3/11/2024 Full name Donald A Main Arrival date in italy Oct 78 Departure date from italy Feb 81 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTT1 CTTC Email address dkm.ontheisland@gmail.com Add email to the online roster - yes or no? yes Naples/san vito - which?? San Vito Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! Great sports experiences and team mates. Made Chief. 6/14/2023 Full name Paul Davis Arrival date in italy October 1983 Departure date from italy June 1985 Rate/rating (e.g. ctrsn) CTT2 Email address pauldavis22@verizon.net Add email to the online roster - yes or no? pauldavis22@verizon.net Naples/san vito - which?? San Vito Comments and highlights of your tour of duty! 11/28/2021 Full Name Bob Wantz Arrival Date in ITALY November ‘67 Departure date from ITALY December ‘68 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN) CTA3 Email address rwantz2@comcast.net Add email to the online roster - Yes or No? Yes Naples/San Vito - WHICH?? San Vito Comments and Highlights of your tour of duty! Had a fantastic time. Toured the area constantly. Was an Air Force security station but didn’t have to put up with AF b.s. Had opportunity to visit much of Europe - and I did. Met many tourists (American, English) since nearby was cruise ship port for going to Greece. 5/20/2021 Full Name Kenneth E Hildreth Arrival Date in ITALY 04/1972 Departure date from ITALY 04/74 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN) CTR2 Email address ken_hildreth@yahoo.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No? ken_hildreth@yahoo.com Naples/San Vito - WHICH?? San Vito 6/24/2020 Full Name: Corina Lynn Evans Arrival Date in ITALY: Nov 1977 Departure date from ITALY: May 1979 Rate/Rating (e.g. CTRSN): CTA3 Email address: mumz@scribeshut.com Add email to the online roster - Yes or No?: Yes Naples/San Vito - WHICH??: San Vito Comments and Highlights of your tour of duty!: Navy Women's Volleyball (NavEur Women's Volleyball Tournament in Nea Makri, Greece); Navy Women's Softball (base champs 1978); Navy Women's Basketball; Member of SIMA (until I sold my car early '79). Fondly remember Bruno Calo and his Italian language and Life & Culture classes. So many friendships, so much travelling, so many memories. The best 18 months of my life. I should have never left. 4/6/2019 1.FullName: Scott Michael Powers 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Aug 1991 4.DepartDate: July 1993 5.RateRating: CTRC(SW) 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: smpower1313@gmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Assigned to NSGA San Vito. Helped close the command. 1/4/2019 1.FullName: Doug Bruno 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: Apr 1985 4.DepartDate: Aug 1986 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: douglasjbruno@cox.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 6/26/2018 1.FullName: Vincent J. Menotti 2.NickName: Vince 3.ArriveDate: Jun '75 4.DepartDate: Dec '76 5.RateRating: CTT3 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: longvue@outlook.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Wideband/SBI,The Navy's 200 Anniversary. Painting the mural on the side of the Admin bldg./barracks with Debbie Kapler, Leda McNair & Mike Hayes 7/3/2017 1.FullName: Michael Judy 2.NickName: Mike 3.ArriveDate: November 1986 4.DepartDate: January 1989 5.RateRating: CTRSN 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: mtjudy@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: 3/7/2017 1.FullName: Robert Wantz 2.NickName: Bob 3.ArriveDate: December 1967 4.DepartDate: November 1968 5.RateRating: CT3 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: rwantz2@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Loved it. Great duty and fantastic opportunity to visit Italy and Europe. 7/25/2016 1.FullName: William Gregory 2.NickName: Bill 3.ArriveDate: 01/76 and 11/78 4.DepartDate: 10/77 and 05/81 5.RateRating: CTTC 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: whgregory@gmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Oh, so many memories. Many, many friends, relationships, great food(remember the chow runs to Brindisi on the eves) , travel all over Italy and southern Europe, and fun times. Remember John and Dotty Kracke, Will Bush, Sandy Troxell, Jane Green, Genie Friedley, LT Mike Smith and the "Post Bicentennial Beard Growing Contest" in 1975 or 1976. Southern Italy Motorsports Association (still have my jacket)...... 6/4/2016 1.FullName: William A. Hickman 2.NickName: Billy 3.ArriveDate: 9/1/68 4.DepartDate: 3/1/70 5.RateRating: CTM2 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: bhickman1946@gmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: flr-11 maint,navy basketball team,san vito rod and gun club skeet team, camp at Pulsano,Few of many friends: Ken Ford. Jim Osman. Jimmy Parham. Wayne Jepson. ,Sandy Sanders. Clyde Robinson. Lloyd Guffy. Phil Marshall(AF). Mike Holder(AF) ,Chief Everland(rip), and Chief Lieberman(rip) Mike Shockly. Ron Plys. and more 9/30/2015 1.FullName: Carlton Root 2.NickName: Carl 3.ArriveDate: 5/80 4.DepartDate: 5/83 5.RateRating: CTM1 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: gw96@cfl.rr.