Bio: Gilbertson, William G. - Chief Boatswain’s Mate (Service Notes - Dec 1976)

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Surnames: Gilbertson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 12/23/1976

Gilbertson, Chief Boatswain’s Mate William G. (Service Notes - 1976)

Chief Boatswain’s Mate William G. Gilbertson, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Gilbertson of Rt. 1 Merrillan, recently returned from an extended deployment with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. He is a crew-member aboard the guided missile cruiser-USS Gridley, 533 feet long, homeported at San Diego. The Gridley and other ships participated in a serries of training maneuvers designed to test the ships’ capabilities and enhance their operational readiness.

His ship participated in “Operation Tiger”, which permitted male relatives to transit aboard the Gridley, between Hawaii and San Diego to learn firsthand as to what shipboard life is like. Gilbertson has the opportunity to visit Pusan, Korea; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Hong Kong; and Subic Bay, Republic of Philippines. He joined the Navy in October 1962.

 

 


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