Frank Radkowski article

Joseph Baldwin

* US Navy Active Duty

4/71 - 4/75

* US Navy Inactive Reserve

4/75 - 4/77

* Boot Camp Great Lakes

* "A" School - Pensacola, Florida

Communications Technician/Operations - "CTO" (rating patch was a lightning bolt and feather quill) specializing in teletype systems/creation of and learning 5 baud ticker tape reading and other secure communications systems. Upon graduation was able to create teletype messages and type at 75-80 wpm.. I owe this lightning speed typing skill to my senior year typing class teacher, God bless her soul :-).

US Naval Communications Base

Guam, MI - Guam was a message relay station for message creation/encryption to and from Washington DC and the US Navy 7th Fleet operating in the South Pacific during the Viet Nam War.

* "C" School, Pensacola, Florida specializing in Computer Technology/Management of encryption data systems operations.

* US Naval Communication Station, Winter Harbor, Maine. Communications with all communication stations and ships in the Atlantic 2nd Fleet. Daily coordination and set up/restart of all computer systems to all US Navy Communications Stations and other Federal agencies worldwide.

* Honorably Discharged, April 1975 as "Petty Officer 2nd Class Baldwin"

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Kathleen Fill

CW4 Kathy FILL
Branch of Service: US Army
Served In US Army Reserves with 10 Years of Active Duty Service

Length of Service: 26 years
Rank at discharge: Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)

Commendations or awards: (5) Army Achievement Medals (AAM), (2) Meritorious Service Medals (MSM), (1) Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Other information: 
Served from Ranks of PFC (Private First Class) to E5 (Sergeant) as a 74F System Technician & was recruited to CW1 to CW4, 251A,Information System Security Specialist

Held Command for 4 years of a Technical Unit in Baltimore, Maryland that conducted a mission to Egypt on the heals of Dessert Storm.

Deployed to IRAQ & KUWAIT in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2003-2004 attached to the 1st Information Operations Command, under 1st ARMY, serving as an Information Assurance Technical Analyst of the Regional Computer Emergency Response Team Southwest Asia, and returned to served from 2004-2009 at Ft. Belvoir, VA under the 1st IO, Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) in Washington, DC, overseeing highly skilled Technical Teams in analyzing and defending critical war-time command and control networks from intrusion.

Chief Fill returned to the Reserves side of the house in the Pittsburgh Moon Township area in 2009 where she was promoted to CW4 while serving in a highly skilled technical unit in the reserves. She retired in June of 2013.

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Colleen Kearney Altman

Served in the United States Navy for 21 years 1972-1993, in the Nurse Corps. 

Retired as a Lieutenant Commander.

Colleen Kearney Altman - LCDR NC USN RET

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John Dixon

Served in the US Army for 34 years

First Sergeant

Numerous medals

BS from Point Park College

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*Lynn Lowery

Retired from the United States Army

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Michael Marletto

Army Reserve 

Active Duty- Fort Polk Louisiana 1970. 

Petroleum Supply Specialist and supply clerk. 475th Discharged 1976. Rank E3. 

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David Minor

I served in the US Naval Reserve from Oct 1977 to July 1981, as a Surface Warfare Officer assigned to the carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV63(now decommissioned). I was discharged as a Lieutenant.

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*David Oakes

Served in the Army in Phu Bai, Vietnam

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*John C. Palumbo

US Air Force Veteran

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Frank Radkowski

I am a proud Navy and Army veteran. 

First tour of service:

1971-1975   US Navy Active duty

Basic Training - Great Lakes, Illinois

Rank:  HM3

Navy Hospital Corpsman - Assisted in the prevention and treatment of disease and injury and assisted health care professionals in providing medical care to Navy and Marine Corps personnel of the operational forces, shore activities and other authorized beneficiaries.

Assignments:

*1971-1973  Portsmouth Virginia Naval Base

Portsmouth Naval Hospital

*1973-1974   Keflavik Iceland Naval Base

Assignments with the Marines

Medical Dispensary

*1974-1975   Norfolk Virginia Naval Base

USS JFK  (CVA67)

USS Kalamazoo (AOR6)

Honorable Discharge from the Navy in 1975 

HM3

Second tour of service:

1981-1984   Army National Guard

Rank:  SP

Behavioral Science Specialist 

Collected and recorded psychosocial and physical data.

Assisted with care and treatment of psychiatric, drug and alcohol patients.

Counseled clients/patients with personal, behavioral or psychological problems.

Honorable Discharge from the Army Reserves in 1984

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Summary:

In 1971, I enlisted in the Navy and did my basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois. After basic training, I was assigned to a 500 bed Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia from 1971-73.  There I worked with trauma amputations, service men exposed to agent orange and napalm and many other battle injuries, and diseases. Other duties included, suturing, performing minor surgeries and sometimes going home with patients to help with their recovery.

From 1973-74, I was stationed at the Keflavik Iceland Naval Base. While there, I served in the Keflavik medical dispensary and did assignments with the Marines.

My final orders from 1974-75 sent me to the Norfolk Virginia Naval Base where two large ships were waiting for me: the USS JFK (CVA67) and the USS Kalamazoo (AOR6). I was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1975 as HM3.

In 1975, I decided to use the GI Bill and attended Old Dominion University and received my post graduate degree in accounting. 

In 1981, I became aware that the Army National Guard was looking for recruits with medical experience. So with my background and experience as a navy hospital corpsman, I decided to enlist, with the Army National Guard. From 1981-84, I was a Behavioral Science Specialist for them. My medical battalion was located in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. I counseled servicemen with personal, behavioral and/or psychological issues. I also assisted in the treatment of patients with drug and alcohol related problems. 

I did my best as a public servant and I feel my obligation was successful. Because of my time in the service I have many memorable experiences, one of which was being endearingly called “Doc” by members of the United States Marine Corp. 

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Wayne Spon

I retired from the submarine service after 21 yrs in the Navy ( 9 yrs active). I served onboard the USS Skate and the USS Los Angeles in Hawaii. I was a Machinist Mate with the rank of E-6. My naval career led to me to my civilian career as an HVAC Mechanic.

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Larry Wauzzinski*

U.S. Navy Corpsman - 5 years active

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John Zyak

Served in the Air Force E-3

Airborne Early Warning Radar Specialist

Flew in Texas, Mississippi, California

Honorably discharged 1974

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*denotes deceased