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USS Engage (MSO 433) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Engage (MSO 433). 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 107 crew members registered for the USS Engage (MSO 433).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1973 | 1974 – 1985 | 1986 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbster, Richard J. | SN & BM3 | 1953 – 1955 | Deck | I served aboard the Engage from 1953, Pre-Commiss- ioning Detail until June, 1955. Any Plank Owner please email me. I would like to hear from you! |
Spencer, William  | RD2 | 1953 – 1955 | Operations | Looking for anyone who was a plank owner when she was in Stockton,Calif. |
| Spencer, William (Bill) | RD3- | May 1953 – 1954 | Com | I was patr of precommision crew in Stockton |
| Devenny, Harry | EM1 | Jun 1, 1953 – Nov 27, 1956 | I am a Plank owner and was in Stockton at the shipyard. | |
| Jones, Larry A | EN2 | Mar 1, 1956 – Aug 1, 1958 | Five ships, name unknown | |
| Jones, Larry A | EN2 | Mar 15, 1956 – Jul 1, 4958 | ||
| Radford, Ken | IC2 | Oct 1957 – | Picked up the ship in Manilla Harbor, Smooth as silk but I am sea sick for the only time of my carreer. Great times and great crew | |
| Aymond, William Aymond Bill | E3-FN | Feb 1959 – Apr 1962 | CANNOT REMEMBER EXACT DATES , TRANS. T0 USS LOYALTY THEN TO BELLE GROVE LSD-2 DISC. JAN1963 . WENT ON JOB IN KWAJLEEN AND THE ENGAGE CAME IN HELPED TIE HER UP IT WAS GREAT SEEN OLD BUDDYS ATE DINNER WITH THEM NEVER SEEN ENGAGE AGAIN . | |
| Rogers, Jim | E4 SFP | Jul 15, 1960 – Jul 31, 1963 | Damage Control | I was proud to serve my country aboard the Engage, and to serve with the crew. I recall many of the crew and would like to hear from anyone. Bill Aymond was a close friend and would like to hear from him. |
| Witt, Glenn | Seaman | 1961 – 1962 | Deck | Want to hear from anyone who served in 1960-62. Loved my time on board & want to reconnect |
| Witt, Glenn | SEAMAN | Feb 1, 1961 – Oct 1, 1962 | Deck | Did West Pac Cruise from April 7th 1962 to Oct 1962. Also at that time patrolled of the Coast of Vietnam. Would like to hear from anybody on board during that time period. |
| Finley, Larry W | SN E-3 | Dec 3, 1961 – Dec 16, 1963 | Deck hand | This was one of my favorite times of my life. I think every boy today should join a military service and become the man God wanted them to be. Hope to hear from a few of the gang. |
| Simpson, Dave | BT3 | 1962 – 1965 | engineering | Responsibilities Evaporator, Boilers and associated equipment |
| Rex, Lowman | EN3 | 1962 – 1963 | eng | |
| Loarie, John | LT (JG) | Nov 1964 – Aug 1966 | Engineering Officer | Local Ops until Feb 66, Hawaii, Guam, Kwajallen, took 3 months to get to WestPac, Operation Market Time, Hong Kong, Subic Bay, Sasebo Japan. Incident off coast of Viet Nam, "Fisherman," appeared wounded by PCF on beach, sent in Corpsman, was a |
| Whitmore, Mike | EN3 | Nov 1966 – Jun 1967 | Engineering | I was in the forward engineroom. Was also motor whaleboat engineer. |
| Kirk, Taylor | STG3 | 1967 – 1968 | Ops | Checked aboard the night before deploying, and liked wespac so much I swapped to the Constant when we got back and went right back to wespac. |
| Anderson, Ronald | Lt jg (Eng Officer/DCA | Oct 7, 1967 – Feb 14, 1970 | Mine Div 71 | Engineering officer/DCA on Wespac deployment 67-68 . then was assigned to oversee Fram overhaul @ Dillingham Shipyard, Honnolulu Hawaii |
| Haid, James | RM2 | 1969 – 1971 | Ops | Most of my time while assigned to the Engage was TAD to msg center Pearl Harbor while ship was being refitted at Dillingham shipyard..I went from E3 to E5 while there and volunteered for shore duty in Vietnam to get off. |
| Dietrich, Albert | ETN3 | Jul 28, 1969 – Jan 9, 1974 | operations | Served aboard Engage for 5 months, then temporary to USS Widgeon, then back to Engage in november of 1970 until discharge on 9 January 1974. Can anyone tell me how to get proof that we docked to pier in Cam Rahn Bay. |
| Longmuir, John | GM2 | Mar 1970 – Jun 1972 | Deck | I was GM2 on the Engage - sea and anchor detail - left Long Beach and ended up in Guam and then Vietnam. |
| Ignacio, Ben Franada | TN | Jul 1, 1970 – Oct 30, 1971 | SUPPLY | I NEED MY SHIPMATES TO CONTACT ME. I NEED YOUR HELP TO ATTEST THAT WE HAD A LIBERTY PORT IN VIETNAM. |
| Weyman, Darrell Weyman | STG2 | 1971 – 1973 | OPS | Had a great tour. Part of Operation Endsweep. Great time in Guam with a great bunch of guys. |
| Michalenko, Gary (Mike) | PN3/2 | 1971 – 1973 | Personnel | Came onboard in Guam, transferred while in Haiphong Harbor during Operation End Sweep, went thru Da Nang, stuck there for a few days until we left just before the base was turned over to the North Vietnamese, headed back |
