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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 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 283 crew members registered for the USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1973 | 1974 – 1980 | 1981 – 1987 | 1988 – 1990 | 1991 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krauel, N. Reed (Crüel) | BMSA | 1991 – 1992 | 1st div | THE FIGHTING FALLS..... Wow what a time we had! Clark, Greene, Little Bitt, so many more. Marcusson, I still have the cat around my neck! Facebook me at BATMANS BATMOBILE Bastrop Texas. Would love to hear from The Crüe! |
| Scheele, James | SKSN | Jan 28, 1991 – Feb 4, 1994 | S-2 | |
| Greene, Wayne | EMFN | Mar 3, 1991 – Mar 15, 1993 | The Fighting Falls was my first ship. We really knew how to have fun/Party!!! I sure miss those West-Pacs | |
| Shomo, James | E3 | May 13, 1991 – Apr 10, 1993 | Looking for Butch Johnson and Manny Duran. Falls Dogs! F*** the USS White Plains! hahahaha! | |
| Howard, Leon | MS3 | Jun 4, 1991 – Jun 3, 1993 | Supply | I am currently working at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio as a Hall Director. I finished my Masters of Arts degree in Student Affairs in 2005 at Michigan State University. I got out the Navy in 1995. |
| Hopkins, Brian | SM3 | Jun 9, 1991 – Jan 1, 1994 | OC | Served during tail end of Persion Gulf, Typhoon Omar, Somalia, and merchant marine collision at sea. |
| Smetak, Shawn | DP | Jul 3, 1991 – Jul 3, 1993 | The BEST ship I ever been on to include all the great sailors I served with! Those were some of the best times of my life! | |
| Rico, Robert | SN | Sep 1991 – Jul 1993 | 2ND DECK | LOOKING TO TALK TO SN DAVIS, BM2 MORRIS, SN GARNER, SN BECKER, BM3 EVANS, SN RODNEY JOHNSON, SN STARKS. WHAT GOING ON FALL DOGS. |
| Price, Rodney | BT1 | Oct 1991 – Sep 1994 | B | Best ship I was ever on. Turned over a steaming ship to MSC. |
| Wallace, Frisco | FN | Oct 2, 1991 – Jun 2, 1993 | Repair Department | Had some good times while aboard the Niagara falls. Seen a lot of places and met a lot of people. Fun times.. Fun times.. |
| Bartlett, James | htfn | 1992 – 1994 | R-Div | |
| Grimes, James | SN | Jan 1, 1992 – Sep 15, 1993 | Deck/Rase | I will never forget it! Falls dogs. |
| Redavid, Glenn | HT3 | Jan 10, 1992 – Dec 15, 1993 | R-Div | Had some awesome times on the Falls with some great people! |
| Ballman, Chad | E5 | Mar 1, 1992 – Mar 1, 1993 | S-2 | |
| Himburg, Deborah | OS | May 11, 1992 – Sep 11, 1995 | Ops | Best ship I have ever served on. I'm now a Merchant Marine officer, and that was encouraged by the time I served upon the Falls. |
| Smothergill, Shawn | MMFN | Jun 1992 – Sep 1994 | M | |
| Payette, John | MM1 | Aug 7, 1992 – Sep 23, 1994 | M | |
| Brown, Jamie | E3 | Sep 10, 1992 – Jul 20, 1994 | rase | Looking for some old shipmates mainly my boy Jackson |
| Foulk, Russell | SK3 | Sep 21, 1992 – Oct 1994 | S2 - Cargo | Great Ship, Great Crew!! Have lots of great memories. Now living in Australia and would love to catch up with any of the falls dogs that happen to make it down under.. |
| allen, jesse | EW 3 | Jan 2, 1993 – Aug 25, 1993 | OI | Was an fine young single EW once, now a unix systems administrator/storage admin married with kids and a heart problem :) Yes I was a twigit mon!! Went back to massachusetts but now I live in oregon with a girl i met in naval station perl. |
| Schaefer, Jr., Rodney | SKSN | Jun 1993 – Sep 1994 | S-2 | |
| Norris, David | ET1 | Sep 3, 1993 – Dec 13, 1995 | OPS | |
