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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Okinawa (LPH 3). 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 1205 crew members registered for the USS Okinawa (LPH 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1962 | 1963 – 1964 | 1965 – 1966 | 1967 – 1968 | 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 – 1975 | 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 | 1982 – 1983 | 1984 – 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahlborg, Bill | SK2 | 1982 – 1986 | S1 S6 | I had a blast onboard the Oki. I was saddened to hear she was sunk. wes-pac 84&85 are two experiences I will never forget and had some good friends. Looking for Art Amaya and Brian Patten. email me wmahlb@aol.com if you know of them. |
| Latham, A.R. | EM3 | 1982 – 1985 | ||
| Butler, Scott | DPSN | 1982 – 1984 | S7 | After getting to the ship I remember being SO GLAD I chose a rate with AIR CONDITIONING... couldn't figure out why all of the other divisions hated us. Oh yea, because we had A/C! Nothing like being on sea duty and living in OKI CITY |
| Goodwin, John | e-3 | 1982 – 1985 | supply | one heck of a bunch of guys |
| Sewell, Andre | IC | Jan 1982 – Jan 1987 | ELECTRONICS | Spent some good years on the Brokinawa. I remember several great friends I made. All have moved on to different lives, but will never be forgotten. |
| Vaber, Michael | ABH3 | Jan 1982 – Aug 1985 | V-1 | |
| Silbor, John | QM2 | Jan 1982 – Dec 1984 | Nav | WESTPAC w/ QMC Cormier, Probert, Stewart, Verbanic, Blanchard, Avila, Pinterics, Charlie, |
| Michael, Rodney | OS3 | Jan 1982 – Aug 1985 | Operations | I have seen a few guys on here that I served with. I hope you all have had great and happy lives. Johnny, Bruce, John. What's up after 32 years? |
| Potts, Alfred Wayne | BT2 | Jan 2, 1982 – Sep 18, 1987 | B | The best time of my Life. "B"and "M" Division was the greatest. We Worked Hard and we Played Hard!!! To all, I will Remmeber you forever God Bless and take care Wayne Potts. |
| Macgillivray, Brian | SR-SN/ET STRIKER | Jan 10, 1982 – Jul 8, 1984 | OE | Joined the ship out of boot camp and struck for ET. I worked in the Radar shop, surface search and SPA-8s, 25s. I am now ETCS with retirement in August. Great ship, interesting times for the Navy. |
| Jones, Dwight | ms2 | Mar 8, 1982 – Jun 1985 | s2 food service | I miss all of my friends. Especially the one that kept me out of trouble in A school and on the OKI-3. Sometimes I run across one of you in Hampton Roads. I grew up on that ship!! |
| Erens, Richard | PFC | Mar 15, 1982 – Apr 30, 1982 | 1st Marine 3rd Battalion 5th Marines | Pohang South Korea Operation Team Spirit |
| Pollard, John | HMC(SW/PJ) | Apr 1, 1982 – Apr 1, 1985 | H | I made Chief after I left the ship. |
| Fleming, Curtis | non designated | May 1982 – Mar 1992 | V1 | Had a great time during both tours. First tour on hangar and flight deck. Second tour in HDC. worked with alot of great people! |
| Ahlborg, Bill | SK2 | Jun 1, 1982 – Jun 1, 1986 | Supply | Looking back I had a great time on the ol' Oki boat. Look me up on FB and friend me if you want. Bill Ahlborg in Superior Wi email is: wmahlborg@aol.com Hope everyone is doing well and hope to hear from some old buds |
| Franklin, Darnell | DP3 | Aug 1982 – Jun 1984 | S7 Data Processing | Great times and great crew members |
