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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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Crossed the equator while serving on board the USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20 on 10/27/1972
I crossed the equator twice while in USS Boston (CAG-1). Pollywog in 1967 and Shellback in 1968. I was a W-1 in 67 and a CWO-2 in 68. My Master Chief GM Charlie Harkness was the Royal Baby both times. Huge hairy belly on one of the finest sailors I ever met.
I almost didn't participate, but at the last minute, I did. Great experience, no fresh water showers only salt water. I did get to cross a few more times and help initiate more lowly wogs,Bon Homme 2 times, Enterprise 1, Ranger 1, and Connie 1. Seeing it from both sides was the only way to do it.
Crossed the line in '78 aboard the USS Hector (AR-7) on the way to Tahiti.
I became a Shellbacker while a member of ships crew in the Air Department of the USS Coral Sea CVA-43 in 1969 on the way to Australia . I spent my entire enlistment on the Coral Sea in V-3 Division [hanger-bay] and was on Yankee Station for 3.25 tours during my time on-board 1968 to 1972
Hi,Terry Eccleston....I crossed the line in 59 as a TMSN...Later,I re enlisted & got shipped off to SH$$ CITY to another tin can and sailed right into the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS.Didn't stay for 20,and hind-sight is STILL kicking me in the A$$.Anyway,I became a GM(G)3/C,and was a mount captain on a 3".50Cal (twin) A A mount and it was a BLAST!
Crossed the line on October 2, 1977 on the USS Lasalle (AGF-3) on our way to the beautiful island of Mahe of the Seychelles and Mombasa, Kenya. What a long day since most of the crew was WOGS. When your 1 yr tour was up on the Lasalle you flew you off where ever the ship was. One year later l was left in the Seychelles for 5 days, before the next flight back to the states. What a paradise it was. We had a great time there.
Crossed over in 07/1969 onboard the USS Enterprise CVAN 65.
Couldn't believe the Navy did such crazy stuff... I loved it!
Got a magic marker an made drawings & sayings on my t-shirt that earned me a even more punishing initiation.
Cross the Line 1990 I think on the USS Ranger CV-61 was an AKAN imagine half the population of the carrier are wogs. It was a great tradition to go through but did not get a chance to do my Shellback duties after that.
Crossed over in 1970 after refit of uss enterprise cvan65 on the way to west pac