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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Fairfax County (LST 1193). 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 316 crew members registered for the USS Fairfax County (LST 1193).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1975 | 1976 – 1978 | 1979 – 1981 | 1982 – 1984 | 1985 – 1988 | 1989 – 1991 | 1992 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Stewart, Will | 1973 – 1975 | COM | Great time aboard. Made lots of friends. Not bad for 1st ship. Did get a little rough in N Atlantic | |
Jordan, Al | RM3 | 1973 – 1976 | OPS | enjoyed riding the "high" seas with yall, when i wasn't pukin from the smooth ride on that flat bottomed b****! hope life is being kind to all of u. |
Hartley, Fred | sr bm | 1973 – 1973 | first | woody remember giving me your coffee cup |
Bourdeau, Howard | E-3 | Jan 1973 – Jul 1973 | C-1-6 2 Mar Div | |
Patterson, William (Pat) | BM 3 | Jan 1973 – Oct 1975 | Deck 1st and 2nd division | Hey Donald saw your name. |
Trafton, Gary | SK2 | Jan 1, 1973 – Apr 28, 1976 | Supply (there were other | (L)otsa (S)low (T)rips. 3 Meds, at least 6 Carib's, Panama Canal twice, One fire in a troop space, after almost 35 years perhaps we should get a life. Retired 10/31/92. Several names bring back some good memories. Other's were who? |
Robinson, Mark (Robby) | EM3 (TWICE) | Jan 3, 1973 – Mar 10, 1976 | 2-Meds, several caribs,alot of good times,alot of growing up. Made lifelong friends even if you dont see them.Life on the high seas,always cherished. Funny when the marines saw their first "sea bat" | |
Crotteau, Clifford | EN-2 | Jan 5, 1973 – Jul 25, 1975 | Engineering | What a great crew, enjoyed sailing with all of you. Transferred to the USS Ashtabula AOJ-51 as a MM-2. |
Woodman, James/woody | LST 1193 | Apr 1973 – Oct 1975 | Would like hear from BM-3 William Patterson, Buzz or James Matsen (lives in Hollywwod, Florida) | |
Dunn, Jack | LT | Apr 1973 – Jun 1973 | medical | with blt |
Spiehler, Larry | SH3 | Apr 15, 1973 – Nov 27, 1975 | Ships Service | Would do it all over again. I was only 17 and had to grow up. Vietnam was still cooking, middle east was questionable and my bed was dry. I wonder now after 30 years who's all left. Only been in touch with a couple. Kind of miss the port hopping. |
McCubbin, Joseph | PN3 | Jun 10, 1973 – Dec 10, 1975 | Operations | Lots of good and not so good memories but it was an experience like no other. Hi Teddy Dalton, Cub is still out ther. |
Woodland, Bob (Woody) | HT2 | Jun 28, 1973 – Dec 7, 1976 | R | Memorys. Heading out to sea for hurricane season to "Ride" it out. Launching LVT's, Standing on an MT Tank deck during heavy seas & watching the deck Flex. Sitting in a pump room for hours pumping bilges to list the ship & onload fl |
Jackson, David | PFC | Aug 1973 – Oct 1973 | 3rd Bn 2nd FMF | Enjoyed my time on the ship hope to someday meet some people from the crew. |
Corbeil, Steve | ET1 | Aug 1973 – Jul 15, 1976 | OE | Settled in New Hampshire. |
Winkel, Mark / "winky" | MS 2 | Dec 1973 – May 1977 | Supply | Time on the ship was memorable! Always thought we had a great crew. Hoping to hear from anybody who knows of "Shifty" Ward or "Red" Piersall's whereabouts. |
Woodman, James K. | E-3 | Dec 10, 1973 – Dec 4, 1975 | 3rd Division / Boats | Caught ship out at Amphious base located at Little Creek Virginia. |
Spencer, John "Spence" | SN | Dec 16, 1973 – Jun 10, 1975 | First Deck | Fantastic Crew |
Snyder, Robert | HT3 | 1974 – 1976 | R | Came aboard in 74, worked with woody HT2, HT1 Marshall Van Dunk, and others Got my Brother Jay T Snyder on board also, he was HT2 when he was killed on motorcycle accident in Little Creek, still wish I hadn't went awol |
Reed, Berlyn | YN3 | Jan 1974 – Oct 1977 | DECK/OPS | Great time aboard the Fairfax. Enjoyed all the times with friends in the Med, and North Atlantic! Rosie Rds, PR. was a wild time! Also, the time in the ship's office with John Flores, and Freddy Pecsin! |
