They are setting a military foot stone locally for a vet that shows
Larry A A_______
TM3 US NAVY
ISG US ARMY
VIETNAM
TURTLEMAN 30YRS US MILITARY
What does the Name Turtleman refer to? Submariner? Special type of sub? Special Ops?
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Submariner?
They are setting a military foot stone locally for a vet that shows
Larry A A_______
TM3 US NAVY
ISG US ARMY
VIETNAM
TURTLEMAN 30YRS US MILITARY
What does the Name Turtleman refer to? Submariner? Special type of sub? Special Ops?
Last edited by Sako; 12-26-2018 at 07:54.
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Maybe a tanker (armor)?
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I would guess that it is a nickname. Thirty years active duty is almost certain to result in a moniker. Regards, Clark
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Shoulda axed him a while ago.
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could mean "slow" too.
we had a staff sgt everyone called "batman" back in 1966. It was NOT complimentary!
TM3 is a Torpedo Man, FWIW.
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The ISG is probably first sergeant. It could mean he served in two branches.
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I'm not sure what 'Turtleman' might refer to, but I'm not aware of any connection to the submarine service. If he was a TM3 on submarines, his rate should be given as TM3(SS).
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Torpedoman, third class petty officer (E-4). Black shoe Navy.
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In my Bluejackets Manual (1944) TM=Torpedoman's Mate. Probably non PC today.
FWIW
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