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There are 381 crew members registered for the Recruit Training Command Great Lakes.
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Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Bradshaw, James | Seaman recruit | 0000 – Jan 18, 1996 | 015 | My RDCs were the best. They made me into a man. |
Updike, Richard "Red" | Seaman, Second Class | Mar 16, 1944 – Aug 14, 1944 | 7th fleet, U.S.S. Ommany Bay | Request information on service career starting at the Great Lakes, IL Training Station on Dec. 15, 1943; receiving Barrack, Shoemaker, CA on 3/1/44- 3/16/44; USS Ommany Bay 3/16-4/8/44; USS Shikellamy 4/15-5544; Atoline |
Wooley, Bernard | HSHR | Jul 1958 – Aug 1958 | Company 305 | |
Kametz, Joseph (Pete) | AR | Jul 2, 1958 – Sep 15, 1958 | TRAINING | Co. 297 G LAKES 7/2/58 - 9/15/58 NS ADAK 11/1/58 - 12-15-59 FASRON 12 NAS MIRAMAR 1-1-60 - 6-29-62 |
Arnold, Dj | SR | Aug 4, 1958 – Oct 20, 1958 | Company 371 | BT1 Gary L. Masters was the Company Commander. It was his first company. He also pushed boots at San Diego before his retirement in 1972. |
Masella, John | John P Masella ABF3 | Jul 15, 1960 – Sep 27, 1960 | v-4 | My father, John P Masella enlisted July 1960, and graduated September 27ish 1960. Searching for the company/unit he was in. I can be reached at AMWILES73@GMAIL.COM |
Langley, Harold | sa | Aug 19, 1960 – Oct 26, 1960 | bootcamp | it was an experience |
Laswell, Paul | E-4 | Jan 2, 1961 – Sep 28, 1963 | 3rd | |
Everitt, Charlie | Recruit | Sep 1961 – Dec 1961 | Company 458 | |
Lundin, Roger | FN | Sep 5, 1961 – Nov 21, 1961 | Recruit RCPO, Company 429 | Starting my career in the US Navy. Smartest and Best move I ever made. Company Commander TMC Mick View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
Whitehead, Arthur | SR | Feb 24, 1964 – May 5, 1964 | Company 89 | |
James, Nilan | SN | May 1, 1964 – Jun 1, 1966 | 4th Divison | I was a coxswain on the Liberty Launch # 2. From 1964 to 1966. |
Kies, Leonard | SR | Aug 1964 – Nov 1964 | Co 430 | Camp Barry, Camp Moffett, Camp Porter; Squad Leader & Honorman Company 430; JW King GMG1, Company Commander (about 5'4, one blue eye, one brown eye, tough as nails) |
Gienger, David / Dave | SR | Jun 19, 1965 – Aug 25, 1965 | Company 327 | |
Virgil, James | Seaman Recruit/E-2 | Jul 27, 1965 – Sep 1965 | Recruit | Frighten, but persistant paid. |
Ed Mattocks, Elwin | ADJC | Dec 18, 1965 – Dec 20, 1969 | Company Commander, Fire Fighting Instructor | Trained 5 companies of recruits then taught fire fighting |
Bistodeau, Jerome Jerry | BMC | 1966 – 1968 | USN | |
Stone, Herman (Andy) | E-1 | Jan 1966 – Mar 1966 | Company 31 (COLOR COMPANY) | What to hear from you guys. |
Crate, Jesse | Seaman Recruit | Jan 24, 1966 – Apr 1966 | N/A | Seeking fellow recruits in boot camp. Company 82 |
Harp, Robert | HM3 | Mar 18, 1966 – May 3, 1966 | Company 196, 1966 | I am interested in hearing from any of my shipmates from Company 196. We arrived 18 March 1966 and completed training in May. I lost my copy of the Keel years ago and would dearly love to obtain a copy. |
Fisher, Charles/chuck | SR | Apr 1966 – Jun 1966 | Company 249 | Looking for anyone who also served in co,249 in spring of 1966. |
Mann, Darrow | FA | Apr 1, 1966 – Jun 10, 1966 | Training | |
