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USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68). 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 1975 crew members registered for the USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 – 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 – 1997 | 1998 – 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 – 2003 | 2004 – 2006 | 2007 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leutzinger, Richard | AE3 | 1979 – 1979 | VA-86 | Assigned to VA-86 while part of an ACLS certification team from STRIKE (now VX-23) located at Pax River. Served as an A-7E plane captain. |
| Deleon, Brett (Ponce) | AT3 PLANECAPTAIN | 1979 – 1981 | HS-9 | MADE A MAN OUTTA ME'' |
| Fourquet, Hector | AO3 | 1979 – 1981 | Gonzo Station | |
| Jenkins, Toney | E-5 | 1979 – 1982 | VF-41 | GREAT SHIP, USS NEVERDOCK,2 MEDS,1 IO,1 NORTH ATLANTIC,IRANIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE,BLUENOSE,SHELLBACK,144 DAYS AT SEA,FLT DK CRASH,BEER DAY.FIRST CRUSE IN THE NAVY. |
| Clevenger, Ron | ABE=3 | 1979 – 1981 | V-2 Cat 3 | |
| Hogan, Mark / Peanut | E-4 | 1979 – Sep 18, 1981 | VF-41 | Trying to find the names of the 3 killed from my squad. in the 81 EA-6B CRASH |
| Hogan, Mark / Peanut | E-4 | 1979 – 1981 | VF-41 | |
| Hogan, Mark / Peanut | E-4 | 1979 – 1981 | Line | |
| Turner, James (Jim) | AD-1 | 1979 – 1981 | IM-2 | Was the best two years of my career would do it again in a heart beat. Thanks to all the folks in aimd power plants who helped me to be the best damn oil lab tech the Nimitz has ever had! |
| Popwell, Mike | ABEC | 1979 – May 1980 | V-2 | |
| Evans, Mitch | E5 | 1979 – 1980 | RM | |
| Healy, Tom | RM 2 | 1979 – 1983 | cr | Had some great memmories, left in 1983 went two years duty at NAVCAMSLANT still in touch with Dave Allen, Lee Motley passed away |
| Shives, Young Shives | E-5/AW2 | 1979 – 1981 | TSC (ASWM) | Flew with HS-9 & VS-24 (Aircrew). |
| Baker, Robert | corpman | 1979 – | Four | |
| King, Timothy | MM-2 | 1979 – Aug 26, 1983 | RM | |
| Walker, Peter Walker | Jan 1979 – Jun 1984 | Photo Lab | ||
| Mowrer, Tommie | E6....ABE1 | Jan 1979 – May 1982 | V2 | |
| Scherz, Spencer | ABF2 | Jan 1979 – Feb 1982 | V-4 | My time aboard the Nimitz was my first duty station.I went on to other things,and retired in 1994.To all of you serving on the Nimitz now ,I say Godspeed,and Thank You for your service! |
Van Duren, Robert/cookie  | MS2 | Jan 1979 – Oct 1980 | Administration | I, Bob Cookie VanDuren, enjoyed my position as the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor aboard the Nimitz, only bc of my fellow shipmates' trust in me. And I always did my best to achieve their trust In that I thank them. View 'back then' Photo View 'now' Photo |
| Walker, Peter | PH3 | Jan 2, 1979 – Jun 15, 1984 | OP | I look back on my time with my Photo Lab shipmates with great fondness. I think of them often. |
| Ellison, Terry | ABE2 | Jan 3, 1979 – Aug 14, 1982 | V-2 | I was the Office Supervisor of the V-2 office and was also the Career Counselor for my division. Worked with the Air Department a lot as well. I am now a full time Pastor. Check us out on www.nlcogic.org |
| Aquino, Carmine | AK2 | Jan 5, 1979 – Aug 21, 1981 | S6 | Lots of great memories had a great time! Hope anyone else going on will have some too. Anyone remember from 1979-1981? |
| Tocci Jr., Vincent | AK-3 | Jan 6, 1979 – Aug 26, 1982 | S-6 | Was something i never dreamed off. Good an bad. If anyone from S-6 sees this send me a mail(skywrd44@aol.com). |
| Stokes, Christopher | MS3 | Jan 9, 1979 – Jun 17, 1981 | Supply | I was on the nimitz when the plane crashed in may of 81, and I will never forget the frineds I lost that day. May God rest your souls. |
