Brigade Award - Company 421 (Carl on End)

CS3 CARL ANTHONY MAIORINO - 21 November 1959 to 25 July 1963

I Carl Anthony Maiorino, “Cookie” was born 10 February 1941 at SanFrancisco, California. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I enlistedin the U. S. Navy on 25 August 1959 at San Mateo, California. I was18 years old. I went to boot camp at USNTC San Diego where I wasin Company 421, the best Company at that time. Company 421 won allthe awards that were handed out such as academic, weeklycompetition awards, and most importantly, the Brigade Award.

1961 Carl & Wikershame

After boot camp I went aboard USSFRANK E. EVANS (DD 754). It was 21November 1959. Initially, I wasassigned to 1 Division, the Deckst

Force. After about three months Iwent to “S” Division to become acook.

In 1962, EVANS entered a contestwith 1,012 other ships in the fleetto see who had the best feeding shipin the U.S. Navy. The USS FRANK E.EVANS won the Francis Ney MemorialAward, the first time that adestroyer had ever done so. In 1963,she won the award for the secondconsecutive year. I received threeletters of commendation.

Commendation for Outstanding Performance of Duty

Commendation - “Well Done”

Annual Supply Inspection - “OUTSTANDING - WELL DONE”

Fred Gass Carl’s Girl Carl CDR Sanders Jim Delhein Mama-son

1963 Keller Carl Edwards

1963 Edwards Carl

1963 Carl Collins

While aboard FRANK E. EVANS for four years, in 1960 she wentthrough a FRAM conversion. We were in the yards for 18 monthsduring which time a flight deck and helicopter hanger wereinstalled. FRANK E. EVANS them made a Westpac cruise. During mytime in FRANK E. EVANS I saw four captains, three executiveofficers and four changes in crew. From 1959-1963 there were onlyabout 12 crew members that remained aboard the ship. On 25 July1963, I transferred to the Long Beach Naval Station for discharge.

“Cookie” currently resides at 3150 Via Mazatlan, Corona,California. You can reach him at ashleyspappa@ca.rr.com or 951-736-2017.