A WWII Veteran passes

Tim D · 02-20-08, 07:54 PM

THE PASSING OF CDR JOSEPH L. MCGRIEVY, USN (RET) ON MONDAY,
18 FEBRUARY 2008. CDR MCGRIEVY WAS BORN ON 14 JUNE 1917 AND ENLISTED
IN THE NAVY IN 1936. CDR MCGRIEVY'S FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS ABOARD THE
SUBMARINE TENDER USS HOLLAND (AS-3) AND FROM THERE SERVED ABOARD THE
USS PICKEREL (SS-177) AS A SIGNALMAN WHERE HE EARNED HIS SUBMARINE
DOLPHINS. CDR MCGRIEVY'S NEXT TOUR WAS ABOARD THE USS SEARAVEN
(SS-196) AS PART OF THE SUBMARINE'S COMMISSIONING CREW. WHILE ABOARD
SEARAVEN, HE MADE 4 WAR PATROLS AND TOOK PART IN A RESCUE OF 34
AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND 2 U.S. ARMY PILOTS ON THE ISLAND
OF TIMOR, WHICH EARNED HIM THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL. AFTER
COMPLETING HIS NEXT TOUR AND 1 WAR PATROL ABOARD THE USS SKIPJACK
(SS-184), CDR MCGRIEVY WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE USS SEAHORSE (SS-304),
WHERE HE SERVED AS CHIEF OF THE BOAT AND COMPLETED 6 WAR PATROLS.
FOLLOWING SEAHORSE, CDR MCGRIEVY WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS CHIVO
(SS-341) AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION. AFTER SERVING
HIS NATION HONORABLY FOR 30 YEARS CDR MCGRIEVY RETIRED FROM THE NAVY
IN 1966. CDR MCGRIEVY'S AWARDS INCLUDE THE SILVER STAR, THE NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS MEDAL, NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL
PIN WITH 10 STARS, BOTH SILVER AND GOLD SUBMARINE DOLPHINS, 3 AREA
COMBAT RIBBONS, PHILLIPINE DEFENSE MEDAL, PHILLIPINE LIBERATION MEDAL
AND THE WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL.
CDR MCGRIEVY WAS A SAN DIEGO ICON AND REMAINED VIGOROUSLY ACTIVE IN
PROMOTING THE PRESENT U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE AND REMEMBERING AND
HONORING THE WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE SERVICE. HE WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER
IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS INC (SCAMP BASE) AND THE
SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONS.
CDR MCGRIEVY WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY ALL OF HIS SHIPMATES AND
FRIENDS WHO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW HIM AND SHARE IN HIS
COMPANY.

Donner · 02-20-08, 08:38 PM

Another of the Greatest Generation has left us...

Rest your oar, sailor.

SgtWalt65 · 02-20-08, 09:03 PM

Final respects....Salute

Mush Martin · 02-20-08, 09:11 PM

AVGWarhawk · 02-20-08, 09:17 PM

He looked like a very busy man! Salute!

ReallyDedPoet · 02-20-08, 09:40 PM

Rest in Peace

RDP

Torps · 02-20-08, 10:26 PM

RIP soldier you have earned your peace.

02-20-08, 07:54 PM	#1
Tim D Mate Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Riverside County, CA Posts: 54 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	A WWII Veteran passes THE PASSING OF CDR JOSEPH L. MCGRIEVY, USN (RET) ON MONDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2008. CDR MCGRIEVY WAS BORN ON 14 JUNE 1917 AND ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN 1936. CDR MCGRIEVY'S FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS ABOARD THE SUBMARINE TENDER USS HOLLAND (AS-3) AND FROM THERE SERVED ABOARD THE USS PICKEREL (SS-177) AS A SIGNALMAN WHERE HE EARNED HIS SUBMARINE DOLPHINS. CDR MCGRIEVY'S NEXT TOUR WAS ABOARD THE USS SEARAVEN (SS-196) AS PART OF THE SUBMARINE'S COMMISSIONING CREW. WHILE ABOARD SEARAVEN, HE MADE 4 WAR PATROLS AND TOOK PART IN A RESCUE OF 34 AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND 2 U.S. ARMY PILOTS ON THE ISLAND OF TIMOR, WHICH EARNED HIM THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL. AFTER COMPLETING HIS NEXT TOUR AND 1 WAR PATROL ABOARD THE USS SKIPJACK (SS-184), CDR MCGRIEVY WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE USS SEAHORSE (SS-304), WHERE HE SERVED AS CHIEF OF THE BOAT AND COMPLETED 6 WAR PATROLS. FOLLOWING SEAHORSE, CDR MCGRIEVY WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS CHIVO (SS-341) AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION. AFTER SERVING HIS NATION HONORABLY FOR 30 YEARS CDR MCGRIEVY RETIRED FROM THE NAVY IN 1966. CDR MCGRIEVY'S AWARDS INCLUDE THE SILVER STAR, THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL, NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL PIN WITH 10 STARS, BOTH SILVER AND GOLD SUBMARINE DOLPHINS, 3 AREA COMBAT RIBBONS, PHILLIPINE DEFENSE MEDAL, PHILLIPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WORLD WAR TWO VICTORY MEDAL. CDR MCGRIEVY WAS A SAN DIEGO ICON AND REMAINED VIGOROUSLY ACTIVE IN PROMOTING THE PRESENT U.S. SUBMARINE FORCE AND REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE SERVICE. HE WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER IN BOTH THE UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS INC (SCAMP BASE) AND THE SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II ORGANIZATIONS. CDR MCGRIEVY WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY ALL OF HIS SHIPMATES AND FRIENDS WHO WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW HIM AND SHARE IN HIS COMPANY. __________________ IYAOYAS Aviation Ordnanceman, USN, Retired

02-20-08, 08:38 PM	#2
Donner Officer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On patrol... Posts: 244 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	Another of the Greatest Generation has left us... Rest your oar, sailor. __________________ "Sink 'Em All!"- Uncle Charlie....."Angriff, Ran, Versenken!"- Onkel Karl

02-20-08, 09:03 PM	#3
SgtWalt65 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Addison, Texas USA Posts: 117 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Final respects....Salute __________________ Every day is a good day for the other side to die. Your motto is "Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud".

02-20-08, 09:11 PM	#4
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	__________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

02-20-08, 09:17 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	He looked like a very busy man! Salute! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-20-08, 09:40 PM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Rest in Peace RDP __________________ Back in the Day

02-20-08, 10:26 PM	#7
Torps Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 496 Downloads: 148 Uploads: 0	RIP RIP soldier you have earned your peace. __________________ Torps Contributor PE for ROW Reflections on Water *ROW Sound Effects* R.I.P Dave Bunnel aka LeoVampire

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