My Military Service.... In The U.S. Navy
FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WAS TO YOUNG FOR WW II OR KOREA, SO I DID NOT SEE ANY COMBAT ACTION
I SERVED DURING THE BERLIN CRISIS
I SERVED DURING THE BERLIN CRISIS
My Military Service..... 1958 thru 1961
I Enlisted in the Navy September 1958
After Graduating From High School
I Enlisted in the Navy September 1958
After Graduating From High School
I became an Electronics Technician
I went to a Class A school for electronics upon graduating from Great Lakes, IL boot camp,
and spent almost a year at Great Lakes
Following Class A school I was transferred to the U.S.S. Canberra
and spent almost a year at Great Lakes
Following Class A school I was transferred to the U.S.S. Canberra
USS CANBERRA CAG 2
ATTACK GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER
ATTACK GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER
This Was The Ship That I Proudly Served On
USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2) was a Baltimore-class cruiser and later a Boston-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. (The Can Do Kangaroo) CAG2. From 3 March until 24 October 1960, the cruiser made an 8-month round-the-world cruise to show the flag and demonstrate her missile capabilities to U.S. and Allied forces.[6] During the voyage, she flew the flag of Rear Admiral J. McN. Taylor, Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Cruiser Force and Cruiser Division 6. During this deployment, the ship visited the site of her Australian cruiser namesake's sinking (On 9 August 1942, Canberra was struck by the opening Japanese shots of the Battle of Savo Island, and was quickly damaged. Unable to propel herself, the cruiser was evacuated and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by two American destroyers. The United States Navy Baltimore-class cruiser USS Canberra was named in honour of the Australian ship, and is the only American warship named for either a foreign warship or a foreign capital city.) along with locations where the American cruiser had herself served during World War II.
USS Canberra (CA-70/CAG-2) was a Baltimore-class cruiser and later a Boston-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy. (The Can Do Kangaroo) CAG2. From 3 March until 24 October 1960, the cruiser made an 8-month round-the-world cruise to show the flag and demonstrate her missile capabilities to U.S. and Allied forces.[6] During the voyage, she flew the flag of Rear Admiral J. McN. Taylor, Commander of the Atlantic Fleet Cruiser Force and Cruiser Division 6. During this deployment, the ship visited the site of her Australian cruiser namesake's sinking (On 9 August 1942, Canberra was struck by the opening Japanese shots of the Battle of Savo Island, and was quickly damaged. Unable to propel herself, the cruiser was evacuated and sunk in Ironbottom Sound by two American destroyers. The United States Navy Baltimore-class cruiser USS Canberra was named in honour of the Australian ship, and is the only American warship named for either a foreign warship or a foreign capital city.) along with locations where the American cruiser had herself served during World War II.
PHOTOS OF ME WHILE STATIONED ABOARD THE USS CANBERRA
I SERVED FROM 7/59 TO 9/61
I SERVED FROM 7/59 TO 9/61
WE MADE AN 8 MONTH WORLD CRUISE IN 1960
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PORTS OF CALL
WE VISITED AUSTRALIA DURING THE "BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA" ANNIVERSARY
SIDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
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PORT OF NAPLES, ITALY
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ATHENS, GREECE
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USS Canberra World Cruise 1960 Ports of Call
Just for the Record....
Of all the places I visited, there is no place I would rather live than in the
United States of America
Of all the places I visited, there is no place I would rather live than in the
United States of America
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