Jan 15th, 1959 was my join up date. The recruiter said that I/we would be going to Glakes and I said NO, we want San Diego. The lakes was awful cold in January. He said I'll see what I can do. San Diego was real warm...smile. Although you did have to keep an eye on those gulls flying overhead marching on the grinders and you had to kinda jump out of formation once in a while, they would bomb you. I can still hear our company commander- Chief Gunners Mate Henry Savage (mean sounding name) saying get back in line there, what the h**l you doing. No one said anything, just smiled. So, my outfit was company 037, graduated about April 15th. Went aboard ship and went to Wespac on the USS Alamo, came back and went to Machinery Repairman school and went to the east coast and went to the Med twice. Discharged Nov. 7th 1967 as MR2 ohfred
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