| Koster, Brian | BT2 | Sep 30, 1982 – Jan 12, 1989 | B | Hey Potts, saw your entry. Yeah you were 4.0. Not me, I was....well I did fix a few things and did well in the Oil Lab. Won the Professional Olympics at Subic in 1985. Other than that, I confess I was a slacker. |
| Reynolds, Ricky | ABH3 | Oct 1982 – Jul 1985 | V1 | Still miss the excitement of the flight deck at times and had the priviledge to work with some great crew members. Since then I did National Guard as a front line medic, Army Reserve, Desert Storm Active. |
| Reed, Herman | GMGSN | Nov 1982 – 1986 | Fox | |
| Williams, Terry | RM2 | Nov 1, 1982 – Sep 15, 1986 | Communication | Hello to all the shipmates that served onboard with me. |
| Zappia, Robert | IC2 | Nov 1, 1982 – Nov 1, 1986 | IC | Just saying hey to all of the E-div guy's! Had many good times with most of ya's! Hope all is well with ya's. Good Ole Chez. I'm in Good Ole Tennessee, have a beautifull family, God has truley blessed me!!! Hope to hear from |
| Johnston, William | ASM2 | Nov 14, 1982 – Sep 1984 | AIMD | Met some great people on board and had a fun time on WestPac 84. I haven't been on board for nearly 20 years, but it bothers me she is gone. |
| Armstrong, Curtis | MMFN | Dec 1982 – Aug 1985 | Engineering | |
| Harris, Michael | SM2 | Dec 31, 1982 – Jul 1, 1986 | CV | |
| Hargrave, Malcolm | RM2 | 1983 – 1985 | COMMUNICATIONS | |
| Young, Jay | AN | 1983 – 1984 | V-3,V-1,Armory | This was my first ship. Learned alot,and made alot of friends. Anyone remember Curtis Fleming, Joe Hoypt. |
| Reed, Rick | IC3 | 1983 – Sep 9, 1985 | E2 interior communications electrician | Years Have wrapped themselves over us, the ship now lies at the bottom of the ocean. However, .I routinely recall there names IC2 Zappia, IC1 White,IC2 Claremont, IC3 sewell,IC3 Deconzo, IC3 Delgado. Hello again guys. |
| Reed, Herman | GMGSN | 1983 – 1987 | Weapons | |
| Cockrell, Mike | SM2 | 1983 – Jan 2, 1987 | Communications | Serving on the Oki was a great experience. Loved the Signal Bridge Gang. Like to find some of the gang on here and reconnect. Woodington, Geibe, Evans, Wheeler, Wilkins,Comstock, Brown, Harris, White, Rowan, Perry |
| Morris, Marvin | SK3 | 1983 – 1985 | Supply | |
| Lamson, Dennis | MM3 | 1983 – Jan 1986 | M Division | Ahoy shipmates it's been a long, long time since I've seen or talked to anyone from the Okie boat.I had a lot of fun and did most of my growing up there. Great times in"M" division. Good friends made and lost! |
| Echevarria, Javier (Ech) | ABH 3 | Feb 1983 – Feb 1986 | V-3 V-1 | Hey Surf do you remembor me? I really miss those days somtimes. I am also looking for Todd Liverseed or anyone from crash and salvage. |
| Calkins, John Jj | ABHAN | Feb 1983 – Jan 1986 | air dept | Looking For Lloyd Lawson |
| Stewart, Walter | MS3 | Feb 1983 – 1985 | MESS Specialist | Yes I am looking for a buddy who helped me get through a rough time |
| Trest, Eddie | EW2 | Feb 22, 1983 – Jun 22, 1986 | OW | Hello to all my old shipmates. I would love to hear from all of you. Eddie Trest |
| Carpenter, Edward / Ed | BM2 | Mar 21, 1983 – | wEAPONS/ DECK | HAD A GREAT TIME ON BOARD THAT SHIP, MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND LEARNED A HELL OF A LOT, KIND OF SADDEN ME THAT THEY BLEW HER UP BUT I GUESS IT HAD TO BE DONE FOR PROGRESS. THE OLD OKI-BOAT. |
