Hello, it’s me Logan B. and I have another story to tell you. This week I’m writing about my Great Uncle Jim. He was a Captain in the US Navy for 30 years, and worked on many ships in his career.
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My uncle’s full name is James W. Orvis. He was a Captain like I said earlier, and was a Professor of Naval Science, and taught at the University of Washington. He and all his siblings were born in Kansas City, Missouri.
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During his 30 years in the Navy he served on 10 ships. He served on the USS Vogelsang, USS Fechteler, USS Pegasus, High Point, a South Vietnamese patrol boat, USS Reasoner, USS England, USS Crommelin, USS Enterprise, and USS Abraham Lincoln.
My uncle also served in Vietnam and was on a Vietnamese patrol boat to help secure Vietnamese coastlines. He was in combat a few times against the Vietnamese but he returned home completely fine.
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My uncle served on two aircraft carriers and was Chief of Staff of a carrier strike group. He served on a few guided missile destroyers and cruisers. He also was on the USS Pegasus which is a ship that can glide above the water with special stabilizers.
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Anyway I just wanted to let all of you know about my uncle and what he did in the navy. I think he is a super cool guy and I hope to meet him someday.
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