PO3 Edward Riddle

Navy | Boatswain's Mate

Dates of Service: Oct 1966 - Apr 1969

VETERAN

88% Complete

45 Endorsements

158 Contacts

Influence Score: 1,504,233
108 out of 866,684 Veterans

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Bio

I joined when I was 17yo as a kiddy cruiser, to be let out the day before my 21st bd. First ship U.S.S. Oxford AGTR-1 (Sister ship to U.S.S. Liberty AGTR-5) Volunteered for River Boats. Ended up with Mobile Riverine Force on T-91-9 as a Starboard .50 Gunner with a Honeywell Grenade Launcher. Got a 180 day Early Out so I did 2yrs 6mos.and 13days active duty with 2yrs 4mos. overseas duty

Military Experiences

May 1968 - Apr 1969

.50 Gunner

Mobile Riverine Force | Dong Tam RVN

Starboard .50 Gunner w/Honeywell Grenade Launcher. Occasional Boat Coxswain. Sweeping, swabbing and maintaining the boats infrastructure. Helped direct the landing of choppers on our tiny flight deck. Sometimes we were re-supply. sometimes medivac, sometimes troop carrier.

Deployments

(1 year, 10 months)

May 1968 - Apr 1969

Mobile Riverine Force

2 Endorsements

Starboard .50 gunner Coxswain

Mar 1967 - Dec 1967

U.S.S. Oxford AGTR-1

Deck Force Port .50 Gunner for General Quarters

Military Credentials

Certifications

Feb 1968

Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape

Nov 1967

Shellback

Security Clearance

Prefer not to say

Academic Degrees

1995 - 1996

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor

Job/Skill Training, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor

Personal Information

Interests

Metal Detecting