Fred Fillers

Ahoy Chief Stephens,

I just heard from Chief McLuckie about the web site and association.  I have occasionaly searched for information on the "P" and assorted shipmates.  Here is some profile information to include in the web site:

I boarded the Parsons in San Diego in Sept. of 1971, just before the change of homeport to Yokosuka, Japan.  I served as an electronics technician (ETR-3) and was transferred in January of 1974.  The Parsons was my first fleet assignment following Class "A" school in Great Lakes, Il.  I stayed in the Navy a total of eight years.  My second enlistment was spent ashore in Corpus Christi, TX (NAS) and aboard the USS Dixon, AS-37, back in San Diego.

After I left the Navy, I went to college, joined the army national guard and was commisioned as a second lieutenent in July of 1982.  I am presently a major, but hope to retire as a lieutenent colonel in a few years.  Even though I have a lot of years in an army environment, my heart is still with the sea services.

I work as a Senior Quality Engineer for a subcontractor to the U. S. Department of Energy.  My work is focused on management and disposal of hazardous and radiologically contaminated waste.

I have been married to the same woman (Gail) for 26 years and we have an eighteen year old daughter (Virginia) and a sixteen year old son (Kevin).  I have a 1980 MGB roadster, as well as a 1979 Triumph Bonneyville motorcycle that I have been fixing up.  I was also working on a 1968 Mustang hardtop, but even though I am an amateur juggler, I couldn't keep that many projects in the air simultaneously.  I kick myself for selling it every time I see it go by in traffic.

Fred Fillers
ETTP Project QA
PWT/MCC
(865) 483-0554 ext 110
(865) 602-2750 (alpha pager)
fillersf@pwtor.com