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- John Ratomski
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Below are some photos of WW2 Seabee Henry Gebhardt Jr., who was killed on Saipan during WW2. His father was the long time Hicksville firefighter Henry Gebhardt. E. Marie Street is renamed in his Honor. A WW2 Seabee friend "Tom Cooper" (now deceased) was good Friends with Henry and was there when he was killed and took the photos below. These are the last pictures taken of Henry "Hank" before he was killed. Hank is written on his helmet in the photo.
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- Wayne Lyons
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I graduated in 1966... following April off to boot camp Great Lakes in Ill. Upon graduation received orders for Washington Navy Yard...one year... worked in a small supply office... from there SK A school for ten weeks in Newport Rhode, Island... then orders to a ship that was about 95% completed, being built in San Diego... assigned to base in December of 68... boarded ship four months later... plankowner... honorable discharge after serving 26 months on USS San Diego AFS-6 two med cruises..left SK2... E5 Awarded Navy Achievement Medal... good memories... have lots of pictures...
USS San Diego (AFS-6) was a Mars-class combat stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1968. She served the U.S. Atlantic Fleet until decommissioned in 1993.
