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The Shipmate

5 June 2009

Editor, YNCS Don Harribine, USN(ret) http://home.earthlink.net/~navetsusa/members/dharribine.html

Founder & CDR, NCCM, Edward C. Reese, USN(ret) http://www.navetsusa.com/news.html

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May 27, 2009

Hello my name is Joan, I have been searching web sites to locate where my father was station and his unit. There are so many sites and hours of looking I don't have much information. But was wondering is there any way to search for someone. I know my dad was at Normandy. He was a sailor and I know his submarine was hit. I don't have to much information as my dad died when I was a little girl. I was trying to find boot camp pictures He was from New York City. I think he was sent to Samson boot camp. If there is any information you could send me on how to search for him would be greatly appreciated. I thank you so much in advance for your help. Joan

Hi Joan,

Sampson Boot Camp Museum (US Navy Training Center) has a large selection of Company Boot Camp Pictures during your Dad's service time.
Maybe if you called the museum, they would try to do the research. The more information you can provide the better. If you really want to search yourself, visiting Sampson would be a great experience. If you get tired going through the books and need a break, try some of the local wine tours ( -;
This is a link to good information about the museum and boot camp with old photos as well http://www.rpadden.com/sampson.htm.

Contact information follows............
Sampson State Park
Military Museum Director
6096 Route 96A
Romulus, NY 14541-9796
Park Office-315.585.6392
Museum-313.585.6203

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Shipmate Joan Fialkowski http://www.navetsusa.com/members/jfialkowski.html is dragging us into the 21st century by volunteering to administer our new NAVetsUSA facebook site.
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I am looking for information about the entire Talos system. Do you happen
to know where I could find FTM 3&2 or 1&C from the 60s-70s with Talos
information (late 70s editions pretty much ignored Talos)? How about any
Talos OPs? I need more information about the missile, launching system and
radars. In particular, I would like to find photos or drawings of the
missiles with the skins off showing the electronics modules and hydraulics.
I remember vaguely what it looked like but it has been 37 years and the
memories are getting pretty fuzzy. Drawings of the 49s and missile launcher
are also on my list. Just about anything relating to Talos on the Okie Boat.

Do you remember the transmitting power of the 49s in pulse and CW mode? How
about the SPW-2?

Thanks.

Phil
Phillip Hays
Alpha Omega Computer Systems, Inc.
phays@ao.com
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To whom it may concern:

I am inquiring how to find out if your website is the information and the same ship my father was on, and researching about his tour for the US Navy. Unfortunately, My Dad passed away 2 years ago and I thought I would do some research today, Memorial Day, on what ship he was on or how to put his name on crew list. His name &numbers I have are:

Robert M. Farwick P03 USS TOPEKA SFM3 August 1959- August 1963. Maybe you could help me decipher these numbers and help me in the right direction of division, etc?

I would really appreciate a reply. Thank you &Wishing you and your families well.

Sincerely,
Kari firewifer@yahoo.com

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GOOD MORNING SIR;
I had some pictures of the barracks,mess hall, post office etc.of 1944. I had saved them to my documents and thought they had been put on my back up .So when my computer had to be restored back to when I got it I wasn't worried .Well when I restored my computer all of those pictures are gone?? .They were of Sampson NY I was there in 1945 # 785-22-20
Can you help

Thank You Paul D Bennett pauld27@hughes.net

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Have you visited this site?

http://webpages.charter.net/usspiper/index.html

Frank Whitty

Francis.Whitty@va.gov

FTG2(SS) Piper 1965-1967

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Hello Mr. Reese:

I recently joined the organization and immediately found info needed but for some reason have been unable to pull it back up. I requested info on a flight deck fatality on board the Kitty Hawk and got two replies. Both stated there were numerous other replies on pages 31 and 32. Went to the Hawk message board but cannot find these pages or go back to them. I thought the request was from your site but am not sure now. Do you have a suggestion or another idea or even a phone number of someone who might help me. Any or all information you might have would be appreciated.