| Devries, Ernie | RM2 | Jan 1971 – Jun 1972 | Mineflot One | Left the Engage when assigned to staff of Commander Mineflot One. Served there until August 1973 when I was discharged. Was part of the EndSweep operation to clear Haiphong Harbor. |
| Eshelman, Jack Eshelman | OS 2 | May 10, 1971 – Dec 20, 1972 | Operations | Reported Long Beach, Homeported Guam. Vietnam, Reftra Japan, Olongapo warrior. Shipyards aren't for me, Bowling at noon in Guam? Transfered to TinCans. ESH may have been a tad wild!!!! No Regrets. The are no minesweep sailors down in hell The pl |
| Weyman, Darrell | STG-3 | Jun 1971 – Sep 1973 | CIC/OPS | I was on board during a great time! Homeported in Guam. Many patrols in Viet Nam, stopping off in Subic. Great group of guy to work with. Last mission was Operation End Sweep. |
| Flores, Jose | RM1 | Jul 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1973 | Communications | Reported on board at Long Beach and did the home port change to Guam. We completed one Market time partrol and then in Jan 1973 We participated in End Sweep in Haiphong harbor (only minesweep to complete the entire 62 day operation. |
| Woodward, Jim | RM2 | 1972 – 1975 | Communications | Arrived oboard in Guam. Mess cooked for 5 months. Then went to Japan, Taiwan, the PI, Viet Nam+, Midway, Hawaii, Long Beach, Manzanillo, Salina Cruz, Panama, Ocho Rios, Nassau, and finally St. Pete. Nice ride. Jose was a great boss too! |
| Job, James ( Jimmy) | ENFN | May 1972 – Feb 1975 | Engineering | Just looking for my old shipmates and friends. Lets talk sometime. |
| Attaway, Parker | IC2 | Aug 1972 – Jul 1975 | E | I arrived a green untried IC2 one week later sailing for Japan, Subic and Vietnam. 9 1/2 months later home. Shipyards then Siapan sweep ops, Tiwain more ops. St. Pete finally. LCDR Mitchell refered to me as IC3. I retired ICC he CAPT |
| D'Olimpio, Peter / Oly | FN | Aug 5, 1972 – Jan 11, 1973 | Mine Flot One | I reported on board the Engage in Guam August 1972.It was hot as hell. She was on dry dock @ S.R.F.Was in main Control. A true Snip. Went to Japan for Reftre. Hit Typhoon going to Subic Bay and kicked my butt.Was I sick. Went back Guam in Jan 73 . |
| Farmer, Monte | STG2 | Sep 7, 1972 – Sep 3, 1974 | Operations | Lead Sonar Tech. Served Operation End Sweep. Reported aboard USS Winchester County the night before going into minefield to fix fathometer and rode her into the minefield during the check sweep. What a thrill! All the MSO's were behind u |
| Ratledge, Mark | en2 | Dec 15, 1972 – Jul 15, 1975 | eng | had a great time started as enfn grew to e5 from guam to subic bay vietnam japan tiawan midway panama canal nassua jamaica st pete. where half the crew left and we had great duty training reserves everyother weekend |
| Magnone, Dave | RM1 | 1973 – 1975 | OPS/OC | Leading Radioman and OC division officer. More important - member of the "Crabs". Great group of guys - partied through Japan, Subic, Taiwan then changed homeport to St. Pete. Went to SEAL Team - retired RMCS in 1989. |
| Willis, Bruce | e-2 | 1973 – 1974 | minesweeper | Am proud to have served on this ship...But was glad to have left...But I have found that trying to prove to the VA that I did infact serve in Vietnam Brown Waters is impossible to prove! |
| Stumpf, Mark | ET2 | 1973 – 1975 | Operations | Boarded in Subic Bay, two Vietnam tours, sailed to "home port" in Guam, then to new home port in St Petersburg. Brought Suzuki motorcycle on board from Guan to St Pete. |
| Teal, Victor | en1 | Mar 31, 1973 – Aug 1, 1975 | engineering | my favorite sweep |
| Dell, Rodney | PNSN | Apr 1973 – Dec 25, 1974 | Personnel | Looking for Mike Weaver. |
| Wolff, Gary | RMSN | Apr 1973 – Apr 1974 | operations | caught the ship out at sea, they pulled along side an LST for supplies, enjoyed the numerous ports of call, and the McCale's Navy experience of returning to the original homeport, 3 months 10 thousand miles, to St Pete |
| Job, Jimmy | ENFN | May 1973 – Feb 1975 | Auxillaries | What memories I have today about the events of yesterday on the Engage. Lucked out and caught the ship in Subic Bay for 30 days r&R after the ship returned from it's Haiphong Harbor duties. Sail across the pacific, through Panama Canal |
| Riggle, Tommy | EN/FA | Oct 1973 – Dec 18, 1975 | Met her in Guam,Then off to Hiaphong,Gulf of Tonkin,Camron Bay,combodia a host of other places,Olongapo City etc. then finally rode her from,Guam to St.petersburg,Florida,met a bunch of great friends.Proudly served in Operation End Sweep |
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