| Chesser, Greg | PR-2 | Jan 11, 1979 – Oct 3, 1985 | VS-24 Paraloft | The Navy was very good to me, I seen alot of places that most people only read about. I consider myself very lucky to have met the people that I have and would not trade the experience for anything. |
| Kimble, Kenneth | bm3 | Jan 15, 1979 – Sep 15, 1981 | 2nd deck | First ship in my 20 year career, Love my time on her, 2nd division bridge crew was the best. |
| Tocci Jr., Vincent | E-4 | Feb 1979 – Aug 1982 | S-6 | Was something i never expected. Shipmates were my brothers.Shellback .Iran hostages. 2 med cruises. |
| Crowe, Bob | EM3 | Mar 1979 – May 11, 1982 | E-2 | Any body from the division send an E-Mail |
| Chrisley, Robert | E5 | Mar 1979 – Jun 29, 1982 | AIMD | Looking to reconnect with several shipmates when I was stationed aboard the USS NImitz. |
| Waller, Joe | HM1 | Mar 1, 1979 – Jun 1, 1983 | Medical Department | What a crew... From our sea daddy Bruce Lamb to the crazy LT bing-bing-bing ricochet rabbit.... We are getting old...and it seems like yesterday. I am sitting in a pub in Portsmouth, UK that I sat in 32yrs ago..darn! |
| Hartley, Howard | AO | Mar 8, 1979 – Jan 14, 1981 | G-2 weapons | wife trashed all my navy picks and stuff need some copys on anything shoot down libs-iran hos cry' |
| Reddick, Steven | CIVILIAN | Apr 1979 – May 1980 | AIMD | Tech Rep for Sanders Ass. Worked EW AIMD. Best memory: being kicked out of officers mess, By ships XO, because I wore blue jeans so I bought Kakies and had crabs sewn onto the shirts collers for my rank ensignia. Also Former Marine 70-78. |
| Kowalsky, Mike /ski | E-2 | Apr 1979 – Aug 1981 | AIMD IM-3 | BATTERY LOCKER 62A 144 days |
| Lopez, Wilson | E-4 | Apr 1979 – Apr 2, 1982 | VF-84 | |
| Scarborough, Karl | PH | Apr 1979 – Apr 1982 | OP Photo Lab | Great times, great friendships. PBS show Carrier sure brought back memories. I would like to hear from other PH's from the Nimitz, past or current. |
| West, Alvin | EW1 | Apr 1979 – Jul 1983 | OI | A big shout out to all my shipmates! Thinking about the good times aboard the Nimitz playing bass in the ship's band "Exciter", partying in Napoli, becoming a shellback. Peace my brothers. |
| Ulmer, Jim (Benji) | AG2 | Apr 1, 1979 – Aug 1, 1981 | OA | Never regret the time I spent on the Nimitz. I look back with fond memories of good times. |
| Luna, Hector (Beaner) | AO3 | Apr 12, 1979 – Apr 22, 1981 | G3 Weapons Elevators | I enjoyed my time in the service and with the people that I served with. Looking for people that I served with. |
| Vincent, Alvin "Vince" | TD/E4 | Apr 19, 1979 – Mar 29, 1981 | G3 | The USS Nimitz(CVN68) is a great ship, I am honored to have had the pleasure to serve on such a great ship with the guys I had the honor of serving wtih. |
| MacEra, Jim | ABF3 | May 1979 – Jun 1982 | V-4 | |
| Walker, Gregory (Greg) | AN-AO2 | May 1979 – Jun 1982 | G-1/G-3-AWMCS | |
| Hanfelt, Matthew | MM1 | May 1979 – May 1984 | RM | Remeber orginal nickname/motto? USS BOHICA -"our screws never stop". Goes to show what a great team can do. I am glad I served there, the crew was great |
| Ferguson, John | AT3 | May 1979 – Apr 1980 | VFP63 | Arrived early 1979 with VFP-63 & deployed 09/10/79: Celebrated 100 Days at sea, but hit 172 days after April1980 cross-decked to the CV-43 USS Coral Sea during the US Embassy/Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt. Arrived back San Diego June80 View 'back then' Photo |
| Morrison, Matt | OS2 | May 1979 – Oct 1982 | OI | I remember the 2 beers they gave us on our 100th day out during the Iranian Hostage Cruise - WARM! |
| Bianco, Butch | RM - E5 | May 1, 1979 – Jun 3, 1981 | Radio Communication | "Flash on the dusty" ... I remember learning this phrase in A school in San Diego. Wonder where all the RM's of this period are today. |
| Ostroot, John | QM2 | May 1, 1979 – Jun 4, 1980 | Navigation | |
| Rodman, Alexander | HM2 | May 10, 1979 – Feb 13, 1981 | Medical | Great times and friends, memories. Would love to hear from anyone who I had the pleasure of serving with. |
