james gaines (Navy)

Gender: Male
Marital Status: married
Birthday: 1941
Hometown: New York
Military Status: Veteran
Military Branch: Navy
Military Rank: E-5
About Me:
Served 4 years USN as HM2 with naval and USMC units.
At Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 with helo-assault Marines from 1/6 on board Okinawa and later Thetis Bay{LPH-6}.
NATO assignment in spring/summer of 1963 with same Marines on board Francis Marion and later Yancey.
Enjoyed Marine and shipboard duty over hospital time.

james's Assignment History

USS Yancey
Unit: 1stBattalion Sixth Marines Second Marine Division
1959 1963
USS Okinawa
Unit: 1stBattalion Sixth Marines Second Marine Division
1959 1963
USS Francis Marion
Unit: 1stBattalion Sixth Marines Second Marine Division
1959 1963
NAS Jacksonville, Florida
Unit: Naval Hospital
1959 1963
USS Thetis Bay
Unit: 1stBattalion Sixth Marines Second Marine Division
1959 1963
MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Unit: Field Med Service School
1959 1963
NS Great Lakes, Illinois
Unit: Boot Camp&Hospital Corps School
1959 1963

james's Salutes

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james gaines
james gaines said on 02/03/2014 at 06:39 pm
Salute for HM2 Artie Moskowitz my side kick with B Company. """"""" for all Marines still standing tall on the wall. and the many that left for Vietnam and never returned;mainly Captain Walt Egger my platoon commander with B and dear friend.

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