Stan Mize (Navy 1960-1968 / Army 1971-1980)
USS Queenfish (AGSS 393) (Qual Boat), USS Thomas Edison (SSBN 610B), USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN 624G), USS Shark (SSN 591) EMail

I Joined the Navy in 1960 and went to Boot Camp at San Diego. ET'A' school at Treasure Island & Sub School in 1961. USS Queenfish (AGSS-393) in Fall of 1961; qualified in April 1962. Nuke School at MINSY; S1W prototype in Idaho in 1963. USS Thomas Edison (SSBN-610B), 1963; NESEP, 1965; USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624G), 1967; USS Shark (SSN-591), 1968. Discharged from Navy at rank of ET1(SS), 1968.

I joined the Army in 1971 as a 1LT in the Psychology Graduate Student Program. Stationed at Ft. Ord, Monterey, CA, 1973. Wurzburg, Germany,1974. Ft. Dix, NJ, 1977. Ft. Leonardwood, MO, 1980. I retired from the Army in 1983 at the rank of Captain.

Private practice in Psychology for 10 yrs in FL . Retired in 1993. Now live in Sevier County, TN, home of Dollywood. These days I goof around with my computer, surf the net, watch TV, read, do honey-do projects, and oil paint. I'm also into genealogy and am attempting to write a family history. I'm a life-member of USSVI and my primary base is Cyberspace Base . Stan Mize, Ph.D., CPT, US Army (Ret.), ex-ET1(SS)

Ron Martini (Served 1960-1968)
USS Catfish (SS-339) (Qual Boat), USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599B), USS Patrick Henry (SSBN 599G) Ron Martini's Submarine World Network, USSVI Webmaster, EMail

I Was born 6 months and one day before Pearl Harbor day in '41' right here in beautiful little (15,000) Sheridan, Wyoming. I joined the Navy in March 1960 - Boot Camp in San Diego - Company 145. I joined with a cousin and 2 other guys from here. EM'A' School in San Diego. Headed for SubSchool that winter and contacted pneumonia on Greyhound. I remember sitting on a hot water radiator at the Greyhound bus depot on Bank St. and freezing to death. Got set back, as they wouldn't let me do pressure and escape tank training with lungs.

I then received orders to USS Catfish (SS-339) in San Diego. Arrived with tonsillitis! 9 months later they threw me over the side for qualifying. Missed Westpac trip. I next received orders to Nuc Pow School at Mare Is. Good times. I spent 6 months there, then got orders to A1W in Idaho. Could drive home in 8 hours. Orders for USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599B) at Groton/Holy Loch. Did 7 patrols and brought boat back to EB for new missiles and core change in early 65.

I came home and married a home town gal. Orders then to B School in Great Lakes. Made E-5. Lived in Zion, Ill. I received orders to the Grayling in Portsmouth! What! Yep. Only problem was the Grayling was being built in Newport News, two weeks later, they fessed up to the error so they transferred me to USS Patrick Henry 599G. Made E-6 at B school also. 6 patrols later and it was "out the gate in 68"!

Started in grocery business one week after getting out and exited that company and that work 28 years and 9 months later! Retired March 97 after I discovered the company stock had done so well, that I could get out and pay off the house. Haven't regretted that for one minute. Currently turning close to 57 years old, excellent health, no bills, new golf clubs, 4X4 Toy PU(my 2nd love), 300 submarine books.

Have two children and 4 grandchildren. You should see the 3.5 year old grandson on his dads computer! Types in passwords, total control of mouse and only takes one try and he remembers what to do.

I have had several hobbies over the years. Ham radio started in 76 and still have license (N7BMR). Photography did from 82-86 then computers hit the house. Started a computer club and at one time had over 300 members in the largest computer group between Twin Cities and Seattle! It folded as most couldn't make the move to 3 1/2" discs and Windows. I still get calls from people asking about the location of our 2000 disk 5 1/4" disc library. LOL.

