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USS Exploit (MSO 440) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Exploit (MSO 440). 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 74 crew members registered for the USS Exploit (MSO 440).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1974 | 1976 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
McNamara, Keith  | E5 | 1976 – 1980 | Engineering | Retired and living in southeastern PA. View 'back then' Photo |
| Gilmore, Greg | EN 2 | 1976 – Jul 10, 1979 | Engineering | |
| Poage, David | Ensign | Nov 1, 1976 – Aug 5, 1979 | Deck/gunnery/navigator | Retired attorney |
| Ballard, Firemain | IC3 | Sep 9, 1979 – Jul 11, 1981 | Enginerring | Living in Barstow Ca.Retired |
| Kindred, Gregory | OS2(SW) | 1981 – 1982 | OPS | I was surrounded by the most unique group of people, all of which provided me pieces to the puzzle and taught me what I needed to be successful in the Navy and life! |
| Rapoff, Jim | QM1 | 1982 – 1984 | OPS | Wooden Ships & Iron Men. Mine Sweep sailors do it with Pigs Otters & six bitches. |
| Domon, Ernest/ Ox | EN2 | Mar 10, 1982 – Jun 17, 1985 | Engineering | It was my first ship out of basic. The Exploit taught me alot and I had alot of friends on board ship.When I was in that engine room with packard running it was Ok. The crew was great special old pacman. |
| Hooker, Donald (Ray) | SK3 | Mar 16, 1982 – Jul 30, 1985 | Supply | The Exploit was my first afloat assignment out of A-School. Newport, R.I. was our Home Port. I feel honored to have been Exploited as us junior sailors called ourselves back then. |
| Scida, Joseph | EM3 | May 1982 – Aug 1982 | Engineering | Brief but it was a blast. Stationed there between "A" school and nuke school. Showed movies ("Philadelphia.Experiment") many times. Remember a guy in suit of armor on the mess decks? Cruising from Newport to Little Creek |
| Pannozzo, David (Pacman) | RM2 | Jul 1, 1982 – Mar 22, 1984 | OPS | Great friends, had allot of fun, Packard Engines did not run at all and when they did, you never shut them off. It was one big bouncing cork in the water. |
| Graham, Ken | HT1 (SW) | Dec 1982 – Jun 1984 | R | |
| Boggs, Dave | RM3 | Dec 15, 1983 – Aug 15, 1986 | OPS | First Ship right out of Boot Camp. Worked really hard but learned alot on this ship. Good Shipmates. |
| Sheridan, William "Kirby" | EN2 | Dec 15, 1983 – Dec 15, 1984 | M | |
| Shields, Mark | LT | Jun 1984 – Jun 1986 | OPS/SUPPLY | I HAVE MANY MEMORIES OF MY DAYS ON THE EXPLOIT WITH A GREAT CREW AND CDR NEMEC AS THE CO |
| Sorensen, Eric (Sorny) | RM1(SW) | Aug 1984 – Aug 1986 | OC (Lead Radioman) | Had a wonderful time, worked with some remarkable people, and left with many great memories ... except the Pier two death march in January. |
| Russman, Ken | skc | Apr 1, 1985 – Apr 16, 1988 | Supply | I miss those days we busted our rears to always meet our deadline. |
| Scanlon, Neil | RM2 | Aug 1985 – Jan 1991 | OPS | |
| Nixon, Roosevelt | BM3-E-4 | Sep 12, 1985 – Aug 12, 1988 | DECK | |
| Wilbur, David | EN2 | Dec 28, 1985 – Jun 20, 1988 | emo2 a gang emo1 | packard power no1, good old wooden boat |
| Nurse, Guillermo | EN1 ( SW-AW ) | Jan 10, 1986 – Oct 27, 1989 | A GANG | |
| Oberlin, George | SM1(SW) | Mar 1986 – Feb 2001 | OC Div | |
| Devilbiss, Peter | SK2 SW | Oct 1986 – 1989 | Supply | Fond memories and fun times |
| Skaggs, Eric | EM2 | Feb 1, 1987 – Jan 1, 1989 | e | |
| James, Keith | SK2 | 1990 – 1991 | Supply | We were the first rotational crew from the USS Exploit (MSO 440) to the USS Adroit (MSO 509), for the Gulf War, then back home to RI to the USS Affray (MSO 511). (kkjames950@gmailcom) |
| Welch, Rodney | BM2 | Jan 1990 – | Deck | Reported aboard, met Cmdr Bill Barns, he asked me a question to which my reply was "yeah". He smiled and corrected me with "It's 'yes, Sir'". He checked on me when I went to the hospital after Desert Storm. Only one! |
| Wagner, Ellis (Wags) | EN3 | Feb 1990 – Jan 1991 | ENG | Great ship. Great shipmates. |
| Kemp, Aaron | E3 | Jan 25, 1991 – May 20, 1993 | 1st | Deck apes rule!!! |
| Howell, Doug | LTJG | Jan 29, 1991 – Jun 18, 1993 | Most of them. (ELEC OFF, DCA, CICO) | First ship of nine, and I remember her best. |
| Jones, Ernest | EMCSWUSN | Mar 10, 1991 – Dec 10, 1993 | Last Command Chief | |
| Harden, Pat | ET1 | Sep 1991 – Dec 1993 | OE | Spent more time filling the soda machine, working in CIC and on the fantail than I did working as an ET. Loved it. |
| Nelson, Matthew | E2 | Jul 6, 1993 – Dec 16, 1993 | deck | straight out of bootcamp to this great ship.I became a plank owner and loved every moment on this ship.Little creek was a blast. |
| Smith, Charles, (Smitty) | EN1 SW | Dec 1993 – Dec 1994 | A Gang | Wooden Ships and Iron Men!!! Loved the mighty Warpig Exploit!!! |
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