Derek L. Farthing

STATEN ISLAND NY 1993

Rate/Rank
OSC (SW)

Service Branch

USN 10/1974 - 10/1994

Speciality

AIR INTERCEPT NEC-0318, INSTRUCTOR NEC - 9502

Born
03/16/1955
JERSEY CITY, NJ

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

OS3, USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDG-5), NORFOLK VA

OS2, B.O.O.S.T., NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO CA

OS2, USS AFFRAY (MSO-511), PORTLAND ME

OS2, USS HALEAKALA (AE-25), CONCORD CA

OS1, FCTCPAC, SAN DIEGO CA

OS1(SW), USS DENVER (LPD-9), SAN DIEGO CA

OS1(SW), COMNAVSURFPAC, CORONADO CA

OS1(SW), USS O'BRIEN (DD-975), SAN DIEGO CA

OSC(SW), FCTCPAC, SAN DIEGO CA

OSC(SW), USS BOWEN (FFT-1079), STATEN ISLAND NY

OSC(SW), MSCLANT, MOTBY, BAYONNE NJ

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

NAVY & MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL NAVY 2

COMBAT ACTION RIBBON NAVY 1

JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD NAVY 1

NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION NAVY 1

ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL NAVY 1

NAVY 'E' RIBBON NAVY 1

NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL NAVY 4

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL NAVY 1

ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL NAVY 1

NAVY SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON NAVY 5

EXPERT NAVY PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP MEDAL NAVY 1