| Nichols, John (Nic) | EM3 | May 19, 1979 – Oct 14, 1981 | E-2 / Habitability | On Board for the Iranian hostage rescue attempt,filming "The Final Countdown",Splashing the 2 Lybian jets, The plane wreck & fire on the flight deck, the reactor coolant leak,remember "The 1/4 mile Island".Great times... |
| Donovan, Michael | AMH3 | Jun 1979 – Nov 1981 | VA86 | I grew up aboard the Nimitz. Had the best of times and the worst of times aboard ship.Got out and served in Army in Ops Desert Shield and Desert Storm. |
| O'Brien, Kevin | ET3 | Jun 1979 – May 29, 1981 | OE | |
| Williams, Scott | CPL | Jun 1979 – Jun 1981 | MARDET | |
| Goodwin, John (Doc) | E-3 mostly | Jun 1979 – Feb 12, 1982 | V-4 | Crew leader station 4/6 ( backfield for arresting gear),many awesome memories of failed landings.Led fireteam that was blown foward by blast lost some men/went back in with saltwater hose to cool PHOENIX in fire melting. |
| Kowalsky, Michael Ski | AN | Jun 1979 – Aug 3, 1981 | IM3 | Shop 62A Battery locker |
| Hunter, Edward | CPL | Jun 1, 1979 – | MARDET | LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO THE GUYS |
| Miller, Michael David | BM3 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jun 1, 1983 | deck | David Miller Facebook ohhandyman@AOL.company |
| Hunter, Edward | cpl | Jun 13, 1979 – Jul 24, 1981 | MARINE DETACHMENT | |
| King, Michael | AK2 | Jun 14, 1979 – Feb 12, 1982 | AIMD/IM-1 | good times and bad gonzo station 100 days at sea shellback blue nose and who can forget NAPLES STILL PROUD to have been apart of the best crew in the navy |
| Swanson, Paul A. J. | Jul 1979 – Mar 1982 | V-2 | ||
| Jumbelick Jr., James | MM2 | Jul 1, 1979 – Jun 30, 1981 | WCS EA03-(steam heat shop) | Remember STEEL BEACH picnics, Captain's Cup competition, beer at sea, standing in pay lines, casino nights, MCNimitz fwd galley, homemade wine in machine shop, Parmalat milk boxes at breakfast. |
| Althoff, Bill | MSSN | Jul 1, 1979 – Apr 1981 | S-5 | |
| Breher, Rodney | ASCS {AW/SW} | Jul 18, 1979 – Jun 12, 1983 | AIMD/IM-4 | BOHICA..!! 2nd Carrier I served on. While aboard, Nimitz always made winter cruises to the Med. I served with Best Officers & Enlisted Crew. Team Work, The Tradition. USS Nimitz always welcomed a Challenge or Threat. |
| Silva, Lou | RM2 | Aug 1979 – Jun 1981 | CR | I remember being on the ship when we were out for over 144 days at sea (most of it in the IO) and getting two free beers on our 100th straight day at sea, and going through shellback initiation. Where are all the RMs that served during this time? |
| Hussey, James-jimbo | e-3 | Aug 1979 – Jun 1983 | 6division deck dept | iamlookingforjosephsharpeofhustontexas |
| Seider, David | AQAA - AQ2 | Aug 1979 – Feb 1982 | VA-82 AIMD IM-3 | TAD from VA-82 to AIMD IM-3 W/C 620; made some really good friends I didn't so much grow up when I was in the Navy (four years), rather, the Navy grew me up. |
| Ekstrom, Darrell | AT3 | Aug 1979 – Jul 12, 1982 | AIMD | COM-NAV-IFF SHOP Then COD CREW GO NAVY |
| Turner, Larry | HM2 | Aug 1, 1979 – Jun 29, 1980 | ||
| England, Bruce | ABE3 | Aug 18, 1979 – Sep 18, 1982 | V2 | had a lot of fun and worked to death arresting gear div. worked 24/7 ran the # 3 engine and lso platform. |
| Healy, Tom | RM2 | Aug 28, 1979 – May 20, 1983 | COMM | I HAD A GREAT TIME ON THE NIMITZ, AND WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND GET IN TOUCH WITH SOME OF YOU YAHOOS. LEE MOTLEY IS RETIRED AND LIVING IN COLORODO, AND DAVE ALLEN IS IN TENN. |
| Davis, Jerome "keith" | AO2 | Sep 1979 – Sep 1981 | Attack Squadron 86 | Attached with VA86 for two Med. cruises. Involved in Crash of May 1981. Anyone care to comment? |
