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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Chipola (AO 63). 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 80 crew members registered for the USS Chipola (AO 63).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Schmitter, James (Jim) | EM3 | 1967 – 1971 | Deck Bonsonmate | Served on a Swift Boat in Viet Nam |
Smith, Gary | SEAMAN | Apr 1967 – | ||
Sanders, James(sandy) | MM3 | May 1, 1967 – Jan 2, 1971 | \"M\" Engine room | I remember Rader.Who remembers James Queener Crabtree? |
Schroeder, William(bill) | E-5 | Sep 1967 – Jun 1971 | Engine room | |
Warner, Ralph | CS2 | Sep 1967 – May 1970 | Ships ' Cook and Baker | |
Johansen, Eric | SK2 | Oct 1967 – Feb 1970 | supply | |
Burnley, Michael | QM 4 | Dec 1967 – Dec 1968 | Operations | Enjoyed being there. A lot of good times and long hours at unrep stations. Remember P.I., Hong Kong, Taiwan. A lot of freinds that I haven't seen for a lot of years. |
Williams, Winston | Rm1 | Mar 1968 – Jul 1970 | operations | |
Ledwon, Larry | E-4 | Aug 1968 – 1970 | 1st then Operations | Remember the one day turnarounds in Subic after a hard night of drinking. A full deckload of bombs leaving only a narrow path to go forward and aft. The line of ships waiting to come alongside extending over the horizon. Market Time swings. |
Sierra, Ralph | SN | Oct 11, 1968 – Oct 18, 1971 | Deck force on Chipola AO-63 the Laundry , ships store office in Supply Div. | |
Peterson, Thomas | e4 | Oct 22, 1968 – Jul 22, 1972 | 3rd | |
Getz, Steve | GMG3 | Nov 1968 – Dec 1970 | Gunnersmate 3rd. Class | 2 Wes-Pac tours. Arrived in Vietnam during the Tet-Offensive Did the Subic Bay triangle refueling run Apollo 10 recovery team off Korea Ships Master At Arms Gun mount Captain Port side 3"/50 On board during refueling collision |
Silva, Terry | bm | Nov 1968 – Jul 1970 | 2nd | span operator rig 7 and 8 rig captain rig 8 |
Davis, Willie | SN | Dec 10, 1968 – Jun 5, 1970 | 1st | had good time and bad times onboard i was was looking for Cortez and willie crumpton remenber we got hit buy that ship in vietnam waters i was the one call the judge i also painted the liberity boat and the captain boat |
Adrian, Danny | RM3 | Mar 1969 – May 14, 1970 | Communications | Hello, Winston Williams. Are you still in Arkansas? Cheryl and I moved to Austin, TX in 1970. She passed away last year. Let me hear from you. Danny |
Thompson, Robert ( Bird ) | Seaman E- 3 | May 25, 1969 – Feb 11, 1970 | Division - 3 | I am in particular looking for my buddies and brothers, and shipmates who may remember me? I spent some of the best days and nights of the 1969 Vietnam campaign, on liberty with Cortez, Andrews, and Lopes. |
Morrison, Charles (Charlie) | bm2 | Aug 10, 1969 – May 20, 1972 | first div | |
Tedtaotao, Joe | MM | Dec 14, 1969 – May 7, 1971 | A-gang | Do any one know Gerry Johnson,DC2, always lead the fire party. Also, do anyone know Henny Hennderson talk , black dude, I NEED HELP, ON AUGUST 10, 1970, WE WERE HAVING FIRE DRILL AND I WAS ATTACK, AND WHEN CAPT. MAST... |
Young, Don | 1970 – 1973 | "M" | Homeported in Pearl Harbor - made several cruises - Austrailia, New Zealand, Pago Pago (Samoa), 'Nam, Singapore were some port-o-calls. | |
