• Enlisted: 17 January 1953   Boot Camp, Great Lakes 

• NTC: July 1953 Co. A-118

• Saufley Duty:   June 1958-June 1961

• Commissioned: Ensign U.S. Navy  May 1958

• Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve, April 1990  

• Retired: 1 September 1991

I had several jobs: Second Division Officer, First Lieutenant and First Division Officer, ASW Officer and Fox Div Officer, Gunnery Department Head "Gun Boss", OOD underway, and Command Duty Officer. That is about it except that I was Landing Party Officer when we thought we were going into Havana to rescue U.S. citizens. At that time, I was "wet pants officer".  WPO is not an official title but it fits. The best choice is Gunnery Officer. That is the Department Head slot that took me to LT just after I left. If you are going to list highest navy rank for the folks in the roster, I was promoted to Captain, USNR in 1980. I retired at that rank in 1991 after 38 years of enlisted and commissioned service. 
I had a lot of fun and a lot of good work to do. Maybe we helped the Cold War end as it did. At least we tried.