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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Delta (AR 9). 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 60 crew members registered for the USS Delta (AR 9).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1965 | 1966 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Birmingham, John /jack | MM1cl | Jan 1942 – May 1945 | RM Division | looking for jake burke shipmate during ww-2 |
Mahaffey, Pick | ET1 | 1951 – 1954 | Electronics shop | Joined Navy to avoid draft for Korean War. Delta was just recommissioned. We spent most of the time in Yokasuka Japan. Repaired radar mostly 8 hours a day. |
Hodgson, Cecil | SA | Apr 1952 – Nov 1954 | Navagation | 16 newly made SA's arrived in Bremerton, WA in early April to board the Delta. Runt of litter, load stores, 1sack spuds, rest carrots & onions. 1 of 2 best cmds. Both coasts, 3 yrs mid-east. Retired SMCS 30 yrs. Go NAVY! |
Cretini, Donald J. | SFM 3 | Jun 7, 1956 – Apr 13, 1960 | R | LOOKING TO FIND DOBSON A RADIOMAN WHO SERVED ON THE DELTA IN 1960 call me at 985 860 29 59 |
Carl, Russell | SK2 | Dec 1959 – Sep 1961 | S-1 | |
Cretini, Donald | sfm3 | Jan 1, 1960 – Apr 13, 1960 | r | looking to find a radioman by the name of DOBSON RADIO MAN 3 CLASS CALL ME AT 985 8602959 i don t,know his first name or where he was from. |
Olander, Frank | BMSN | Mar 1960 – Jan 20, 1962 | Boat Deck | I was boat coxwain for the boats that took everyone ashore. Our crew of 3 the only ones sober. I had a hard time finding the ship when it got dark in Hong Kong,All looked the same then. Good ship good crew Merry Christmas turn 2 |
Grindinger, Dwain | SN | Apr 1960 – Jul 1961 | 1st | |
Lee, Henry | ml3 | Apr 21, 1960 – Apr 1965 | R-2 | The USS Delta was the best ship that I was ever stationed on great food and a great crew ! the Navy was my home until 1971 then came Zumwalt good by Navy regs..and so long U.S. Navy . |
Yarberry, John | AR-9 | Nov 10, 1960 – Aug 15, 1962 | OPERATIONS AND SHIP'S BUGLER | I MADE ONE TOUR OF DUTY ON THE USS DELTA IN WESTPAC AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO AFDL-10 STATIONED AT SUBIC BAY, PHILLIPINES. I WAS THE DESIGNATED SHIP'S BUGLER AND LATER A MARCHING DRUM AND BUGLE CORP WAS FORMED. |
Rudd, Buck | ETNSN | Dec 20, 1960 – Sep 15, 1961 | Electronic Repair Shop | First ship out of ET 'A; school, spent nine months at pier 9 in Long Beach, got underway 3 days for ORI. Would like to hook up with Freddy Long of Oklahoma or Jerry Wilson of New Mexico. Transfered to USS Grapple ARS-7 |
Mikel, David | ET3 | 1961 – 1962 | ET REPAIR SHOP | |
Callen, Bill | SK3 | Feb 1, 1961 – Sep 1, 1964 | ET Repair Shop & Storekeeping | I was an ET striker for a while and had to switch to another division when I had been in too long to get any further advancement in the ET shop unless I extended in the military so I took the test for Storekeeper 3rd Class, and passed it. |
Brewer, Gene | shipfitter 3rd class | Jul 27, 1961 – Jul 13, 1965 | westpac, 7th fleet | |
Lawson, Harold | YN3 | Nov 1961 – Sep 1963 | X Division | I WAS PUT INTO THE IST DIV AS A SN. GOT TO GO TO THE SHIPS OFFICE AND THEN I WAS PUT INTO THE NAVIGATORS OFFICE. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANY OF MY SHIPMATES. |
Colhof, George | ICFN | Jan 18, 1962 – Sep 16, 1963 | IC REPAIR | |
King, Tony | MR3 | Oct 1962 – Jun 1966 | R-2 | |
