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Guam
(picture taken from the photo album of 3rd class Radioman Gary Menasco)
LST's Remembered
U.S. Navy: Welcome Aboard
Naval Reserve Goat Locker
Bureau of Naval Personnel Home Page
BROOKINS' CPO MESS
Those who Served
Bubba/Bob
Served 23 years + in U.S.Navy 1968-1991.
Master Chief Weapons Technician (gunners mate)E9
Spiteful1
WWII, Navy amphibious forces. served on a LST(landing ship tank) as radioman 2nd Class
Korea- navy amphibious - tactical air control squadron,close air support on the ground with grunts- 1st marine div.
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Recently, Spiteful1 went to a reunion, where all his Navy buddies met to share in laughter and tears.
Click here to see a few of the photos that were taken.
I'm sure Spite has more pictures, and I will try and pry them from him.
Lst 821 at the beach of Ie Shima
Picture taken about 1 hour after bombing.
(picture sent by Merle Owen/Spiteful)
Old_Lloyd
Served Navy Reserves
1952-1954
Gary/Skeeter
3rd class radioman
Twinks Dad/Vernon Waller
Served from
1943-1946
2nd Class motor machinist mate
CVE-81 / LCIG-68
Bob73
1954 - 1962
CT3
Jimbo73
Storekeeper 3/c
served during WWII
June 1943 to April 1946
Put a destroyer in commission at Brooklyn Navy yard
and then was in the Pacific till end of war.
Spidrman
Served in the 60's
was an E3 aboard the USS Independence for 2 years
Rich/Elfers
Electricans Mate 1st Class
Tizame's husband
Kingsknight
LCDR Navy Reserves
Amaknak
1961 - 1964
ADJ-3
Aviation Mechanic 3rd Class
Random^
A Navy Vet. of the Cuban Crisis and Viet Nam Era
The Navy was going to be a career choice for me. I progressed through the enlisted ranks to the rate of ADJ-1 or 1st. class jet engine repair mechanic. Everywhere I was stationed was a good experience. I traveled a lot and thankfully my wife liked travelling too.
After making 1st. class we had some serious decisions to make on whether or not to stay in the Navy. All my sea duty until then was land based,With 2 children and shipboard life looming (3 yrs. or more)away from my family made the choice easy. Get out and try civilian life. My personal gain in the Navy was as valuable as a college education is to others now.
I gained a wealth of experience that proved usefull later in life,I travelled, matured,& but most important I learned to enjoy lifes simplest pleasures.
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