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"it's kind of funny the last ship I was on was the Coral Sea, on board for 11 months August 13th 1962 my discharge date as I was sitting in the launch to go ashore I ran into 2 others that I'd gone through boot camp with. 11 months and I'd…"
"social security should show it I believe, a few years ago they sent me a form showing deductions all the way back to 1953 when I was working as a kennel boy.
It showed the yearly deductions I think until I turned 65"
It showed the yearly deductions I think until I turned 65"
"my last time there was the summer of 62 on the old Coral Sea, it's changed a lot"
"What no Tiger Balm gardens, or are they still there?"
"A buck a carton outside the three mile limit,
Home ported in Long Beach Ca. for 3 years I can remember making sea store runs never had any problems getting them off the ship"
Home ported in Long Beach Ca. for 3 years I can remember making sea store runs never had any problems getting them off the ship"
"When I joined I was smoking Lucky Strikes, I soon learned that they were very popular I soon changed to Camel non filters because the free loaders would usually bum a smoke from someone else. I quit in 1990 after a little over 40 years of smoking"
"Inlisted in Long Beach Ca. Aug 1958 NTC San Diego, first ship USS Merrick
AKA 97 2 west pac cruises. Transferred to USS Plumas County LST 1083 ,skeleton crew for decommissioning in Sasebo, got to Sasebo and we had to make 2 runs to Subic Bay to…"
AKA 97 2 west pac cruises. Transferred to USS Plumas County LST 1083 ,skeleton crew for decommissioning in Sasebo, got to Sasebo and we had to make 2 runs to Subic Bay to…"
"I was aboard her for the 61 62 cruise, when she lost her aft starboard elevator down in the south China sea"
"We were part of the decommissioning crew.
Left Long Beach I believe in Feb. 61 and had to make 2 trips to Subic Bay Before we Decommissioned her.
I wasn't on her very long but she was the favorite of the 3 ships I served on"
Left Long Beach I believe in Feb. 61 and had to make 2 trips to Subic Bay Before we Decommissioned her.
I wasn't on her very long but she was the favorite of the 3 ships I served on"
"August 14th 1958
I think it was Co. 301 we were in, I remember being fire company probably sometime in Sept. and were wer sent out to the Laguna mountains most of us just set on trails and watched for hot spots, and the food was awesome at the camp…"
I think it was Co. 301 we were in, I remember being fire company probably sometime in Sept. and were wer sent out to the Laguna mountains most of us just set on trails and watched for hot spots, and the food was awesome at the camp…"
"LOL you guys should have been on one of the old diesel driven LSts. Tied up at the mole in Long Beach they would rock every time a utility boa went by."
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Welcome aboard shipmate, May you have Fair Winds and Following Seas!
Thank you for your service.