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1966-1969 FTG3 in Fox Division .. aboard USS KAWISHIWI AO-146 .. Email: L5409@cox.net Council Bluffs, IA .. Hello to everyone who has ever served on the USS Kawishiwi AO146 and a special "Hello" to my good friend Ivan who I haven't heard from in a long, long time. Happy to hear from all. Ah...Subic and Pearl. I heard she was moth-balled several years back.... Anyone know where? |
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remember the USS Kawishiwi was assigned to a secondary location near
Pearl
Harbor for the Gemini 11 Space Mission. She was on location 9 Sept.
1966.
Crew members Randy Greenley and Gary Plavljanich ( aka Ivan ) trained
with
the Navy Seals for the mission. On 15 September 1966 the module landed
in the Atlantic and the "Special K" was not needed and she pulled back
into Pearl Harbor.....See Diary below See a friends: Photo in Hong Kong |
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1966 June 3; Reported aboard USS Kawishiwi in Subic Bay. The K pulled in from Taiwan.June 7 Left Subic Bay, Philippine Islands June 9; Arrived in Hong Kong June 14; Left Hong Kong June 15; Arrived on Yankee Station North VietNam June 23; Arrived in Subic June 30 Left Subic for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 6; Filled out Customs Declaration July 10; Crossed the International Date Line July 12; Arrived in Pearl Sept. 9; Left Pearl Harbor for Gemini 11 Space Shot . Note: The Kawishiwi was a secondary ship. Gemini landed in the Atlantic area. Sept. 15; Pulled back into Pearl Oct. 4; Left Pearl to play war games with submarines Oct. 6; Arrived back in Pearl Nov. 5; Left Pearl to unrep (underway replenishment) a few ships going to the mainlands Nov. 20 Back in Pearl 1967
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1968 Mar. 1; Left Pearl Mar. 6; Anchored in Lahaina, MauiWe were greeted by the locals, but NO LIBERTY. Geezzz Mar. 7; Left Lahanina Mar. 8; Pulled into Pearl Mar. 11; Left Pearl Mar. 14; Returned to Pearl Mar. 18; Left Pearl Mar. 20; Returned to Pearl Mar. 21; Out and into Pearl Mar. 22; Left Pearl Mar. 23; Arrived in Hilo,Hawaii Mar. 24; Left Hilo Mar. 25; Arrived in Pearl Apr. 8; Out and into Pearl Apr. 9; Left Pearl for WesPac (Western Pacific) Apr. 24; Arrived in Subic May 1; Left Subic May 4; Arrived on Yankee Station May 10; Left YS May 11; Arrived in Hong Kong. May 17; Left Hong Kong May 18; Arrived on YS May 22; Left YS May 24; Arrived in Subic May 29; Left Subic May 31; Arrived on YS June 6; Left YS June 9; Arrived in Subic June 13; Left Subic June 15; Arrived on YS June 22; Left YS June 24; Arrived in Subic July 3; Left Subic July 5; Arrived on YS July 12; Left YS July 14; Arrived in Subic July 18; Left Subic July 20; Arrived on YS July 24; Left YS July 27; Arrived in Subic July 29; Left Subic July 31; ;Arrived on YS Aug. 5; Arrived on Dixie Station (South Viet Nam) Aug. 6; Arrived on YS Aug. 7; Left YS Aug. 11; Arrived in Subic Aug. 31; Left Subic Sept. 1; Arrived on YS Sept. 14; Left YS Sept. 16; Arrived in Subic Sept. 17; Left Subic Sept. 19; Arrived on YS Oct. 7; Left YS Oct. 10; Pulled into Bataan,PI Oct. 11; Left Bataan and into Subic Oct. 12; Left Subic Oct. 17; Arrived in Yokosuka,Japan Oct. 20; Left Yokosuka Oct. 31; Arrived in Pearl Nov. 4; Left Pearl Nov. 9; Arrived in Pearl Dec. 29; thru Jan 28 I was on leave 1969 Apr. 28; Left Pearl (Must have been in dry dock somewhere between Nov. 9 and Apr. 28) May 14; Back into Pearl May 19; thru June 6 In and out of Pearl June 27; Left Pearl July 10; Arrived in Subic July 11; ----Said "Good by" to USS Kawishiwi |
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