Delbert Garner:
CLASS OF 1964
Huntington Park High SchoolClass of 1964
Huntington park, CA
Delbert's Story
After graduating from HPHS went to USC for a year (did badly because of poor study habits).
Joined Navy in 1966 (to stay out of Viet Nam) where after boot camp and training to become an Aviation Electronics Tech (AT) was assigned to VQ1 at NAS Atsugi in Japan (spent time in Viet Nam while assigned). Near end of VQ1 tour reenlisted for six yers and stayed in Navy for 27 years before retiring in 1993. After VQ1 went to VQ4 in Patuxent River, Maryland; then was transferred to Combat System Command at Vallejo Naval Station, Ca. for instuctor duty; then it was my first ship - USS Coral Sea homported at NAS Alameda, Ca. after which it was AIMD at NAS Lemoore, Ca. Then it was to the USS New Orleans at NS San Diego, Ca. I was selected for promotion to CPO upon transit to ...Expand for more
the New Oerleans so after only a few months I was tranferred to USS Tripoli at NS San Diego, Ca. where I was promoted to Senior Chief and later transferred to AIMD, NAS North Island, Ca., from there is was on to the USS Ranger at NAS North Island, Ca. where I particpated in Operation Desert Storm. I wound up my Navy career at HC5 at NAS North Island, Ca. retiring 1993.
The next few years I used the GI Bill to obtain a degree of Associate in Science Electronics in 1998 from Southwester College in Chula Vista, Ca.
Just before receiving my degree I joined the US Postal Service as a carrier for the city of San Diego, Ca. The last several years with the Post Office has been as a carrier/collector driving a 2 ton truck collecting mail from the blue street collection boxes.
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