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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Thetis Bay (LPH 6). 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 94 crew members registered for the USS Thetis Bay (LPH 6).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1959 | 1960 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Stanley, Robert | SM3/C | Dec 7, 1943 – Apr 8, 1946 | I liked the duty we had.We sailed about 120,000 miles in the Pacific Ocean.Well, I have lost my hearing now because I worked on deck where all of the planes were taking off and flying in. It was very hard to eat some of the time. I liked it | |
Fitzhugh, Ray | Storekeeper 3rd class | Mar 16, 1944 – Aug 7, 1946 | Warehouse | Ray is now 88 and is eager to find more information about his ship, it's activity during the war and his shipmates. He's particularly interested in finding out about the battle I where they got their battle star. |
Hobbs, Ed | EM3C | Apr 1944 – May 1945 | E | Put ship in commission and spent 13 months in Pacific. Was senior in rate and transferred back to states and EIC school in Washington, D.C. New Captain came aboard and things started happening. Good ship. Good crew. |
Thornton, Alfred | ptr2 | Apr 1944 – May 1946 | C & R division | I am filling this out for my father. He was a "plank owner" of the thetis Bay during wwII and stayed with it till it was decommissioned in 1946. Over 145,000 miles of travel in the Pacific theater. |
Rupp, Darrell | ENSIGN | Aug 1945 – Jun 30, 1946 | Second Engineering | Was assistant second division officer, second division officer, electrical officer. Was envolved in the decommisioning of the ship in spring of 1946 at Tacoma, Everret, and Seattle WA. The ship was CVE 90 but I could not enter it above |
Kenneth Watson, Kr | QM1 | 1956 – 1964 | Navigation | Sure would like to talk to some of you QM's & SM's |
Tuttle, David | AEAN | May 1956 – May 1958 | V3 | Plank Owner (recommissioning). Worked as telephone talker for Air Officer in Primary Flight Control. Initially Lt. Commander Larson as well as his replacement. Great ship, and great crew. |
Durham, Jim | SGT USMC | May 14, 1956 – Jun 1, 1956 | B Co, 1stInfBn, MCTU#1 | Ship was CVHA 1 at that time. Embarkation NCO. Me and Lt - 1st trip SanDiego-Long Beach to pick up our Bn. Only troop in squad bay-someone stole boots and fatigues 1st night. Never found thief. Luckly had spares in back pack. 1st Marine on board?? |
Pippins, Billy | AE/3 | May 15, 1956 – Jul 15, 1960 | V-1 | i WAS ONE FIRST AIRCRAFT SIGNAL MAN DIRECTOR --- YELLOW SHIRT --- STARTED OUT UNDER -- Lcdr.Larson ( flight boss),Lcdr. Sundberg ( Flight deck officer Later on came Lcr. Gunther/Lcder Ramber,then Lcdr Tonkovic and Lt. Wade) |
Middaugh, Jim | IC 3RD CLASS | Jun 1956 – Feb 1958 | Inter Communication | |
Garcia, John D. | FN | Jun 4, 1956 – Jun 16, 1962 | Cvha-1 | I’m adding my Dad here for historical purposes. He loved talking about the men he served with in the US Navy. USS Thetis Bay CVHA-1 John D Garcia passed away 1/24/2021 |
Underwood, Edward | EM 2 | Nov 1956 – Jun 1960 | elictrical | |
Gregory, Paul (Greg) | airman first class | Dec 1956 – Dec 1956 | v1 | hello ,just want to say hi to anyone that might remember me ,I was in the v-1 div. the date I was in was the years 1956 to 1960 .love every bit of my navy time . went in as a kid came out a good man. thank you |
Gregory, Paul (Greg) | ANAM Aviation Machinist Mate | Dec 21, 1956 – Jul 27, 1960 | V-1 | Just looking for a bunch of old friends. Please email if you remember me. |
Walsh, Bill-knobby | ENSIGN---LTJG | 1957 – 1959 | 2nd Officer | Back and forth to Wespac with those gyrenes---Lt.Hoppy Hopkins helped us all--but even he choked when entering Hong Kong.at attention in our sultry whites we were inspected by our CO in his belt buckle ,open neck kakihisand loafers. |
Stilger, Larry | EM2 | Jan 19, 1957 – Jun 22, 1960 | E | |
Needham, Ernie | TSGT HUS-1 CREW CHIEF | May 1957 – Oct 1960 | HMR- 362 | This was my second home. Both States and Far East. Was any aboard when we had the white helicopters? You guys thought your were going home to TI. Instead we had a nice 30 day cruise out of Oppama, Japan. |
Burbridge, Ben | LTJG | Jun 15, 1957 – Mar 1, 1959 | Navigator | Anybody on the list remember me, the Ensign-kid who became navigator only when LCDR navigator was airlifted off for emergency appendectomy, never to return? I loved my N-division and officer buddies. I |
