GM2-ELD Supervisor Certification in 6/1969.
Medically retired 2008, VACP SMC-L1 w/A&A 100%, all AO exposure 68-69 medical issues, none of disability from WIA 4/17/69 RPG shrapnel "ALL my disability from "AO" + "Parkinson's Disease". VA-WPB took great care until 3/2019. Corona-Virus covid-19 11/22, hosp. 11/27-12/18/2020
WPB-82304 POINT LEAGUE we've lost "11" out of who served on her 4/68-5/16/69 crew "AO" disease's [7 ] w/Ischemic Heart Disease [2]-2
004 BM1 [Robert W] Bobby Durrance rip & BMCS Robert W Martin rip; [1]-
2012 CS2 Terry [Terrance V] Mann rip; [1]
2018 ENC [William R] Pat Patrick rip; [1]
BM3 Paul Stephen Runkle 2002 rip; [1]
1990 SN [Martin James] Marty Haker rip yn3 w/cancer & ischemic heart disease only 40. [1]
MDS bone marrow cancer 12/2014 ET2 Dan [Daniel W] Adams rip. [1]
CS2 Rodney W Clark rip; [1]
2017 Ltjg Dennis William (Bill) Kushia Kurtz [capt] rip; [1]
Ltjg T. M. Alexander rip; crew has some "AO" med. issues, [3] 100% VA disabled. survived RPG's, River Mines, AK's & brick to head, leaving VUNG TAU bar, weekly Boston Whaler ditch rides, [3] who do not complain about, talk about their medical issues
CO LT Wm Harry Norris Capt 30 yrs Legal & JAG mostly west coast retired to CA,
Ltjg [Court] Courtney John Storey retired to MN, One of his Uncles won Medal Of Honor WW2 as a Major in USMC was an Atty, didn't have to be on front lines, BMC E Wayne Gray BMCM retired to NC several times NC SP, NC Marine patrol, Yacht Capt & addicted fisherman. all doing well also EN3-2 Dennis H Chamberlain; FN-BM2 Clifford K Hall, GM2 Deryck Edward Pocock running his gunsmith shop in Olivo TX 1994 to present are our survivors.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY? A surprise triple bypass for me 6/4/2018.
1st ship & Mentors WAGB-279 Eastwind 66-67 Lt Joe Cooley [Capt] 62-98, BM3 Jack Crowley [bmcs] 57-88, rip 5.19.2017; Lt Geo Watts .a[Cdr] 60-85, rip 7.1.2016; MENTORS GMCS jOHN HENRY MACORIMICK, 4-8/67 GM-A sch ORDNANCE & AMMUNITION, GROTON, CT, CO CWO3 Bob Fleming [cwo4] 75; GMCM D J GINGERY [gmcm]; FTC Fred Schacht [ftc]; GMC Carl Jerry DeLair [gmc] 53-74 rip; FT1 Brian Kelley [cwo3] 61-81; GM1 Robert Carpenter [gmc] 57-79 rip 11.11.2018; Squadron One 82304 Pt League BMC Wayne Gray [bmcm] 57-90, & BMCS Robert W Martin 49-70 rip, BM1 Robert W [Bobby] Durance [BMC] 57-77 rip, Lt William Harry Norris .a[Capt] 61-95, Last mentor Marine Port Safety Detachment Sta-ELD Concord, Ca 69-70 BMC James Tom Hanks [bmc?] 53-??, [4 daughters] LT James Morgan acting CO a.65[cdr]
Other Comments:
Units : CG TrainingCG CuttersCG BasesUSN Training USMC Training Recruit Training Cape May Group Base Boston W279 Eastwind Boston GM A School Groton W64 ESCANABA New Bedford COTP & PSU-301 Group Boston maa[not Cape Cod ] USN Fleet Airborne Electronics S.E.R.E. Warner Springs USMC 29 Palms wpns USN Coronado USMC Camp Pendleton wpns USCG Squadron#1 Training Alameda RON#1 Pt.Young 82303 An Thoi Cat Lo Pt.League 82304 Cat Lo Cam Ranh Bay 82304 Pt League Div-12 2 patrols 9/28-10/23-27/68-on MSTS SS GREEN SPRINGS Div-12 to SASEBO &-
10/27/68 to 12/27/68 in SASEBO shipyards then SASEBO to DIV-12 ON M/V TRANS-COLORADO 12/28/68 to 1/5/69 USN NAVSUPPACT SASEBO JAPAN RON#1 PT.League 82304 SEALORDS SCATTOR Train RVN To Replace Program RVNS Navy 2-5/69 RON#1 Div-13 spare boat crew WIA 4/17/69 U.S.C.G. Explosive Loading Supervisory School ELD Concord C.G. Marine Port Safety Detachment Concord maa ELD USN-USMC names NWS-NAWS- NAD-NOD-NAVMAG Port Chicago-NAVWPNSTA Seal Beach North we had US Army too
Rank : Petty Officer Second Class RankInsignia : Gunner's Mate
MOS : Gunner's Mate-w/ELD at MPSD-Concord Ca maa
Years : 5/2/66-5/1/70 Reserve 7th-1970, 9th-1971, 3rd 1971-72
GCM: 1hr lateRochester-Boston flight 12/67 AWOL NJP no GC medal
Country: 10 days restricted to baseUnited States of AMERICA
Location: NWS CG Marine Port Safety Detachment ELD Concord Ca
Location/Country Coronado, Warner Springs, 29-Palms, Camp Pendleton spcl wpns, Fleet Airborne Electronics Pacific / California
From Month/Year Jan / 1968
To Month/Year Feb / 1968
Rank Petty Officer Third Class
Last Updated: Jan 18, 2023
Personal Memories
Best Friends S.E.R.E. was a big game, we all knew going in, the total field time was going to be 7-10 days. I couldn't figure out how so many were totally broken by the time we got into the POW camp. We were playing a game and I think we had 10-12% who totally lost it?
Best Moment The first day in field, weather in 80's,woke up in morning w/snow on the ground & temp in high 20's? Seemed like we were at the wrong Vietnam SERE training facility? Never thought yucca & cactus would taste so good, yucca were awesome, center stalk tops were like sugar cane, lucky enough to have tried both in scouts with several cuban scouts, growing up in south Florida. Only one in USCG S.E.R.E. group who didn't lose weight, typical was 8-11 lbs lost, I ate lots of yucca roots & cactus plants, enough to say I wasn't hungry when I went to sleep. Some of the crew couldn't even keep the food in POW camp down.
Worst Moment don't eat fine needle cactus, always stick with the big needle points, you can't accidently swallow them, they may stick you, but you won't swallow them. if you swallow them, they are clumps 50 +- in 1/8" round bunches & little things take 3-4 days to get rid of the after effects. itches like a bitch & you have no way to scratch them.. 2nd mistake was going to Mexico after completing the course, 5 of us went to Ensenada for 2 days, it was great, we stopped in Tijuana 3 am on way back to Coronado, definitely was the wrong thing to do [I'll leave it at that]
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