12/27/2021 Full Name Charles E. Thrower Arrival date at CHARLESTON 8-29-1950 Departure date from CHARLESTON 2-20-1953 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN) CT2 Email address w4ukv1@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No? yes Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! Enjoyed working in DF most of my tour there. Worked part time for Sears Roebuck downtown Charleston in stockroom and radio repair shop. Met the love of my life, Clarice Owens, in Ravenel, SC and dated her two years. Received my Amateur Radio General Class License there 12-7-1951 and Advanced Class License 12-12-1952. I am the last surviving member of CT school class of 6-15-1949 at Bainbridge Island, Wash. now 92 yr old. 3/30/2020 Full Name: Stephen K Andros Arrival date at CHARLESTON: FEB 1983 Departure date from CHARLESTON: May 1987 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTR1/CTRC/CTRCS Email address: stephenkandros@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: stephenkandros@gmail.com Comments and highlights of your tour of duty!: SIGSEC/TELMON operations chief 7/12/2016 1.FullName: Michael J. Boling 2.NickName: Mike 3.ArriveDate: October 1991 4.DepartDate: October 1993 5.RateRating: CWO4 6.Duty: CharlestonSC 7.Email: mikiejo@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: I was the Operations Department head and retired from the Navy while stationed at NSGA Charleston. 2/20/2015 1.FullName: Susan C. Melnychuk 2.NickName: Sue 3.ArriveDate: Apr 1988 - Sept 1989 4.DepartDate: Comms/Admin 5.RateRating: CTO1 6.Duty: CharlestonSC 7.Email: scmelnychuk@gmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 6/26/2012 1.FullName: Cecil Bashara 2.NickName: "Bash" 3.ArriveDate: May 1980 4.DepartDate: June 1984 (Retire) 5.RateRating: CTA1 6.Duty: CharlestonSC 7.Email: underpaid_m@hotmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Former CTR1. Was assigned to COMSUBGRU6 at first (about a year there I think). Then over to the now defunct NSGA Charleston as enlisted Admin supervisor. Don't remember many of the names (I'm old now!). My boss was CWO4 Gary Schultz. The skipper was CDR Cole (now deceased I believe). Don't remember the XO's name either...LCDR...(?) but I can see him plain as day. I do remember LTJG Lauer! Anyway... nice tour there, some really good people. I wore several hats during that time, sure hope I wore them well. I retired from the Navy after that assignment, and still live in the area. Tuesday 11/09/2010 10:37:20pm Nickname: Full Name: Wayne Locklar Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTOSN Arrival Date: 2/71 Depart Date: 8/71 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: ComSubFlot Six Email Address: waynelocklar@gmail.com City_State: Troy, AL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Worked with some great guys and especially CTOC Robert Wagner. Was mararied while stationed in Charleston. As noted by others, enjoyed greatly playing on the secgru fastpitch softball team and remember Wayne Danner was our pitcher. Also, RM1 Johnny B. Wood was a great friend and neighbor. Sunday 07/19/2009 9:11:56pm Nickname: Full Name: Gregory A. Inman Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTA2 Arrival Date: 12/79 Depart Date: 1/81 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Admin/FES Email Address: greginman55@yahoo.com City_State: Bulls Gap, Tennessee Highlights of your tour/Comments: Working in the Fleet Electronic Support Division for Senior Chief Terry Sprague. Saturday 03/21/2009 2:13:39pm Nickname: AJ Full Name: Albert Jannello Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTM1/CTMC Arrival Date: Aug. 1979 Depart Date: Oct.1984 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: FES Email Address: ajusnret@hotmail.com City_State: York, SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Making CTMC. Thursday 01/24/2008 8:33:30am Nickname: Full Name: Dwayne Hersh Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTMCS(SW) Arrival Date: June 1992 Depart Date: June 1995 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: FES Email Address: dh0057@gmail.com City_State: Charleston,SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Great tour Tuesday 01/02/2007 11:57:05pm Nickname: Winston Full Name: James R. Churchill Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTM2(SW) Arrival Date: 8/82 Depart Date: 5/86 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: 40 Dept. FES; TTY & SSQ-80 Maint Email Address: jchurchill@milcom-systems.com City_State: Pensacola, Fl Highlights of your tour/Comments: Being a part of "Jerry's Kids". CTMCM Terry Sprague, CTMC AJ, Dwightus Maximus, Sap, Mikey, Mathew, Ski; Getting my "Cutlasses". The best duty station I had. All very great memories! Wednesday 12/13/2006 10:50:55am Nickname: Rich Full Name: Richard Slonim Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTR1 Arrival Date: July 1969 Depart Date: MAy 1971 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: COMSEC Email Address: rslonim@comcast.net City_State: Charleston, SC USA Highlights of your tour/Comments: Getting selected