Clink, David | SR | May 15, 1966 – Jul 1966 | Company 338 | This was my boot camp company run by a SF1 Ordorf. After leave went back to NTC at Great Lakes foir Machinist Mate School. |
Sasser, Wayne | HM1 | Aug 1966 – Sep 1966 | Hospital Corps School | This was the beginning of my budding Navy career. I was so excited to have been selected to learn to care for shipmates. |
Harley, Aubrey | SR | Oct 1966 – Dec 1966 | Company 614 | Trained at Camp Dewey. Chief Reed was our CC ("Reed's Mauraders"). Graduated just before Christmas in December 1966. Company Leader was SR Staub. Would like to hear from anyone in Company 614. |
Treants, Gene | SN | Nov 10, 1966 – 1967 | Company 668 | Recruit Training. EMI was NOT fun. Company MAA. Ohare closed for two weeks due to snow the day after we graduated. Our flights out were ALL canxed and we had to sit in Boot Camp with liberty restricted to base and one day in Milwaukee |
Whitehead, Tom Aka Big T Or Ts | SA | Feb 1967 – Apr 1967 | 167 | City kid here!; Who's lookin for a fight? Noo not you farm boys...Jim Cramer (Chicago) come out of hiding. I can still take you! What a great time. We challanged our CPO more than he challenged us! |
Rothe, Alvin | Seaman Recurit | Apr 1967 – Jul 1967 | Company 192 | Graduated at Soldier Field, Chicago. Marched around and formed the "flag pole" of a 10,000 sailor "living flag". Company Commander ABF1 A.S. Carter. |
Berry, Bob | Seaman Recruit | Aug 8, 1967 – Oct 22, 1967 | Boot Camp | Just one bid party!!!! |
Mongillo, Lincoln | SA | Aug 28, 1967 – Nov 24, 1967 | Company 671 | |
Yates, Lynnwood | SA | Aug 31, 1967 – Nov 15, 1967 | 430 | Became a sonar tech submarines and retired in 1988 as an STCM(SS) |
Boone, William /billy | SR | Sep 19, 1967 – Dec 6, 1967 | Company 475 | Some of us left our lockers unlocked and were sent into the heated drying room in peacoats and watch caps to find our locks suspended on strings and had to try and open the combination with our nose. A one time deal.! |
Ptasnick, Ken | CTO3 | Nov 6, 1967 – Jan 1968 | RTC | We were Co 566. Reinhardt was our CC. Just wondering if anyone still remembers. After the Lakes attended"A" school for Communications Technician "O" branch Corry Field, Pensacola Fla. Discharged sept 1971 |
Whitfield, Richard | Abh3 | Dec 27, 1967 – Mar 13, 1968 | Navy recruit command | Arrived at Great Lakes two days after Christmas. Froze our butts off. Fond memories of those guys I shared that awful place with. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Company 002, 12th Battalion. |
Sarrault, Clifford/ Cliff | IC1 | Aug 1968 – Jul 1971 | TECH TRAINING | PUSHED 5 COMPANIES BETWEEN OCT. 1968 AND SEPT. 1969. THEN WENT TO TECHNICAL TRAINING IN THE TV STUDIO. |
Justiniano Jr, Hipolito | sa | Sep 1968 – Nov 1968 | recruit training company 91 | 8 weeks of hell |
Rasmussen, Jerry | AN | Sep 25, 1968 – | Co. 584 | |
Miskell, Michael | SR | Dec 17, 1968 – | Company 756 | I was 6th squad leader in charge of those darn frozen clotheslines. |
Statzer, Gordon | SA Gordon Statzer | Dec 17, 1968 – Feb 14, 1969 | 756 | Would like to hear from anyone from company 756 |
Hurd, Daryl | Sr | Dec 17, 1968 – Feb 14, 1969 | Naval Training Center | I would like to hear from anyone from Company 756. |
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