NameDon Oglesby
Retirement/Discharge DateSeptember 1982
Tour 1 DatesFebuary 1962 - July 1963
Tour 1 Rank/RateST1
Tour 1 Division3rd
NATO Mixed Manned CrewNo
Comment Reported aboard as SOG2 from '23 school, Key West and left July '63 as ST1. Good duty, great crew. Got out as STC, '69, enlisted USCG June '71, retired Sept. '82, CWO3 Bosun. 23 years. 15 years Wisconsin State Patrol, Motor Carrier Inspector (Diesel Bear). ASW Off was LT Snyder, STC Haygood, FTC Leidig, SO1 MacDonald, SO1 Stafford, SOG2 Pollock, SOG3 Schwartzenberger.....

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USS Biddle (5/5/62 - 7/28/64)
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