Thanks
Steve Wagner
swagner220@yahoo.com

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USS Constellation CVA/CV-64
       Association Reunion
                   Oct 18-23, 2009
Norfolk, Virginia
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The Shipmate

Editor, YNCS Don Harribine, USN(ret)

Founder & CDR, NCCM, NYNM Edward C. Reese, USN(ret)
on line at http://www.navetsusa.com/news.html

Honoring your past . . . Reminding your children ... NAVetsUSA
Celebrating over 12 years of service to Shipmates on the Internet!

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If so, please US Mail your dues in the enclosed envelope today.
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Albert Krull, AT2 USN 1971-1975
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Charles Garcia, Jr, GM3/c, US Navy
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Reunion Notice

USS SUTTER COUNTY (LST 1150)

July 9-11, 2009

Indianapolis Downtown Hilton, Indianapolis, Indiana

Reunion being held with crews of USS Litchfield County (LST 901) and USS Park County (LST 1077).

Details at www.ussparkcounty.com

Contact Mike Williams at (650) 286-0688 or soctymike@gmail.com

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Reunion Notice

USS LITCHFIELD COUNTY (LST 901)

July 9-11, 2009

Indianapolis Downtown Hilton, Indianapolis, Indiana

Reunion being held with crews of USS Sutter County (LST 1150) and USS Park County (LST 1077).

Details at www.ussparkcounty.com

Contact Don Lerche at (309) 530-8710 or coale21@verizon.net

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Reunion Notice

USS PARK COUNTY (LST 1077)

July 9-11, 2009

Indianapolis Downtown Hilton, Indianapolis, Indiana

Reunion being held with crews of USS Litchfield County (LST 901) and USS Park County (LST 1077).

Details at www.ussparkcounty.com

Contact Mike Kempf at (317) 842-1229 or m.w.kempf@sbcglobal.net

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I am Rose Ann Nolasco 28y.o. Born on February 11, 1981 at

Formia, Latina. Daugther of Nenita Nolasco and Paul Rosemark(retired US

navy).Formerly based and met my mother at Gaeta, Italy. I'm writing here to
find my father who I never met. If ever you find the name in the retirees
navy please send me an email.. rosemark_roseann@yahoo.com
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I'm trying to locate Jeff DeRosa - his father served on the USS Drum (SS-228).

Could you please tell me if I've found him or if you know where I can find him?

Thanks!

Lance Dean
lancedean@gmail.com

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My name is Paul Harnett,

I employed Stephen Ward for some carpentry work at my home in Alpharetta Georgia but he fell ill, I received an email from him over 3 weeks ago that he had been in the VA hospital with heart failure and he would be in touch, I am not interested in the work side but he has left tools at my home that are valuable and I cant contact him. I think something may have happened to him. I do not have a contact number or an address as we corresponded by email - HT3 Stephen Ward [ganavyvet@hotmail.com]

His navyvet homepage is http://www.navetsusa.com/members/sward.html.

I would appreciate if you could find out if he is OK as I want to return his tools but also am concerned that he is OK.

Any help in finding out if he is OK would be appreciated.

Thanks

Paul Harnett PhD, MBA, Bsc, ING pharnett@bellsouth.net

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My name is Steve Glover, and Ed Reese asked me to answer your question about the Surveyor indication following the rate.
This individual was probably a CB (construction Battalion) volunteer, and his specialty was laying out air strips, camp sites,headquairters aireas etc. for an advanced base.
Hope this takes caire of your inquiry

Old Steve R/M (radio man) 3rd Class.
Steve G.

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Can anyone tell me what the SV6, stood for after the rating of personnel in 1944?

Thank you

Glenn Waters

Hi Glenn

V6 (Volunteer), enlisted for duration of the war, plus 6 months to discharge at the end of war.

