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USS Vulcan (AR 5) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Vulcan (AR 5). 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 898 crew members registered for the USS Vulcan (AR 5).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1945 | 1946 – 1954 | 1955 – 1959 | 1960 – 1962 | 1963 – 1965 | 1966 – 1968 | 1969 – 1970 | 1971 – 1972 | 1973 – 1974 | 1975 – 1976 | 1977 – 1978 | 1979 – 1980 | 1981 – 1982 | 1983 – 1984 | 1985 – 1986 | 1987 – 1988 | 1989 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougherty, Leo | RM 3 | 1966 – 1966 | Non-ship's company | In the summer of 1966 while stationed at Fleet Training Group GTMO, I went home on leave. Upon returning to Norfolk to go back to GTMO there was a hurricane in Cuba. A handful of us returned to GTMO on the Vulcan. |
| Arsenault, Ronald | EM3 | Feb 1966 – Dec 1966 | Ships Company Electrican | Served aboard while waiting to go to Nuclear Power School. Learned plenty on the switchboards and being an electrican that helped me later on subs. Had some great chow... :<) |
| Serdinak, Jerry | FN | Feb 1966 – Sep 10, 1967 | electric motor rewind | I remember Wayne Henney from Cleveland, Charlie Hotovec, Richard Morrison and also cruise to GITMO and Jacksonville Fla. and pier 6 - where we spent most of our time. Great memories and a great bunch of good friends. |
| Matz, Charles | FN | Mar 1966 – Nov 1967 | ||
| Pataska, Steve | ETR-3 | Apr 1966 – May 1967 | Electronics | |
| Hennie, Wayne | EM3 | Apr 15, 1966 – Oct 10, 1968 | R-3 | Electric Rewind Shop and Outside Repair Shop. Last month on-board D. Purdue and I Meggered all vent motors on ship. left "secret" messages in bottles for our EM1 that assigned us this nasty job.. LOL..Loved Vulcan. |
| Johnson, James D | YN3 | May 3, 1966 – Jun 3, 1968 | YN | Had a great time serving aboard that ship and made some good friends - I wouldn't take anything for the experience. |
| Witherow, Tom | DM3 / DM2 | Jul 1966 – Jun 13, 1968 | R-5 | TAD TO TIDEWATER AREA SHORE PATROL JAN 67 TILL APR 67 & JUL 67 TILL JUNE 68 (SHORE PATROL IN JAX BEACH WHILE SHIP WAS IN MAYPORT JUN - JULY 67.) BROTHER (CHARLIE) WAS ABOARD (R-5) AS AN OM AND RETIRED AS OMC IN DUNOON SCOTLAND IN 1986 (STILL THERE) |
| Snively, Thomas (Tom) | EM-3 | Jul 1966 – Sep 1968 | ||
| White, Robert (Bob) | BT3 | Jul 1966 – 1968 | Engineering ( B ) Div | Fwd Fireroom |
| Gallup, Raymond | RM3 | Aug 20, 1966 – Jun 6, 1968 | RADIO AND NAVIGATION | |
| Gallup, Raymond W | RM3 | Aug 20, 1966 – Jun 6, 1968 | ONR | Looking for anybody that was in the ONR Division from August 1966 to June 1968. |
| Steen, Merel | MR3 | Sep 1966 – Aug 1968 | Does anyone have information on Dave Johnston? I would love to hear from any of you who served during this time. Many happy memories, especially boiled lobster tails on Friday nights! I served on upper machine shop and tool room. | |
| Deaton, Gary | PHAN/E3 | Oct 1, 1966 – Oct 1, 1968 | Worked in photo lab with Pruitt,Speers and Wheeler where are you at.Capt Boyle photographer | |
| Delapp, Jim | MR | Oct 15, 1966 – Aug 15, 1968 | Machine shop, upper and lower | Started in tool room, went to upper machine shop then to lower machine shop. I was a punk smart ass at the time with lots to learn about life. Learned a lot from everyone I worked with. |
| Lakin, John | CS2 | Nov 30, 1966 – Feb 29, 1968 | Supply | I was the chiefs cook when I arrived and when I made CS2 I took over the bake shop.i had a great experiance on board.Remember Jacksonville. |
| Ashton, Gary (Cherokee) | FM | 1967 – 1968 | Pattern Makers Shop | Memories of atttempting to get off the coffee grounds, taking on water and having to be pushed back onto them before we sank. Carved all new ship plaques. Are their any more of you out there? |
| Ellington, Roy (Duke) | shc | 1967 – 1967 | supply department | |
| Long, James (Jim) | PCSN (E-3) | 1967 – 1968 | Deck (best division) | spent most of my time in Master-at arms and deck, loved both divisions. worked under "Angel" and Conger. worked in Lucky bag and brig. Also in Deck after losing my post office job (was aol,oops!) Worked with Frank Lammert in PC. was going to sw |
