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  Fred A Smith March 22, 2010 at 11:52am

  Jack thats amazing that you worked on boats after the USN, I worked on sporting fishing boats out of Redondo Beach California before the Navy, The 2 guys I joined (also worked on the boats with me) both have their 100 ton ocean operator lic's and run crew boat in long beach, I go down once or twice a year just to get a ride, mess up my hair and get the smell of the ocean. Take Care, Fred
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  Jack Harris March 19, 2010 at 12:14pm

  The Canopus stopped in Charleston on way to be refitted in Bremerton WA.
  I was carrying a full shit can shit can down the gangway ,tripped and fell.
  I got disability and medically retired from navy and service connected from the VA.
  I worked on a friends charter boat and then on Offshore Oilfield vessels .I got a unlimited able body seaman ticket ,100 ton Captains License in 1979 and 500 to 1981.I was a Officer in the Merchant my 500 ton became a 1500 ton and worked as 3 rd mate on msc ship during desert storm and shield carring tanks etc from Charleston to Dammon Saudi Arabia
  I worked on all kind of boats from crew, supply,tugs,tankers ,ro-ro’s and The MV American Cormorant , a semi-submersible float-on/float-off ship, the only one in the US Flag Merchant Fleet. The ship has the ability to submerge its cargo deck to load and discharge its floating cargo of Army watercraft. Her submersible capacity allows her to lift exceptionally heavy loads.
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  Jack Harris March 18, 2010 at 10:52pm

  Hey Fred that's him ;Been looking for him for years.At A school he had an Austin healy 3000 and we used to party with some fiends of his that lived by the zoo.
  good to hear from ya

  Years Austria

  Years - die Jahre im Lauf der Jahreszeiten. Winter fun
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  Fred A Smith March 18, 2010 at 7:39pm

  Jack is Scotty from Clear Lake California If he is he left Guam back in 71 We had a ball together, I got out of the USN in 72 and stayed for 1 1/2 in Guam but I haven't heard from him since he left.
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  Jack Harris March 18, 2010 at 7:23pm

  It is cool to run into a pattermaker I went to molder A school (Fred Smith)with in this site. I am looking for Ron Ely Scott who was on the USS Nereus (AS 17) and then USS Proteus (AS 19)
  I got a medical and thought I would never look back .I have been making molds carbon fiber vartm and thermoplastics .I have also done powder coating and the skills of molder and paternmaker has helped.
  I have a cabinet shop but not the skills of a patternmaker.I use foam ,plaster of Paris ,clay etc
  Hats off to you guys,I wish I was not turning and burning more comsaw and had more time to spend in pattern shop.
  Hary
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  Michael McCombs February 9, 2010 at 10:47pm

  I went to PM "A" school in April of 1985, then served aboard the USS Sierra AD 18 up to 1987. Had a great time working and living at Charleston SC. I just located another PM and shipmate yesterday We last spoke 22 years ago. This is a great site keep up the good work
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  Dennis Pennington November 29, 2009 at 5:25pm

  For anyone interested this link is to a USS Puget Sound AD-38 Med cruisebook from 1986-1987. some Foundry pics and Molder pics from Repair Dept. R-1. names included are: ML's- Cooper,Chavez,Crawford,Stensrud,Capobianco,Bailey,Dunaway,Heather,Flora,Hillegas,Ivory. PM's- Ricker,Lemay,McGlothren,and Morgan.
  
  http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/ad38-87/index.html
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  Fred A Smith October 28, 2009 at 5:37pm

  Thanks Carl, I see a few old names from way back yesteryear getting mentioned here. I was wondering if some of your older PM's could remember who the Instructors were at PM A School and Molder A school in the latter part of 1967 Thur most of 1968 at 32nd ST. I went Thur most of molder A school before they realized my talent was in Wood not Dirt and move me over to the PM side. I left the Good old USN in Jan.1972 as a PM 2 after being on the USS Cadmus AR-14, USS Markab AR-23,USS Proteus AS-19,USS Samuel Gompers AD-37(Very Short Time) Back to the USS Proteus AS-19 and my final ship was the USS Hunley AS-31, If any of you folks could shed some light on the above question I'd Appreciate. Thank You
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  arthur d devonshire October 7, 2009 at 12:07am

  Thanks Carl, This a great site, we could not of done our job as molders without good patterns made by our patternmakers. Did you ever know PMC Jelleyman, he lives here in san diego, I run into him every now and then.
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  Roxanne (Davis) Spendlove August 28, 2009 at 1:42pm

  looking for old friend, PM2 Jordan, stationed with her Groton, CT and again USS Yellowstone.