Dex Armstong

I recently discovered the Postings of Dex.  Been reading for days. (He enlisted a few months before I did.)

I have figured out what most of his posts meant when my experience did not give me first hand knowledge.

Two questions:

1)  What is the difference between "One Way" and "Two Way" trash/garbage?  (Guess: "Two
Way" suggests the can was coming back to the boat after being dumped???)

2)  What is a "Sharpshooter Bucket?" Again in the context of trash? (Guess: Was it the Garbage Cans with holes in them?)

Pardon my ignorance.

Jerry

Thanks for the reply.  Not having got an answer I also asked Ray and he answered.

I'm in the process of reading your posts on his site!  They also are great!

One point, I think you listed Capt Cromwell as being lost on Growler, not with Sculpin.  (Of course, Capt Gilmore on Growler.)    Maybe it was a Dex Post???

I am so glad you memorialized your remembrances from the early 1960's.  They were also a memorable time for me.




Edited by SaltiDawg - 10 Jun 2017 at 2:35pm

Boy Throttleman wrote: Correct in #1 the can came back down. #2 the garbage cans in the mess hall were tall and narrow sized to take a GDU bag. I never heard them called that but I assume you had to be a "sharpshooter" to hit one from any real distance. PS I came on board the USS Requin not long after Dex left, but never heard them called that.

setting the scene, the maneuvering room of a nuke boat (S5W powerplant):

Edited by Flapper - 13 Jun 2017 at 2:34pm