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NH 103229 Junior Licensed Engineer Anthony F. Rieber

Junior Licensed Engineer Anthony F. Rieber
Title: Junior Licensed Engineer Anthony F. Rieber
Description: Anthony Tony F. Rieberat age 77 assuming duties as a Junior Licensed Engineer on board USNS General Maurice Rose (T-AP-126) circa mid-1966. He is posing with an engine order telegraph. Rieber was one of many who came out of retirement to fill a shortage of licensed personnel in the Military Sea Transportation Service during the Vietnam War buildup. Rieber probably served on the ship's second Pacific deployment, which began in September 1966. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the Military Sealift Command collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 103229
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