Deployment to Vietnam - February to September
1967
With the
HMAS Hobart (D-39) on Operation Sea Dragon
Anchored in
Hong Kong
The
rescue of 1LT Ronnie Randolph
Minesweepers in Sasebo
Russian Bear
bomber being shadowed by an F-4
Some of the Establishments that
Ed visited on Liberty
A little BBQ
on the way home
Squared away !
Time for Captain's
Inspection
Refresher Training at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Christmas 1968
USS Guam
(LPH-9)
USS J. F. Kennedy
(CVA-67)
Ed &
RM3 Richard Borutta
BT3 Burton
G. Amundson, BT2 John W. Barrett and BT2 Jose R. Garcia.
Ed and BT2 John W. Barrett
'Twas the
night before Christmas and ...............
European Deployment - April
to October 1969
A visit to
London for the NATO Review
The Swiss guards at
Vatican City
BT2 Kyle D. Higgins and
Ed in Lisbon
The Coliseum
in Rome
Other Memories
Boiler Inspection Device (BID) invented by Ed to detect raw
fuel during inspections in order to prevent boiler explosions such as one that
occurred in 1981. Over 1,000 were put in service and there were no
subsequent explosions. The units served the Fleet until 1992.
The
5"/38s were not big enough for Ed so he went into the Army and
played with 8" guns.
Where
it all began,
Ed is in the row above the San Diego Flag, 3rd from the right,
October 1 1965
Ed receiving his 35 year pin with the Department of
Defense
January 22 2003
Many thanks to Ed for scanning and forwarding these pieces of our
history
