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USS Esteem (MSO 438) Crew List

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Esteem (MSO 438). 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 103 crew members registered for the USS Esteem (MSO 438).

Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1986 | 1987 – now

Name	Rank/Rate	Period	Division	Remarks/Photo
Stephens, Don	MS3	1987 – 1988	Support	Over easy
Lloyd, Jeffrey	OS2	Mar 15, 1987 – Jul 15, 1990	OPS	Life was grand from the air conditioned CIC. Got a little hairy there from time to time. Long live the iron men of wooden ships!
O'Hehir, Steven	EN2	May 5, 1987 – Aug 22, 1989	M & A	One of the many fine old sweeps served on!
Bailey, Allan	GMG1	Jun 1987 – 1989	Deck
Youngman, Dennis. (Chief)	HT2	Jul 8, 1987 – Jan 4, 1988	HT	Awesome ship met a lot of great people! I would do it all over again!
Loihle, Todd	ENC	Aug 1987 – 1991	M & A	Sweep sailors do it with pigs, otters, and 6 (censored).
Owens, Greg	PNC	Oct 20, 1987 – Aug 2, 1990	Personnel	2 tours in the Persian Gulf was the most challenging of my 22 year career. Rotating a quarter of the crew made life pretty hectic. Standing watches in CIC, the Bridge and on 50 Calibers was a real education.
Butler, Kevin	en2	1988 – 1988	a
Mueller, Mike	ht3	1988 –	repair
Allen, Michael	OS4	Mar 9, 1988 – Jul 15, 1988	Com Mine Group One
Ziarko, Mike	QMSN	Apr 1988 – Aug 1988		I remember the first day there, we came very close to a mine in the gulf. The rest of it was hot.
Purintun, Leroy	SMSN	Apr 6, 1988 – Aug 8, 1988	comm	It was a great adventure from the broken plane in phili, the 3 day barge ride, the mines that almost did us in the first day, and of course, good ol ASU. Great memories and friends. Give me a shout if you you were there with me.
Beard, Fred	BM1	Jul 6, 1988 – Oct 10, 1988	DECK	I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TIMES WE SHARED DURING OPERATION ERNEST WILL. ALAS THE ESTEEM IS JUST SAWDUST NOW.
Biffle, Steve	STINGER DETACHMENT	Jul 7, 1988 – Oct 3, 1988	STINGER DETACHMENT TEAM	WE FOUND A MINE WHILE GOING UP THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ. THE SONAR DETECTOR WENT OUT SO WE TURNED AROUND TO BACK TRACK ONTO THE SAME COURSE, AND ALMOST HIT A MINE WITH A BIG HAPPY FACE PAINTED ON IT. RETREIVED MINE DISPOSED OF IT. LAME HUMOR.
Cignetti, Michael	PN2	Nov 10, 1988 – Nov 10, 1989	X	Towards the end of Operation Earnest Will. Only a 4 month tour but one I will never forget. Blasted by locusts! Red Bahrain Sky! American Families in Saudi Arabia! Operating the Z-Bird! An incredible Christmas Feast! True navy comraderie!
Burgess, Travis	Seaman	1989 – 1990	Stinger det team leader	I served aboard the Esteem for 126 days in 1989 - 90 I worked with HMC Toman as a striker when not pulling stinger watch or duties.
Leighton, Russell	RM2	Feb 1, 1989 – Sep 15, 1991	Operations
Harris, Richard	SK	Jan 4, 1990 – Aug 1, 1991	Supply
Edds, Robert	SK1	Dec 1990 – Jun 1991	Supply	Great Crew on a Rotting Ship
Coluccio, Frank	ET1(SW)	May 1991 – Oct 1991	OE	June 6th, 1991- The "Mag Tail" deployment from HELL!!! Training for MRCI, a 14 hour mag tail deployment (not intended).

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