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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Ashtabula (AO 51). Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website?
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There are 146 crew members registered for the USS Ashtabula (AO 51).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1968 | 1969 – 1975 | 1976 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Schuster, Bill | BM 2 | 1976 – | ||
Hervagault, Steve | MM3 | 1976 – 1980 | STREAM | I live in South Dakota now. So I have nothing but fond memories. Thinking about serving on the bula homeported at pearl. Crusing the pacific rim. |
Polecheck, Dan | IC1 | 1976 – 1979 | E Division and Stream | Started in IC shop and then transferred to the Stream Team. |
Schenck, Robert | IC3 | 1976 – 1980 | E Divison | Started out in the Deck Department, cross-rated over to IC-Man. Running mates were EM2 Tom Sullivan and QM2 Mike Carlin. |
Howard, Randy | BM3 | 1976 – 1977 | 1st. Div. | AO-51 The Happy Ash, Great Ship and Pearl Harbor was incredible, we had the best dang crew in the whole dang Navy. |
Krushe, Ronald | QMC | Jan 15, 1976 – Jan 15, 1980 | QM NAVIGATION DIVISION | Anybody run across QM 3 Carlin or YNC peoples please let me know , would love to see them again |
Hooper, Paul | HT3 | Feb 1976 – Feb 1978 | R | |
Ingram, Bill | RM2 | Apr 19, 1976 – Aug 20, 1979 | OC | Served as RM from 76 to 79. Made Westpac in 78. Served with the best group of men I have ever met. |
Turner, Buck | GMG2 | May 1976 – Dec 1978 | 3rd | Unsure of dates. Transfered from CRD 21 and GM school, signed aboard the day she returned from WestPac. Aboard through ROH. Transfered off during her next WestPac for GM C school. Ash was good duty, Capt Batzler was an excellent CO. |
Crotteau, Clifford | MM-1 | Jun 11, 1976 – May 11, 1980 | Engineering | Great times in sailing. Worked with some of the best men I've ever met. Enjoyed our times together. |
Morrison, Wade | EM3 | Jun 15, 1976 – Jun 15, 1979 | Engineering | I served aboard the USS Ashtabula from 76-79 and was a stream team electrician's mate. The stream team was a seperate group of electrician and machinist mates responsible for the 'unrep' stations, oil wenches and weapon elevators. |
Ellis, Don | Nov 1976 – May 1980 | stream | ||
Ellis, Don | MM3 | Nov 1976 – May 1980 | STREAM | HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT MEMORIES OF WESTPAC 78-79.PROUD TO HAVE BEEN APART OF STREAM TEAM,AND TO HAVE SERVED ABOARD THE FINEST OILER AND CREW IN THE PACIFIC. |
Brown, Charles (Charlie) | MMFN/MM3/MMFN | Nov 19, 1976 – Jan 20, 1979 | M | WestPac 76-77. I met the ship in Sasebo Japan. Remember first shore leave in Subic Bay..... hitting every bar on "shit street" then going to "Sin City". I puked enough for the entire crew! We worked our asses off! |
Lubbers, Steven | Mm3 | Dec 1, 1976 – Dec 1, 1980 | M div | Miss the old girl and crew |
Tidwell, John | EN-3 | Dec 16, 1976 – Apr 25, 1978 | ENG | HONORED TO HAVE BEEN PART OF HER CREW, DOES ANY ONE HAVE PICTURES OF EN2 JOE RYAN SHOOTING THE MOON TO THE RUSSIAN HELICOPTER |
Hochlander, Paul | FA | Feb 5, 1977 – Aug 10, 1979 | MP, HOLE-SNIPE | love it, was the most exciting time of my life. pango, bubblehead hope your doing good. loved working in that engine room. we din't move then the ship did not hahahahahaha...prhftl@yahoo.com |
Castillo, Alfred | SK2 | Jun 1977 – Jun 1979 | Supply S-1 | Shellback WestPac 78 |
Perez, Jerry | RM2 | Jun 1977 – Sep 1979 | OC | We had the best radio gang in Pearl Harbor. BZ |
Bartels, Timothy Ttt | Ashtabula AO51 | Jul 15, 1977 – Nov 1, 1980 | Stream | |
