Herrick N. Shinn

Lived in Portsmouth for 22 years

Herrick N. Shinn

Commander

Commendations: See details

  • Air Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Naval Flight Officer Insignia
  • Navy Expeditionary Medal
  • Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
  • Navy Unit Commendation
  • Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Served During:

Achille Lauro Hijacking Intercept, Lebanon, Operation Attain Document I IIA III, Operation Prairie Fire,

Served In:

  • US Navy
Air Medal
Air Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Naval Flight Officer Insignia
Naval Flight Officer Insignia
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

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.