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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Illusive (MSO 448). 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 129 crew members registered for the USS Illusive (MSO 448).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1972 | 1973 – 1981 | 1982 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Love, Bob | RM2 | 1973 – 1974 | OPS | |
Humphrey, Alan | E3 | 1973 – | HT | |
Doty, Larrry | FN | Jan 1973 – 1974 | ENG | Opperation EndSweep, / Subic bay |
Durdy, Les | E3 | Mar 28, 1973 – Mar 15, 1976 | ops, eng | |
Hecke, Donald | BM1 | Apr 1973 – Dec 1975 | DECK | |
Povolny, Bob | RM3 | Jul 1973 – Jun 1976 | most of us hated being there but I know for me I'm glad it was aboard that little wooden "---" and not the "real navy" she was a great ship and it was a great crew.... | |
Williams, James | RM2 | 1974 – 1978 | OC | |
Ellis, Tim | Ltjg | Feb 1974 – Aug 1976 | Engineering | Served as Chief Engineer; Senior Watch Officer; and qualifed as Surface Warfare Officer under the command of Lcdr Tony Kibble. |
Wilson, William | SKC | Mar 1974 – Jun 1977 | Supply | Went on board as a SK1 and was promoter to Chief a month later. One of the highlights while on board was winning the Ney Award. Before I left for shore duty I was selected for SKCS. One of the best duties that I had in my 23 year career. |
Clark, Zebedee | BM2 | Jun 7, 1974 – Jun 16, 1977 | Deck | Looking for BUG and Prister |
Cassidy, Mark | E3 | Sep 1974 – Nov 1977 | Deck | Talk about a flashback...stumbled across this site and when I saw some of the names here, I remembered a heck of a lot of good times. Time flies. |
Wager, Kevin | BM 3 | Sep 21, 1974 – Sep 21, 1977 | Deck | I hope everyone is doing well time sure does pass by quickly. I am living in Dillon SC these days enjoying that sunny southern climate. I get together with Mike Bouchette aka Booty he lives about an hour away from me his |
Harris, Benny | LTJG | Jul 1975 – May 1977 | MCM/Supply | Dunno why I listed myself here. Liked a lot of the people aboard but had run-ins with others. Sorry to see the Illusive was scrapped. |
Dellospidale, Sal | QM3 | Jul 30, 1976 – Jul 30, 1978 | Navigation | CO was LT Coates, XO was Lt Burgess, QMC Bartelheim. Charleston was a great town; it doesn't look the same since the hurricanes changed it, and BRAC closed the base. Always remembered sailing under the Cooper Riv bridge |
Holt, Jackie | ENCS | Sep 2, 1976 – Aug 31, 1979 | Engineering | The Might I was my best ship and crew. Proud to have served on the Mighty I and a crew never to forget. |
Holmes, Rick | sm3 | Oct 1976 – Jan 1979 | deck | Love to hear from some old friends |
Harold, Maddox | EN-1 | Nov 1976 – Feb 1979 | After engineroom/A-Gang/Logroom | anybody that served between 76-79,give me an e-mail.Who said that we couldn,t cross the atlantic on a wooden ship? If anyone knows where chief Holt is,let me know! |
Purdom, Ray | OS E3 | Nov 1976 – 1977 | CIC | got sicker than a dog on that top heavy wooden ship many times especially at Cape Hatteras. Have good memories of the crew and cruises to Nausas and New Port, Rhode Island. Worked for OS1 Larry Brown Transferred to the US Trippe FF-1075 |
Killian, Timothy Frank Killian | ELECTRICIAN | 1977 – | #448 Illusive | |
