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OLD TIMERS PAGE Unofficial Web Page |
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A Frank Odell Web Page
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OLD TIMERS PAGE Unofficial Web Page |
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Missile Fire Control And Guidance Systems, GEOD/GEOS
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Dominic
Suppappoli. Dom is an old timer - I do not know his dates, but he was
around for several years. Mostly he worked in Mare Island Naval Shipyard,
California as a Mk 84 rep. - I think. We were both shipmates on the
submarines and we often shared the cockpit of a small airplane above Napa,
CA. A good man. (new e-mail address)
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Tom Granat was a
GE field guy from 1981 through 1984 in the Newport News operation.
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R. (Dick) Hawley
started to work for GE in 1974. First as a technician in Pittsfield, MA,
on the tender evaluation study and then other projects. Joined field
service in 1979 and transferred to NNSB&DD Co. till Jan 1981. First boat
was 636, then reassigned to PNSY from 81 to fall 82, 642 sea trials rider,
then to EB in 83 729, 730 etc., back to PNSY 84 to 87...
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Instrumentation Systems, Interstate Electronics Corp.
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J. C. Coats is
one of the very early IEC Field guys. He was in the program from 1962
through 1996.
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Frank C Odell. In
the program from 1962 through 1996.
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Frank has a
monster size web site. Many subjects on the site. If you are going to
browse all the pages on this site, allow more time than normal. This page
is part of the web site.
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Jim Tulledge
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Frank Villa.
Pancho worked in a couple of shipyards and in the Cape Canaveral
operation. He is presently living near Cape Canaveral.
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Tim Young has a
commercial home page. I am sure he will enjoy a visit from you. His
personal e-mail address is on his page. Note: Tim has disappeared again
- if you find him please send me his e-mail address. Tim added too much to
our lives to just let him disappear.
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Donald Fudge is
one of the very old timers in the program. He left the field in the mid
70s and moved to the home office as a computer programmer. His experience
extends from 1962 through today.
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Kevin Melling.
Kevin worked for IEC 86-90. He worked in the Charleston Naval Shipyard and
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He also did some work on USNS RANGE SENTINEL.
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William Lyons.
Another really old timer. Bill entered the program in about 1960-61 a part
of it until he retired recently. Most of his time was in the Cape
Canaveral office.
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Steve is still
working the Cape area. CCAS.
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Steve Cunio.
Hired on with IEC in 1979 and I'm still with them. Prior to that I was on
birdfarms in the US Navy.
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Bruce Jamieson,
employed at IEC Nov. 1959 till about Sep.1969. My sister also worked at
IEC in Document Control, her name was Carla Jamieson/Carla Cousyn (married
name).
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Dan Bartee, The
best time of my life was during my association with the people at IEC both
when I was employed by them and during my tenure in the Navy. I don't mean
that I've had a bad time since or that I'd change anything. In the Navy, I was stationed at NOTU from '70 to '73 and on the T-AGM 22 from '73 to '75. As you know, I worked for IEC at Mare Island starting in '75 for about a year and a half and then at the Cape until '81. I've done a lot of living since but the most fun I've ever had was during the time I spent at Mare Island. You know about that. Dan
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US Navy FBM Fleet
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David L Arnett,
Blue Crew on USS Nevada SSBN 733.
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Del Bowby,
ex-MT-2 on SSBN 624 (Poseidon MT) and SSBN 609 (Polaris MT).
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Avery Causey. A
recently retired ETC(SS). Was stationed onboard the Range Sentinel from
May 1983 to June 1986. Assigned to the Telemetry division and worked for
Senior Chief J.J. Renaud. Came aboard as an E5 and left as an E6. Anyway,
OTSU-2 was an extremely rewarding duty station and one that I will
remember fondly.
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Marshall W.
Lawrence, ETCS(SS) Chief of the Boat (COB) on the USS Alaska (SSBN
732)(Blue). Stationed aboard Range Sentinel from June 1981 to June 1986 as
part of the Navy Group OTSU-2. Off duty e-mail address.
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Marshall W.
Lawrence, ETCS(SS) Chief of the Boat (COB) on the USS Alaska (SSBN
732)(Blue). On duty e-mail address.
