway to Mare Island, Ca (Cuban Missle Crisis) 1963 Mare Island Shipyard, Ca - Core Change 1963 underway to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USS Thresher lost) 1963 USS Cusk SS-348 1963 NAVRECSTA, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1963 US NAVRECSTA, T.I., San Fransisco, Ca - Separated from Active Duty 1964 NRSD 3-1 (M), USNRTC, Bridgeport, Ct - Inactive reserve 1964 REG 3/17, USNRTC, Bridgeport, Ct - Inactive reserve 1964 Active Duty - USS Tigrone AGSS-419, New London, Ct 1964 NRSD 3-1 (M), USNRTC, Bridgeport, Ct - Inactive reserve 1965 Naval Reserve Manpower Center Inactive reserve 26 May 1965 Honorably Discharged as MT2(SS) 16 Jul 1976 Enlisted in Naval Reserve Advanced Pay Grade Program, ET1(SS) Temporary, New Haven, Ct 16 Jul 1976 - 25 Dec 2000 Naval Reserve See Blog ETC(SS) Retired William (Bill) D. Karr for details of all 30+ years of Naval Service
Veteran of Foreign War
The Cold War
Current Status with the US Navy
Retired
Start date of your service
May 27, 1959
End date of your service
December 25, 2000
Comments
GO NAVY BEAT ARMY!!!
The year you started active duty was the year I was born! After grduating from high school in 1978, I enlisted in June 1978 the Navy's delayed entry program and enterd bootcamp in August 1978. After boot camp, I was assigned to the USS LaSALLE AGF-3 out of Manamma, Bahrain and reported on board mid November 1978 and left the ship one year later December 21, 1979.
I was honarably discharged in August 1981 and made 3rd class SK3 in reserves. I PN Aed the exam but becuase I was getting out-was not promoted, and made 3rd class in the reserves. I went back in the reserves in 1990 after completing my BA degree in International Relations, and was offered a commission as an Ensign but had to agree to 2 year active duty committment to keep my commission which I replyed no thanks and rsigned in 1993-after doing almsot 9 years total service active and reserve.
But my fondest and most memorable times in th Nav was my first duty station onverseas on the LasSalle, between al the watches and GQ during Iran Crisi there was never a dull moment.
Fairwinds and following seas Chief! An tell your son-one heck of a website!
Wayne
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