Dave Dittler was one of a kind. Argentia, 1966-1970 Circa. His Ability to Analyze the impossible and tease the Senior Staff about arrival times of certain contacts was an art. There probably is not any OT that ever had Dave cross their path that would forget him. RIP Shipmate Condolences to his Family. Chuck & Linda.
Chief Dittler met me at the airport in 1966 when I reported aboard from Grand Turk. Instead of taking me to the barracks, he took out to the NAVFAC. Kef was in the middle of OKEAN '66 (or whatever they called it back then) and he thought I'd like to see what I was getting into. He escorted me into the display room, and I just stood there with my mouth open. All those arrays, all those vernier displays (which GT did not have) and it seemed like every beam had something going on. I was amazed!