VETERANS DATABASE

Participant Info

Class Year (or years attended)

1994

Military Service Branch

US Navy

Years of Service

1994 - 1998

Service Academy or ROTC Institution

no

Highest Rank Attained

E5

Type of Separation

Honorable Discharge

Awards and Decorations

National Defense Service Medal, Navy Battle "E" x 2, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Pistol Expert Medal, Armed forces medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Achievement medal

Major Duty Assignments, Military Units/Organizations/Ships, and Locations of Service?

USS Deyo (DD 989) from 1994 - 1998. We were based out of Charleston, SC and then moved home port to Norfolk, VA in 1996.

Most Memorable Military Experience or Accomplishment

Deployed on-board the U.S.S. Deyo (DD-989) in June 1998, becoming the first American ship to serve as flagship for Standing Naval Force Mediterranean.

Share the in-service schools/training attended and your primary military specialty.

Torpedoman's Mate "A" School, Torpedoman's Mate Surface Operator, Basic Electronics and Electricity.

If your service included combat or hostile action describe

Date of Death and Where They Were Laid to Rest

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