After 2 weeks in Boot Camp at Great Lakes, I was assigned two weeks aboard the USS Hank DD 702 in the After Engine Room painting down to the Bilge line. At the time I was a Machinist Mate Striker. My bunk was in the After Engine Room compartment: top bunk with the steam pipe. I had to climb out to turn over. I was a two by six at the time looking at two years active. Before starting Active Duty I switched Rates and served 8 years as a Hospital Corpsman. RAD as HM2. Later in the Reserves I made HM1. After reading the History of the Hank, I am sorry I didn’t understand her not gave her the Respect she earned! My time on board were the first two weeks in December 1970.
Throttles, main control, plank owner when DD 702 sold to Argentina. Look up our RapidNadion channel on youtube to find our radio control model USS Hank tribute video.
My father-in-law, Donald Kamphaus, passed away in May 2015. He was a plank owner of the Hank, 43-45
on the hank 1952 -1955aft boiler room looking for wherebouts of vince perrucci #1 boiler room phone number disconnected he is 87 years now last heard two -three years ago toms river new jersey
Service 1966 67
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After 2 weeks in Boot Camp at Great Lakes, I was assigned two weeks aboard the USS Hank DD 702 in the After Engine Room painting down to the Bilge line. At the time I was a Machinist Mate Striker. My bunk was in the After Engine Room compartment: top bunk with the steam pipe. I had to climb out to turn over. I was a two by six at the time looking at two years active. Before starting Active Duty I switched Rates and served 8 years as a Hospital Corpsman. RAD as HM2. Later in the Reserves I made HM1. After reading the History of the Hank, I am sorry I didn’t understand her not gave her the Respect she earned! My time on board were the first two weeks in December 1970.
Throttles, main control, plank owner when DD 702 sold to Argentina. Look up our RapidNadion channel on youtube to find our radio control model USS Hank tribute video.
My father-in-law, Donald Kamphaus, passed away in May 2015. He was a plank owner of the Hank, 43-45
on the hank 1952 -1955aft boiler room looking for wherebouts of vince perrucci #1 boiler room phone number disconnected he is 87 years now last heard two -three years ago toms river new jersey
Service 1966 67