In Memory OfBT3 Nancy A. McCallen

BT3 Nancy A. McCallen, 65, U.S. Navy, born in Indiana October 1, 1956, passed away from cancer on February 12, 2022. McCallen served as a Boiler Technician aboard the USS Suribachi (AE-21). During the Cold War, she maintained the propulsion system, enabling the ammunition ship to rearm U.S. vessels at sea. Nancy was a kind woman with a big heart and a natural ability to turn a negative into a positive. She is remembered as a protective “Momma Bear” who would do anything for the ones she loved. Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate! Til Valhalla, Sister!