Since this is the "Old Salts" site I would like to ask "who remembers the names of their recruit company commander and assistant company commander?

I'll start it off: mine was BMC William Harral and the assistant BM1 Hollowell. Both were excellent at their jobs.

I don't remember my cc's name, but he was a short rosy cheeked RD 1. I DO remember GM2 Willits though. Never forget the man that made you duck walk with an M-1 balanced across the back of your fingers on your outstretched arms. Ouch!

I had BMC Hollowell also... Went thru in June '69...Delta 76 Don't remember the assistants name......

I later ran into MCPO Hollowell down here in FL.. He was OIC on a BOSDET out of Tampa and came down to Ponce Inlet station where I was.

He died a few years later... cancer...

He was a GREAT CC... Very firm, but didn't pull off the "I'm GOD" routine.... very well respected by all.

Wray...

Went through Alameda in 1954. Can’t remember the company number or the CCs name. Shucks, I even have trouble remembering what I had for breakfast.

Alameda, Oscar Charlie 102 (OC-102) 1975, QMC Pierce, CC. Not certain about the ACC, but he may have been DC1 Gray. Never knew what happened to QMC, but I ran into Gray while flying the Pacific Strike Team somewhere. He retired out of Alameda as a LCDR. QMC was a good CC.

I do remember another CC, a BMC, who used the phrases "My Heart Bleeds Purple Panther Pi$$ for 'Ya!!!" and "Lad, Did Your Mother Send 'Ya Here Just 'Ta Pi$$ Me OFF?!!!" (I must admit using both over the years to some good effect.)

Hotel 87 - Alameda - Graduated 1 Dec 72...

CC was BMC Tabor...I'll never forget his first little speech to us...Went something like: "For the next 9 weeks I'm gonna be your girlfriend, I'm gonna be your daddy and I'm gonna be your mother...But I don't want you to like me, cause likin' leads to lovin' and lovin' leads to **ckin' , and ain't no-one here gonna **ck me..." Followed by a very loud " DO YOU LIKE ME"....And about 70 replies of "SIR, NO SIR"...

Buc Hollowell was my Company Commander (N-40). Thirteen years later I relieved him as OINC of the Bosdet in Tampa. We had a good laugh about that.

I have to chuckle about my first morning at bootcamp. I said how bad can it be, they have cream of wheat for breakfast. Promptly put milk and sugar on them. That brought a big laugh from those who knew better. Being from the land of northern aggression I had no idea what the hell grits were.

The Honorable BMC John P Jensen, Alameda, A-76 Jul 1970. 'Wray you must have been Cape May, because you are a lot older than I (D-76)'. I saw him about 7 years later he was OIC Channel Island than then again when he was CO MLB School. He was good to us but could make us stand and deliver. I remember another CC, Sorenson, tore up our barracks one night and Jensen stood him up for a reaming.

Tracy

Hotel 134 Alameda, Ca. 1981 CC BM1 Hemming

I have my Boot Camp photo from the Navy hanging on the wall,it was made Oct.11,1951,GMC B.B. Collier Company Commander,still a mystery how the photo survived all the moves in the Navy and Coast Guard thru the years.

Able 13, Alameda, CC was BMC Sharp. A-13 formed up 11-23-54 and graduated 3-11-55 with 25 survivors. Most of the serial numbers were 6 digit prefixed with 309, 2 were prefixed 314 and 3 were 308. Mine was 309-319. 7 digit serial numbers were CGR. I have A-13 picture and list of names/numbers that I would gladly forward if anyone is interested.

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I have my Boot Camp photo from the Navy hanging on the wall,it was made Oct.11,1951,GMC B.B. Collier Company Commander,still a mystery how the photo survived all the moves in the Navy and Coast Guard thru the years.

Amen to that shipmate. I had a lot of pictures of my sea service and lost them in one of my many moves.

Forget to mention I did my boot camp in Cape May, New Jersey. During the winter; oh yes it was a time to remember. Thank you all for sharing.

USCG TRASUPCEN Alameda CA, June 22 - approx Aug 22, 1970. Recruit Company Golf-75.
Company Commander was QMC Thomas J. Reed, Recruit Company Commander was SR Loy, Company Yeoman was SR Bob Arnet, Base CO was CAPT Walter Kirwin.

Our forming Company Commander was BM1 Roy ("Alright you swinging dicks!") Angel, Assistant CC was QM1 ("Hey Recruit you f'd up!") Frost.

We used the decommissioned EX-USCGC Barataria for seamanship training and drills.

ref. my last post

In the photo the CO. Commander has six hash marks,must have joined the Navy around 1927 or before,he was grey headed.

July 25, 1965. India 47 Alameda. BMC E. Stone (CC) BM2 Purino (ACC) Sir, Duren David N. 353 573 Company India 47 Barracks 6, 92 rifles in the rifle rack, Company area not in order, but ready for your inspection Sir!! Oh how I remember! Hell of a rude awakening for an 18 yr old from Myrtle Point, Oregon. Dave

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I remember another CC, Sorenson, tore up our barracks one night and Jensen stood him up for a reaming.

Tracy, was that Guy Sorenson? (QM) He later was the Chief at UTBSystem Center.... while I was there.... Retired as a LCDR

Wray..

Wray;


I believe so but don't quote me on that. I was 17 and just a pup but QM sounds right. Boot campt was a bit of a blur, I remember getting caught at the Coke machine on the security watch and they threatened to kick me out, whew dodged the big one there. Ealy foggy PT on the grinder, What fun. Ahh to be that young again.

Oh yeah and to say I have sometimers is an under statement, my CC was BMC John P. Jennings, Not Jensen, oops.

Guy Sorenson was a CC while I was at Alameda and was one mean SOB while pushing recruits. Not a bit of slack from that there Coastie.

About 14 years later, I ran into him at Wormley Creek at Yorktown. The real Guy Sorenson was nothing anything like QN1 Sorenson the Company Commander.

Oh, when BMC Jennings had the duty JOOD, everyone made sure that the baracks fire watchstander was on his toes. If Chief Jennings happened to make a "visit", god help the company that wasn't completely alert, no matter what time of day or night because Brasso and estuary mud did awful things to whites during a "white tornado".

36 years ago and,