User talk:Edward Plaza

Edward Joseph Plaza Lt USN(ret) enlisted in the US Navy in 1961 and retired in 1981. Contents [hide] Biography[edit]
 * 1) 1 Biography
 * 2) 2 Awards
 * 3) 3 Namesakes
 * 4) 4 Notes
 * 5) 5 References

Edward Joseph Plaza was born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1938 and was baptized Eduardo Plaza Barrientos. He is the second son of Raquel Barrientos Quiroz and Rodolfo Plaza Montero. He served in the US Navy from 1961 to 1981. Edward attended Colegio San Calixto from first grade to twelve grade. Graduated in 1956. In September of 1957, Rodolfo sent Edward to Oklahoma to attend Northeastern A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma. In 1959 he transferred to Oklahoma State University and in 1961 Edward enlisted in the US Navy. He Advanced through the ranks and was commissioned a Limited Duty Officer, Engineering. In 1963

United States Navy assignments
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USS Orion (AS-18) Norfolk Virginia

May-1962

March-1966

Petty Officer 3rd Class (IC3) Petty Officer 2nd Class (IC2) Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

CincLantFleet Norfolk Virginia

May-1966

March-1968

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

US NavFac Danang Vietnam

March-1968

May-1968

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

USS Newell (DER-322) Pearl Harbor Hawaii

May-1968

September-1968

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

USS Wilhoite (DER-397) Pearl Harbor Hawaii

October-1968

July-1969

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

USS Cunningham (DD-752) Long Beach California

July-1969

February-1971

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

USS Twining (DD-540) Treasure Island California

March-1971

July-1971

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1)

USS Perkins (DD-877) Long Beach California

Juky-1971

July-1972

Petty Officer 1st Class (IC1) Warrant Officer W-1

USS Midway (CV41) Alameda California-Yokosuka Japan

July-1972

January-1974

Warrant Officer W-1 Chief Warrant Officer W-2

USS Kilauea Concord California

January-1974

July-1975

Chief Warrant Officer W-2

Damage Control School Treasure Island California

July-1975

November-1976

Chief Warrant Officer W-2 Lieutenant jg LDO

US Embassy Panama Panama, Republic of Panama

December-1976

July-1979

Lieutenant jg LDO Lieutenant LDO

USS Coral Sea Alameda California

July-1979

August-1981

Lieutenant LDO

Medals and ribbons awarded to me by the U.S. Navy

The ribbons below are in the correct order of precedence for those most likely to be worn on a Navy uniform today.

Stars worn on these ribbons indicate additional awards or participation in a specific event.

Some ribbons do not have accompanying medals. These are listed as "ribbon".

Navy and Marine Corps Medal

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal

Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal

Presidential Unit Citation

Navy "E" Ribbon

Good Conduct Medal

Navy Expeditionary Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

The rescue of USAT Dorchester survivors by USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77) on 3 February 1943. During the predawn darkness of 3 February 1943, Rednour, wearing a rubber suit to ward off hypothermia, was among the members of the crew of the United States Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77) who voluntarily subjected themselves to pounding seas and bitter cold in the winter North Atlantic darkness for nearly four hours to rescue survivors from the torpedoed United States Army Transport USAT Dorchester. Realizing the "... danger of being crushed between the rafts and the ship's side, or of being struck by a propeller blade if the engines backed, he swam in under the counter of the constantly maneuvering Escanaba and prevented many floating survivors from being caught in the suction of the screws, in one instance retrieving a loaded raft."[1] Rednour worked the longest of all retrievers and accounted for the greatest number of survivors, but finally had to quit when his rubber suit became torn. Rednour perished early on the morning of 13 June 1943 when Escanaba disintegrated in a massive explosion of undertermined cause in the North Atlantic Ocean off Ivituut, Greenland, with a loss of 101 of the 103 men aboard. Awards[edit]

Rednour was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic action during the Dorchester rescue operations of 3 February 1943.

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