Forrest (Bill) Hilbish:
CLASS OF 1974
Tallmadge High SchoolClass of 1974
Tallmadge, OH
Troy State UniversityClass of 1985
Troy, AL
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Forrest F. Hilbish II CWO4 USN(Ret.) Enlisting in the Navy in September 1975. Served onboard the USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8). Electronic Warfare "A" school in January of 1977. Assigned to the USS TURNER JOY (DD-951) as a 3rd class Electronic Warfare Technician. Hand-picked for a CNO Special Project, Correctional Custody Facility Coronado, CA. as a counselor/supervisor. Transferred to Electronic Warfare "C' school Pensacola, Florida in 1982. Worked as an instructor and receiving recognition as a Navy Master Training Specialist. Obtained a Bachelors Degree in Electronics Management from Troy State University, Troy Alabama in 1985. CPO Hilbish reported onboard USS JOUETT (CG-29) in January 1986 as the Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) and Command Career Counselor. Commissioned in January of 1989, served onboard USS OGDEN (LPD-5) as the Electronic Materials Officer (EMO)/EWO during the Alaskan oil spill operations and Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Assigned to Afloat Training Group in 1992, he trained U.S. and NATO sh...Expand for more
ips. Reporting to Special Boat Unit TWENTY-SIX (SBU-26) in October 1994 as the unit's Assistant Maintenance Officer, Electronic Materials Officer. Reported to US Southern Command in October of 1996 as the Communications/Electronics Systems Manager. Last active assignment was at the Information Systems Officer (ISO) School, Newport, R.I. as an instructor. Retired on 25 June of 1999 after 24 years of service. I worked for the City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio as the Assistant Information Services Manager for 5 years after the military and am now the IS Manager for the city of Hudson, Ohio. A qualified Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) and Tactical Action Officer (TAO), he wears the Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (2) and Combat Action Ribbon. He is married to the former Josephine Ann Underwood of Tom's River, New Jersey. They have a daughter Aubrey (2), Samantha (12), a son Charles (16), and a daughter Amanda(31).
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