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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Caliente (AO 53). 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 22 crew members registered for the USS Caliente (AO 53).
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominowski, Frank L. | S1C | 1944 – 1946 | Not certain | This is my father's name and rank. He was proud to have served Honorably during WWII on the U.S. Caliente. My father passed away at the age of 77. I miss him very much. |
| Chapman, Charles | BM3 | Jul 6, 1948 – Jul 7, 1952 | 3730208 | |
| Petty, Elmer R. (Ray) | CS3 | Jun 1, 1951 – Jul 27, 1954 | 7th Fleet | |
| Richardson, Lyle | AO53 | Jan 1, 1954 – Jun 3, 1956 | a great time in the Navy and on the Catiente ao53 | |
| Rogers, Charles R. | Ltjg | Sep 1955 – Sep 1959 | operations, communications officer | Would love to contact any members of the crew during the years 1955-1959, especially fellow officers and/or communications personnel. I'm proud to have served on the Caliente. Those were great years! |
| Coltrain, Sherwood | BMSN | 1956 – 1958 | 2nd | I ran motor launches and the captain's gig. I remember one of my mates by the name of Givens. He was in the engineer dept. Being on the Caliente was like on vacation, we were either out in the sea or at port. |
| Kimble, Ro Bert (Bud) | MM | Jan 15, 1956 – Jan 15, 1959 | Engine Room | Looking forward to finding shipmates... |
| Valdez, Gilbert | BT 3 | Jun 5, 1958 – Aug 10, 1961 | Fireman | |
| Street, Norm | RD2 | Apr 1960 – Aug 1962 | Operations | Web site owner please contact me at 317-260-9891. Please visit the Caliente web site. www.usscalienteao-53.com |
| Hightower, Bill | ETN-2 | Jul 1960 – Jan 2, 1962 | Operations | I replaced Fred Lee as leading ET. |
| Gillispie, Don | RM2 | 1963 – 1965 | Operations | |
| Jacob, Paul (Jake) | SK 3 | Jul 25, 1964 – Apr 27, 1967 | Supply | One of the best decisions I ever made in my life was to join the Navy. Met and worked with a lot of good men. Would do it again in a heartbeat! GO NAVY - BEAT ARMY |
| Trillo, Jerry | PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS | Dec 2, 1964 – Apr 15, 1966 | B | Looking For Crew Member |
| Raimondi, Cosmas / Tiny | BM3 | Apr 10, 1965 – Apr 10, 1965 | 2nd Division | did 3 tours in Viet Nam theater, made BM2, just before getting out. Met a lot of good people, Bill Daughterty, Chris Schuster, John Edwards, and many others. |
| Brown, Raymond / (Charlie Brown) | RM2 | 1966 – 1968 | OPERATIONS | |
| Mathes, Ernest (Ernie) | SF-2 | Jun 1966 – Aug 1967 | R_1 Shipfitter Shop | WESTPAC 1966 to 1967. Shellback. The speech of the XO. All true sailors would rather be at SEA. I still live on a Boat. |
| Stowe, Chuck | E-5 | Nov 1, 1967 – Mar 1, 1971 | Supply | Best time of my life even though we were in Vietnam. |
| Jackson, Ronnie | E-4 | Mar 1, 1968 – Oct 1, 1970 | E- Divison | Any one that servied from 1968 till 1970 |
| Wales, Dale | Ht2 | Oct 24, 1968 – Oct 15, 1972 | R division | Reaching for friend ht3 Curtis Smith ht3 steve dunlap |
| Gentry, Dan , Big | EN3 | 1969 – 1971 | E | |
| Read, Tom | IC3 | Sep 1969 – Jan 1970 | E | Straight out of "A" school for a few months before going to Nuke school |
| Rawlinson, James | CS3 | Sep 1970 – 1972 | Supply & deck | I am on a commitee to get the word out that we are having a ships reunion in Boston this Sept. 8 to 11th and you should contact me if interested in information. |
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