The AB Hall of Honors Needs Your Help
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ABMA Professional Working Group Message
Fellow ABs,
Did you know that we have the Navy’s only Hall of Honor dedicated to our rate—right in the heart of our A-School in Pensacola?
Since our founding in 1974, the Aviation Boatswain’s Mates Association (ABMA) has stood side by side with ABs in the fleet, working to advance our professional success, safety, and survivability. Each year, we host a premier professional working group, where ABs have a direct platform to voice their ideas and concerns. These discussions are compiled and sent to PMA-251, where they help shape the future of our rate.
What many don’t realize is that the AB Hall of Honors, located at Naval Aviation Technical Training Center (NATTC) Pensacola, is not funded by the federal government. The ABMA currently contributes $600 annuallytoward its upkeep, but over the past decade, we’ve learned that this is simply not enough to maintain the space our rate deserves.
This room is more than just a historical exhibit—it is our legacy. It serves as the backdrop for promotions, advancements, awards ceremonies, retirements, and it is the very room where every A-School and C-School graduate begins their career as an AB.
Since 2013, the ABMA has invested over $5,000 into preserving and improving the Hall of Honors. However, we now face a critical restoration project, with an estimated cost of $6,500. To keep expenses down, our ABs in the Gulf Coast Chapter and NATTC instructors will volunteer their time and labor—but we need your help to fund the materials.
To protect our history without raising dues, we’re asking our AB community and supporters to join us in preserving this vital piece of our heritage.
How You Can Help
How You Can Help
All donors will be recognized on our Virtual Donor Wall.
Donations of $35 or more will receive a limited-edition commemorative challenge coin, numbered in the order donations are received. Your name will also be displayed on the AB Hall of Honors Preservation Wall.
Major donors ($1,000 or more) will receive a personalized keepsake plaque, allowing you to proudly display your commitment to preserving AB history.
Three donor plaques will be permanently displayed in the Hall of Honors, ensuring that future generations of ABs remember those who helped keep their legacy alive.
This is not just for ABs—it’s an opportunity for families, friends, and supporters to honor our community. Donations can also be made in memory of a loved one or fellow shipmate.
I look forward to seeing your name alongside mine on the AB Donor Wall. Let’s work together to preserve our past and inspire future generations of ABs. Please share this opportunity with your shipmates, families, and friends—this is our history, and it deserves to be remembered.
If you have any questions about this program, please reach out to me at (858) 926-9903 or pao@abma-usn.org.
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
Fair Winds and Following Seas,
Michael J. Little
ABH2 (AW/SW), USN (Retired)
Honorary ABHC
ABMA National Secretary
Items on display at the AB Hall of Honors
A walk through History!
