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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 1068 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pifer, Darren | EN3 | 1986 – 1989 | A | Had a great time. The world cruise was the best. |
| Wheeler, Gary | BM3 | 1986 – Dec 1988 | Deck 2nd | Had great times on her. Looking for Chief Henneman, Bos'n Mackay, Rat, Rennick, Myers, Terrance P. Murphy, George Dettman, J. J. Garcia, Wayne Wilkerson. |
| Smothers, Kev | MM3 | 1986 – 1990 | m | Had a blast! Ya salty dawgs. I'm still as crazy as ever.To bad about the OKI, R.I.P. Been out of touch for a minute.Hope all is well with all my old ship mates, you all know who you are. Drop me line. |
| Pawell, Chris | LCPL | 1986 – 1987 | 1 st Battalion 9 th Marines | Became a shell back |
| Conti, Steve | ABH | 1986 – 1988 | Air Deck | |
| Herlihy, Jim | IC | Jan 1986 – Sep 1989 | E | Had some great times on the OKI. West PAC, Persian excusion, Portland...and I still can't find my pants. |
| Schocker, Lee | SK 2 | Mar 1986 – Oct 1989 | ||
| Arellano, Jesse | GMG2 | Mar 7, 1986 – Oct 11, 1989 | GUNS | Hello Guns; I am in search of all my buddies. GMG2 Garcia, GMG2 Dettman, GMGC Martindale and the rest of G-Div or Fox Div. I have found GMG2 Joyner, AO2 Lasley and GMG2 Bunney. Muster up guys!!!!!! GMG2 Arellano |
| Deschak, Robert | 2NDLT / 1STLT | Apr 1986 – Apr 1988 | Combat Cargo | Rptd aboard in Pohang, on through the Persian Excursion & overhaul in Portland; good ship, great crew. "Sailors belong on ships, ships belong at sea and land ain't nothin' but a hazard to navigation." - CWO Jerry Owens |
| Gellett, Sean | LCPL | Apr 1, 1986 – Dec 1, 1990 | 1st | |
| Peek, Donnie "Peekster" | MM3 | Apr 11, 1986 – Feb 18, 1989 | M | So many memories, kevin thanks for the call.skee-wee where you at? davis, moore, simmons? |
| Leatherman, Bryan | RMSN - RM2 | Apr 17, 1986 – Mar 1, 1989 | CR | My first and favorite ship! Made me make the Navy a career. |
| McManus, Brian, Mac | BT1 | May 1986 – Dec 12, 1989 | B | |
| Zebell, Steve | ABF 3 | May 5, 1986 – Jan 10, 1987 | V4 Fuels | get in touch shipmates |
| Encinas, Rich | LPH3 | Jun 1, 1986 – Jun 1, 1989 | Deck/ Weapons | Started out as deck ape and struck out and became FC. Worked on aft Phalynx. Did 1 west pac and 1 world cruise to Persian Gulf. Had a great time onboard! Ray & Charlie, where you at? call me (949)632-3210 |
| Brown, David E | AT1 (AW) | Jun 10, 1986 – Jun 15, 1989 | AIMD | WESTPAC 87- Glad to have served aboard with a great crew!!! Hope everyone's doing well!!! |
| Stuart, Gene Stuman | ABF-3 | Jun 15, 1986 – Jun 16, 1990 | V-4 Fuels | Iam still alive and well; The Stuman lives in Grants Pass Or. Cell # 541-450-4001.Willy Holt call or Bubba McVey. Its Crazy they sunk the Old Whore, Okie Lph-3? |
| Martinez, Michael | BM3 | Jun 20, 1986 – Jan 16, 1990 | 1ST | Had a great time.Lots of fun beating up on the airdales in football games |
| Driscoll, Dave | BMC | Aug 1986 – May 1, 1988 | 2nd | Got the Persian Excursion and round the world under my belt and promptly retired... Too much fun. |
| Castillo, Benjamin | RM2 | Aug 6, 1986 – May 13, 1988 | COMMS | I had a super time with the guys in the shack, D-RAY (Where u at), Wilson, Judd, Davis, Thompson, O'Dell, Gary (my teacher, tech-control), just to name a few, hope all is well with all of you. |
| Dulac, Paul | HT1 | Aug 27, 1986 – Nov 30, 2006 | R div | Boot SD/A SF CA USS Holland AS-32 17Jan 87-June89 56A USS Fulton AS-11 (reserve )11A 3 DRILLS USS Okinawa LPH-3 11A USS Dixon AS-3711A/26A SIMA SAN DIEGO 11A/26A USS Rainier AOE-7 11A Bangor WA. Delta Pier/Bld.7000 11A |
