Roy E. Ator Biography

Roy Ator photoRoy E. Ator LT. USN ret. (Served 1950 to 1973) - USS McGowan (DD 678), USS Southerland (DDR 743), USS Everett (PF 8), USS Saint Paul (CA 73 ), USS Philippine Sea (CV 47), USS Hancock (CVA 19), USS Maloy (EDE 791), USS Diodon (SS 349 - Qual Boat), USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN 633B), USS Tirante (SS 420), USNS Range Sentinel (T-AGM 22).
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I entered the Navy on 18 December 1950 USN Recruit Company 50-600
San Diego(SR)
March '51 Class "A" Radar School - Treasure Island (SA)
1951 USS McGOWAN DD-678 recommissioning crew - Long Beach (RDSA)
1952 USS SOUTHERLAND DDR-743 - San Diego- WESTPAC/KOREA (RDSN)
52-53 USS EVERETT PF-8 - Station ship HONG KONG - KOREA (RD3)
53-54 USS SAINT PAUL CA-73 - Long Beach / Bremerton (RD3)
Summer 54 Electronics Tech., Consolidated Vultee Aircraft "B-36" civ
1955 USS PHILIPPINE SEA CV-47 - San Diego - WESTPAC (RD2)
1956 Firecontrol Technician Conversion School - ANACOSTIA (RD1)
57-59 USS HANCOCK CVA-19 - Alameda - WESTPAC (RD1,FT1)
1960 USS MALOY EDE-791 - New London USL - Atlantic (FT1)
October 60 Submarine School - New London (FT1)
1961 USS DIODON SS-349 - San Diego/Point Loma - Pacific (FT1)[SS]
1962 U.S. Naval Guided Missile School - Dam Neck - Trainee (FTC)[SS]
63-66 U.S. Naval Guided Missile School - Dam Neck - Staff (FTCS)[SS]
1967 USS CASIMIR PULASKI SSBN-633 Blue - Rota - MED (FTCS)[SS]
67-69 U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Unit - Patrick AFB, FL (W-1,CWO-2) (TAD/TDY many US & UK SSBN's)
69-70 USS TIRANTE SS-420 - Key West - ENGINEER (Ensign,LTjg)[SS]
71-73 Operational Test Support Unit # 2 - Portland,OR conversion of the ex-USS Sherbourne APA-205 to USNS RANGE SENTINEL T-AGM-22 then thru Panama Canal to homeport of Port Canaveral, FL (LTjg/LT)[SS]
30 June 1973 NTC Orlando transferred U.S. NAVY Retired List. CWO3(LT)
74-77 Tarleton State University - Stephenville, Texas B.B.A.
1978 Raytheon Educational Services Company - El Paso IHAWK
79-81 Texas Instruments & GSI - Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico (NORDA Acoustics & Marine seismic)
82-86 Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) Marine Seismic worldwide
30 June 1986 R E T I R E D
Roy E. Ator - Grand Quartermaster/Adjutant
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