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Charles Penix Email
08/09/11

Where do you live now? Ohio

What Was your Rank/Rate On The Holland? SN

What Year (Timeline) where you on the Holland ? 1969-1971

What Duty Command Site was the Holland at ? Charlson SC and Rota Spain

Are you a USS Holland AS-32 Plank-Owner ? no

A USS Holland AS-32 ShellBack ? Yes

Where you part of the 1996 Decom Crew ? no

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I was transferred out in Early 1971.  Was a crane operator, and Side Cleaner.  "the insane crew".  :>  I was discharged as a BM2 in 1972 aboard another ship.  I remember very well, the trip over to Rota in March of '69.  :>)  I was one of the volunteer riggers on the boat deck late after midnight during the hurricane. That was when the Captain's Gig was ripped out of the deck and flew over the aft mast.  Then found by the USS Kennedy 6 months later 3,000 miles from where we lost it.  With permission they used it as a target but first stripped the brass and Wheel and sent it to us in Rota.  The Gunners set explosives to blow the cranes for we were at rollover mercy with the rolls.  Anyone in this LARGE group REMEMBER this?


Ricky Bob Jones 
08/08/11

Where do you live now? Texas

What Was your Rank/Rate On The Holland? ET@

What Year (Timeline) where you on the Holland ? June 1980- 1982

What Duty Command Site was the Holland at ? Subron 10

Are you a USS Holland AS-32 Plank-Owner ? No

A USS Holland AS-32 ShellBack ? No

Where you part of the 1996 Decom Crew ? No

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WGT, yes.  Best Radio Central, except when they broke stuff I had to fix.

I was on board for the "cruise" to Bergen, Norway.

Captain Bump.  He worked us but let us do our jobs without a lot of ........  Captain Bump, sir, if  you read this, I want you to know something.  Sir, I knew that it ever hit fan, my skipper was going to get us out of it.  Thank you, sir.  Respectfully ET2 Jones.


Joaquin Diaz Email
08/04/11

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Would like to find shipmates during my tour on the Holland


scott heath Email
08/03/11

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I had a blast on that girl, alto of good and bad, I boarded her in August of 89 but of course I had to do my time in the scullery, and if that wasn't bad enough hurricane Hugo was rolling through SC. Before I new it we were under way trying to go around Hugo but my god the ship was listing port to starboard and yes, I couldn't get any work done because I was turning green on the deck. Fond Memories. LOL


Dennis Shackleton Email
08/01/11

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Change of home port from Charleston to Guam. 


William Crawford (Bill) Email
07/31/11

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I was stationed on the USS Holland AS-32 in ( 1972-1975) Rota, Spain, Charleston, SC, Bremerton Washington. 
I was in Shop # x38a, R-2 Division. I worked on Propulsion systems, Screw changes, Reactor compartment. I was an outside machinist mate E-3.
I worked with : Bobby J. Thompson, Terry Hayes, David Elrod, Billy Jack Gauge, Don White and a whole lot more good people.


ETCS (SW) Anthony Scinta Email
07/31/11

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Really enjoyed serving on the last three masted ship in the U.S. Navy! Holland was the first ship I served on.


dan rielly Email
07/31/11

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really would like to hear from some of you old farts from my era. i am in constent contact contact with torpedo man 3rd jack casebier from reading ks. give me a shout


John E. Harkins Email
07/27/11

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At my request, I was transferred from the USS Shenandoah AD-26 to the Holland in the summer of 1963, shortly after the latter had had its "shake down cruise." The Holland sent a small group of us TAD to the USS Proteus at Holy Lock to learn how to machine new materials and work with new equipment. It turned out that there was no such new technology. The Proteus steamed to Rota, getting there before the Holland, which met us there a few weeks later. I mainly served as R-2 Division police petty officer and R-2 Division supply petty officer for most of the time I was aboard, prior to being shipped to Charleston for discharge in early February of 1965. Glasgow and Rota were very memorable duty stations. I would dearly love to hear from some of my shipmates. I am only in touch with two by email at this time. Among those I spent liberty time with  were Sidney Miller, Mark Dutton, LeRoy Froman, and Chuck Bright. There were many others, but my memory is fading.


Kathleen Cloudq Email
07/25/11

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What a pleasure it was to serve on AS-32 as my first Duty Station


Kenneth Ray Lambert Email
07/25/11

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This was my first and last ship and she's very special to me. I fondly remember the good times I had on board. I'm still intouch with some of my old shipmates and we enjoy sharing our memories. I left active duty in April 1983, about a month before she left for the world cruise. Sorry I missed it.


Charles L. Riker Jr. Email
07/25/11

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I loved the Holland and the sites where I was stationed on it.  I have lots of great memories.  Sure miss the people that I have served with and would love to hear from them also.



Edward P. Adams Email
07/24/11

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I just want to say, that this is great, to have a place too go and find old friend. People you thought you would here from again. And help you to remember thing you have long forgotten. I want to say thank you to the person or persons that made this possible. And I would like to talk to anyone that was on the Holland at the time and place shown. Thank you


Dale Hall Email
07/23/11

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Great Duty station. Great people there.


Clois W. Davis JR Email
07/23/11

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Just looking for other Plank Owners who were on board when I was.


james d bartlett Email
07/22/11

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looking for old shipmates. good times, good friends.


Roy Gideon (son of Burl Joe) Email
07/22/11

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 My Dad was on this ship during WW II


Ken Smith Email
07/22/11

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HOLLAND was a great ride!!!


Walter Metzler Email
07/21/11

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I remember long hours and hard work.  Good equipment and a chance to learn.  Good times in Rota and Gibraltar.  Made a lot of good friends.  Hope I can find a few old shipmates.


Angel (Duncan) Merritt Email
07/21/11

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I have such fond memories of my time in Guam and on the ship.  So many great friends and memories!

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