AB Hall of Honors Donor Levels
AB Hall of Honors Donor Levels
Platinum Level Donors
1 CAPT & Mrs. Rodney H. Moss, USN
2 ABH2 (AW/SW) Michael & Elizabeth Little, USN (Ret)
50 CAPT Michael Singleton, USN (Ret)
58 CAPT Ronald Jaeh, USN (Ret)
70 ABHC Brian Stump
Gold Level Donors
16 ABHC(AW/SW) Eugene Borak, USN (Ret)
20 ABH1 (AW) Aaron Wetzel, USN (Ret)
38 ABE1(AW) Ted Nokes
46 CDR Robert. L Whelan, USN (Ret)
62 LCDR Doug Thornton, USN (Ret)
77 LCDR Mark Short, USN (Ret)
79 CAPT Tony McFarlane, USN (Ret)
81 ABCM Dennis Yanez
83 CAPT Richard D & Debbie Jones, USN (Ret)
87 LCDR Arthur G. Kelly, USN (Ret)
91 ABE1 Scott Young, USN (Vet)
97 CAPT Clemia “Bobby” Anderson Jr, USN (Ret)
99 LT James F. Walsh, USN (Ret)
Silver Level Donors
14 ABF1(AW/SW) Jamie Baker
23 ABEC (AW/SW) Aaron Burnfield
25 ABH2(AW/SW/IW) Garcia Regine
33 ABECS Richard A Villarreal, USN (Ret)
34 In Memory of CWO4 Tim Dodson
35 ABHCS(AW/SW/IW) Jorge “Rambo” Ramirez, USN (Ret)
36 ABH1 (AW/SW) Roger Goetz, USN (Ret)
47 ABH1(AW/SW) Donavan Perkins
59 ABFCS (AW/SW) Eric Early
61 CDR Albert Guajardo
69 Paul A.J. Swanson
85 Chester Hull - Author - Life on Flight Deck
93 Bos’n Kimberlee Garcia
100 ABH3 Gerald L. Huff
103 ABFC Dave Cominskie, USN (Ret.)
106 ABEC Robert Johnson, USN (Ret)
108 CDR Charlie Ardinger, USN (Ret)
109 CAPT Matt Scassero, USN (Ret)
110 ABHC Jack R & YN1 Lois F Dowell
111 ABH1 (AW) Jose Ferrera
112 CDR Robert & Mary Jo Parsons, USN (Ret)
113 CAPT James Ehret, USN (Ret)
Bronze Level Donors
3 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
4 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
5 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
6 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
7 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
8 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
9 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
10 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
11 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
12 To Be donated by Rodney Moss
13 CWO5 Sang Lee
15 ABHC (AW/SW) John Bloomberg
17 ABHC James Sutton
18 CDR Paul E Erickson, USN (Ret)
19 ABH2 John Bullis
21 ABF2 (AW) Tyler Woodford
22 ABE1(AW) Mark G. Dalmacio
24 LT Don Schmidt “Schmidty”
26 ABHCS (AW/SW) Geno Ferrera
27 ABE1 Robert Russell
28 ABCM / CMDCM Patrick Neely
29 LCDR Eric Harrington
30 LT Frank Santiago
31 ABE1 Paul Rose
32 ABHC Bryan Kenesha
37 ABEC (AW/SW) FREDRICK D PATTON
39 To be donated by Michael Little
40 To be donated by Michael Little
41 To be donated by Michael Little
42 To be donated by Michael Little
43 To be donated by Michael Little
44 To be donated by Michael Little
45 ABHC (AW) Carl W. Davis, USN (Ret.)
48 ABH1(AW) Curtis Fletcher, USN (Ret)
49 ABH1(AW) JoAnn Gavin, USN (Ret)
51 ABF2 Edward Howard, USN (Vet)
52 Peter Leugers
53 ABF1 Christopher Cooks
54 ABCM (Ret) Larry Smart
55 ABEC(AW) John S Krasta
56 CWO3 John J. Federico III
57 ABFC (Ret) Eric McKinney
60 ABE1 (AW/SW) Jason Morey
63 ABH2 (AW/SW) Michael J. Little, Honorary USCG Chief
64 HSC Elizabeth A Little, USCG (Former ABH3)
65 William Frederick Little
66 Mary Isabelle Little
67 ABF2 (AW/SW) Todd Widick
68 ABH1(AW/SW) Tyler Hatfield
71 ABF1(AW/SW/IW) Josue-Yves Marcelon
72 ABCM Lanny and Marie Vines
73 ABFCS(AW) Joel Hutton, USN (Ret)
74 ABHC(AW) John Mirance, USN (Ret)
75 ABEC Danny Rivera
76 LTJG Keith H. Burt, USN (Ret)
78 ABE 2 Larry L. Weiss Jr.
80 ABE1( AW/SW) Julissa Lambert
82 LTJG Nnamdi U. Emenogu, MSC, USN (Former ABHC)
84 ABF1 Angelica Lockwood
86 ABECS(AW) Wally Hamaker, USN (Ret)
88 LCDR (Ret.) Rick Contini
89 CWO2 Courtney J. Davis Sr.
90 ABH1(AW/SW) Kyle D. Warren
92 CWO4 Butch Bowman
94 ABHC Anthony Beck
95 ABFC (AW) David Jacobsen, USN (Ret)
96 ABF3(AW) Angelica Rocha
98 ABE2 (AW) Clyde Faison
101 AO1 (NAC) Arthur Hapenney, USN (Ret) (Former ABH)
102 Gina & Caleb Swaim
104 ABCS Philip R. Starkey, USN (Ret)
105 ABF1 Amber “Jank” Johnson
107 ABHC Charles R. Helms, USN (Ret)
114 ABCS Lew Simpson, USN (Ret)
AB Donors
Updated at 1700 EDT on 29 March 2023
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