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Retired at Italian Naval Castle in Brindisi 12/30/2014 1.FullName: Robert Wantz 2.NickName: Bob 3.ArriveDate: Nov 1967 4.DepartDate: Dec 1968 5.RateRating: CT3 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: rwantz2@comcast.net, rwantz25@gmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 10/6/2014 1.FullName: Paul L Pierce 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: March 1964 4.DepartDate: July 1965 5.RateRating: CTR2 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: pogybait1@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Plank owner after evacuation from Cyprus in February/March, 1964 4/24/2014 1.FullName: Nancy E Owens 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: 02/1982 4.DepartDate: 10/1984 5.RateRating: CTR1 CTRC 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: Neowens@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 4/24/2014 1.FullName: Ed Owens 2.NickName: 3.ArriveDate: 02/1982 4.DepartDate: 10/1984 5.RateRating: CTR1 CTRC 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: Edocwo@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: 2/25/2014 1.FullName: Robert Tucker 2.NickName: Tucker 3.ArriveDate: 1965 4.DepartDate: 1967 5.RateRating: PN2 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: bobtucker316@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Truly, a great duty station with great shipmates. 2/23/2014 1.FullName: Robert Tucker 2.NickName: Bob 3.ArriveDate: Jan 1965 4.DepartDate: Feb 1967 5.RateRating: PN2 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: bobtucker316@yahoo.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: First LOG rating to arrive at this 50 plus man detachment (later we became an activity). When I think of it, I wished I could do it all over again. Great duty, but more importantly, great people. My wife, Grace, saids it was the best 2 year honeymoon a girl could have. I couldn't agree more! Please allow me to wish ALL who read this note, the best of health, and calm seas always, God Bless. 7/8/2013 1.FullName: Ghislaine Milroy 2.NickName: Gizzy 3.ArriveDate: 1982 4.DepartDate: 1984 5.RateRating: CTRSN 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: ghislainemilroy@gmail,com 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: My name when I was in was Ghislaine Weaver and married there to an AF man and my last name was Trealoff when I left. 6/22/2012 1.FullName: Mark D. Cantwil 2.NickName: Mark 3.ArriveDate: 11 10,1969 4.DepartDate: Jan. 6,1971 5.RateRating: CTR3-CTR2 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: trackertwill@hotmail.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Pretty good duty. A lot of places to go. Had a good time ,after a got a car. Good section,amd a lot of Good gus. 5/6/2012 1.FullName: William Mazer 2.NickName: Bill 3.ArriveDate: December 1967 4.DepartDate: November 1969 5.RateRating: CTT3 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: bmz555@comcast.net 8.OnLineRoster: No 9.Comments: Loved the place: Brindisi,Rome,Pulsano beach, outback in the boondocks, Matera, Ostuni,Taranto, even San Vito. Most of the people were great, even remember a few names (Gordon, Cada, Hickman, Parham, Duckworth, Werner, Ostman). Remember the Asonia Cafe and cappuccinos on the main drag and all the tourists. After eve watch parties on rooftops and balconies. The fall wine/harvest festival and carrying a buddy, too drunk to walk, down the main drag - looked and felt like ugly Americans. The work was fun and interesting, but really there wasn't any carry-over to civilian life. 4/8/2012 1.FullName: Herbert L. Holton 2.NickName: Herb 3.ArriveDate: April 1965 4.DepartDate: April 1967 5.RateRating: CTT2 - CTT1 6.Duty: SanVito 7.Email: herb39h@valornet.com 8.OnLineRoster: Yes 9.Comments: Thursday 09/15/2011 10:57:18am Nickname: NavyDavy Full Name: David L. Compton Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3/CTT2 Arrival Date at San Vito: July 1969 Departure Date from San Vito: 1973 Dept/Div at San Vito: NarrowBand DF, Wideband DF, T Branch Email Address: dlcompton@gmail.com City_State: Baltimore, Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments Met my wonderful Italian wife and had a beautiful baby girl before we left. Monday 03/21/2011 9:46:34pm Nickname: Dallas Full Name: Leo "Dallas" Hawks Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTMC Arrival Date at San Vito: Oct 1975 Departure Date from San Vito: July 1976 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA maintanence Email Address: dallas_hawks@jesusanswers.com City_State: Rydal, GA Highlights of your tour/Comments Base lock out while the Italians were on strike. Great tour with great people Monday 02/21/2011 9:50:24am Nickname: Sandy Full Name: Sandra Kay Bush (Troxell) Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT3 - CTT2 - CTT1 Arrival Date at San Vito: 12/76(1st tour) 10/80(2nd tour) Departure Date from San Vito: 06/79(1st tour) 10/83(2nd tour) Dept/Div at San Vito: Sec 2 / 52 Div Email Address: sandybush@msn.com City_State: The Villages, Fl Highlights of your