Putnam, Yogi/randy | FTG3 | Jan 1974 – Aug 29, 1977 | fox division | HELLO LOOKING FOR TOM BAKER OR BENNY PETRIE. HAD A GREAT TIME WHILE ON THIS TOUR. MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND GREAT STOP OVER PORTS AROUND THE WORLD, TOO MANY TO MENTION. LT. SMIDT, ENSIGN HERB. AND SO MANY MORE CALL BACK |
Clayton, Mike | E5 | Jan 27, 1974 – Feb 15, 1978 | 1st | |
Sutherland, Donald | BM3 | Feb 19, 1974 – Sep 23, 1977 | 1st and 2nd | Hello out there! It was a wild experience, and I want to thank one and all to those I experienced it with! |
Bader, Tim | ENFM | Jun 12, 1974 – Jun 20, 1975 | A div | Looking for Shipmates |
Finnerty, Patrick | MSC | Jun 25, 1974 – Dec 8, 1978 | SUPPLY | Made a lot of cruises on the fairfax.Can't tell you about them all. |
Storetveit, Ron | EN3 | Aug 1974 – Sep 1976 | M | DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE "PHANTOM SHITTER"? |
Schultz, Larry | SM2 | Sep 1974 – Feb 27, 1978 | Ops | I worked for "Smitty", the lifetime messdeck MAA. Went on Carib cruises, 1 Med cruise & a North Atlantic. Anyone remember the one where we chased the Russian AGI around until it caught fire just off Cuba? Fun times. |
Romage, Michel | SK3 | Sep 22, 1974 – Jun 1977 | S-1 | Came on board as a deck seamen then striked for SK. The ship was my first out of Boot Camp. I was 17 then and scared out of my wit. But the friends I made onboard made life and gowing up much easier. Retired Dec 1999, SKCS(SW). |
Norton, Glen | BM3 | Oct 1, 1974 – Oct 10, 1978 | 1ST | STARTED OUT AS COOK WITH WINKLE & JIM HOWARD.WENT TO DECK & WORKED FOR BM1 WARGO,MADE BM3 & GOT MY CHIT TOGETHER!! GREAT SHIP EXCELLENT CREW!! HEY TO CANDY!! I RETIRED IN 94 AS BMC!! I MARRIED GM2 BUNTINGS WIFES SISTER!! PHANTOM SHITTER WAS LO |
Woodman, James | SN | Nov 25, 1974 – Nov 21, 1975 | 1st Division/Boats | Hung out with Billy Patterson and Buzzard "Buzz" |
Warner, Darrell | EM3 | Dec 1974 – Aug 1978 | R Division | I know we lost a lot of Liberty hours due to butts on the deck, one minute off Liberty Call for every butt picked up. The funny thing was that no one ever saw them. Great times, great friends, I remember the Fairfax Well |
Rackard, Donnie | HT3 | Dec 3, 1974 – Dec 2, 1977 | eng | good to find this site bill rigsby email me |
Canterbury, James ( Candy) | BM-3 | Jan 21, 1975 – May 6, 1979 | 1st | Good ship to serve on. |
Rigsby, Bill | EN3 | Feb 1975 – Oct 29, 1977 | M | Had a great time with some good friends like Donnie Rackard, Jerry Creel, Brent Harris, Terry Thomas, George Hauser, Rusty Orvis. Med Cruise 75 I still miss the old tub. I remember Happy Harrison, he was good people. |
Farley, Daniel | OS2 | Apr 1975 – Aug 1978 | OPS | Any one remember playing backgammon in CIC |
Jones, Robert (Rob) | HM3 | Jul 1975 – Nov 1975 | 1st/2nd | Senior Corpsman, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, Second Marines. Med cruise. Med-evaced from Naples to U.S. in Nov. '75. Great tour of duty. Would like to hear from any shipmates. |
Schulz, Sig | CPL | Aug 1975 – Nov 1975 | A Co. 2nd Recon Bn. attached to 1st Bn. 2nd Mar. | Med Cruise, started out on the Fairfax County and transfered to the Inchon in Naples. Had great times on that ship.OOOORAH for the gator Navy! |
Owens, Dillard | Rm3 | Sep 15, 1975 – Jan 28, 1978 | ops | Served with Ray Jones, John Long, Bobby Glass, Tom Bellino. Paul Stanziale, and countless others. Would like to talk to all of you again.. |
Sparks, Martin | EN2 | Oct 1975 – Jul 1979 | M | |
Hauser, George | E5 ENGINEMEN 2ND CLASS | Dec 30, 1975 – Dec 30, 1979 | m DIVISION | |
Thomas, Terry | BM3 | Dec 30, 1975 – Jan 1976 | 2ND | HAD A GREAT TIME ABOARD THE FAIRFAX CTY. HELLO RIGSBY DONALD SUTHERLAND, AND THE REST OF THE GUYS. I REMEMBER THE PHANTOM AND STILL MY BEST FRIEND HT3 JIM NADOLSKI,(SKI BO). |
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