Entry 180
Date: Monday, April 2, 2001 Time: 2:00 PM EST
Email= robworth@pacbell.net
Name= Robert A Worthley SKCM
Served= 1956-1978
Ship / Unit= USS Mars (AFS-1)
Age= 62
City= Ventura
State= California
Zip= 93004
Country= United States
Phone= 805-647-3086
A URL to share= No
How did you find this site?= From a Search Engine
Reasons for reading about the Vance= Other
Comments= Thanks for the memories!!!

Found VANCE when searching for Pratas Reef using Yahoo.

I served in USS MARS (AFS-1) which worked with VANCE to salvage FRANK KNOX which had tried to cut a channel through Pratas Reef the hard way.

I was a SK2 at the time, a MARS plank owner. We had only recently home ported in Yokosuka. As I recall, we were on our way to Vietnam for re-supply operations when the call came in to support the FRANK KNOX salvage operation.
Ended up retiring in 1978 after 19 years six months of active duty and three very enjoyable tours with the Seabees.
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