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RETIRED POLICE LT- I also worked with the US Marshals office as a Special Deputy US marshal for 14 years in the fugitive task force(Operation Intercept)
USAR- SFC (E-7) OSUT Instructor (11B4H) -108th Div Tng. Later was the NCOIC of the S2 / S3 offices
Other Comments:
Retired from the Tng Cmd, 108th Div Training US Army Reserves after 16 years 10 months. Total length of service: 22years,10 months
Laid down, 15 September 1956, at Avondale Marine Ways, Inc. Avondale, LA.
Launched, 28 February 1957
Commissioned USS De Soto County (LST-1171), 10 June 1958, LCDR. Daniel A. York in command
During the Vietnam War USS De Soto County participated in the following campaign:
Vietnam War Campaign
Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Summer - Fall 1969 9 to 11 September 1969
Decommissioned, 17 July 1972, and loaned to Italy, renamed Nave Grado (L9890)
Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1992
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Italian government in 1989
Specifications: Displacement 3,560 t.(lt) 7,823 t (fl) Length 445' Beam 62' Draft 16' 8" Speed 17.5 kts. Complement 10 Officers, 174 Enlisted Troop Capacity 575 Boats four LCVP landing craft Cargo Capacity 28 medium tanks or vehicles to 75 tons on 288" long tank deck Liquid Cargo Capacity 100,000 gal. (US) diesel or jet fuel, plus 7,000 gal. petrol for embarked vehicles Armament 3 twin 3"/50 gun mounts Propulsion 6 Nordburg diesel engines, 2 shafts, controllable pitch propellers
