golden sheelback
I crossed the line in 72 going to Vietnam and now I'm a golden shellback
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I crossed the line in 72 going to Vietnam and now I'm a golden shellback
Read more…Those Shellbacks seeking information on retiring here in the Philippines might want to check this out.Retired Activities Office (RAO) Subic Bay, Philippines.Throw the slimmy WOGS in the S--t river!
Read more…it was somethin else! but after all the garbage, we had a "swimcall" ,washed ali the crap off of us!the marines were on shark watch!terry
Read more…I crossed the equator in 1971 and 1973 aboard the USS McMorris (DE-1036) going to Australia and New Zealand.
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opps the next time
On the Truxtun (CGN version) we were happy to get below and get a shower, it was a long day and we were just happy to have become "Shellbacks" and were willing to wait until yje next time :)
They wouldn't let us do that,Nick,or me& about 100 NEWBIES would have jumped back in line to have a little fun,but our XO & BMC were watching us like an albatross on a sardine.
It's amazing how fast the new Shellbacks grab a whacker and get in line to dish out some medicine to the "Wogs" still coming through. If I'd know that, I would have fought harder to be at the front of the line...Here's the "Royal Doctor's" giving me the business...heh heh heh!!
All Poly Wogs meet their fate and become Shell backs! Or they remain "wogs" for the rest of their lives!
When I was in the torpedo gang there was an outside Lt JG who had absolutely NOTHING to do with the tm gang,but kept nosing in & asking embarrassing questions,even to our chief torpedoman,but guess what...YEP! He was a LOWLY SCUMBAG POLLYWOG...And guess what...YEP!! We got him.ha ha ha
Crossed the first time on 18 April 1972 enroute Yankee Station on the USS Saratoga CV-60. I remember like it was yesterday!
Our memorbalia is part of our lives. I would say that you are now a part of the USS Salem museum.
I kept min e also, over a year ago I donated a bunch of memorbalia to the USS Salem museum. Really have no one to leave it to, decided to donate to a floating museum, so future generations can see it!
Crossed a couple times on the USS Hornet CVS 12. It is something you will always remember. Still have my old rump Whacker