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Diane Short, SA-Historian
to remember
Stribling, Grady, CWO3 USCG(Ret).
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Best Friends BM1 Roger Russel USCG ET2 Bob Duggan USCG
Best Moment After my tour in Viet Nam and completing the Navy's Advanced Electrician's Mate B School, I was elated when I received my orders to USCG Group Humboldt Bay Samoa, CA. The Group was located on the northern CA. coast, best known for it's Redwood Forests and Giant Sequoia Trees.
Worst Moment My worst moment was having to leave BM1 Roger Russel and his family. Roger and I and our families had become best friends during our tour at CG Group Humbolt Bay.
Chain of Command LT Nutting - Group Commander CWO3 Johnson - Deputy Group Commander
Other Memories As far as my duties are concerned, the photographs provided explain where and what I worked on as an Electrician's Mate. I had two good electricians ( Stan & Cole) to help me which made my job a lot easier. I put my wife "on the spot" one Thanksgivikng by inviting Stan and Cole to have dinner with us . She had never cooked a turkey before but She did a great job as I knew she would. Another memory that comes to mind is a trip to southern CA.(Sunnyvale )to get an electronic part for the Blunts Reef LNB (Large Navigational Buoy). ET2 Bob Duggan and I had to make the trip non stop i n a gov. vehical. Bob wanted to stop at the first McDonalds we saw`since we didn't have one in our area. When we stopped, Bob bought four Big Macs and ate all four one after the other.
