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USS Enhance (MSO 437) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Enhance (MSO 437). 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 121 crew members registered for the USS Enhance (MSO 437).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1971 | 1972 – 1982 | 1983 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Gary | SO2 | 1953 – | Mine Division 93 | |
| Worrall, John R. | EN-3 | Jun 21, 1955 – Nov 1958 | ENGINEERING | SERVED ABOARD ENHANCE WITH OLDER BROTHER, DONALD E. WORRALL, NOW DECEASED. I would be interested in finding and emailing any others who remember us. |
| Mullins, Arthur Moon | FP3 | Sep 16, 1956 – Mar 19, 1958 | E | My first ship |
| Weatherbie, James | SM 3 | Apr 10, 1958 – Apr 10, 1960 | Operations | Good memories, great crew, greatest experience and adventure a young man could ask for, thanks to all of you. |
| Weatherbie, James | SM 3 | Apr 10, 1958 – Apr 10, 1960 | Great ship, great crew, great times, great memories. | |
| Fogarty, Robet | LT(JG) | Aug 1958 – Aug 1960 | Engineering | |
| Lee, Gary | E 3 | Sep 1, 1958 – Mar 12, 1962 | Deck | Ron Cookie and I would like to find shipmates from the USS Enhance 437 from the years of 1958 to 1962. I live in Yuma Arizona and Ron lives in North port Florida. My email - combrokers@aol.com 928-344-8300 Gary Lee |
| Duvall, Kenneth | RD2 | Nov 13, 1959 – Aug 12, 1963 | Operations | Great ship, great people, had a great time, I never regretted it |
| Olmstead, Roger | ET3 | 1960 – Dec 1962 | Enjoyed our tour in Japan and the Philippines | |
| Lovelady, Nemo | EN3 | Oct 1960 – Sep 1963 | Engineering | Looking for shipmates who served on the Enhance from 1960 through 1963. |
| Sunde, Dennis | En3 | Dec 1960 – Jun 1962 | Eng | Enjoyed my time on board and thought it was a great experience. |
| Gilliland, Edwin (Ed) | RM2 | 1963 – 1964 | Operations | |
Dudgeon, Dick  | Seaman Apprentice | 1963 – | Commander Mine Force | I was working in Personnel Office when I volunteered to replace an able bodied seaman on the Enhance...not once, but twice! Joined the Navy to see the world, and wouldn't have been happy if I'd never gone to sea! |
| Hogan, Wm. Dennis | FN | Jul 1964 – Aug 1965 | Engineering | Served aboard during the first trip to Vietnam, Not a fast boat, 12 knots providing all four engines were running (seldom if ever). Fantastic duty and a great bunch of shipmates. |
| Edmisten, Robert | LT JG / LT | Jan 1965 – Jun 1967 | Deck/Supply | Stationed in Long Beach, CA. Performed two deployments to Vietnam for Operation Market Time Ops. Served with great fellow crew members (iron men) and had experiences that shaped our lives. |
| Mike, McConnell Old Blue | E 3 | May 27, 1965 – Aug 11, 1968 | looking for guys that were on board with me | |
| Campbell, Dave | BMSN | 1966 – | Deck | Looking for Shipmates |
| Gullion, Harvey | SFP2 | Jan 1, 1966 – Mar 31, 1968 | R | 1 WestPac cruise |
| Presto, Samuel | EN2 | Mar 1966 – Mar 1970 | ENGINEERING | Looking for any crew member for served from 68-70 in Vietnam off the coast of Quinon. Cell number 936-546-4967. Email IBSAMP@aol.com. |
| Roehl, Thomas | Mar 10, 1966 – Sep 10, 1969 | 2 WestPas Cruise | ||
| Huddleston, Randall | E3 | Apr 1966 – May 1969 | Deck | Would enjoy talking to old shipmates |
