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Plankowners Service Dates

There should be some ground rules as to the Plankowners' dates of service on Kitty Hawk. About half of the Plankowners list their dates of service as 60-** and the others as 61-**. I myself stated when I joined the association that my service dates were 1961-62 because I didn't actually go aboard until 24 April, 1961. I had volunteered for transfer to Kitty Hawk from USS Lake Champlain in August of 1960. When I drug out my NAVPERS 601-5 Form (History of Assignments) recently I noticed that my duty assignment on August 29, 1960, was "PRECOMTRA USS KITTY HAWK CVA63" and my Activity was "RECSTA NORVA FLTRACEN". Then I was temporarily assigned to USS Randolph from 8 November, 1960, until 14 April, 1961. So, in view of these facts, should my service aboard Kitty Hawk be 60-62, or 61-62? Just wondering.

Re: Plankowners Service Dates

Sam: I was assigned to the Kitty Hawk in the Fall of 60' while working at the Naval Academy. I was sent to Precom at Little Creek, VA. then on to Camden, NJ in Nov or Dec. waiting for the Hawk to be completed. While I was at Little Creek, they gave me the USS Kitty Hawk shoulder patch. Therefore, my answer is I was attached to the Kitty Hawk 60-61. I was discharged as soon as we dropped anchor in Norfolk, VA in July 61. And yes, I'm still a pollywog!

Re: Re: Plankowners Service Dates

Charlie: Good to hear from you. In reference to your Polywog status, my advice is not to try to spit into the wind.

Best Regards,
Sam