tour/Comments Best duty station..good friends,good times,lots of great memories. Had a great bunch of people in our section, did alot of traveling, had fun at work and play. Loved Italy..great food & drinks, the locals were wonderful. Married Will Bush (27 years & counting) and gave birth to our son there. loved it and hope to some day go back for a visit. Saturday 10/02/2010 8:15:00pm Nickname: Jim Full Name: James Bennett Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRSN-CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: Oct 1981 Departure Date from San Vito: Sep 1983 Dept/Div at San Vito: Morse Collection Email Address: vteratlarge@aol.com City_State: Windsor, VT Highlights of your tour/Comments First duty station. Tremendous food, greatest exchange rate ever, awesome friends, sex, drugs (before golden flow), rock and roll; cars going 150 mph on the autostrada; vino locali/ coached softball team, command newspaper, Black Sea runs ... awesome duty!!! Saturday 04/10/2010 10:28:54am Nickname: Full Name: Perry Thompson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRC Arrival Date at San Vito: July 1967 Departure Date from San Vito: December 1968 Dept/Div at San Vito: Operations Supervisor Email Address: perry@mtwirefree.net City_State: New Park, PA Highlights of your tour/Comments Friday 03/26/2010 1:13:12am Nickname: Full Name: Gayle Prewitt Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1977 Departure Date from San Vito: 1979 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA Email Address: gprewitt@att.net City_State: Dallas_TX Highlights of your tour/Comments Friday 02/26/2010 2:35:04pm Nickname: Full Name: E.L.Shannon Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: Arrival Date at San Vito: Departure Date from San Vito: Dept/Div at San Vito: Email Address: viking40@rocketmail.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Tuesday 02/09/2010 4:24:40pm Nickname: Tex Full Name: Julio Texidor Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRSN - CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: June 1986 Departure Date from San Vito: June 1990 Dept/Div at San Vito: 52 SPC PROJECTS & HFDF Email Address: texidor1@yahoo.com City_State: Grovetown, GA Highlights of your tour/Comments Arberobello, life in Latiano, Kennedys Pizzeria, Boomerangs in Brindisi, Marketas in all towns, Bello Napoli, Carabinieris, cheap cost of living, a great tour overall..... :) Tuesday 11/24/2009 9:57:33am Nickname: Stufugi// Stupid FN Guinea Full Name: Anthony T Stanislao Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CT 3 Arrival Date at San Vito: March 1967 Departure Date from San Vito: 1968 Dept/Div at San Vito: R Branch. Ditty chaser Email Address: Baddabinng@cs.com City_State: South Plainfield NJ Highlights of your tour/Comments Watching a tornado drop out of the sky and hit the Airforce motor pool area. Wednesday 02/18/2009 8:13:31pm Nickname: Steve Full Name: Stephen Flagg Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTSA-CTT2 Arrival Date at San Vito: Jul 1980 Departure Date from San Vito: Jul 1983 Dept/Div at San Vito: Wideband/HFDF Email Address: stephen.flagg@cox.net City_State: Bellevue_NE Highlights of your tour/Comments The food, sightseeing, the commraderie. It was the best tour I had. Thursday 01/08/2009 9:59:31am Nickname: Full Name: David Leedy Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT3/CTT2 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1971 Departure Date from San Vito: 1974 Dept/Div at San Vito: Ops Email Address: dleedy@live.com City_State: Holt, Michigan Highlights of your tour/Comments Best duty station I ever had and miss it enough that I returned for a visit in 2005. Wish I could get together with the old crew from Section one 'Beavers'...Mike Goodrich, Karl McCutchan, Bob Gregory, Greg Hildebrandt, Mike Keys, Paul Bour, Pat Gilligan, George Harrison, Don Milam, etal Thursday 09/11/2008 2:05:36pm Nickname: Full Name: Lisa Lynn Noble Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3, CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: June 1990 Departure Date from San Vito: June 1992 Dept/Div at San Vito: Analysis & Reporting Email Address: llnoble@gmail.com City_State: Johnstown, PA Highlights of your tour/Comments Greatest tour of my career. LOVED it! Friday 01/04/2008 2:47:39pm Nickname: Liz Full Name: Elizabeth Cast Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTSN - CTT2 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1983 Departure Date from San Vito: 1985 Dept/Div at San Vito: 52 Division Email Address: anim84you@yahoo.com City_State: Albuquerque, New Mexico Highlights of your tour/Comments Loved Italy - awesome food, lived in San Vito Dei Normanni, Italian friends in Brindisi, visiting Greece, Germany and other parts of Italia. Competitive skiing for the Navy in Germany. Hello to: Jim Klar, Greg Huff, Troy Underwood, Trancel Sweet, Dottie Anderson, Mike Wallace, Larry Edwards, and more. Friday 12/14/2007 8:13:21pm Nickname: Rich Full Name: Richard Avila Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: August 1990 Departure Date from San Vito: April 1993 Dept/Div at San Vito: 51 / Section