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"hey Frank, if you still live in Queens, I need a big favor. been trying for years to find a John Buckley that was on the Canopus in rota during the 60's. if you can snoop around and maybe locate him, you have no idea how important it is to me. MLC…"
"Geoffrey, see if you can contact the dav [disabled American veterans]. they will provide you with a counselor. I found this out too late. I have one now and will be taking everythin g that I have gathered. I know someone who went to them first, and…"
"keep on fighting...I just found out that i have some asbestos in my right lung and am haviving alot of breathing problems lately..going to start a claim with the VA here soon .. I was a hull technician on board floating drydocks my whole time in..we…"
"today I received emails from david asche, with copies of pages from the molder 3&2 and foundry manual. the use of asbestos was prevolent. now I'll see what the VA thinks of it. thank you so much David. you are a true shipmate."
"You got your DD214? It should show you were a Molder. It should also show your duty stations, ships you served on etc.
Dan Brown sent me his copies of the Foundry Manual and Molder 3/2 and 1st and Chiefs books. What you need them for? I don't…"
Dan Brown sent me his copies of the Foundry Manual and Molder 3/2 and 1st and Chiefs books. What you need them for? I don't…"
"we had just left bierut two days before that happened. they used the admirals helo and sent tha chaplain, doctor, and a few corpsman to help in the rescue efforts. a sad day for sure."
"Molder Dan brown.I remember you and ML1 wass"
"It was a sad day indeed. I had a C.O. on the Shenandoah AD26 that was asked once on captains call why he always had a CPO in charge of every evolution. They said that there were plenty of junior officers that could be put in charge. His reply was, "…"
"onboard Holland in 1965 to 1966 in rota. crossdecked over to the canopus. loo
kiing for any shipservicemen from that time period"
kiing for any shipservicemen from that time period"
"jim, that was me. mlc perkins. that is when I changed reates to ml"
"was onboard in 1974 to 1979. came onboars as a ML2, and left as a MLC. meds. and a lot of trips up and down the east coast. great ship. got off 2 months before she was put out.went to teach ML school in San Diego "
"Attended last one in Branson. Next is Baltimore"
"TaughtschoolwithWatford"
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Hey Jo!! I served with you on the Sound in Gaeta, Also remember runing into you when you were on the Canopus out of Norfolk.I finally retired in 97 when they decided to dismantle the Molder rating I Decided to bailout. Living in Michigan Still married to the Girl I met in Gaeta. Geat to hear from you Jo! call me anytime.
ML1 Rich Caswell ret
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I think, all totalled, I made a GRAND TOTAL of....FIVE plaques in my time as a molder. I was more busy doing bearings OR running furnaces OR making cores OR welding stuff.
No...Not many plaques at all.
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