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Site Created:
28 June 2001
Updated:
10 Feb 2022
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Cliff Barnard's Navy Life
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USS Compton DD-705 '55-61' Newport, RI |
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USS Grand Canyon AD-28 '61-62' Newport, RI |
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VT-22 Jet Training Squadron '62-64' Kingsville, Tex. |
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USS Tulare AKA-112 '64-65' San Diego, Cal |
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USS Saratoga CVA-60 '65-67' Mayport, Fla |
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USS Cadmus AR-14 '67-68' Newport, RI |
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PBR River Division 554 '69-70' Vietnam |
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USS Puget Sound AD-38 Newport, RI '70-71' |
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Navy Advisor for the ferro-cement
boat building program Vietnam '71-72' the above boat is 63' long,
has twin diesel engines and is made of cement, chicken wire and
re-bar. We built them in the Saigon Naval Shipyard.
Maintenance Supervisor for COMCRUDESLANT, Newport, RI '72-74'
Charged with upkeep and maintenance of 54 destroyers and 2 cruisers.
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| After retirement from Navy worked
building, modifying, repairing and testing 688 class fast attack and
Trident missile nuclear submarines. Groton, Ct '78-92' |
Medals Cliff received:
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Combat Action Ribbon
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Combat Distinguishing Device |
Vietnam Combatant-Craft Crewman |
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Bronze Star with "V"
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Navy Commendation with "V" |
Navy Achievement |
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Purple Heart
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Good Conduct
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Vietnam Service |
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Vietnam Campaign
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Armed Forces Expedition |
National Defence |
My Navy career in a nutshell, Cliff
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