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| Robert Gregory Orta, Sonar Technician 3rd |
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| Robert Gregory Orta, Sonar Technician 3rd |
This was taken when Robert went on his first overseas deployment on the USS Rogers
(DD-876) during 1966. The ship spent the majority of its time in the northern
portion of the Gulf of Tonkin performing search and rescue for downed pilot. We
spent some time doing gun fire support for the folks that were engaged in ground fighting.
Some statistics gathered at the end of the overseas cruise:
Days underway: 147
Days in port: 42
Endurance factor: 77%
Miles traveled: 60,715
Gallons of fuel used: 3,278,744
Aspirin consumed: 17,704
Cokes sold: 93,636
Candy bars sold: 69,001
Engagement rings sold: 11
Chief Warrant Officer 3rd - 13 years later...
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Duty Stations:
| July 64 | Naval Training Center, RTC, San Diego, California |
| Oct 64 | Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare Training Center, Pacific, San Diego, California |
| Mar 66 | U.S.S. Rogers (DD-876), San Diego, California |
| Dec 68 | Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare Training Center, Pacific, San Diego, California |
| Jul 69 | U.S.S. Roark (FF-1088), San Diego, California |
| Jul 70 | Fleet Sonar School, Key West, Florida |
| May 74 | U.S.S. Barbey (FF-1088), San Diego, California |
| May 78 | U.S.S. Cook (FF-1088), San Diego, California |
| Jul 79 | NRD, Peoria, Ill |
| Dec 79 | Fleet Antisubmarine Training Center, Atlantic, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Apr 80 | U.S.S. Cleveland (LPD-7), San Diego, California |
| Aug 83 | JCSE, MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida |
| Jan 84 | U.S.S. Ajax (AR-6), San Diego, California |
This page was last updated on 09/14/04.