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NameRon Canter
Date2009-01-17
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MessageJoined the Navy on my 17th birthday. Boot Camp in San Diego Jan-Mar 1959. Then 9 months with Boat Unit One, Coronado, CA. Attended Radioman "A" School in San Diego, Class 17A-60. Myself and one other got orders to Submarine School, New London. RMSN, then RM3 on USS Argonaut(SS-475)in Norfolk. Served on USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599 for 22 months before finishing my 4+ years in 1963 as RM2(SS). Looking for Radio school classmates: Frank Bastian, Charles Mottern, Marshall Morgan, Cass Borst, Pete Peck,Bruce Jacobson.


NameMichael Royse
Date2009-01-15
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MessageWent to RM"A" school Bainbridge, MD 1961-1962.
NAVCOMMSTA KEFLAVIK April 1962 - April 1963.
Worked on Air to Ground and Ship to Shore circits.
NAF NAPLES ITALY JUNE 1963 - AUGUST 1965.
Made RM3 in May 1963 and RM2 IN May 1965.
Released from active duty August 1965.
Reenlisted for 2 years in September 1968 as RM2.
Went to NAVFAC Midway Island in October 1968 and stayed there with my wife and son until September 1970. Did not stay for 20, although I should have.
Loved being a Radioman. Only sea time I had was 2 weeks aboard the USS Talahatchie County AVB-2.
My ears still perk up when ever I hear the code on TV.
My email address is [email protected] if anyone wants to contact me.
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NameNorwood R Giddens
Date2009-01-14
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MessageRM convertee PN2 to RM2 1964
USS Chilton APA 38 1964-1966
RM B School 1966-1967
USS Proteus AS 19 1967-1969
NAS Jacksonville FLA 1969-1971
COMTECH School 1971
NAVRADSTA Thurso Scotland 1971-1973
USS Mount Whitney 1973-1974
NAVCRUTDIST Raleigh NC 1974-1978
USS Trippe FF 1075 1978-1979
Retired RMC 6-14-1979


NameDouglas Hawkins RM2
Date2009-01-13
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MessageI was in from 1967 thru 1971.
NTC Great Lakes
RM A at Bainbridge, MD
Code school at Norfolk
USS Sutter County LST-1150
We spent most of our time transporting bombs
from Subic to Cua Viet and up the rivers working
for the riverine force and listening to concussion
grenades all nite long.
USS Tolovana AO-64
We spent most of our time off the coast of Viet
Nam fueling ships.
It was great though, I always enjoy thinking and
hearing about my time over there.


NameRM2 Dave Lewis (Rochester NY)
Date2009-01-06
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MessageBoot camp - GLakes
BE&E School - GLakes Training Center
RM 'A' School - Bainbridge Md.
Navradsta Fort Allen - Puerto Rico (Ponce)
Coast Guard Station(TAD) - St. Thomas Virgin Islands
USS Julius A. Furer(DEG-6) Homeport: Newport/Norfolk

Had a great time during my four years, met a lot of great guys from all over the country and still communicate with some of them. Sometimes wish I had stayed in for the entire 20. This is a great site glad I found it. Nice to hear how other RM's are doing...


NameErin (Ford) Meadows
Date2008-12-30
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Message1990-1994 [RM2]: RTC Orlando, NTC San Diego, NCTS Keflavik, NCTS San Diego(ASCOMM North Island)
1995-present [LNCS, USN(RC)]

I would love to reconnect with "A" school classmates and anyone else I served with. Loving the Reserves and teh great friends I've made along the way!

You can also find me on Facebook and myspace!


NameJerry "Pete" Edwards RM2
Date2008-12-28
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MessageQRK5 website. USN 1964-1970. GLakes 1964, RM "A" Bainbridge 1965, NCS Sidi Yahia Morocco message center, USS Charles H. Roan DD-853, and USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5. Now retired. Feel free to contact me if we were old shipmates. smilie [email protected]


NameBruce Gonzalez
Date2008-12-27
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MessageRM2 (1974 - 1978)
- Boot Camp @ Great Lakes, IL (1974)
- Radioman 'A' School, NTC San Diego (1974)
- Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1), NAS Agana, Guam "Westpac World Watchers" (1974 -1978)
- VQ-1 Det Atsugi, Japan (Spring-Summer 1975)

Wish I had stayed in the full 20...


NameCharles G Duffy
Date2008-12-27
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MessageMy Grandfather was a radio man on the USS Nebraska in WWI.

The ships radio was installed in his house after WW1. A very Large Ham radio operation and tower in Revere Ma.

He was good at electronics at the time and other German scientist lived with him.

Their is Much more to this story with audio tapes.


NameHenry Bluing
Date2008-12-23
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MessageNice website, good to see all that the RM's are alive and well.

CWO2, USN (Ret)


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