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Years Served: 21…I was looking at the pictures of the Barton in 1966. I joined the Navy reserves my Junior Year in High School and served two weeks on the Barton the summer of 1966. I was a little ole E-1 Electricians Mate Striker, well I must have been a little smart ass and as you know the EM locker was at the MM Shop, Well a 3rd class EM didn’t care much for me, so when we were not out working on motors, I was down in that bilge in the MM shop, scrubbing and cleaning, I’ll tell you by the end of those two weeks you could have eaten off the floor of that old bilge. Other than boot-camp that was my first experience with the Navy. Well about two months before I was to go on my two year Navy Duty, I realized I didn’t care much about being on a ship and Found out about the Navy Seabees and Joined the Seabees as Regular Navy, well after 21 years with that ole canoe Club, I have been retired now for 22. Thank you shipmates, you made a lifetime impression on me and you served the Fleet well. Sincerely, CECS Ray Heid USN Ret

Years Served: 1943-1945…I served aboard DD722 until the the end of WWII as a radio man.

Years Served: 1961 – 1964…I was a Fire Control Tech in Fox Division. I made two Med Cruises including the North Atlantic in 1963. I would like to hear from some of my shipmates.

Years Served: 1967…I would go out with you guys for training as an stg3 my ship was the uss san pablo ags 30 at the philadelpha navy yard. I worked with stg1 smalley and his crew back in the winter of 1967 operation spring board. Today i am retired from lockheed martin. I stayed in the field of asw and worked agis.

Years Served: 1962-1964…I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF MY OLD SHIPMATES