Good afternoon, Maggie. I stumbled across your blog while searching for some information, and I noted that your father had served in USS Norris in the '50s. My father-in-law, Fred Tucker, was CO of Norris from 1955 - 1957. Do these dates correspond with your father's service? Fred was an ex-submariner who was drafted into destroyer duty when the Navy had a shortage of surface skippers. The theory (and I believe it was Arleigh Burke who propounded it) was that there was no one better at ASW than an ex-submariner.
From your profile, you could be my twin sister (20 years apart) with many similar tastes and interests. I am ex-Army, but I have about 2 1/2 years of sea duty in USS Midway as a civilian. Best job I ever had. My wife and I live in NH, but I was Boston born, and raised in Winthrop.
Let me know about your father's service in Norris. You can contact me at h_titus98@yahoo.com. I don't do Twitter or Facebook.
i don't know which coast you're on but there are Naval Bases at Mayport and Kings Bay GA, which is just miles north of FL...you should go check one out if you can.
Good afternoon, Maggie. I stumbled across your blog while searching for some information, and I noted that your father had served in USS Norris in the '50s. My father-in-law, Fred Tucker, was CO of Norris from 1955 - 1957. Do these dates correspond with your father's service? Fred was an ex-submariner who was drafted into destroyer duty when the Navy had a shortage of surface skippers. The theory (and I believe it was Arleigh Burke who propounded it) was that there was no one better at ASW than an ex-submariner.
ReplyDeleteFrom your profile, you could be my twin sister (20 years apart) with many similar tastes and interests. I am ex-Army, but I have about 2 1/2 years of sea duty in USS Midway as a civilian. Best job I ever had. My wife and I live in NH, but I was Boston born, and raised in Winthrop.
Let me know about your father's service in Norris. You can contact me at h_titus98@yahoo.com. I don't do Twitter or Facebook.
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Howard Titus
i don't know which coast you're on but there are Naval Bases at Mayport and Kings Bay GA, which is just miles north of FL...you should go check one out if you can.
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