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Life Afer Spinax: Clyde
Hamilton May 1947-July 1948 Navy Reserve, Mobile, Alabama July 1948-October 1948 Recruit Training, San Diego, California October 1948-February 1949 Electrician School, San Diego, California (Honorman) February 1949-May 1949 Submarine School, New London, Connecticut (Honorman) May 1949-June 1950 USS Spinax SSR-489 June 1950-August 1950 USNA&C Prep School, New Port, Rhode Island September 1950-June 1954 Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama June 1954-June 1955 Basic Flight Training, Pensacola, Florida June 1955-November 1955 Advanced Flight Training, Kingsville, Texas November 1955-June 1957 Flight Instructor, NAS Whiting Field Florida June 1957-October 1957 Photo Recon School, NAS Pensacola Florida (First in Class) October 1957-June 1961 VFP 61 NAS Miramar California June 1961-July 1963 Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, California July 1963-July 1965 OP 944, Pentagon July 1965-July 1967 VCP 63, NAS Miramar, California August 1967-September 1969 USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 September 1969-January 1973 NAS North Island, California February 1973-February 1974 Commanding Officer, NAVCOMSTA Diego Garcia March 1974-January 1977 DCA Pacific, Wheeler AFB Hawaii January 1977-September 1978 CINCPACFLT Headquarters, Makalapa Hawaii September 1978 Retired EDUCATION Sept 1944-Jun 1945 Theodore High School Alabama Diploma Sept 1950-Jun 1954 Auburn University, Auburn, Ala BS Electrical Engineering June 1961 -July 1963 USN Postgraduate School BS Communication Engineering DEPLOYMENTS Feb 1949-May 1949 Mediterranean USS Spinax SSR-489 April 1959-Dec 1959 Pacific USS Lexington CVA-12 Feb 1961-Jun 1961 Pacific USS Midway CVA-41 Oct 1966-Apr 1967 Gulf of Tonkin USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 Jan 1968-August 1968 Gulf of Tonkin USS Ticonderoga CVA-14 Feb 1969-Sept 1969 Gulf of Tonkin USS Ticonderoga CVA-14
SIGNIFICANT DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal, Air medal (5), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal w/ Combat îVî (2), Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Unit Commendation (2), Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Occupation Service Medal (European Clasp), National Defense Service Medal w/one star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea), Vietnam Service Medal (8),Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal PROMOTIONS
EM3(SS) May 1949 LT Mar 1958 ENSIGN Jun 1954 LCDR Nov 1963 LT(JG) Dec 1955 CDR Jun 1968 |