A Salute to Our Civilian Employees

The Windjammer, on behalf of all NSGA Bremerhaven Navy and Marine Corps personnel, would like to take this opportunity to salute the many civilian employees who have faithfully served the activity in the past and continue to do so today.

Forty-four civilians are presently employed by NSGA Bremerhaven. Of this number, 37 work directly for the Navy, while the remainder work at the Army Mess Hall but are paid by this activity.

The 10 employees whose pictures appear on this page have completed a combined total of over 253 years of service with the U.S. Forces. Each has completed more that 20 years of service, seven have passed the quarter-century mark, and three of those seven have worked for the Navy in Bremerhaven since beginning their employment.

The employee with the longest record of unbroken service is Erich Schich, who has served the Navy in Bremerhaven for over 27 years. Presently serving as a store keeper with the NSGA Bremerhaven Supply Department, Herr Schich began his government service on June 15, 1945, working for the Navy Advance Base here. He has been employed by NSGA Bremerhaven since the spring of 1957 when the Navy Advance Base closed.