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Came on board in 1961 from Washington DC as RM3. Turned out i was leading radioman, because some of the RM’s had misbehaved on the last Med cruise and were busted to E3. They were a great bunch of guys. We were in shipyards in Portsmouth VA. Went to Gitmo and was there for Bay of Pigs. Then to Washington DC. Them the St Lawrence Seaway cruise, and them the Med where we went through 2 hurricanes. Spent 3 weeks in Naples for repairs. Got discharged as soon as we returned to Boston for FRAM in June 1961. What a life experience and helped me GROW UP (while having fun!). Great memories.

Spent a couple years on the USS AULT. out of Mayport Fla.
First six or eight months as a machinist mate in the forward engine room.
Was very fortunate to get reassigned to sick bay and became a corpsman stricker. The chief corpsman liked what he saw in me and had me sent to hospital corpsman school after I completed my 2 yr. Sea duty.
Really enjoyed my time on board the Ault.
Spent the rest of my time working in Naval Hospitals and dispenseries.
If anyone remembers me please e-mail me or call 413-315-8130.

U.S.S. Ault was my home in 1968-1969. After graduating from DASH school out of Dam Neck, Virginia, the Ault was my ship station out of Mayport, Florida. DASH stood for Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter. It seems that since I was low man in rank out of A/S Division I had to go to mess cook duty. A cook there had just retired and I inherited his job as “Jack of the Dust”. I did that job while making a Med cruise of 68. The finest job in the Navy of just working half a day and getting out the food items and leave them near the storage hatches were for the mess cooks to pick up. The ships cooks needed those food items to prepare the next days meals. No underway watches and only half a days work. I did not want to go back and work on those helicopters in the hanger deck. Miss my shipmates Rick Hagger AT-2, RD-1 Flury and many others that I have forgotten so long ago.

Looking for Alfred Tate meridian miss.& Wallace Puckett Charlotte n.c. sonny hall va beach va.
Went to the ault dd698 reunion in Jacksonville fl. 2016 really enjoyed it

was on board the Ault from 56 to 60,great ship and a great crew.worked ships office with Al Smith,who passed away about two years age,also keep in contact with Bob and Jack Deemer. Best cruise when we opened the inland seaway. Loved the Navy