William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Merry Christmas to all you Navy Veteran's out there."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on NAS Cecil Field
"Merry Christmas to all you Navy Veteran's out there."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on NATTC Memphis
"Merry Christmas to all you Navy Veteran's out there."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment for Kevin Bearden
"Thanks anyway.  I knew it was a longshot because I know a lot of Beardens in Alabama.  Plus it was a long time ago."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment for Kevin Bearden
"Welcome Aboard Kevin.  Just wondering if you are related to someone I knew back in boot camp Company 311 in 1960.  His last name was (is) Bearden and he was from Northeast Alabama.  We made the trip to RTC San Diego together on a train, which kept…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr commented on Jim Decota's blog post As we remember shipmates and those that gave all...
"Thanks Jim for posting this and thank you for your service."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Thomas, I was also at RTC San Diego in 1960. I arrived there July 5 and started out in CO 311.  I left the last week of September.  Finished up in CO 338 due to a short hospital stay."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42
"I was a plane captain in VF-11 deployed for several short cruises plus the September 1962-April 1963 Med cruise."
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Thank goodness for those saved letters. A friend of mine who became my girl friend and later on became my wife saved the letters I wrote her from RTC.  They have been useful in writing a sort of life history that our daughter-in-law asked us to…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"I was seasick three times.  In 1961 I was on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt doing galley duty in the scullery.  The steam, the smell of the garbage, etc did a job on me.  The second time the FDR got caught in the edge of a tropical storm on the way…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Thanks Thomas,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family.  Also Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my Navy Vets friends.  Please remember our active duty vets who are away from home during this time of the year.  I know we all…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on NATTC Memphis
"Yeah Thomas I remember Mess cooking in the Marine Galley.  I was there from Mid-October 1960 through the 1st week of January 1961.  I had checked in on a weekend which I learned was how they assigned new personnel to the Galleys.
I never checked in…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Thanks Thomas,
Most of us who served spent one or more Thanksgivings away from family. So my family is one thing I am thankful for.  I am also thankful that we live in a country where we can celebrate Thanksgiving.    Your sentiments about the group…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on NAS Cecil Field
"I arrived at NAS Cecil Field sometime in October 1961 from "A" school in Memphis.
I was assigned to VF-174 fro familiarization with the F8U Crusader.  Reassigned to VF-11 in November. I worked as a plane captain the rest of my tour with VF-11…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on Cold War Navy Veterans
"Glad to join this command. I served from 1 July 1960 through 23 August 1963.
Most of my time was spent in VF-11 stationed at NAS Cecil Field FL and deployed onboard The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA42.  Proud to have been in the U.S. Navy.  I have…"
Aug 21, 2019
William A. Whisenant, Jr left a comment on RTC San Diego
"Let me add my thanks to all who have served.  We all had different experiences just as we all had different expectations and enlisted under different circumstances.
Despite the occasional problem I really enjoyed my time in the  U. S. Navy.  To hear…"
Aug 21, 2019
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