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Marshall W.
Lawrence, ETCS(SS) Chief of the Boat (COB) on the USS Alaska (SSBN
732)(Blue).
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James M. Huber,
ET-1 (SS), USS Tecumseh SSBN-628 Gold 1972-1975. Home e-mail
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James M. Huber,
ET-1 (SS), USS Tecumseh SSBN-628 Gold 1972-1975. Work e-mail
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Sid Harrison, "41
for freedom."
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Sid Harrison, "41
for freedom." Well done site with information about all 41 boats. Reading
the history pages brings back memories. - Frank, Edit.
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Ron Martini, Ex
US Navy EM1(SS) 60-68. Ron Martini is the guru of submarine web pages. -
Frank, Edit.
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Ron Martini, Ex
US Navy EM1(SS) 60-68. This site is the center of submarine action on the
web. The site is a repository of submarine links that are clearly
described and the list is as complete as it can be. If you have not book
marked it, now is the time. - Frank, Edit.
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Bill Anderson,
NAVET on board the 658 & the 601, in that order... from one of the newest
to one of the oldest. Talk about a shock! I thought I had gone through a
time machine. I was at Interstate Electronics a short while back for the
Change of Command ceremony. M G Vallejo SSBN 658 is having a reunion the first week in July 1999.
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Justin (Troy)
Benham, MT1(SS) ret ... SSBN709, 640, 726(commissioning)
730(commissioning) and learned to fly in a DH82 TigerMoth
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Roy Ator, long
time submariner. Tour of duty at NOTU back in the 70s.
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Ator's web site.
Roy is retired from the navy and is now active in the VFW. His pages
reflect this involvement.
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Robert (Bob)
Askin, formerly MM1(SS)SSBN 632B and AS-34.
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Glenn Keiffer, I
was a FT on the commissioning crew of SSBN 627, USS James Madison. I was
also on the trolley trigger when we fired the first Polaris A3 from a
submerged submarine. That was in September 1964. USS James Madison was
also the first FBM to go on patrol with a load of A3 missiles.
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Mike Stephens,
MTC/SS Ret. I was a PORI/IDAS technician for a few years down at Kings
Bay. Worked with Jessie Manring and Ron Anderson. Got to your web site via
Ron's Sub BBS. The photos of the D-5 Missiles launches from the USS
Tennessee.....I was the Launcher Operator for those launches! (work
address)
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Mike Stephens,
MTC/SS Ret. (home address)
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Chad Eells.
September 15, 1973. "Slept till late in morning. Maneuvering watch around
noon. Shot the big missile around suppertime--HOT, STRAIGHT, and NORMAL.
Got drunk on free beer at the slopshoot-greenhouse." I was sitting in lower-level missile compartment of the Francis Scott Key when that Poseidon missile dropped the deck out from under me-where were you? Good Internet site! Don't know Chad, but when she shot her first missile, back in the spring of 67 (I think), I was in Missile Compartment Middle Level, Port Side. Then - Got drunk on free beer at the slopshoot-greenhouse. (some traditions must live on). Frank |
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Bud F. Turner.
Missile Tech. on the commissioning crew of the Stonewall Jackson SSBN634
Gold. I was aboard for the Blue Crew DASO shot as well as the Gold Crew
shot in December 1964. Made five patrols before leaving the submarine
service for a civilian career. The submarine service taught me the Three "A's:" Attitude, Adaptability and Accountability, qualities that have served me well all my life. The technical and leadership skills that have guided my career were all learned on the "School of the Boat." They enabled me to succeed where others with far better pedigrees, and paper to match, did not. After learning what it took to build, manage and maintain an FBM submarine, everything else was simple in comparison. |
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Kevin Owen. I was
aboard the USS Benjamin Franklin, SSBN 640. I have created another way for
current & former submariners to keep in touch. Visit my web site for
details. (See below - ed). |
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Kevin Owen. I
have created another way for current & former submariners to keep in
touch. I have created a list of submariners using ICQ. The list contains
the names, hull numbers, ICQ names and numbers, active dates, and a link
back to YOUR home page. There is an ONLINE registration form on my web
site. (Take a look - ed).
