Edward John DeMartini, Jr.

Significant Duty Stations

• USS Shasta (AE-33), USS Fidelity (MSO-443), NavSea Systems Command, USS Doyle (FFG-39), USS Semmes (DDG-18), USS Forrestal (CV-59), USS Flately (FFG-21), U.S. Central Command, Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity

Decorations & Citations

• Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (w/3 stars), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Battle E Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (w/4 stars), Coast Guard Special Operation Ribbon, Expert Rifle, Expert Pistol

Notes

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. My grandfather was a Navy LCDR in the Pacific during WWII in charge of stevedores. My father was a Navy fighter pilot in the 50s & early 60s, retiring as a Reserve CDR. Attended the University of Mississippi on an ROTC scholarship and received my commission on 15 May 1977 as a Surface Warfare Officer. Following my retirement, I started the NJROTC Unit at Tampa Bay Technical High School and was the Senior Naval Science Instructor (SNSI). After six years with the unit in Tampa, I moved to Cairo, Georgia and assumed the position of SNSI at the Cairo High School NJROTC unit.