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My name is Andrea Byron and I am writing to you because I am trying to let Marines, dependents, Naval personnel and civilians who lived and worked aboard MCB Camp Lejeune in NC from the 1950s through 1987 that they may have been exposed to highly contaminated water. More than 70 chemicals were found in the water and many of them are known carcinogens.

The U.S.M.C. is asking anyone who was at Lejeune between 1957 and 1987 to register on their website at www.marines.mil.

Anyone looking for information regarding the contaminated water at Lejeune, including an illness registry, discussion board, photo gallery and historical documents library is invited to visit the website of The Few, The Proud, The Forgotten at www.tftptf.com. TFTPTF was formed by 2 Marines whose families were exposed to the highly toxic water.

Thank you for your time and consideration and for all that you've done in the name of freedom.

Sincerely,

Andrea Byron

andrea.byron@eigbox.net

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Dear Sir,
My name is Zack Methvin. I am the president and founder of the USS Forrestal Memorial. We are a non profit 501C3 organization dedicated to building a memorial display at our local airport to honor the 134 men who were killed aboard the Forrestal in the fire of 1967. We will be displaying a Navy F4 Phantom as the primary display. I am wondering if it would be possible for you to place our website link on your site? We are trying to get all the exposure we can and raise funds in the process. You can visit our page at www.forrestalmemorial.com for more info. We would greatly appreciate any assistance you could provide in this area.
Thank You,
Zack Methvin

USS Forrestal Memorial
P.O. Box 8147
Longview, Texas 75602 cva59@hotmail.com

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I am applying as the Son of a veteran of WW2. My dad's name was Rufus LeRoy "Abe" Wadley. He served in nte Naval Air Corp. during WW2. The best I can learn is that he was assigned to CASU 22 and then HEDRON 5-1 F.A.W. 5 in Boca Chica Fla. He was an Aviation Radioman 3C, V6 USNR 4-4. His plane crashed on a Carrier where he suffered 2 broken ankles. This is all we've been able to learn of his service. He passed away due to kidney failure in 1967. My siblings and I are trying to learn as many details about his service that we can. Please help if you can with contacts, websites, etc... where we can learn more.

Thanks,
Mike L. Wadley apache@nuncio.freedback.com
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I have an ID bracelet and have been trying to find the owner or his family.

Front: Joseph T. Reese 651-58-23 USN
Back: Love Mary 1944
Do you have any idea where I can continue my search?

Thanks!
Michelle mitbro@cox.net
Your Boat Memory In My Next Book

Boatsailors --- I plan to write another book, this one of the long-promised

"Submarine" genre, after I finish the one I am now working on re-writing because,

in case you did not know, "first-time-authors" are lower than whale poop. If you

have any stories, from your Navy experience, in any and all boats, of amusing,

scary,

heroic,

ill-treatment,

lied to,

BOHICA moments (Bend Over Here It Comes Again),

funny and/or appropriate nicknames of shipmates,

brushes with skimmers, airdales or jarheads,

PCU anecdotes,

belly-burglars,

Adm. Rickover,

watch-standing,

Captain's Mast,

mess cooking,

supply SNAFUs,

practical jokes (such as hiding the XOs door),

quals,

ORSE or Weps exams,

Visiting brass,

Home on leave or in transit,

NQP Nub baiting,

bridge lookout,

yardbirds,

sand crabs,

near misses,

visiting ship duty,

unauthorized ship’s newsletters,

drydock,

fishing off the pier,

deployments,

shakedown cruises,

dependents cruises,

fast cruises,

or anything amusing or entertaining that the Dolphin-bejeweled crowd would buy a

book for, let me know and, with your permission, your name will be noted in the

bibliography of said work. Items must not compromise National Security Laws that

you have previously signed off on when you left the "Silent Service." Suggestions

for a title are also graciously considered prior to publication, and all published

donor stories used will get a signed copy at a special rate. I am a stage-4 cancer

patient, currently in remission, trying to use my bonus time constructively, and pay

off exhorbitant bills in order to remain alive a while longer; and maybe, at least

once, buy something nice for my new and only granddaughter. To keep items from

public eyes, send them to my home email --- submareener@msn.com

--- please don’t forget to include the code word
"Submarine Book" in the subject title,
so it won't get inadvertently deleted prior to reading and logging. I invented

this email address to insure correct pronounciation for skimmers, Brits, and the

uninformed. If I do not finish intended MS, then there are those that are

pre-selected that will follow my dream through publication. Thanks and God Bless

you..... Jim, Submariner Extraordinaire.

