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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Milwaukee (AOR 2). 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 580 crew members registered for the USS Milwaukee (AOR 2).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1971 | 1972 – 1973 | 1974 – 1976 | 1977 – 1979 | 1980 – 1982 | 1983 – 1985 | 1986 – 1987 | 1988 – 1989 | 1990 – 1991 | 1992 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Boyd Jr, Jerry | bm1 | 1977 – 1980 | first div | |
Goad, Donald | EM3 | 1977 – 1981 | EM | Hey its electrician Goad saying hi to all my friends. Had some good times with many of you. Hope you are all doing good. Look me up on facebook. I live in the Nashville area now. |
McBride, Joel | SM2 | 1977 – May 1979 | OPS | Great memories of people I served with on this ship. I really enjoyed my time serving with this crew. |
Edmonds, Frank | W-3 | Jan 1977 – Dec 1979 | A Gang-Elect-Stream- LCO | Ordered in as MPA. Ended up as Auxuliary, Elect. and LCO |
Cornejo, Rick | BM2/BM1 | Jan 15, 1977 – Mar 30, 1981 | 2nd/MAA | Great ship, excellent crew. Good times! |
Rockett, Glenn | BT2 | Feb 3, 1977 – Feb 25, 1981 | B Divison | |
Rollins Jr., John (Rick) | MMFN | Mar 1977 – Sep 1978 | M-DIVISION | |
Steller, Wayne | HM2 | Mar 10, 1977 – Sep 15, 1980 | Medical | I served on Milwaukee for 3 1/2 years. Did a med cruise, North Atlantic and a number of Caribbean cruises. Went through the Panama Canal as well. Wanted to give a shout out to my ship mates. Doc Steller |
Gunlock, Gary | sk2 | Apr 1, 1977 – Oct 1, 1980 | s-1 | |
Mosley, Bradley | E5 | May 1977 – Aug 1980 | 3rd | Any members during this time that remembers me, let me know. Would like to hear from old buddies, except for the cook that spit in the beans. Where is Clark, Cricket, Boogie, Tully, Frank Huff, and the rest of the gang. |
Schmidt, Mark | BOATSWAIN\'S MATE | May 1977 – Nov 1980 | 1st | Hope all you guys are doing well.Those were some wild and crazy days.How's it going A-rab,Vic,Rex,Alec,J.B.,Billy,Rick,Bobby Brom and Curt Diez.Bo Gold,Valentine,Doug,Bear,Tony,Tully,Kennerly,Crandall,BM1 Boyd(!),Frankie from Philly.Write. |
Bruggeman, Paul | EN3 | May 1977 – Aug 16, 1980 | A Division | A lot of great people - proud to have served. What happened to Lynn, Garcia, Carter, others? |
Spooner, Dan | LT | Jun 2, 1977 – Jun 2, 1981 | 1st | Started as 1st DivO, then DCA-R-DivO, then 2nd DivO. My first and most rewarding command of 3. Stay AD for 12 yrs then USNR for 15 finishing as a CAPT. I still look back on the days on Ole Mil as the |
Brubaker, Raymond | MM1 | Jun 4, 1977 – May 1980 | M and A | Great time onboard, between generator blowing up, being hit by the oil frieghter, learned alot |
Hitchings, Ed | SN | Aug 1977 – Aug 1978 | 1ST & OC01 | |
Deleon, Oscar | SN | Aug 15, 1977 – Aug 16, 1980 | 1st | Good times at milwaukee |
Amendt, Frank | BM3 | Aug 20, 1977 – Aug 21, 1981 | 1st | still alive and kicking here in philly |
Wilson, Dale | HN (Striker) | Sep 1, 1977 – Mar 30, 1980 | Deck | I'm trying to locate Bobby Don Chism. Originally from Forrest City Arkansas. We were best friends and he was my best man at my first wedding! |
Wilson, Dale (Wilson D) | SN | Oct 1977 – Mar 1980 | 2nd & H | I made a West pac, a Carribean cruise, went through the Panama Canal, visited ports up and down the east coast, including New York City. What a great time I had on board Milwaukee. |
Overman, Michael | GMSN | Oct 1977 – Oct 1978 | 3rd | Remembering the gong show on the fantail while UW. Made a lasting impression. This is where I learned that drugs were abundant and there wasn't really anything you could do about it especially if you werent friends with the fantail watch |
Bussell, Darrell | MM2 | Oct 10, 1977 – Jul 5, 1981 | A Division | Anybody that knew me from the Milwaukee and want to get in touch give me a shout out to catch up. |
Nevarez, Hector | SN3 | Oct 30, 1977 – Oct 30, 1980 | 2nd | Three short years in the Navy and lots of memories and lots of growing up. Un-Rep was an adventure and seeing the world was great. I still remember refueling the Nimitz during a storm and getting hit by a wave that wiped out our station. I love it! |
Allen, Michael | OS-2 | Nov 1977 – Aug 16, 1981 | OI | It was an honor to have served under the command of Captain A.M Page. Mediterranean cruise 1978/1979. Transit through the Panama canal. Great memories. |
McGroder, Jim (Spoon) | EM3 | Nov 20, 1977 – Apr 30, 1979 | E Division | Best years of my life... Many more many good times than long days/nights/watches. Run into Don Gold occasionally... Still see/talk W/Bill Link & Mike (skinny) Gibson. Sadly Ron Hippe passed away in Dec 2020 |
Combs, Wayne | bm-2 | Dec 1977 – | E-1 | |
Gold, Donald W | MM3 | Dec 17, 1977 – Jun 20, 1980 | M | |
