As I get older I find myself having a harder time recalling information stored in the recesses of my mind. This is most evident in this forum when we receive sad news of a shipmate’s passing. I recall a persons name and know that we were stationed together somewhere at some point but putting that name to that place and time often escapes me. With the exception of those individuals whom we have been stationed with at several locations or who have had a significant impact on our lives, I think that is likely true with most of us. I’m not sure if what I am about to propose has ever been considered but here’s my thought. What about a page that shows the duty stations and time frame you were stationed there? The following is my information:

1970 - 1972: NavFac Bermuda
1972 - 1973: NavFac Grand Turk
1973 - 1975: Navfac Argentia
1975 - 1978: COSP Ford Island
1978 - 1980: NavFac Antigua
1980 - 1983: NavFac Brawdy
1983 - 1985: NavFac Guam
1985 - 1989: Navfac Bermuda
1989 - 1990: NAS Jacksonville
1990 - Present: Retired (sort of)

Sounds like a good idea John. Perhaps they can be filed under a special tab. And - we should do it while we can still remember. Here is mine:

1959-1960 FSS Key West
1960-1961 San Nicolas Island
1961-1963 Pacific Beach
1964-1966 Eleuthera
1966-1969 Argentia
1969-1972 Bermuda
1972-1976 COSP Ford Island
1976-1979 Keflavik
1979-1981 Centerville Beach

Good idea. Here's mine.

Nov 64-Jan 66 USNR
Jan 66-Oct 66 Key West
Oct 66-May 68 Argentia
Jul 68-Jul 71 Ramey
Jul 71-Dec 71 Key West
Jan 72-Dec 73 USS Hammerberg, DE1015
Jan 74-May 78 Bermuda
Jun 78-Jul 81 COSL
Jul 81-Oct 82 Bermuda
Oct 82-Jun 84 NMPC, DC
Jun 84-Jun 86 COSL

Here's mine:

Mar 1954 - Jul 1954 NRTC (Naval Recruit Training Center) Bainbridge, MD
Jul 1954 - May 1955 Fleet Sonar School Key West, FL
May 1955 - Jul 1957 RCN/USN Oceanographic Research Station Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Jul 1957 - Feb 1960 USS Weatherford EPC 618 Key West, FL
Mar 1960 - Apr 1960 Instructor School Naval Base Great Lakes, IL
May 1960 - May 1962 USN/Marine Corp Reserve Training Center St. Louis, MO
May 1962 - Jun 1963 US Naval Facility San Salvador, TWI
Jun 1963 - Jun 1965 US Naval Facility Barbados, BWI
Jul 1965 - Jul 1967 US Naval Facility San Nicolas Island, CA
Jul 1967 - Jul 1968 Commander Oceanographic Systems Pacific, Treasure Island, CA
Jul 1968 - Aug 1971 US Naval Facility Centerville Beach, CA
Aug 1971 - Sep 1972 US Naval Facility Bermuda
Sep 1972 - Sep 1975 Commander Oceanographic Systems Atlantic (COSL)
25 Sep 1975 (STCM/OTCM) COSL MCPOC retired after 22 years.

Crossed paths at Bermuda 74-76 and COSL 86.

Crossed paths at Kef 77-79 and CVB 79-81.

Excellent idea, John. Maybe there’s a way for someone to create a searchable spreadsheet if some sort. I know the IUSSCAA data base contains member duty stations if they were listed in original application.

Here’s my list:

1973 - 1973 Boot Camp – San Diego
1973 - 1974 OT A-school - Key West
1974 - 1976 NAVFAC Bermuda
1976 - 1976 OT C-school – Key West
1976 - 1979 NAVFAC Keflavik
1979 - 1982 REDTRAFAC Ferndale
1982 - 1983 NAVFAC Barbers Point
1983 - 1986 NAVFAC Keflavik
1986 - 1988 COMOCEANSYSLANT
1988 - 1991 NAVFAC Brawdy
1991 - 1994 COMUNDERSEASURV
1994 - 1995 NOPF Dam Neck
1995 - 1996 NAVFAC Keflavik
1997 - 1999 CINCLANTFLT
1999 - 2001 NOPF Dam Neck
2001 - 2004 NCTAMS LANT
2004 - 2005 NETWARCOM
2005 - 2007 NCTAMS PAC

- Jim

Good morning Jim,
If someone could compile a list of all/most major duty stations and email it to me I could compile some sort of spread sheet. I'm glad to see that my thought has sparked a bit of interest.

