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"Did you come to Newport with a guy who was a surfer and lived on the beach before he came in the Navy. "
"I was there from 58/62 last year in supply you might have taken my place
when I got out. Can't remember the CPO name but he was a good guy."
when I got out. Can't remember the CPO name but he was a good guy."
"There are 66 menber in our group just wondering how many went on to firefighter EMT after the Navy"
"Rick, I went to corp school in great lakes April 1958 .At the hospital in Newport and then over to the Marine barrack after that .Naval station in Newport at that time was a very busy place . Jim"
"After Navy worked a few jobs, but put my Navy training as corpsman to work and went into Firefighting/emt .Put in 25 years loved every bit of it.Best thing i ever did was jion the Navy and be come a corpsman"
"Got to Great Lakes Feb 28,1958 Co 102 cc was Charles Moore sm1"
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Location
Vernon Rockville, CT
Birthday:
March 16
Rank
Petty Officer Third Class
Where were you or your family stationed?
naval hospital newport RI
Veteran of Foreign War
None
Current Status with the US Navy
Honorably Discharged
Start date of your service
February 28, 1958
End date of your service
January 14, 1962
Comments
Yes - That was me. The surfer was Bill Orner. When we reported in, the old nurse that was over staffing told us she hated corpsmen from San Diego and made us demonstrated a spiral reverse bandage. I did OK and was assigned to dirty surgery. Orner struggled and she sent him to food service if I remember correctly.
Yes - I'm from California.
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