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The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Adroit (MSO 509). 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 57 crew members registered for the USS Adroit (MSO 509).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1987 | 1988 – now
Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Pace, Bob | RD3 | Aug 10, 1956 – Sep 4, 1957 | would like to hear from anyone of the commissiong crew. | |
Fleming, Robert | SEAMAN | Mar 1, 1957 – Aug 31, 1957 | ||
Kowalewski, Stephen (Ski) | RM2 | Sep 15, 1957 – Jan 15, 1961 | Operations | It was an honor to serve aboard the USS Adroit. Great crew and great memories. |
Stevens, Mark | RM3 | 1960 – 1963 | us navy | I just noticed Phil Mcallister"s name and wanted to respond. I served with him in the early 60"s. |
Coleman, Daniel | SN | Jan 2, 1960 – Sep 18, 1963 | Deck Force | Just thinking about some Adroit friends lately and was wondering how they are now. Especially Harry W. Reeder, Tom Crain, Herb Higginbotham (Huck). |
Drake, William T. | EM2 | Mar 1, 1961 – May 1, 1962 | eng | Made Mediterranean cruise, and trips to Caribean. Would like to hear from old ship mates. |
Preston, Robert 'Fuzzy' | et | May 14, 1961 – Sep 15, 1961 | ops | only served 5 mos onboard before transferring to another sweep my time was enjoyable. made a carribean cruise on her |
MacAllister, Phil | RMSN | Jun 21, 1961 – Jan 8, 1963 | operations | "Wooden ships and iron men" I would like to just say hi to anyone who served on her. |
Ledger, Don | ETN2 | Jul 20, 1962 – Apr 2, 1964 | Operations | |
Krause, John | SM 2 | Sep 20, 1962 – Mar 10, 1963 | Operations | |
Schafer, Al | RD3 | 1964 – 1966 | Operations | A time in my life I, like every other Navy vet, will never forget and continue to be proud of. |
Segraves, Jim | RD2 | Mar 1, 1964 – Oct 19, 1967 | MINE DIVISION 44 | Many good memories of my time spent on the Adroit. A time to grow up and become a man. I have wished many times I could spend a couple of weeks at sea on a navy ship again.Retired from AT&T and living in Dawsonville Ga. |
Thur, Charles | RM2 | 1965 – 1967 | Operations | |
Snuffer, Dennis | sn | Sep 1965 – Jun 21, 1967 | 44 | |
Glanda, Tom | RM3 | 1966 – 1966 | MineDiv44 | |
Costley, Robert Bob | IC 2 | 1973 – Feb 5, 1975 | Electrical gang | Hope to find old friends |
Grosso, Richard (Gunner) | GMG2 | 1973 – 1975 | Weapons | Looking for old shipmates |
Pindell, Michael | HT3 | Apr 1973 – Jul 1975 | Repair | Stayed in the Navy. Retired 1994 as DCCS(SW). Thanks for the memories. It was great. |
St Peter, Sandy | E5 / Electrician Mate second class | Jun 15, 1973 – Jul 20, 1977 | Electrical Division | My first ship. I made a lot of wonderful shipmates and had a lot of good times. Left the 509 in 1977 and went Airdale. Retired in 2003 as CMC of HLS-60 in Mayport Fl. Living in Woodstock Ga. sandystpeter@bellsouth.net |
Booth, Ron | QM1 | 1977 – 1980 | Ops/Nav | Was reserve crew when she was in Portsmouth,NH |
Kakas, Paul | GMG-2 | Jun 10, 1977 – Oct 9, 1978 | Weapons / Deck | Was on Active Duty from 1968-1978 Joined the Reserves from 1979-1983 Making GMG-1 on board USS New Jersey BB62 1983. |
Harriman, Dan/hr | EM3 | Aug 1977 – Apr 1979 | ENG | |
Carpenter, Thomas | STG1 | 1978 – 1981 | ||
Schneider, Dave | GMG1 | Sep 1978 – Jul 1980 | Deck | Got married while there. Now 2010 about to celebrate 30 yr anniv. Have many good memories of my time aboard. |
Hill, Robert | RM1 | Mar 1, 1979 – Aug 20, 1982 | OC (Radio) | Learned how to be an RM while aboard Adroit. Made RM1 and many lifelong friends. |
Gosselin, Daniel (Goose) | EM3 | Jun 1979 – Sep 1979 | electrical | I chose this as temporary sea duty before my nuclear training class started in Orlando mainly because it was stationed in Portsmouth, NH. Learned alot from my LPO Sarge. Don't remember his real name. Had ablast. |
Benetos, Christopher | RM3 | Jan 1, 1980 – Jan 1, 1982 | Radio Room | Aloha, after over 40 years I remember only one name from my tour aboard a Round bottom Wooden Ship that I was so very Proud to Serve on, My Supervisor Robert Hill. From what I remember he was Respectful &willing to help |
Mendicino, Robert (Mendo) | Sk1 | Apr 1, 1980 – Dec 31, 1980 | Supply | Worked as ships supply clerk. |
Enright, Michael | EN2 | Dec 5, 1980 – Sep 17, 1982 | ENGINEERING - MAIN PROPULSION | My time aboard was the best time in my life. I miss the life, the friends, and working on a wooden military ship. The old Packard's were a challenge to keep running and I made it my mission to keep them top notch.. |
Trotter, Jim | QM1 | Jan 6, 1981 – Jun 29, 1982 | Ops-Nav | I was only on board a short time before I got off active duty |
Ford, Bill | BM3 | Oct 1982 – Apr 1986 | deck | |
Stephens, Ron | STG1 | Dec 1982 – Jul 1985 | Operations | Good times while serviing aboard. |
Summers, Henry (Taterhead) | MM3 | Dec 28, 1982 – May 12, 1983 | Machinery | Was on board doing time waiting for Nuke school class to open. |
Craft, Willie | OSSN | Dec 1983 – 1987 | Deck | I was in the reserves and spent three and a half of my 6 years on the Adroit. She had a great history and my time spent on her is something I still remember fondly. Great active and reserve crews. |
Rodgers, Steve | STG3-2 | Aug 1984 – Dec 1988 | OPS | Left Adroit after crew rotation. Commission USS Guardian MCM-5. Finished my career as a Senior Chief on USS Osprey MHC-51. Had the honor of serving on all three classes of Mine Warfare Ships since the 80s. |
Schimmel, Dino | SK1(SW) | Oct 1984 – Sep 1988 | Supply | |
Barlow, Mike | QM 1 | Jan 15, 1985 – Mar 15, 1987 | Nav | Great Times and Crew |
Washak, John | IC3 | Apr 1985 – Feb 1988 | E | Came aboard as an undesignated E1 an left as an IC3 |
Oliver, Mike | ST | 1986 – 1988 | CIC | |
Rushing, Bill | SK2 | Oct 1987 – Sep 2001 | Supply | This was my first ship. I only wished I would have stayed in the Navy to finish up a 20 year career. |
Rushing, Bill | SK2 | Nov 1987 – Oct 1992 | Supply | Had a teriffic time onboard this ship. Worked in the supply office next to the Electricians. Was a number 1 nozzleman on the fire team, earned my ESWS pin and never had a bad day. |
Hutchinson, Hutch | STG2 | Dec 7, 1987 – Dec 10, 1992 | OPS | Man I sure do have good memories of that Ol' ship as she kept us safe while hunting mines during Desert Storm. Would like to hear from some of my Ol' buddies on that ship serving with me. |
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