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Master Chief McNiece's career included: |
| 1951 |
Graduated from Submarine School New London |
| 1951 - 1953 |
Tour aboard
USS BESUGO (SS 321).
Qualified in Submarines 1951 |
| 1953 - 1959 |
Tours aboard various submarines in Atlantic and Pacific Fleets |
| 1960 - 1961 |
Precommissioning Gold Crew aboard
USS THOMAS EDISON (SSBN 610)
Plank owner |
| 1962 - 1964 |
Assignment to COMSUBLANT Staff New London as Initial instructor for Sonar
Information Centers East Coast |
| 1965 - 1970 |
Assignment to U.S. Embassy, Venezuela as Naval Advisor to Venezuelan Navy
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| 1970 - 1971 |
COB USS SARGO (SSN 583)
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Following Master Chief McNiece's retirement he kept busy: |
| 1971 - 1973 |
Technical manager for Hitachi Company of Venezuela |
| 1973 - 1976 |
Attended the University of Florida, graduating with Honors and earning his BA in
Foreign Languages |
| 1976 - 1978 |
Taught High School Spanish in Gainesville, Florida |
| 1978 - 1992 |
President of P.F. McNiece, Inc. |
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Since retirement the Master Chief's service to the community has included:
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| 1981 - 2002 |
Served the Florida Rotary District 6970 as District Chairman for Youth Exchange for
10 years, District Chairman Friendship Exchange for 3 years, and District Treasurer
for one year. He was President Gainesville Sunrise Rotary Club in 1993 and was the
Team Leader for Group Study Exchange to Argentina and Uruguay (for six weeks) that
same year. In 1997 he was Team Leader for Group Study Exchange to Spain (for four
weeks). The Master Chief retired from the Rotary in 2002. |