| Koenig, David "dog" | AT2 | Sep 1979 – May 26, 1980 | AIMD/ WC610/VF84 | I miss all the guys that were my family on that cruise! Work got done and fun was right around the corner. It was a long cruise but well worth it! GONZO STATION BUCK! The "DOG" |
| Goedde, Gary | ABH2 | Sep 1979 – Jun 1985 | V-3 Hangar Deck | Good Times and Bad times |
| Ogden, William Ogdog | ams3 | Sep 1979 – Jan 1983 | aimd im2 airframes | like to hear from some old buddies |
| Dyche, Charles (Charlie) | dp3 | Sep 1979 – Jun 1982 | s-7 | |
| Arnold, David | PR 3 | Sep 1979 – May 1980 | VS24 | VS24 Diego Bandit, detachment sent to Diego Garcia while the ship was at Gonzo Station. Great time in the Med also.Best sea duty I had in my 11years in the Navy. Riggers rule! |
| Sittinger, Kevin | HM | Sep 8, 1979 – Jul 2, 1981 | Medical Lab | Fond memories of the Nimitz and the crew in the Medical Dept. From the Cruises to the Rescue Mission to the fateful plane crash. |
| Elliott, Joe | FTM2 | Sep 9, 1979 – Aug 20, 1981 | OE | 144 at sea I will never forget Gonzo Station |
| Robertson, David (Robbie) | AX3 | Sep 10, 1979 – Aug 9, 1982 | HS-9, AV/ARM-Aircrew | Flightline Avionics Troubleshooter & Combat SAR Wet Aircrewman; Equator crossing 1/9/1980, Operation Evening Light, 144 days at sea; SecNav Commendation for EA-6B jet crash fire fighting participation; Gulf of Sidra incident. |
| Scott, Pd | E-3 | Sep 10, 1979 – May 20, 1980 | VAQ-134 | |
| Neeley Jr., Dan | E3 | Sep 12, 1979 – Aug 3, 1981 | Marine detatchment | Simplify to all the marines that was on the USS Nimitz from 1979-1981 |
| Wendorf, Joe | AMH3 | Sep 15, 1979 – May 25, 1980 | VS-24 | |
| Beland, Jim | L/CPL | Sep 24, 1979 – Jun 18, 1980 | MARDET | Former marine in MARDET. I still remember filming "The Final Countdown" and the Gunny arresting the stuntman. |
| Irwin, Marty | EM1 | Sep 24, 1979 – Mar 28, 1982 | RE | Jimmy Carter was President. Participated in Operation Eagle Claw |
| Berg, Flownder | ASE2 | Sep 28, 1979 – Feb 12, 1983 | AIMD/IM4 | Work GSE with some great guys. |
| McHugh, Sean | HM3 | Oct 1979 – May 1980 | MEDICAL | 5 countries 4 equator crossings 3 squares 2 beers 1 president 0 women the 144 were tough yo Mikey Vale, Alex Rodman Trapper et al |
| Atkins, Gary | IC3 | Oct 1979 – Jul 1982 | OE | |
| Carter, Laurence L. C. | NC1 | Oct 1979 – Dec 1982 | Command Career Counselor | I came aboard as AZ2 but was coded HRM Spec. took NC1 and became a counselor |
| Atkins, Gary | IC3 | Oct 1979 – Jul 1982 | OE | |
| Smith, Leo | AT2 | Oct 1, 1979 – Oct 1, 1982 | VA-86 Flight Deck and AIMD | Complete two Med Cruises first one included Gonzo Station during the Iran Hostage Crisis and one work-up to the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
| Harrell, Rick | E-5 | Oct 2, 1979 – Oct 2, 1983 | VA-35 AME TROUBLESHOOTER | Worse night of my life, but I thank God that i was with the best possible men there ever could have been on that deck that night, true hero's that night and am proud to have served with all of you! black panthers forever |
| McDonald, Rod | AO-1/AOC | Nov 1979 – Mar 1985 | G-1 | |
| Agnew, Curt | AC1 | Nov 4, 1979 – Mar 12, 1982 | What a ride | |
| Kling, Jim (Klinger) | MM2 | Nov 5, 1979 – Dec 14, 1981 | RM | Fond memories now, but we had some challenges then! |
| Petrocelli, Dino Petrocelli | E-1 | Nov 22, 1979 – Jun 24, 1981 | VF-41 | Would love to contact any guys that served with VF-41 in 79-81 |
| Brodnax, Lloyd | CPL/E4 | Dec 17, 1979 – Feb 5, 1982 | Marine Detachment | |
| Hughes, Mike | ASMAN | Dec 21, 1979 – Jun 29, 1982 | GROUND SUPPORT | WORKED WITH A GREAT CREW CHIEF COOGAN,GEORGE JANTZEN,CHIEF BREHER,MISS YOU GUYS ...MUSCLE BEACH,,,, |
| Ciafardini, Edward / Chaf | AE-2 | Dec 28, 1979 – Dec 28, 1983 | VA-86 AIMD | |
| Adrian, Scott | CTO1/LPO | Dec 29, 1979 – Nov 10, 1982 | OS/OPS | Naval Security Group Division; Time out, sports fans; from the Gulf of Sidra, where the final score is US 2 Libya 0!!!!! |
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