| Encinas, Rich | FC | Sep 1, 1986 – Jun 1, 1989 | deck & guns | Would love to hear from my old shipmates! (949) 632-3210 |
| Draugelis, Allen | BM2 | Sep 7, 1986 – Sep 7, 1989 | Deck | Looking for some of the old guys that server from 86-89 |
| Day, James | MM | Oct 1986 – Sep 1987 | So Sorry to hear the ole girl was sunk.welcome emails from any who remember me. | |
| Garver, Andy | ABH2 (AW) | Oct 8, 1986 – Jun 9, 1989 | V3 Hanger Deck | The OKI had a great Crew, I really enjoyed meeting and working with all. the World cruse , Portland, PI . anyone know what ever happened to David Connell in AIMD, Any Shipmate look me up if you want spovet@yahoo.com |
| Wyche, Rich | BM | Oct 10, 1986 – Oct 7, 1990 | ||
| Roulette, Chauncey | RM3 | Nov 1986 – Oct 15, 1987 | Operations | I am glad that I served time on the USS Okinawa. I wish that I could be in contact with the people that I was onboard with, I would love to see how they are doing. |
| Carrillo, Raymond | ABH2 | Nov 1986 – 1990 | V-3, V-1 | I AM ABOUT TO RETIRE AND WANTED TO SAY FAREWELL TO ALL MY FRIENDS I WORKED WITH, I RECOGNIZE A LOT OF THE NAMES LISTED. SEND ME A HELLO IF YOU GUYS EVER GET THE CHANCE I RETIRE ABHC(AW/SW) |
| Briney, Lodovico | SK2 | Nov 11, 1986 – Jul 11, 1990 | Supply (Shipping and Receiving) | I'ts nice to remember all the good memories during my four years tour onboard the ship. Deck division and Supply Dept. WestPac experience and around the world cruise year 1988. I'm retiring now. Best thing I did in my life. "Joining the |
| Codner, Paul | E4/IC3 | Dec 1986 – Nov 1988 | OPS | Caught the ship in Korea. Not sure of start date so I am guessing. Worked with the JO's and Pat Cantwell is the only one I remember. Got out in Portland OR Ship Yards. |
| Wagner, John/wags | EM3 | Dec 6, 1986 – Jul 29, 1989 | E | hello to all my buds.sanddog, mission beach,westpac,world cruise,bob hope,apartment in beaverton portland oregon,all the parties there and everywhere. PRICELESS! |
| Herrera, Ernie | MM2 | Dec 28, 1986 – Nov 29, 1992 | A | |
| Herrera, Ernie | MM2 | Dec 28, 1986 – Nov 22, 1992 | A | |
| Herrera, Ernie | MM2 | Dec 29, 1986 – Dec 1, 1992 | A GANG | HAD LOTS OF GOOD MEMORIES ON THE OKI,GOT TO KNOW ALOT OF GOOD PEOPLE,LIKE TO FROM SOME OF YOU! |
| Rizzo, Robert R. | ADAN/E-3 | 1987 – 1990 | AIMD | Hello shipmates. Portland overhaul for 10 months. Great time thanks Crew. Thanks Del and the Aircrew of the Oki-3 |
| Hobbs, James | LCPL | 1987 – 1988 | 1ST MAR | YES IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE AWARDED ANY OTHER RIB BONS WHILE I WAS ON THE OKINAWA DURING OPERATION ERNEST WILL OCT-87 THRU APR-88 IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO E-MAIL ME AT james.p.hobbs@us.army.mil yes im in the army know |
| Ray, Brian | LANCE CORPORAL | 1987 – 1988 | Charlie Company, 1/5 (Comm attachment) | My memories of the Okinawa are becoming a bit fuzzy. I was one of the comm guys attached to C 1/5. |
| Penarivas, Carlos | CPL | 1987 – 1988 | C 1/5 2nd Platoon | Great memories. Boring at sea though. I was in Lt Luciano's Platoon C 1/5. For those who knew me my name is CPL Penarivas from NYC and now I live in Texas. |
| Hopwood, Hoppy | SM2 | 1987 – 1990 | Signal | LSHopwood@gmail.com updated 01-08-11 Had some great times on the Oki boat with some characters that will forever be remembered...Thompson, Creager, Woodington, Brown, Leath, Holt, Wheeler, Wilkins, Perry, Miller, Opshal |
| Ingle, David | MM2 | 1987 – 1993 | A division | |
