About Me

CWO3 WARRANT BOSN spent 28 years both active and reserve and retired January 1st 1998. Started out at NTC Great Lakes March 3rd 1966 and went to Helatron 8 at Ellyson Field Pensacola Florida May 1966-July 1967 in Base Security Police. From their I picked up the USS Canberra CAG2 in San Diego California in July 1967 and pulled a tour in Vietnam onboard her. Left the Canberra in March 1968 and went to the USS NEOSHO AO143 "BEST DAMN OILER IN THE WORLD " at Norfolk Va. I stayed on the Neosho from March 1968-May 1970 going from seaman to BM2 in 1st division.

My reserve time I spent In many different locations and many ships and bases.
Special Boat Group 20===Little Creek Amphibious Base
Military Sealift Command=======Norfolk (NOB)
Cargo Handling Battalion 10====Cheatham Annex Williamsburg
USS WACCAMAW AO 109
USS SHENANDOAH AD 44
USS FORTIFY MSO 446
USS PAPAGO ATF 160
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION YORKTOWN
ACB2 LITTLE CREEK AMPHIBIOUS BASE
NAVAL RESERVE CENTER STAUNTON VIRGINIA
NAVAL RESERVE CENTER ROANOKE VIRGINIA

BM2 Jim Bane started a web site in the year 2000 and started bringing the Neosho crew members back together. Also I want to thank Gary Eckstein for the USS NEOSHO T-AO143 ships picture and Steve Digiacomo for the USS NEOSHO AO143 ships history.

Thanks to Wally Quast my best friend for all the help he has given me and for being the Treasure of the Neosho Association.