Newman, Dean R | BM3 | 1978 – 1980 | 2nd | anybody from that time period let me hear from you |
Bender, Erich | ENFN | 1978 – 1980 | A | Had alot of great times.A-gang was the best!Running the boats and emergency diesel.I went to the FARRAGUT after and really missed some of you guys. Carrico,Burgerman,Lynn and the rest of A-Gang. Still remember the "TWANG" 6/71 detroit diesel! |
Leftwich, Lewis "Lefty" | YN3 AND THEN ENS/LTJG | 1978 – 1988 | ADMIN / ENGINEERING | HELLO TO ALL! Enjoyed it so much, did it twice. 1st ship after bootcamp (1978-79) and 1st ship after OCS/EOOW School (1988-1990). Will always remember S/C Crump and Chief "Rambo" for making me an Officer that enlisted personnel will respec |
Thorpe, Howard | SM 1 | 1978 – 1980 | OPs | Milwaukee was some of the best duty in the 22yrs I put in the Navy. We all had great times in port (except Augusta Bay, Gitmo). Filled in for the MAA force for awhile changing to the MA rate. |
McKenzie, Mac | QM1 | 1978 – 1980 | NAV/MAA Force | |
Williams, Calvin | rm3 | 1978 – 1981 | operations | came to this ship on the delayed entry program, started in deck department went to California and attended radioman school and they sent me back to the same ship. great crew, i became a man on that ship. great memories. |
Hardin, William | SN | 1978 – 1979 | Deck | Just reaching out |
Wittrock, Mike "Witt" | YNSN - YN2 | Mar 1978 – Apr 1981 | X/Admin/Nav | 1st assignment in the Navy; went on to complete 20 years and reitred as YNC(AW). Any one remember the Dubrovnic and Greece port calls?? Stay away from the Ooozo. Thanks for the memories shipmates. |
Strickland, Tim | GMG3 | Mar 1978 – Dec 1981 | 3rd division | had some wild and crazy times don't miss the watches in after steering and taking temps in the ammo magazines hope every one I served with is doing fine jesus saves and satan sucks |
Paterson, Ross | BM2 | Mar 1, 1978 – Jul 9, 1980 | 1st | |
Williams, Robert S. "Willie" | QMSN/QM3/QMSN | Apr 21, 1978 – Sep 28, 1980 | Navigation | Transferred from Neosha. Served under Hawkins and then Page. Best Chrstmas in 1978 in Valencia Spain. Langlands, Tabb, Chief Baker, great times. Panama Canal July 1979. |
Kirk, Mike | mm2 | Nov 20, 1978 – Jan 5, 1983 | M & A | grew up alot, still remember many of the great people. |
Dziadura, Frank Dizzy | E3 | 1979 – 1981 | Boatswain | |
Blazon, Bill | 1979 – 1982 | Engineer | just lookin for old ship mates | |
Nigro, Frank | BM2 | 1979 – 1982 | 2nd | can you still smell the JP5? |
Holmes Jr, James W | HM3 | 1979 – 1981 | Medical | hi from doc holmes |
Calder, Anthony | BM3 | 1979 – 1982 | 2nd | |
Jackson, Melvin ( Pat ) | ICC | 1979 – Nov 30, 1980 | E | |
Lowery, Lewis | GMG3 | 1979 – 1980 | 3rd | Looking for old ship mates. |
Mull, Eddie | DMSN | 1979 – 1981 | Second | Hello shipmates, I enjoyed my time on the Milwaukee and working with some highly proficient and hard working sailors. Under the leadership of two captains and LT Dan Spooner. I went on to become a Chief Draftsman. |
Page, Art | CAPT | Jan 15, 1979 – May 30, 1980 | CO | |
Donetz, John | BM2 | Jan 15, 1979 – Oct 7, 1982 | First | |
Shafer, Geary | HM2 | Apr 1979 – Mar 1981 | Medical | Good times and Great Memories |
Labossiere, Dan, Seal | mm3 | Jun 1, 1979 – Jul 3, 1982 | A Gang | "Want Steam"? Dial 290...........A Gang all the way....Great time in spite of talking to the o'l man a few times. Some things are goin to the grave with me...ha ha. Hope all is well with my shipmates and Godspeed. |
Fitzgerald, Ken | LCDR | Jul 1979 – Jun 1981 | Supply Officer | Great skipper and crew on Ole Mil! Sad to see so many former support force ships stricken from the rolls and earmarked for disposal. The ships may be gone but the memories last. |
Blake, Harry | SN | Aug 1979 – May 1981 | Medical | HM Striker, worked for Doc's Shafer, Homles, MacNaughton, Steller, Matsinger. All were the best *%%&^#@ in the fleet. The Ol' Mil is greatly missed, but full of memories. |
Pecan, Im | Dt3 | Aug 1979 – Nov 1980 | Dental | Great ship enjoy my time on the ship |
Schilling, Jim | MM3 | Aug 28, 1979 – Aug 27, 1983 | Stream | It was an experince I will nevr forget, a lot of good people. Lots of good Ports wild women and good Liquor. |
Haley, Willie | B M | Aug 29, 1979 – Nov 19, 1981 | 1st | |
Harpole, John | MM | Oct 1979 – Feb 1981 | M | Getting struck by the tanker in 5 degree weather at night was no picnic. Lots of confusion. NYC for the overhaul was interesting to say the least. Does anyone remember what floated up in front of the ship while waiting on the East River ? |
Anderson, J. D. | BM3 | Nov 1979 – Jun 1981 | 2nd | Hell of alot of hours. Alot of good times |
Calder, Tony | BM3 | Nov 1979 – Jul 31, 1982 | 2nd | |
Calder, Tony | BM3 | Nov 10, 1979 – Jul 31, 1982 | 2nd | CO's Capt. Page, Capt. Baker, Capt. Magner. |
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