Name | Richard G Fowell |
Retirement/Discharge Date | - Month - 1973 |
Tour 1 Dates | January 1971 - September 1971 |
Tour 1 Rank/Rate | GMM3 |
Tour 1 Division | F |
NATO Mixed Manned Crew | No |
Comment | Wish I'd been a little more mature at the time. Too young to appreciate what we had going for us. Transferred to the USS Albany after the Med Cruise, CG-10. Awarded the Navy Marine Corp Medal for my attempt to rescue the Chief that had been washed overboard during the storm off Cape Hatteras. (I had only been married for two weeks at the time.) Then shore duty at Jax Naval Air Station, discharged in June, '73. Best memories: When we went right thru the middle of the Russian Fleet. Pissed them off pretty good. Also, the missile shoot when the missile malfunctioned and self destructed. What a light show that was!!! |
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