Re: Receiving Station

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Posted by: Bob Ferguson (fergus1@earthlink.net) on 8/25/13 at 19:52
In Reply to: Re: Receiving Station posted by william rickard,DKCS, RET on 8/24/13 at 16:13

I was at the RecSta from Apr 1951. I was in the Transportation Section which was, if I remember right, were the desks just next to ours.\
: : : : Served at Treasure Island from 5/30/51 to 9/22/52
: : : : Treasure Island was my first duty station out of boot camp (San
: : : Diego). I was assigned as a mess cook in the Receiving Station
: mess
: : : hall, feeding hundreds of transient Navy and Marine personnel as
: : well
: : : as the ship's company every day. After four months I was assigned
: : to
: : : the Transfer Section of the Receiving Station where I worked the
: : : Speed-Ball Desk for the next 12 months, after which, I was
: accepted
: : : for Submarine School at New London, Conn. This was one of the
: : : highlights of my 20 year Navy careed. Even though the Commanding
: : : Officer boasted that he was the measnest SOB in the Navy, carrying
: : out
: : : that boast daily, it was still a wonderful tour.
: : : : p.s. I came back to the Bay Area for a four year tour at the
: Naval
: : : Recruiting Station located at the Federal Building on the corner
: of
: : : Levenworth and Grove Streets, San Francisco.

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: I was at the RecSta from Apr 1951. I was in the Transportation Section which was, if I remember right, were the desks just next to ours.\ : : : : : Served at Treasure Island from 5/30/51 to 9/22/52 : : : : : Treasure Island was my first duty station out of boot camp (San : : : : Diego). I was assigned as a mess cook in the Receiving Station : : mess : : : : hall, feeding hundreds of transient Navy and Marine personnel as : : : well : : : : as the ship's company every day. After four months I was assigned : : : to : : : : the Transfer Section of the Receiving Station where I worked the : : : : Speed-Ball Desk for the next 12 months, after which, I was : : accepted : : : : for Submarine School at New London, Conn. This was one of the : : : : highlights of my 20 year Navy careed. Even though the Commanding : : : : Officer boasted that he was the measnest SOB in the Navy, carrying : : : out : : : : that boast daily, it was still a wonderful tour. : : : : : p.s. I came back to the Bay Area for a four year tour at the : : Naval : : : : Recruiting Station located at the Federal Building on the corner : : of : : : : Levenworth and Grove Streets, San Francisco.

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