Internet came to Sheridan in 94. I jumped aboard and wrote my first page on submarines. Now-30 pages later (currently working on 3 more). I am a member of USSVI, Treasurer of Internet Base USSVI, Cyberspace Base USSVI, Naval Submarine League, Navy League, Naval Institute, Webmaster for ussvi.org page, member St. Mary's Submarine Museum Association, and Sharkhunter. In closing: I hope to meet some of you. I live where I-25 runs out and where it meets I-90. If you are going to Yellowstone Park and are coming from the east, you better stop and call. If you are going to the Black Hills/Mt Rushmore and live in the West, you better stop and call. I have only ever met Denny Doyle in Denver who is a very infrequent poster here and John Clear some 30+ years ago.

Greg Peterman MMCM (SS) USN ret.
(Served April 1972 - March 1993) - USS Sculpin (SSN 590) (Qual Boat), USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619B), USS Gurnard (SSN 662), USS Dixon (AS 73), USS Plunger (SSN 595)The Goat Locker, USSVI Internet Base Commander, EMail

My duty stations include:

NPS Mare Island and NPTU Idaho Falls (S1W) Class 7304 Sept 72-Mar 73
USS Sculpin SSN-590 May 73-Nov 77
USS Andrew Jackson SSBN-619B Nov 77-Nov 78
USS Gurnard SSN-662 Nov 78-Jan 81
NPTU Idaho Falls (S1W) Staff Feb 81-July 83
USS Dixon AS-37 July 83-July 85
USS Plunger SSN-595 July 85-Mar 88
USS Dixon AS-37 Mar 88-Aug 91
SUBTRAFAC San Diego Command Master Chief Aug 91-Mar 93
After retirement I went to work for an engineering consulting firm in New Orleans that sets up maintenance programs for just about any industry. We are currently working with Shell Oil Offshore, TVA, Chevron, ORYX Energy and many other oil, textile, manufacturing, and energy producing firms. Business is good, living in the Nawlins is OK, and Mardi Gras is a blast. Greg is also the editor of the Redfish Base newsletter, Redfish Review.

John D. Peters Captain USN ret. & wife Joan (Service 31 years) - USS W.C. Lawe (DD 763), USS Iowa (BB 61), Staten Island (AGB 5), Lenawee (APA 195), USS Ronquil (SS 396-Qual Boat), USS Lafayette (SSBN 616), USS Halibut (SSGN 587/SSN 587), USS James Monroe (SSBN 622 - XO), HMS Warspite (SSN 103), USS John Adams (SSBN 620 - CO) EMail

I live in Aiea, Hawaii. Which is actually legally the City and County of Honolulu, HI. On a mountain top about 1,000 ft above sea level. From here the USS Missouri (BB-62) has a port 10 AOB, range 4 miles.

I enlisted during the Korean war. Went to the USNA. Served in several targets, USS W.C. Lawe (DD763), Iowa (BB61), Staten Island (AGB5) and Lenawee (APA195) then SubSchool, USS Ronquil (SS396-Qual Boat), NucPwrSchool, Mare Island, the A1W NPTU, Lafayette (SSBN616), Halibut (SSGN587/SSN587), James Monroe (SSBN622), HMS Warspite (SSN103), John Adams (SSBN620), the Guided Missiles School Dam Neck, and Mil Asst to SecDef.

Lots of other boats for Spec Ops and short tours. I was CO John Adams for 5 years, FBM Director and CO GMS. After 31 1/2 years I retired after the MA to SecDef tour and went to work for IBM Corp.

Worked for IBM in Manassas and Rosslyn, VA, Rockville, MD, and Boulder, CO. I was a Prog Manager, Engineer, System Architect. Mostly big classified Gov jobs. Since I retired from IBM, I've done full time RVing in a Pace Arrow for a few years before moving back to Hawaii. To the home we built over 30 years ago when I was XO in Pearl Harbor in the Jimmy fish.

In the USSVI I'm the Base Cdr, Bowfin Pearl Harbor Base. Member of Rocky Mountain, Cyberspace and Internet bases.

In the Navy League of the U.S. I'm on the Board of Directors. Previously State President in Colorado, and Chapter President.

Retired is the best Division to be in. Travel, Subvets, Ham radio...free time. Roses are hard to grow in Hawaii, but mine are doing fine.