James Roy Emmons
3 posts
Oct 25, 2007
1:52 PM
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Hi Everbody,
Well hope that all shipmates on the Mar's durning "69 to 72" will be able to remember or be able to give me info on ships movements durning this time. The "V A" says that the ships log and any information is Lost/gone. I'm apealing to crewmembers for info that pertained to the weather and riding out Typhoons durning this time period. The "V A" clames the ships logs are gone and i'm trying to pin down the info. Also if anybody can remember the accident with the Ships Galley elevatior that went down into the hole below crews berthing spaces. When the "mess cook" got dragged down the shaft. If anybody can come up with date/time/Name please reply to jreemmons@gmail.com
Also trying to pen down the Month/year that we lost the forklift over the side due to bad weather, and working on the flight deck. I hope that others stationed on the Mar's durning this time. Also Neno or Chief Krause if anybody knows where or how to contact them please give them my e-mail address. I know that times were crazy then and alot happened. I have a copple of cruse books but not all from this time. If anybody has one or would let me borrow one I would really really like to see them. Thanks in adavance for any help that anybody could give. Again contact me at "jreemmons@gmail.com
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PamelaA
1 post
Dec 03, 2007
10:09 AM
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Hi Jim! I doubt you remember me but I do remember you! I came aboard Nov69 in Subic and you mentioned to me, one of the various first people I talked to, that I should buy extra T shirts! I ended up in E Div in the IC room showing crews and officers movies and enjoyed being duty driver in Subic.! In fact I remember once in Subic I picked alot of guys up at the main gate, you were one of them, and we had to take some guy quickly to the base hospital in the back of the pickup truck! What a ride.!
It was in Yoko and I remember the guy that was hurt buy the conveyor you mentioned. Don't know his name. He was caught by the SP phones around his neck by the conveyor in the Eng living spaces.I was right there and remember the awful screams. They sent Stewart SF2 down the elevator to try and cut him out and free him from that tangled mess.It was close to noon I remember because I was just leaving to go ashore with Pat Simmons, but stayed behind. It took about 3 hours to get him out and then sent to the base hospital in Yoko. It was Dec 1969, I dont remember the date. Didn't you also do some cooking at Sambos at night in Alameda when the carriers were in? I'm currently working for the DOT (feds)here in Alameda on the old base about 2 blocks from where the Mars was piered.Each day this place takes me back in time...Hope all is well with you. Mike Streblow
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James Roy Emmons
4 posts
Aug 27, 2008
9:17 AM
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Mike Streblow,
Well I guess that reading all my mail would help. I did not know that a reply had been added to my post. Mike hope all is well with you and you are still around Alameda Ca. Right now I'm in Navarre Flordia and just missed "fay" and am waiting for the "VA" hearing soon. Will be returning to Ca. soon I hope. Try to let me have you'r E-mail address. Mine is "jreemmons@gmail.com". Anybody else out there from the Mars "69-72" lets hear from you. It's good to hear from you Mike and I remember the name, will try to look you up in the ships books that I have.
James Emmons CS-2
Last Edited on 18-Jan-2009 3:43 PM
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SK2-Stew68-70
16 posts
Feb 13, 2010
9:56 PM
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Deck logs from the USS Pollux AKS-4 and USS Mars AFS-1?
I wrote to the national archives to get verification of the Mars being "In country" for agent orange claims. This is a freedom of information act request. I will pay for the pages but will have them if they still exist in spite of what the VA does in my other request. There may be 3 or 5 pages for a single day and there are 161 days involved.
From: kenneth stewart (kenneth_1513@msn.com)
Sent: Fri 2/12/10 9:56 PM
To: archives2reference@nara.gov
I am processing a claim with the VA connected to Exposure to Agent Orange. The VA claims I am not eligible due to not being in country Vietnam. VA boots on the ground policy. I served on board the USS Pollux AKS-4 and the USS Mars AFS-1. Both ships entered various harbors and rivers to distribute cargo to various ships, river squadrons and shore bases in Vietnam.
The VA informed me of the specific dates I was in the combat zone of Vietnam. However the VA did not investigate if the ships entered any harbors or rivers.
I would like copies of any deck log pages which state the USS Pollux AKS-4 or the USS Mars AFS-1 entered or anchored in a harbor or river during the dates I listed below. If that research cannot be accomplished then I want a copy of all pages for the specified ship's and dates listed below. Examples of Harbors we entered are An Thoi, Cam Ranh Bay or Danang.
USS Pollux AKS-4
10/05/68-------10/22/68 18 days
USS Mars AFS-1
12/18/68--------------- 1 day
12/30/68-------01/13/69 15 days
01/26/69-------02/05/69 11 days
03/17/69-------03/24/69 7 days
03/31/69-------04/16/69 17 days
04/20/69-------04/26/69 7 days
06/02/69-------06/17/69 16 days
07/23/69-------07/30/69 8 days
08/03/69-------08/20/69 18 days
10/14/69-------10/27/69 14 days
12/03/69-------12/19/69 17 days
02/10/70-------02/21/70 12 days
02/26/70-------02/27/70 2 days
03/04/70-------03/19/70 16 days
SKCS (SW) Kenneth W. Stewart USN (ret)
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SK2(Stew)Ken Stewart
Hold Capt. Cargo Hold 5
Dec 68-May 70
Last Edited on 13-Feb-2010 10:01 PM
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SK2-Stew68-70
18 posts
Mar 16, 2010
2:13 PM
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I received the log sheets from the National Archives and Records Administration, which identify anchorages during the dates listed above.
SKCS (SW) Kenneth W. Stewart USN (ret)
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SK2(Stew)Ken Stewart
Hold Capt. Cargo Hold 5
Dec 68-May 70
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