A/B/C Email Address: richardavila7@yahoo.com City_State: El Paso, TX Highlights of your tour/Comments Friends and good times. Thanks for the memories. Gino and Lucia Nardelli, Italian friends made Italy feel like home. Drinking buddies: Brew, Sven, Shek'n, Temps, Theis, Tracy, Kat, Derrick, Mikey, Ray, Fo and "Vinny". There's alot more out there I apologize if I forgot anyone. Thanks again for the memories. Tuesday 11/20/2007 9:28:44am Nickname: Alan Full Name: Alan Newman Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTI1 Arrival Date at San Vito: September, 1982 Departure Date from San Vito: June, 1986 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA Email Address: alannew456@aol.com City_State: Glen Burnie, MD Highlights of your tour/Comments Urinalysis king for a while; section supervisor on watch, later, day worker; TAD to Iraklion, Crete for school; TAD to England; lived in Casale before moving on base...had great fun and great friends!! Sunday 10/07/2007 9:19:49pm Nickname: Herbie Full Name: Don Herbert Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Spring of '69 Departure Date from San Vito: Fall of '70 Dept/Div at San Vito: Acquisition Email Address: Beavers21@aol.com City_State: Corvallis, Oregon Highlights of your tour/Comments Playing basketball on the base team and Navy league team with Tom (Willie) Williams, Bill Hickman, Lloyd Guffey, Ken Blass, etc. Got to go TAD to Madrid for a basketball tournament. Travel (especially Greece), barbeque on the stairwell deck and party with Larry Parnell, Ron Clapp, Bruney, Tom Williams and little Dickie Crisman (would get lit up and sleep outside his room in the hall because the boogie man was in his room). Took part in the great Brindisi wine festival fight of 1970 with Peter Parpan, Ron Plys, Ron Harvey and a couple of others. Parpan took some pretty ugly hits. Camping in our tents at Pulsano on our 80's off. What a great time. Lots of travel and good friends. Won't ever forget the "Base Alert" called in from ops to Gene Pope at the barracks office by Willie. I think he'd have been kicked out of the Navy had it not been so embarring to the brass. Sunday 08/19/2007 8:44:02am Nickname: Full Name: Lori Raihl Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTM3, CTM2 Arrival Date at San Vito: May 1990 Departure Date from San Vito: July 1992 Dept/Div at San Vito: Maintenance Email Address: City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Wednesday 08/01/2007 12:49:54am Nickname: Full Name: Timothy J. Seabold Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTSN-CTT3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Nov 1969 Departure Date from San Vito: May 1071 Dept/Div at San Vito: Section 3 Email Address: tseabold@lebanonauthority.org City_State: Lebanon, PA Highlights of your tour/Comments Good times driving to Rome with Bruce Ashwood & Tony Gallagher. Steak night at the snack bar. Wednesday 01/03/2007 8:51:59pm Nickname: Will Full Name: Wilfred Leo Bush Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT1/CTTC/CWO2 Arrival Date at San Vito: Apr 1982 Departure Date from San Vito: Oct 1984 Dept/Div at San Vito: Back Room Email Address: wilbbb@msn.com City_State: Pensacola, FL 32533 Highlights of your tour/Comments Promated to Chief then Chief Warrant Officer - Met Sandy Troxell and married her now 23 years later I love her as much now as then - got most of the Chain of Command fired for poor leadership - A darn good chief and CWO who raised hell for the troops and won Sunday 12/17/2006 10:34:18am Nickname: Bud Full Name: Willard Patrick Hyer, Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTM2-CTM1 Arrival Date at San Vito: June 1976 Departure Date from San Vito: January 1978 Dept/Div at San Vito: Maintenance Email Address: janebud@bellsouth.net City_State: Cantonment FL Highlights of your tour/Comments Met and married CTR3 Jane Geer while at San Vito! Played softball, basketball, volleyball, football, and bowled. Went to Sigonella, Sicily on the softball team for NAVEUR tournament. Went to Rota, Spain on the volleyball team for NAVEUR tournament. Drove a Fiat sedan all over Southern Italy and Naples. Traveled throughout Italy and to Corfu, Greece. Toured the isle of Capri. ....and had time to work, too!! Loved the local restaurants and pizzerias, the downtown market and waterfront. Sunday 12/17/2006 10:23:38am Nickname: Full Name: Jane Geer Hyer Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRSN-CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1976 Departure Date from San Vito: 1978 Dept/Div at San Vito: HFDF NB-WB Email Address: janebud@bellsouth.net City_State: Cantonment FL Highlights of your tour/Comments Had a wonderful time in Southern Italy! Met and married my husband of 30 years, CTM1 Bud Hyer while stationed there. We were married in the base chapel and had our wedding reception at the enlisted club. We lived in a cute little one-bedroom apartment in downtown Brindisi (Casale) near the airport. We traveled all over Italy (the southern parts, Naples, Florence, Pisa, Rome, Bari, Tarranto) and made a couple of trips to Corfu, Greece on the ferries. Loved day trips around the countryside, especially