Dwina Kaplan
US Marine Corp
I was in the Marine Corp from Jan 1961 to April 1962, Basic Training went through Parris Island, I was based at San Diego, Ca. MCRD. My rank was PFC., I worked in Payroll.
Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Dwina Kaplan
US Marine Corp
I was in the Marine Corp from Jan 1961 to April 1962, Basic Training went through Parris Island, I was based at San Diego, Ca. MCRD. My rank was PFC., I worked in Payroll.
Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal
Mary Lou Teal
US Army
Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal
Bob Bonar
US Navy
Robert L. Bonar joined the U.S. Navy I June, 1961. He was assigned to air plane squadron VP-18 station in Jacksonville, Florida. He flew as a crew member and also worked on the aircraft.
The squadron’s mission was to seek out submarines and as such was involved in the Cuban Crisis.
During his time of service he visited many foreign countries and obtained the rate of Aviation Structure Mechanic, 3rd Class E4.
He completed his time of service and was discharged in March of 1965.
Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal
Art Argano
US Navy
I joined the Navy in Aug. 1960, and served on the U.S.S.Boston till July 1964. ( The world's first guided missile cruiser).
In the four year's we where on three Mediterranean cruises, and many cruises to the Caribbean. The ports we went to in the Med. were to Rota Spain, The Strait of Gibraltar, Naples Italy, Genoa Italy, Livorno Italy,( While in Livorno I went to see the leaning Tower of Pisa,) Barcelona Spain, Cannes France, Toulon France, Beirut Lebanon, Lornaca Cyprus, Istanbul Turkey, Thessaloniki Greece, Villefranche France, Palermo Sicily and Athens Greece.In the Caribbean we went to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Guantanamo Bay Cuba,
During the Cuba missile crisis I was in The Med. we immediately went to the Black Sea. for three weeks, then when Kennedy got shot we where in Caribbean and again we went to Cuba.
I was a Deck Hand and attained the rank of seaman BMSN E3. We did all the rigging for transporting cargo, or humans,from one ship to another & refueling at sea. Tie up the ship in port or set the anchor when anchor out
Art
I got the National Defense Service Ribbon and A Good Conduct Medal
Art Argano
Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal
Gaylord Spohn
US Air Force
I entered the U.S.Air Force on July 26.1960. I went to Lackland afb in Texas for basic training and basic medical school. I then went to Gunther afb in Montgomery, Alabama for operating room school. I then went to Walker afb in Roswell,New Mexico. I worked in surgery for about 9 months when they found I was allergic to ether so I cross-trained into preventive medicine. At that time promotions were hard to get in the medical field so I decided not to re-enlist and left the air force as an airman second class on July 24, 1964.
Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal
