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There are 378 crew members registered for the Recruit Training Command Great Lakes.
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1973 | 1974 – 1980 | 1981 – 1984 | 1985 – 1988 | 1989 – 1992 | 1993 – 1996 | 1997 – 2001 | 2002 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Banchs, Jose | SA | May 27, 1969 – Jul 30, 1969 | 3rg Regiment 23rd Battalion Co 349 | After Boot camp I served on board The USS Independence CV62 out of Norfolk, Virginia, currently retired. One of my shipmates was Frank Battaglia and Phillip Diaz. |
Bax, David | SR | May 27, 1969 – Aug 16, 1969 | Boot Camp | |
Loomis, Steven | Seaman Recruit | Jul 7, 1969 – Oct 7, 1969 | USN Recruit, boot camp | I joined the Navy in April of my senior year of high school. The CACHE Program (delayed entry) gave me time to finish school and receive my diploma before reporting for active duty in July of 1969. |
Waxmann, Walter | Seaman | Aug 1969 – Nov 1969 | 500 | Looking for my old fellow recruits to ge my dates and names straight. Went on to Memphis and on to carriers. Got out with 8 years |
Brooks, Keith | SR | Sep 4, 1969 – Nov 22, 1969 | Recruite training | 5th squad leader |
Staehle, John | SA | Sep 16, 1969 – Nov 24, 1969 | Recruit | I am looking for any info on my C/C GMGC Thomas Smiley, he was instrumental in my success through out my Navy career. I honored him by following in his huge footsteps to retire as a Chief Gunner's Mate. |
Vargas, Francisco | fa | Sep 23, 1969 – Dec 5, 1969 | boot camp | We got to boot camp and the weather was nice and by the time we graduated, boy was it getting cold, we left just in time. Looking for Dennis Carderrella, BuffaloNY & tommy washington NewarkNJ. my # 9145624135 |
Copenhaver, Ernest | Seaman Recruit | Oct 1, 1969 – Dec 15, 1969 | Company 609 | After boot I did RD "A" school until May of 70 and then served on two missile destroyers, USS Dahlgren DLG_12 and USS Richmond K Turner DLG-20. |
O'Malley, Donald | SR | Oct 23, 1969 – Jan 23, 1970 | Company 643 | |
Price, Michael | sr | Dec 4, 1969 – Feb 24, 1970 | co 707 27 batt | |
Trotter, Michael | E1 | Apr 28, 1970 – Jul 1970 | 2nd reg, 25th batt, Co ? | Can't remember the company. Our chief was an electricians mate. |
Bernhard, Bryon | Seaman Recruit | Jul 1970 – Sep 1970 | Company 259 (The Squirrels) | Boot Camp Company 259...not sure of exact dates...summer of 1970...Company Commander was Chief Smith |
Cotterell, Frederick | Seaman | Jul 1970 – Oct 1970 | Co. 295 | We were a tight knit company under SFC J. R Juhola. A one eyed WW2 Vet. |
Dollison, David (Deacon) | E1 | Nov 10, 1970 – Feb 3, 1971 | Company 391,2nd Regiment, 27th Battalion | Need to get in touch with anyone from bootcamp company 391. I can be reached at dpdollison@yahoo.com. |
Melton, Darrel | Seaman Recruit E1 | Nov 16, 1970 – Feb 1971 | Company 398 | I would like to hear from anyone from my company. My Company Commander , which his first training class 1st class Petty Officer Martinell, he had a child while we were there.My email : dw2810@henderson.net |
Gary, Lawrence | SMSR | 1971 – 1972 | Recruit Training | lawrence.gary@redcross.org |
Higgs, Bruce | SN | 1971 – 1971 | Company 418 | |
Rose, Eddie | SR | Mar 22, 1971 – May 20, 1971 | 341 | Looking for anyone who went thru Training during March 1971 thru May 1971 My division Number is probably wrong. |
Smith, Bruce | SR | Apr 1971 – Jul 1971 | NTC Company 122 | DC1 Mace |
Lindsay, Harley | SR | May 18, 1971 – Aug 1971 | Company 151 | MM1 J.C. Colbert was the Company Commander. Ken Knuth was the RCPO. Was the beginning of a 26 plus year career, retired as a PNCM(SW). |
Matthews, Norman | NTC Great Lakes boot camp from May 27, 1971 to Aug 6, 1971 | May 27, 1971 – Aug 6, 1971 | Recruit Training | Looking for the Keel I am in or someone I went through boot camp with. I am willing to pay for a copy of the Keel. |
Adamson, Robert | E1 | Jun 6, 1971 – Aug 20, 1971 | Company 170 | Boot camp! |
Wallbank, Jim | SA | Jul 14, 1971 – Sep 8, 1971 | Boot Camp | Company 220 Graduate |
Peters, Alan | FR | Aug 1971 – Dec 1971 | Drill Team = CO. 940 | BTC Cooper was my Company Commander - Was told I would always remember him, and I have. |
Jackson, Greg | Recruit | Aug 24, 1971 – Nov 12, 1971 | Company 300 | We spent a lot of time in the cold, in the dark, marching on the Grinder with the dummy M1's, because we'd ticked-off our Company Commander. We also spent a lot of time folding clothes in the barrracks. |
Minor, William | E-3 | Oct 1971 – 1972 | RTC | Boot Camp!!! |
Adams, Jack | BT-3 | Nov 15, 1971 – Nov 1975 | Boiler Tech. | Came aboard the 843 in March of 72 as a Boiler Tech. I remember the hit at 1400 hrs or so,,,,,,July 17, 1972 , Tonkin Gulf time. Was on the decommission crew in Subic, after which was transferred to the Dale,,,,DLG 19. |
Salinas, Richard | SR | Jan 10, 1972 – Mar 16, 1972 | Company 021 | I was a 17 year old recruit. I had a good Company Commander, RD1 D, J, Mcinerney, USN. Traveled to recruit training with two Texas boys, James McEachern and now my mind fails me on the other. I am now 63 years. |
Dvorchak, Rick | FA | Feb 1972 – May 1972 | Company 075 | Interesting time for a hick kid from MA. BM1 Starcher (sp) CC, sister CC EN1 Hair. Both recently returned Vietnam Vets, Riverine forces. Had a different outlook on training and discipline as I found out in my career. |
Salluom, Jerry | SR | Feb 1972 – May 1972 | Boot Camp | HA! Who remembers anything about boot camp? |
Harpster, Gary | CE2 | Feb 21, 1972 – Mar 17, 1972 | Company 030 | Looking for John Carr |
Trott, Tom | Fn | Feb 22, 1972 – May 1972 | Company 070 (CC BM1 Alexander McKay) | McKay's Navy!! |
Billington, Bill | SA | Mar 17, 1972 – May 1972 | Basic | |
Dunlap, Michael | Airman | Apr 18, 1972 – Jun 1972 | Special Companies - Blue Jacket Choir | So many young men from so many places. What an experience at such a young age. |
Pierce, David | E-2 | Jul 6, 1972 – | 999-C | |
Potts, Robert "Bob" | SR | Aug 22, 1972 – Oct 12, 1972 | Company 348 | I remember washing our clothing by hand (bucket and a small scrub brush). Also hanging clothing in the center court with cloths ties and getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. Company Commander was an ET! (can't remember his name). |
Hower, Dale | ETR2 | Nov 1972 – Dec 1973 | ASSISTANT COMPANY COMMANDERS | What a great opportunity to help train and mold young navy recruits. Thirteen companies in one year. That's a lot of faces, a lot of skivie folding, 16 count manual of arms instruction, and marching around the base. |
Ashby, Ash | seaman | Apr 23, 1973 – Aug 13, 1973 | COMPANY 151 12TH BATTALION | ENJOYED BEING THERE IN 1973.HAD SOME VERY HOT DAYS RED FLAG WARNINGS WERE ISSUEDwell i would like to find my company commander.first class petty officer mays.and would also like to find petty officer childs.do remember . |
Rogers, Russell | sr | Jun 1973 – Aug 1973 | company 230 | We were Color Company. Our CO was EM1 Molineo |
Jarratt, Wallace Wally | E-1 | Jun 11, 1973 – Aug 8, 1973 | Company 73-192 | I am looking for ANYONE that was assigned to Company 73-192 at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center in Great Lakes, IL. |
Cochran, Robert | E-1 | Jun 29, 1973 – Aug 1973 | recruit | co.225 loved that nine weeks, until my Dad showed up for graduation in his Dress Whites, He was a CWO-3, MM; ) He had been in since 1938, and was still in active reserve status. Our C.C. Boatswain Mate first class rode me for the next wee |
Davis-bunn, Mary | SA | Jul 1973 – Sep 1973 | Company 3412 | I was in Company 3412, sister companies were 3410 & 3411. We reported mid- July 1973. Awesome experience - I enjoyed boot camp at RTC Orlando and SM "A" School on the Training Command side in Orlando! |
MacOmber, Walter (Mac) | FR | Aug 16, 1973 – Jan 16, 1974 | Co..21? | |
Arnold, George | SN | Nov 15, 1973 – Jan 31, 1974 | Great Lakes RTC Recruit Company 73-413 | Our CC was AE1 Harry B. Mann. He would like to contact Tom Coleman (1st Class PO) who pushed companies at Great Lakes back in the early to middle 1970s. Tom was either a aviation machinists mate or structural mechanic. |
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