going to Alberabello to see the little round houses and buy sweaters and knit items. Monday 10/30/2006 12:39:21am Nickname: Rich Full Name: Richard W. Milligan Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR2-CTR1 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1984 Departure Date from San Vito: 1985 Dept/Div at San Vito: COLLECTION / NB-WB HFDF Email Address: City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Tuesday 09/12/2006 11:11:36am Nickname: Vossey Full Name: Lynn Voss Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRSN - CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: June '71 Departure Date from San Vito: July '72 Dept/Div at San Vito: WBDF Email Address: lbarc@kcweb.net City_State: Pleasant Hill, MO Highlights of your tour/Comments What a great place after Iceland. Racing my Fiat. Dating one of the school teachers (Mary). Partying with the AF boys. Traveling the country. Fist fight with some locals after the Air Force vs Navy Knock Down - Drag Out - Last Man Standing Drinking contest. The Admirals visit. Picking up girls waiting for the boat to Greece. The Rod and Gun Club. Snorkeling all over the country. The wild bunch from the sports car club. Probably my best year ever. Thursday 04/27/2006 6:09:18pm Nickname: Full Name: Stanley M. Duckworth Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Mar 1967 Departure Date from San Vito: July 1968 Dept/Div at San Vito: USNSG Email Address: adok@mynewroads.com City_State: Fort Gibson, OK Highlights of your tour/Comments Going into Brindisi; Spending time of the beach; Train rides to Naples. Going to base movies. Saturday 04/22/2006 6:09:37pm Nickname: Full Name: David Lars Chamberlain Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: LT Arrival Date at San Vito: 1985 Departure Date from San Vito: 1987 Dept/Div at San Vito: Ops Email Address: tanuki2001@earthlink.net City_State: San Carlos, CA Highlights of your tour/Comments Great food and great friends, but personal problems sent be back to the States. Great tour for me as Ops Officer! Snow! Sunday 01/29/2006 9:00:42pm Nickname: Jim Full Name: James L. Larduskey III Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTM2 Arrival Date at San Vito: January 1973 Departure Date from San Vito: July 1975 Dept/Div at San Vito: Section 3 - GROGS Email Address: jiml5@cox.net City_State: Pensacola FL Highlights of your tour/Comments 2 Trips around Europe in our little Renault. Beer parties at the Navy Beach off the 1st Midwatch. Section parties out in town (especially the movie/popcorn ones at the OWC's apartment in Carovigno. Being the only guy in Carovigno with an even numbered licence plate and having to pack 5 more people in the section into my Renault 10 so we could get to work during the gas crisis. Wednesday 10/12/2005 11:39:28am Nickname: Glenn Full Name: Glenn Eaves Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: December '73 Departure Date from San Vito: July 1975 Dept/Div at San Vito: Section Three Grogs !! Email Address: c5_driver@hotmail.com City_State: Raleigh, NC Highlights of your tour/Comments My favorite duty station. Great shipmates, great food. Remember those fratille runs on the eve shift...gimme one with "salami caldo"! 4th of July carnivals, Naples, lived in San Vito. My son was born in Naples while there. Love to hear from other shipmates! Saturday 10/08/2005 10:01:38pm Nickname: Full Name: Paul Pierce Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3/CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: February 1964 Departure Date from San Vito: July 1965 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA Email Address: pogybait1@comcast.net City_State: Waldorf, Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments Plankowner. One of the "Dirty 26" evacuated from Cyprus in '64. Set up shop in back of 6917 Security Squadron ops building. Air Force guys were really confused. First CO was Lt Ralph E. Smith - later COMNAVSECGRUCOM. Great tour. Friday 09/30/2005 9:14:20am Nickname: Kelly Full Name: Jean Kelly Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Oct 1979 Departure Date from San Vito: May 1981 Dept/Div at San Vito: HFDF Email Address: Hrider60@cox.net City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Best tour anyone could ever ask for. The country and the people were fabulous. Oh to be young again...I would of taken more advantage of what the country had to offer Friday 09/30/2005 9:07:19am Nickname: Kelly Full Name: Jean Kelly Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Oct 1979 Departure Date from San Vito: May 1981 Dept/Div at San Vito: HFDF 51st Email Address: Hrider60@cox.net City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Best tour anyone could ever ask for. The country and the people were fabulous. Oh to be young again...I would of taken more advantage of what the country had to offer Tuesday 05/10/2005 8:04:37pm Nickname: Augie Full Name: BillAugustine Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTm1 Arrival Date at San Vito: Dec 79 Departure Date from San Vito: May 82 Dept/Div at San Vito: 40 Dept, Section 2 Email Address: trawleralone@allvantage.com