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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Aries (PHM 5). 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 38 crew members registered for the USS Aries (PHM 5).
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Parkhurst, Randy | E6 | Jul 28, 1980 – Aug 29, 1985 | Engineering | I'm a Plank Owner of the USS Aries and was very proud to serve on her. The Aries was my 3rd ship during my 21 years of service. Everyone is correct it was a great crew and was happy to part of the crew. |
Johnson, Bob | LT | 1981 – Aug 23, 1983 | Engineering | I was the ship's first Chief Engineer. What a sensational assignment. Driving ("Flying") the ship was as much fun as I had in the Navy... |
Godfrey, James E. | GSM2(SW) | Jan 1981 – May 1984 | Engineering | USS Aries was my first ship, would love to hear from any of you that have served aboard her! |
Queen, Timothy | IC2 | Jan 1981 – Jun 1984 | Engineering | It was a privilege to serve on the USS Aries. Not only was it a fantastic ship. The crew was top notch! (Plank Owner) |
Barber, Walter | GMG1 | Aug 28, 1981 – Dec 9, 1983 | Weapons | The BEST ship and CREW that I had the pleasure of serving with. (Plank owner) |
King, Bob | OS1 | Sep 1981 – Dec 1984 | CS | Any of the Aries plankowners out there? |
Weiscopf, Carl | LCDR | Sep 1981 – Oct 1984 | COMMANDING OFFICER (PLANK OWNER) | A priviledge to lead the commissioning crew from Seattle back to Key West and then operate in the beautiful waters around Florida and Central America - we had some great time - the follow on PCs and LCS can not match |
McCarthy, Dennis / Mac | OS2 (SW) | Sep 1981 – Apr 1985 | Ops | Best PHM afloat - still! Determined and Peadly - all the way! Our plank owner crew was second to none! |
Shannon, Chuck | ET3 - ET1 | Apr 1982 – Sep 1986 | Combat Systems(MLSG) | |
Danieli, John | GSE1(SW) | 1983 – 1987 | Engineering | |
Phillips, George | RM3 | 1983 – | ci | great command good people special shout out to Captain Weiscopf Lt. Buzby (zt mr B) |
Olson, Al (Oly) | IC1 | Jan 1983 – Jan 1987 | Eng | I'll always remember the underway Forward Flap Servo Valve replacement off Guatemala with "Marvin" McBride standing shark watch with an M14. |
Buzby, Buz | LT | Jul 1983 – Dec 1984 | CS | A great ship and crew! One of my best Navy memories; modern day PT Boaters, we made it up as we went along. Only real "work" was trying to train ENS Wilkins to be a SWO!! |
Downing, Jan S | LT | Jul 1, 1983 – Mar 1, 1985 | Engineering | |
Ferdinandson, Peter | Sep 9, 1983 – May 11, 1985 | Combat Systems | The best boat I served on in my 20 year career. New Orleans for the Worlds Fair Hot dogs to keep the comrats bill down Leaving the B block crank in Maria (the 76mm gun mount) Red Ex in PR shooting on Vagus Shipmates the best!! | |
Wilkins, Dave | THE ENSIGN | Oct 1983 – Mar 1986 | CS | No ship's decks can tell better stories than Aries. May she live forever. |
Zerbarini, Ray | HT2 | Oct 1, 1983 – May 13, 1988 | MLSG Support | I remember working numerous hours on the greenthread piping systems and changing out the macerator pumps. I especially remember the Halon bottle that left me with a compound fracture of my elbow. When I'm in the Keys I always reminisce. |
Ryals, Rex | GSM1 | Nov 1983 – Nov 1985 | Engineering | |
McBride, John M. | EW1 | Nov 17, 1983 – Oct 14, 1985 | Combat Systems | |
Cole, Ric (Eloc) | IC2 | Feb 1, 1984 – Jul 17, 1987 | ||
Greene, Joe | MSSN | Jul 12, 1984 – Mar 12, 1988 | mlsg | |
Pershing, Mike | CM2 | Aug 1984 – Mar 1989 | TT01 Transportation | Seabee attached to MLSG. Ran crane ops on ships and pier. Helped load the LST (crane and forklift) for the deployments to Little Creek and Granada. Best time of my life. |
Pasternak, Paul | IC2(SW) | Apr 1986 – Jul 1988 | Engineering | A beautiful ship, great crew, and the greatest captain (who later made Rear Admiral). A warship that drove like a sportscar. I'd go back to her tomorrow, but unfortunately, we were both scrapped. |
Pitser, Greg | OS2(SW) | Nov 25, 1987 – May 10, 1991 | CS | |
Pitser, Greg | OS2 | Nov 27, 1987 – May 10, 1991 | Combat Systems | |
Brailovsky, Wolf | GSE | 1988 – 1992 | Hell of a good time and great friends. Would do it all over again. Never had a better bunch of friends. There will never be a better crew or ship. | |
Hall, Ic3 | IC3 | Aug 1989 – Feb 2, 1992 | Engineering | we visited every island South of Florida |
Whelan, Keith | LT | Sep 1989 – Jun 1991 | CSO | BEST SEA DUTY NAVY HAD TO OFFER. LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS TOUR.......AND KEY WEST. |
Geyer, Todd | QM1 | 1990 – | ||
Greene, Shawn | ic2 sw | 1990 – 1993 | eng | |
Greene, Shawn Allen | IC2(SW) | Apr 1990 – Aug 1991 | Engineering | It was great being on the Aries. I was part of her decom crew. She was a great duty station and I was very sad when we arrived in Little Creek for her last op. Like to her from some of the crew that I served with. |
Sherman, David S | GSMC | Jul 1990 – Jul 1993 | Engineering | I was the MPA and Command Chief on the Aries, She had the best crew any one could ask for. I was stationed with the PHM support group in the 80's when the ships were built and was onboard Aries untill her decom. |
Webber, Paul | LT | Sep 1990 – May 1993 | Combat Systems/Comms | Served on her when she went aground, when Aquila hit the whale, Haitian refugee exodus, and a few groovy drug busts. Brilliant time had by all. |
Nightingale, Victor | FC2 | 1991 – 1993 | Combat Systems | |
Griffith, Doug | ENC | Jan 10, 1991 – Jul 30, 1993 | Engineering | DCA |
Lyons, Shane | GSE FN | Oct 1, 1991 – Jul 30, 1993 | served onboard for two years until decom in Virginia. The best duty station a young fireman could have | |
Ploszaj, Michael | IC2 (SW) | Feb 1992 – Jul 1993 | Engineering | To this day, I stand proud of the men I served with on board the USS Aries. She was the finest "Flying" ship in the Navy. |
Blalock, Ken | LT | Aug 1992 – Jul 30, 1993 | CS |
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