| Kramer, Jerry | BM1 | May 27, 1966 – Dec 28, 1966 | Gunnery/Deck | Good ship. A coouple of assholes' EN1 Romano,CS2 Bent.Great Skipper. Lcdr Stiers. Sweep Officer simply was a complete dipshit and wouldn't listen, thats how the Mag Tail got caught in the Port Screw |
| Barbee, Bob | RM1 | Jul 1966 – Oct 1966 | Operations | Served on the Enhance for a short period after being transferred from the USS Guide MSO-447. Was honorably discharged from the Navy in Oct. 1966 after ten years. |
| Jones, Stan (Nickname Aboard Ship - Flash) | RM3 | Sep 1966 – Mar 1968 | Ops - Radio Room and backup Sonar | Came aboard from RM "A" School to train for Westpac cruise all of 1967. On this ship I learned TEAMWORK. It also was clear to me that if I did my job the best that I could and each of us did the same that we had the best chance of returni |
| Paine, Patrick | RM2 | Mar 14, 1967 – Aug 10, 1968 | Ops | I'd just like to hear from anyone I might recall from this era. Remember the typhoon? The ONE junk we stopped? Gotta be lots of stories out there....? |
| McClain, John (Greg) | RM3 | Mar 14, 1967 – Apr 1968 | OPS | Stopped one junk on Vietnam tour Manned the 50 cal. Huge typhoon in Sea of Japan -ntroduced to Jazz at "Stand Bar Again" Sasebo-Dec snow Maki so cute. Stuffed radio shack with stereo equp fm Kowloon Made RM3 on return |
| Van Dyk, Ron | RD3 | 1968 – | ||
| Layton, Jon | EM2 | 1968 – May 1970 | ||
| Sanborn, Russell | RD2 | Jan 1968 – Oct 1970 | Operations | |
| Johnson, Mike | SK3 | Apr 1968 – Nov 1969 | supply | Looking to talk with old shipmates |
| Bagby, Don | E4-E5 | May 1968 – May 1969 | engineering | |
| Hoffman, Evan | CS1 | Jun 21, 1968 – Jul 13, 1970 | Supply | Was senior cook on board--enjoyed the crew and the good times aboard. |
| Gonzales, David | e3 | Feb 17, 1969 – Oct 1970 | navy | I am searching for shipmates who remember detail duties and locations of our tour from 69-70 on the USS Enhance MSO-437 |
| Bridges, John | SM 3 | Apr 4, 1970 – Oct 8, 1970 | Ops | |
| Wheelright, Bruce | E-3 | Jul 1970 – Aug 1973 | ||
| Williams, Kenneth / "doc" | HM1 | 1971 – 1973 | I was a "Plank Leasor", part of the Re-Comminsioning Crew. Lt Costello - "Terry" was our CO. If any of you remember me, please contact me. | |
| Wheelright, Bruce | E3 | 1971 – 1973 | Long Beach | Looking for the USS Enhance MSO 437 patch by Thomas Rux. |
| Seaton, Jim | PN2 | 1971 – 1974 | Admin. | Also on board for the fire, was on the bridge with the CO. What a mess, but 9 months in Subic for repair was fun... Also founding member of Ardvark. |
| Straus, James (Jim) | ST1 | 1971 – Jan 1974 | Operations | |
| Seaton, Jim | PN2 | 1971 – Dec 1974 | Admin | Will never regret serving aboard the Enhance Captain Costello was a stand up guy and always watched out for his crew. Served with some great guys and had a great time. |
| Breuninger, Walt | RD-3 | Jun 1971 – Oct 15, 1972 | CIC | Have a great Veterans Day-2017 |
| Jeffres, Gary | EM3 | Jul 1971 – Jan 1974 | ||
| Elder, Tom | SM1 | Jul 1, 1971 – Aug 1, 1976 | OPS | |
| McCormack, Jim (Mack) | FA | Sep 1971 – Jun 1974 | halo501@verizon.net I was on the Enhance when it was on fire in N. Vietnam. | |
| Dahl, Terry | QM1 | Dec 10, 1971 – Jul 30, 1975 | Operations Dept. | |
| Steele, Mike | qm sn | Dec 10, 1971 – Dec 10, 1973 | deck first with gunner's mate...later ops with dahl and elder | during the fire in n. vietnam elder and i had to clean out and secure all ammo mags containing tnt and other warfare toys... |
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