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    Forged by the Sea

    Posted on September 6, 2019

    Shady Grove native Petty Officer 1st Class William Netherton has served
    in the U.S. Navy for 13 years. He is currently stationed in California. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Brown)

    By MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 1ST CLASS JERRY JIMENEZ Navy Office of Community Outreach

    Petty Officer 1st Class William Netherton, a native of Shady Grove, was inspired by family tradition to join the Navy.

    “My dad was a gunner’s mate in Vietnam,” Netherton said. “He was a river boat gunner.”

    Now, 13 years later, Netherton serves with the Scorpions of Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 49, working with one of the Navy’s most advanced helicopters at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif.

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