Gottler, Wayne | E-2 | 1963 – 1965 | Engineering | Looking for JD Bailey from Detroit, MI and Charlie Lipe. |
Bathurst, Peter | PM3 | Apr 15, 1963 – Oct 17, 1964 | Pattern Making shop | Boarded Delta after a short stint on the USS Hector (AR-7) Served at PI and Sasabo. Anyone out there, I would love to here from you?? Anyone up for a game of hearts?? |
Stai, Micheal | sn | Jul 26, 1963 – Feb 20, 1965 | 1st div & operations | captian's office then sent to deckforce later went to bridge as singleman stricker, later after leaving ship had passed test for bm 3 |
Price, Richard F. | CS3 | Aug 1963 – Jul 1965 | S2 | Went aboard as SA assigned to 1st division, To S2 div. as messcook. Transferred to S2 as striker for CS3. Promoted CS3, was Jack-Of-The-Dust, then Watch Captain for duration. Best buddy was Michael Stai. |
Radford, Sherman | En-2 | Dec 17, 1963 – Jul 19, 1965 | Boat Shop, A/C Engineroom | Love the Navy, ship. Was let out 89 days early when the ship pulled out of Pier-9 in Long Beach for over seas. Subic Bay?? Have since retired & live in Las Vegas area, (Henderson) |
Berkheimer, Terry | E-3 | Dec 27, 1963 – Mar 6, 1967 | R | Was young& dumb |
Tompkins, Glenn Tommy | EN-3 | 1964 – 1968 | DC-A | WORKED IN THE BOATSHOP AND AC-FLATS. WEST PAC TWICE . FRIENDS WITH KRUEGER WALLACE LEEK AND RIICHARDS HARRIS GREAT TIME GREAT CREW |
Alberts, Gary | PO 3rd class | 1964 – 1967 | DCE | |
Demartini, David | PH2 | Jan 1964 – Jun 1965 | Repair 5 | |
Gibbs, Lewis Lew | FTG2 FTGC | Aug 1964 – Nov 1967 | R-5 | Best sea duty I had. |
Belcher, James | RMC | Aug 16, 1964 – Jul 6, 1966 | Radio | I made an entry years ago for my father, RMC James Belcher. I wished to update his entry to include updating the email contact, new email is jimbelcherjr@gmail.com and his dates aboard were from 16Aug64 to 6Jul66. |
Serafine, Albert "Mark" | ETSN | Oct 1964 – Apr 1965 | ET Shop | Assigned to Electronics Repair Shop while waiting for orders to ET"A" School. |
Belcher, James | RMC | Nov 26, 1964 – Jul 6, 1966 | Radio | CPO Jim Belcher (USN 1944-69) transferred onto Delta at Long Beach '64. Re-upped at Yokosuka 18 Aug 65. Survivor of sinking of the USS Indianapolis CA-35 in 1945. Deceased 3 May 01. Contact son jimbelcherpfi@verizon.net |
Maser, Jted | ETR3 | 1965 – 1965 | ET Repair Shop | |
Stager, Gary | PN3 | 1965 – 1966 | Administrative | Most of my time aboard was in overseas deployment. Looking for PN1 John Hasemeyer. |
Carlson, Robin | ETN2 | 1965 – 1966 | R-4 | Boarded ship at Long Beach. Went to West pac. |
Glassman, Lenny | sf3 | 1965 – Oct 23, 1968 | R-1 | Best time of my life,West pac 2 cruises |
Vaughan, Eddie | IC3 | Jan 8, 1965 – Nov 20, 1967 | Repair | |
Petty, Bill | IC3 | Mar 10, 1965 – Sep 28, 1967 | Repair R3 | Was a long time ago. |
West, Ed | ETR3 | Jun 1965 – Oct 1966 | R-4 | Good ship. West-Pac tour right after getting on board. |
Wallis, Douglas | E-3 | Jul 15, 1965 – Aug 10, 1966 | Ship Service | Worked night shift in Ship's laundry |
Padgett, Dan | E-3 | Aug 21, 1965 – May 4, 1966 | ships service S-3 | Worked in the laundry on the night shift |
Castillo, Arthur | CS3 | Sep 10, 1965 – Apr 24, 1969 | S2 | My first ship and one of the best times I've ever had. Was assigned to 1st Division for the six month, then assigned to S2 for the remainder of time on her. Promoted to CS3 and retired as MSCM. Tel.# 559 583-1908 |
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