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LTJG Art Arseneault LT James F. Cahill SKSN Otis W. Hackeny BMCS Eric Tornbloom CAPT Jack Viera US Army CAPT Kerrith H. (Kerry) King Art
It was a rough winter. In march of 1946 he reported to Naval Ordnance Lab at Washington Navy Yard for duty with the Ordnance Disposal Unit. He was appointed Ensign on 22 Sep 1944, he was soon promoted to LTJG on 1 Aug 1946. In Sep he reported to Mine Disposal Unit at the Naval Powder Factory, Indian Head, MD and enrolled in the first class of what would become the Explosive Ordnance School in 1947. In Mar-Sep of 1946 while attached to NOl, he was part of a group of 20 officers being schooled in various subjects of EOD, mines, torpedoes, guided missiles, bombs, bomb fuses, etc. He was in the mine contact class. When they finished, one of each group was selected to be the instructor at Indian Head and sent to advanced training. "The rest of us were held for duty if needed." In Aug, LTJG Silas DeLoach and he were sent to COMTEN with six enlisted men to clean ordnance range at Culebra Island southwest of Puerto Rico. [ top ] LT LT. James F. Cahill, USN Training Class Early. LCK. Jim saw service in WWII. His service in the teams began in 1951 and he served in both UDT- 2 and 4. He had served in the Navy from 1944-46 and again until 1953 when he was released with five years service. In civilian life, he became President of New England Divers Inc., with 38 years in business. He is divorced and has seven children: Maureen, Michael, Cheryl, Patricia, Robert, Mark, and Kristen. Also three grand children. He resides in Celebration FL at 665 Celebration Ave, 34747, Tel: 407-566-0658. His brother is author of Diary of Depths in 1972, Library of Congress 72-81639. It is about working with SCUBAs in the 1950's. Brother Robert lives next door at 667 Celebration Ave, Tel 407-566-8499. [ top ]
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(Camp McGill). It
was determined that we should wear Eisenhower-like shirt jackets
and a competition was held to see who could design an
appropriate shoulder patch. "Freddy the Frogs was the winner. I
last heard that Worthington had worked at Disney Studios, not
sure doing what. They were the "best of times". the best of
men." I am truly humble, but proud to have been a part of it.
Editor's Note: It has been determined by UDT/SEAL Museum research that "Freddy the Frog" was designed by Jack Tomlinson from UDT-2, winner of a contest sponsored by COMPHIBLANT. The logo was later approved by the Uniform Board in Washington, D.C. [ top ] |
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BMCS Eric Tornbloom USN, CLASS 19 LCK 4/58 In 1955, Swede was drafted into USN. He begged for sea duty but got duty at Naval Barracks Bremerton WA. He had to ship over to get sea duty aboard the USS NEW ALBANY out of Boston. He learned of UDT and was on his way the same day to Little Creek from Turkey. UDTRA started Jan 3, 1957 for Class 19. After UDTRA, he served in UDT-21 and SEAL Team Two and retired in 1977 with 22 years of service. He is divorced with no children. He resides at 233 W. Cottonwood Av, Palmer AK 99645
LEGEND: Looking back
on UDTRA, it was the worst time of my life, and at the same time, the
best time of my life. I know that sounds crazy but a finer group of
people, I have never been with. Everyone had the same goal...to get
through training all together! Little or no contact with outside, just
guys that made it a tight group. That's the part I really liked. I
don't believe there anything like this training anywhere. I was proud to
be one of them.
Also sailed 65 foot yachts in
the Caribbean sometimes alone. I delivered a 65 foot ketch from
Clearwater FL to St. Thomas. By the time I reach Puerto Rico I had only
the mizzen sail left and no fuel. A USCG chopper came with 20 gallons of
fuel that saved the day for sure. Night time crew of three crying. Main and jib both blown out. God Bless the U.S. Coast Guard. I also ran
crew boats in the Gulf of Mexico (100 footers). A Helluva job. [ top ]
Capt
Thanks Julia. [ top ] Kerry Editor: Correction to Kerry's bio: Kerry served as an enlisted man with UDT-21, Class 20. "...I served four years with the Navy (one on subs and almost three with UDT-21). Then I got out and went to college and through the R.O.T.C. program I was awarded a Regular Army Commission (cadet commandant). I served five years in the Army, two tours in Vietnam commanding airborne infantry units. I spent two years in Tripler Army Medical Center while they repaired a gunshot wound. PS. Don, your photo titled "Class 20" is not Class 20. A photo of Class 20 (my class) is in the 2nd Qtr, '97 Blast, p. 70, ." [ top ]
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