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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Kawishiwi (AO 146). 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 111 crew members registered for the USS Kawishiwi (AO 146).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1969 | 1970 – 1976 | 1977 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fussell, Gary | YNSN | 1977 – 1979 | X | If you want to contact me, you can reach me at gfussell@gdsengr.com or send me a letter to 9201 E. 64th Terr., Raytown, MO 64133 |
| Harris, Dale | HM3 | 1977 – 1979 | Medical (X-Division) | My very first ship in the Navy! Hawaii was great! Drop me a line if anyone can remember me. |
| Goodnight, Eric | IC3/2 | 1977 – | E DIV | |
| O'Dell, Scot | QM3 | May 1977 – Nov 1979 | Operations | Had some great times in Hawaii and on West Pac. Lost contact with some good friends. |
| Gregory, Nathan | YNSN | May 6, 1977 – Apr 1, 1979 | X | Have broke away for to long. Our break away song was from Hawaii Five O |
| Vincent, Art | FN | Oct 1977 – Jun 1979 | E - Division | I remember seeing the ship for the first time . She was in dry dock . Hawaii was so nice to young to enjoy it. Made some real good friends on the Special K. |
| Taylor, W.P. (Sonny) | OS1 | Oct 6, 1977 – Feb 14, 1979 | OPS | Hawaii !!! |
| Bennett, Kenneth | E-3 | Oct 9, 1977 – Oct 10, 1979 | R- | Leading Petty Officer HT 1 Burke, Shop Supervisor HT 3 Landua, HT 3 Bruner, HTFN Carr, and other's |
| Tucker, Bruce | SA/E2 | Aug 1978 – Oct 1979 | S2 | |
| Dunn, Sean | SN | Oct 1978 – Oct 1979 | Deck department, 2nd Div. I was the one who spotted the liferafts on the horizon flashing their lights at us while on starboard lookout around midnight. we rescued about 16 people in two life rafts whose small ship had sank. Westpac 78/79 | |
| McKinstry, John | Varied | Oct 1978 – Oct 1979 | Supply | |
| Stearns, Doug | GMG | Nov 1978 – 1980 | gunners mate | |
| Klamer, Richard | MM2 | Dec 1978 – Oct 1979 | M | Decommissioning crew. Finished at Alameda. |
| Lara, Rick | QMSN | Jan 1979 – Jan 1980 | Navigation | Was on board from 1979 till 1980. My first ship out of 4 in my naval career. |
| Dudley, Hector | OS 2 | Mar 1979 – Mar 1980 | Ops | lots of great memories. Made one westpac and we spent some time in Guam, Japan, and Subic Bay. Love to hear from some old friends. |
| Shepherd, Lem | Lt. | Jun 1, 1982 – Jul 1, 1983 | Mil Det. | First OIC after transfer to MSC. Relieved OSC Buchanon and served with OSC Wilson after the conversion from USS to USNS in Oakland, CA. |
| Olson, Robert/oly | ET2 | Jun 15, 1983 – Jun 15, 1986 | OPS | San Diego - What a great time!! Met a lot of Great people. Would love to hear from anyone. |
| Torres, Ruben | RM3 | 1985 – 1987 | Ops | Served under MSC days. My best buddy was Rhoul Roseman. Had some great times. Was stationed in San Diego during those days. |
| Carrier, Ron "Bug" | ETC | Jun 1985 – Jun 1986 | MILDET | Best memory was making CPO in Vancouver. Enjoyed the trips to Tijuana and softball against the CIVMARS. |
| Clark, Jeffrey "Jt" | RM2 | Jun 1985 – Jun 1986 | OPS / MILDET | Trying to get in contact with the Chief Cook and Chief Engine, I need to get some payback from all the card games I lost. Best times ever were spent on the Special K. |
| Sutton, Ty | RM2 | Aug 1985 – Jun 1987 | Ops | |
| Rankin, Mike | SM2 | Mar 1987 – 1989 | OPS | Some of the best times of my life on this tanker |
| Kimbrell, Gary | SM1(SW) | Feb 1988 – Nov 1990 | MILDET | Plenty of sea time onboard this ship... Do any of you remember the Special "K" sign on the port & stbd sides of the Signal Shack? Eric Holtz was the "ET" of the "ET" shop. Retired in 1997. |
| Holzer, Eric | ET3/ET2 | Aug 1988 – Jan 1990 | ||
| Smith, Steve | RM2 | 1989 – 1990 | Ops | Radioman assigned to ops. Homeported in San Diego MSC in Oakland. |
| Bohling, Edward | 2ND ELECTRICIAN | Nov 1989 – Jun 1990 | CIVMAR CREW MEMBER | |
| Padin, Virginia (Gina) | RM3 | 1990 – 1992 | I served on the USNS Kawishiwi and am looking for any old friends. Email me @ GinPadin@yahoo.com | |
| Labranche, Glenn | ET2(SW) | Oct 1991 – Aug 1992 | ET Shop | Was on Decommissioning Crew in 1992 |
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