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State Natives Among Crew of USS North Carolina


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N.C. Natives Crew USS North Carolina
N.C. Natives Crew USS North Carolina

The USS North Carolina arrived in Wilmington Monday, prepared for an official christening later this week. The nuclear submarine has plenty of Tar Heels among the crew for its first mission as part of the Navy's Pacific Fleet.

Lead Yoeman Matt Dooley, from Mount Airy, and Electronics Technician Carl Lattimore are among the crew that keeps the high-tech, high-dollar submarine shipshape.

Plaques and pictures throughout the interior remind the modern sailors of this sub's humble heritage. Teak, recycled from the decommissioned battleship North Carolina, was even used on some surfaces.

Space aboard the 377-foot submarine is tight and leads to tight bonds among the crew. Garner native Tyler Murray considers these sailors an extension of his Wake County family.

"You know everybody by face, you know their families, you know their kids' names," he said.

Sonar man Lee Bolling thinks he has the best job on board. "I listen to the water. It is an awesome job."

He gets an argument from the man in charge.

"It's a blast, I have the greatest job in the world doing this," Capt. Mark Davis, commanding officer of the North Carolina, declared.

RELATED TOPICS: Wake County, Garner

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Go Heels!!

geez, if the crew has more than 50 in it, the odds are that at least 1 will be from NC. This is news, how???? believe it or not, there were Arizona natives on the Arizona and NC natives on every USS NC the US has ever had

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