Powenski, Richard | MM3 | Aug 10, 1977 – Aug 10, 1980 | ENGINEERING | GOOD TIMES ON THE BULA |
Simmons, Matthew (Pango) | FA | Oct 1, 1977 – Oct 1, 1979 | M Divsion-Snipe, the "Hole" | Worked with Hoch, bubblehead, Larry Shall, Leon, Powenski...was a crazy time. Hope all you guys are doing good |
Macdonald, Robert (Axman) | OS3 | 1978 – Oct 1979 | OI | I was onboard for about a year and a half and made a WESTPAC and an EASTPAC and had a great time. I'll always remember sitting AAW stations on the SPA-25 during a fleet exercise. 12 on 4 off. Only time in 20 years that I fell asleep on watch. |
Barnett, Robert | mm3 | 1978 – 1980 | m | |
Cho, Mathew | EM3 | 1978 – 1980 | E | Had fun specially WestPact. Hello shipmates specially to Spook. |
Sullivan, Thomas / Sully | EM2 | Feb 1, 1978 – Feb 26, 1981 | E | |
Romine, Kev | RM2 | Apr 1978 – Apr 1979 | OC | |
Morris, Kurt | MM3 | Jun 1978 – Jun 1980 | Engineering | Good times, with hoch, powenski, brown, Gregoire, and with doc from sick bay., and the gang. Was initiated with my greasing, got my shell back while on a West pac. Learned much |
Ponta, Tom "Buddha" | OS1 | Sep 9, 1978 – Aug 12, 1980 | OI | |
Sanchez, Marvin | SH3 | Oct 13, 1978 – | Deck/Supply | |
Barham, Top Doc | HMC(FMF) | Oct 17, 1978 – Jul 14, 1980 | x | Played for the ships softball team... I retired on January 31, 1995 as HMC(FMF),USN,ret. Still struggling with PTSD from combat and being wounded in Vietnam. Navy Junior ROTC Instructor 95 to 2000 at Escambia High School Pensacola, FL. |
Snyder, John | OS2 | 1979 – 1980 | OI | Hello to everyone who sailed the "Bula" |
Wendt, Russ | BT2 | Feb 5, 1979 – Aug 5, 1982 | B Division | Had a great time while on the Ashtabula. Went on 2 west pacs and 1 east pac. Looking forward to hearing from some of the old shipmates. |
Crowder, Donald (Big Cheese | ms3 | Apr 11, 1979 – Sep 12, 1982 | supply | |
Delgrande, Boats | bm2 | Jun 1979 – Jul 1981 | deck | |
Hepler, Doug | HT2 | Aug 1979 – Sep 1982 | R | |
Daniel, Joseph M. Jr. | QM2 | Aug 29, 1979 – Oct 18, 1979 | ||
Rainey, Darryl (Boo Boo) | IC2 | Sep 1979 – Sep 1982 | E-Div/IC Shop | Where is Tommy Brazil?? Anybody know? He was Tenn. |
Powers, David/rick | GMG2 | Oct 1979 – Sep 1982 | Gunnersmate/3rd | |
White, Mark | HT3 | Dec 7, 1979 – Aug 24, 1982 | Repair | Hello to everyone that served on the bula from 79-82. Would like to hear from anyone who remembers me.email me at mawhite77@hotmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you. |
Guillot, Ricky | MS-1 | 1980 – 1982 | S-2 | hey guys I was the guy who did the birthday cakes once a month. Some of you might remember them but maybe not the fights throwing cake around at night. |
Manson, Weedie | gmg3rd class | Nov 3, 1980 – May 18, 1982 | gm | Been looking for you guys.for ever hope 5o hear from all ya mad man Manson. |
Matthews, Billy | BM3 | 1981 – 1982 | Deck | BM3 |
Clough, Sandy | OSSN / OS3 | Jul 1981 – Aug 1982 | OI | My first tour and definitely a memorable one. Never saw the guys from OI division again....that's what happens though. Wish them all the best. The final Bula deployment...great fun in PI..UA on my first liberty call... |
Smith, Grant | E-3 | Nov 1981 – | 1st | My first duty station after b/t at Great Lakes. My 1st west pac and crossing the line. Was there for the Decomisioning of bula. Lowered the ensign during the cerm. Loved the ship. Skipper was Cpt. Jack Ready |
Carlson, Keith "kit" | SN | Jan 1982 – Aug 1982 | 1st | Ashtabula was my first assignment. I only served 8 months because she was decommisioned but they were a memorable 8 months. |
Siter, Albert | BTC | Apr 30, 1982 – Sep 30, 1982 | B |
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