Master Chief Jack P. Clabaugh, USN (Ret.)
A special salute to my favorite
Master Chief, Jack P. Clabaugh, born on the 4th of July and one of the
Pearl Harbor Survivors.
From your wife,
Elaine
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 HMCS William Pylypciw, USN
(Ret.)
I am writing
this for my dad, HMCS William Pylypciw, USN (Ret). He enlisted in June
26, 1941 and took a test on June 23, 1944, for a new trainee certificate
for Chief Petty Officer (after completing a tour as a medic with the 3rd
separate medical company, 3rd Marine Division, in the
Pacific).
He was
promoted to CPO on June 15, 1945. After that
he was transferred to the USS Kearsarge (CV-33) on the pre-commissioning
detail, and served on it until 1948. He had
always been told that was a very short time to achieve
CPO. He really had a remarkable career and his memory of
the events during his 22 years in the Navy are still very
clear.
Bill Pylypciw,
Jr.
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Jack G. Terry, CPO (Ret.)
Hi Jack! (Don't say that in an airport!) To our favorite
Chief.
Love, Carol, Jason, Raven, and
Midnight
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Lynn Wink
My friend and Shipmate
Lynn Wink was the personification of a Chief. He was always there for
his friends and shipmates and always willing to go the extra
mile. I think the word caring, was developed
for Lynn as he cared
for not only his family and friends, but also for the country he loved
so dearly. It was my honor to have
Lynn as my fiend
and shipmate.
John
Chiumento/Vess
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MCPO John Kemp
Happy Birthday to all Fleet
& Force Master Chiefs (past & present) and my friend, MCPO John
Kemp, Retired Force Master Chief of the Naval Air System
Command.
GMCM James E.
Smith, Retired Force Master Chief of the Naval Sea System
Command
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To all my shipmate
buddies from 1984 until 2000, happy birthday, fellow Chiefs and those of
you that didn't get selected but should have. Always remember, the times
we spent together will always be remembered as good times, because the
bad times always fade fast. I will always remember one and all because
of the camaraderie we had at the time. From Philly Naval Base to
Tallahassee Reserve Center, God
Bless and Happy Birthday to all.
MRC Craig A. Mann
USNR/Tar
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EMC (SS) Bob Y.
My mentor and leader of
50 years ago is EMC (SS) Bob Y. He
was COB of the USS Albacore
(AGSS-569). Then IC2(SS), he leaned on me hard to make me a sub sailor. Later in the
Naval Reserve I made CPO trying to uphold
his image and demeanor. This training given by him was before the Senior
and Master CPO era, without the
trappings and overkill we see today.
Tom
Bachman
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Today’s chiefs stand by
their men through thick and thin.
Leonard
Lindstrom
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I would like to wish
all CPO's smooth sailing.
May the wind always be at your back and may your coffee cup never be
empty.Good luck
& God bless.
AWCPaul J. Walden, USN
(Ret.)
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Master Chief (IMCM) Clarence S. Paryz
Among the first to be promoted to Master Chief (E-9) when the new E-8
and E-9 positions were created more than 50 years ago!
Gary Paryz
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116th birthday! WOW, how
does time pass so fast? It just seems like last year I was stationed at
BUPERS and was the President of the CPO Association. We had
a group of CPOs that were really active and, in conjunction with the
Pentagon CPO Association, we
planned the 100th birthday ball. My memory is a little fuzzy because I
have had surgery for a brain tumor since I retired but I remember Chief
Kathy Hanson came up with the idea to have a bell cast and present to
the Navy memorial for the occasion. We went
over to the foundry together when the bell was cast and she and I put
one of our collar devices in the bell. Shipmate Bob Washington was also
involved in the planning of the events, so maybe he can fill in some of
the names.
ASCM Jim Copeland,
USN (Ret.)
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