Stump (DD 978) - Naval Cruise Book

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Command Master Chief PNCM Merl W. Cantwell .117 x, 'rf r A . 5 -B95 I , f USF-'H 'Z'-ff Counseling is just one part of the job. Master Chief Personnelman, Merl W. Cantwell assumed duties as the Command Master Chief of Stump on 22 June 1985. He was born in Ozark County, Missouri, and enlisted in the United States Navy in Kansas City, Missouri in August 1958. After recruit training and Basic Hospital Corpsman School in San Diego, California, his first tour of duty was the Naval Hospital at Parris Island, South Carolina. Subsequent tours included, USS INDEPENDENCE QCV-623, NAVSECGRUACTY Edzell. Scotland, MSTS Headquar- ters Brooklyn, New York, Fleet Marine Force Bootcamp Camp Legune, North Carolina, lst Marine Airwing in Danang, Republic of Vietnam, NRTC Spartenburg, South Carolina, Vietnamese Advisor School Coronado, California, 2nd Recon Batallion, Camp Lejune, North Carolina, Submarine Medical School Groton, Connecticut, USS BLUE FISH QSSN-676Jg USS GRANT QSSBN-63113 Naval Hospital, Key West, Florida, Navv Safety Center Norfolk, Virginia, CONSUBRON 18 Charleston, South Carolina. Spanning his 27 year career noted achievements are: Helicopter Aircrew wings, earned with the lst Marine Airwing in Danang in 1969, Submarine service Dolphins aboard the USS GRANT QSSBN-6315. Selection as Command Master Chief in 1981 for COMSUBRON 18, the first corpsman to be selected as a line community command master chief. This necessitated a rating change to PNCM. While at COMSUBRON he earned his urface Wirfare Specialist Silver Cutlasses. His award included the Air Medal. Navy Commendation Medal. Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation, Meritorious Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal with 7 stars. National Defense Medal. Sea Service Ribbon. Master Chief Cintwell is married to the former Lori More of Yemasee, South Carolina. The Cantwell's have 5 children: Gregg, Albert, Randy, Denise and Kimberly. They reside in Beaufort, South Carolina. Qzzk Cheng, master chief and CDR Lynch. 9

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