City_State: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments Great place to live, wasn't to fond of the work I had to do. The food and wine where great. Remember the partys in Spec and bike riding to Brindisi on the days off, hanging out in the park watching tourists. Dorm New Years party. Guess I partyed alot. Was great to have the oppurtunity to be there. Later all. Saturday 11/27/2004 7:32:21pm Nickname: Patty Full Name: Patty Johnson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTSN/CTT3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Jan 1982 Departure Date from San Vito: Oct. 83 Dept/Div at San Vito: 52 Div. Email Address: Pattyjohnson22@earthlink.net City_State: Bedford, Va Highlights of your tour/Comments Going to Rome with Sandy Troxell (now Bush), Will Bush, Angie Brewer, and many others. Meeting a lot of great people and drinking the Vino Locale. Well, getting s**tfaced on it anyway. Trying the local food (sometimes wondering what it was too!!!) Going to Crofu and renting the mopeds. Great friends. Drop me a line if you get a chance. Saturday 07/24/2004 10:01:49pm Nickname: Full Name: Brown Henry Stokes Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Jan 1961 Departure Date from San Vito: Apr 1961 Dept/Div at San Vito: Site Survey Team (Ops in Fire House) Email Address: bhstokes@ktc.com City_State: Ingram, Texas Highlights of your tour/Comments Primitive operating conditions. Great food in the chow hall. Met Bill Lockert. Drunken bus trip to "Via Ignacia," ancient Roman ruins, end of the Appian Way. Saturday 07/05/2003 4:02:40pm Nickname: Jim Full Name: James E. Ercole Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTC Arrival Date at San Vito: Nov 1971 Departure Date from San Vito: Nov 1974 Dept/Div at San Vito: Section Three Grogs Email Address: jercole@comcast.net City_State: Clinton Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments Loved San Vito was my last duty station befor retirement and last daughter was born there in 1973. Wednesday 06/04/2003 6:24:57pm Nickname: Dane Full Name: Jonathan Dane Warren Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: Airmen 1st Class Arrival Date at San Vito: Aug 12th 1982 Departure Date from San Vito: Feb 12th 1984 Dept/Div at San Vito: 6917th ESC ABLE ANIMALS Email Address: drealty34@aol.com City_State: Charlotte NC 28277 Highlights of your tour/Comments 18 year old playing in Southern Italy, Going to Corfu 5 Times, Going Sking, Able Animal Parties, Dumping the NUKE JUICE on the 1st Shirt A/C unit downstairs. Great people around Base, All the Sports. Old Friends Contact Dane Warren or Kim Schwing 704 458 7484 Saturday 05/31/2003 10:02:11pm Nickname: YT Full Name: Arthur Strandgard Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTA2 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1975 Departure Date from San Vito: 1978 Dept/Div at San Vito: OPS Admin/Day Puke Email Address: ctacsyt@adelphia.net City_State: Fredericksburg, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments Lots of travel in Europe..vino locale and the headaches in the morning. Ginos. Sangria parties on the beach. Wednesday 03/12/2003 10:40:12pm Nickname: Full Name: Jon Kessell Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT2 Arrival Date at San Vito: Spring 1972 Departure Date from San Vito: Winter 1975 Dept/Div at San Vito: Admin and T-Branch Email Address: srvdinsil@yahoo.com City_State: Franklin, TN Highlights of your tour/Comments Wonderful tours of Italy and Europe. No driving on Sundays. Gas coupons a must. Use your blinker when passing. Enjoyed the Fertilies on those Mid watches! Wife out ranked me as a Jr. High Teacher. On and on... Saturday 03/01/2003 10:22:41am Nickname: Will Full Name: Wilfred L. Bush Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT1/CTTC/CWO2 Arrival Date at San Vito: April 1982 Departure Date from San Vito: October 1984 Dept/Div at San Vito: 52 Division (Back Room) Email Address: wilbbb@msn.com City_State: Pensacola, FL Highlights of your tour/Comments Arrived CTT1, Picked up CTTC and CWO2 (nothing to do with San Vito). Raised heck keeping chain of command honest. Friends Angie Brewer, Patty Johnson, Sandy Troxell. Married Sandy. Fun station, we had best section at command. Tuesday 01/07/2003 8:41:59pm Nickname: Full Name: Verle Wright Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTMCM Arrival Date at San Vito: Sep 89 Departure Date from San Vito: Aug 91 Dept/Div at San Vito: Email Address: vwright@vwright.net City_State: Marshall, VA Highlights of your tour/Comments Tuesday 01/07/2003 6:35:40pm Nickname: Huck Full Name: Mabry L. Goolsby Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTC Arrival Date at San Vito: Feb 1970 Departure Date from San Vito: Aug 1972 Dept/Div at San Vito: SecGru Email Address: mgoolsby@gte.net City_State: Kathleen, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments Dinners at the 4 Seasons.. Visits amount the Chiefs.. Thanksgivings that lasted for a week at differant homes. Great partys at Klubbers..Navy Day Ball 1971.. Comming home Sunday 10/13/2002 9:41:21am Nickname: Full Name: Russell E. Olson Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR1 Arrival Date