| Geibe, Rodney | SM2 | Apr 1983 – Dec 1986 | CV | This was my first ship in the navy. I had alot of good times onboard. |
| Paisley, Richard | AT1 (AW/SW) | Apr 1983 – Mar 1986 | AIMD | also served second tour on her from 1990-1992, so loved serving on her the first time. The Desert Shield/Desert Storm cruise was exhausting but she did the Navy proud as did my shipmates! Such a sad ending to a great ship. Like to hear from anyone. |
| Lindsey, Timothy | BT1/BTC | Apr 1983 – Jul 1989 | B | 2nd tour on the Oki-Boat. Great times and great People. Definetely miss the great bunch I worked with. Retired from Navy in 1994. |
| Peine, William | ABH3 | Apr 15, 1983 – Feb 13, 1987 | V-1 | |
| Carpenter, Edward / Ed | BM2 | Apr 17, 1983 – Oct 7, 1987 | DECK | Served 4 and a half years on the oki boat, served with some great people. I also remember the good football games against the airdales those was good times, so is this reunion in august a done deal or is it just a a certain time frame, |
| Sterner, James | MS3 | May 1983 – Aug 1985 | supply | only thru the eyes of a cook could i see the happy and smiling faces of the crew each morning. was an interesting adventure. e-mail address : fromtwonky@yahoo.com |
| Kramer, Boyd | ASH2 | May 1983 – Jun 1986 | Im4 | Im1 training and manpower, and im4 support equipment shop |
| Laughman, Larry | ABH3 | May 1, 1983 – Mar 1, 1986 | V-1 | Looking for old shipmates. Tod Liverseed, Delgoto, Mike Krause. |
| Hacker, Brian | abhan | May 12, 1983 – Oct 19, 1984 | v-3 | This was my frist ship had alot of good times , west pac cruise was a blast !!!! |
| Ellrodt, Les | RM2 ITC(SW) RET | Jun 1983 – Nov 1986 | OC | My first ship. First deployments to the western pacific. Great times good people. |
| Johnson, Ernie | OS2 | Jun 29, 1983 – Jun 29, 1987 | OI | Great Times except for the time I had to be the wog queen for OI Division. Glad I didn't win. |
| Amaya, Art | SK2 | Jul 15, 1983 – Jan 12, 1988 | Stock Control/GSK | |
| Clark, Terry | CWO3 | Aug 1983 – Dec 1986 | DCA/SMMO | My 5th deck and 1st amphib. I'm still proud of the ingenuity of A,E&R in figuring out the problem with the foam stations. And the entire crew for being the first LPH to pass Conflag during RefTra 86. Retired in 93 |
| Karlowsky, Russell "ski" | BMSN | Sep 8, 1983 – Jun 3, 1986 | Deck | Anyone remember when...... send me a email and we can remember |
| Kalbfleisch, William/bill "flash" | LI3 | Oct 7, 1983 – May 31, 1986 | ADMIN | Wow, just found this website and had to sign up. Haze gray and underway, 2 West-Pac deployments aboard the "OKI". I see SM2 Creagar on here, my old ramblin buddy. Would like to hear from LI2 Pat McCoy (naaaathin) MS3 Melvin J. Paul |
| Scarborough, Kevin | ABH2 | Oct 10, 1983 – Jul 11, 1987 | v1 | |
| Snow, Arlie (Snowman) | RM 2 | Dec 10, 1983 – May 20, 1988 | COMMUNICATIONS | Had alot of fun. hello to everyone in the radio dept as well as the signalmen. The stories that could be told. Came back home to mount vernon ohio after leaving and have not left yet. |
| Delgado, Mauro | AR- IC | Dec 14, 1983 – May 25, 1989 | V-3, V-1, E | This is where I started my career. Met some good people. Still keep in touch with Santiago Casas, and Roland Tey. Arthur "Chico" Rodriguez- call me, my number has not changed. Art Amaya, reply to my email. To everyone else- what's up? |
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