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Houston-Richard

Richard  Wayne Houston

Rate/Rank
RM1
Service Branch
USN 9/1967 - 9/1973
USNR 9/1979 - 7/1995
Speciality
MORSE CODE, AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Born 03/13/1949
BRONX, NY
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND, GREAT LAKES, IL 1967
USS CAMBRIA APA-36: FLAGSHIP, AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON 6
USS HANK DD-702
USS BLAKELY FF-1072
USS MILLER FF-1091
USS BOULDER LST-1190
USS TISDALE FFG-27
USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE FFG-16
NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS STATION, NAPLES, ITALY
NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS STATION, BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY
COMMUNICATIONS STATION, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ
NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE COMMUNICATIONS STATION, NEW LONDON, CT
COAST GUARD COMMUNICATIONS STATION, GOVERNORS ISLAND, NY
NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, FORT SCHUYLER, BRONX, NY
NAVAL RESERVE CENTER, NEW ROCHELLE, NY
RADIOMAN CLASS A SCHOOL, BAINBRIDGE, MD
RADIO TRANSMITTER SCHOOL
NAVAL LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
COLD WAR MEDAL
NAVY 'E' RIBBON
NAVAL RESERVE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL
NAVAL RESERVE SEA SERVICE RIBBON
SERVICE MEMORIES

SAILOR OF THE QUARTER;

        NAVY & MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, FORT SCHUYLER, NY 2ND    QUARTER 1990

SAILOR OF THE YEAR

        NAVY & MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, FORT SCHUYLER, NY 1991

        USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE FFG-16 1993

        NORTHEAST AREA OF COMMANDER DESTROYER SQUADRON SIX 1994

PORTS OF CALL;

        BAHAMAS, BERMUDA, CRETE, CUBA, FRANCE, GERMANY,

       GREECE, PEARL HARBOR HAWAII, ITALY, KOREA, MALTA,

       SAN JUAN PR, SARDINIA, SPAIN, ST. THOMAS VI, TURKEY,

       VIEQUES