My walk today was dedicated in honor of :
Navy Veteran Master Chief Gary G. Wentworth, Age 79 of Fairfield Glad, TN.
Died April 18, 2020
Gary was born in Portsmouth, NH, to George B. and Ruth Wentworth. He graduated from Skowhegan High School in Skowhegan, Maine, in 1959. After graduation, Gary joined the U.S. Navy and served for more than 20 years and retired as an E-9 Engineman, Command Master Chief. During his Navy career, Gary served on the USS Greenwich Bay (AVP41) in the Middle East; the USS Chicago (CG11) in the Pacific and off the Vietnam coast; a Navy Recruiter in New York; the USS Antelope (PG86), a patrol gunboat off Vietnam; and several commands in Virginia including ComSubRon 6 Staff, two tours on the L.Y. Spear (AS36) where he served as Fleet Diesel Inspector and AMSU NAB Little Creek. While attached to ComSubRon 6 Staff, Master Chief Wentworth assisted in a Naval exercise sinking the USS Tiru SS-426 for research and development.
Master Chief Wentworth then worked for and retired from Virginia Power and Light Co. (Dominion Resources) being in charge of the maintenance traveling crews and working at both nuclear and fossil fuel power stations in the system. After retirement, Gary enjoyed traveling with his family going to all 50 states and Australia, going to ship reunions, playing ball with his dog Fritz and playing golf. He moved to Tennessee in 2006. He was a current member of the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 294, the VFW and American Legion, and previous member of The Moose Club, The Lions Club and The Elks. He also served as president of the Rishel Golf Group for six years, a member of the Gunboat Association and a vice president of the Greenwich Bay Association.
We had an amazing walk today. In fact. we had two walks. Our first walk we walked 6.09 miles and I got back home and got a call from Channel 10 News wanting to meet me up town so we did another 5.62 mile walk. It was amazing. I want to thank everyone who honked and waved in helping me honor this hero.
He will NOT be forgotten.
