While attending the Cavalla reunion about two weeks ago, I met another Madison shipmate, Michael Keesling
Mike must have been the ships clown for now he clowns and does Santa and seems to be a rather jolly person.
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Met a Madison shipmate-
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- Posts: 7
- Joined: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:43 am
- First Name: Thomas D.
- Last Name: Cantrall
- Crew?: Gold
- Which Years on Board: 1963-1968
- Special Crew?: Commissioning
- Rate: MT1(SS)
Re: Met a Madison shipmate-
Speaking of meeting shipmates... sometime in the last century... about 1970 or 71 I believe, I was duck hunting from a blind on the beach near Sequim, WA.
As it was getting on toward the end of the morning's shooting, I spotted a couple of men walking down the beach towards me... as they drew closer, I knew that I knew one of them but could not place a name or a place to him. When he reached our blind, he stopped to chat a bit and I said... "I know you... but damned if I can remember where or why..."
"Yes," he resonded, "I know you too, but I can't remember either." (alzwhoomers??) "My name is Jim Menshew"
It struck me at once then... he was Chief Cook on the Gold crew when I left the boat in 1968. I don't remember now how long he was on board... several patrols, at least, and may have been commissioning crew, but I don't remember him from there... 'course, we weren't eating on board yet then, were we?
We chatted awhile and I learned he'd retired from the service and was living in the Pt. Angeles area. I had left the boat in '68 and spent my last two years at PomfPac (Polaris Missile Facility Pacific)... NAD Bangor... I got out when they wanted me to return to Charleston, SC... I told them I was too much in love with hunting Roosevelt Elk.. and there were none of those in SC... I know... I looked!
Anyway, I got out in '70 and let the Navy pay my way through College from '71 to '75...
Thom Cantrall
As it was getting on toward the end of the morning's shooting, I spotted a couple of men walking down the beach towards me... as they drew closer, I knew that I knew one of them but could not place a name or a place to him. When he reached our blind, he stopped to chat a bit and I said... "I know you... but damned if I can remember where or why..."
"Yes," he resonded, "I know you too, but I can't remember either." (alzwhoomers??) "My name is Jim Menshew"
It struck me at once then... he was Chief Cook on the Gold crew when I left the boat in 1968. I don't remember now how long he was on board... several patrols, at least, and may have been commissioning crew, but I don't remember him from there... 'course, we weren't eating on board yet then, were we?
We chatted awhile and I learned he'd retired from the service and was living in the Pt. Angeles area. I had left the boat in '68 and spent my last two years at PomfPac (Polaris Missile Facility Pacific)... NAD Bangor... I got out when they wanted me to return to Charleston, SC... I told them I was too much in love with hunting Roosevelt Elk.. and there were none of those in SC... I know... I looked!
Anyway, I got out in '70 and let the Navy pay my way through College from '71 to '75...
Thom Cantrall
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- Posts: 12
- Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:02 pm
- First Name: Ronald T
- Last Name: Warnick
- Crew?: Blue
- Which Years on Board: 1963-66
- Special Crew?: Commissioning
- Rate: ET1(SS) RC
Re: Met a Madison shipmate-
Hi Thom, Commissioning crew gold Chief Cook was P. B. Johnson (remember the chair incident, etc.). I believe Chief Menshew came aboard after PB left. Hope to see you at the reunion next July.
Ron Warnick