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Hello,

My father served in the Us Navy n the Korean War. He died 10 years ago and I
am his daughter, who would very much like to locate his surviving shipmates.
Can you please help me.
His name is Paul Andrew Mitchell.
He was in Co. 12, Battalion !4 in Camp Peary, Va. I found this information
written inside of one of his books.

Appreciatively,
K. Paulette Mitchell pmitchell6@nc.rr.com
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Hi,

MY name is Carl E Graham SK1(SW) ret. I am looking to contact
SKCM ret Ernie Dye. He served in NMCB 62 from 1981-1983. Your
assistance is appreciated! grahamsk1ret@hotmail.com
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I am a retired Navy Capt., former enlisted (AX2) and went through the AVROC program for commission. 'Ended up at SEC DEF staff and retired (I was a former A-7 Corsair Pilot) before I shot some of the maggots up on capitol hill! 26 years was enough after looking at the "hand writing" so to speak, and retired. I am a 13 year Fedex pilot and will retire next Nov, well, predicated upon the new "government".
I'm in Memphis right now going into upgrade to Capt. on the 727, home is Jax, FL. My buddy with whom I stay ( crash pad) is retired Air Force, Jim Harris ( Skydog)

Thanks,
Comadore Perry skydog301@comcast.net
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http://www.navetsusa.com/news.html takes office.
17 December 2008

FLTCM Rick West, (SW/SS), USN
Fleet Master Chief
U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Master Chief West became the 14th Fleet Master Chief for the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command in June 2007. Master Chief West was born in Rising Fawn, Georgia. He graduated from Northwest Georgia High School in 1981 and immediately entered the U.S. Navy. Master Chief West received recruit training and Quartermaster training at Orlando, Florida followed by Enlisted Submarine School at Groton, Connecticut. His first duty assignment was onboard USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSN 608) where he completed Submarine Qualifications. Other assignments include USS THOMAS EDISON (SSN 610), USS SEA DEVIL (SSN 664), Commander Naval Activities United Kingdom (COMNAVACTUK), USS TECUMSEH (SSBN 628)(Blue), and COMSUBPAC Staff (TRE Team).

Master Chief West was then assigned as Chief of the Boat onboard the San Diego based Fast Attack Submarine, USS PORTSMOUTH (SSN 707), completing 2 Western Pacific deployments. The crew earned 2 Battle Efficiency “E” awards.

Master Chief West then served as Command Master Chief in Submarine Squadron ELEVEN. Upon completion of his tour at COMSUBRON ELEVEN he was selected as Force Master Chief (FORCM) and attended the Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode Island.

FORCM (SS) West served as Force Master Chief, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) from Jan 2001 to Jan 2004.

Command Master Chief West was then assigned to USS PREBLE (DDG-88) homeported in San Diego, where he completed a deployment to the Arabian Gulf and qualified as Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist.

Command Master Chief West was selected during his tour on the USS PREBLE to serve as Pacific Fleet, Fleet Master Chief from February 2005 to June 2007.

Master Chief West's personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy Achievement Medal (two awards), Enlisted Surface Warfare Insignia, Enlisted Submarine Insignia, and SSBN Deterrent Patrol Pin.

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It is respectfully requested that the following reunion notice be posted to your web site and/or your association's newsletter for our organizagtion.

