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Jerry Strickel
Gerald Strickel was born in Independence, Iowa and graduated high school there. Served 30 years in the US Navy retiring at the top enlisted pay grade of E-9 as a Master Chief Petty Officer. Tours o...view moreGerald Strickel was born in Independence, Iowa and graduated high school there. Served 30 years in the US Navy retiring at the top enlisted pay grade of E-9 as a Master Chief Petty Officer. Tours of duty placed him in areas from the Middle East, in Iran, to the far East, in Vietnam. After retirement in May 1980, he worked as an independent contractor, until service injuries required him to totally retire in 1994. Married a year after joining the Navy, he and his wife have five Children, ten Grandchildren, seven Great Grandchildren. This book is dedicated to his wife of 50 years in April of 2001.view less