Killingsworth, Robert | OS3 | 1977 – 1979 | OPS | Remember those days of SBG's very very well. The Cuban refugee crisis and the most colorful squadron commander in the fleet, "Combat Chris". Never forget the creaking of the mast while at sea or the snow in Virginia Beach. |
Frederick, DJ | OS | Sep 1977 – Jun 1981 | OPS/CIC | "Wooden ships and iron men where the fleet has gone we have been" STANAVFORCHAN |
Tacheny, Steve | Sep 1977 – Dec 1979 | Deck Force | STANAVFORCHAN cruise | |
Johnson, Chris | MSO 448 | Dec 12, 1977 – Mar 12, 1982 | DECK | |
Coe, Kenneth | ENFN | Apr 15, 1978 – Jul 15, 1980 | Engineering | STANAVFORCHAN. ANY CREW from this time period please e-mail me at wynn2241@earthlink.net |
Kaufman, Gerald A. (Gerry) | SM2 | Jun 1978 – Aug 1980 | OPS | Looking for Jerry Fisher and the rest of the STANAVFORCHAN crew. |
Busch, Joseph | EM3 | Jul 1978 – Jul 1979 | E - Division | Took part in the STANAVFORCHAN operation in 1978 to 1979 remember lots of rough steaming, drinking aboard the English mine sweep, Portsmith England....wow |
Frede, Pete | BM2 | Aug 1978 – Sep 1979 | 1st | The most memorable year of my career |
Goulding, Bruce | LT, USN (CAPTAIN, USNR - RET.) | Sep 1978 – Jan 1979 | XO / Navigator | The best ship in STANAVFORCHAN. My new bride followed the ship from port-to-port. We shut down the Wardroom so that she could take hot showers. She was also responsible for writing POD notes that gave directions to the nearest McDonald's |
Holston, Lowell "Bo" | EN2 | Oct 1978 – Apr 1981 | A-Gang | STANAVFORCHAN Cruise 1978-1979. Ron Holmes was killed in a traffic accident in 2004. I would like to hear from Jerry Fisher or any of the crew from 1978-1981 |
Shiver, Charles | BM3 (BM1 RET) | Oct 10, 1978 – Oct 23, 1981 | Deck | |
Beail, Bern | ENSIGN | 1979 – 1980 | deck & supply | |
Martinez, Oscar | MSC | 1979 – 1982 | Supply | |
Owens, Larry | HT2 | Jan 1979 – Jun 1982 | AFTER STEERING | |
Gibbs, David Skillet | MS3 (THE COOK) | Oct 1, 1979 – Dec 1, 1981 | Supply | Where's the Bug Juice?! It has been almost 30 years, what has everyone been up to? Evaps down, no fresh water, trying to outrun a storm crossing the atlantic WHAT A TRIP!! |
Stith, James(bones) | EN3 THEN ENFN | Nov 1979 – Jul 1981 | fore and aft eng room/ kp duty final months | had a lot of fun in those days. my memory for names fail me but pieces are coming back a little at a time. made the med cruise and flew back from there. |
Wood, Zachary/ Woodie | SN | Jan 1980 – Feb 1981 | Deck | Just wanted to find out what happened to the ship. I see Gerry Kuafman has been here too. |
Stephenson, Darryl / Countryboy | EN3 | Aug 1980 – Feb 1983 | ENGINEERING | HEY-NOW |
Steele, Alan | E3 | Aug 22, 1980 – Aug 22, 1984 | cook/deck | |
Heilwagen, Monty | Apr 1981 – Aug 1981 | Transferred from the Leader to the Illusive, no choice of my own. For my 2nd STANDNAVFORCHAN. Turned out too be a Blessing. Shipped out in Palma, too civilian life. | ||
Daren Kuhfeldt, Doc | e3 | Apr 9, 1981 – Jun 18, 1984 | deck | |
Turner, Paul (Rickey) | SN/YN3 | Jun 1981 – Jun 1985 | Deck Department/Ships Office | Great Day Shipmates. I was onboard in Charleston, SC during 1981 - 1985. Some of you called me "Rev". I started in the Deck department and moved to the Ships Office. *Anyone remembers the dates of the two fires we had? |
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