{Editors Note:} Although there were a few ships here and there that Harvey was on for only a brief amount of time, and some that he cannot remember off hand.... the following Navy vessels located on the menu to the left, were all a part of his seafaring years.
BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL
DISCHARGED NAVAL PERSONNEL RECORDS BRANCH
U.S. NAVAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT CENTER
GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK
19 August 1948
From: The Chief of Naval Personnel
To: Harvey Rulon Alexander, CMD2,0-1, USNR
Via: Commanding Officer
U.S. Naval Reserve
U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center
Lake Shore Drive
Decatur, Illinois
Subj: ALEXANDER, Harvey Rulon, Ex-MOMM2, USNR
Transcript of naval service; furnishing of
Ref: (a) Your 1tr, with CO, 1st Ind. 1tr, dtd 7 Jul 48
1. Records of the Bureau show your naval service as follows:
20 Aug 42 Enl USNR, NRS, Chicago, Ill., AS, & T to NTS, Great Lakes, Ill.
Harv's Note :"The time frame between here is too long."
01 Oct 42 T NTSChool, Richmond, Va.
03 Oct 42 R Advanced Naval Training School (Diesel), Richmond, Va.
26 Nov 42 CR Fl.
27 Nov 42 T&R Amphibious Training Base, Norfolk NYd, Portsmouth, Va.
11 Dec 42 T&R U.S.S. LST Flotilla #1, U.S.S. LST 333 (Flagship).
06 May 43 T Advanced Amphibious Training Base, Arzew, Algeria.
01 Sep 43 CR MM2.
12 Nov 43 T&R MURK 86.
17 Aug 44 T Navy Purchasing Office, Liverpool, England, FFT.
Harv's Note :"I was never at a Navy Purchasing office."
27 Sep 44 R RecSta, NOB, Norfolk, Va.
16 Oct 44 T&R Amphibious Training Base, Camp Bradford, Va.
28 Dec 44 T NTSchool, Chicago Ill., FFT.
10 Jan 45 R U.S.S. PROSPERINE (ARL-21), Ex-U.S.S. LST 1116.
Harv's Note :"This shows I was on two ships at once."
15 Feb 45 T Amphibious Training Base, Camp Bradford, Va.
24 Feb 45 T Advanced Base Assembly Training Unit, Lido Beach,
Long Island, New York.
28 Mar 45 T Amphibious Training Base, Camp Bradford, Va.
09 May 45 T RecBks, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Mayport, Fla.
Harv's Note :"I do not recall the above ever happening."
10 May 45 R RS, Mayport, Fl.
31 May 45 T&R U.S.S. PROSPERINE (ARL-21)
15 Jul 45 CR MOMM2.
05 Oct 45 T RS, Navy 926 FFT.
27 Oct 45 R PSC, Great Lakes, Ill.
30 Oct 45 DIS Honorable
17 Apr 47 Reenl USNR, Decatur, Illinois, MOMM2, and T to
inactive duty at Commandant Ninth Naval District, Great Lakes, Ill.
A.R. Romanowski
By direction
Authors Note: Harvey then returned to active duty during the Korean War, to serve on both the ARSD-1 Gypsy and the ATF-85 Lipan...to be continued
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