Ship:             USS BOSTON CA-69, CAG-1, SSN-703
Date:               July 9 - 12, 2009
Place:              Cleveland, OH
Contact:           Art Hebert
Address:           P.O. Box 816
City:                 Amherst,   NH   03031-0816
Phone:           603-672-8772
e-mail:              Secretary@ussboston.org
Web:             www@ussboston.org

Thank you,

DKCS Ambrose Dzanis, USN(Ret)
USS BOSTON SHIPMATES, iNC.
31 Pebblebrook
Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-2058
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Robert P. Earlston, Captain, USN, Ret. Life Member Jupiter, FL http://www.navetsusa.com/members/rearlston.html

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Hi Chief,

I'm looking for information about the asbestos on the USS Franklin D Roosevelt on which I served from September 1972 to December 1973. I'm suffering from breathing problems and would like to find if it's due to the asbestos on the ships I served on.

Respectfully, David Allen
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Sir,

I formerly served in the US Navy (1995-02) and was hoping to find the right contact with the Coast Guard in NYC who will be escorting the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary cruise ships on Thu October 16th from Pier 90 when they get underway in the late afternoon.

It is the final maiden voyage for the Queen Elizabeth II ship (www.cunard.com). I rode her when I was a kid from France to the US and I'll be honest, it's a stretch but I'm respectfully requesting to sail out with Coast Guard when they escort the cruise ships out of the harbor.

I appreciate your consideration or who I can contact.

V/R,

Alex Archawski aarchawski@hotmail.com
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Hi. I am a Navy daughter and now a Navy Mom. I found your site on a web search and think I have a little info that can help a few people. Overseas Navy Post Offices there on the military records listed as numbers so to hide where you are based. My Dad was Hollandia, New Guinea USNB 3115 and Manus Is., Admiralty Islands 3205. i FOUND THESE WHEN i SEARCHED fpo ww2 codes . They are listed at a place on www.Bluejacket.com or www.bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_ww2_location-codes.html. This might help a lot of familys understand where there fathers and sometimes moms were. My Dad enlisted Oct. 27, 1942 and went right to work he helped build Sampson Navy base he was here 12 weeks.. His records say Reserve but he really enlisted. After this base he went to Great Lakes he was here for 16 weeks.. When at Sampson there were no class photos. There were NO DOCKS EVEN. His barracks were next to the lake and there were no See bees around. My father was a Carpenters Mate and was NEVER See bee. He is proud of this even if the See bees take all the glory . My Dad went on to help build many bases in the US. Pleasington, , Shoemaker and Treasure Island in Oakland where the Worlds Fair had been. All before going to the islands he shipped out to the islands from Treasure Is. . Being land based he was transported on the USS General M.L. Hersey going over and the USS. Half Moon on a trip home to San Pedro where he was later discharged. There is very little info on the Navy Carpenters. See bees say they were part of there group. My father was not he was Navy enlisted and he says he was before the Seabees. His rate on his arm show he was Navy as well. There are a few photos of im and others at Hollandia and Lake Sentani by the Air Field. Piolets took sailors up to test out repaired planes. My father helped build the Quonset huts so everyone could stay dry and safe from the elements. He was at Hollandia in New Guinea, Manus Is. and Los Negros Island. Hollandia and Manus were the main bases for the Philipine invasions. If they weren't there we could never gone forward. The sailors were based 20 minutes outside the main base. . I have learned a lot in my search. I am looking still for his base Navy number if it was separate from the FPO number I have found. What were the Air Field pilots there who were they ? He remembers a LABADABA I only found a name similar by Port Mosby in the South. Do you or know of any of the numbers on the military bases in the USA ? What is "separation discharge 553." ? Thankyou for any help you can offer. Also THANKYOU for listening. Sincerely, Mrs. Tina Pratt momtina8888@yahoo.com My son is Navy today. I joke often that its kind of like a "wheres Waldo," trying to figure out where he has been. I do like being able to e-mail him on ship and he can send me photos that are taken the same day it is WONDERFUL. Thankyou.

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