Jerry Purscell
I joined the Navy to avoid the draft & jail, I decided I would turn my life around, study, work & keep my self on track for promotions, I made EN-2 in about 3 years, I planned on staying, but my wife of 9 months diagnosed with cancer w/6 months to live, I requested a transfer to AZ, Whoever was in charge said NO, gave me 2 options Vietnam or be discharged! I signed the needed documents and got the hell out on Dec 30, 1965, 20 days short of 4 years! I got out, No Job, No Insurance, No Car or Home with my wife with major medical expenses! Thank You! I’m alive & well, My wife of 62 years is a cancer survivor! You can’t keep a good man down!!
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I joined the Navy to avoid the draft & jail, I decided I would turn my life around, study, work & keep my self on track for promotions, I made EN-2 in about 3 years, I planned on staying, but my wife of 9 months diagnosed with cancer w/6 months to live, I requested a transfer to AZ, Whoever was in charge said NO, gave me 2 options Vietnam or be discharged! I signed the needed documents and got the hell out on Dec 30, 1965, 20 days short of 4 years! I got out, No Job, No Insurance, No Car or Home with my wife with major medical expenses! Thank You! I’m alive & well, My wife of 62 years is a cancer survivor! You can’t keep a good man down!!
Lives in Wittmann, AZ
From Tucson, AZ
Branch
U.S. Navy
Rank
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
Service Years
1962 - 1965
Wars & Conflicts
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