NameGilbert Vanderbilt
Retirement/Discharge DateOctober 2006
Tour 1 DatesJuly 1966 - March 1967
Tour 1 Rank/RateSN
Tour 1 DivisionDeckforce
NATO Mixed Manned CrewNo
CommentServed on the deckforce ended up as a Hospital Corpsman Stricker.Left and went to Hospital Corpsman School. Went on to serve at Navy Hospital on Long Island. After six months went to serve on USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) over in VietNam. I separated and continued with the reserves. I eventually retired from the US Army as a SFC Medical Platoon Sgt.

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