| Vanbuskirk, Susan "Miss Adventure" | SK1 | Jun 1, 1994 – Feb 1, 1996 | Supply Detatchement | I loved being part of the USS decommisioning crew and the USNS commissioning crew. I didn't like being in Portsmouth VA although the barracks staff took good care of us. We had a lot of fun in the city of Niagara Falls. |
| Harding, Christina | RM3 | Aug 4, 1994 – Oct 31, 1996 | Radio | |
| Sanders, Connie | SM-3 | Jun 1995 – 1997 | ||
| Bishop, Dale | ADC(AW/NAC) | Feb 16, 1996 – Sep 3, 1996 | HC-5 Air-Detachment | |
| Stowers, Brian | AMH2 | 1997 – 1999 | HC-5 det 3 | I have many great memories of the Falls and the crew. I'll never forget everthing we went through together. I was on the h-46 that went into the water and was on board when we were struck by another ship during refuel. |
| Miller, Quanah | AE3 | 1997 – 2001 | Det 3 | Sure there were others, but the Falls was my first and last ship in the Navy, and the one I have the fondest memories of. Great ship, great crew, good times. I was sad to hear she will be sunk and used as a target. |
| Ennis, Sean | DS1(SW) | Apr 1, 1997 – Apr 1, 1999 | ADP/Radio | This was my best tour! I really miss the places and people!! Smitty, Echols, Walsh, Cleek...looking for you guys!! BIG BIG thanks to Franky Zuniga, couldnt have done it without you. |
| Panizo, Vidal | E4/DC | Dec 25, 1997 – Dec 18, 1999 | Engineering (HT shop) | I began my carreer on Guam. As a young 18 year old sailor I arrived on Cristmas day while the Niagara Falls was in dry dock. My duty aboard the "Falls" was enjoyable, I worked with: DC1 Palacios, HT2 Jerry Weber, HT3 Troy Jones, DC2 Ron Caperto |
| Wright, Chalsie | IT3 | Apr 1999 – Jul 2000 | Radio | |
| James, Darin | IT2(SW) | Sep 4, 1999 – Oct 11, 2001 | ADP & Radio | The absolute best time I have had since being in the Navy! I'll never forget my "crew" on the Falls. Chaney, Machado, Miller, Bowers, Reedy, Sperling, McDonough, Bunting and all the others i failed to mention, you know who you are! Peace |
| Bunting, Bunting | ITSN | Jun 7, 2000 – Jun 21, 2001 | Radio | |
| Hernandez II, Hector | OS2 (SW) | Dec 22, 2000 – Oct 17, 2001 | OI | Honani, hope all is well. I miss the Westpac cruises |
| Brumfield, Dave | CDR | Feb 5, 2001 – Mar 15, 2002 | Supply Department | Military OIC during Operation Enduring Freedom ( just subsequent to 9/11/2001) |
| Perkins, Marcus "Perk" | IT2(SW) | Feb 6, 2001 – Mar 23, 2002 | ADP | Definately, the best time I've had in the Navy. Great crew and Mildept. Worked hard and played hard. Miss you guys, look me up in Japan! |
| Honani, Vaniesha "Vee" | IT2(SW) | Jun 1, 2001 – Mar 15, 2002 | ADP | My best "sea stories" come from the Falls. I like to refer to ADP as the "people under the stairs." And Becker...I recall New Years Eve in Thailand often. Just got back from there AGAIN. Debauchery!! Miss you all. Vee |
| Becker, Brianne | IT2 | Aug 29, 2001 – May 15, 2002 | Radio/ADP | My best time in the navy...missing it now that im out! Ill never forget 9-11 in the Gulf and New Years Eve in Thailand! |
| Gillmore, Jacob | IT2 | Dec 1, 2002 – Mar 10, 2003 | Radio | |
| Pendergrass, Craig | IT1 | Jul 3, 2003 – Aug 7, 2004 | ADP | |
| Smith, Jason | AM2(AW) | Aug 1, 2003 – Aug 1, 2006 | HC-5 Det 3 | My first ship, had a great time aboard her. Set a vertrep record with the MH-60S, 400 pallets in less then 4 hours. Never worked with a finer deck crew! |
| Gatson, Eboni | IT2 | Mar 2005 – Sep 2007 | ADP | Probably the greatest time I had in the Navy. It was truly like a family unit. |
| Brown, Otis | SK2(AW/SW) | Sep 25, 2007 – Aug 12, 2008 | S-1 | I enjoyed my tour on the Falls; it was an interesting experience. |
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