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USS Topeka (CLG 8) Crew List
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Topeka (CLG 8). 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 67 crew members registered for the USS Topeka (CLG 8).
Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm – 1966 | 1967 – now
| Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruckelmeyer, Ralph | SN | 1959 – Apr 26, 1963 | 1st & OR | |
| Shelden, Robert ( Bob) | BT-2 | 1959 – Nov 23, 1966 | B | |
| Davidovich, Walter L | GMC | 1959 – 1963 | Gun Group | Passed away July 14, 2012 |
| Samuels, Lawrence/larry | EM2 | 1959 – 1962 | E-Div. | I was assigned to the power div. manning the Electrical switchboards. My battle station was in the fireroom with generators and switchboard. i am a plank owner of CLG-8, it was a great ship. Larry Samuels |
| Noble, Ken | RD2 | Oct 1, 1959 – Jan 14, 1963 | OI - Operational Intelligence | Plank Owner 1960 with 2 WesPac Cruises plus a trip through the Panama Canal. Webmaster for reunion association http//www.usstopekaclg8.org. |
| Martin, Stewart | SM2 | Jan 7, 1960 – Oct 1, 1964 | OS | Plank Owner - Looking for anyone who served during operations off coastal waters of Vietnam. I believed we fired our 6" guns in support of ops. I live in CO 303/358-8736. Love to hear from you. |
| Marsh, Charlie | ET5 | Jun 15, 1960 – Apr 15, 1963 | I made a lot of friends while serving on the Topeka. I wish I had written down all their addresses when I left her while being overhauled in San Francisco. To date I have been able to contact two shipmates, Charlie Burrell and Dale Tripp. | |
Valdez, Samuel  | SA | Aug 22, 1960 – Jan 3, 1966 | Eighth Navel District | Hello, just wanted to have my dads information on here and see if anyone remembers him. He is still very much alive at the ripe age of 86 and loves to chat up his Navel days. |
| Phillip, Norris | SN | 1961 – | FOX | I am Phillip's son, Kyle. My Dad passed away in 1991. I just wanted to have his name on the crew list and to hear from someone who knew him. |
| Berry, Mike | ETN2 | Dec 1961 – Jan 1965 | OE Division | 2 WESTPAC cruises with many memorable shipmate friends. |
| Andres, Allan | FTG2 | 1962 – 1964 | Fox | Any one remember the name of the typhoon we got into coming from Japan to Long Beach in late 1962? |
| Cate, Roy G. | GMSN | Jan 1962 – Aug 1963 | ||
| Heron, Roger | SN | Oct 1962 – Jul 1966 | second | |
| Thompson, Charles | EM3 | 1963 – 1966 | E | Great ship enjoyed maintaing the turrents and gun mounts electricaly. |
| Short, Kenneth | IC2 (Interior Communications PO2) | 1963 – 1966 | E Division | |
| Andrew A Lovato, Jbj | S3 | 1963 – 1964 | S3 | RETIRED NAVY, FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE CORP OF ENGINEERS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS AN ARCHITECT.. MARRIED ALMOST 40 YEARS, LIVE IN ELK GROVE, CA LOOKING FOR FORMER FRIEND FROM USS TOPEKA,OTTO MYERS FROM NEW JERSEY |
| Beach, Allan | ST3 | 1963 – 1966 | Sonar | |
| Vincent, Brookins | CS3 | Aug 1963 – Jun 1967 | S2 | I need to connect with crew members about the agent orange claim or if you have a pending agent orange claim. Thanks! |
| Roth, Harry | SK3 | Nov 28, 1963 – | S-1 | Worked in Supply office, and Two tours to Wes Pac |
| Orrico, James | E4 | Dec 1963 – Jul 1967 | R | |
| Rindom, Harold | SEAMAN | Dec 10, 1963 – Mar 22, 1964 | 1 | last 4 month was in longbeach was fun time |
| Thompson, Harold | SK 2 | Dec 31, 1963 – May 13, 1967 | S 1 | |
| Burch, Lonnie | SM | 1964 – 1966 | Personel | |
| Deyoe, Robert | SM2 | 1964 – 1965 | OC | |
| Ritter, Victor E. | SN | Feb 1964 – Nov 1966 | 2nd Division | |
