Memories. Those barracks sound similar to the ones at Sam Houston. We had to stay there for a funeral we did for a Senator that had passed. Plush. Did some time in Oki (Schwab) and the stumps.
The USS Quincy served in the North Atlantic until 1942, and then was transferred to the Pacific and was sunk that same year at the Battle of Savo Island. Was he onboard at that time? An interesting read: USS Quincy (CA-39) - Wikipedia
Missed this thread and good to see all the vets. Pretty much every man (including myself) in my family has served in the military. USAF myself. "Who the Hell!" (if you know what to say after that you're cool in my book)
The Quincy name was continued for a new heavy cruiser commissioned in Boston in 1943. That’s the one he was on (CA-71). One famous thing about the ship was that President Roosevelt and several other kings/leaders met onboard in Malta. My dad said that was quite the event. He said two of the scariest things were torpedos and kamikazes. However, the scariest was going through a typhoon in the Pacific. Here is a read on CA-71: USS Quincy (CA-71) - Wikipedia
I’m not really sure how sailors feel about it, but I’d be a little mopey about being a crew member aboard a ship that was named after a ship that sunk. That’s an amazing story about the Quincy. A few weeks after the Roosevelt visit and Yalta, the president passed away. To be there on DDay and Tokyo Bay during the surrender is a great story.
24 years U S Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman. NAS North Island, NAMI Pensacola, Florida, USS Nimitz, USS Carl Vinson, HS-Nine NAS Jacksonville, 1st MAW Okinawa, MAG-29 MCAS New River, and 15th PTF Kadena AFB. Dad and three uncles served in the U S Army Korean War and Viet Nam. Brother-in-law died in Vietnam he was a Tanker. Oldest son currently serving 1lt U S Army. Nephew is serving in the U S Coast Guard.
One more tidbit. He fired the 8 inch guns (largest on heavy cruisers). Firing was from below deck using provided coordinates. He said you could feel the whole ship rock back when you fired one.
Great Grandfather - Elvin Ragnvald Heiberg, Captain of US Cavalry Grandfather Eleazar Parmly III (on the left) and Father Eleazar Parmly IV (steel pot)
Those pics are family treasures…. Was your grandfather visiting your father at jump school on graduation day? Is that a celebratory vessel in your grandfather’s right hand?
Just saw this thread today. My great grandfather and grandfather both in the Army. WW2. My dad was career NAVY(P3 Squadrons). I went the public safety route. Ended up with a permanent medical DQ form military when I went to MEPS. Paramedic with urban EMS service then with Airlife here in georgia. Thank you to all who served .
U.S. Navy, surface line, ‘85-‘89 UF law school ‘90-‘93 (Spurrier!) U.S. Coast Guard JAG, ‘94-‘16 Coast Guard is a great service!
My dad served aboard the USS Terrebonne Parish LST 1156 during the Cuba missile crisis. I served aboard the USS Fahrion FFG 22 from 1987-1999. I did 6 months in the Persian Gulf and 6 months on a Med cruise. I was in the sea college program. It paid a good portion of my education at UF. One of the best decisions I've ever made.
They are treasures indeed. I didn't put my other grandfather (Brigadier Gen, or my various uncles, cousins, etc. It can be a bit much! I have a photo of my dad standing with a bunch of the members of his company when he was a CO in the 11th Airborne at Ft Campbell in 1951. It looks like a publicity shot from Band of Brothers, since all the gear is same as WW2 but these aren't actors. Another shows dad getting on a C119 at the head of his HQ section stick. If you're interested, DM me and I'll send them. They are soldierly time capsules. And that is my grandfather's camera in his hand. I also note this must have been post PJI because dad has a death grip on his static line snap hook. That's a T-10...Old School. Though I'm a Leg so what do I know about paratrooping? ;-/
