At 07:51 PM 11/11/98 , you wrote: >Jill, > >I was in the Army, but as I was connected to the Sea Scouts and my son was on >the Norwegian tall ship, "Kristian Radich" for a year, I am somewhat familiar >with some of the information. I am sure there is a Navy man out there who >knows all the answers to your questions. > >AS = Able Seaman >S2c = Seaman 2nd Class >s1c = Seaman 1st Class >Cox = Coxswain (pronounced Cox'n) > >These are his ratings (ranks) as he was promoted upwards. They are his >"stripes" he wore. You can find out from this what he was paid in those days >as these are linked to pay grades (E-1, E-2, E-3, etc.) > >My guess is that NTS = Naval Training Ship (probably a ship training unit in >Idaho, and could be a vessel named "Farragut") The rest of the vessels by >letter and number are a job for a sailor to identify. NTS = Naval Training Station Ken Kenneth L. Neal >From Midamerica, Kansas City Metro Area Overland Park, KS Home Page: http://www.cris.com/~klneal Mock Family Historian Working Charts Page: http://www.cris.com/~klneal/mock/ NEAL(O'NEAL), JORDAN, MOCK, LAINE, GARD, WEEDEN, McKEBIN, RAMSEY, COOK, KIRKPATRICK, BLASSENGAME, REED, STONE, FISHER My Wife's Ancestors SCHLEGEL, VAN DEN BROECKE, BUCHER, VAN DER HAGEN, PUHR, FRAILLER, VAN NIEUWKERKE, DE LILLE