for NESEP. Tuesday 09/12/2006 9:21:53am Nickname: Sonny Full Name: Harold Jobe Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTM1(SW/AW) Arrival Date: 3/91 Depart Date: 6/95 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: FES Shop Email Address: hgjobe@hotmail.com City_State: Timberville, Virginia Highlights of your tour/Comments: Met some great people at the FES shop while at NSGA Charleston. Terry Sprague, CTMCSPaul Chason, CTM2 Steve Buchin, CTM2 Carlos Spicer, CTMC Lee Ziedler and many more. Monday 06/26/2006 3:49:17pm Nickname: thrower Full Name: Charles E. Thrower Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CT3, CT2 on 4-16-52 Arrival Date: 8-29-50 Depart Date: 2-20-53 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: DF Email Address: w4ukv@tampabay.rr.com City_State: Brandon, FL Highlights of your tour/Comments: great duty station. great city. made some lifelong friends there, both thru amateur radio and socially. Monday 04/17/2006 2:49:45pm Nickname: Full Name: Clyde E. Wilson, Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: LT/LCDR Arrival Date: July 1970 Depart Date: September 1, 19755 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: COMSEC OFFICER & XO NSGA 'til 1973. Email Address: cwilson15@sc.rr.com City_State: Summerville, SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Let's complete DEPT/DIV/UNIT ATTACHED TO: From Feb. 1973 was the District Officer for Reserve Affairs for 6th and 5th Naval Districts until Sep. 1975. Two great tours of duty. Great men to work with. Enjoyed the training visits we made in lots of places. Sunday 10/09/2005 1:40:02pm Nickname: Sid Full Name: Sidney R. Maddux Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CT2/CT1 Arrival Date: Jan.1949 Depart Date: Jun1950 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Email Address: josid512AOL.COM City_State: Gulfport, MS Highlights of your tour/Comments: Tuesday 05/31/2005 4:45:32am Nickname: Walt Full Name: Walter E. Welton Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTOC Arrival Date: Sep 1971 Depart Date: Oct 1974 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: COMSEC Email Address: waltwelton@tds.net City_State: McClellanville, SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Transferred to the Fleet Reserve Sunday 05/22/2005 5:03:33pm Nickname: Jerry Full Name: Jerrold L. Becklehiemr Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTA2/CTA1 Arrival Date: Mar 1975 Depart Date: Jan 1977 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Admin Email Address: jbecklehimer@cablespeed.com City_State: Severn, Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 11/20/2004 10:16:12am Nickname: Jim Full Name: James Taylor Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTA3 Arrival Date: Dec.1961 Depart Date: Aug.1962 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: RPIO Email Address: monica.taylor@utoledo.edu City_State: Temperance, Mi. Highlights of your tour/Comments: Charlestown was quite a let down as a liberty town from Yokohama. Was glad I only had 9 months there until discharge. Friday 09/03/2004 11:38:22pm Nickname: AL Full Name: ALVIN LOUIE WHITAKER Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTTC Arrival Date: JUNE 81 Depart Date: MAY 85 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: NAVSECGRUACT Email Address: AL-WHITAKER@MSN.COM City_State: POMARIA_SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE Saturday 05/22/2004 11:18:11am Nickname: Mac & Jim Full Name: James E. McCreedy Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTR1 Arrival Date: June 1966 Depart Date: June 1968 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: COMSEC Email Address: jcmccreedy@aol.com City_State: Sun City, AZ Highlights of your tour/Comments: Monday 05/17/2004 7:06:17am Nickname: Ernie Full Name: Ernest Parris Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTA3 Arrival Date: April, 1961 Depart Date: June, 1963 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: RPIO Email Address: ernestparris@bellsouth.net City_State: Gadsden, Alabama Highlights of your tour/Comments: Worked very hard at times, especially during the "Cuban Missile Crisis". Had a lot of good friends both on base and off base. Would like to hear from any working at RPIO during those years. Tuesday 01/13/2004 1:35:02pm Nickname: Greg Full Name: Gregory A. Inman Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTA2 Arrival Date: 1979 Depart Date: 1981 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Admin/Direct Support Division Email Address: ginman@ncats.net City_State: Fremont, Michigan Highlights of your tour/Comments: Saturday 03/08/2003 11:22:52am Nickname: Full Name: Ken Srong Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTR1(SS) Arrival Date: april 1987 Depart Date: Nov 1989 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Bldg 84 Email Address: liteup@ncfreedom.net City_State: Jacksonville NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: meeting the good people there and also playing on the softball team. Monday 02/03/2003 12:15:16am Nickname: Ed Full