USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member
Name: Hopkins, Richard “Hoppy”
Email: [email protected]
Service Dates: Feb 1985 – March 1988
Rank/Duty Assigned: BTFR-BT3 Assigned to #1 fire room, Was DCPO and was working on my quals for auxiliary prior to being transferred.
I worked under BT1 Reid who was the BTOW and LPO,also remember working with BTFN Rich,BT3 Smith,BT3 Williams,BTFN Tobias BT2 Morphew at least I think that was his last name, the PURPLE MACHINE! And alot of other great hole snipes. Serving on the “LADY LEX” was really quite a great expierence for me and I loved being in P’Cola.