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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Sides (FFG 14). 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 326 crew members registered for the USS Sides (FFG 14).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1981 | 1982 – 1985 | 1986 – 1989 | 1990 – 1992 | 1993 – 1996 | 1997 – 1999 | 2000 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Cornwall, William Corny | STG-2 | 0000 – Nov 11, 1983 | Combat Systems 2 | Best bunch of people I ever served with. Great ship! |
Brand, Robin | STG3 | 1194 – | COMBAT | It was a good ship |
Brown, Kenneth | SM1 | 1979 – Dec 3, 1981 | Operations | I am an original plank owner I would like to converse with any of the precom or balance crew. |
Crews, Dan | GSM1 | 1979 – 1982 | Enginnering - Oil King | Plankowner - I had a great time in Long Beach and San Diego. I think about you guys all the time. I got a degree in electrical engineering and have been in the cell phone business for 25 years now. Hey Andy ;) |
Quiggle, Guy | EM2 | 1979 – 1982 | E2 DIVISION | Pre-Com, Com, Plankowner. Brought ship "ALIVE" on Comissioning Day. EM3 Van Wert was giving tours(With MY name tag on ) and ended up giving my family a tour. They liked him more than me! Greenie you still suck. |
Moon, Tim | LT | Jul 1, 1979 – Apr 10, 1984 | Ordnance and ASW | Precom, commissioning, initial cruise to Tacoma, 9-month WESTPAC deployment ... great memories working with great shipmates and leading great people! Great start to my Navy journey. Promoted to RDML in 2006. |
Knight, Eric | E4/EW | Oct 11, 1979 – Oct 11, 1983 | ||
Moore, Charles | CDR | Dec 1979 – Apr 1984 | Engineer | |
Cook, Kenneth | GMGC | Dec 1, 1979 – Aug 11, 1981 | CS-3 | Precomm & Comissioning Crew, Plankowner. CS-3 Div LCPO, Ship's Gunner. Was in training for underway CICWO. Left the SIDES early due to wife coming down with Multiple Sclerosis; transferred back to FIT Team San Pedro. Retired 12/1983. |
Torres, Leo | GSE-2 /GSCS RET | 1980 – 1982 | E-1 | Plank Owner. Period of Awakening. Best Crews ever. Hey gang, what's up? How about a reunion? |
Domotor, Steve / Kookie | DS3 | 1980 – Aug 1984 | CS4 | |
McCrossen, Mitch | UP TO FTM2 THEN DOWN | 1980 – 1983 | CS-3 | Another Plankowner! Living in the shipyards for awhile,great memories now, not to much fun then. Hello to all of my old shipmates!!! |
Coleman, Rod | OS | 1980 – May 1983 | CS1 | Plankowner - Great, great memories from my Navy days on the Sides. |
Anderson, Michael / Andy | GSMFN/GSM3/down to GSMFN | 1980 – Jan 16, 1982 | engineering | PLANKOWNER-On precom & the commisioning crew with Dave Hennick and Dan Crews miss you guys. I worked as a miner when I got out, & 25 years on a fire dept (13 as fire chief) Im the director of public works for a small county in Nevada now |
Herron, Mike | OSC | 1980 – 1982 | OI | Plankowner |
Sequerth, Mark | ET1 | Jan 1980 – Feb 10, 1983 | CS4 | Plankowner |
Cook, Kenneth | GMGC | Jan 22, 1980 – Sep 29, 1981 | CS-3 | Plankowner, CS-3 Div LCPO, Ship's Gunner |
Lussier, Bruce | EN1 (SW) / ENCS (SW) / RETIRED | Feb 1980 – Jun 1984 | E-2 | Pre-Comm - Plankowner |
McGowan, Wesley | OSC | Feb 28, 1980 – Feb 28, 1984 | CS1 | Retired OSC Aug 2000 |
Ishmael, Stephen | MS1 | Mar 1, 1980 – Nov 1, 1986 | S2 | |
Spaulding, Rick | SKC | Apr 15, 1980 – May 30, 1984 | S-1 | |
