Thomas Edward Stafne

Era: Miscellaneous

Military Branch: Navy

Active duty from November 1971 to June 1995.

Personnelman on USS Higbee (DD 806) from March 1972 to November 1974

2 deployments to Vietnam (Battle of Dong Hoi Mig 17 hit the ship with a 500 lb bomb)

Personnelman at Naval Communication Station Philippines November 1974 to November 1976

Head Classifier at Navy Recruiting District Cleveland, Ohio February 1977 to February 1979

The Classifier Instructor at Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit, Orlando, Florida February 1979 to October 1981

Personnel Officer and X Division Officer on USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) from October 1981 to August 1984

Director of Navy Classification and Interviewing School, San Diego, California from October 1984 to January 1990

Command Master Chief on USS Francis Hammond (FF 1067) from February 1990 to July 1992 (First Gulf War (Desert Storm))

Command Master Chief of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 45 San Diego, California