Below are stories that have been sent to me to remember the sometimes great/sometimes challenging times we had aboard USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608). I do not authenticate the stories. I just believe they are worth passing along.
Please forward all stories to ssbn608@ssbn608.org
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THIS IS THE STORY OF TINY WELSH QMSN IN 1962. TINY WAS A PRETTY BIG MAN AND STRONG AS A BULL. IN FACT PRIOR TO BEING CALLED INTO THE RESERVES TINY WAS A WILDCAT OIL ROUSTABOUT IN THE OIL FIELDS IN OK. TINY WEIGHED ABOUT 270 POUNDS AND WAS HARD AS NAILS. HE COULD CARRY TWO ENGINE LINERS ONE IN EACH HAND. WHILE WE WERE IN UPKEEP IN HOLY LOCH TINY WENT ASHORE ONE NIGHT AND STARTED DRINKING IN THE EM CLUB AT THE HEAD OF THE PIER NEAR FLEET LANDING. WHEN HE HAD A PRETTY GOOD LOAD ON HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE SHIP. IT WAS COLD THAT NIGHT AND TINY HAD ON HIS SIZE 52 PEA-COAT BUTTONED ALL THE WAY WITH HIS COLLAR TURNED UP. THE STUMBLED AS HE HIT THE STEPS AND WITH HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKET HE FELL TOWARD THE STREET JUST AS A TAXI WHIZZED AROUND THE CORNER.
TINY FELL AND HIT THE TAXI WITH
HIS FACE JUST WHERE THE DOOR POST BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS IS AND HE HIT IT SO HARD
AND SCARED THE DRIVER SO BAD HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE
QUAY WALL. TINY GOT UP AND WANTED TO KNOW WHO WAS THAT SOB THAT HIT HIM. TINY
HAD THE SKIN TORN OFF HIS NOSE TO THE BONE BUT HE CAME BACK TO THE BOAT AND WENT
TO HIT HIS BUNK. THE NEXT MORNING THE DUNOON PAPER HAD A PICTURE OF THE
TAXI WITH THE IMPRINT OF A MAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF IT WITH THE HEADLINES "TAXI
HAS COLLISION WITH SAILOR">
Below are stories that have been sent to me to remember the sometimes
great/sometimes challenging times we had aboard USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608). I do not
authenticate the stories. I just believe they are worth passing along. Please forward all stories to ssbn608@ssbn608.org Story below sent in by
Lou House
THIS IS THE STORY OF TINY WELSH
QMSN IN 1962.
TINY WAS A PRETTY BIG MAN AND
STRONG AS A BULL. IN FACT PRIOR TO BEING CALLED INTO THE RESERVES
TINY WAS A WILDCAT OIL
ROUSTABOUT IN THE OIL FIELDS IN OK. TINY WEIGHED ABOUT 270 POUNDS AND WAS
HARD AS NAILS. HE COULD CARRY TWO ENGINE LINERS ONE IN EACH HAND. WHILE WE
WERE IN UPKEEP IN HOLY LOCH TINY WENT ASHORE ONE NIGHT AND STARTED DRINKING IN
THE EM CLUB AT THE HEAD OF THE PIER NEAR FLEET LANDING. WHEN HE HAD A PRETTY
GOOD LOAD ON HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE SHIP. IT WAS COLD THAT NIGHT AND
TINY HAD ON HIS SIZE 52 PEA-COAT BUTTONED ALL THE WAY WITH HIS COLLAR TURNED UP.
THE STUMBLED AS HE HIT THE STEPS AND WITH HIS HANDS IN HIS POCKET HE FELL TOWARD
THE STREET JUST AS A TAXI WHIZZED AROUND THE CORNER.
TINY FELL AND HIT THE TAXI WITH
HIS FACE JUST WHERE THE DOOR POST BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS IS AND HE HIT IT SO HARD
AND SCARED THE DRIVER SO BAD HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE
QUAY WALL. TINY GOT UP AND WANTED TO KNOW WHO WAS THAT SOB THAT HIT HIM. TINY
HAD THE SKIN TORN OFF HIS NOSE TO THE BONE BUT HE CAME BACK TO THE BOAT AND WENT
TO HIT HIS BUNK. THE NEXT MORNING THE DUNOON PAPER HAD A PICTURE OF THE
TAXI WITH THE IMPRINT OF A MAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF IT WITH THE HEADLINES "TAXI
HAS COLLISION WITH SAILOR,
TAXI LOST!!
"TINY" WAS ONE OF MY BEST
QUARTERMASTERS.
LOU HOUSE SENDS
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