Paul Dickson:
CLASS OF 1967
East Atlanta High SchoolClass of 1967
Atlanta, GA
Redan High SchoolClass of 1983
Stone mountain, GA
US Marine Corps - Field Medical Service SchoolClass of 1968
Oceanside, CA
Paul's Story
Graduaedt from East Atlanta High School in May of 1967.
Joined the US Navy in Atlanta Georgia and was inducted on Sepptember 20, 1967.
Arrived in San Diego,Calif at RNTC "LATE" on September, 20 1967 and graduated from company 535 in December, 1967.
Reported to Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, CA for Hospital CorpsmanTraining on December 20, 1967.
Graduated from Hospital Corp school on April 14, 1968 and proceeded to Cmap Delmar in Ca,p Pendleton, California for Field Medical Service School (8404).
Completed training there in early June, 1968 and reported to USNH CorpusChristi TX. after leave.
After six months service there was given orders to report to 1st Marine Division FMF Danang RVN on March 7th, 1969, ultimately arriving there a few days later because of baggage problems and was initially assigned to BAS, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Mar Div in DaNang next to USNH DaNang.
From there assigned to Bravo Co.,1st Engin...Expand for more
eer Battalion 1st Mar Div. in An Hoa RVN. spending much of March and April 1969 there providing support for road sweeps and other platoon activities.
Transferred to Alpha Company outside of Hill 55 on a land clearing operation (Woodpecker 5) on April 24th and on the morning of April 25th hit a tripwire (Booby Trap) on my first patrol just outside of our temporary compound, two others received minor wounds and were medevaced out with me to the USS Repose in Da Nang harbor where I underwent 2 surgical procedures on that date and spent the following few days on the ship while it moved to the Quang Tri area and back before being medevaced to Yokuska Naval Hospital, Japan for further surgery and rehab. Ultimately being transferred to the US Naval Hopsital Charleston, S.C. on May 30th 1969.
Discharged from this facility in December of that same year and medically retired (permanent) on January 28, 1970 as a HM3/USN/Retired.
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