John

1970-1973 Argentia
1973-1975 COSL
1975-1978. Keflavik
1978-1981 Centerville
1981-1983 Keflavik
1983-1986 COSL
1986-1989 Bermuda
1989-1991 COSL

Half of my 22 years at Kef and COSL, what was I thinking?? :)

70-70 DaNang
70-72 Argentia
70-74 NMCB-3
74-75 Nantucket
75-76 Key West OTEC/C School
76-79 Keflavik
79-82 COSL
82-84 Bermuda
84-88 COSP
88-92 Argentia

Great idea. Here’s mine:

Sep - Nov 1979 Bootcamp RTC San Diego CA
Nov 1979 - Jun 1980 OT A School FASW Norfolk VA
Jun - Jul 1980 Advanced Equipment Course Centerville Beach CA
Jul 1980 - Nov 1980 Navfac Bermuda
Nov 1980 - Mar 1981 Anacostia NB Washington DC
Mar 1981 - Dec 1981 NOPF Dam Neck VA
Jan 1982 - Jan 1983 Navfac Adak AK
Jan 1983 - Jan 1985 NOPF Dam Neck VA
Jan 1985 - Feb 1987 CNFJ Yokosuka Japan
Feb 1988 - Mar 1991 RTF Dam Neck Va
Apr 1991 - Apr 1994 CNFJ Yokosuka Japan
Apr 1994 - Mar 1997 CUS Dam Neck VA
Apr 1997 - Dec 1997 Sonar School Fleet ASW San Diego CA
Jan 1998 - Aug 2001 USS Arthur W. Radford
Aug 2001 - Feb 2001 NOPF Dam Neck VA
Feb 2001 - Sep 2003 USS Deyo
Sep 2003 - Sep 2006 CUS Dam Neck VA
Sep 2006 - May 2007 NOPF Dam Neck VA
May 2007 - Jan 2008 NOSC Columbia SC
Jan 2008 - Oct 2009 CFFC Norfolk VA

A great idea, and long past due. My assignments:

Aug 1962 - OCS Newport, R.I.
Nov 1962 - Boot Camp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Jan 1963 - USS ELOKOMIN (AO-55) NORVA
May 1963 - Court Reporter School, Newport, R.I
Nov 1963 - OCS Newport, R.I.
Apr 1964 - COMM School, Newport, R.I.
Jun 1964 - Sonar School, Key West
Jul 1964 - NavFac Argentia
Nov 1965 - COSL NORVA
Apr 1968 - RAD

May 1970-Oct 1970 RTC/NTC GLakes
Nov 1970-Apr 1971 FSS Key West
Apr 1971-May 1974 NAVFAC Centerville
Dec 1974-Feb 1975 FSS Key West
Feb 1975-Dec 1976 USS Bronstein (DE-1037)
Jan 1977-Jul 1977 FLTASWTRACEN Norfolk VA
Aug 1977-Feb 1979 NAVFAC Brawdy
Mar 1979-Jul 1979 FLTASWTRACEN Norfolk VA
Jul 1979-Jul 1981 USS Garcia (FF-1040)
Aug 1981-Jul 1984 SURWARDEVGRP LCreek VA
Jul 1984-Apr 1985 ASWOC Sigonella
May 1985-Nov 1987 NAVFAC Brawdy
Nov 1987-Sep 1990 NOPF Ford Island HI

Dec 1974 - March 1975 FLTASWTRNCENLANT Kwest
April 1975 - October 1976 - Navfac Bermuda
November 1976 - August 1978 - Navfac Centerville Beach
September 1978 - March 1982 - Navfac Cape Hatteras

Yeah, I had it rough :P

Great idea! I come across familiar names often on the IUSS-related Facebook pages, but can't remember where I was stationed with them.

