Alfred Leo Pelletier "God Bless America"
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At the height of the Cold War, Electric Boat had as many as 25,000 workers building as many as fifteen (15) nuclear-powered submarines at a time. Currently about 7,500 workers are employed at Electric Boat, where there are more engineers and designers than laborers.
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Read the history of the Batfish SSN-681 How it change the course of history to help end the Cold War, "I am very proud to have help build this incredible submarine."
Alfred Leo Pelletier, Pipefitter 1st /Class, Pipefitter-Foreman-Supervisor General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton Connecticut Click on the Batfish SSN- 681 Logo
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"The end of the Cold War is our common victory." Mikhail Corbachev, January 1992
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Alfred Leo Pelletier Specialist-E4 NG22836517 Rhode Island Army National Guard 1968-1974
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Alfred Leo Pelletier Cold War VETERAN
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Alfred Leo Pelletier, during the Cold War, served his country in many different ways, seventeen years old Alfred enlisted
in the Army National Guard. Returning from Basic Combat Training, Fort Campbell Kentucky and (AIT) Advance
Individual Training, Fort Sill Oklahoma. Alfred started working at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton
Connecticut. Alfred began his career as a Pipefitter Learner, completing six steps of pipefitter apprenticeship, he
became a third class Pipefitter. Soon after, a promotion granted to second class Pipefitter. Just three months latter,
another promotion awarded for outstanding job performance, first class Pipefitter. Upper management personnel
recognized Alfred‘s, leadership abilities, rated above average and take charge professional qualities, accuracies and
motivating his assigned personnel to perform to their best ability. Alfred a comprehensive, diligent worker who needed
no supervision to perform any task he set out to do again, a promotion awarded to Alfred, Pipefitter-Foreman-
Supervisor. Alfred accepted the responsibilities, performed outstandingly and a huge salary promotion followed for his
hard work and faithfulness to his job. Alfred was twenty-two years old when he received a promotion too, Pipefitter-
Foreman-Supervisor. He was the youngest employee ever to promote to the rank of supervisor at General Dynamics at
that time.
Alfred manage to maintain his family, his duty in the military and his position that he rightfully deserved at General
Dynamics, building Nuclear Attack Submarines. The Cold War was a very tense moment in the history of this great
nation. Many people like Alfred help to maintain this situation and go on never being notice or appreciated for their
loyalty and patriotic duties. Alfred earned the respect of an honest, sincere, tireless, courteous, and loving person.
Alfred, continues to strive on honesty, loyalty, and very proud of his family and friends.