Served on TAG at Marines-TogetherWeServed, as Special Administrator at inception, now fully retired.
Former Editor of "The Seahorse" the newsletter for the United States Seagoing Marine Association, Inc.
Worked in IT/IS for Nestle, SA as a second career after moving to Florida, then consulting to Surety Companies before finally retiring from work.
"Dunmarchin"
Other Comments:
Major of Armor and Infantry, Army of the United States(Ret). Recalled to Active Duty from retirement for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm/Provide Comfort. Discharged back to Retired List of Army of the United States. Served 34 years active duty and reserve duty.
Marine Barracks Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, VA Details
Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard provided perimeter security for the shipyard and the Naval Ammunition Depot, St. Julians Creek.
The sub-command at NAD St. Julians Creek was closed in 1959, and the Marines moved to the Headquarters.
The Executive Officer was responsible for supervision of the DOD Fire Dept and DOD Police Dept. at the Shipyard and NAD.
Best Friends John W. Adams, Cynthiana, Kentucky Walter M. Stanczyk, Bridgeport, Connecticut Rick Corvello, Portsmouth, Virginia Vernon Brinkley, Newport News, Virginia Donald Pavlinsky(deceased) Braddock, PA
Best Moment Orders to return to Sea School, and duty with the Fleet. Selection as Captain's Orderly.
Worst Moment Preparing for Deployment to Beirut, Lebanon and on 20-Minute Standby, only to standdown. Loosing a stripe in Office Hours before Colonel Henry "Jim" Crowe, USMC, Commander, Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Chain of Command Platoon Sergeant: Sgt. Frank J. Kovacs(CWO USMC,Retd; First Sgt. McCampbell(Deceased); XO=1LT Enos Olin(LtCol USMC Rtd Deceased). Guard CO=Then Captain, LtCol J.L. Owens, USMC (Ret). Colonel Henry P."Jim" Crowe, USMC (Retired)(deceased). Col. Crowe was replaced by Col. F.X. Beamer, USMC (Ret).
Other Memories Arrival of the Fleet, and those ships to undergo repairs and refitting making port at the Shipyard was always a time of excitement and anticipation by those arriving and those greeting the Fleet. The first Marine Guard was ordered to the Gosport yard in October 1803, and a wooden shop building was assigned to them for barracks. The guard was reassigned briefly between 1804 and 1807 to the Washington Navy Yard but then returned and remained continuously on station until September 1978, the second oldest corps post when it finally closed.
