| JAMES
A. TINCH |
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- Born October 14, 1929 in Overton County, Tennessee to the late Frank
and Lula Tinch, oldest son of eight children.
- Completed two years High School; completed High School GED while in the
U.S. Navy.
- Joined the U. S. Navy April 12, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio.
- Took Boot Training Co. 138 Great Lakes Illinois.
- Discharged from the U. S. Navy April 4, 1960.
- Died October 14, 1999 in Overton County, Tennessee
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| Had three tours of duty in
the Mediterranean Sea with the Sixth Fleet: two tours aboard the USS CHUAKAWAN AO-100 and
one aboard the USS AUCILLA AO-56. Most interesting duty of my tour in the U. S. Navy was
aboard the Icebreaker USS Glacier AGB-4, making two trips to the Antarctic in 1956-1958
and visiting New Zealand and Australia. Made three round trips through the Panama Canal,
one in 1951 aboard the USS TACONIC AGC-17, picking up dependents of personnel of the
Submarine Base at Balboa after its closing, other two trips aboard the USS GLACIER AGB-4
in 1956, 1957 and 1958. |
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 After discharge from the U. S. Navy, I went to work for the U. S. Postal
Service as a Letter Carried in the city of Cookeville, Tennessee and retired in 1990 with
35 years of civil service time.I am married to Judy Gail
Benson. We have one daughter, Debra,
and make our home in Livingston, Tennessee. We spend a lot of our spare time raising our
Granddaughter, Alicia
Michelle Melton.
(Webmaster's note: Jim passed away in 1999). As for my
hobbies, I enjoy being President of the USS GLACIER AGB-4 ASSOCIATION. I have been
President and Reunion coordinator since 1993 and have coordinated three reunions and will
do the up coming reunion in St. Louis, MO., in 1999. I enjoy doing the reunions and
searching for former crew members of the Glacier. I am also doing genealogy research on my
family tree.
I have been blessed with good health up to 1996, when I was
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. I took treatments and had surgery in the fall of 1996
and my health has been improving ever since. |
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| NAVY DUTY SHIPS and
STATIONS |
- USS Tacoinic
AGC-17
- U.S. Naval Base Signal Tower, Norfolk, VA.
- USS Chuckawan AO-100
- USS Aucilla AO-56
- USS Benewah APB-35
- USS Chuckawan AO-100
- USS Glacier AGB-4
- USS Vulcan AR-5 (TAD)
- USS Elokomin AO-55 (TAD)
- U.S. Naval Admin Unit Clarksville, TN
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| PROMOTIONS |
- Quartermaster Third Class - 10/16/50
- Quartermaster Second Class - 04/16/52
- Quartermaster First Class - 11/16/54
- Changed Rate to Signalman First Class - 12/01/56
- Chief Signalman - 09/16/58
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| MEDALS
and AWARDS |
- National Defense Medal
- Navy Occupation Medal (Europe)
- Antarctic Service Medal
- Good Conduct Medal (Second Award)
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STATE SIDE
PORTS OF CALL
Norfolk VA, Portsmouth, VA, Little Creek VA, Craney Island VA, Yorktown VA, New
York NY, Staten Island NY, Boston MA, Davisville RI, Newport RI, Port Socony NY, Morehead
City NC. Jacksonville FL, Green Cove Springs FLFOREIGN PORTS OF CALL
Naples Italy, Genova Italy. Palermo Sicily, Gulf Juan France, Barcelona
Spain, Plymouth England, Glasgow Scotland, Cagalira Sardina, Azores, Aruba, Gibralter BCC,
Thesisolnica Greece, San Juan Puerto Rico, Kingston, Jamacia, Ciudad Trujillo DR,
Bridgetown Barbadoes, Guantanmo Bay Cuba, Santiago Cuba, St. Thomas Virgin Islands, Saint
Croix Virgin Islands, Hamilton Bermuda, Port Au Prince Hatti, Balboa Panama Canal,
Willemstead Curacoa DWI, Rejavik Iceland, Quebec Canada, Callo Peru, Lima Peru, Valpariso
Chile, Santigo Chile, Port Lyttleton New Zealand, Wellington New Zealand, Melbourne
Australia, McMurdo Sound Antarctic, Little America V Antarctic, Cape Hallett Antarctic,
Clark Island Antarctic, Wilkes Station Antarctic, Christmas Island South Pacific, Pitcarin
Island South Pacific. |
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