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James M. Frierson, National Secretary
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LNC James (Jim) M. Frierson, Returning to selected reserve status in 1969, Jim had to
USNR (Ret) is currently the choose between striking for radioman or communica-
National Secretary of NERA. tions yeoman and he chose CYN. When this rating was
This is his second term at this disestablished, he became a yeoman. After advancing to
position. Chief Frierson is a life YN2, Jim served in several units until deciding to affil-
member of the Naval Enlisted iate with a newly stood-up legal service unit. Upon his
Reserve Association and cur- assignment to a legal unit, he was approved for an in-rate
rently serves as the president of conversion to the legalman rating. Since there is no
the Mid-Carolina Chapter. In legalman “A” school, Jim completed a total of six weeks
this capacity, he also manages a NERA-sponsored coffee/ of training at legal clerk school at Naval Justice School,
donut mess on drill weekends at NOSC Columbia, SC. Newport, RI after which he soon converted to LN2 and
was later advanced to LN1. In September, 1987 he was
Frierson enlisted in the Navy Reserve in October, 1966 advanced to LNC. Retiring in June of 2018, Chief Jim
under a contract known as the 2x6 program (two years Frierson completed 30 years of service with the South
active duty/four years reserve obligation). He served Carolina Department of Transportation in the Office of
aboard the USS MacDonough (DLG-8) during 1967- Public Transit where he was responsible for monitoring
1968 first as a non-designated seaman on the deck force. compliance with state and federal requirements for the
Later he was assigned to the Supply Division and served state's public transit providers.
first as a storekeeper striker and then as a ship's serviceman
(laundry) striker. Swapping duties with another seaman, Jim has been married to his wife, Patti, for 40 years and
Frierson then became a communications yeoman (CYN) they have two children (Andrew, a professional archeol-
striker in the ship's Communications Division where he ogist in Oregon and Sarah, an artist in Charleston, SC).
served out the remainder of his sea duty.

Dennis L. Hunt, National Treasurer
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Dennis Hunt is currently the requirements he transitioned back into the Reserve com-
National Treasurer. This is his ponent first as NAS Lakehurst, NJ and then onto var-
second term at this position. ious units in and around the Naval Base Philadelphia
He is the current President ending his reserve career as part of the reserve crew on
and Secretary of the League the USS Clark (FFG-11) in 1991. In civilian life after
Island Chapter located in attending college on the GI Bill, Dennis worked for for
Philadelphia, PA. He and a public accounting firm auditing School Boards and
his fellow chapter members Municipalities in New Jersey. He then went to work
hosted the 2017 National for a City in New Jersey as Internal Auditor, Deputy
Conference outside Philadelphia in Cherry Hill, NJ. Finance Director, Finance Director, Comptroller and
His Naval career started with his enlistment into the Chief Coffee maker for his staff. Although he has been
Naval Reserve in 1965 serving on Reserve DD's out of a Life Member since 1988, he became actively involved
Philadelphia and then into the Gator Navy serving on an with the League Island Chapter of NERA after the pass-
LST out of Little Creek, VA. After completing his active ing of his wife in 2012. continued on page 16

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