![Herrick N. Shinn](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220323_094458-scaled.jpg)
Lived in Portsmouth for 22 years
Herrick N. Shinn
Commander
Commendations: See details
Served During:
Achille Lauro Hijacking Intercept, Lebanon, Operation Attain Document I IIA III, Operation Prairie Fire,
Served In:
- US Navy
![Air Medal](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Air_Medal.png)
![Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/860FSM.png)
![Naval Flight Officer Insignia](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Navy-Flight-Officer-Wings.jpg)
![Navy Expeditionary Medal](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/a57df4_15671fb6ba0c4fe9b0468a1e55c9b9da.png)
![Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Navy-Meritorious-Unit-Commendation-Ribbon-MUC.jpg)
![Navy Unit Commendation](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Navy-Unit-Commendation-Ribbon-NUC.jpg)
![Sea Service Deployment Ribbon](https://privhr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sea-Service-Deployment-Ribbon.jpg)
1981 – 1997 Commander, US Navy (Ret); Naval Flight Officer (Bombardier/Navigator): A-6E Intruder; 350 Carrier Landings/1000+ Hours in Type; Flew Combat Sorties in support of Multinational Peace Keeping Effort (Lebanon) and Operation Prairie Fire (Libya)
Achille Lauro Hijacking Intercept – October 1985 (Medit.); Operation Attain Document I, IIA, III – January – March 1986 (Libya); Operation Prairie Fire – March 1986 (Libya)
Commendations: Air Medal with Bronze Star; Navy Unit Commendation with Bronze Star; Meritorious Unit Commendation; Navy Expeditionary Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 3 Bronze Stars; Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with Bronze Star.