Hi John! Great to hear from you! He has several criuse books from his time aboard and we will definitely be looking through for you! He was in A Division, Engineering pretty much the whole time he was aboard. That's where he got his start in HVAC, mechanical, steam plant operation and piping systems. His knowledge gave me a leg up when I enlisted in the Seabees. I was a UT2. We are definitely getting him a membership for Father's day, and a 1/350 scale model of the ship to occupy some of his spare time. Thanks for your service also and God bless!
I read your message on the MESSAGE BOARD and saw that you were going to look through the CRUISE BOOK. For some reason, neither me nor my brother made the individual pictures. Who knows? I think Joe was probably on LEAVE and me... who knows. I was probably being held captive in ESO. But, and there is always a but as you know. On page 288 of the 73-74 book there is a picture of me staring 'intently" at one of the manuals. Handsome devil, wasn't I? I still remember posing for that pic.