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VR/YN1(SS) E.
Smith.
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Bob Barbee, MMCS (SS/SW), USN, Retired. USS THOMAS A. EDISON (SSBN-610) (7 PATROLS). USS WILL ROGERS (SSBN-659) (7 PATROLS). |
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Barbee's SSBN 610 page. This is a good personal page and is worth a few minutes of your time. Suggest you give it a try. |
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Barbee's SSBN 659
page. Same as the above entry.
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Glenn L. Duncan, LCDR, USN (Ret). Regulas program on the USS Tunny (SSG 282) and Guided Missile Units 50 and 90 between 1953 and 1959. Nuke school ENC. Patrick Henry (SSBN 599) Commissioning through first patrol from Holy Lock. I left the PH due to being commissioned myself. |
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Art* USS HARDER and USS GUNNEL during WWII. 28+ years. Most of it was with the Submarine Force. Connected with Polaris Program in 1960 - 62 in Pittsfield, MA. Later on PROTEUS I out in Guam. *(when you read this Art - please send your last name). |
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Bill Tatton. USS
ANDREW JACKSON SSBN 619 Gold crew. We made Cape Canaveral our home from
August through November of 1963. We launched A2 Polaris missiles and then
we performed the first two submerged launches of the A3 Polaris missile.
This activity was interrupted by Trawler and hurricane activity. We were
called back to perform the demo launch for President J. F. Kennedy, just
six days prior to his assassination.
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William A
Kaczmarek. USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (SSBN 643). Say Frank, you weren't the
guy who sent the missile tech scrambling up the bilge by dropping an air
line down behind him as he was opening the eject chamber door and scaring
the beJesus out of him when it was plugged into the EAB manifold were you? No Bill that was not me --- sorry I missed it though. Frank |
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Prime Contractor And Missile Airframe Systems, LMSC
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Navigation Systems, Sperry/Unisys Company
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Launching Systems, WEC Missile
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I will add new organizations and people as they make themselves known.
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| Glenn L. Duncan wrote:
Here is a favorite picture of the USS George Washington (SSBN 598) and USS Patrick Henry (SSBN 599) taken while transiting Long Island Sound. The Henry had just completed commissioning and was headed out for her first Sea Trials while Washington was enroute for the first Polaris Deterrent Patrol.
Of interest, I was selected for the green crew for the sea trials. My brother, who had 27 years of Army service, had come to attend the commissioning and party. Of course, I was on sea trials because we had to get underway for the attached PAO picture. You can bet I heard about the screwed up Navy for many years, in fact each time I talked to him. Hope you can use this in your web site. Thank you |
| Glenn L. Duncan wrote:
I don't know if I qualify as an "Old Timer," sure don't feel like it, while flat on my back in bed. Time does slip by, I have recently been informed I qualify this year for the USSVI, Holland Club, a group of submariners that have been qualified in submarines for 50 years. I was informed of this by an ex-FBM skipper, who also wanted to know if we engineman on the 282 were actually disguised sail makers. Glenn L. Duncan, USN, 6/48-7/72. In 1953, as an EN 2, reported onboard the recommissioned USS Tunny (SSG 282) for two eventfully years, in the marriage of a pregnant fleet boat and the Regulas missile. This pregnant fleet boat did not bother me since I had transferred there from a Picket Stickit (USS Spinax SSR 489). After Nuclear power school, as an EN 1, I reported to the commissioning crew of the USS Patrick Henry (SSBN 599), which made the first FBM Patrol from Holy Loch, Scotland. Promoted to CPO then Ensign, on the PH, which ended my FBM career, because ADM. Rickover had a heart attack and I could not have an interview. May I also say we do not give enough credit to Sub School, Submarine Staff personnel and Submarine Tender Crews for their dedication in supporting the operating submarine crews. I can remember, as a fireman on the Spinax in San Diego, laughing when the tenders held underway drills for three days before getting underway. Then I became a Division Officer and Department Head onboard two tenders and had to put on the shoes of the people at whom I had laughed many years before. Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but I had a stain glass project promised that cut into my online time. Glenn Duncan |
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