| DUTY
CALLS... |
| 'Nam!!!
The following
article is testimony to Bob Whelan's experience in Vietnam... photos of
his Vietnam tour and others may be viewed in the 'Call to Duty' page by
clicking on his service photo.
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click on article to zoom)
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Jim Grant
goes to Sea... 10 November 1958. The caption under this 11
December Plainville News photo read as follows: "James D. Grant of 28 Stillwell
Drive, recent became the 15,000th man to be processed at the Armed Forces
Examining Station at New Haven during 1958. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Grant, he enlisted in the Navy for four years. He was graduated from Plainville
High School. Man at the right is Staff Sergeant Theodore W. Kinnaird, Chief
Clerk at the Examining Station." |
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Click to zoom)
Jim went
on to qualify for submarine duty. Shown above is a photo of a 'Guppy' class
sub taken at the Submarine Base in New London, Connecticut. The Submarine
insignia is shown at the top of the photo. |
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The
Magnificient Seven!!
In the back row, seven of our guys! From left to right: Ralph Noel, Ron
Distin, Joe Kratka, Jack Haddock, Bruce Bradshaw, Dave Hiltpold and Boyde
Ripley. Anchors aweigh, guys! Thanks for the news clip, Ralph Noel...
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 Actually,
if you look closely in the background of the top clipping, you will see
some of the ladies watching the photo shoot. Below is a closer look of
the some of the couples... From left to right are: Dave Hiltpold and Bernice
Bernier, Ron Distin and Judy Pelletier and Joe Kratka and Pat Foley. Again,
the clip courtesy of Ralph Noel.
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 You're
in the Navy now...
Boyde, Ralph and Jack... looking ahead
to their hitch with the Navy as their recruiter stands closeby. The caption
below the clip reads: "...Three of the enlistees are shown with John Krawczyk,
Torpedoman First Class, who recruited the group. Left to right, Boyde T.
Ripley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ripley of Oak Grove Trailer Park; Ralph
A. Noel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Noel, of 27 Norton Place; John C. Haddock
of 215 Farmington Avenue and Recruiter Krawczyk. |
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