Durand, Lorence/lon | SM1 | Nov 1957 – Nov 1959 | ||
Ridgeway, William | QM3 | Nov 27, 1957 – Dec 29, 1959 | Navigation | |
Burris, Jack | sk3 | Dec 1957 – Feb 1961 | s1 | Retired now and will turn 75 in a couple of months and would like to maybe connect with shipmates that I served with. The older I get the more I try to recall those great times we had aboard the old cow barn. |
McCoy, Riley | BT3 | 1958 – 1961 | B | Was on the ship when it was a CVH-1 and LPH-6 |
Magee, Gerald/jerry | SEAMAN ET | Jan 10, 1958 – Nov 1, 1960 | oae | div 2 then et shop great crew. |
Rush, Claude | LTJG | Feb 1958 – Jan 1960 | CIC DO | |
Carter, Don | BMSN | May 1958 – Feb 1961 | 2 nd | We really had a great crew during those years. Portland,Or. liberty was the best. Would like to find L.O.Thom. Bob Piche & I still live near each other & ride Harleys together Lake Havasu City, AZ. is home port now |
Zieger, Robert | FA, PIPEFITTER 3RD CLASS | May 1958 – Aug 1962 | Repair | Kiddie cruiser, ha ha ha...I remember the white helo's and white ship, later the UN SIGNS, had run-in with a couple marines who had turned fresh water on to take shower, wrote em up, water rationi..ng hours were in affect.Been to 5 reunion |
Reynolds, Boyd | DC 2 | Jun 12, 1958 – | R | I was the lead DC for the last 2 years on the ship. I was also the ships carpenter. I made a lot od cruise boxes,ships placks etc., On Nov 1 1961 Imade DCI and was transfered because the ship was going to move to the east coast and i wan |
Vice, Roger | AN | Jun 15, 1958 – Jan 15, 1961 | v4 | It was the cvha 1 then J D Carter contact me if you can |
Lewis, W T | FN | Jul 1958 – Jan 1959 | E | Worked with the power gang |
Genadopoulas, Mike | Jul 10, 1958 – May 31, 1960 | This is my father. I do not know his Rank but he was in the galley. Note to all he died on October 27, 1981. I am interested in any stories you may remember about him. | ||
Gettings, James | EM3 | Aug 1958 – Sep 1961 | E | |
Young, Jr, Joseph | SN | Sep 1958 – Aug 1961 | 2nd Divison | |
Brannan, Carl | AE | Oct 1958 – May 1960 | electrical | |
Rhoads, Daniel | SA | Nov 25, 1958 – Jun 1, 1960 | 1st and supply | I REPORTED ONBOARD THANKSGIVING DAY 1958 MISSED HOLIDAY MEAL GOT LEFTOVERS MADE A LOT OF GREAT FRIENDS HAVE BEEN TO ONE REUNION |
Julian, Nolan | SN | Dec 12, 1958 – May 15, 1960 | 1St & Fox | Was aboard for the change from CVHA 1 to LPH 6 |
Gandy, Jerry | RMSN-RM2 | 1959 – 1962 | OC | Reported to Thetis Bay at Long Beach CA, in 1959 as an RMSN. Did a WESTPAC cruise, The Portlant OR. visit, rode the ship around to Norfolk. I transferred off in 1962 as an RM2. My hero was TEC, John Vance! I retired as an RMCM in 1981. |
Frankum, Doug | YN3 | 1959 – 1963 | A | I was the Logroom Yoeman during the 4 years I was on board, made the wespac cruise and was on board the ship when it was transferred to Norfolk. |
Hartman, Darrell | ETRSN | Apr 1959 – Jul 1960 | OAE | Was only radar tech. for a long time. |
Delgado, Manny | HM3 | May 1959 – Mar 1960 | Medical | |
Wells, Terry | SEAMAN | Jun 1, 1959 – May 27, 1963 | 1ST | |
Norris, Ronald | E4 CPL | Jul 1, 1959 – Jan 1, 1959 | HMR(L)261 | Served with HMR(L)261 (helicopters) US Marine Corps. Was Aboard Thetis Bay August 1959 when went to Hong Kong and called to Tiawan to help in Operation Hunger (Typhon releif). Also served on several diferrent missions. |
Babson, Harry | E-3 | Oct 3, 1959 – Apr 2, 1961 | CR | Started in 1st division then move to Communication. Never deployed but had a create time helping to create the LPH type of ships. She was CVHA 1 when I checked in. |
St. Denis, John | RD2 | Nov 1959 – Sep 1963 | OI | Went aboard upon ship's return from 1959 and left after Hamburg cruise. |
Butler, Donald | AMS2/AMS1 | Nov 20, 1959 – Sep 5, 1962 | V-3 | I was a hangar deck petty officer, plane captain for the ships helicopter. I reported aboard the ship at Pier E in Long Beach California and Departed from the ship while it was in the yards at Portmouth Virginia |
Rushing, Clyde | gmg3 | Dec 4, 1959 – Sep 10, 1962 | gunnery | |
Sweet, H.c. | FN | Dec 29, 1959 – Jul 15, 1961 | E | Reported aboard at Pier E as an AA left the Thetis Bay in Subic Bay PI as an non rated EMFN. Live in ne Texas now. |
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