Looking For Friends Of My Biological Father
I know this is a long shot and I'm going to hope for the best. I'm looking for anyone who may have known my biological father. I never got to meet him as he died in 2003 and I didn't know or meet the family until last year. (Ancestry DNA test)His name was Vernon Anthony Hart Jr. (Rochester, NY) and he was a DK stationed with CVG 8, USNAS Oceana as late as December 20, 1963. I was told he did at least one Med cruise on Forrestal during that period, early-mid 60's. It sounds like he was NOT part…
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Weapons Dept. Office, 73 to 76. two med cruises. Loved Palma! Partied and "camped out" at Carney Park in Naples. What a blast.
I also remember many fun times on liberty in Palma de Majorca, Barcelona, Naples, Athens, even Istanbul, Turkey!
As a squadron puke working in AIMD, I got to make ALL of the workups with the ship as well as ALL the TADs with the squadron, such as hot pad duty in Key West, bombing practice in Fallon, Nevada, etc. Of the 47 month long sea tour I had that go-round, I was gone 42 months! Anyone wonder why the divorce rate was so high back then?
I worked in WC 610 (now called 61A) and was the one and only for the ASW25 Data Link Bench, as well as the DACON (Digital to Analog Converter) for the F-4s. I stayed busy since we were just starting to use the ACLS Hands Off Landing System back then. Chief Bobby Joe Ayers was my shop chief, and we had quite a mix of characters in that shop. I remember how much music we had after a port visit to Athens when everyone went to the stereo shop and camera shop at the Air Force base there. Lots of cameras were purchased too!
Names that came to mind: AQ1 Robert "Mac" McKay; AT2 Mike Chadwell; many more that I can't remember at this time. Getting old!