| Hall, Scott | HT3 | Jan 1987 – Aug 1989 | R | Many fond memories of my time spent on the OKI.Portland to PI,San Diego to Saudi Arabia and all ports between.Hanging out with Wags,Weaver,Herlihy and others. |
| Hussie, Kevin "ike" | DC2 | Jan 1, 1987 – Jan 29, 1993 | R | HT1 Cutler; DC3 Albertson; BMC Henneman. How about Subic Bay boys? My main man, BM2 Reyes (I think about you everyday- SORRY MAN). i HOPE YOUR DOING WELL. E-mail me. RIP "Proud Lady of the Pacific" and the good times I had aboard you. |
| Smith, Russell | FC3 | Feb 1987 – Feb 1989 | Fox | In 2 years on board I did a WESTPAC, a world cruise (including Operation EARNEST WILL in the Persian Gulf) and finished my Naval service in Portland, OR while she was dry docked. I joined the Navy to see the world, and the OKI didn't let me down. |
| Sanders, James | FN-EN2 | Feb 1, 1987 – Jun 1, 1991 | B and A Gang | Ernie or any of the a gang send my an email at james.c.sanders2@us.army.mil |
| Snelling, Ron | E-3 | Feb 9, 1987 – Feb 9, 1990 | Blue/Yellow/Red shirt | I don't regret my time on the OKI at all. I had a great time with all my friends durring my three years. The cruise around the world, and in Portland OR. in the shipyards stand out the most. Hope everyone is doing well. |
| Oswald, Jerome R. | L/CPL | Apr 1987 – May 1987 | 3rd Battalion 9th Marines WPNS Co 81's | Served in her for 25 day with BLT 3/9, WPNS Co 81mm Motors for "Team Spirit 87" Korea. Battalion CMDR Lt Col. Jones, former CMC General Jones. |
| Gavin, Mitchell | PR2 | May 7, 1987 – Jul 10, 1989 | AIMD | |
| Sib, Northrip | AO1 | May 19, 1987 – Dec 31, 1989 | Guns/Weps | Just wanted to see if there was any of the crew from the Okie trying to keep in contact. It's been a long time since I was on the Okie. She was my last ship and my last command. |
| Paul, Scott | AN | May 29, 1987 – Feb 8, 1989 | Air V-1 | Hope lifes treating you guys well. Been a long time. My best to those I remember and those I don't. We had some good times. |
| Prange, Stephen | YNSN | Jun 1987 – Feb 1991 | Admin | I was a YN assigned to the Capts Office and WPC as well as TAD to other divisions. Some of my friends were OS3 Laird, BM3 Backulla, hope i spelled it right. QM3 Schiwart, I knew QM3 Bollata, YNSN Appleby. Email is cardaddy2000@aol.com |
| Elgin, Dave | E-3 | Jun 1987 – Feb 22, 1989 | V-3 | Had a lot of great times and cool memories; shout out to Ronnie Snelling, Scott Paul, Scott Fisher and more! |
| Thieme, Clayton "cee-tee" | ABF-3 | Jun 1, 1987 – Feb 24, 1991 | V-4 Air | |
| Allen, Bobby | SM3 | Jun 20, 1987 – Dec 26, 1990 | comm/cv01 | I wouldn't trade my time on the Okinawa for nothing . Had the time of my life those 3 1/2 years. made some great friends. sorry to see her sunk. Sigs Vicious in the house |
| Saladin, Kevin | SSgt | Jul 14, 1987 – Sep 22, 2002 | 1st Bn 6th Marines | |
| Villanueva, Jorge | AD3 | Jul 16, 1987 – Apr 15, 1989 | AIMD | Iran - Iraq War and around the world cruise |
| Bell, Troy | E3/LCPL | Aug 1987 – Feb 1988 | Charlie Co 1/5 | I hated it back then, but I am sure glad I was able to experience being out to sea. Still Active duty Marine! Semper Fi!! |
| Slone, Gentry "Sly" | L-CPL/M-60 GUNNER | Sep 1987 – May 1988 | 1Bn/5th Marines det. | "Persian Excursion", Longest & Most Boring trip around the world, I ever had. But "SHE" saw us home safe! & I'm glad I got to go. Loved the Suez cannel. |
| Kaesemeyer, Scott A. | HN | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Medical | Stationed aboar the Okinawa during opertaion Ernest Will with C co. 1/5 Marines. Great memories of our deployment to the Persian Gulf and Spain. |
