I joined the Navy on that date. Right off Dad's farm. What a shock. I wasn't prepared what for what I was getting into. After a while I was getting the hang of things. I was 22 when I went in. I don't know why I wasn't drafted into the army. If I had, I Probably would have ended up in Vietnam. Although I did spend a short time there. Mom told me I got my draft notice when I was in boot camp. I was in aviation, and was only on a ship for a month, out of four years. The rest of the time it was just about like a civilian job. I was an aircraft engine mechanic. Go to work in the morning, or the night shift. Every 4 days we had to stay on the base, and one weekend a month. I got to see a several different countries. What an adventure. Stan