USS FORT MANDAN LSD-21 BIOGRAPHIES

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SANDY SADLER BIO
FT MANDAN 7/52 TO 4/54 BM2/MAA
MARRIED 2/55 MAUREEN CHILDREN: KATHLEEN, FAITH, AMY & DANIEL.D
EDUCATION: BA 1959 UMASS MS 1961 UMASS
JOB HISTORY: RESEARCH SCIENTIST-NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION 1961-1964
MEMBER TECH STAFF-ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 1964-1970
VICE PRESIDENT-GOOD TASTE LTD 1970-1974
PRESIDENT-UNISEN, INC. 1974-1989
PRESIDENT-FUTARA SPECTRUM AUDIO 1990-PRESENT
THE KIDS ARE ALL GROWN AND WE HAVE 12 GRANDCHILDREN, SO FAR!
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE MORE DETAILS, THEY CAN CONTACT ME.
REGARDS,
SANDY

BILL WALSH BIO
Reported aboard as a SFP2 in Feb. of 1961 Left as a SF1 in Sept. 1964
Retired as a CWO-4 in 1978
I am now in the marine salvage business (operating my own business) at TYBEE
Island, GA.
Married Martha In 1965
Two children:
Kimberly & Bill
I can honestly say that my tour aboard the FORT MANDAN was one of the best that I had. We had a great crew.
Best Regards, Bill

NORMAN SKIBA BIO
Served on The USS Fort Mandan from 1951 till discharge in October of 1954.
Rate at discharge, Electricians Mate PO 1st Class.
Worked for Ohio Bell Telephone Company starting in 1954 as a lineman.
Retired as an Outside Plant Engineer (Long Range Planning) in 1984 at age 55.
In 1990 I did 9 months of international telephone consulting work for AT&T. (Mexico, Nicaragua, & Poland (Visited relatives while there).
Married to Mary Jane (Sobecki) in 1953 while still in the Navy.
We have 3 boys & 2 girls who blessed us with 10 grandchildren.
Lived in Toledo Ohio from my discharge till 1990 when we moved to Reading Michigan on a chain of 5 fishing lakes.
Hobbies before retirement: Fast pitch & slow pitch softball,
Dartball, Golf, Jogging, Boating, Drinking beer, & Growing roses for show & hybridizing.
After Retirement: All kinds of volunteering, Helping coach Jr. Hi Track (Shot Put), Golf 2 to 3 time a week,
Participating in the Michigan & National Senior Olympics in throwing the shot & discus, & High jump
(Yes I said high jump. All 6 foot 3 inch 275 pounds of me.), Fishing, & Novice computer stuff, & Eating (Hence the 275 pounds) .
One thing I started 3 years ago & I’d like to suggest that all of you think about doing is to write a book about your life for your kids & grandkids. I am about 1/2 finished. Not being a good typist has me at a standstill at times. On our trip to Florida while my wife was driving I had hand written 33 pages of just the experiences I had while aboard the Fort Mandan. If you’d like to do it & need to know how to start, give me a call.

CHET HERRON BIO
Chester E. Herron ME1 (DV1) / MAA
U.S.S. Fort Mandan LSD-21 7/52 - 2/53
Married: 3 Children , 3 Grandchildren
Education: BSME 1966, MSME 1969 Villanova University
- Research & Design Engineer
- Management Consultant
- Special Consultant to the Philadelphia Navy
Shipyard for Aircraft Carriers' & Destroyers'
Overhaul & Refit Program (SLEP)
- Founder/Principal - Management Consulting Co.
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