| Langevin, Martin | HM2 (AW) | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Embarked Troop (airwing) | |
| Haughey, Dave | HM2 | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | 1stBn, 5thMar, (LPO) | I remember those days... |
| Dent, Shawn | CPL | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Marine Detachment | Served aboard during Operation Ernest Will. Work barge security for 1LT Luciano. Hated being on ship at the time, too young and dumb to know how much the experience would help shape my life. |
| Akers, Duane | HM2 | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Weapons Co, 1st BN 5th Mar (Medical) | First deployment to the Gulf, did not realize that 10 years later I would be back for more dust and camels (1998-2008) with Military Sealift Command. Interesting time aboard...retired since 1997 |
| Provencher, Tony | E-4 Corporal | Oct 1987 – Feb 1988 | Charlie Co. Marine Ground Forces MAGTF 1-88 | I was a team leader in Lt. Luciano's Plt. I ended up being flown home in Feb of 88 because my father was dying of cancer. I never did get my copy of the "Cruise Yearbook" we all ordered. Anyone know how I can get one? |
| Crull, James | CPL E-4 | Oct 1987 – Apr 1988 | Charlie Co 1/5 | Served with Charlie Co. 1/5 |
| Richmond, Timothy | ABH3 | Oct 1, 1987 – Apr 1, 1991 | Air | i served aboard the oki 87-91 had a great time just trying to find some friends from the ship |
| Bollotta, Christopher | QM3 | Oct 5, 1987 – Jun 30, 1991 | NAV | Miss you guys YN3 Appleby, BM3 Bakkala, YNSN Guidry, 'BUS-HEAD' You guys were the best!! QM1 Roberts, QM2 Hedrick, QMC Connell, WO2 Dirflinger, LCDR Howe... Still remember the great times! Sorry she's a reef! |
| Hubbard, James | Corporal | Oct 7, 1987 – Apr 4, 1988 | Marine with Operation Earnest Will | What was the name of the sailor who worked down in emergency steering. I'm thinking his nickname was Hargie. |
| Larios, David | E-4 | Oct 10, 1987 – Apr 1988 | Charlie Co 1/5 Amphibious Raid Force | World Cruise - MAGTF 1-88 |
| Commander, Pete | HM2(AW) | Nov 1987 – Dec 1987 | Medical/ Surgical Team One | This was my second tour aboard. I was glad to see some shipmates from before still aboard. |
| Sherrill, Emerson (Lee) | MR3 | Nov 1987 – Jun 1990 | A-Gang | Had a great time on board my 1st ship. Learned a lot and met some good people along the way. |
| Appleby, Douglas | YN3 | Nov 9, 1987 – Nov 5, 1991 | X | I have served with C. Bakkula, QM3 Bollotta, QM2 Shiwart, YN3 Prange and YNSN Guidry, how is everyone doing and hope you are having a great life after the military. |
| Beltran, Leonard | EM2 | Dec 14, 1987 – Apr 27, 1991 | E Division | Each day was a challenge in the ship. But each day a great memory was being built. I forgot everything, except only the great experiences I had with all whom I worked with. Best wishes to everyone. |
| Bradshaw, Stephen A.k.a. "Chainsaw" | AMEAN/ABHAN | Dec 19, 1987 – Sep 19, 1989 | V-1 | There's still a gangload of "Okie's" here in portland! where you all hiding? |
| Childers, John | ABH-3 | Dec 21, 1987 – Dec 21, 1990 | V-3, V-1 | I'm looking for a few buddies. Mike Taber, Mike lauricella, Tim Spiese, Steve Gregonis, John Gilligan, John Peterson, John Vallesillo, Aaron Bean(lol), Man we had some fun times! whew! the P.I. was off the hook.e-mail me if you know these guys. |
| Costen, Stewart | BT3 | Dec 23, 1987 – Jun 19, 1990 | B | Served onboard from 87-90. Played on oki basketball team.Looking for anyone who were onboard during our time in the gulf,Spain and Portland shipyards. |
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