| Donaldson, Robert Bob | MM1 | 1967 – 1969 | Engineering | Looking for shipmates of my father Robert "Bob" Donaldson, Sr., MM1. This was his last duty before shipping out to Vietnam. |
| Heins, Herb | EM1 | May 1, 1967 – May 31, 1968 | R3 | |
| Warner, John | MR-3 | Jun 1, 1967 – Jun 1969 | R2 and Toolroom | Reported on board June 1, 1967. Was told she was stuck in coffee grounds. The next day we sailed for Mayport, FL. Remember coming back from GTMO just ahead of a Huricaine. Worked on valve- bench before mess-cooking twice |
| Taylor, John | SEAMAN | Jul 19, 1967 – Oct 1, 1968 | R | I was on the Vulcan with Gene Young, Gabe Willett, Richard Gimbell. All of us from the city of Paducah. |
| Witherow, Charles | OM2 | Aug 10, 1967 – Mar 18, 1971 | R-2 | My first command with brother duty with older brother DM2 Thomas. First few months aboard as a side cleaner. Worked in optical shop. |
| Kerley, Paul/ Baldy | bt3 | Nov 1967 – Nov 1969 | b division | US NAVY best years of my life. |
| Williams, Eddie | EM2 | Dec 1967 – Feb 1969 | R3/R4 | reported aboard xmas eve 67, worked r3 13 mos. r4 13 mos. seen the palm beach retrofitted, cruised jamaica,guantanamo. sure do miss her. She was the best. |
| Larue, Arthur | BM3 | Dec 1967 – Aug 1969 | First Division | |
| Linton (Kernodle), Gary | PH2 | 1968 – 1970 | Photo Lab | Not half bad for a ship on coffee grounds. |
| Dickerson, Carl | DICKERSON | 1968 – 1970 | R-2 | Looking for William Bill Colman From Calif. |
| Newton, Thomas | CWO-4 | 1968 – 1969 | My father, CWO-4 Thomas Newton served on the VULCAN in 1968 and 1969. He retired from the Navy after 30 years of service in 1969. The VULCAN was his last duty. He died 12/29/06. | |
| Raber, Lee | RM3 | 1968 – Jan 13, 1968 | Radio | She was a goodship. I spent my last days in Navy aboard Vulcan. |
| Rump, Bill | SF2 | 1968 – 1970 | R-1 Pipeshop | Great bunch of guys. Remember the trip to Gitmo. |
| Probanski, Harold ( Butch) | SFP 3 | 1968 – 1970 | ships company ship fitters | we were all kids having a good time, "john piota" ,"ziggie the baker", 'COUNTRY" Eddie lang, ---Hope your all doing good , I remember you : 'Muggsie" from BROOKLYN ! butch.probanski |
| Rosales, Juan J (Roe) | Petty Officer 2nd Grade | Feb 1968 – Sep 5, 1969 | Damage Control | Assigned to the Carpentry Shop after my 2-year, land tour in Danang, Vietnam. Worked with Cooper, Shambliss, Villalobos, etc. Also with John Nelson and Dennis Wong from the welding shop. |
Telofski, Mike (Ski)  | DP3 | Feb 1968 – Jan 1970 | SUPPLY DATA PROCESSING | SOME OF THE NAMES I REMEMBER TIM GLEATON, DICK BOWER, GALE VARIN (DECEASED) DICK SUMMERS, MIKE LAMP |
| MacDonald, Daniel (Mac) | I M 2 | Mar 1968 – Mar 1971 | R 4 | There's no such thing as a typewriter repair man anymore...that really hurts! Anybody around from this era?? Micky, Woody, Wayne Taylor, Neil Schoeve, Kenny Booth, Jerry, Perry Ferry, Ed Boze, Martinez, Joe Edan???? |
| Hill, Douglas | SF2 | Mar 30, 1968 – Aug 25, 1969 | ship fitter repair shop | looking for SF1 Hoffman, SF3 Peter Lordsong, SF2 Nelson SF3 Thomas Matthew David Zeck. |
| Fountain, Lee | EM-4 | Jun 1968 – Sep 1968 | ENG/MA | Spent my last 4mo. of my enlistment on the Vulcan after my ship the USS Fairview was decommissioned. |
| Kilts, Donald | RM2 | Jun 28, 1968 – May 25, 1970 | operations | this was my first time onboard second time onboard is Nov 1973 to Nov 1975 |
| Craigie, George | HTCS/W1 | Aug 8, 1968 – Oct 10, 1969 | repair | i set up the nondestructive testing lab next to the pipe shop.i made W1 warrent carpenter on vulacn |
| Boes, Ed | IM | Sep 1968 – Jun 1970 | R-4 | Great ship, Great shipmates/coworkers, Great memories. Thanks. |
| Radtke, Bud | BM2 | Dec 1968 – Aug 1970 | Was in R5 division (sailloft).Had some great times on the old Vulcan. | |
| Miller, Gary | YN3 | Dec 19, 1968 – Apr 1, 1969 | Administration | Anybody out there, please contact me. |
| Malone, Kevin (Mugsy) | BT3 | Dec 28, 1968 – Feb 10, 1971 | Engineering | We stamed those boilers 24/7 and seldom left the dock. |
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