| Copeland, Bob | RM2 | Jun 10, 1964 – Nov 10, 1964 | Radioman | Would be happy to connect with any of my shipmates. Served during the Tonkin Gulf incident. Hometown Marion, Indiana. Retired in Boiling Springs SC. |
| Kish, Dan | FIREMEN FOWARD FIRE ROOM, CS3 | Oct 1964 – Jul 1968 | BOILER TENDER, CS | MADE WEST PAC VIETNAM 1965 - 1966. BACK LONG BEACH THEN SAN FRANSICO, PANNAMA CANAL MED CRUISE, THEN CANAL MAYPORT FL. HELLO NELLIE AND WHITEY. GREAT TIME ON SHIP WONDERFUL PEOPLE. |
| Srader, Srader | EM5 | Oct 30, 1964 – Feb 13, 1968 | E devision | We were there! |
| Jensen, Andrew | SN | Dec 1964 – Mar 1966 | Second | |
| Downs, Ronald | SK3 | 1965 – 1966 | ||
| Timmons, Dj | Fireman | 1965 – 1970 | a | |
| Rodgers, Jim | DMSN (E-3) | 1965 – 1967 | First Division | Boarded in Long Beach, WesPac, Operation Double Eagle. Departed in 1967 to head to Danang and Chu Lai after training at Coronado. LARC V Commander. |
| Milstead, Rick | RD2 | Mar 1965 – Aug 1966 | OI | did the gun line cruise off Vietnam. lot of long hours doing radiotelephone talking with spotters on the beach. seems like i spent more time in plot then I did in combat. retired from the Navy in 1987. |
| Cagle, Ron | GMG2 | Jun 8, 1965 – Jan 30, 1969 | 2/4th | Great first ship. Started here left the Nave 26 yrs later. |
| Schneider, Richard | MM3 | Jun 9, 1965 – Jan 30, 1967 | M | I was a Fireman during my time on the Topeka. |
| Channell, David | MM2 | Jun 15, 1965 – May 15, 1968 | M | |
| Heaton, Ken | SH3 E-4 | Oct 30, 1965 – Jul 28, 1967 | S-3 | Wanna be Boatswain mate of supply! |
| Johnson, J.B. | RM2 | Nov 1965 – Apr 1968 | OR | ''66-Westpac-Remember the Bunny System for the Flag Bridge msgs? Remember the Mity-Mite teletype machines and which U.S. Senator rumored to have stock in that co.? Remember Operation Double Eagle leaks we traced to the Admiral's band? |
| Obrien, Bruce | Nov 18, 1965 – Feb 7, 1967 | a | ||
| Wulff, Al (Aj) | SN | 1966 – | 1st | |
| Newcomb, Larry | CS 3 | Jan 1966 – 1968 | S2 | Currently living in Lancaster, Pa. |
| Coiner, Bill | EM3 | May 1966 – 1968 | E-Division | .High lined on the Uss Worden DLG18 in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1966. Left it in Mare Island yards in 1968. Went on board Uss Topeka CLG8 in Long Beach, CA. |
| Brown, Carl , Danny | E-3 | May 31, 1966 – Jun 16, 1967 | Boatswain's mate | |
| Mail, Alan D. (Dave) | LTJG | Jul 1966 – Jun 1967 | OR | Great time. Hated driving the ship's vehicle through Naples. I concur - Halvoson was a great skipper. I began a great 22 years in the Navy on her. |
| Mc Bean, Mike | SN | Jul 1, 1966 – Jun 9, 1968 | 2 nd | Enjoyed the time I spent aboard. The Topeksa was the last ship i served on out of my 10 years in the Navy. The other ships that i served on were, USS Hornet CVS 12 and the USS epperson DDE 719 Pineapple fleet |
| Hibbard, Harold | FTM3 | Jul 1, 1966 – Mar 5, 1969 | FOX | CAME ABOARD BEFORE HUNTERS POINT AND LEFT IN BOSTON BEFORE DEACTIVATION |
| Holley, Wally | STG3 | Oct 29, 1966 – Jan 15, 1969 | ASW | I reported aboard Topeka immediatley following the 1966 west-pac cruise. the ship was on stand down and and no one was around to give me a permanent bething assignment, so the duty MAA, gave me abox of unused sponges and & sonar deck was b |
| Long, Daniel | RD2 | Nov 8, 1966 – Oct 5, 1970 | OI | |
| Bernard, Warren | BT3 | Nov 30, 1966 – May 1, 1969 | B division aft fireroom | Being a BT was a hot tough job at times but it also came with some respect. The crew was good and enjoyed my time. I painted the aft fireroom hatch, the Captain gave the ok. Came aboard in dry dock and thru decommission. |
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