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Years Served: 1962-1963…was aboard for the med cruise and the cuban crisis, assigned to the forward fire room

mike webb

Years Served: 1966 1968…I went aboard the John W. Weeks in early 1966 where I served as a Gunners mate. I was in Mount 53. I was transferred as a GMG-3 to the USS Garcia DE 1040 in 1968, when the Weeks went into the Portsmouth Navy Ship Yards. I made the Middle East Cruise where I became a Shellback and then later a Golden Shellback.

Marcus Q. Berry

Years Served: 1969-1971…Took Westpac tour 1969 was in deck division and made BM3 on board

Lonnie (Bo) Vause

Years Served: 1962-1964…While aboard the Weeks it seemed like we were always at sea or in the Med. Did enjoy the Suez Canal passage and crossing the Equator. I went aboard an SA and left a RM2. I remember most of the Radio Gang, Bill Self, Kelly Brown, Rosekrans, Blount. Would not take anything for the time spent on The J.W.

Larry Requarth

Years Served: 1962-1966…This was a time period in my life when I remember being given the foundations for being a man.

James Fariello

Years Served: 1972…

George Cirish

Years Served: 1963-1965…Was leading Signalman (SM1) and left in 1965 to go to OCS. Signal gang consisted of Walt Hummel,Ben Magee, Stubblefield, Shakey Sloan and a few others.

Earl Wilson

Years Served: 1964 – 1965…Joined John W. Weeks in GITMO in Dec 1964 as a LTJG to replace the DCA who had been transferred for medical reasons. Was transferred off in the Spring of 1965 when the former DCA rejoined the ship in Norfolk. Enjoyed my first experience in refresher training at GITMO. Great ship and CO, Capt. Fitzgerald, though my tour was brief.

Charles E. Colitre

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