Danny Brooks’ Story

Danny Brooks’ Story

by | Mar 8, 2023 | AD-19, News, Story

Went to boot camp in Orlando, FL. September 1974, finished boot camp November 1974, received orders to the USS Constellation CVA – 64, took a couple of weeks leave, then reported to my 1st ship in San Diego, California at North Island Naval station. It was very...
Albert Seguin’s Story

Albert Seguin’s Story

by | Feb 23, 2023 | AD-19, Story

My naval career started on July 28, 1944; I was sent to Sampson, New York for recruit training. After twelve weeks of boot camp, I took a one-week leave. I returned to Sampson and was then was shipped on a troop train to San Diego, California. Upon arrival there, I...
Bill Krug’s Story

Bill Krug’s Story

by | Feb 19, 2023 | AD-19, Inform, News, Story

I was an old fellow when I was aboard with over 22 years of service (91-93), but there were a lot of much younger sailors, some just beginning their Naval Service.  This is of course, why we have been trying to focus on the Jacksonville area to gain some of the later...
Rear Admiral Deborah A. Loewer Story

Rear Admiral Deborah A. Loewer Story

by | Jan 11, 2023 | AD-19, News, Story

Jim Jewell’s “Steel Decks and Glass Ceilings – A Navy Officer’s Memoir” describes the first assignment of women for shipboard duty on the USS Yosemite. One of those women officers was Lieutenant Deborah A. Loewer, that achieved a long and...
Vincent Diomede’s Story

Vincent Diomede’s Story

by | Oct 28, 2022 | AD-19, News, Story

Nineteen-Part Video of the USNM Interview with Vincent Diomede The story of United States Navy Veteran, Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Vincent Diomede was presented on July 2022 on the United States Navy Memorial website as the featured article of the month. We...