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| Full Name: Gary Andrew
Legate Jr. Date of service: 1/21/1985 to 10/3/1994 Rank upon Discharge: FC1(SW) Type of Discharge: Honorable Re-enlistment code upon Discharge: RE-R1 |  |
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Explination of the Rank shown.
The two hash marks on the bottom indicated how long an elisted service member has been in the Navy. Each Hash mark represents 4 years of service. Once a service member has attained 12 years of service (and has received 3 Good Conduct Awards) Both the rank insignia and the hash marks become gold. The Rank above indicates several things. Three cheverons and Eagle (commonly called the "Crow" in the Navy) means the enlisted rank of E-6, which is the Navy Rank of Petty Officer First Class. For those of you that are used to Army ranks, I was the same rank as a Staff Sargent: The Sight Finder (looks like a
telescope) and lighting bolt symbols show that my Rating was Fire
Controlman. Means I worked on the part of weapons systems that search,
find, track, and help deply the weapon to the enemy.
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Medals
and ribbons awarded: Combat action Ribbon  Navy Unit Commendation  Battle "E" Ribbon  Good Conduct Award  National Defense Medal  Southwester Asia Campaign Medal  Sea Service Ribbon  Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon  Kawaiti Liberation Medal  |
| Explination on medals and
ribbons: In the US Navy, one may be awarded both Medals and Ribbons. Certain awards are ribbons only. During day to day operations, when wearing dress uniforms, it is normal for only the ribbons to be displayed. Full Dress uniform requires the display of your full medals on one side of your uniform. Here are what my medals look like:     |
 Enlisted Surface Warfare Pin
The Enlisted Surface Warfare Pin is awarded to those sailors that meet certain qualifications on board their commands afloat. These requirements are normally learning how everything on the ship works, ranging from how to resupply while at sea, to learning the steam cycle and how the ships engines work, to all the weapons systems that are onboard. This is an award that takes a lot of hard work and dedication to receive. |
| Assigned to USS Preble, DDG-46,
Norfolk, Virgina 1986 to 1987 NEC: 0000 Assigned as Damage Control Petty Officer for FOX division Worked on the AN/SPG-55B Guided Missile Radar Worked on the AN/SPS-48C Search Radar |
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Systems School: Attended Fire Controlman "C" school on the AN/SPS-48C Radar Dam Neck, Virginia, 1987 NEC Earned: 1138 |
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| Second Command Afloat: USS Coontz, DDG-40 Norfolk, Virginia Assigned to the AN/SPS-48C Radar, NEC: 1138 1987 to 1989. Helped decomission the ship in 1989. Plank Owner. |
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| Third Command Afloat: USS MacDonough, DDG-39 Charleston, South Carolina 1989 to 1991 Assigned to the AN/SPS-48C Radar, NEC 1138 Served in the first Persian Gulf War Received Letter of Commendation from the Chief Of Naval Operations, Admiral Kelso For Outstanding Performace during the Gulf War. Helped Decomission the Ship in 1991 Plank Owner |
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| Naval Training Command Attended NTC Charleston, South Carolina US Naval Instructor School 1991 NEC assigned: 9502 Attended NTC Charleston, South Carolina Fleet Mine Warfare Harpoon Engagemnt Planner AN/SWG-1A Harpoon Maintenance AN/SWG-1A NEC's Awarded: 0334, 1169 Assigned to NTC Charleston, South Carolina Fleet Mine Warfare Instructor and Course Manager for Harpoon Engagement Planner 1991 to 1994 |
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