Young, Donald (Dirty Don) | MM3-MM2 | 1970 – 1973 | "M" div. | Homeport in Hawaii. Cruises to Vietnam; Australia; New Zealand; Pago Pago, Samoa; Singapore & more. Had lots of fun, great shipmates! |
Nugen, Ron - 'nug" | ETN3/2 | Jan 1970 – Jul 1973 | OPS | Just out of A-C school. Met up with the Blue Chip in Pearl. Made two WESPACs and enjoyed them both. |
Nugen, Ron - 'nug" | ETN3/2 | Jan 1970 – Jul 1973 | OPS | Just out of A-C school. Met up with the Blue Chip in Pearl. Made two WESPACs and enjoyed them both. |
Mobley, Gene | RM2 | Apr 1970 – Jul 1973 | Operations | |
Wiener, James | ET 1 | May 1970 – Dec 1971 | Leading ET operation | |
Chamberlain, Glenn | EM3 | Aug 10, 1970 – 1973 | E | |
Maier, Stan | FN | Oct 1970 – Jul 1972 | M | Started very young and Dumb, left older and more mature. Some great times and some bad times but all-in-all it really wasn't a time I would ever regret doing. |
Garland, Jim | FN | Oct 16, 1970 – Jun 21, 1972 | M | Served in M division as FN MM striker. Served under Chief Barkley and Chief Long. Went to submarines in 1972. Got out in 1974, served as a police officer for 32 years. |
Bruno, Joseph Jr. | GMG3 | Oct 21, 1970 – Jul 13, 1973 | G | My div. had a great bunch of gunners; wayne,doug,JB,strech,Mac, me and wayne ?. 3 great west pac's. Most fun was in nam and phillippines. Never forget the big typhoon. Mount 52 was mine she was sweet had the Navy AchievementMedal but lost |
Jones, Jeffery | SN | Nov 11, 1970 – Jul 3, 1972 | deck hand | I was a young man when i came aboard.it was a great experience for me.Hong Kong,Viet Nam,Hawaii,Thailand,Philippines,Japan,Taiwan, Australis and New Zealand. Great group of guys.Bad seas,breakaways,lose streeing ,we got them fueled. |
Little, Claude | MRFN | Nov 22, 1970 – Jul 1973 | Engineering | I caught the Ship in Sasebo, Japan. I made two Westpac Cruises aboard the Chipola. I had a fantastic time and was fortunate to have some awesome shipmates!! |
Phillips, Gary | e2 | 1971 – 1973 | E division | Looking for yogi. |
Hardison, John | SM2 | May 5, 1971 – Jan 3, 1973 | Operations | I was leading signalman on board. Made a Westpac cruise in 1972. |
Avriett, Jay | HM2 | Sep 1971 – Jan 1973 | Admin. | Served as Hospital Corpsman with Chief Thompson aboard Chipola. Lost contact with all after leaving ship upon return to Pearl after last ship cruise to Nam in '72. |
Minardi, Steven | SN | Sep 1, 1971 – Jul 1, 1973 | deck 1st | would like to hear from anyone i served with |
Minardi, Steven | E-4 | Sep 1, 1971 – Jul 1, 1973 | 1st | |
Lindauer, Stanley | E-4 MM | 1972 – | MM | |
Jobe, Lonny | ETN-3 | Apr 1, 1972 – Jul 16, 1973 | OPS | Served as a Crypto ET in radio room as well as a signalman during underway replenishment detail. Worse job was servicing antennas on stack! Was Electrical & Instrumentation Tech in power generation facilities after Navy. View 'now' Photo |
Huffman, Vernon | HTFN | Jul 31, 1972 – Apr 1, 1973 | R Division | Looking for Joe Minton, I owe him $140. Looking for Ken Pachecho. He owes me $140. |
Adkisson, Paul | MMCM | Sep 1972 – Aug 1973 | M | Served as Command Master Chief |
Williams, Pat | Seaman | Oct 1, 1972 – Aug 1973 | 2nd Division | Deck Seaman but also worked as ass't postal clerk w/Bob Allred. Ended up as RM3 w/Compatwingspac at Moffett Field NAS. |
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