Name: John E. Lambert Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTO2 Arrival Date: Feb 88 Depart Date: Sep 89 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: CRG Email Address: ctocs4fsu@cox.net City_State: Chesapeake, Va Highlights of your tour/Comments: Great softball team, Hurricane Hugo cut tour short. Saturday 12/21/2002 5:57:50pm Nickname: Thig Full Name: Carlton Ray Thigpen, Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTA1 Arrival Date: 02/06/65 Depart Date: 02/18/68 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: RPIO/COMSEC Email Address: carltonthigpen@earthlink.net City_State: Kinston, N.C. Highlights of your tour/Comments: My tour of duty in Charleston was very good. I was lucky enough to serve with an outstanding group of people. After the first year we resided in MENRIV Park in Goose Creek. The only naval housing we lived in that changed our light bulbs for us. This was the last command that I was able to play fast pitch softball in an organized league. I was a catcher and won the base batting championship my last season in Charleston. In receipt of orders to Japan I packed my mit and spikes in anticipation of playing in Japan. Surprise! Surprise! When I arrived in Japan they were playing Chruch League Softball. Monday 04/08/2002 7:06:48pm Nickname: SKI Full Name: James T. Mizvesky Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTM2 Arrival Date: 1978 Depart Date: 1980 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Direct Support Email Address: MONGO_3@msn.com City_State: E. Patchogue NY Highlights of your tour/Comments: BEING PART OF THE TEAM AND GETTING THE JOB DONE. Monday 04/01/2002 8:31:53pm Nickname: JJ Full Name: Jerry Joe Steward Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTT1 Arrival Date: 20 July 1968 Depart Date: 02 March 1970 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: NSGA TGU Email Address: stewajs@semo.net City_State: Dexter, MO Highlights of your tour/Comments: TAD on USS Thomas J Gary (DER-326) 05 July 1969 to 28 October 1969. Saturday 03/30/2002 6:09:17am Nickname: JJ Full Name: Jerry Steward Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTT1 Arrival Date: 1968 Depart Date: 1970 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: TGU Email Address: stewajs@semo.net City_State: Dexter, MO Highlights of your tour/Comments: TAD on USS Thomas J. Gary (DER-326)in 1969. Tuesday 01/01/2002 3:14:01pm Nickname: Sully Full Name: Paul W. Sullivan Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTRC(NAC) Arrival Date: 03/85 Depart Date: 03/88 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: 30/32 Email Address: ctrcsully@home.com City_State: Pensacola, FL Highlights of your tour/Comments: Had a great boss, Lt Vic Mellow. Weekends at Short Stay. Bass fishing paradise! Saturday 12/29/2001 4:19:58pm Nickname: Full Name: Paul A. Moore Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CWO4 Arrival Date: 9/91 Depart Date: 10/93 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: 40 Department (Maintenance) Email Address: moorepa@yadtel.net City_State: Huntersville, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments: I reported to NSGA Charleston from USS Chancellorsville(CG-62)to finish my 30 year naval career. I was a CTR and they assigned me to the maintenance department as the Department Head. If it hadn't been for the likes of CTMCM (RET) Terry Sprague, it would have been a difficult 2 years. Thanks, Terry. Others there during this time: CTRCM Wayne Parsons, CTMCS Kile, LCDR Cowart, LT Yslas, CWO4 Boling, CTRCM Duffy Merrill, ENC White, CTMCS Dwayne Hersh(a USS Yorktown(CG-48) shipmate), CTMCS Paul Chason and my relief CWO3 Bill Sellers. My retirement ceremony was held aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10). I thought this a fitting place to hold the ceremony since I was a plankowner on USS Yorktown(CG-48). It is really a shame to see all these duty stations close. Wednesday 12/26/2001 9:21:43pm Nickname: Full Name: Alan C. Smith Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTR2 Arrival Date: January 1988 Depart Date: January 1991 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: Email Address: ALAN1231@ATT.NET City_State: Overland Park Kansas Highlights of your tour/Comments: Great times with CTRC Anderson, CTO1 Murphy, CTO2 Lambert, CTR1 Hutchison, CTR3 Schapp etc..., A softball team that was the best at the Naval Base Monday 12/17/2001 5:19:05pm Nickname: Walt Full Name: Walter E. Welton Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTOC Arrival Date: 9/71 Depart Date: 10/31/74 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: COMSEC Email Address: waltwelton@tds.net City_State: McClellanville, SC 29458 Highlights of your tour/Comments: Retirement Thursday 11/22/2001 10:14:21am Nickname: AJ Full Name: Albert J Jannello Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at Charleston: CTM1 / CTMC Arrival Date: Aug 1979 Depart Date: Sept 1984 Dept/Div/Unit attached to: FES Shop Email Address: ajusnret@hotmail.com City_State: York, SC Highlights of your tour/Comments: Initiated / made Chief there.