NSG Detachment Shemya, Alaska .. Feb 66 - Aug 66

Images from    Rex Rosenberg (former CT3)

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Photos, information, and narrative about Shemya Change-of-Command ceremony involving Chief Kenyon and Chief Poole, submitted by Rex W. Rosenberg February 6, 2010 With the exception of the photos of the Change of Command ceremony, I did all the photos I am submitting, or had someone else use my camera to do them if I happen to be in them. While looking through your page and the link related to Shemya I came across the Change-of-Command ceremony involving the small Naval Detachment on Shemya from Adak. I was on Shemya from Adak between February, 1966, and August, 1966. Initially, we were under the command of Chief Bob Kenyon when this ceremony took place, during which command was passed along to Chief Poole. While reading Chief Poole’s account, though, it became apparent two of us who were there on Shemya at the time were left out. That’s understandable since I can’t remember the names of all the guys I worked with while there, either. Chief Poole stated in his account of the ceremony that: “The assistant POIC of the detachment (Jack Erbes, CT3) got a couple of Air Force guys to man our circuits, so that when we arrived on Shemya, all 9 of the Navy guys were there, lined up for inspection in one line, in "starched and pressed dungarees, with white hats and foul-weather jackets.” Actually, “Air Force guys” didn’t “man our circuits.” Ray Mannahan and I (Rex Rosenberg) were at our R-390’s that day during the Change of Command ceremony and had to miss it. We would like to have been present for that unique ceremony, but we were working at the time. Rex W. Rosenberg

Map of Shemya

Chow Hall card

Chief Poole and Chief Kenyon with the P3 Orion before the Change of Command ceremony

Chief Kenyon and Chief Poole - Change of Command Ceremony

Captain Chester Phillips addressing those detachment sailors present at the Change of Command ceremony. Rex Rosenberg and Ray Mannahan were sitting at their R-390’s and were not present for this ceremony.

Chief Bob Kenyon in one of our rooms for a poker game. Bob Honey is in bed in the background

Rex Rosenberg on the top bunk; Chief Bob Kenyon in the middle; I don’t remember the names of the others.

L to R bottom row; Bob Honey and Bill Codemo; White t-shirt hidden by two bottles is Ray Mannahan; Rex Rosenberg in white t-shirt to Ray’s right; names for the others are not known

Rex Rosenberg with Boozer at front door to Composite Building

Front row; unknown; Rex Rosenberg on chair; Bob Honey; The only other one that is known is Ray Mannahan in the white t-shirt standing behind Rex Rosenberg

Ray Mannahan with Chief Kenyon

Ray Mannahan and Rex Rosenberg

Chief Kenyon and Rex Rosenberg (with a bottle someone stuck in my hand for the photo)

Looking out an upper window from the Composite Building

Erb amusing himself, and the rest of us, by spitting lighter fluid at his lighter

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