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LT Brad McInnis
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Had a sailor that was in an LA gang. He decided to get out and the only way to do that was the Navy. He said the gang wouldn't have let him out if he was going to stay in LA, as they thought he would be a threat, but they actually said they would leave him and his family alone if he went in the service. They did, and was actually one of my better sailors. The stories he told would raise your hair, though...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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LT Brad McInnis You Run 1st Div? Always had some Interesting Characters in 1st Div! LOL! I had a Unique Relationship with 1st Div. I Treated them Nice and they worked pretty well for Me but I've also Heard them Say "CT1 is F**king Crazy" No I'm Not!
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SN Donald Hoffman
SN Donald Hoffman
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I did meet anyone like that. However, I did meet guys that should not have joined the Navy. It was not a good fit. The military is not for everyone.
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LT Brad McInnis
LT Brad McInnis
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I was a BM, but no, this was when I was an Engineer. He was an EN.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2309658.The_Revolt_of_Mamie_Stover

This is based on a true story that actually happened in Honolulu...William Bradford Huie was rather known for this sort of writing, apparently...not the most marvelous of accounts, however, basically true, apparently, all the same, I'm afraid....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
Capt Daniel Goodman
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The society of the period wouldn't have tolerated the real story, it would've shocked sensibilities of the time, I'd seen a documentary on History or Military Channel about it some time ago, when it was finally told for real...Honolulu was apparently really like that in WW2, as also described in From Here to Eternity by James Jones....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
Capt Daniel Goodman
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Here_to_Eternity

The film from the novel, as shown here, was also apparently quite accurate to the period...the novel The Dirty Dozen by EM Nathanson, while lauded as a film, was total fiction, even though often thought of as being accurate...the description of Phenix, AL, however, in the novel, was apparently relatively true, though, as an exceptionally corrupt city during WW2....
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Capt Daniel Goodman
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