Other Memories: In the summer we made the walk to Muir Beach every weekend, bathing suits optional. We walked down Lombard and Van Ness every night just to see San Francisco at night. I could not have asked for a better man to work for. 95c I was in charge of all prisoner shipments from stockade. Most vivid Presidio Memories: As a buck Sgt. Military:Was in the military with a rank of Sgt.E5, Correctional Supervisor with 163rd MP Co. Lived on the Presidio:Lived on the post at MP Barracks Main Post (Infantry Row) If the NPS has any contact information for Cassandra or Mabel, let me know. I tried to E-mail her but the address was also invalid. I also read Mabel Brodie's entry on the NPS web site. I hope that she comes back to the web page and reads this posting. After reading her request, I tried to E-mail her. She was trying to get information on her father. I am hoping to get in contact with Cassandra Smith. I worked with Trig, Leroy, Al and Harold. Sly Stone appeared at the club many times. If you went to the Letterman NCO club at the time I was there you would have to know me. I was married at that time but separated from my wife. Myself, Trig, Leroy, Al were the main bartenders. On the week ends the doors where shut at ten PM. There where two NCO clubs on post, Letterman was the one to go to. Working as a bartender at the Letterman NCO Club. Most vivid Presidio Memories: Writing and developing the communication portion for the COSMOS project under the Army chief of staff. Military: Was in the military with a rank of specialist E-6, Communication analyst and bartender at the Letterman NCO club The historic occupation of the Island by a group of Native Americans had ended and the Alcatraz lighthouse was back in operation! Then one night, for the first time, I noticed a bright beacon light on the Island. The kitchen window looked out across the Bay towards Alcatraz. He told us he was a descendant of Mungo Park, the Scottish explorer.ĭuring my time at Fort Baker, I had a part-time job at a restaurant at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. He liked to entertain us green recruits with fascinating stories of Army life in the 1930s, of being captured by the enemy during the Korean War, and of receiving a battlefield commission. They were really beautiful gardens - always something in bloom: roses, iris, nasturtiums, fuchsia, and geraniums. He also tended the gardens between the Med. He lived in the barracks during the week and on weekends went up to his home at Lake Tahoe. There was a retired first sergeant who worked at the medical lab in a civilian capacity. Volunteers attempted to soak up oil that washed ashore at Rodeo Beach by laying down straw.The Fort Baker gymnasium was used as a bird cleaning station. I remember going up to the bluffs around Battery Yates to see the oil along the shoreline at the Fort and out towards Angel Island. Other Memories: One night in January 1971 two tankers collided off the Golden Gate, releasing about 800,000 gallons of oil. At holiday time it was decorated with strings of Christmas lights. There was a life-size mock up of a missile in front. Humorous memories: The administration building for the missile battalion was next to the medical laboratory. I also recall a giant white peace symbol painted on the slope between the Waldo Tunnel and the Fort. Most vivid Memories: My first and most vivid impressions were of the fog rolling in like dry ice over the Marin headlands I remember not being able to sleep for the first 3 or 4 nights because of the fog horns, and after that, not being able to sleep without them. Military: Was in the military with a rank of Spec 5, Stationed at 6th US Army Medical Laboratory, Fort Baker
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |