John Bacon Sr.:
CLASS OF 1971
Greenville High SchoolClass of 1971
Greenville, MI
Greenville Junior High SchoolClass of 1967
Greenville, MI
Walnut Hills Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Greenville, MI
Luther Elementary SchoolClass of 1964
Luther, MI
William Frantz Elementary SchoolClass of 1963
New orleans, LA
John's Story
Life
In April of our senior year I started going with Roxene Merritt.(also class of 71) We have been married since August 1972. In October 1972 I joined the Navy and stayed in until I was medically retired in April 1993.(see military bio) Along the way we had 2 children, Tami in Jan 75 and John Jr in Feb77. After the Navy I worked as an armed security guard (imagine me with a gun!!!) until July 97. Then I started driving for Coastal glass distributors here in Charleston. I drove for them till (9/1/09). I ran two trips a week to North Carolina and back. We now have 2 grandchildren also Kayla and Billy. We get to Greenville once a year or so. And we have made the last 2 class reunions. Hope to see some of you at the next one. Thank you for taking the time to check out my life. Feel free to drop me an e-mail, and may god bless all of you and your families.
Military
I joined the Navy in October 1972. I did my recruit and OS/"A" school training at Great Lakes from Jan-June 73. Then I went to Norfolk VA for pre-commishoning training for the USS Willia...Expand for more
m V Pratt(DLG-13)from July to Oct 73. She was commishoned in Oct 73 and transferred to Charleston SC. I was stationed onboard till Oct 75.(her hull number changed form DLG13 to DDG44 on July 1, 1975). Then I transferred to the USS Wainright(CG-28) from Nov 75 to April 78. I went to instructor's school in Norfolk. Then to the Naval Reserve Center Fort McHenry Baltimore, MD from June 78 to May 81. I went to ANTI-SUBMARINE-AIR-CONTROLLER school in Dam Neck VA,then back to sea Aboard the USS John Rodgers(DD-983) from Aug 81 to Aug 86. I made the mistake of going to recuriter duty in Indiana from Sept 86 to Feb 89; worst 2 years I spent in the navy. I went back to Charleston, to Fleet Training Unit. Where I taught Anti-ship missile defense and Drug interdiction operations in the Gulf from Mar 89 to Aug 91. While I was at FTU I was placed on permanent limited duty due to hearing loss. Then I transferred to Transient Personel Unit where I was in charge of the disaplinary barracks and transient barracks from Aug 91 Till I retired on April 30, 1993 as a Senior Chief.
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