Himmerich, Frank A., LCDR USN Retired, 1949-1972


I enlisted in the regular Navy in June 1949 after serving as a ALAN in the Naval Air Reserve 
as a radio operator in PBY aircraft. I requested and got ET school. After ET school I was 
assigned to the USS Manchester (CL-83). When the ship was in the Korean war zone we had a 
SECGRU Detachment aboard. I worked with them fairly closely since they were operating the 
equipment I was assigned to maintain when they were not aboard. It was then I was talked 
into requesting duty with the Security Group. After the ship came back to Long Beach I received 
orders for NAVRADSTA Cheltenham for school. After about 3 months I was sent to Naples for duty 
with Comm Unit 32. In 18 months I served in the USS C.R. Ware(DD-865), USS Steinaker (DD 863) 
and the Naval Mission Turkey for duty at the unit north of Istanbul.

After those beginnings more tours included:
NAVSECSTA ( Change rate from ET1 to CT1) 
Recife, Brazil  1954-1957 (Made CTC and also Selected for WO)
NAVSECSTA - TAD to Submarines USS Tusk and USS Sirago
SECGRUHQ 1958-1960
Officers Electronic School, Great Lakes 1960 (Selected ENS and LTJG)
Electronic Maint Officer, Sec Gru Div NavRadSta Adak 1961- 1962 (Selected LT)
Electronic Maint Officer, USS Oxford (AG-159) Later AGTR-1 1962-1964
SecGruHq 1964-1967 (Selected LCDR )
CinCUSNavEur, London 1967-1970
NavElexSysComm HQ 1970-1972
 
Retired 1972 as a LCDR