Schwarz, Steve | FTM3 | May 1980 – Jan 1985 | CS-3 | Plank Owner - pre-comm crew |
Donnelly, Jerry | OS2 | Jun 19, 1980 – Nov 19, 1984 | CS-1 | Plankowner |
Oglesby, Samuel | RMC | Jul 1980 – Jul 1983 | SC-2 | Plankowner, RM1, made Chief onboard. Retired as RMCM 1995; LCPO, CMS Custodian. Many memories, mostly good. CSO made life difficult for all RM's. LCDR Charlie Jones was the best Dept Head we had. Hey Phil Pople, how r u? |
Hansen, Bernie | ETC | Jul 1, 1980 – Feb 29, 1984 | CS-4 | Plankowner. Assigned to Nucleus Crew at Todd Shipyard in San Pedro, CA. Leading CPO for the Electronics Division. |
Ward, A.l.( Geedunk) | BMSN | Jul 31, 1980 – Jul 31, 1984 | BM | I miss all the shipmates and hope they remember me as ( Geedunk) |
Vish, Bo | YN1/YNC | Aug 1980 – Dec 1983 | Ship Secretary/Admin Officer | PRECOM/Plankowner/Deploy. Go Navy-Beat Army. CWO3 Bo Vish |
Whitehead, Mike | Lt | Aug 23, 1980 – Sep 6, 1982 | Support Department Head | PreCom as Prospective Support Officer then Support Officer upon commissioning. Plankowner. Loved the job and especially the crew. Hate to see it decommissioned. Retired as LCdr a few years later after 21 great years. |
Kim, Vincent Munkyu | EM2 | Sep 1980 – Sep 1984 | Precomm, Plankowner. It seems it was yesterday. Looking back, it was greatest time of my life, serving with some great people. | |
Howell, Randy | GSM1(SW) | Oct 1980 – Jul 1985 | Engineering MP EM01 | Plankowner- First Ship is always the best! Reported as a 3rd class PO..Served 26 years, the last 16 with LCAC's as Craftmaster. Last duty station was EWTGLANT at LCREEK as DIVO and LCPO for the LCAC simulator. Salute! RHowell GSCS(SW/AW) |
Kay, Brian | E5 | Nov 1, 1980 – Sep 1, 1982 | combat systems | Plankowner; 1st & only ship. Glad I was part of the original crew! |
Gray, Michael | HT2/HT1 | 1981 – 1984 | E-2 | Plankowner, served with a great bunch of guys! Played on Ship's softball team and made her very first Westpac. |
Cearfoss, James E. II | GMG1 | 1981 – 1984 | CS-3 | Plankowner |
Ciccione, Mike | MS3 | 1981 – 1984 | S-2 | Retired after 22 years and still working with our military, globally. Crazy, but great times during my Sides days. Hello to all. |
Trinkle, Charles | PC3 | 1981 – 1982 | Admin | Ships first Postal Clerk. The Post Office Had an aroma of vomit when I left. Had a great time above deck, Just did not like being confined in that little Post Office. Wished I could have stayed in Okinawa! |
Hansen, Bernard | ETC | Jan 1981 – Feb 1985 | OE | Plankowner |
Peal, Anthony ( Tony) | GMG3 | Mar 1981 – May 1982 | Weapons | Plankowner |
Sprenkle, Stephen | EN 2 | Mar 15, 1981 – | A Division | good time on the first deployment |
Spaulding, Rick | SKC (SW) | May 1, 1981 – | S-1 | Plankowner |
Poe, Vernon L | FTMC | May 30, 1981 – Dec 16, 1983 | Weapons | Plankowner Member of ship's band... Doc and the BANDAIDS. |
Greenwood, John | EM-2 | May 30, 1981 – Jul 31, 1982 | E | I remember some of you jackass's. Seems like yesterday ! OOOO my gravy is cold !! |
Cocita, Dale | GSMC SW | Aug 1981 – Aug 1983 | M | PLANKOWNER |
Hepfner, Eric | GSE2 | Dec 1981 – Feb 1985 | E1 | The USS Sides was a Great Ship with a Great Crew ! Does anyone remember the Side-Tracked Cartoon? The Sides, 1st West Pac was great, I'll never forget it. My email address: hepfnere@gmail.com GSEC(SW)Ret |
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