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Hello all hope to see u all at next years reunion on norfolk

Eugene and all,

Eugene - you were aboard same time as I (except I was just on 6 month duty waiting for my school)- right after Montreal I went to Dam Neck for MT school. Since I was Polaris designated, they asked me to add 2 years to my 4 year hitch in order to stay in MT school (new policy for Polaris designated MTs that started with my class). I declined, and was sent to ET"A" school shortly thereafter. Then off to New London (Subase).

I guess you were a Tartar specialist. Our exercises with those were pretty much a key focus while I was aboard. You probably went ashore, as I did, at Rosie Roads and the 10th Naval District in San Juan. And with the shake-down operations, we went in and out of Gitmo a few times. Montreal was a treat - I spent time there with some fraternity brothers and local girls and really enjoyed it. Remember when the NYC harbor pilot tapped the pier with our bow? I think that was on our way up to the St. Lawrence seaway.

Best regards, tom pendarvis(deckforce on Biddle - later ET2 in SubLant)

The DDG-5 Crew Members Association Executive Council has authorized the support of the Adams Class Veterans Association (ACVA) Museum Ship restoration efforts by sponsoring Hull Plate #5 (in honor of the USS Claude V. Ricketts and the USS Biddle) in the ACVA Hull Restoration Fundraiser.  The cost of the sponsorship of the hull plate is $2500.  The Executive Council is asking that you, our shipmates, contribute towards the purchase of our Hull Plate.

Go to the Save The Charlie Deuce page on The Big Nickel web site for more information and to access the donation form.

Thanks in advance for your donations,

  Kirk "VJ" Neuman
  Webmaster

Welcome aboard Chris.  Glad you could join us.  Not that there's much happening in the forums (yet).

I'm Chris Licht , retired NC1. I was aboard from Mar 1977 - Sept 1978.

I would really like to contact Alastair M. Scarfe FN Div. B who served with me on the Mixed Manning Demo.

Anyone out there know what he is getting up to now and how I could contact him?

Pat Raines

If you were stationed onboard the CVR from 1986 to the days she was decommisioned, please post and pics or stories you might have.  I had the cruise book from her last Med cruise but it was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.  I would appreciate anything from that time frame.  If you are from AS division during that time I am in touch with a few others.

Thanks,
Face

Received word that OSC Richley passed away Aug. 2001.

Hi Bill,

I went on board at New York Shipbuilding in 1960 and transferred off for discharge just after the ship returned from Montreal in 1963.  Served as a missle tech (MT3) and spent a lot of time in CIC practicing on the PPI scope, my station during test firings.  Have bunches of slides taken during the shakedown cruises and other that I hope to find time to scan to digital and upload.

Gene Bals, MT3 

Hello all
I'm "keebler" The guys named me that, I was on DDG 5 ,81--85  EM1, ran the E-Div shop---we had a great Crew--
I miss it a lot,
I hope the reunion will be a great one---I'm trying to make it there. I told a few guys I still e-mail with.
ps i live in southern ,Va. I bought a farm when  we came back from Beirut.in 84.
i Have a 35 ft. Bounder motorhome and travel some. towing a Saturn.
rich.