64-65 STG A school
65 - O school
65-66 NAVFAC Grand Turk
66-67 NAVFAC Keflavik
68-69 NAVFAC Adak
69-70 NAVFAC Midway
70-73 COMNAVFORJAPAN
73 - OT C SCHOOL
73-75 NAVFAC Adak
75-78 PATWINGONEDET Kadena, Okinawa
78-81 PACIFIC FORWARD AREA SUPPORT TEAM, Pearl Harbor, HI
81-84 COMNAVFORJAPAN
84-86 NAVFAC Centerville Beach

Apr 1978 – Jun 1978 Boot Camp Orlando
Jun 1978 – Oct 1978 OT A School
Oct 1978 – Feb 1980 NAVFAC Eleuthera
Feb 1980 – Mar 1980 Ferndale – advanced equipment training
Mar 1980 – Apr 1982 NAVFAC Bermuda
Apr 1982 – May 1982 Instructor School – Norfolk
May 1982 – Jul 1984 Instructor FLTASW A school
Jul 1984 Honorable/Medically discharged

It is great to these posts - Far more than I did. San Salvador 66-67 and COSL 67-69. Thank you all for your service. Home Eureka CA. - Ancestors from Ferndale CA.

Just wish I could have done more!

My daughter lives in Fortuna, her mother was from Ferndale, grandmother still lives there

Concur with your assessment.

My history follows:

Jun 63-Sep 63 RTC GLakes
Sep 63-Sep 64 ETA School GLakes
Sep 64-Dec 64 FSS Course 573 Key West
Jan 65-Feb 66 NAVFAC Antigua BWI/TWI
Feb 66-Jun 68 NAVFAC Keflavik
Jul 68-Jul 71 NAVFAC Ramey
Jul 71-Sep 71 FSS OTA Key West
Oct 71-Nov 79 NAVFAC Keflavik
Dec 79-Oct 82 NETPDC Pensacola
Oct 82-Oct 82 FTC Mayport
Nov 82-Jun 85 NAVFAC Keflavik
Jun 85-Jun 87 CFK Keflavik
Jul 87-Apr 88 VT7 Meridian
Apr 88-Feb 91 Training Air Wing One Meridian

Excellent idea John! I didn't enter the IUSS arena until 1974, my tenth year in the Navy.

1964-1965: USNR (Includes RTC Geat Lakes, Summer Cruise on USS The Sullivans DD-537 & SK A School)
1966: USS Nitro AE-23
1966-1967: USS Nantahala AO-60 (Released from Active Duty 12/17/1967)
1968-1969: USNR
1969-1972: USNRTC, Charleston, SC (TAR)
1972: USN Orders to Vietnam cancelled last week of training
1972-1973: USS Simon Lake AS-33
1974: FTC Key West OT A School. J.G. Eppinette, Tim Anthony & myself convertees. Class Leader
1974-1976: NAVFAC San Nicholas Island
1976-1979: COSL NH-95
1979-1980: FSS Norfolk Maintenance & TASS School
1980-1983: USS McCloy FF-1038
1983-1986: NOPF Dam Neck
1986: Senior Enlisted Academy, Class 12
1987-1989: NAVFAC Keflavik
1989-1992: NOPF Dam Neck
1992-1994: NAVFAC Keflavik
1994-1996: USS Peterson DD-969
1996-1997: TPU Norfolk/NOPF Dam Neck SMI Preps

33 years of meeting and working with/for some life long friends! Thank you all!

1975 - FSS Key West FL
1975-1977 Navfac Argentia
1977-1979 Commoceansyslant (COSL)

1956 - Boot Camp, Great Lakes
1956-1957 FSS Key West FL
1957-1958 NavFac Grand Turk
1958 - NavFac Cape May, NJ
1958-1963 NavFac Nantucket, MA
1963-1964 FSS Key West - B School & MK114 Fire Control
1964-1968 USS BROWNSON DD 868
1968-1971 USS BELKNAP DLG 26
1971-1975 COSL
1975-1977 NavFac Keflavik
1977-1980 COSL