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This page was last accessed on 2009-11-20


Message Number: 89 - Friday, November 13, 2009 21:41:51 EST - United States

Name:  William W. Elaban
Did you Serve on Arlington:  Yes
Dates Served:  1968-1970
Rate/Rank:  Fn
Division:  Air cond/Engine Room
Comments:
Hello,memories of such a beautiful ship.We were involved with the,The Landing of Apollo 11.I can remember,working 72 hour's,making sure that President Nixon's helicopter was fueled with the right mixture.I also remember back then,we had to drop off some sailors at Johnson Island,because they hated our President.Anyway,I am so happy, to have served on "The Uss Arlinghton".Aloha,William W. Elaban


Message Number: 88 - Monday, November 9, 2009 00:12:50 EST - United States

Name:  Grtegory Bourgeois
Did you Serve on Arlington:  Yes
Dates Served:  Jan. 1968 to Dec. 1968. Pueblo hijacking to Apollo
Rate/Rank:  RM2
Division:  Transmitters
Comments:
The USS Arlington was my first and only ship during my stint in the Navy. I worked in the transmitter room below deck in air conditioned splendor. Became a shellback on a trip down to Sydney, Australia. Two shipmates and myself partied late the night before we were to leave the next day. We over slept in our hotel room, but were able to share a cab to the pier. We missed ships movement, but a nice person with a boat took us out to catch the departing Arlington in the harbor. We ended up getting Captain's mast, but because we had no prior problems, the XO let us go scott free. Lucky us! Got to see lots of the far east, even got chased out of Hong Kong by a typhoon. We caught part of the typhoon, and the ship rocked and rolled quite a bit. The mess hall was empty for a while. Got off at Pearl Harbor after the first Apollo moon shot that went around the moon and splashed down 500 miles southwest of Honolulu. Finished my navy adventure with a 20 month assignment to Fleet Weather Facility, London England. Great memories of a great ship.


Message Number: 87 - Thursday, November 5, 2009 04:58:52 EST - United States

Name:  Lawrence (Pat) Sillivan
Did you Serve on Arlington:  yes
Dates Served:  1969-1970
Rate/Rank:  cynsn
Division:  communications
Comments:
I think it's great that the Arlington has a home page. I see a lot of names I recognize on the roster. I'd like to say hello to the crew. Wow--40 years huh? I remember crossing the equator like it was yesterday, and the Apollo 10&11 recoveries, the Tonkin Gulf of course. Anyway, I'd really like to get my name on the roster, what do I need to do? Thanks,,,and hello again from Alaska..Pat Sullivan


Message Number: 86 - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 09:20:06 EST - United States

Name:  Richard S. Hudson
Did you Serve on Arlington:  Yes
Dates Served:  Nov'67 -Apr '69
Rate/Rank:  SA - BM3
Division:  2nd
Comments:
ARLINGTON was my first ship after boot camp. After 6 years in the NAVY, I enlisted in the Coast Guard and retired as a Master Chief Boatswain Mate in 1995


Message Number: 85 - Saturday, October 24, 2009 20:38:35 EST - United States

Name:  woodrow w webster
Did you Serve on Arlington:  yes
Dates Served:  1968-1969
Rate/Rank:  bm2
Division:  master at arms
Comments:
would like to be added to list,thankyou


Message Number: 84 - Sunday, October 11, 2009 23:12:46 EST - United States

Name:  Rusty Roe
Did you Serve on Arlington:  yes
Dates Served:  1968-1969 Pueblo to Apollo 8
Rate/Rank:  SN (radarman striker)
Division:  operations
Comments:
We just returned to Oregon from the Arlington's reunion held in Las Vegas...if you are a shipmate stay tuned in to this website and hopefully make it to next years reunion in October in Branson Missouri....we had a blast in Las Vegas and it was my first reunion although it was number 9 since they started having them...after 40 plus years since being on the ship it was great reuniting with friends I knew and getting to know some I had never met before....see you all in Branson next year.....Rusty Roe


Message Number: 83 - Saturday, October 10, 2009 14:10:15 EST - United States

Name:  Cherami Treat
Did you Serve on Arlington:  Larry Treat
Comments:
I want to THANK ALL AT THE ARLINGTON REUNION FOR ALL THEIR BLESSING AND PRAYERS. WE MISS SEE YOU ALL! Larry says he will see you all next year 210 Reunion. Cherami & Larry Treat


Message Number: 82 - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 19:29:13 EST - United States

Name:  Harold G. Bolton
Did you Serve on Arlington:  No, I was waiting for it to be built.
Dates Served:  1965
Rate/Rank:  E-2 Apprentice Fireman
Comments:
I was asigned to the Arlington out of boot camp and was sent to Norfolk naval station, to wait for her rebuild from the old Sipan at Mobile, upon waiting my family became in grave danger from a outlaw motor cycle gang that had raped my younger sister, so I was let out on a hard ship discharge. I was able to quile the harasment and get my family out of harms way. I loved the Navy and was lookinjg forward to serving on the USS ARLINGTON, it is still an honor to have bee selected a crew member.


Message Number: 81 - Thursday, September 24, 2009 21:33:54 EST - United States

Name:  Bennett Booth
Did you Serve on Arlington:  Yes
Dates Served:  68 - 69
Rate/Rank:  PN2
Division:  Command Career Counselor
Comments:
Waited for ship to return from Australia; was at Subic Bay; many great memories of ports and Apollo.


Message Number: 80 - Thursday, September 3, 2009 21:59:35 EST - United States

Name:  Louis S Hansen
Did you Serve on Arlington:  NO
Comments:
I had the chance to go to the recommissioning in 1966 because I grew up in Arlington , spent my first 26 years there and I lived down the street from the Pentagon. But my father-in-law was the Leo Urbanske, the chairman of the county board so we went to the ship with Miss Arlington and had a wonderful time being special guests from the county. Thanks to all for your service. My dad was a commander(USNA 1922) but was lost on USS Vincennes CA44 in 1942 so the navy is VERY close to my heart. BEAT ARMY



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