Years Served: 1967…Only served 6-8 months aboard, but made many friends. I remember most; the Mad Russian, the Hillbilly Ranch and Reviere Beach ( boy, has that place changed ), and of course my crew- Goodman and Murphy. I am now a retired Fire Lieutenant, from the Allentown, PA., Fire Department. :) :)
Years Served: 1953-1957…I served in the forward boiler room. would love to hear from anyone who served at that time. do you remember me falling down ladder into the bilges with my arms full of canned beans? It was a long time ago.
Years Served: 1969-1971…Came aboard in june1969 as a sa out of bootcamp.Was in Deck Dept working for BM1 Garza and BM1 Mariner.Knew BM3 Dickie and BM3 Oakley.Was in Weapons Dept as Torpedoman working for TM2 Shipman and TM2 Silverhaus.Retired in 1993 as TMC and now back in Alabama watching the grass grow.
Years Served: 1963 – 1964…Joined Compton in June 1963 fresh out of NROTC while she was at Key West. Served as the Damage Control Assistant under Capts Dittler and Drake. Enroute from Guantanamo to Newport when President Kennedy was assassinated. Made Med cruise in 1964 with USNA Midshipmen. Transferred in Dec 1964 while Compton was in drydock in Boston. Capt Dittle provided great opportunities for young officers to learn shiphandling.
Years Served: 1971-1972…I was in the Navigation dept. Qm3. Made many trips between Boston and Newport taking the Reserves on their duty weekends. Made the trip down to Nassau and Ft Lauderdale for Easter week. Lots of seasick reserves rounding Cape Cod. Remembering the day we practiced setting off all the depth charges and rattling our teeth and breaking our eardrums firing that big cannon.
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Years Served: 1967…Only served 6-8 months aboard, but made many friends. I remember most; the Mad Russian, the Hillbilly Ranch and Reviere Beach ( boy, has that place changed ), and of course my crew- Goodman and Murphy. I am now a retired Fire Lieutenant, from the Allentown, PA., Fire Department. :) :)
Years Served: 1953-1957…I served in the forward boiler room. would love to hear from anyone who served at that time. do you remember me falling down ladder into the bilges with my arms full of canned beans? It was a long time ago.
Years Served: 1969-1971…Came aboard in june1969 as a sa out of bootcamp.Was in Deck Dept working for BM1 Garza and BM1 Mariner.Knew BM3 Dickie and BM3 Oakley.Was in Weapons Dept as Torpedoman working for TM2 Shipman and TM2 Silverhaus.Retired in 1993 as TMC and now back in Alabama watching the grass grow.
Years Served: 1963 – 1964…Joined Compton in June 1963 fresh out of NROTC while she was at Key West. Served as the Damage Control Assistant under Capts Dittler and Drake. Enroute from Guantanamo to Newport when President Kennedy was assassinated. Made Med cruise in 1964 with USNA Midshipmen. Transferred in Dec 1964 while Compton was in drydock in Boston. Capt Dittle provided great opportunities for young officers to learn shiphandling.
Years Served: 1971-1972…I was in the Navigation dept. Qm3. Made many trips between Boston and Newport taking the Reserves on their duty weekends. Made the trip down to Nassau and Ft Lauderdale for Easter week. Lots of seasick reserves rounding Cape Cod. Remembering the day we practiced setting off all the depth charges and rattling our teeth and breaking our eardrums firing that big cannon.