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Years Served: 1958-1961…all e-mails welcome pampnj@msn.com nick name (tealeaves) went to med. & st. lawrence seaway

Years Served: 1964 To Nov. 1966…My nick name was Little John on ship. I came aboard in Naples in 64 & left the ship in Gitmo Nov. of 66 while on shake down. I work for Whirlpool Corp. in Findlay, OH for 40 years now. I am looking for John Pinkerton if anyone has any leads.

Years Served: 2…Came aboard USS Ault in January 1955 as ETSN (shortly after her world cruise). Went to/from Caribbean many times. One refurbish period in Portsmouth Shipyards (where career BMC cleaned ship one night). With Port and Starboard liberty in 1956, went to/from Mediteranean which included Rhodes, Kiel, Gibraltar, Istanbul, Naples, 6 weeks of heat in the Persian Gulf & Sea of Oman, Azores, Hurricane Ethel, and Bermuda. (Lost sonar dome in the Suez Canal.) In the Persian Gulf, I signed up for shore duty. Transfered off ship in January 1957 as ET2, and finished up 4 years at NAS Miramar with 5-out-of-6 liberty. Served with George Comatas, ET3, on USS Ault (he recently died). Also, must have served with Bill Duffy (IC) but can’t place the face.

Years Served: 1958-1960…all e-mails welcome pampnj@msn.com nick name (tealeaves) went to med. and st. Lawrence seaway

Years Served: 1958-1960…all e-mails welcome pampnj@msn.com nick name (tealeaves) went to med. and st. Lawrence seaway