US  Navy Diver
1969-1973

US Navy 1969-73

Ron Buice HT3(DV) USS Atakapa ATF 149 Atakapa Torpedo Recovery USS Atakapa Dive Underwater welding Tenders Button Up Diver get ready Salvage Diver Certificate Boot Camp SanDiego 1969 Boot Camp Shot Day Boot Camp 9-5 Day Boot Camp Petty Officers Leaving Boot Camp USS Ozark MCS2 Gotta Kiss the Baby's Belly Shellback 9 July 1969 Ozark - Apollo 11 Training Raising Apollo 11 USS Fort Mandan LSD 21 Fort - Med Cruise 1970 Fort - Carpenter Shop Fort Mandan DC Crew Building a Sea Chest

DUTY STATIONS:

Boot Camp SanDiego Calif. February 1969 Company 031

Comservlant 2nd Class Diving School Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA

USS OZARK MCS-2  Charleston, SC  - Cruise below the Equator July 1969,  Secondary recovery ship for Appolo 11

USS FORT MANDAN LSD-21  -  Med cruise July 1970

USS INDEPENDENCE CVA-62

USS ATAKAPA ATF-149

LINKS

USS Fort Mandan (The Fort) web page
One of the four ships I was assigned
This one took me on a Med cruise



USS Atakapa ATF 149 Home page
The last ship I was assigned before being discharged
This one took me up to Boston, around to Orange, Texas
down to St. Thomas, and all points In between

COMMENDATIONS

Commendation-1
Commendation-2

Salvage Diver Certification


LINKS

Military.com

Iron Men

Search for Shipmates at Decklog.com

Another Search for Shipmates at Lonesailor.org

Divers Recall 

Navy Salvage Divers

Gwinnett's Fallen Heroes Memorial

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