Former U.S. Navy members....

[RinconRyder]

Anybody serve on Greasy George? As a Marine the George Clymer dropped me off along with several hundred of my fellow Marines on a beach in Chu Lai Vietnam in August 1965. She has quite a battle history going back to WWII.

I don't remember all the ships we served with way back then but USS Orleck was also in Chu Lai many times in '65. We probably did shore bombardment for you guys at one time or another.

 

[White Lightening]

VP-17 74-77 AW2 2 West Pacs, home port Barber's Pt, Hawaii

 

[Trickie Dick]

I don't remember all the ships we served with way back then but USS Orleck was also in Chu Lai many times in '65. We probably did shore bombardment for you guys at one time or another.

I remember one operation we had a Naval Gunfire spotter(?) with us. I don't know the gun size but I do recall they were accurate as hell. I never heard the shots but did hear the swoosh and the explosions. Scared the hell out of me. Pretty close.
The George Clymer was a troop transport. I think the dropped us and left after a day or two.

 

[UtahPete]

I had a VA appt today with a pulmonary surgeon. About my age. We started comparing notes and discovered we were both at Nha Be in Vietnam-he a young doctor at the time. He said I was only the second person he'd ever met who had been at Nha Be. Any others here?

 

[RinconRyder]

I remember one operation we had a Naval Gunfire spotter(?) with us. I don't know the gun size but I do recall they were accurate as hell. I never heard the shots but did hear the swoosh and the explosions. Scared the hell out of me. Pretty close.
The George Clymer was a troop transport. I think the dropped us and left after a day or two.

The Orleck, like all other Gearing class destroyers, had either 2 or 3 double barrel 5"38's naval rifles. If we were firing HE they made a hole big enough to drive a Jeep into.

 

[Doc - Riverside]

Almost

Boot Nov 66 - Feb 67 GLakes
Polaris Electronics A school and SINS MK2 Mod 4 C school Mar 67 – Feb 68 Damneck,VA
Sub School Mar68 – May 68 New London, Ct
USS Simon Lake AS 33 May 68 - Jun 70 Holy Loch , Scotland
CNC C-school June 70 – Feb 71 Damneck,VA
USS Simon Bolivar SSBN 641G Feb71 – Dec 73 Charleston, SC
USS Ulysses S Grant SSBN 631B Dec 73 – Nov 74 Charleston, SC
FBMSTC Shore Duty Dec 74 – Dec 77 Charleston, SC
USS Holland AS 32 Jan 78 – Jan 80 Holy lock , Scotland
USS Simon Bolivar SSBN 641G Feb 80 – Nov72 Charleston, SC
FBMSCT Shore Duty Dec 82 – Apr 87 Charleston, SC

Retired ETCS (SS) FBM Navigation Apr 87 Charleston, SC

 

[RinconRyder]

I had a VA appt today with a pulmonary surgeon. About my age. We started comparing notes and discovered we were both at Nha Be in Vietnam-he a young doctor at the time. He said I was only the second person he'd ever met who had been at Nha Be. Any others here?

Don't remember Nha Be but here is a list of the places Orleck "visited" during WestPAC '64-'66.

 

[Joerolwing]

Navy

I'm just wondering if there may be former shipmates on here, and not know it. I was on the USS Hunley AS-31 from 67-69, and then shore duty at Damneck VA tip 71. Any hits?

VXN-8 Navy aviation squadron, 1965-1972, Ton Son Nhut Vietnam May-Dec, 1967, and Mar-July, 1968

 

[Navvet]

Hey Quasi ......

well, as far as I can remember it went like this:
Boot 28feb74-09may74 GLakes CO-050
RM-A school and IMCO school May74-dec74
USS New DD-818 dec74-june75
USS Thomas C Hart FF-1092 june75-mar78
NAS Bermuda apr78-aug81

You were on the "Tommy Chuck" ..... What a small world....
My OPS Boss from 85 ended up being the CO for her de-commissioning and eventual transfer to the Turkish Navy.



Our service Includes (other than too many years of various electronics schools ....)

Me
US NavFac Brawdey Wales, UK 81-83
USS Thomas C. Hart FF-1092 83-85
NAS Norfolk 85-88
Joint Task Force Middle East (Staff) 88-90
Nato Communications Facility, Norfolk 90-93

The Boss
NAS Beeville Tx 83-85 and 86-89
Uss Shenandoah AD-44 89-93
Nato Communications Facility, Norfolk 93-96
Uss Harry S. Truman CVN 75 96-2000 Plankowner
Naval Recruiting District Raleigh 00-03