at San Vito: Mar 1969 Departure Date from San Vito: Jul 1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: HFDF/Morse Email Address: reolson3@comcast.net City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Thursday 10/03/2002 8:34:41am Nickname: Full Name: Pam (Yeargin) Grubbs Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRSN/CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: March 1982 Departure Date from San Vito: Oct 1983 Dept/Div at San Vito: Collection Email Address: PBuelow9@aol.com City_State: Davenport IA Highlights of your tour/Comments Had a great first tour in Italy-a lot of wonderful memories. Played a lot of sports, traveled, spent too much time at the club and tanned at the Dorm 6 beach. Saturday 08/03/2002 5:41:52pm Nickname: Full Name: Paul Bour Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT2/CTTC Arrival Date at San Vito: Oct 71and Jan 82 Departure Date from San Vito: Apr 74 and Jul 84 Dept/Div at San Vito: Ops Email Address: pebour2@aol.com City_State: Pensacola, Fl Highlights of your tour/Comments Monday 06/17/2002 3:06:52pm Nickname: Full Name: Steve Blass Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT-3/CTT-2 Arrival Date at San Vito: 5/1969 Departure Date from San Vito: 12/1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: Dayworker/Chas. Section Email Address: sclex2@pacifier.com City_State: Astoria, OR Highlights of your tour/Comments Living on economy @ Viale Liguria e Viale Risorgimento in Commenda Monday 06/17/2002 3:01:48pm Nickname: Full Name: Steve Blass Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT-3/CTT-4 Arrival Date at San Vito: 5/1969 Departure Date from San Vito: 12/1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: Dayworker/Chas. Section Email Address: sclex2@pacifier.com City_State: Astoria, OR Highlights of your tour/Comments Living on economy @ Viale Liguria e Viale Risorgimento in Commenda Tuesday 06/11/2002 3:29:57pm Nickname: Ron Full Name: Ronald P Clapp Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Aug/1970 Departure Date from San Vito: Dec/1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: T Brancher Email Address: Rpclapp@hotmail.com City_State: Whitsett NC Highlights of your tour/Comments playing softball,touring Italy, my friends;Ken Bland,Tony Gallager,Larry Parnell,Don Herbert,Darrell Duest Sunday 05/26/2002 6:56:39pm Nickname: Al Full Name: Alvin May Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT1 Arrival Date at San Vito: March 1970 Departure Date from San Vito: Nov 1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: T Branch Email Address: almay@twcny.rr.com City_State: Bridgeport, NY Highlights of your tour/Comments Nice duty for my last station. Spent time at the "ham shack" I1DFL. Tuesday 04/23/2002 7:38:04pm Nickname: Full Name: William C. Lockert, JR Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTO2 Arrival Date at San Vito: January 1961 Departure Date from San Vito: April 1961 Dept/Div at San Vito: Operations in Van in the Fire Station Email Address: WLockert@aol.com City_State: Pensacola, Florida Highlights of your tour/Comments First visit to southern Italy. Base consisted of Barracks, Chow Hall, Admin and Small Operations Building where USAF worked. Highlights was bus tour around southern Italy. And riding the train to Naples to take advancement test. Dan Warner and I down from Todendorf for the TEMADD. Saturday 03/30/2002 11:33:21am Nickname: Bob Full Name: Robert Kindred Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTT1 Arrival Date at San Vito: Nov 76 Departure Date from San Vito: Mar 79 Dept/Div at San Vito: OWO Email Address: bkelmo@inweb.net City_State: Missouri Highlights of your tour/Comments Best tour of my career. Football with the SEADAWGS, the Shrine Bowl, Naples, Rome, Oria, Bari, The beaches, great duty and greater liberty. My wife and I truely loved the place. Probably would have stayed in if all the duty stations were like this one. Wednesday 02/20/2002 11:31:54am Nickname: Mac Full Name: Kevin J. McCarthy Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: @ June 1969 Departure Date from San Vito: December, 1970 Dept/Div at San Vito: Operations Email Address: KMccarthy6269316@aol.com City_State: Avon, Minnesota 56310 Highlights of your tour/Comments Worked on duty and enjoyed many off-duty activties with most of my watch section. We were like a large family and spent a lot of time together Thursday 02/14/2002 12:47:03am Nickname: Jack Full Name: Warren Burke Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR1 Arrival Date at San Vito: Summer 1971 Departure Date from San Vito: Summer 1973 Dept/Div at San Vito: HFDF Email Address: jack@tdn.com City_State: Longview, WA Highlights of your tour/Comments Tuesday 01/15/2002 9:30:50pm Nickname: flash Full Name: michael jerome suggs Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: e4-e5 Arrival Date at San Vito: may 85 Departure Date from San Vito: nov 87 Dept/Div at San Vito: wideband systems manager Email Address: suggs5142@msn.com City_State: jackson, ms. Highlights of your tour/Comments Wednesday 12/19/2001 9:53:16am Nickname: Ed Full Name: Edward Eroh Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: 11/65 Departure Date from San Vito: 5/67 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA Email Address: k3va@enter.net City_State: Pa. Highlights of your tour/Comments The base was so new that we Navy guys had to put our own lockers together. Had a small Detachment of CT's and great duty. The A.F chow was the best (especially after Bremerhaven!). We had a so-called Basketball Team and played terrible against the A.F.!But we all had fun. I operated I1DFL ham radio when I got a chance. Couldnt get enough of code! Anyone who served around this time please e-mail me! Thanks Sunday 12/16/2001 12:26:25am Nickname: Ed Full Name: Edward L. Testerman, Jr. Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRC Arrival Date at San Vito: July 1984 Departure Date from San Vito: February 1987 Dept/Div at San Vito: 51 Email Address: ishirini@msn.com City_State: San Diego, CA Highlights of your tour/Comments Saturday 12/08/2001 8:49:07pm Nickname: Mean Jane Full Name: Jane "nmn" Green Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTSN-CTT3 Arrival Date at San Vito: Jan 1977 Departure Date from San Vito: Dec 1979 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA Email Address: meanjane@juno.com City_State: Clarksville, TN Highlights of your tour/Comments Sleeping on the beach between day-mids and mid-eves.John Kracke,Sandy Troxell, Paul Leo,Deon Eggebraaten,Bill Gregory, chow halls green applesauce on St. Pattys Day. E-Mail if you know me! Sunday 11/18/2001 6:15:43am Nickname: Full Name: Genie Friedley Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTRSN CTR3 Arrival Date at San Vito: 1975 Departure Date from San Vito: 1976 Dept/Div at San Vito: Bullseye Email Address: wigiwooo@yahoo.com City_State: Portage WI Highlights of your tour/Comments My 1st overseas duty sta, I loved it. Naples, Capri, Pompeii, softball and volleyball, that says it all. Wednesday 11/07/2001 9:52:53am Nickname: Pete Full Name: Peter R. Parpan Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR3 - CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: Sept. 1969 Departure Date from San Vito: Jan. 1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: HFDF USN Email Address: Retep26@aol.com City_State: Ridge, New York Highlights of your tour/Comments Softball games, shuffleboard and pinball at the NCO Club. Oil Painting, roaming around Rome and naples and all around Italy on time off and Many days and nights downtown in Brindisi. Tie dying party, Navy Day Ball. Singing song parodies in front of the Zoomies dressed as a clown. Where is everybody on this site? Only a handfull of us have posted memories. Tuesday 09/18/2001 0:29:15am Nickname: Mike Full Name: Michael Domer Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTM2 Arrival Date at San Vito: Jan 1991 Departure Date from San Vito: Jan 1993 Dept/Div at San Vito: 40 Email Address: ttjasi@hotmail.com City_State: Highlights of your tour/Comments Anyone up for a game of Gorillas? Saturday 08/25/2001 3:12:54pm Nickname: Liz Full Name: Elizabeth Cast (now Dwyer) Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTSN - CTT2 Arrival Date at San Vito: January 1983 Departure Date from San Vito: June 1986 Dept/Div at San Vito: 50/52 Email Address: lizdwyer89@hotmail.com City_State: Pleasanton, CA Highlights of your tour/Comments A CO was removed from command and the next two CO's were awesome. I really miss the people I worked with there. Travel was great, job was exciting. Please get in touch if you remember me. Wednesday 08/01/2001 9:11:50pm Nickname: Jim Full Name: James E. Ercole Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTTC Arrival Date at San Vito: Nov 1972 Departure Date from San Vito: Nov 1974 Dept/Div at San Vito: NSGA Email Address: ercocpousn@msn.com City_State: Clinton Maryland Highlights of your tour/Comments Last tour in the Navy. Got to see much of Europe and got to travel to Turkey and Greece also got to travel to Rota Spain. Youngest daughter christine was born here. Great duty station Monday 06/25/2001 12:21:35am Nickname: Pete Full Name: Peter Parpan Rank(s)/Rate(s) while at San Vito: CTR2 Arrival Date at San Vito: appx 1969 Departure Date from San Vito: 1971 Dept/Div at San Vito: Navy CT section Email Address: Retep26@aol.com City_State: Ridge, NY Highlights of your tour/Comments Beware the company frog!!! Softball games outside the barracks. Long days at the em club. Painting in oils. Trips to downtoen Brindisi---- cheap wine, swimming at the beach.... two Scottish lasses Liz & Liz. Parties at Dick & Elaine's as well as various other guys houses. Trip to the Drehyers brewery... almost getting killed in downtown Brindisi during the wine festival... Bumper cars... ponchos fro Arabarabello... The good times and the bad.... Mostly the good.... Adam, Dicky Christman, Kluber, Hippensteil, Jack and Carol, Jim and Cricket, Don Shaw, Snuffy Smith. Roof top barbeques... Barfing from the roof on an occasion or two. Old gun bunkers at the beach... shuffleboard at the em club. Pinball at the em club... Party, Party, party.... Tipping Net control eve-day-mids common guys say hello and let's get some memories going on the web