James (Jim)
Mullins
AKA: Jimbo, Mullinbucks, Laddybuck and Junior! ET1(SS)-Plankowner; U.S.S. Atlanta SSN 712 My Best friend, My Brother |
Born |
Columbus, Ohio |
April 4, 1952 |
As a boy |
Youngstown, Ohio |
As a very young man |
Perrysville, Pennsylvania |
A lad |
Youngstown, Ohio |
High School and College |
New York, New York |
While in the Navy |
Norfolk, Virginia |
After the Navy |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Junior High | Westview Junior High School |
Perrysville, Pennsylvania |
9th grade and High School |
Xavier Military Academy |
New York, New York |
College |
Adelphi College |
New York, New York |
Electronic Technician |
Various |
Various |
Prior to Navy |
He worked as a cabdriver, messenger boy sandwich man for a local deli |
At 26 Jim Joined the Navy |
After almost 2 years of electronics training Jim served
his tour of duty onboard the USS Atlanta as an ET1(SS) |
Electronics- Technician |
He worked as a contract Electronics Technician for
Motorola |
His own Business |
He ran his own computer business even built and sold
his own keyboards |
Senior Bio-med Technician |
For a large hospital in the Phoenix area. |
Swimming - and
all water sports |
Ice Hockey - Played
as a youth and was a great player on a team when in his 30's |
Coin Collecting |
He did this as a young man |
Music |
Jim played the drums well and tinkered with the electric
guitar |
Movies and Music |
Jim was a movie buff and music fanatic |
Reading |
Sherlock Holmes, and P. G. Wodehouse where some of
his favorite authors. |
Automobile Restoration |
Jim loved to restore cars, he was very adamant that
all parts must be restored to their original color and shape. These cars inlcuded a mustang, Thunderbird and Corvette |
Women |
Jim loved the ladies and vice versa |