How many of you were sailors?
 

Seems we have a lot of people on here that know intimate things about subs. Thank you for your service. My dad was a sailor in the Coast Guard on a couple icebreakers in the early 60's one was the Spencer, I have a picture of his ship in the arctic packed in the ice while they went "ashore". He was a fire controlman on the 5". One nephew was on a modern missile destroyer about 10 years ago working in the CIC.


Would love to hear about you guys, feel free to pipe in.

Awesome! Thank you for your service! Which patrols was your dad on? I took a look on wiki, they took a bunch of depth charge damage on the third one, was he on there during that time? What ships and/or subs were you on?

I was in 1980-89. I was surface Navy on the USS Midway.

Awesome! Thank you for the 2? Tours. What color were you?

this is eric von beversdorf . i was on a sub tender , 1300 sailors, chiefs, officers .we fixed parts ,supplyed subs out to sea, we also hads 2 5 inch guns ,1 forward and 1 aft. my general quarters station was a fuse setter in the forward mount. hotter than blazes when air was shut down. caned rations fromww2 were nasty . 8 hgour drills by cuba in summer .

welcome aboard!
 

To all, who have served... no matter what branch... Thanks... from a Reg. Army grunt. :Kaleun_Salute:




:Kaleun_Salute:


M. M.

U.S. Navy 1971-1981


Rate was Electrician's Mate


U.S.S. Lawrence DDG-4 for 4 years


U.S.S. Hunley AS-31 (sub-tender) for 1 year


Shore Duty and training intermixed between and after sea duty assignments

Interesting! Thank you Sir!

Great stuff! Thank you Sir!

Wow you got around. Thanks a bunch! Being a plank owner extra awesome and topping it off with a really high stress job. You the boss!

I was a Ground Pounder with the 82nd AirBorne.
Once kicked out of a perfectly good aircraft? We were transported by LPC's to our assigned AO's.
Crazy that I enjoy messing with Silent Hunter versions don't ya think?

LPC = Leather Personnel Carriers AKA BOOTS!
:D

Awesome Bud, I have a friend who was in the 82nd during desert storm. If you want details I can hook you up if you were in at the same time, same AO
Thank you!