USS ESTES AGC 12

I served in Estes from October, 1953, until October, 1955
when I was assigned to USS Tioga County LST 1158.

[My introduction to Hawaii came from a port visit to
Pearl Harbor by USS Estes on January 4, 1954.]
 

  USS TIOGA COUNTY LST 1158
 

I served in Tioga County from October, 1955, until June,
1956 when I was ordered to attend Electronic Technician
Class 'B' school at Treasure Island Naval Training Center.
Upon Graduation in March, 1957, I was assigned to
USS McGinty DE 365.
 

USS MCGINTY DE 365

I served in McGinty from March to November, 1957,
when I received orders to USS Dixie AD 14.
 

  USS DIXIE AD 14

I served in Dixie from December, 1957, until May, 1958
when I received orders to the USS Duncan DDR 874.
 

  USS DUNCAN DDR 874

I served in Duncan from June, 1958, until June, 1959,
when I received orders to USS Helena CA 75.
 

USS HELENA CA 75

I served in Helena from July to November, 1959.
Then, I received orders to the Nuclear Power School
at Mare Island Naval Ship Yard. Upon graduation in
November, 1960, I was sent, for further training, to
the A1W Prototype at the Naval Reactor Training
Unit in Arco, Idaho. Upon graduation, I was assigned
to the D1G Prototype at the Naval Reactor Training
Unit at West Milton, New York. In July, 1962, I
was assigned to the USS Fulton, AS 11.
 

USS FULTON AS 11

I served in Fulton from August, 1962 until, January, 1963,
when I was assigned to the pre-commissioning crew of the
USS Holland AS 32.
 

   USS HOLLAND AS 32
 

I served in Holland from her commissioning in
September, 1963, (Which makes me a "Plank Owner")
until November, 1966. Then I was assigned to the
Submarine Training Facility, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
I served there until September, 1970, when I was
assigned to the Naval Ship System Command. There,
I served with the Ships Acquisition Manager for
the USS Tarawa (LHA) Class ships. In September,
1971 I was assigned to the USS Columbus CG 12.
 

USS COLUMBUS CG 12
 

I served in Columbus, the 'Tall Lady', from September,
1971, until I retired on 4 September, 1973.

After retiring, I worked for the J. J. Henry Company,
in Portsmouth, Virginia, doing Navy contract work until
I left in February, 1976, to go back to work for the
U.S.Navy, This time in the Submarine Antenna
Engineering Department of the Naval Ship Systems
Engineering Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Civil Service).

After serving as a Project Manager for several small
submarine auxiliary systems for just over a year, I was
assigned as a Submarine Antenna Representative to
Submarine Squadron Fourteen in the Holy Loch at
Dunoon, Scotland.This meant that I served another
three years - from July, 1977, through July, 1980 -
in USS Holland, this time as a civilian.

In August, 1980, I was assigned as the Submarine
Antenna Representative to Submarine Squadron One
in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A year later, I was assigned
as the Submarine Antenna Representative to Submarine
Squadron Fifteen at U.S. Naval Station, Agana, Guam.
This time, I served with the USS Proteus AS 19.
 

USS PROTEUS AS 19
 

Squadron Fifteen went out of commission shortly
thereafter, and I became the Submarine Group Seven
Submarine Antenna Representative. In December, 1981,
the Proteus deployed to Diego Garcia and I was moved
to the Philippine Naval Base at Subic Bay, RP. There I
worked with the Submarine Group Seven Representative
and Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay.

In August, 1982, I returned to Pearl Harbor as the
Submarine Antenna Representative to Submarine
Squadron One. I remained in this position until I
retired on January 3, 1997. My Navy service, both
military and civilian, was just short of forty-two years.
 

I am a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, the
International Chief Petty Officers Association and the
National Association of Retired Federal Employees.